Luke 16
1 And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods.
| وَقَالَ أَيْضاً لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «كَانَ لإِنْسَانٍ غَنِيٍّ وَكِيلٌ. فَاتُّهِمَ لَدَيْهِ بِأَنَّهُ يُبَذِّرُ أَمْوَالَهُ. | ١ |
2 And he called him, and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer.
| فَاسْتَدْعَاهُ وَسَأَلَهُ: مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَسْمَعُ عَنْكَ؟ قَدِّمْ حِسَابَ وِكَالَتِكَ، فَإِنَّكَ لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَكُونَ وَكِيلاً لِي بَعْدُ! | ٢ |
3 And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed.
| فَقَالَ الْوَكِيلُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: مَا عَسَى أَنْ أَعْمَلَ، مَادَامَ سَيِّدِي سَيَنْزِعُ عَنِّي الْوِكَالَةَ؟ لَا أَقْوَى عَلَى نَقْبِ الأَرْضِ؛ وَأَسْتَحِي أَنْ أَسْتَعْطِيَ! | ٣ |
4 I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
| قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ، حَتَّى إِذَا عُزِلْتُ عَنِ الْوِكَالَةِ، يَسْتَقْبِلُنِي الأَصْدِقَاءُ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ. | ٤ |
5 Therefore calling together every one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord?
| فَاسْتَدْعَى مَدْيُونِي سَيِّدِهِ وَاحِداً فَوَاحِداً. وَسَأَلَ أَوَّلَهُمْ: كَمْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَيِّدِي؟ | ٥ |
6 But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
| فَأَجَابَ: مِئَةُ بَثٍّ مِنَ الزَّيْتِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ، وَاجْلِسْ سَرِيعاً، وَاكْتُبْ خَمْسِينَ! | ٦ |
7 Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلآخَرِ: وَأَنْتَ، كَمْ عَلَيْكَ؟ فَأَجَابَ: مِئَةَ كُرٍّ مِنَ الْقَمْحِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ، وَاكْتُبْ ثَمَانِينَ! | ٧ |
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
| فَامْتَدَحَ السَّيِّدُ وَكِيلَهُ الْخَائِنَ لأَنَّهُ تَصَرَّفَ بِحِكْمَةٍ. فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ أَحْكَمُ مَعَ أَهْلِ جِيلِهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ النُّورِ. (aiōn g165) | ٨ |
9 And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
| وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: اكْسَبُوا لَكُمْ أَصْدِقَاءَ بِمَالِ الظُّلْمِ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَنِيَ مَالُكُمْ، تُقْبَلُونَ فِي الْمَنَازِلِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ! (aiōnios g166) | ٩ |
10 He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater.
| إِنَّ الأَمِينَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ أَمِينٌ أَيْضاً فِي الْكَثِيرِ، وَالْخَائِنَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ خَائِنٌ أَيْضاً فِي الْكَثِيرِ. | ١٠ |
11 If then you have not been faithful in the unjust mammon; who will trust you with that which is the true?
| فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَالِ الظُّلْمِ، فَمَنْ يَأْتَمِنُكُمْ عَلَى مَالِ الْحَقِّ؟ | ١١ |
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s; who will give you that which is your own?
| وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَا يَخُصُّ غَيْرَكُمْ، فَمَنْ يُعْطِيكُمْ مَا يَخُصُّكُمْ؟ | ١٢ |
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
| مَا مِنْ خَادِمٍ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْداً لِسَيِّدَيْنِ: فَإِنَّهُ إِمَّا أَنْ يُبْغِضَ أَحَدَهُمَا، فَيُحِبَّ الآخَرَ؛ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَلْتَحِقَ بِأَحَدِهِمَا، فَيَهْجُرَ الآخَرَ. لَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا عَبِيداً لِلهِ وَالْمَالِ مَعاً». | ١٣ |
14 Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
| وَكَانَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ أَيْضاً، وَهُمْ مُحِبُّونَ لِلْمَالِ، يَسْمَعُونَ ذلِكَ كُلَّهُ، فَاسْتَهْزَأُوا بِهِ. | ١٤ |
15 And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is high to men, is an abomination before God.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّكُمْ تُبَرِّرُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ، وَلكِنَّ اللهَ يَعْرِفُ قُلُوبَكُمْ. فَمَا يَعْتَبِرُهُ النَّاسُ رَفِيعَ الْقَدْرِ، هُوَ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ. | ١٥ |
16 The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it.
| ظَلَّتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ حَتَّى زَمَنِ يُوحَنَّا: وَمُنْذُ ذلِكَ الْوَقْتِ يُبَشَّرُ بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَشُقُّ طَرِيقَهُ بِاجْتِهَادٍ لِلدُّخُولِ إِلَيْهِ. | ١٦ |
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fall.
