Matthew 21
1 As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
İsaʼyla öğrencileri Yeruşalimʼe yaklaşırken Zeytin Dağıʼnda bulunan Beytfaci Köyüʼne geldiler. O zaman İsa iki öğrencisini önden gönderdi.
Onlara şöyle dedi: “Karşınızdaki köye gidin. Varır varmaz, bağlı duran bir dişi eşek ve yanında sıpasını bulacaksınız. Onları çözün ve bana getirin.
3 If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
Biri size bir şey söylerse, ona şöyle deyin: ‘Bunlar Efendimizʼe lazımdır. Onları hemen geri gönderecek.’”
4 When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
Bu olayla peygamberin ağzından söylenen şu söz yerine gelmiş oldu:
“Siyon kızına şöyle deyin: Bak, Kralın sana geliyor, alçakgönüllü ve bir eşeğe binmiş, bir sıpaya, bir yük hayvanının yavrusuna binmiş geliyor!”
6 So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
Öğrencileri de gidip, İsaʼnın buyurduğunu yaptılar.
7 They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
Eşeği ve sıpayı getirdiler ve paltolarını onların üzerine koydular. İsa üstüne bindi.
8 Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
Kalabalığın çoğu paltolarını yolun üzerine serdi. Başkaları da ağaçlardan dallar kesip yolun üzerine yaydılar.
9 The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
İsaʼnın önünde ve arkasında birer kalabalık vardı. Şöyle bağırdılar: “Davud Oğluʼna, hozana! Rabbin adıyla gelene övgüler olsun! En yücelerde hozana!”
10 As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
İsa Yeruşalimʼe girdikten sonra, bütün şehir heyecanlandı. “Kim bu?” diye sordular.
11 The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
Kalabalık şöyle dedi: “Bu, Celileʼnin Nasıra kasabasından gelen peygamber İsaʼdır.”
12 Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
İsa tapınak avlusuna girdi. Avluda mal satan ve alışveriş yapan herkesi kovdu. Yabancı para değiştirenlerin masalarını ve güvercin satanların iskemlelerini devirdi.
13 Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
İsa onlara şöyle dedi: “Kitapʼta ‘Benim evime ibadet evi denilecek’ diye yazılmıştır. Ama siz onu ‘haydut yatağına’ çevirdiniz.”
14 After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
İsa tapınak avlusundayken kör ve topal kişiler Oʼnun yanına geldiler, İsa da onları iyileştirdi.
15 The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
Başrahipler ve Tevrat uzmanları ise İsaʼnın yaptığı harika mucizeleri ve tapınak avlusunda “Davud Oğluʼna hozana!” diye bağıran çocukları görünce öfkelendiler.
16 [They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
İsaʼya, “Bunların ne bağırdıklarını duyuyor musun?” diye sordular. İsa onlara şöyle cevap verdi: “Evet, duyuyorum. Siz şu ayeti hiç okumadınız mı? ‘Çocukların ve sütten kesilmemiş bebeklerin ağzından kendine övgüler döktürdün.’”
17 Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
Sonra İsa onları bırakıp şehirden ayrıldı. Beytanya köyüne gitti ve orada geceledi.
18 Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
Sabah erkenden şehre dönerken, İsa acıktı.
19 He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
Yol kenarında bir incir ağacı gördü. Fakat yanına gidince yapraktan başka bir şey bulmadı. O zaman ağaca şöyle dedi: “Artık bir daha senden meyve çıkmasın!” Ağaç hemen kurudu. (aiōn g165)
20 [The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
Öğrenciler bunu görünce şaştılar. “İncir ağacı nasıl hemen kurudu?” diye sordular.
21 Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
İsa onlara şöyle cevap verdi: “Size doğrusunu söylüyorum: Eğer imanınız olursa ve hiç şüphe etmezseniz, bu incir ağacına yapılanı yapmakla kalmazsınız. Şu tepeye bile, ‘Yerinden kalk, denize atıl!’ dersiniz ve dediğiniz olur.
22 In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
İman ederek dua ederseniz, dilediğiniz her şeyi alacaksınız.”
23 After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
İsa, tapınak avlusuna gidip vaaz etmeye başladı. O zaman başrahipler ve halkın liderleri İsaʼya gelip şöyle dediler: “Bu şeyleri ne yetkiyle yapıyorsun? Sana bu yetkiyi veren kim?”
