1 و َإذِ اقتَرَبُوا مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدسِ، وَجاءوا إلَى بَلْدَةَ بَيتَ فاجِي قُرْبَ جَبَلِ الزَّيتُونِ، أرسَلَ يَسُوعُ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ،

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 و َقالَ لَهُما: «اذهَبا إلَى القَرْيَةِ الَّتِي أمامَكُما. وَسَتَجِدانِ حِماراً صَغيراً إلَى جانِبِ أُمِّهِ مَربوطينِ، فَحُلّاهُما وَأتِيانِي بِهِما.

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

3 و َإنْ قالَ أحَدٌ لَكُما شَيئاً، قُولا لَهُ: ‹الرَّبُّ يَحتاجُ إلَيهِما، وَسَيُعيدُهُما قَريباً.›»

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 ح َدَثَ هَذا لِكَي يَتِمَّ ما قالَهُ النَّبِيُّ:

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 « قُولُوا لِلمَدِينَةِ العَزِيزَةِ صِهْيَوْنَ: ‹ها إنَّ مَلِكَكِ آتٍ إلَيكِ، مُتَواضِعاً وَراكِباً عَلَى حِمارٍ، حِمارٍ صَغيرٍ ابنِ دابَّةٍ أُعِدَّتْ لِلعَمَلِ.›»

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 ف َذَهَبَ التِّلمِيذانِ وَعَمِلا كَما قالَ يَسُوعَ.

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

7 ف َأتَيا بِالحِمارِ الصَّغيرِ وَأُمِّهِ وَوَضَعا عَلَيهِما ثِيابَهُما، فَجَلَسَ يَسُوعُ عَلَى الثِّيابِ.

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

8 و َكانَ مُعظَمُ النّاسِ يَفرِشُونَ أردِيَتَهُمْ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَلَكِنَّ آخَرِينَ قَطَعُوا أغصاناً مِنَ الأشجارِ وَفَرَشُوها عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ.

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 و َجُمُوعُ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَسِيرُونَ أمامَهُ وَخَلْفَهُ كانُوا يَهتِفُونَ: «يَعيشُ المَلِكُ! يَعيشُ ابْنُ داوُدَ. ‹مُبارَكٌ هُوَ الآتِي بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.› يَعيشُ المَلِكُ فِي عُلاهُ.»

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

10 و َعِندَما دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ مَدِينَةَ القُدسِ، اهتَزَّتِ المَدِينَةُ كُلُّها. وَكانَ النّاسُ يَسألُونَ: «مَنْ هُوَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ؟»

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 و َكانَتِ الجُمُوعُ الَّتِي تَتبَعُهُ تَقُولُ: «هَذا هُوَ النَّبِيُّ يَسُوعُ، الَّذِي مِنْ مَدِينَةِ النّاصِرَةِ، مِنْ إقليمِ الجَلِيلِ.» يَسُوعُ فِي الهَيكَل

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

12 ث ُمَّ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ، وَطَرَدَ كُلَّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَبِيعُونَ وَيَشتَرُونَ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ. وَقَلَبَ مَوائِدَ الصَّرّافينَ وَمَقاعِدَ باعَةِ الحَمامِ.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

13 و َقالَ لَهُمْ: «مَكتوبٌ ‹بَيتِي يُدعَى بَيتَ صَلاةٍ› لَكِنَّكُمْ تُحَوِّلُونَهُ إلَى ‹وَكْرِ لُصُوصِ!› »

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

14 و َجاءَ إلَيهِ بَعضُ العُمْيِ وَالعُرجِ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ فَشَفاهُمْ.

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15 و َرَأى كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ العَجائِبَ الَّتِي عَمِلَها، وَرَأَوْا الأطفالَ يَهتِفُونَ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ: «يَعيشُ المَلِكُ! يَعيشُ ابْنُ داوُدَ،» فَغَضِبُوا جِدّاً وَقالُوا لَهُ: «ألا تَسمَعُ ما يَقُولُهُ هَؤُلاءِ الأطفالُ؟»

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

16 ف َأجابَ يَسُوعُ: «بَلَى، وَلَكِنْ أما قَرَأتُمْ فِي الكِتابِ: ‹مِنْ أفواهِ الأطفالِ وَالرُّضَّعِ، صَنَعْتَ تَسبِيحاً›؟»

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 ث ُمَّ تَرَكَهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَخَرَجَ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ إلَى بَلْدَةِ بَيتِ عَنْيا، وَأمضَى اللَّيلَةَ هُناكَ. قُوَّةُ الإيمان

And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

18 و َبَينَما كانَ يَسُوعُ ذاهِباً فِي الصَّباحِ الباكِرِ إلَى المَدِينَةِ، جاعَ.

