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١ 1 بَعْدَمَا أَنْهَى يَسُوعُ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، انْتَقَلَ مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ ذَاهِباً إِلَى نَوَاحِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ مَا وَرَاءَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he removed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea, beyond the Jordan.

٢ 2 وَتَبِعَتْهُ جُمُوعٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، فَشَفَى مَرْضَاهُمْ هُنَاكَ.

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

٣ 3 وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ يُجَرِّبُونَهُ، فَسَأَلُوهُ: «هَلْ يَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ زَوْجَتَهُ لأَيِّ سَبَبٍ؟»

And the Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

٤ 4 فَأَجَابَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «أَلَمْ تَقْرَأُوا أَنَّ الْخَالِقَ جَعَلَ الإِنْسَانَ مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ ذَكَراً وَأُنْثَى،

And he answering said, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning, made them male and female?

٥ 5 وَقَالَ: لِذَلِكَ يَتْرُكُ الرَّجُلُ أَبَاهُ وَأُمَّهُ وَيَتَّحِدُ بِزَوْجَتِهِ، فَيَصِيرُ الاثْنَانِ جَسَداً وَاحِداً؟

And He said: “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.”

٦ 6 فَلَيْسَا فِيمَا بَعْدُ اثْنَيْنِ، بَلْ جَسَداً وَاحِداً. فَلا يُفَرِّقَنَّ الإِنْسَانُ مَا جَمَعَهُ اللهُ!»

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.

٧ 7 فَسَأَلُوهُ: «فَلِمَاذَا أَوْصَى مُوسَى بِأَنْ تُعْطَى الزَّوْجَةُ وَثِيقَةَ طَلاقٍ فَتُطَلَّقُ؟»

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

٨ 8 أَجَابَ: «بِسَبَبِ قَسَاوَةِ قُلُوبِكُمْ، سَمَحَ لَكُمْ مُوسَى بِتَطْلِيقِ زَوْجَاتِكُمْ. وَلَكِنَّ الأَمْرَ لَمْ يَكُنْ هَكَذَا مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ.

He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you m put away your wives; but in the beginning it was not so.

٩ 9 وَلَكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ الَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ زَوْجَتَهُ لِغَيْرِ عِلَّةِ الزِّنَى، وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِغَيْرِهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَالَّذِي يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ، يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى».

And I say to you, Whoever putteth away his wife, except for fornication, and marrieth another, committeth adultery.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ لَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «إِنْ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ حَالَةَ الزَّوْجِ مَعَ الزَّوْجَةِ، فَعَدَمُ الزَّوَاجِ أَفْضَلُ!»

The disciples say to him, If such be the case of a man with his wife, it is not good to marry.

١١ 11 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «هَذَا الْكَلامُ لَا يَقْبَلُهُ الْجَمِيعُ، بَلِ الَّذِينَ أُنْعِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِذَلِكَ.

But he said to them, All cannot receive this saying, but they only to whom it is given.

١٢ 12 فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْخِصْيَانِ يُوْلَدُونَ مِنْ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ خِصْيَاناً؛ وَبَعْضُهُمْ قَدْ خَصَاهُمُ النَّاسُ؛ وَغَيْرُهُمْ قَدْ خَصَوْا أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ. فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ هَذَا، فَلْيَقْبَلْهُ!»

For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلاداً صِغَاراً لِيَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُصَلِّيَ، فَزَجَرَهُمُ التَّلامِيذُ.

Then there were brought to him children, that be might lay his hands on them, and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

١٤ 14 وَلَكِنَّ يَسُوعَ قَالَ: «دَعُوا الصِّغَارَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيَّ وَلا تَمْنَعُوهُمْ، لأَنَّ لِمِثْلِ هَؤُلاءِ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ!»

But Jesus said to them, Suffer the children, and forbid them not to come to me; for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

١٥ 15 وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ.

