1 و َابتَدَأ يَسُوعُ يُعَلِّمُ مُجَدَّداً عِندَ البُحَيرَةِ. وَاجتَمَعَ حَولَهُ جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ. فَصَعِدَ إلَى القارِبِ فَوقَ الماءِ، بَينَما كانَ جَمِيعُ النّاسِ عَلَى الشاطِئِ.

He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.

2 و َكانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ أُمُوراً كَثِيرَةً بِأمثالٍ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ:

And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

3 « اسْمَعُوا! خَرَجَ فَلّاحٌ لِيَبذُرَ.

“Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow;

4 و َبَينَما هُوَ يَبذُرُ، وَقَعَ بَعضُ البِذارِ إلَى جانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ، فَجاءَتِ الطُيُورُ وَأكَلَتهُ.

as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

5 و َوَقَعَ بَعضُ البِذارِ عَلَى أرْضٍ صَخرِيَّةٍ، حَيثُ لا تُوجَدُ تُربَةٌ كافِيَةٌ، فَنَمَتِ الحُبُوبُ بِسُرعَةٍ لِأنَّ التُّربَةَ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَميقَةً.

Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.

6 و َعِندَما أشرَقَتِ الشَّمسُ احتَرَقَتْ، وَلِأنَّها كانَتْ بِلا جُذورٍ ذَبُلَتْ.

And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 و َوَقَعَ بَعضُ البِذارِ بَينَ الأشواكِ، فَنَمَتِ الأشواكُ وَعَطَّلَتْ نُمُوَّهُ فَلَمْ ينتِجْ ثَمَراً.

Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.

8 و َوَقَعَتْ بُذُورٌ أُخْرَى عَلَى الأرْضِ الصّالِحَةِ فَأنتَجَتْ وَنَمَتْ وَأعطَتْ ثَمَراً: ثَلاثِينَ ضِعفاً، وَسِتِّينَ ضِعفاً، وَمِئَةَ ضِعفٍ.»

Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

9 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.» السَمَعُ وَالفَهم

And He was saying, “ He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10 و َعِندَما كانَ وَحدَهُ، سَألَهُ مَنْ كانُوا مَعَهُ مَعَ الاثنَي عَشَرَ عَنِ الأمثالِ،

As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables.

11 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «قَدْ أُعطِيَ لَكُمْ أن تَعرِفوا أسرارَ مَلَكوتِ اللهِ، لَكِنْ لِلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي الخارِجِ، فَكُلُّ شَيءٍ يُعطَى بِالأمثالِ.

And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,

12 و َهَكَذا: ‹يَنظُرُونَ وَلا يُبصِرُونَ، وَيَسمَعُونَ وَلا يَفهَمُونَ، لِئَلّا يَتُوبُوا فَيُغفَرَ لَهُمْ.›» مَعنَى مَثَلِ البِذار

so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.” Explanation

13 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «ألَمْ تَفهَمُوا هَذا المَثَلَ؟ فَكَيفَ إذاً سَتَفهَمُونَ الأمثالَ الأُخرَى؟

And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

14 ا لفَلّاحُ يَبذُرُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ.

The sower sows the word.

15 و َبَعضُ النّاسِ كَالبُذُورِ الَّتي سَقَطَتْ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. يَسمَعُونَ الكَلِمَةَ، ثُمَّ يَأتِي الشَّيطانُ حالاً وَيَخطِفُ الكَلِمَةَ المَزرُوعَةَ فِيهِمْ.

These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

16 « وَبَعضُهُمْ كَالبُذُورِ الَّتي سَقَطَتْ عَلَى الأرْضِ الصَّخرِيَّةِ. يَسمَعُونَ الكَلِمَةَ فَيَقبَلُونَها حالاً بِفَرَحٍ،

In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;

17 ل َكِنْ لأنَّهُمْ بِلا جُذُورٍ فِي نُفُوسِهِمْ، فَإنَّهُمْ يَصمِدُونَ لِوَقتٍ قَصِيرٍ، وَعِندَما يَأتِي الضِّيقُ وَالاضطِهادُ بِسَبَبِ الكَلِمَةِ الَّتِي قَبِلُوها، يَفقِدُونَ إيمانَهُمْ سَرِيعاً.

and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.

18 « وَبَعضُهُمْ كَالبُذُورِ الَّتي سَقَطَتْ بَينَ الأشواكِ. يَسمَعُونَ الكَلِمَةَ،

And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

19 ل َكِنَّ هُمُومَ الحَياةِ، وَإغراءتِ المالِ وَالشَّهواتِ المُخْتَلِفَةَ، تَأتِي وَتَخنُقُ الكَلِمَةَ، فَلا تُثمِرُ.

but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20 « وَأمّا الَّذينَ زُرِعُوا عَلَى الأرْضِ الصّالِحَةِ، فَهُمُ الَّذينَ يَسمَعُونَ الكَلِمَةَ وَيَقبَلُونَها فَيُثمِرُونَ ثَلاثِينَ ضِعفاً، وَسِتِّينَ ضِعفاً، وَمِئَةَ ضِعفٍ.»

And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

21 و َقالَ: «هَلْ يُوضَعُ المِصباحُ تَحتَ إناءٍ أوْ سَرِيرٍ؟ ألا يُوضَعُ عَلَى حَمّالَةٍ مُرتَفِعَةٍ؟

And He was saying to them, “ A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand?

