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

And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, 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 many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.

3 ف َجاءُوا إلَيهِ بِمَشلُولٍ يَحْمِلُهُ أربَعَةُ رِجالٍ.

And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, 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 crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

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

And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

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? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God?

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

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith 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؟›

Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; 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 authority 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, take up thy bed, and go unto thy 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 he arose, and straightway 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 Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith 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 he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down 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 the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, 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

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

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

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples 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 sons 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 will they fast in that day.

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

No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

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 wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

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 was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

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, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, 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 entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that 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.»

so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.