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 و َرَأى شَجَرَةَ تِينٍ عَلَى جانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ، فَتَوَجَّهَ إلَيها، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ عَلَيها سِوَى الأوراقِ، فَقالَ لَها: «لَنْ تُنتِجِي ثِماراً فِيما بَعْدُ.» فَجَفَّتْ شَجَرَةُ التِّينِ فِي الحالِ.

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

20 ف َلَمّا رَأى التَّلامِيذُ هَذا تَعَجَّبوا وَسَألُوهُ: «كَيفَ جَفَّتْ شَجَرَةُ التِّينِ هَكَذا؟»

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

21 ف َأجابَهُمْ: «أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنْ كانَ لَدَيكُمْ إيمانٌ وَلا تَشُكُّونَ، فَلَنْ تَكُونُوا قادِرِينَ فَقَط عَلَى عَمَلِ ما عَمِلْتُهُ أنا بِشَجَرَةِ التِّينِ، بَلْ إنْ قُلْتُمْ لِهَذا الجَبَلِ ‹لِتُقلَعْ مِنْ مَكانِكَ وَتُلْقَ فِيْ البَحْرِ،› فَإنَّ كَلامَكُم سَيَتَحَقَّقُ.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 و َكُلُّ ما تَطلُبُونَهُ وَأنْتُمْ تُصَلُّونَ، فَإنَّكُمْ سَتَنالُونَهُ إنْ آمَنْتُمْ.» التّشكيكُ بِسُلطانِ يَسُوع

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 و َذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَجاءَ إلَيهِ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَشُيُوخُ الشَّعبِ بَينَما كانَ يُعَلِّمُ، وَقالُوا لَهُ: «أخبِرنا بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ تَفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، وَمَنِ الَّذِي أعطاكَ هَذا السُّلطانَ؟»

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 ف َأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَسَأسألُكُمْ أنا أيضاً، فَأجيبونِي أُخبِرْكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أعمَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ:

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

25 م ِنْ أينَ جاءَتْ مَعمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنّا؟ مِنَ اللهِ أمْ مِنَ النّاسِ؟» فَابْتَدَأُوا يُناقِشُونَ ذَلِكَ فِيما بَينَهُمْ وَيَقولونَ: «إنْ قُلْنا إنَّها مِنَ اللهِ فَسَيَسْألُنا: ‹لِماذا لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ؟›

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

26 و َإنْ قُلْنا إنَّها مِنَ النّاسِ، فَإنَّنا نَخافُ مِنَ النّاسِ، لِأنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً يَعتَبِرُونَ يُوحَنّا نَبِيّاً.»

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

27 ل ِذَلِكَ أجابُوا يَسُوعَ وَقالوا: «لا نَعلَمُ.» فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَلا أنا أُخبِرُكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ.» مَثَلُ الابنَين

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

28 و َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «ماذا تَقُولُونَ فِي القِصَّةِ التّالِيَةِ: كانَ لِرَجُلٍ ابنانِ. فَذَهَبَ إلَى الأوَّلِ وَقالَ لَهُ: ‹يا بُنَيَّ، اذْهَبِ اليَومَ وَاعْمَلْ فِي كَرمِي.›

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

29 « فَأجابَ الابْنُ: ‹لا أُرِيدُ الذَّهابَ.› وَلَكِنَّهُ غَيَّرَ مَوقِفَهُ وَذَهَبَ.

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30 « ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ الأبُ إلَى ابْنِهِ الآخَرِ وَطَلَبَ مِنهُ الأمرَ ذاتَهُ. فَأجابَ الابْنُ: ‹نَعَمْ يا سَيِّدُ، سَأذهَبُ.› وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْهَبْ.

