1 A nd Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

وَكَلَّمَهُمْ يَسُوعُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بِأمثالٍ رَمْزيَّةٍ فَقالَ:

2 T he kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

«يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ مَلِكاً عَمِلَ وَلِيمَةَ عُرْسٍ لابْنِهِ.

3 a nd sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

وَأرسَلَ المَلِكُ عَبِيدَهُ لاسْتِدعاءِ المَدعُوِّينَ إلَى وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُرِيدُوا المَجِيءَ.

4 A gain, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

«فَأرسَلَ المَلِكُ عَبِيداً آخَرِينَ وَقالَ لَهُمْ: ‹قُولُوا لِأُولَئِكَ المَدعُوِّينَ إنَّ الوَلِيمَةَ جاهِزَةٌ. فَثِيرانِي وَعُجُولِي المُسَمَّنَةُ قَدْ ذُبِحَتْ. وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ جاهِزٌ. فَتَعالَوا إلَى وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ.›

5 B ut they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

«وَلَكِنَّ المَدعُوِّينَ لَمْ يَهتَمُّوا بِالِأمْرِ، وَمَضَى كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْهمْ فِي طَرِيقِهِ. فَذَهَبَ واحِدٌ لِلعَمَلِ فِي حَقلِهِ، وَآخَرُ إلَى تِجارَتِهِ.

6 a nd the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

أمّا الباقُونَ فَأمسَكُوا بِعَبِيدِ المَلِكِ وَضَرَبُوهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ.

7 B ut when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

حِينَئِذٍ غَضِبَ المَلِكُ وَأرسَلَ جَيشَهُ فَقَتَلُوا أُولَئِكَ القَتَلَةَ، وَأحرَقُوا مَدِينَتُهُمْ.

8 T hen saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

«ثُمَّ قالَ المَلِكُ لِعَبِيدِهِ: ‹وَلِيمَةُ العُرسِ جاهِزَةٌ، وَلَكِنْ أُولَئِكَ المَدعُوِّينَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَستَحِقُّونَها.

9 G o ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

لِذَلِكَ اذْهَبُوا إلَى زَوايا الشَّوارِعِ، وَادعُوا كُلَّ الَّذينَ تَجِدُونَهُمْ لِحُضُورِ وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ.

10 S o those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

فَخَرَجُوا إلَى الشَّوارِعِ، وَجَمَعُوا كُلَّ الَّذينَ وَجَدُوهُمْ، أشراراً كانوا أمْ صالِحِينَ، حَتَّى امتَلأتْ قاعَةُ الوَلِيمَةِ بِالضُّيُوفِ.

11 A nd when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

«وَلَمّا دَخَلَ المَلِكُ لِيَرَىْ الضُّيُوفَ، رَأى رَجُلاً هُناكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَلبِسُ ثِيابَ العُرْسِ.

12 a nd he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

فَقالَ المَلِكُ لَهُ: ‹يا صَدِيقُ، كَيفَ دَخَلْتَ إلَى هُنا وَأنتَ لا تَلبِسُ ثِيابَ العُرْسِ، وَلَكِنَّ الرَّجُلَ بَقِيَ صامِتاً.

13 T hen said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

فَقالَ المَلِكُ لِخُدّامِهِ: ‹اربِطُوا رِجلَيهِ وَيَدَيهِ، وَألقُوهُ خارِجاً إلَى الظُّلْمَةِ، حَيثُ يَبكِي النّاسُ وَيَصُرُّونَ عَلَى أسنانِهِمْ.›

14 F or many are called, but few are chosen.

لِأنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يُدعَونَ، وَلَكِنْ قَلِيلِينَ فَقَطْ يُختارُونَ.» الفِرِّيسيُّونَ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

15 T hen went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

فَذَهَبَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ، وَاجتَمَعُوا لِيَتَشاوَروا كَيفَ يُمكِنُهُمُ أنْ يَصْطادُوا يَسُوعَ بِشَيءٍ يَقُولُهُ.

16 A nd they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

فَأرسَلُوا تَلامِيذَهُمْ إلَيهِ مَعَ أشخاصٍ مِنْ جَماعَةِ هِيرُودُسَ، وَقالُوا لَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، نَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّكَ صادِقٌ وَتُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِكُلِّ صِدقٍ. وَأنَّكَ لا تُجامِلُ أحَداً، لأنَّكَ لا تَنظُرُ إلَى مَقاماتِ النّاسِ.

17 T ell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

فَأخبِرْنا بِرأيكَ، أيَجُوزُ أنْ تُدفَعَ الضَّرائِبُ لِلقَيصَرِ أمْ لا؟»

18 B ut Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

لَكِنَّ يَسُوعَ عَرَفَ قَصْدَهُمُ الشِّرِّيرَ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أيُّها المُراءُونَ، لِماذا تُحاوِلُونَ اصْطِيادِي؟

19 S hew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

أرُونِي العُملَةَ الَّتِي تَستَخدِمُونَها.» فَأحضَرُوا إلَيهِ دِيناراً.

20 A nd he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَنْ هَذا الرَّسمُ وَهَذا الاسْمُ المَنقوشَينِ عَلَى الدِّينارِ؟»

21 T hey say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

فَقالُوا لَهُ: «إنَّهُما لِلقَيصَرِ.» فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «إذاً أعطُوا القَيصَرَ ما يَخُصُّهُ، وَأعطُوا اللهَ ما يَخُصُّهُ.»