24 Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
İsa onlara şöyle cevap verdi: “Ben de size tek bir soru soracağım. Eğer bana cevap verirseniz, size bu şeyleri ne yetkiyle yaptığımı söyleyeceğim.
25 Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
Yahyaʼnın vaftiz etme yetkisi nereden geldi? Allahʼtan mi, yoksa insandan mıydı?” Bu soruyu aralarında şöyle tartışmaya başladılar: “‘Allahʼtan’ dersek, ‘O zaman ona neden inanmadınız?’ diyecek.
26 If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
Ama ‘İnsandan’ dersek, biz halkın tepkisinden korkuyoruz, çünkü hepsi Yahyaʼyı peygamber olarak kabul ediyor.”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
İsaʼya “Bilmiyoruz” diye cevap verdiler. O da onlara şöyle dedi: “Ben de bu şeyleri ne yetkiyle yaptığımı size söylemeyeceğim.”
28 [Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
“Şuna ne dersiniz? Bir adamın iki oğlu varmış. Birincisine gidip şöyle demiş: ‘Evladım, git bugün üzüm bağında çalış.’
29 But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
Oğlu da ‘Gitmek istemiyorum!’ demiş. Ama sonra pişman olup gitmiş.
30 Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
Babası sonra öbür çocuğuna gitmiş ve ona aynısını söylemiş. O da ‘Olur, efendim’ demiş, ama gitmemiş.
31 So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
O ikisinden hangisi babasının isteğini yerine getirdi?” “Birincisi” dediler. İsa onlara dedi: “Size doğrusunu söylüyorum: vergi memurları ve fahişeler Allahʼın Krallığıʼna sizden önce girecekler.
32 I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
Yahya size doğruluk yolunu göstermek için geldi, ona inanmadınız. Fakat vergi memurları ve fahişeler ona inandılar. Siz ise bunları gördüğünüz halde pişmanlık duyup Yahyaʼya inanmadınız.
33 “Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
Diğer bir benzetmeye kulak verin: Bir toprak sahibi varmış. Adam üzüm bağı dikmiş, etrafına duvar çekmiş, üzüm çiğneme çukurunu kazmış, bir de gözetleme kulesi yapmış. Sonra bağını bağcılara kiraya vermiş ve yolculuğa çıkmış.
34 When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
Üzüm toplama zamanı yaklaşınca, bağ sahibi bağın ürününden payına düşeni almaları için kölelerini bağcıların yanına göndermiş.
35 But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
Bağcılar da adamın kölelerini alıp birini dövmüşler, diğerini öldürmüşler, üçüncüsünü de taşlamışlar.
36 [So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
Adam sonra öncekinden daha fazla köle göndermiş. Bağcılar onlara da aynısını yapmışlar.
37 Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
En sonunda adam, ‘Oğluma saygı gösterirler’ diyerek onlara oğlunu yollamış.
38 But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
Ama bağcılar adamın oğlunu görünce aralarında şöyle konuşmuşlar: ‘Mirasçı budur. Haydi, onu öldürelim de, mirası ele geçirelim.’
39 So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
Böylece onu alıp bağdan dışarı atmışlar ve öldürmüşler.
40 [Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
O zaman bağ sahibi gelince o bağcılara ne yapacak?”
41 [The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
İsaʼya şöyle dediler: “O kötü adamları korkunç bir şekilde öldürecek. Bağı da kendisine ürünü vaktinde getirecek başka bağcılara kiraya verecek.”
42 Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
İsa onlara şunu sordu: “Siz Kutsal Yazılarʼda şu sözleri hiç okumadınız mı? ‘İnşaatçıların reddettiği taş, binanın köşe taşı oldu. Bu iş Rabʼdendir, gözümüzde harika bir şeydir.’
43 So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
Bunun için size diyorum ki, Allahʼın Krallığı sizden alınacak ve o krallığa layık ürün getiren bir millete verilecek.
44 [The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
Kim o taşın üzerine düşerse, paramparça olacak. O taş da kimin üzerine düşerse, onu ezip toz duman edecek.”
45 When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
Başrahipler ve Ferisiler bu benzetmeleri işitince, İsaʼnın kendileri hakkında konuştuğunu anladılar.
46 They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
Onu yakalamak istediler ama halkın tepkisinden korktular. Çünkü halk İsaʼyı peygamber olarak kabul ediyordu.
