Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
IN that day Jeshu went forth from the house and sat by the sea-side;
2 and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,
and great multitudes gathered near him, so that he went up and sat in a vessel; and all the multitude were standing on the shore of the sea.
3 and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
And he discoursed largely to them in parables, and said: Behold, there went forth a sower to sow;
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
and as he sowed, some fell by the road-side, and the fowl came and devoured it.
5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,
Another (portion) fell upon the rock, where there was not much soil; and immediately it sprung up, because there was no depth of earth.
6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
But when the sun was risen, it burned, and, because it had no root, it withered away.
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
And another fell into good earth, and gave fruits, this a hundred, another sixty, and another thirty.
9 He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
And his disciples approached, saying to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
11 And he answering said to them that — 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,
He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given.
12 for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
For unto him who hath, it shall be given, and it shall be increased to him: but to him who hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him.
13 'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
On this account I speak to them in parables. Hence they see, and (yet) see not; and they hear, and (yet) hear not, neither understand;
14 and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,
and accomplished in them is the prophecy of Eshaia, who said, that hearing they should hear, but not understand, and seeing they should see, but not know.
15 for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.
For the heart of this people is become gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have shut, that they may not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I heal them.
16 'And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
But blessed are your eyes which see, and your ears which hear:
17 for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
for, Amen I say unto you, that many prophets and just ones have desired to behold what you see, and have not beheld, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard.
18 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
You, then, attend to the comparison of the seed:
19 Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
(When) any one who heareth the doctrine of the kingdom doth not understand it, there cometh the evil (one), and snatcheth away the doctrine that was sown in his heart: this is what by the road-side was sown.
20 'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
But that which was sown upon the rock is he who heareth the word, and at once with joy apprehendeth it.
21 and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
Yet hath he no root in him, but is (only) for a time; and when affliction or persecution occurs on account of the doctrine, he is quickly offended.
22 'And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
That sown the place of thorns, is he who heareth the word, but the anxious thought of this world and the illusions of riches stifle the word in him, and he is without fruits. (aiōn g165)
23 'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
But that which upon good ground was sown is he who heareth my doctrine, and understandeth (it), and giveth fruits, and produceth, whether a hundred, or sixty, or thirty fold.
24 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
ANOTHER comparison he allegorized unto them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
And while men slept, came his adversary, and sowed zizania among the wheat, and went.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
And when the plant sprang up and produced fruit, then appeared the zizania.
27 'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
And the labourers of the house-lord drew near and said to him, Our lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence then is the zizania in it?
28 And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
But he said to them, A foeman hath done this. The labourers say to him, Art thou willing that we go and gather them?
29 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,
But he said to them, (No, ) lest, when ye gather the zizania, you root out with them the wheat also.
30 suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'
Leave (them), that both may grow together till the harvest; and in the season of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather first the zizania, and bind them (together in) bundles, that they may burn; but the wheat collect into my barns.
31 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,
Another comparison allegorized he to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'
This is less than all other seeds; but when it has grown, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the fowl of the heavens come (and) build in its branches.
33 Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
Another parable he spake to them: The kingdom of heaven resembles that leaven which a woman took and hid in three satas of meal, until the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,
All these spake Jeshu in parables to the multitude; and without a parable he did not speak with them.
35 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'
That there should be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, who said, I will open my mouth in comparisons, and pour forth things hidden from before the foundation of the world.
36 Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'
Then Jeshu dismissed the multitudes, and came into the house; and his disciples drew near him, and said to him, Expound to us the comparison of the zizania of the field.
37 And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
He answered and said to them, He who sowed the good seed is the Son of man.
38 and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
The field is the world. Now, the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the zizania are the sons of the evil one.
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (aiōn g165)
The adversary who sowed them is Satana; the harvest is the consummation of the world; the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 'As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age, (aiōn g165)
As, therefore, the zizania are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the completion of this world. (aiōn g165)
41 the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall collect from his kingdom all those who cause offence, and all (who) work iniquity,
42 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and shall throw them into a furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 'Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.
Then the just shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which was hidden in a field, (and) which a man found and concealed, and from joy went and sold all that he had, and bought that field.
45 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man a merchant, who sought goodly pearls;
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
but who, when he had found one pearl of exceeding price, went, sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, which was thrown into the sea, and from every kind collected.
48 which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
And when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and selected; and the good they threw into vessels, and the bad they cast without.
49 so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, (aiōn g165)
Thus shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall go forth, and separate the evil from among the just, (aiōn g165)
50 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
and cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
51 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
Jeshu said to them, Have you understood all these? They say to him, Yes, our Lord.
52 And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
He saith to them, On this account every scribe who is learned in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man a house-lord, who bringeth forth from his treasuries the new and the old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
AND when Jeshu had finished these parables, he passed from thence,
54 and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?
and came to his city, and taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astounded and said, Whence hath he (Whence to him) this wisdom and these powers?
55 is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mariam, and his brothers, Jakub, and Josi, and Shemun, and Jehuda?
56 and his sisters — are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?'
and his sisters, all, are they not with us? Whence to this one all these?
57 and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, and in his own house:'
And they were offended with him. But Jeshu said to them, No prophet is contemned except in his own city, and in his own house.
58 and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
And he did not many miracles there on account of their unbelief.
