1 و َكَلَّمَهُمْ يَسُوعُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بِأمثالٍ رَمْزيَّةٍ فَقالَ:

And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,

2 « يُشبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّماواتِ مَلِكاً عَمِلَ وَلِيمَةَ عُرْسٍ لابْنِهِ.

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

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

and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not 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 forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

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

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

6 أ مّا الباقُونَ فَأمسَكُوا بِعَبِيدِ المَلِكِ وَضَرَبُوهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ.

and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

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

But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

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

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

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

Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

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

And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding 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 behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

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

and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

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

Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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

For many are called, but few chosen.

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

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him 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 send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

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

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

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

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?

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

Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.

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

And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

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

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

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

And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

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

On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,

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 die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

26 و َحَدَثَ ذَلِكَ لِلأخِ وَالثّانِي وَالثّالِثِ وَحَتَّى السّابِعِ.

in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27 و َبَعْدَ أنْ ماتُوا جَمِيعاً، ماتَتِ المَرأةُ أيضاً.

And after them all, the woman died.

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

In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

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

But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

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

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

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

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

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? God 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 multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

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

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.

35 و َسَألَهُ خَبِيرٌ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ مُحاوِلاً الإيقاعَ بِهِ فَقالَ:

And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:

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

Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?

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

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 ه َذِهِ هِيَ الوَصِيَّةُ الأُولَى وَالعُظمَى،

This is the great and first commandment.

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

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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

On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

41 و َفِيما كانَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ مُجتَمِعِينَ حَولَهُ، سَألَهُمْ يَسُوعُ:

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

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

saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

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

He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

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

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?

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

If David then calleth 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, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.