1 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، أتَى التَّلامِيذُ إلَى يَسُوعَ وَسَألوهُ: «مَنْ هُوَ الأعظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّماواتِ؟»

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2 ح ِينَئِذٍ دَعا يَسُوعُ طِفلاً إلَيهِ، وَأوقَفَهُ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ،

Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,

3 و َقالَ: «أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، ما لَمْ تَتَغَيَّرُوا وَتَصِيرُوا كَأطفالٍ، فَلَنْ تَدخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ السَّماواتِ.

and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 ل ِذَلِكَ مَنْ يَتَواضَعُ كَهَذا الطِّفلِ الصَّغِيرِ فَإنَّهُ يَكُونُ الأعظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّماواتِ.

Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 و َمَنْ يَقبَلُ طِفلاً كَهَذا باسمِي فَإنَّما يَقبَلُني.» تَحذيرٌ مِنَ العَثَرات

Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. Jesus Warns of Offenses

6 « أمّا مَنْ يُعثِرُ أحَدَ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّغارِ المُؤْمِنِينَ بِي، فَسَيَكُونُ أفضَلَ لَهُ لَوْ أنَّ حَجَرَ الرَّحَى وُضِعَ حَولَ رَقَبَتِهِ، وَأُلقِيَ بِهِ فِي البَحرِ فَغَرِقَ!

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 و َيلٌ لِلعالَمِ مِنْ هَذِهِ العَثَراتِ الَّتي لا بُدَّ أنْ تأتي، لَكِنْ وَيلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَتَسَبَّبونَ بِها!

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

8 « لِذَلِكَ إنْ كانَتْ يَدُكَ أوْ رِجلُكَ تَدْفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، فَاقطَعْها وَألقِها بَعِيداً عَنْكَ! مِنَ الأفضَلِ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ الأبَدِيَّةَ مَقطُوعَ اليَدِ أوْ الرِّجلِ، مِنْ أنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ يَدانِ أوْ رِجلانِ اثْنَتانِ وَتُلْقَى إلَى النّارِ الأبَدِيَّةِ.

“If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.

9 و َإنْ كانَتْ عَينُكَ تَدْفَعُكَ إلَى الخَطِيَّةِ، فَاقلَعْها وَألقِها بَعِيداً عَنْكَ! فَإنَّهُ مِنَ الأفضَلِ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ بِعَينٍ واحِدَةٍ، مِنْ أنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ عَينانِ اثْنَتانِ وَتُلْقَى إلَى نارِ جَهَنَّمَ.» الخَرُوفُ الضّالّ

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire. The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 و َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «احذَرُوا مِنْ أنْ تَستَخِفوا بِأحَدِ تَلامِيذِي البُسَطاءِ. لِأنِّي أُخبِرُكُمْ أنَّ المَلائِكَةَ المُوكَلَةَ بِحِمايَتِهِمْ يَرَونَ وَجهَ أبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ دائِماً.

“Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

11 ل ِأنَّ ابنَ الإنسانَ جاءَ لِكَي يُخَلِّصَ الضّائِعِيْنَ.

For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

12 « فَماذا تَقولونَ فِي رَجُلٍ لَهُ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ، فَضَلَّ مِنْها واحِدٌ، ألا يَترُكُ التِّسْعَةَ وَالتِّسْعِينَ خَرُوفاً عَلَى الجَبَلِ لِيَذْهَبَ وَيَجِدَ الخَرُوفَ الَّذِي ضَلَّ؟

“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?

13 أ قولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنَّهُ عِندَما يَجِدُهُ، سَيَكُونُ أكثَرَ سَعادَةً بِهِ مِنْ سَعادَتِهِ بِالتِّسْعَةِ وَالتِّسْعِينَ خَرُوفاً الَّتِي لَمْ تَضِلّْ.

And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14 ه َكَذا أيضاً لا يُرِيدُ أبُوكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ أنْ يَهلِكَ واحِدٌ مِنْ تَلامِيذِي البُسَطاءِ هَؤُلاءِ. صالِحْ أخاك

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. Dealing with a Sinning Brother

15 « إذا أخطَأ أخُوكَ إلَيكَ، فَاذْهَبْ إلَيهِ وَتَحَدَّثْ مَعْهُ عَلَى انفِرادٍ. فَإنِ استَمَعَ إلَيكَ، تَكُونُ قَدْ رَبِحْتَ أخاكَ.

“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

16 و َلَكِنْ إنْ لَمْ يَستَمِعْ إلَيكَ، خُذْ واحِداً أوْ اثْنَينِ مَعَكَ، حَتَّى يَكونَ الكَلامُ بِشَهادَةِ شاهِدَينِ أوْ ثَلاثَةٍ.

But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’

17 ف َإنْ رَفَضَ الاسْتِماعَ إلَيهِما، أخبِرِ الكَنِيسَةَ. فَإنْ رَفَضَ الاسْتِماعَ إلَى الكَنِيسَةِ، حِينَئِذٍ عَلَيكَ أنْ تُعامِلَهُ كَما تُعامِلُ عابِدَ الأوثانِ وَجامِعَ الضَّرائِبِ.

