1 و َابتَدَأ يَسُوعُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَيْهِمْ بِأمثالٍ فَقالَ: «غَرَسَ رَجُلٌ كَرْماً، وَأحاطَهُ بِسِياجٍ، وَحَفَرَ حُفْرَةً لِتَكونَ مِعصَرَةً لِلعِنَبِ، وَبَنَى بُرجاً لِلحِراسَةِ. ثُمَّ أجَّرَهُ لِبَعضِ الفَلّاحِينَ وَسافَرَ بَعِيداً.

And started to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower and let it out to vinedressers and went into another country.

2 « وَجاءَ وَقتُ الحَصادِ. فَأرسَلَ خادِماً إلَى الفَلّاحِينَ لِكَي يَأخُذَ مِنْهُمْ شَيئاً مِنْ نَتاجِ الكَرمِ.

When the season came, he sent a bond servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 ف َأمسَكُوهُ وَضَرَبُوهُ، وَصَرَفُوهُ فارِغَ اليَدينِ.

But they took him and beat him and sent him away without anything.

4 ف َأرسَلَ صاحِبُ الكَرمِ خادِماً آخَرَ إلَيْهِمْ، فَجَرَحُوا رَأسَهُ، وَأهانُوهُ.

Again he sent to them another bond servant, and they stoned him and wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully.

5 ف َأرسَلَ صاحِبُ الكَرمِ كَثِيرِينَ غَيرَهُ، فَضَرَبُوا بَعضَهُمْ، وَقَتَلُوا بَعضَهُمْ.

And he sent another, and that one they killed; then many others—some they beat, and some they put to death.

6 « فَلَمْ يَبْقَ عِندَهُ سِوَى ابْنِهِ الَّذيْ يُحِبُّهُ. فَأرسَلَهُ إلَيْهِمْ أخِيراً وَهوَ يَقولُ: ‹سَيَحتَرِمُونَ ابنِي!›

He had still one left, a beloved son; last of all he sent him to them, saying, They will respect my son.

7 « وَلَكِنَّ الفَلّاحينَ تَشاوَرُوا فِي ماَ بَينَهُمْ وَقالُوا: ‹هَذا هُوَ الوَرِيثُ، فَلنَقتُلْهُ فَيُصْبِحَ الميراثُ لَنا.›

But those tenants said to one another, Here is the heir; come on, let us put him to death, and the inheritance will be ours.

8 ف َقَبَضُوا عَلَيهِ وَقَتَلُوهُ، وَألقَوهُ خارِجَ الكَرْمِ.

And they took him and killed him, and threw outside the vineyard.

9 « فَماذا سَيَفعَلُ صاحِبُ الكَرمِ بِهِمْ؟ سَيَأْتِي وَيَقتُلُ هَؤُلاءِ الفَلّاحِينَ، وَيُعطِي الكَرمَ لِغَيرِهِمْ.

Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants, and give the vineyard to others.

10 أ لَمْ تَقرَأوا المَكْتوبَ: ‹الحَجَرُ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ البَنّاؤُونَ، هُوَ الَّذِي صارَ حَجَرَ الأساسِ.

Have you not even read this Scripture: The very Stone which '> after putting It to the test] the builders rejected has become the Head of the corner;

11 ا لرَّبُّ صَنَعَ هَذا الأمْرَ، وَهُوَ أمْرٌ عَظيمٌ فِي عُيُونِنا؟›»

This is from the Lord and is His doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

12 و َبَدَأُوا يَبحَثُونَ عَنْ طَرِيقَةٍ لِلإيقاعِ بِيَسُوعَ، لِأنَّهُمْ عَرَفُوا أنَّهُ كانَ يَقصِدُهُمْ بِالمَثَلِ الَّذِي رَواهُ. لَكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَخافُونَ مِنَ النّاسِ، فَتَرَكُوهُ وَذَهَبُوا. قادَةُ اليَهُودِ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

And they were trying to get hold of Him, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He spoke this parable with reference to and against them. So they left Him and departed.

