1 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، أخبَرَهُ أشخاصٌ حاضِرُونَ عَنِ الجَلِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ بِيلاطُسُ حَتَّىْ إنَّ دِمائَهُمُ اخْتَلَطَتْ بِدَمِ ذَبائِحَهُمْ!

Just at that time there some people who informed Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

2 ف َأجابَهُمْ: «أتَظُنُّونَ أنَّ هَؤُلاءِ الجَلِيلِيِّينَ كانُوا أكثَرَ شَرّاً مِنْ بَقيَّةِ أهلِ الجَلِيلِ، لأنَّ هَذا حَصَلَ لَهُمْ؟

And He replied by saying to them, Do you think that these Galileans were greater sinners than all the other Galileans because they have suffered in this way?

3 أ قُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ هَذا غَيرُ صَحِيحٍ، بَلْ إن لَمْ تَتُوبُوا، فَسَتَمُوتُونَ جَمِيعاً كَما ماتُوا.

I tell you, No; but unless you repent ( change your mind for the better and heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), you will all likewise perish and be lost eternally.

4 أ وْ ماذا تَقُولُونَ فِي الثَّمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ شَخصاً الَّذِينَ سَقَطَ عَلَيهِمُ البُرجُ فِي سِلوامَ فَقَتَلَهُمْ؟ أتَظُنُّونَ أنَّهُمْ كانُوا أكثَرَ شَرّاً مِنْ بَقيَّةِ أهلِ القُدسِ؟

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were more guilty offenders (debtors) than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?

5 أ قُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ هَذا غَيرُ صَحِيحٍ، بَلْ إنْ لَمْ تَتُوبُوا، فَسَتَمُوتُونَ جَمِيعاً كَما ماتُوا.» شَجَرَةٌ بِلا فائِدَة

I tell you, No; but unless you repent ( change your mind for the better and heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), you will all likewise perish and be lost eternally.

6 ث ُمَّ رَوَى لَهُمْ هَذا المَثَلَ: «كانَ لِرَجُلٍ شَجَرَةُ تِينٍ مَزرُوعَةً فِي بُستانِهِ. فَجاءَ مُتَوَقِّعاً أنْ يَرَى ثِماراً عَلَيها،

And He told them this parable: A certain man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find.

7 ل َكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ شَيئاً. فَقالَ لِلبُستانِيِّ: ‹ها قَدْ مَضَتْ ثَلاثُ سَنَواتٍ وَأنا آتِي مُتَوَقِّعاً ثَمَراً مِنْ شَجَرَةِ التِّينِ هَذِهِ، لَكِنِّي لا أجِدُ شَيئاً. اقطَعْها، فَلِماذا أترُكُها تُضَيِّعُ مَساحَةً مِنَ الأرْضِ؟›

So he said to the vinedresser, See here! For these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue also to use up the ground '> deplete the soil, intercept the sun, and take up room]?

8 ف َأجابَهُ البُستانِيُّ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، اترُكْها هَذِهِ السَّنَةَ فَقَطْ. فَسَأحفِرُ حَولَها وَأُسَمِّدُها،

But he replied to him, Leave it alone, sir, this one more year, till I dig around it and put manure.

9 ل َعَلَّها تُثمِرُ. فإنْ لَمْ تُثمِرِ اقْطَعْها.›» يَسُوعُ يَشفِي امْرأةً يَومَ السَّبت

Then perhaps it will bear fruit after this; but if not, you can cut it down and out.

10 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ يُعَلِّمُ فِي مَجمَعٍ يَومَ سَبتٍ.

Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

11 و َكانَتْ هُناكَ امْرأةٌ فِيها رُوحُ ضَعفٍ مُنذُ ثَمانِيَ عَشرَةَ سَنَةً، حَتَّى إنَّ ظَهرَها كانَ مَحنِيّاً فَلا تَقدِرُ أنْ تَستَقِيمَ.

And there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had an infirmity caused by a spirit ( a demon of sickness). She was bent completely forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up or to look upward.