22 W hen they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا جَوابَهُ هَذا، اندَهَشُوا جِدّاً، وَتَرَكُوهُ وَذَهَبُوا فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ. الصَّدُوقِيُّونَ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

23 T he same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

وَفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، جاءَ إلَيهِ بَعضُ الصَّدُوقِيِّينَ، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ إنَّهُ لا تُوجَدُ قِيامَةٌ، وَسَألُوهُ:

24 s aying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

«يا مُعَلِّمُ، قالَ مُوسَى إنَّهُ إنْ ماتَ رَجُلٌ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ أولاداً، فَعَلَى أخِيهِ أنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أرمَلَتَهُ، وَأنْ يُنجِبَ وَلَداً يُنْسَبُ لِأخِيهِ.

25 N ow there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

فَكانَ بَينَنا سَبْعَةُ إخْوَةٍ، فَتَزَوَّجَ الأوَّلُ وَماتَ. وَلِأنَّهُ لَمْ يُنجِبْ أولاداً، تَزَوَّجَ أخُوهُ أرمَلَتَهُ.

26 l ikewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

وَحَدَثَ ذَلِكَ لِلأخِ وَالثّانِي وَالثّالِثِ وَحَتَّى السّابِعِ.

27 A nd last of all the woman died also.

وَبَعْدَ أنْ ماتُوا جَمِيعاً، ماتَتِ المَرأةُ أيضاً.

28 T herefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

فَلِمَنْ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ سَتَكُونُ زَوجَةً يَومَ القِيامَةِ؟ فَقَدْ تَزَوَجُوها جَمِيعاً.»

29 J esus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

فَأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أنتُمْ فِي ضَلالٍ لِأنَّكُمْ لا تَعرِفُونَ الكِتابَ، وَلا تَعرِفُونَ قُوَّةَ اللهِ.

30 F or in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

فَافهَموا أنَّهُ فِي الحَياةِ الأبَدِيَّةِ بَعْدَ قِيامَةِ الأمواتِ، النّاسُ لا يَتَزَوَّجُونَ وَلا يُزَوِّجُونَ بَناتِهِمْ، بَلْ يَكُونُونَ كَالمَلائِكَةِ فِي السَّماءِ.

31 B ut as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

أمّا بِخُصُوصِ قِيامَةِ الأمواتِ، أفَلَمْ تَقرَأُوا ما قالَهُ اللهُ؟

32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

‹أنا إلَهُ إبْراهِيمَ وَإلَهُ إسْحاقَ وَإلَهُ يَعقُوبَ.› وَلَيسَ اللهُ إلَهَ أمْواتٍ، بَلْ إلَهُ أحْياءٍ.»

33 A nd when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ النّاسُ هَذا الكَلامَ اندَهَشُوا جِدّاً مِنْ تَعلِيمِهِ. أعظَمُ وَصِيَّة

34 B ut when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

وَعِندَما سَمِعَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ جاوَبَ الصَّدُوقِيِّينَ فَأسكَتَهُمْ، اجتَمَعُوا مَعاً.

35 T hen one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

وَسَألَهُ خَبِيرٌ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ مُحاوِلاً الإيقاعَ بِهِ فَقالَ:

36 M aster, which is the great commandment in the law?

«يا مُعَلِّمُ، ما هِيَ أعظَمُ وَصِيَّةٍ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ؟»

37 J esus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «‹تُحِبّ الرَّبَّ إلَهَكَ بِكُلِّ قَلبِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ نَفسِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ عَقلِكَ،›

38 T his is the first and great commandment.

هَذِهِ هِيَ الوَصِيَّةُ الأُولَى وَالعُظمَى،

39 A nd the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

أمّا الوَصِيَّةُ الثّانِيَةُ فَهِيَ كَالأُولَى: ‹تُحِبُّ صاحِبَكَ كَما تُحِبُّ نَفسَكَ.›

40 O n these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

الشَّرِيعَةُ كُلُّها وَكُتُبُ الأنبِياءِ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِهاتَينِ الوَصِيَّتَينِ.» المَسيحُ سَيِّدُ داود

41 W hile the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

وَفِيما كانَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ مُجتَمِعِينَ حَولَهُ، سَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ:

42 s aying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

«ماذا تَعتَقِدُونَ حَولَ المَسِيحِ؟ ابْنُ مَنْ هُوَ؟» فَأجابَهُ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ: «هُوَ ابْنُ داوُدَ.»

43 H e saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «إذاً كَيفَ دَعاهُ داوُدُ ‹سَيِّداً›عِندَما قالَ وَهُوَ مُقادٌ بِالرُّوحِ:

44 T he Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

‹قالَ الرَّبُّ لِسَيِّدِي: اجلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي إلَى أنْ أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيكَ›؟

45 I f David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

فَإنْ كانَ داوُدُ يَدعُو المَسيحَ سَيِّداً، فَكَيفَ يَكُونُ ابْنَهُ؟»

46 A nd no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

فَلَمْ يَستَطِعْ أحَدٌ أنْ يُجِيبَهُ بِشَيءٍ، وَلَمْ يَجرُؤْ أحَدٌ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ أنْ يَسألَهُ مَزِيداً مِنَ الأسئِلَةِ.