22 ل ِأنَّهُ لَيسَ هُناكَ شَيءٌ مَكتُومٌ إلّا وَسَيُعلَنُ.

For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.

23 م َنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24 ف َانتَبِهُوا جَيِّداً لِما تَسمَعُونَهُ. فَبِالكَيلِ الَّذِي تَكِيلُونَ بِهِ لِلآخَرِيْنَ سَيُكالُ لَكُمْ، بَلْ وَسَيُزادُ لَكُمْ أكثَرَ.

And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.

25 ل ِأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَملُكُ سَيُزادُ لَهُ، أمّا الَّذِي لا يَملِكُ، فَسَيُنتَزَعُ مِنهُ ما لَهُ.» مَثَلا نُمُوِّ القَمحِ وَبِذرَةُ الخَردَل

For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.” Parable of the Seed

26 و َقالَ لَهُمْ: «يَشبِهُ مَلَكوتُ اللهِ رَجُلاً يُلقِي بُذُوراً عَلَى الأرْضِ.

And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

27 ث ُمَّ يَنامُ لَيلاً وَيَستَيقِظُ نَهاراً لِيَجِدَ أنَّ البُذُورَ نَبَتَتْ وَنَمَتْ، أمّا هُوَ فَلا يَعرِفُ كَيفَ يَحْدُثُ هَذا.

and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know.

28 ل ِأنَّ الأرْضَ تُعطِي ثَمَرَها بِنَفسِها، فَتُعطِي السّاقَ أوَّلاً، ثُمَّ السُّنبُلَةَ، ثُمَّ يَملأُ القَمحُ السُّنبُلَةَ.

The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

29 و َحالَما يَنْضِجُ القَمحُ، يَكُونُ وَقتُ الحَصادِ قَدْ حانَ، فَيَأتِي الرَّجُلُ بِالمِنجَلِ لِيَحصُدَهُ.»

But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 و َقالَ: «بِماذا نُشَبِّهُ مَلَكوتَ اللهِ؟ أوْ بِماذا نُمَثِّلُهُ؟

And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

31 إ نَّهُ يُشبِهُ بِذرَةَ خَردَلٍ تُوضَعُ فِي التُّرابِ، وَهيَ أصغَرُ البُذُورِ الَّتي عَلَى الأرْضِ.

It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,

32 و َلَكِنْ عِندَما تُزرَعُ، فَإنَّها تَنمُو لِتُصبِحَ أضخَمَ جَمِيعِ نَباتاتِ البَساتينِ، وَتَصِيرُ أغصانُها كَبِيرَةً جِدّاً، حَتَّى إنَّ طُيورَ السَّماءِ تَستَطيعُ أنْ تَصنَعَ أعشاشَها فِي ظِلِّها.»

yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that the birds of the air can nest under its shade.”

33 و َبِالعَدِيدِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأمثالِ كانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمُ الكَلِمَةَ، بِقَدْرِ ما كانُوا يَستَطِيعُونَ أنْ يَفهَمُوا.

With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it;

34 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِغَيرِ الأمثالِ. لَكِنَّهُ كانَ يُفَسِّرُ كُلَّ الأمثالِ لِتَلامِيذِهِ عِندَما يَنفَرِدُ بِهِمْ. يَسُوعُ يُهَدِّئُ العاصِفَة

and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples. Jesus Stills the Sea

35 و َفِي مَساءِ ذَلِكَ اليَومِ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لِنَعبُرْ إلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ البُحَيرَةِ.»

On that day, when evening came, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”

36 ف َتَرَكُوا الجُمُوعَ وَأبحَروا مَعَهُ فِي القارِبِ الَّذِي يَرْكَبُهُ، وَكانَتْ مَعَهُمْ قَوارِبُ أُخْرَى.

Leaving the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.

37 ف َهَبَّتْ رِياحٌ عاصِفَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَكانَتِ الأمواجُ تَرتَطِمُ فِي القارِبِ حَتَّى أوشَكَ أنْ يَمتَلِئَ بِالماءِ.

And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up.

38 أ مّا يَسُوعُ فَكانَ نائِماً عَلَى وِسادَةٍ فِي مُؤَخَّرَةِ القارِبِ، فَأيقَظَهُ التَّلامِيذُ وَقالوا لَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، إنَّنا نَغرَقُ، ألا يَهُمُّكَ ذَلِكَ؟»

Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 ف َقامَ يَسُوعُ وَانْتَهَرَ الرِّيحَ، وَأمَرَ المِياهَ فَقالَ: «اصمُتِيْ، اهدَأيْ!» فَسَكَنَتِ الرِّياحُ، وَسادَ هُدُوءٌ عَظِيمٌ!

And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

40 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لِماذا أنتُمْ خائِفُونَ؟ ألَيسَ لَدَيكُمْ إيمانٌ؟»

And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

41 و َلَكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا خائِفِينَ جِدّاً، وَأخَذُوا يَقولونَ بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: «أيُّ رَجُلٍ هَذا، حَتَّى إنَّ الرِّيحَ وَالبَحْرَ يُطِيعانِهِ؟»

They became very much afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”