1 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، تَرَكَ يَسُوعُ البَيتَ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى شاطِئِ البُحَيرَةِ.

That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea.

2 ف َاجتَمَعَتْ حَولَهُ جَماهِيرُ كَثِيرَةٌ. فصَعِدَ إلَى قارِبٍ وَجَلَسَ فِيهِ، بَينَما وَقَفَ النّاسُ عَلَى الشّاطِئِ.

But such great crowds gathered about Him that He got into a boat and remained sitting there, while all the throng stood on the shore.

3 و َقالَ لَهُمْ أشياءَ كَثِيرَةً بِأمثالٍ. فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «خَرَجَ فَلّاحٌ لِيَبذِرَ.

And He told them many things in parables (stories by way of illustration and comparison), saying, A sower went out to sow.

4 و َبَينَما هُوَ يَبذُرُ، وَقَعَ بَعضُ البِذارِ إلَى جانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ، فَجاءَتِ الطُيُورُ وَأكَلَتهُ.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate them up.

5 و َوَقَعَ بَعضُ البِذارِ عَلَى أرْضٍ صَخرِيَّةٍ، حَيثُ لا تُوجَدُ تُربَةٌ كافِيَةٌ، فَنَمَتِ الحُبُوبُ بِسُرعَةٍ لِأنَّ التُّربَةَ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَميقَةً.

Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil; and at once they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

6 ل َكِنْ عِندَما أشرَقَتِ الشَّمسُ احتَرَقَتْ، وَلِأنَّها كانَتْ بِلا جُذورٍ ذَبُلَتْ.

But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they dried up and withered away.

7 و َوَقَعَ بَعضُ البِذارِ عَلَىْ الأشواكِ. فَنَمَتِ الأشواكُ وَعَطَّلَتْ نُمُوَّهُ.

Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them out.

8 و َوَقَعَتْ بُذُورٌ أُخْرَى عَلَى الأرْضِ الصّالِحَةِ فَأثْمَرَ بَعضُها مِئَةَ ضِعفٍ، وَبَعضُها سِتِّينَ ضِعفاً، وَبَعضُها ثَلاثِينَ ضِعفاً.

Other seeds fell on good soil, and yielded grain—some a hundred times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some thirty.

9 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.» السَّمَعُ وَالفَهم

He who has ears, let him be listening and let him consider and perceive and comprehend by hearing.

10 و َجاءَ إلَيهِ التَّلامِيذُ وَسَألُوهُ: «لِماذا تَتَكَلَّمُ إلَيْهِمْ باسْتِخدامِ الأمثلةِ الرَمزيَّةِ؟»

Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?

11 ف َأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «لَقَدْ أعطاكُمُ اللهُ امتِيازَ مَعرِفَةِ سِرِّ مَلَكُوتِ السَّماواتِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ لَهُمْ.

And He replied to them, To you it has been given to know the secrets and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

12 ل ِأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَملُكُ سَيُزادُ لَهُ، وَيَفيضُ عَنْهُ، أمّا الَّذِي لا يَملِكُ، فَسَيُنتَزَعُ مِنهُ ما لَهُ.

For whoever has, to him will more be given and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

13 ل ِهَذا أتَكَلَّمُ إلَيْهِمْ بِأمثالٍ، فَمَعْ أنَّهُمْ يَرَونَ، إلّا أنَّهُمْ لا يُدرِكُونَ. وَمَعْ أنَّهُمْ يَسمَعُونَ، إلّا أنَّهُمْ لا يَفهَمُونَ.

This is the reason that I speak to them in parables: because having the power of seeing, they do not see; and having the power of hearing, they do not hear, nor do they grasp and understand.

14 و َبِهَذا تَنطَبِقُ عَلَيهِمْ نُبُوَّةُ إشَعْياءَ: ‹سَتَسمَعُونَ وَتَسمَعُونَ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَفهَمُوا. وَسَتَنظُرُونَ وَتَنظُرُونَ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُبْصِروا.

