1 و َبَعْدَ عِدَّةِ أيّامٍ، عادَ يَسُوعُ إلَى كَفْرِناحُومَ، وَانتَشَرَتْ أخبارُ عَودَتِهِ.

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

2 ف َاجتَمَعَ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَعُدْ هُناكَ مُتَّسَعٌ لأحَدٍ، وَلا حَتَّى خارِجَ البابِ. وَكانَ يَسُوعُ يُكَلِّمُ النّاسَ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ.

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

3 ف َجاءُوا إلَيهِ بِمَشلُولٍ يَحْمِلُهُ أربَعَةُ رِجالٍ.

And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

4 ل َكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنْ إدخالِهِ إلَى يَسُوعَ بِسَبَبِ الازْدِحامِ. فَكَشَفوا السَّقْفَ فَوقَ المَكانِ الَّذِي كانَ يَسُوعُ فِيهِ، وَفَتَحوا السَّقفَ، وَأنزَلُوا الفِراشَ الَّذِي كانَ المَشلُولُ راقِداً عَلَيهِ.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

5 ف َلَمّا رَأى يَسُوعُ إيمانَهُمْ، قالَ لِلمَشلُولِ: «يا بُنَيَّ، مَغفُورَةٌ خَطاياكَ.»

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

6 و َكانَ بَعضُ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ يَجلِسُونَ هُناكَ، فَأخَذُوا يُفَكِّرُونَ فِي داخِلِهِمْ:

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 « لِماذا يَتَحَدَّثُ هَذا الرَّجُلُ بِهَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةِ؟ إنَّهُ يُهِينُ اللهَ بِكَلامِهِ! فَمَنْ غَيْرُ اللهِ وَحدِهُ يَستَطِيْعُ أنْ يَغفِرَ الخَطايا؟»

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

8 ف َعَرَفَ يَسُوعُ أفكارَ قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لِماذا تُفَكِّرُونَ بِهَذِا فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ؟

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

9 ف َأيُّ الأمرَيْنِ أسهَلُ: أنْ يُقالَ لِلمَشلولِ: ‹خَطاياكَ مَغفُورَةٌ› أمْ أنْ يُقالَ: ‹انهَضْ وَاحْمِلْ فِراشَكَ وَامشِ؟›

Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10 ل َكِنِّي سَأُرِيكُمْ أنَّ ابنَ الإنسانِ يَملِكُ سُلطاناً عَلَى الأرْضِ لِمَغفِرَةِ الخَطايا.» وَقالَ لِلرَّجُلِ المَشلُولِ:

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

11 « أنا أقُولُ لَكَ، انهَضْ وَاحْمِلْ فِراشَكَ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى بَيتِكَ!»

I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

12 ف َنَهَضَ وَحَمَلَ فِراشَهُ فَوراً وَمَشَىْ عَلَىْ مَرأىً مِنَ الجَمِيعِ، فَاندَهَشَ الجَمِيعُ وَمَجَّدُوا اللهَ وَقالوا: «لَمْ نَرَ شَيئاً كَهَذا مِنْ قَبلُ!» لاوِي (مَتَّىْ) يَتبَعُ يَسُوع

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

13 و َعادَ يَسُوعُ مُجَدَّداً إلَى البُحَيرَةِ. وَكانَ يُعَلِّمُ الجُمُوعَ الَّتِي تَبِعَتهُ إلَى هُناكَ.

And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

14 و َبَينَما هُوَ يَمشي، رَأىْ لاوِيَ جالِساً عِندَ مَكانِ جَمعِ الضَّرائِبِ. فَقالَ لَهُ: «اتبَعنِي!» فَقامَ وَتَبِعَهُ.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

15 و َبَينَما كانَ يَسُوعُ جالِساً فِي بَيتِ لاوِي يَتَناوَلُ العَشاءَ، كانَ هُناكَ كَثيرُونَ مِنْ جامِعي الضَّرائِبِ وَالخُطاةِ يَأكُلُونَ مَعَهُ وَمَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ. إذْ إنَّ كَثيرينَ كانُوا هُناكَ عِنْدَما دَعا يَسوعُ لاوِيَ، فَلَحِقوا بِيَسوعَ.