And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

18 « أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنَّ كُلَّ ما تَربِطُونَهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ يَكُونُ مَربُوطاً فِي السَّماءِ. وَكُلُّ ما تَحُلُّونَهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ يَكُونُ مَحلُولا فِي السَّماءِ.

“Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19 أ قولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنِ اتَّفَقَ اثْنانِ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى أيِّ أمْرٍ تُصَلُّونَ لِأجلِهِ، فَإنَّ أبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ سَيُحَقِّقُهُ لَهُما.

“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

20 ل ِأنَّهُ إنِ اجتَمَعَ اثْنانِ أوْ ثَلاثَةٌ باسْمِي، فَأنا أكُونُ بَينَهُمْ.» المُسامَحَةُ بِلا حُدود

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

21 ث ُمَّ جاءَ بُطرُسُ إلَى يَسُوعَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «يا رَبُّ كَمْ مَرَّةً أسمَحُ لِأخِي بِأنْ يُخطِئَ إلَيَّ، وَمَعْ هَذا أُسامِحُهُ؟ أَأُسامِحُهُ إلَى سَبْعِ مَرّاتٍ؟»

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”

22 ف ًقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لَيسَ إلَى سَبْعِ مِرّاتٍ فَقَطْ، بَلْ حَتَّى إلَى سَبعِينَ مَرَّةٍ، وَفي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ سَبْعُ مَرّاتٍ!»

Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

23 « لِذَلِكَ يُمكِنُ تَشبِيهُ مَلَكُوتِ السَّماواتِ بِمَلِكٍ قَرَّرَ تَصفِيَةَ حِساباتِهِ مَعَ عَبِيدِهِ.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 و َلَمّا بَدَأ بِتَصفِيَةِ حِساباتِهِ، أُحضِرَ إلَيهِ رَجُلٌ مَديُونٌ لَهُ بِمَبلَغٍ ضَخْمٍ جِدّاً.

And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

25 و َإذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَملِكُ ما يَسُدُّ بِهِ الدَّينَ، قَرَّرَ السَّيِّدُ أنْ يُباعَ المَديُونُ مَعَ زَوجَتِهِ وَأطفالِهِ وَكُلِّ ما يَملِكُهُ، وَأنْ يُستَخدَمَ الثَّمَنُ لِسَدادِ الدَّينِ.

But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.

26 « حِينَئِذٍ سَجَدَ العَبْدُ عَلَى رُكبَتَيهِ أمامَ المَلِكِ، وَتَوَسَّلَ إلَيهِ وَهوَ يَقولُ: ‹تَمَهَّلْ عَلَيَّ، وَسَأدفَعُ لَكَ كُلَّ الدَّينِ.›

The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

27 ف َأشفَقَ السَّيِّدُ عَلَيهِ، وَألغَى عَنْهُ الدَّينَ كامِلاً وَتَرَكَهُ يَذْهَبُ.

Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

28 « وَبَينَما هُوَ ذاهِبٌ، وَجَدَ أحَدَ رِفاقِهِ العَبِيدِ، وَكانَ مَديُوناً لَهُ بِمَبلَغٍ زَهِيدٍ. فَأمسَكَ بِعُنْقِهِ وَابتَدَأ يَخنُقُهُ وَيَقُولَ لَهُ: ‹سُدَّ ما عَلَيكَ مِنْ دَينٍ لِي.›

“But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

29 ف َسَجَدَ العَبْدُ عَلَى رُكبَتَيهِ أمامَهُ، وَتَوَسَّلَ إلَيهِ وَهوَ يَقولُ: ‹تَمَهَّلْ عَلَيَّ، وَسَأدفَعُ ما عَلَيَّ.›

So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

30 « وَلَكِنَّهُ رَفَضَ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ أخَذَهُ وَألقاهُ إلَى السِّجْنِ حَتَّىْ يَدفَعَ كُلَّ دَينِهِ.

And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

31 و َعِندَما رَأى العَبِيدُ الآخَرُونَ ما حَدَثَ حَزِنُوا جِدّاً، وَذَهَبُوا لِيُخبِرُوا سَيِّدَهُمْ بِكُلِّ ما حَدَثَ.

So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done.

32 « فَدَعاهُ سَيِّدُهُ وَقالَ لهُ: ‹أيُّها العَبْدُ الشِّرِّيرُ، أما سامَحْتُكَ بِكُلِّ الدَّينِ الَّذِي عَلَيكَ لِأنَّكَ تَوَسَّلْتَ إلَيَّ.

Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

33 أ ما كانَ عَلَيكَ أنْ تَرحَمَ العَبْدَ رَفِيقَكَ كَما رَحَمْتُكَ أنا أيضاً؟›

Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’

34 و َغَضِبَ سَيِّدُهُ جَدّاً، وَسَلَّمَهُ لِيُعاقَبَ حَتَّى يَدفَعَ كُلَّ دَينِهِ.

And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

35 « هَكَذا سَيُعامِلُكُمْ أبِي السَّماوِيُّ أيضاً، ما لَمْ يُسامِحْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ أخاهُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ.»

“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”