13 و َأرسَلُوا إلَيهِ بَعضَ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَأتباعِ هيرُودُسَ لِيُوقِعُوا بِهِ فِي شَيءٍ يَقُولُهُ.

But they sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him for the purpose of entrapping Him in His speech.

14 ف َأتُوا إلَيهِ وَسَألُوهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، نَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّكَ صادِقٌ وَلا تُجامِلُ أحَداً، لأنَّكَ لا تَنظُرُ إلَى مَقاماتِ النّاسِ، بَلْ تُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِكُلِّ صِدقٍ. فَقُلْ لَنا أيَجُوزُ أنْ تُدفَعَ الضَّرائِبُ لِلقَيصَرِ أمْ لا؟ أنَدفَعُها أمْ لا؟»

And they came up and said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what You profess to be, that You cannot lie, and that You have no personal bias for anyone; for You are not influenced by partiality and have no regard for anyone’s external condition or position, but in truth You teach the way of God. Is it lawful (permissible and right) to give tribute ( poll taxes) to Caesar or not?

15 ف َرَأى يَسُوعُ نِفاقَهُمْ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِماذا تُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيْ؟ أرُونِي دِيناراً.»

Should we pay or should we not pay ? But knowing their hypocrisy, He asked them, Why do you put Me to the test? Bring Me a coin (a denarius), so I may see it.

16 ف َأعْطَوهُ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَنْ هَذا الرَّسمُ وَهَذا الاسْمُ المَنقوشانِ عَلَى الدِّينارِ؟» فَقالُوا: «للِقَيصَرِ.»

And they brought. Then He asked them, Whose image (picture) is this? And whose superscription ( title)? They said to Him, Caesar’s.

17 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أعطُوا القَيصَرَ ما يَخُصُّهُ، وَأعطُوا اللهَ ما يَخُصُّهُ.» فَاندَهَشُوا مِنْهُ. الصَّدُوقِيُّونَ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

Jesus said to them, Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s. And they stood marveling and greatly amazed at Him.

18 و َجاءَ إلَيهِ بَعضُ الصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ إنَّهُ لا تُوجَدُ قِيامَةٌ، وَسَألُوهُ:

And Sadducees came to Him, who say there is no resurrection, and they asked Him a question, saying,

19 « يا مُعَلِّمُ، كَتَبَ مُوسَى لَنا: ‹إنْ كانَ لِأحَدٍ أخٌ مُتَزَوِّجٌ، وَماتَ ذَلِكَ الأخُ وَلَمْ يُنجِبْ أولاداً، فَإنَّ عَلَى أخِيهِ أنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أرمَلَتَهُ وَيُنجِبَ وَلَداً يُنسَبُ لِأخِيْهِ.›

Teacher, Moses gave us that if a man’s brother died, leaving a wife but no child, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

20 ف َكانَ هُناكَ سَبعَةُ إخْوَةٍ. تَزَوَّجَ الأوَّلُ امْرأةً وَماتَ مِنْ دُونِ أنْ يُنجِبَ.

Now there were seven brothers; the first one took a wife and died, leaving no children.

21 ف َتَزَوَّجَها الثّانِي، وَماتَ أيضاً مِنْ دُونِ أنْ يُنجِبْ. ثُمَّ الثّالِثُ.

And the second married her, and died, leaving no children; and the third did the same;

22 و َكَذَلِكَ الأمرُ مَعَ الإخوَةِ السَّبعَةِ، إذْ ماتُوا وَلَمْ يُنجِبُوا أولاداً. ثُمَّ ماتَتِ المَرأةُ.

And all seven, leaving no children. Last of all, the woman died also.

23 ف َلِمَنْ تَكونُ زَوجَةً عِندَما يَقُومُونَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ؟ فَقَدْ تَزَوَّجَ السَّبعَةُ مِنها.»

Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For the seven were married to her.

