1 و َكَلَّمَهُمْ يَسُوعُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بِأمثالٍ رَمْزيَّةٍ فَقالَ:

And again Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying,

2 « يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ مَلِكاً عَمِلَ وَلِيمَةَ عُرْسٍ لابْنِهِ.

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son

3 و َأرسَلَ المَلِكُ عَبِيدَهُ لاسْتِدعاءِ المَدعُوِّينَ إلَى وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُرِيدُوا المَجِيءَ.

And sent his servants to summon those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they refused to come.

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

Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my banquet; my bullocks and my fat calves are killed, and everything is prepared; come to the wedding feast.

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

But they were not concerned and paid no attention and they went away—one to his farm, another to his business,

6 أ مّا الباقُونَ فَأمسَكُوا بِعَبِيدِ المَلِكِ وَضَرَبُوهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ.

While the others seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and put them to death.

7 ح ِينَئِذٍ غَضِبَ المَلِكُ وَأرسَلَ جَيشَهُ فَقَتَلُوا أُولَئِكَ القَتَلَةَ، وَأحرَقُوا مَدِينَتُهُمْ.

the king was infuriated; and he sent his soldiers and put those murderers to death and burned their city.

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

Then he said to his servants, The wedding is prepared, but those invited were not worthy.

9 ل ِذَلِكَ اذْهَبُوا إلَى زَوايا الشَّوارِعِ، وَادعُوا كُلَّ الَّذينَ تَجِدُونَهُمْ لِحُضُورِ وَلِيمَةِ العُرْسِ.

So go to the thoroughfares where they leave the city and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.

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

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so the wedding feast was filled with guests.

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

But when the king came in to view the guests, he looked intently at a man there who had on no wedding garment.

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

And he said, Friend, how did you come in here without putting on the wedding garment? And he was speechless ( muzzled, gagged).

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

Then the king said to the attendants, Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the darkness outside; there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

14 ل ِأنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يُدعَونَ، وَلَكِنْ قَلِيلِينَ فَقَطْ يُختارُونَ.» الفِرِّيسيُّونَ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

For many are called (invited and summoned), but few are chosen.

15 ف َذَهَبَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ، وَاجتَمَعُوا لِيَتَشاوَروا كَيفَ يُمكِنُهُمُ أنْ يَصْطادُوا يَسُوعَ بِشَيءٍ يَقُولُهُ.

Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.

16 ف َأرسَلُوا 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.

And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what You profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully, regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man; for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone.

17 ف َأخبِرْنا بِرأيكَ، أيَجُوزُ أنْ تُدفَعَ الضَّرائِبُ لِلقَيصَرِ أمْ لا؟»

Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not?

18 ل َكِنَّ يَسُوعَ عَرَفَ قَصْدَهُمُ الشِّرِّيرَ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أيُّها المُراءُونَ، لِماذا تُحاوِلُونَ اصْطِيادِي؟

But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me, you pretenders (hypocrites)?

19 أ رُونِي العُملَةَ الَّتِي تَستَخدِمُونَها.» فَأحضَرُوا إلَيهِ دِيناراً.

Show me the money used for the tribute. And they brought Him a denarius.

20 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَنْ هَذا الرَّسمُ وَهَذا الاسْمُ المَنقوشَينِ عَلَى الدِّينارِ؟»

And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and title are these?

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

They said, Caesar’s. Then He said to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar, and pay to God the things that are due to God.

22 ف َلَمّا سَمِعُوا جَوابَهُ هَذا، اندَهَشُوا جِدّاً، وَتَرَكُوهُ وَذَهَبُوا فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ. الصَّدُوقِيُّونَ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed.

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

The same day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to Him and they asked Him a question,

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

Saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.

25 ف َكانَ بَينَنا سَبْعَةُ إخْوَةٍ، فَتَزَوَّجَ الأوَّلُ وَماتَ. وَلِأنَّهُ لَمْ يُنجِبْ أولاداً، تَزَوَّجَ أخُوهُ أرمَلَتَهُ.

Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and, having no children, left his wife to his brother.

26 و َحَدَثَ ذَلِكَ لِلأخِ وَالثّانِي وَالثّالِثِ وَحَتَّى السّابِعِ.

The second also died childless, and the third, down to the seventh.

27 و َبَعْدَ أنْ ماتُوا جَمِيعاً، ماتَتِ المَرأةُ أيضاً.

Last of all, the woman died also.

28 ف َلِمَنْ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ سَتَكُونُ زَوجَةً يَومَ القِيامَةِ؟ فَقَدْ تَزَوَجُوها جَمِيعاً.»

Now, in the resurrection, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her.

29 ف َأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أنتُمْ فِي ضَلالٍ لِأنَّكُمْ لا تَعرِفُونَ الكِتابَ، وَلا تَعرِفُونَ قُوَّةَ اللهِ.

But Jesus replied to them, You are wrong because you know neither the Scriptures nor God’s power.

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

For in the resurrected state neither do marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like the angels in heaven.

31 أ مّا بِخُصُوصِ قِيامَةِ الأمواتِ، أفَلَمْ تَقرَأُوا ما قالَهُ اللهُ؟

But as to the resurrection of the dead—have you never read what was said to you by God,

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

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

33 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ النّاسُ هَذا الكَلامَ اندَهَشُوا جِدّاً مِنْ تَعلِيمِهِ. أعظَمُ وَصِيَّة

And when the throng heard it, they were astonished and filled with '> glad] amazement at His teaching.

34 و َعِندَما سَمِعَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ أنَّ يَسُوعَ جاوَبَ الصَّدُوقِيِّينَ فَأسكَتَهُمْ، اجتَمَعُوا مَعاً.

Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced ( muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.

35 و َسَألَهُ خَبِيرٌ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ مُحاوِلاً الإيقاعَ بِهِ فَقالَ:

And one of their number, a lawyer, asked Him a question to test Him.

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

Teacher, which kind of commandment is great and important (the principal kind) in the Law?

37 ف َقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «‹تُحِبّ الرَّبَّ إلَهَكَ بِكُلِّ قَلبِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ نَفسِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ عَقلِكَ،›

And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect).

38 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الوَصِيَّةُ الأُولَى وَالعُظمَى،

This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment.

39 أ مّا الوَصِيَّةُ الثّانِيَةُ فَهِيَ كَالأُولَى: ‹تُحِبُّ صاحِبَكَ كَما تُحِبُّ نَفسَكَ.›

And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

40 ا لشَّرِيعَةُ كُلُّها وَكُتُبُ الأنبِياءِ تَتَعَلَّقُ بِهاتَينِ الوَصِيَّتَينِ.» المَسيحُ سَيِّدُ داود

These two commandments sum up and upon them depend all the Law and the Prophets.

41 و َفِيما كانَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ مُجتَمِعِينَ حَولَهُ، سَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ:

Now while the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus asked them a question,

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

Saying, What do you think of the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, The Son of David.

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

He said to them, How is it then that David, under the influence of the Spirit, calls Him Lord, saying,

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

The Lord said to My Lord, Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet?

45 ف َإنْ كانَ داوُدُ يَدعُو المَسيحَ سَيِّداً، فَكَيفَ يَكُونُ ابْنَهُ؟»

If then David thus calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?

46 ف َلَمْ يَستَطِعْ أحَدٌ أنْ يُجِيبَهُ بِشَيءٍ، وَلَمْ يَجرُؤْ أحَدٌ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ أنْ يَسألَهُ مَزِيداً مِنَ الأسئِلَةِ.

And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did anyone venture or dare to question Him.