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

31 ف َأيُّ الابْنَينَ عَمِلَ ما أرادَهُ الأبُ؟» فَقالُوا: «الأوَّلُ.» فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أقولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنَّ جامِعِي الضَّرائِبَ وَالزَّوانِي سَيَسبِقُونَكُمْ إلَى مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32 ل ِأنَّ يُوحَنّا المَعْمَدانَ جاءَ لِيُرِيَكُمْ طَريقَ الحَقِّ، وَأنتُمْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ، أمّا جامِعُوا الضَّرائِبِ وَالزَّوانِي فَآمَنُوا بِهِ. وَحَتَّى عِندَما رَأيتُمْ ما عَمِلُوهُ، لَمْ تَتُوبُوا وَتُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ. مَثَلُ ابنِ صاحِبِ الكَرم

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 « وَاسْتَمِعُوا إلَى مَثَلٍ آخَرَ: كانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ صاحِبُ أرْضٍ، فَغَرَسَ كَرماً وَأحاطَهُ بِسِياجٍ وَحَفَرَ فِيهِ مِعصَرَةً لِلعِنَبِ، وَبَنَى بُرجاً لِلحِراسَةِ. ثُمَّ أجَّرَهُ لِبَعضِ الفَلّاحِينَ وَسافَرَ بَعِيداً.

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

34 و َعِندَما جاءَ وَقتُ قَطفِ العِنَبِ، أرسَلَ عَبِيدَهُ إلَى الفَلّاحِينَ لِلحُصُولِ عَلَى نَصِيبِهِ مِنَ العِنَبِ.

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

35 « وَلَكِنَّ الفَلّاحِينَ أمسَكُوا بِعَبِيدِهِ، وَضَرَبُوا واحِداً مِنْهُمْ، وَقَتَلُوا آخَرَ، وَرَجَمُوا آخَرَ.

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36 ف َأرسَلَ المالِكُ عَبِيداً أكثَرَ مِمّا أرسَلَ فِي المَرَّةِ الأُولَى. فَعامَلَهُمُ الفَلّاحُونَ بِالطَّرِيقَةِ نَفسِها.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

37 و َأخِيراً أرسَلَ ابْنَهُ، وَقالَ فِي نَفسِهِ: ‹سَيَحتَرِمُونَ ابْنِي.›

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

38 « وَلَكِنْ عِندَما رَأى الفَلّاحُونَ أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ابْنُ المالِكِ، تَشاوَرُوا فِيما بَينَهُمْ وَقالُوا: ‹هَذا هُوَ الوَرِيثُ، فَلنَقتُلْهُ لِكَي نَسْتولي عَلَى مِيراثِهِ.›

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

39 ف َقَبَضَوا عَلَيهِ وَألقَوهُ خارِجَ الكَرْمِ وَقَتَلُوهُ.

And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

40 « فَماذا تَظُنُّونَ أنَّ صاحِبَ الكَرمِ سَيَصنَعُ بِأولَئِكَ الفَلّاحينَ عِنْدَما يَعُودُ؟»

When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

41 ف َقالُوا لَهُ: «سَيَقضِي عَلَيهِمْ بِطَرِيقَةٍ رَهِيبَةٍ لِأنَّهُمْ أشرارٌ، ثُمَّ يُعطِي الكَرْمَ لِفَلّاحِينَ آخَرِينَ يُعطُونَهُ الثَّمَرَ فِي مَوسِمِ الثَّمَرِ.»

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

42 و َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «ألَمْ تَقرَأوا المَكتوبَ: ‹الحَجَرُ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ البَنّاؤُونَ، هُوَ الَّذِي صارَ حَجَرَ الأساسِ.› الرَّبُّ صَنَعَ هَذا، وَهُوَ أمْرٌ عَظيمٌ فِي عُيُونِنا›؟

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

43 « لِذَلِكَ أقُولُ لَكُمْ: إنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْكُمْ، وَيُعطَى لِأُمَّةٍ تُنتِجُ ثَمَراً يُناسِبُ المَلَكُوتَ.

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44 ف َكُلُّ مَنْ يَسقُطُ عَلَى هَذا الحَجَرِ يَتَكَسَّرُ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ وَقَعَ الحَجَرُ عَلَيهِ يُسحَقُ!»

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

45 و َعِندَما سَمِعَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَالفِرِّيسِيُّونَ أمثالَ يَسُوعَ، عَرَفُوا أنَّهُ كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَنْهُمْ.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

46 ل ِذَلِكَ حاوَلُوا القَبْضَ عَلَيهِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا خائِفِينَ مِنَ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَعتَبِرُونَ يَسُوعَ نَبِيّاً.

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.