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

16 ف لَمّا رَآهُ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ وَمُعَلِّمِو الشَّرِيعَةِ يَأكُلُ مَعَ جامِعِي الضَّرائِبِ وَالخُطاةِ، سَألُوا تَلامِيذَهُ: «لِماذا يَأكُلُ مَعَ جامِعِي الضَّرائِبِ وَالخُطاةِ؟»

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

17 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَهُمْ يَسُوعُ، قالَ لَهُمْ: «لا يَحتاجُ الأصِحّاءُ إلَى طَبِيبٍ، بَلِ المَرضَى. أنا لَمْ آتِ لِكَي أدعُوَ الصّالِحِينَ بَلِ الخُطاةَ.» سُؤالٌ حَولَ الصّوم

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

18 و َكانَ وَقتُ الصِّيامِ عِندَ تَلامِيذِ يُوحَنّا وَالفِرِّيسِيِّينَ، فَجاءَ بَعضُ النّاسِ إلَى يَسُوعَ وَسَألُوهُ: «لِماذا يَصُومُ تَلامِيذُ يُوحَنّا وَالفِرِّيسِيُّونَ، وَلا يَصُومُ تَلامِيذُكَ؟»

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

19 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أيَصُومُ ضُيوفُ العَرِيسِ وَالعَرِيسُ بَينَهُمْ؟ فَما دامَ العَرِيسُ بُينَهُمْ، لَنْ يَستَطِيعُوا أنْ يَصُومُوا.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

20 و َلَكِنْ سَيَأتِي الوَقتُ الَّذِي سَيُؤْخَذُ فِيهِ العَرِيسُ مِنْهُمْ، فَحينَئِذٍ سَيَصُومُونَ.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

21 ف َلا أحَدَ يُرَقِّعُ ثَوباً قَدِيماً بِقِطعَةِ قُماشٍ جَدِيدَةٍ، لأنَّ قِطعَةَ القُماشِ الجَدِيدَةَ سَتَنكَمِشُ وَتُمَزِّقُ الثَّوبَ العَتِيقَ، فَيُصبِحَ الثُّقبُ أسوَأ.

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

22 و َلا أحَدَ يَضَعُ نَبيذاً جَدِيداً فِي أوعِيَةٍ جِلدِيَّةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ، لِأنَّ النَّبيذَ سَيُمَزِّقُ الأوعِيَةَ الجِلدِيَّةَ، فَيُراقَ النَّبيذُ وَتَتَلَفَ الأوعِيَةُ. لَذَلِكَ يُوضَعُ النَّبيذُ الجَديدُ فِي أوعَيةٍ جِلْدِيَةٍ جَديدَةٍ.» يَسُوعُ: رَبُّ السَّبت

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

23 و َفِي أحَدِ أيّامِ السَّبتِ كانَ يَسُوعُ مارّاً فِي بَعضِ الحُقُولِ، فَبَدَأ تَلاميذُهُ يَقطِفُونَ السَّنابِلَ وَهُمْ يَسِيرُونَ مَعَهُ.

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

24 ف َقالَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ لِيَسُوعَ: «انظُرْ! إنَّ تَلامِيذَكَ يَفعَلُونَ ما لا يَجُوزُ فِعلُهُ فِي السَّبتِ!»

And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

25 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «ألَمْ تَقرَأُوا فِي الكِتابِ قَطُّ ما فَعَلَهُ داوُدُ عِندَما احتاجَ وَجاعَ هُوَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ؟

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

26 ل َقَدْ دَخَلَ بَيتَ اللهِ فِي زَمَنِ الكاهِنِ أبِياثارَ، وَأكَلَ مِنْ أرغِفَةِ الخُبزِ المُقَدَّمَةِ إلَى اللهِ، وَأعطَى أيضاً الَّذِيْنَ كانُوا مَعَهُ. مَعَ أنَّهُ لا يَجُوزُ لِأحَدٍ أنْ يَأْكُلَ ذَلِكَ الخُبزَ سِوَى الكَهَنَةِ.»

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

27 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «لَقَدْ جُعِلَ السَّبْتُ لِفائِدَةِ الإنسانِ، وَلَمْ يُجعَلِ الإنسانُ لِخِدمَةِ السَّبْتِ.

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

28 و َهَكَذا فَإنَّ ابْنَ الإنسانِ هُوَ رَبُّ السَّبتِ أيضاً.»

therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.