1 و َإذِ اقتَرَبُوا مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدسِ، عِنْدَ بَلْدَةَ بَيتَ فاجِي وَبَيتَ عَنْيا قُرْبَ جَبَلِ الزَّيتُونِ، أرسَلَ يَسُوعُ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ،

When they were getting near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent ahead two of His disciples

2 و َقالَ لَهُما: «اذهَبا إلَى القَريَةِ الَّتي أمامَكُما. وَعِندَما تَدخُلانِها، سَتَجِدانِ حِماراً صَغِيراً مَربُوطاً لَمْ يَركَبْهُ أحَدٌ مِنْ قَبلُ، فَحُلّاهُ وَأحضِراهُ.

And instructed them, Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, which has never been ridden by anyone; unfasten it and bring it.

3 ف َإذا سَألَكُما أحَدٌ لِماذا تَفعَلانِ ذَلكَ، قُولا: ‹الرَّبُّ يَحتاجُ إلَيهِ. وَسَيُعِيدُهُ قَرِيباً.›»

If anyone asks you, Why are you doing this? answer, The Lord needs it, and He will send it back here presently.

4 ف َذَهَبَ التِّلميذانِ وَوَجَدا الحِمارَ مَربُوطاً عِنْدَ أحَدِ الأبوابِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، فَحَلّاهُ.

So they went away and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street, and they loosed it.

5 و َكانَ بَعضُ النّاسِ يَقِفُونَ هُناكَ فَقالُوا لَهُما: «لِماذا تَحُلّانِ الحِمارَ؟»

And some who were standing there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?

6 ف َقالا لَهُمْ كَما أوصاهُما يَسوعُ، فَسَمَحُوا لَهُما.

And they replied as Jesus had directed them, and they allowed them to go.

7 و َأحضَرَ التِّلمِيذانِ الحِمارَ الصَّغِيرَ إلَى يَسُوعَ، وَوَضَعا ثِيابَهُما عَلَىْ الحِمارِ، فَجَلَسَ يَسوعُ عَلَيهِ.

And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their outer garments upon it, and He sat on it.

8 و َكانَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ النّاسِ يَفرِشُونَ أردِيَتَهُمْ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَآخَرُونَ فَرَشُوا أغصاناً قَطَعُوها مِنَ الحُقُولِ.

And many spread their garments on the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

9 و َكانَ النّاسُ مَنْ أمامِهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَهتِفُونَ: «يَعيشُ المَلِكُ! مُبارَكٌ هُوَ الآتِي بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

And those who went before and those who followed cried out '> with a cry of happiness], Hosanna! Praised and blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!

10 م ُبارَكَةٌ مَملَكَةُ أبِينا داوُدُ الآتِيَةُ، يَعيشُ المَلكُ في عُلاه.»

Praised and blessed in the name of the Lord is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna (O save us) in the highest!

11 ث ُمَّ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ إلَى القُدسِ وَاتَّجَهَ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَكانَ المَساءُ قَدْ حَلَّ، فألقَى يَسوعُ نَظْرَةً عَلَىْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ حَولَهُ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ مَعَ الاثنِي عَشَرَ إلَى بَيتَ عَنْيا. يَسُوعُ يَلعَنُ شَجَرَةَ التِّين

And Jesus went into Jerusalem and entered the temple '> enclosure]; and when He had looked around, surveying and observing everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany together with the Twelve.

12 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، بَينَما هُمْ يُغادِرُونَ بَيتَ عَنْيا، جاعَ يَسُوعُ،

On the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry.

13 و َشاهَدَ مِنْ بَعيدٍ شَجَرَةَ تِينٍ مُورِقَةً. فَتَوَجَّهَ إلَيها لَعَلَّهُ يَجِدُ فِيها بَعْضَ الثِّمارِ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ سِوَى الأوراقِ، وَذَلِكَ لِأنَّ المَوسِمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَوسِمَ إثمارِ التِّينِ.

And seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, He went to see if He could find any on it '> for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come.

14 ف َقالَ يَسُوعُ لِلشَّجَرَةِ: «لا يَأكُلْ مِنْكِ أحَدٌ بَعْدَ الآنَ!» وَسَمِعَ تَلامِيذُهُ ما قالَهُ. يَسُوعُ يَطرُدُ التُّجّارَ مِنْ ساحَةِ الهَيكَل

And He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening.

15 ث ُمَّ دَخَلُوا إلَى القُدْسِ. فَلَمّا دَخَلُوا ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ، طَرَدَ يَسُوعُ تُجّاراً كانُوا يَبِيعُونَ وَيَشتَرُونَ هُناكَ، وَقَلَبَ مَوائِدَ الصَرّافينَ، وَمَقاعِدَ باعَةِ الحَمامِ.

And they came to Jerusalem. And He went into the temple '> porches and courts] and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple area, and He overturned the '> four-footed] tables of the money changers and the seats of those who dealt in doves;

16 و َلَمْ يَسمَحْ لِأحَدٍ بِعُبورِ السّاحَةِ وَهُوَ يَحمِلُ أيَّ غَرَضٍ.