And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

١٦ 16 وَإذَا شَابٌّ يَتَقَدَّمُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَسْأَلُ: «أَيُّهَا الْمُعَلِّمُ الصَّالِحُ، أَيَّ صَلاحٍ أَعْمَلُ لأَحْصُلَ عَلَى الْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ؟» (aiōnios g166)

And lo! one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have everlasting life? (aiōnios g166)

١٧ 17 فَأَجَابَهُ: «لِمَاذَا تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الصَّالِحِ؟ وَاحِدٌ هُوَ الصَّالِحُ. وَلكِنْ، إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ، فَاعْمَلْ بِالْوَصَايَا».

And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good? There is but one who is good. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

١٨ 18 فَسَأَلَ: «أَيَّةِ وَصَايَا؟» أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لا تَقْتُلْ؛ لَا تَزْنِ؛ لَا تَسْرِقْ؛ لَا تَشْهَدْ بِالزُّورِ؛

Which? saith he. And Jesus said, These: “Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

١٩ 19 أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ؛ وَأَحِبَّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ.»

Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”

٢٠ 20 قَالَ لَهُ الشَّابُّ: «هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا عَمِلْتُ بِها مُنْذُ صِغَرِي، فَمَاذَا يَنْقُصُنِي بَعْدُ؟»

The young man saith to him, All these things have I kept; in what am I still wanting?

٢١ 21 فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَامِلاً، فَاذْهَبْ وَبِعْ كُلَّ مَا تَمْلِكُ، وَوَزِّعْ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. وَتَعَالَ اتْبَعْنِي!»

Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

٢٢ 22 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الشَّابُّ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، مَضَى حَزِيناً لأَنَّهُ كَانَ صَاحِبَ ثَرْوَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.

But the young man, on hearing this went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ مِنَ الصَّعْبِ عَلَى الْغَنِيِّ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

٢٤ 24 وَأَيْضاً أَقُولُ: إِنَّهُ لأَسْهَلُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَمَلُ فِي ثَقْبِ إِبْرَةٍ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْغَنِيُّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ».

And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

٢٥ 25 فَدُهِشَ التَّلامِيذُ جِدّاً لَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ، وَسَأَلُوا: «إِذَنْ، مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَنْجُوَ؟»

And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

٢٦ 26 فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا مُسْتَحِيلٌ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ. أَمَّا عِنْدَ اللهِ، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُسْتَطَاعٌ!»

But Jesus, fixing his eyes on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

٢٧ 27 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ بُطْرُسُ: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ تَرَكْنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَتَبِعْنَاكَ، فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ نَصِيبُنَا؟»

Then Peter answering said to him, Lo! we left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have?

٢٨ 28 فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ فِي زَمَنِ التَّجْدِيدِ، عِنْدَمَا يَجْلِسُ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى عَرْشِ مَجْدِهِ، تَجْلِسُونَ أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَبِعْتُمُونِي عَلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ عَرْشاً لِتَدِينُوا أَسْبَاطَ إِسْرَائِيلَ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

And Jesus said to them, Truly do I say to you, that, in the renovation when the Son of man sitteth on the throne of his glory, ye who have followed me shall also yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

٢٩ 29 فَأَيُّ مَنْ تَرَكَ بُيُوتاً أَوْ إِخْوَةً أَوْ أَخَوَاتٍ أَوْ أَباً أَوْ أُمّاً أَوْ أَوْلاداً أَوْ أَرَاضِيَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِي، فَإِنَهُ يَنَالُ مِئَةَ ضِعْفٍ وَيَرِثُ الْحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ. (aiōnios g166)

And every one who hath left brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, or houses, for the sake of my name, will receive many fold more, and will inherit everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)

٣٠ 30 وَلكِنْ أَوَّلُونَ كَثِيرُونَ يَصِيرُونَ آخِرِينَ، وَآخِرُونَ كَثِيرُونَ يَصِيرُونَ أَوَّلِينَ.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Jesus Blesses the Little Children