In them indeed is the process of fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: You shall indeed hear and hear but never grasp and understand; and you shall indeed look and look but never see and perceive.

15 ف َقَدْ صارَ ذِهْنُ هَذا الشَّعبِ بَلِيداً، وَصارَ سَمَعُهُمْ ثَقيلاً. أغمَضُوا عُيُونَهُمْ، فَلا يَقدِرُونَ أنْ يُلاحِظُوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ، وَلا أنْ يَسْمَعُوا بِآذانِهِمْ، وَلا أنْ يَفهَمُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ، لِكَيلا يَرجِعُوا إلَيَّ فَأُشْفِيْهِمْ.›

For this nation’s heart has grown gross (fat and dull), and their ears heavy and difficult of hearing, and their eyes they have tightly closed, lest they see and perceive with their eyes, and hear and comprehend the sense with their ears, and grasp and understand with their heart, and turn and I should heal them.

16 أ مّا أنتُمْ فَهَنِيئاً لِعُيُونِكُمْ لِأنَّها تَرَى، وَآذانِكُمْ لِأنَّها تَسمَعُ.

But blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are your eyes because they do see, and your ears because they do hear.

17 أ قولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنَّ مُلُوكاً وَأبراراً كَثِيْرِينَ اشْتاقَوا أنْ يَرَوا ما تَرَونَ وَلَمْ يَرَوا، وَاشْتَهَوا أنْ يَسمَعُوا ما تَسمَعُونَ وَلَمْ يَسمَعُوا. مَعنَى مَثَلِ البِذار

Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men yearned to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

18 « فَاسْتَمِعُوا إلَى شَرْحِ مَثَلِ البِذارِ:

Listen then to the parable of the sower:

19 ع ِندَما يَسمَعُ شَخصٌ رِسالَةَ المَلَكُوتِ وَلا يَفهَمُها، يَأتِي الشِّرِّيرُ وَيَأخُذُ البُذُورَ الَّتِي زُرِعَتْ فِي قَلْبِهِ. هَذا هُوَ مَعنَى البُذُورِ الَّتِي سَقَطَتْ إلَى جانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ.

While anyone is hearing the Word of the kingdom and does not grasp and comprehend it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the roadside.

20 « أمّا الَّتي سَقَطَتْ عَلَى الأرْضِ الصَّخرِيَّةِ، فَتُشْبِهُ مَنْ يَسمَعُ الكَلِمَةَ فَيَقبَلُها حالاً بِفَرَحٍ،

As for what was sown on thin (rocky) soil, this is he who hears the Word and at once welcomes and accepts it with joy;

21 ل َكِنْ لأنَّهُ بِلا جُذُورٍ فِي نَفسِهِ، فَإنَّهُ يَصْمُدُ لِوَقتٍ قَصِيرٍ، وَعِندَما يَأتِي الضِّيقُ وَالاضطِهادُ بِسَبَبِ الكَلِمَةِ الَّتِي قَبِلَها، يَفقِدُ إيمانَهُ سَرِيعاً.

Yet it has no real root in him, but is temporary (inconstant, lasts but a little while); and when affliction or trouble or persecution comes on account of the Word, at once he is caused to stumble '> begins to distrust and desert Him Whom he ought to trust and obey] and he falls away.

22 « أمّا الَّتي سَقَطَتْ بَينَ الأشواكِ، فَتُشبِهُ مَنْ يَسمَعُ الكَلِمَةَ، لَكِّنَّ هُمُومَ الحَياةِ، وَإغراءتِ المالِ تَخنُقُ الكَلِمَةَ، فَلا تُثمِرُ.

As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit.