24 ف َقالَ يَسُوعُ: «ألَيسَ السَّبَبُ فِي ضَلالِكُمْ هُوَ أنَّكُمْ لا تَعرِفُونَ الكُتُبَ، وَلا تَعْرِفونَ قُوَّةَ اللهِ؟

Jesus said to them, Is not this where you wander out of the way and go wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?

25 ف َعِندَما يَقُومُ النّاسُ مِنَ المَوتِ، لا يَتَزَوَّجُونَ وَلا يُزَوِّجُونَ، بَلْ يَكُونُونَ كَالمَلائِكَةِ فِي السَّماءِ.

For when they arise from among the dead, do not marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.

26 أ مّا عَنْ حَقيقَةِ قِيامَةِ الأمْواتِ، أفَلَمْ تَقرَأوا فِي كِتابِ مُوسَى، حادِثَةَ الشُّجَيرَةِ المُشتَعِلَةِ؟ حَيثُ قالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: ‹أنا إلَهُ إبراهِيمَ وَإلَهُ إسْحَاقَ وَإلَهُ يَعقُوبَ.›

But concerning the dead being raised—have you not read in the book of Moses, about the bush, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

27 و َلَيسَ اللهُ إلَهَ أمْواتٍ، بَلْ إلَهُ أحْياءٍ. وَأنتُمْ فِي ضَلالٍ عَظِيمٍ.» أعظمُ الوَصايا

He is not the God of dead, but of living! You are very wrong.

28 و َسَمِعَ أحَدُ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ هَذا الحِوارَ. فَلَمّا رَأى كَيفَ أحسَنَ يَسُوعُ فِي إجابَتِهِ لِلصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ، تَقَدَّمَ وَسَألَهُ: «ما هِيَ أعظَمُ وَصِيَّةٍ؟»

Then one of the scribes came up and listened to them disputing with one another, and, noticing that Jesus answered them fitly and admirably, he asked Him, Which commandment is first and most important of all '> in its nature]?

29 أ جابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الأعظَمُ هِيَ هَذِهِ: ‹اسمَعْ يا إسْرائِيلُ، الرَّبُّ إلَهُنا هُوَ الرَّبُّ الوَحِيدُ،

Jesus answered, The first and principal one of all commands is: Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord;

30 و َ‹تُحِبُّ الرَّبَّ إلَهَكَ بِكُلِّ قَلبِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ نَفسِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ عَقلِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ،›

And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment.

31 و َالوَصِيَّةُ الثّانِيَةُ: ‹تُحِبُّ صاحِبَكَ كَما تُحِبُّ نَفسَكَ.› لا تُوجَدُ وَصِيَّةٌ أعظَمُ مِنْ هاتَينِ الوَصِيَّتينِ.»

The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

32 ف َقالَ لَهُ مُعَلِّمُ الشَّرِيعَةِ: «أحسَنتَ القَولَ يا مُعَلِّمُ، إنَّهُ اللهُ وَحدَهُ، وَلا أحَدَ سِواهُ.

And the scribe said to Him, Excellently and fitly and admirably answered, Teacher! You have said truly that He is One, and there is no other but Him;

33 و َأنْ تُحِبَّهُ بِكُلِّ قَلبِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ فَهْمِكَ، وَبِكُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ، وَأنْ تُحِبَّ صَاحِبَكَ كَنَفسِكَ هِيَ أعظَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ الذَّبائِحِ وَالتَّقدِماتِ.»

And to love Him out of and with all the heart and with all the understanding '> faculty of quick apprehension and intelligence and keenness of discernment] and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34 ف َلَمّا رَأى يَسُوعُ أنَّ الرَّجُلَ أجابَ بِحِكمَةٍ قالَ لَهُ: «أنتَ لَستَ بَعِيداً عَنْ مَلَكوتِ اللهِ.» وَلَمْ يَجرُؤْ أحَدٌ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ أنْ يَسألَهُ مَزِيداً مِنَ الأسئِلَةِ. المَسِيحُ سَيِّدُ داوُد

And when Jesus saw that he answered intelligently (discreetly and having his wits about him), He said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And after that no one ventured or dared to ask Him any further question.