And He would not permit anyone to carry any household equipment through the temple enclosure.

17 و َابتَدَأ يُعَلِّمُ النّاسَ وَيَقولُ: «ألَيسَ مَكتُوباً: ‹بَيتِي يُدعَى بَيتَ صَلاةٍ لِجَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ›؟ لَكِنَّكُمْ حَوَّلتُمُوهُ إلَى ‹وَكْرِ لُصُوصِ!› »

And He taught and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a den of robbers.

18 و َسَمِعَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ بِما حَدَثَ، فَبَدَأوا يَبحَثُونَ عَنْ طَرِيقَةٍ يَقتُلُونَهُ بِها. لَكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَخافُونَ مِنْهُ لأنَّ تَعلِيمَهُ كانَ يُدهِشُ الجَمِيعَ.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard and kept seeking some way to destroy Him, for they feared Him, because the entire multitude was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

19 و َلَمّا حَلَّ المَساءُ، خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيذُهُ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ. قُوَّةُ الإيمان

And when evening came on, He and His disciples, as accustomed, went out of the city.

20 و َفِي صَباحِ اليَومِ التّالِي، وَبَينَما هُمْ سائِرُونَ، رَأَوْا شَجَرَةَ التِّينِ وَقَدْ يَبِسَتْ مِنْ جُذُورِها.

In the morning, when they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered away to its roots.

21 ف َتَذَكَّرَ بُطرُسُ الأمْرَ وَقالَ لِيَسُوعَ: «انظُرْ يا مُعَلِّمُ! الشَّجَرَةُ الَّتِي لَعَنْتَها قَدْ يَبُسَتْ.»

And Peter remembered and said to Him, Master, look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away!

22 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «آمِنُوا بِاللهِ،

And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God.

23 ف َأقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، مَنْ قالَ لِهَذا الجَبَلِ: ‹لِتُقلَعْ مِنْ مَكانِكَ وَتُلْقَ فِيْ البَحْرِ،› وَلا يَشُكُّ فِي قَلْبِهِ، بَلْ يُؤْمِنُ بِأنَّ ما يَقُولُهُ سَيَحدُثُ، فَإنَّ كَلامَهُ سَيَتَحَقَّقُ لَهُ.

Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.

24 ل ِهَذا أقُولُ لَكُمْ، كُلُّ ما تَطلُبُونَهُ وَأنْتُمْ تُصَلُّونَ، آمِنوا بِأنَّهُ لَكُمْ، فَيَكونَ لَكُمْ.

For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will.

25 و َإذا هَمَمْتُمْ بِالصَلاةِ، فَاغْفِروا أوَّلاً إنْ كانَ فيكُمْ أيُّ شَيءٍ ضِدَّ شَخْصٍ آخَرِ، حَتَّى يَغفِرَ أبُوكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ زَلّاتِكُمْ.

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your failings and shortcomings and let them drop.

26 ف َإنْ لَمْ تَغفِرُوا لِلآخَرِينَ، لا يَغفِرُ لَكُمْ أبُوكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ زَلّاتِكُمْ.» التّشكيكُ بِسُلطانِ يَسُوع

But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings.

27 ب َعْدَ ذَلِكَ، عادُوا إلَى القُدسِ. وَبَينَما كانَ يَسُوعُ يَسِيرُ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، جاءَ إلَيهِ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ، وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ.

And they came again to Jerusalem. And when Jesus was walking about in the '> courts and porches of the] temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

28 و َسَألَوهُ: «أخبِرنا بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ تَفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، وَمَنِ الَّذِي أعطاكَ هَذا السُّلطانَ؟»

And they kept saying to Him, By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do them?

29 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «وَسَأسألُكُمْ أنا أيضاً، فَأَجيبونِي أُخبِرْكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أفعَلُ هَذِاَ:

Jesus told them, I will ask you a question. Answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 ه َلْ كانَتْ مَعمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنّا مِنَ اللهِ أمْ مِنَ النّاسِ؟ أجِيبُونِي.»

Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer Me.

31 ف َتَشاوروا فِي ما بَينَهُمْ وَقالوا: «إنْ قُلْنا إنَّها مِنَ اللهِ، فَسَيَقُولُ لَنا: ‹لِماذا إذاً لَمْ تَقبَلُوها؟›

And they reasoned and argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?

32 و َإنْ قُلْنا إنَّها مِنَ النّاسِ، فَإنَّ الشَّعبَ سَيَثورُ عَلَينا.» وَكانَ القادَةُ يَخافُونَ مِنَ الشَّعبِ، لِأنَّ الجَمِيعَ كانوا يَعْتَبِرونَ يُوحَنّا نَبِيّاً بِالفِعِلِ.

But can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.

33 ف َأجابُوا يَسُوعَ وَقالُوا: «لا نَعلَمُ.» فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَلا أنا أُخبِرُكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ.»

So they replied to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus said to them, Neither am I going to tell you what authority I have for doing these things.