23 « أمّا الَّذي زُرِعَ عَلَى الأرْضِ الصّالِحَةِ، فَهُوَ الَّذي يَسْمَعُ الكَلِمَةَ وَيَفهَمُها فَيُثمِرَ بِالفِعِلِ. فَيَحصُدَ مَرَّةً مِئَةَ ضِعفٍ، وَمَرَّةً سِتِّينَ ضِعفاً، وَمَرَّةً ثَلاثِينَ ضِعفاً.» مَثَلُ القَمحِ وَالأعشابِ الضّارَّة

As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the Word and grasps and comprehends it; he indeed bears fruit and yields in one case a hundred times as much as was sown, in another sixty times as much, and in another thirty.

24 و َقالَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً آخَرَ: «يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ رَجُلاً زَرَعَ بُذُوراً جَيِّدَةً فِي حَقلِهِ.

Another parable He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25 و َلَكِنْ بَينَما كانَ النّاسُ نائِمِينَ، جاءَ عَدُوُّ الرَّجُلِ وَبَذَرَ أعشاباً ضارَّةً بَينَ القَمحِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ.

But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.

26 و َعِندَما نَبَتَ القَمحُ وَشَكَّلَ سَنابِلَ، نَبَتَتِ الأعشابُ الضّارَّةُ كَذَلِكَ.

So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the darnel (weeds) appeared also.

27 ف َجاءَ إلَيهِ عَبِيدُهُ وَقالُوا لَهُ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، ألَمْ تَزرَعْ بُذُوراً جَيِدَةً فِي حَقلِكَ؟ فَمِنْ أينَ إذاً جاءَتْ هَذِهِ الأعشابُ الضّارَّةُ؟›

And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it?

28 « فَأجابَهُمُ الرَّجُلُ: ‹عَدُوِّي فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ.› فَسَألَهُ عَبِيدُهُ: ‹هَلْ تُرِيدُنا أنْ نَذهَبَ وَنَقتَلِعَها؟›

He replied to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Then do you want us to go and weed them out?

29 « فَأجابَ الرَّجُلُ: ‹لا، لِأنَّكُمْ عِندَما تَقتَلِعُونَ الأعشابَ الضّارَّةَ، قَدْ تَقتَلِعُونَ القَمحَ مَعَها.

But he said, No, lest in gathering the wild wheat (weeds resembling wheat), you root up the wheat along with it.

30 د َعُوهُما يَنمُوانِ مَعاً حَتَّى وَقتِ الحَصادِ، حِينَئِذٍ سَأقُولُ لِلحَصّادِينَ: ‹اجمَعُوا الأعشابَ الضّارَّةَ أوَّلاً، وَاحزِمُوها فِي حُزَمٍ لِلحَرِيقِ. أمّا القَمحُ فَاجمَعُوهُ وَضَعُوهُ فِي مِخزَنِي.›» مَثَلا الخَردَلِ وَالخَميرَة

Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will say to the reapers, Gather the darnel first and bind it in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my granary.

31 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ مَثَلاً آخَرَ: «يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ بِذرَةَ خَردَلٍ أخَذَها إنسانٌ وَزَرَعَها فِي حَقلِهِ.

Another story by way of comparison He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

32 إ نَّها أصغَرُ البُذُورِ. لَكِنْ عِندَما تَنمُو، فَإنَّها تَكُونُ أكبَرَ نَباتاتِ البَساتِينِ، إذْ تُصبِحُ شَجَرَةً كَبِيرَةً، حَتَّىْ إنَّ طُيورَ السَّماءِ تَأتِي إلَيها، وَتَصنَعُ أعشاشَها فِي أغصانِها.»

Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches.

33 و َقالَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً آخَرَ: «يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ خَمِيرَةً أخَذَتْها امْرأةٌ وَخَلَطَتْها فِي ثَلاثَةِ مَقادِيْرَ مِنَ الطَّحِينِ حَتَّى اختَمَرَ العَجينُ كُلُّهُ.»

He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven ( sour dough) which a woman took and covered over in three measures of meal or flour till all of it was leavened.