35 و َكانَ يُعَلِّمُ فِي المَجمَعِ، فَقالَ: «كَيفَ يَقُولُ مُعَلِّمُوا الشَّرِيعَةِ إنَّ المَسِيحَ هُوَ ابْنُ داوُدَ؟

And as Jesus taught in '> porch or court of] the temple, He said, How can the scribes say that the Christ is David’s Son?

36 ل ِأنَّ داوُدَ نَفسَهُ قالَ بِالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ: ‹قالَ الرَّبُّ لِسَيِّدِي: اجلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي إلَى أنْ أضَعَ أعداءَكَ تَحتَ قَدَمَيكَ.

David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies under Your feet.

37 ف َإنْ كانَ داوُدُ نَفسَهُ يَدعُو المَسِيحَ سَيِّداً، فَكَيفَ يُمكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ ابْنَهُ؟» وَكانَ الجَمعُ الكَبِيرُ يَستَمِعُ لَهُ بِسُرُورٍ. يَسُوعُ يَنتَقِدُ رَجالَ الدّين

David himself calls Him Lord; so how can it be that He is his Son? Now the great mass of the people heard gladly.

38 و َقالَ لَهُمْ فِي تَعلِيمِهِ: «احذَرُوا مِنْ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَهُمْ يُحِبُّونَ أنْ يَتَجَوَّلُوا بِثِيابِهِمُ الطَّوِيلَةِ، وَأنْ يُحَيِّيهِمُ النّاسُ فِي الأماكِنِ العامَّةِ.

And in His teaching, He said, Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces,

39 ي ُحِبُّونَ المَقاعِدَ الأُولَى فِي المَجامِعِ، وَأنْ يَكُونُوا مُتَصَدِّرِينَ فِي الوَلائِمِ.

And the front seats in the synagogues and the chief couches (places of honor) at feasts,

40 ي َحتالُونَ عَلَى الأرامِلِ وَيَسرِقُونَ بُيُوتَهُنَّ. وَيُصَلُّونَ صَلَواتٍ طَوِيلَةً مِنْ أجلِ لَفتِ الأنظارِ. لِذَلِكَ سَيَنالُونَ عِقاباً أشَدَّ.» الأرمَلَةُ المُعْطِيَة

Who devour widows’ houses and to cover it up make long prayers. They will receive the heavier condemnation.

41 و َبَينَما هُوَ جالِسٌ مُقابِلَ صَندُوقِ التَّبَرُّعاتِ فِي الهَيكَلِ، كانَ يُشاهِدُ كَيفَ يَضَعُ النّاسُ النُّقُودَ فِي الصُّندُوقِ. وَكَثِيرٌ مِنَ الأغنِياءِ وَضَعُوا كَثِيراً مِنَ المالِ.

And He sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury. Many rich were throwing in large sums.

42 و َجاءَتْ أرمَلَةٌ فَقِيرَةٌ وَوَضَعَتْ فِلسَينِ قِيمَتُهُمُا قَلِيلَةٌ جِدّاً.

And a widow who was poverty-stricken came and put in two copper mites, which together make half of a cent.

43 ف َدَعا يَسُوعُ تَلامِيذَهُ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، إنَّ هَذِهِ الأرمَلَةَ الفَقِيرَةَ وَضَعَتْ فِي الصُّندُوقِ أكثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ الآخَرِينَ الَّذينَ وَضَعوا فِي الصُّنْدوقِ.

And He called His disciples and said to them, Truly and surely I tell you, this widow, poverty-stricken, has put in more than all those contributing to the treasury.

44 ف َكُلُّ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ قَدَّمُوا مِمّا يَستَطِيعُونَ الاستِغناءَ عَنهُ، أمّا هِيَ فَقَدْ قَدَّمَتْ ما تَحتاجُ إليهِ، كُلَّ ما لَدَيها، كُلَّ ما تَملِكُهُ لِتَعِيشَ بِهِ.»

For they all threw in out of their abundance; but she, out of her deep poverty, has put in everything that she had— all she had on which to live.