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

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

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

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

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

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

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

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

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

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

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

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

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

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

9 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.» السَّمَعُ وَالفَهم

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

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

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

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

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not 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 people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they 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

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

18 « فَاسْتَمِعُوا إلَى شَرْحِ مَثَلِ البِذارِ:

Hear ye therefore 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.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

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

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

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

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

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

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

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

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which 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 men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

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

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

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

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

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

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

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

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

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 both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

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

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to 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.»

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

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

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

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

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from 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 Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

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

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth 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; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

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

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

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

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

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

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

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

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

45 « وَيُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ تاجِراً يَبحَثُ عَنْ لآلِئَ جَمِيلَةٍ.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

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

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that 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 unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

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

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

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

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

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

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, 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

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

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

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

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

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

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 his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

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

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

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

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

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

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.