| عَلَى أَنَّ زَوَالَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَسْهَلُ مِنْ سُقُوطِ نُقْطَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ: | ١٧ |
18 Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.
| كُلُّ مَنْ يُطَلِّقُ زَوْجَتَهُ وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُخْرَى، يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. | ١٨ |
19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen; and feasted sumptuously every day.
| كَانَ هُنَالِكَ إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ، يَلْبَسُ الأُرْجُوَانَ وَنَاعِمَ الثِّيَابِ، وَيُقِيمُ الْوَلائِمَ، مُتَنَعِّماً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ. | ١٩ |
20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores,
| وَكَانَ إِنْسَانٌ مِسْكِينٌ اسْمُهُ لِعَازَرُ، مَطْرُوحاً عِنْدَ بَابِهِ وَهُوَ مُصَابٌ بِالْقُرُوحِ، | ٢٠ |
21 Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table, and no one did give him; moreover the dogs came, and licked his sores.
| يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَشْبَعَ مِنَ الْفُتَاتِ الْمُتَسَاقِطِ مِنْ مَائِدَةِ الْغَنِيِّ. حَتَّى الْكِلابُ كَانَتْ تَأْتِي وَتَلْحَسُ قُرُوحَهُ. | ٢١ |
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried,
| وَمَاتَ الْمِسْكِينُ، وَحَمَلَتْهُ الْمَلائِكَةُ إِلَى حِضْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ. ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْغَنِيُّ أَيْضاً وَدُفِنَ. | ٢٢ |
23 in hell. And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom: (Hadēs g86)
| وَإِذْ رَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ يَتَعَذَّبُ، رَأَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَلِعَازَرَ فِي حِضْنِهِ. (Hadēs g86) | ٢٣ |
24 And he cried, and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.
| فَنَادَى قَائِلاً: يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ! ارْحَمْنِي، وَأَرْسِلْ لِعَازَرَ لِيَغْمِسَ طَرَفَ إِصْبَعِهِ فِي الْمَاءِ وَيُبَرِّدَ لِسَانِي: فَإِنِّي مُعَذَّبٌ فِي هَذَا اللَّهِيبِ. | ٢٤ |
25 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazareth evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented.
| وَلكِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّ، تَذَكَّرْ أَنَّكَ نِلْتَ خَيْرَاتِكَ كَامِلَةً فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِكَ، وَلِعَازَرُ نَالَ الْبَلايَا. وَلكِنَّهُ الآنَ يَتَعَزَّى هُنَا، وَأَنْتَ هُنَاكَ تَتَعَذَّبُ. | ٢٥ |
26 And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor from thence come hither.
| وَفَضْلاً عَنْ هَذَا كُلِّهِ، فَإِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ هُوَّةً عَظِيمَةً قَدْ أُثْبِتَتْ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ الْعُبُورَ مِنْ هُنَا لَا يَقْدِرُونَ، وَلا الَّذِينَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْعُبُورَ إِلَيْنَا! | ٢٦ |
27 And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee, that thou wouldst send him to my father’s house, for I have five brethren,
| فَقَالَ: أَلْتَمِسُ مِنْكَ إِذَنْ، يَا أَبِي، أَنْ تُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي، | ٢٧ |
28 That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torments.
| فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي خَمْسَةَ إِخْوَةٍ، حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ لَهُمْ مُنْذِراً، لِئَلّا يَأْتُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً إِلَى مَكَانِ الْعَذَابِ هَذَا. | ٢٨ |
29 And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
| وَلكِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ لَهُ: عِنْدَهُمْ مُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ: فَلْيَسْمَعُوا لَهُمْ! | ٢٩ |
30 But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ: لَا يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بَلْ إِذَا ذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ يَتُوبُونَ! | ٣٠ |
31 And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنْ كَانُوا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِمُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَلا يَقْتَنِعُونَ حَتَّى لَوْ قَامَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ!» | ٣١ |