34 ق الَ يَسُوعُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ مُستَخدِماً الأمثالَ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُ النّاسَ إلّا بِأمثالٍ.

These things all taken together Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, without a parable He said nothing to them.

35 ف َهَذا هُوَ ما قالَهُ اللهُ عَلَىْ لِسانِ النَّبِيِّ: «سَأفتَحُ فَمِي بِأمثالٍ، وَسَأنطِقُ بِأُمُورٍ مَخفِيَّةٍ مُنذُ أنْ خُلِقَ العالَمُ.»

This was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet: I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been hidden since the foundation of the world.

36 ح ِينَئِذٍ صَرَفَ يَسُوعُ الجُمُوعَ، وَدَخَلَ إلَى البَيتِ. فَتَقَدَّمَ إلَيهِ تَلامِيذُهُ وَقالوا: «اشْرَحْ لَنا مَثَلَ الأعشابِ الضّارَّةِ فِي الحَقلِ.»

Then He left the throngs and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field.

37 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «الَّذِي زَرَعَ البُذُورَ الجَيِّدَةَ هُوَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ،

He answered, He Who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38 و َالحَقلُ هُوَ العالَمُ، وَالبُذُورُ الجَيِّدَةُ هُمُ الَّذِينَ لَهُمُ المَلَكُوتُ. أمّا الأعشابَ الضّارَّةُ فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَنتَمونَ إلَى الشِّرِّيرِ.

The field is the world, and the good seed means the children of the kingdom; the darnel is the children of the evil one,

39 و َالعَدُوُّ الَّذِي بَذَرَهُمْ هُوَ إبلِيسُ. وَالحَصادُ هُوَ نِهايَةُ العالَمِ. وَالحَصّادُونَ هُمُ المَلائِكَةُ.

And the enemy who sowed it is the devil. The harvest is the close and consummation of the age, and the reapers are angels.

40 « وَكَما أنَّ الأعشابَ الضّارَّةَ تُجمَعُ وَتُحرَقُ بِالنّارِ، هَكَذا سَتَكُونُ نِهايَةُ العالَمِ.

Just as the darnel (weeds resembling wheat) is gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the close of the age.

41 إ ذْ سَيُرسِلُ ابْنُ الإنسانِ مَلائِكَتَهُ الَّذِينَ سَيَجمَعُونَ مِنْ مَلَكُوتِهِ كُلَّ المُفسِدِينَ وَالأشرارِ،

The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all causes of offense '> persons by whom others are drawn into error or sin] and all who do iniquity and act wickedly,

42 ث ُمَّ يَطرَحُونَهُمْ فِي الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ. هُناكَ يَبكِي النّاسُ وَيَصِرُّونَ عَلَى أسنانِهِمْ.

And will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth.

43 ح ِينَئِذٍ سَيَسْطَعُ الأبرارُ كَالشَّمسِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ أبِيهِمْ. مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ. مَثَلا الكَنْزِ وَالَلُؤلُؤَة

Then will the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God) shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears be listening, and let him consider and perceive and understand by hearing.

44 « يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ كَنْزاً مَدفُوناً فِي حَقلٍ. وَجَدَهُ شَخصٌ فَدَفَنَهُ ثانِيَةً. وَلِشِدَّةِ فَرَحِهِ، ذَهَبَ وَباعَ كُلَّ ما يَملِكُهُ وَاشتَرَى ذَلِكَ الحَقلَ.

The kingdom of heaven is like something precious buried in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field.

45 « وَيُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ تاجِراً يَبحَثُ عَنْ لآلِئَ جَمِيلَةٍ.

Again the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a dealer in search of fine and precious pearls,

46 و َعِندَما وَجَدَ لُؤلُؤَةً ثَمِينَةً جِدّاً، ذَهَبَ وَباعَ كُلَّ ما يِملِكُهُ وَاشْتَراها. مَثَلُ شَبَكَةِ الصَّيد

Who, on finding a single pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it.

47 « وَيُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ شَبَكَةً أُلقِيَتْ إلَى البُحَيرَةِ، وَأمسَكَتْ سَمَكاً مِنْ أنواعٍ مُختَلِفَةٍ.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort.

48 و َعِندَما امتَلأتِ الشَّبَكَةُ، سَحَبَها الصَّيّادُونَ إلَى الشّاطِئِ. ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا وَأخَذُوا يَختارُونَ السَّمَكَ الجَيِّدَ وَيَضَعُونَهُ فِي سِلالٍ، أمّا السَّمَكُ الرَّدِيءُ فَألقُوهُ خارِجاً.

When it was full, men dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away.

49 ه َذا ما سَيَحدُثُ فِي نِهايَةِ العالَمِ، إذْ سَتَأتِي المَلائِكَةُ وَسَتَفصِلُ الأشرارَ عَنِ الأبرارِ،

So it will be at the close and consummation of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God)

50 ث ُمَّ تُلقِي الأشرارَ إلَى الفُرنِ المُشتَعِلِ. هُناكَ يَبكِي النّاسُ وَيَصِرُّونَ عَلَى أسنانِهِمْ.»

And cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth.

51 و َسَألَ يَسُوعُ تَلامِيذَهُ: «هَلْ تَفهَمُونَ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟» فَأجابُوا: «نَعَمْ.»

Have you understood all these things taken together? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

52 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِذَلِكَ كُلُّ مُعَلِّمٍ لِلشَّرِيعَةِ يَتَعَلَّمُ عَنْ مَلَكُوتِ السَّماواتِ، هُوَ مِثلُ رَبِّ بَيتٍ يُخرِجُ مِنْ مَخزَنِ البَيتِ أشياءً جَدِيدَةً وَأشياءً عَتِيقَةً.» يَسُوعُ يَذهَبُ إلَى مَدِينَتِه

He said to them, Therefore every teacher and interpreter of the Sacred Writings who has been instructed about and trained for the kingdom of heaven and has become a disciple is like a householder who brings forth out of his storehouse treasure that is new and old.

53 و َلَمّا انتَهَى يَسُوعُ مِنَ سَرْدِ تِلكَ الأمثالِ، تَرَكَ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ.

When Jesus had finished these parables (these comparisons), He left there.

54 و َلَمّا ذَهَبَ إلَى بَلدَتِهِ، ابتَدَأ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ فِي مَجمَعِهِمْ. فَاندَهَشَ الجَمِيعُ وَقالُوا: «مِنْ أينَ جاءَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ بِهَذِهِ الحِكْمَةِ وَهَذِهِ المُعجِزاتِ؟

And coming to His own country, He taught in their synagogue so that they were amazed with bewildered wonder, and said, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

55 أ لَيسَ هُوَ ابْنَ النَّجّارِ؟ ألَيسَتْ أُمُّهُ مَرْيَمَ؟ ألَيسَ إخْوَتُهُ يَعقُوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَسِمعانَ وَيَهُوذا؟

Is not this the carpenter’s Son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

56 أ لا تُقيمُ جَمِيعُ أخَواتِهِ بَينَنا؟ فَمِنْ أينَ حَصَلَ عَلَى كُلِّ ما لَدَيهِ؟»

And do not all His sisters live here among us? Where then did this Man get all this?

57 ف َكانَ ذَلِكَ عائِقاً يَمنَعُهُمْ مِنْ قُبُولِهِ. أمّا يَسُوعُ فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لا يَكُونُ نَبِيٌّ بِلا كَرامَةٍ إلّا فِي وَطَنِهِ وَفِي بَيتِهِ!»

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.

58 ف َلَمْ يَعمَلْ مُعجِزاتٍ كَثِيرَةً هُناكَ، بِسَبَبِ عَدَمِ إيمانِهِمْ.

And He did not do many works of power there, because of their unbelief (their lack of faith in the divine mission of Jesus).