12 و َحِينَ رَآها يَسُوعُ، ناداها وَقالَ لَها: «أيَّتُها المَرأةُ، أنتِ حُرَّةٌ مِنْ مَرَضِكِ!»

And when Jesus saw her, He called and said to her, Woman, you are released from your infirmity!

13 ث ُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَيهِ عَلَيها، فَاسْتَقامَ ظَهرُها فَوراً، وَشَكَرَتِ اللهَ.

Then He laid hands on her, and instantly she was made straight, and she recognized and thanked and praised God.

14 ف َغَضِبَ رَئِيسُ المَجمَعِ كَثِيراً لِأنَّ يَسُوعَ شَفَى يَومَ السَّبتِ. فَقالَ لِلنّاسِ: «فِي الأُسبُوعِ سِتَّةُ أيّامٍ يُمكِنُ لِلنّاسِ أنْ يَعمَلُوا فِيها، فَتَعالُوا فِي تِلكَ الأيّامِ وَاستَشْفُوا، لَكِنْ لا تَأْتُوا لِتَستَشْفُوا فِي يَومِ السَّبتِ.»

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, There are six days on which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath day.

15 ف َأجابَهُ الرَّبُّ وَقالَ: «أيُّها المُنافِقُونَ، ألا يُخرِجُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ ثَورَهُ أوْ حِمارَهُ مِنَ الحَظِيرَةِ فِي السَّبتِ وَيَقُودُهُ لِيَسقِيهِ؟

But the Lord replied to him, saying, You playactors (hypocrites)! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it out to water it?

16 و َالآنَ هَذِهِ المَرأةُ هِيَ مِنْ نَسلِ إبراهِيْمَ، وَقَدْ رَبَطَها الشَّيطانُ ثَمانِيَ عَشرَةَ سَنَةً. أفَلا يَجوزُ أنْ تَتَحَرَّرَ فِي السَّبتِ مِمّا رَبَطَها؟»

And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

17 ف َلَمّا قالَ هَذا، أخزَى الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُعارِضُونَهُ. وَكانَ النّاسُ مُبتَهِجِينَ بِسَبَبِ كُلِّ الأعمالِ العَجِيبَةِ الَّتِي صَنَعَها يَسُوعُ. مَثَلا بِذرةُ الخَردَلِ وَالخَميرَة

Even as He said this, all His opponents were put to shame, and all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

18 و َقالَ أيضاً: «كَيفَ أصِفُ لَكُمْ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ؟ وَبِماذا أُشَبِّهُهُ؟

This led Him to say, What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

19 إ نَّهُ يُشبِهُ بِذرَةَ خَردَلٍ أخَذَها إنسانٌ وَزَرَعَها فِي بُستانِهِ، فَنَمَتْ وَصارَتْ شَجَرَةً. وَصَنَعَتْ طُيُورُ السَّماءِ أعشاشَها فِي أغصانِها.»

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds found shelter and roosted and nested in its branches.

20 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «أوْ بِماذا أُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ؟

And again He said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

21 إ نَّهُ يُشبِهُ خَمِيرَةً أخَذَتْها امْرأةٌ وَخَلَطَتْها فِي ثَلاثَةِ مَقادِيْرَ مِنَ الطَّحِينِ حَتَّى اختَمَرَ العَجينُ كُلُّهُ.» البابُ الضَّيِّق

It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour or meal until it was all leavened (fermented).

22 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ يَمُرُّ عَبرَ المُدُنِ وَالقُرَى، يُعَلِّمُ النّاسَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

journeyed on through towns and villages, teaching, and making His way toward Jerusalem.

23 ف َقالَ لَهُ أحَدُهُمْ: «يا سَيِّدُ، هَلِ الَّذِينَ سَيَخلُصُونَ قَلِيلُونَ؟» فَقالَ لَهُ:

And someone asked Him, Lord, will only a few be saved (rescued, delivered from the penalties of the last judgment, and made partakers of the salvation by Christ)? And He said to them,

24 « اجتَهِدْ لِلدُّخُولِ مِنَ البابِ الضَّيِّقِ. لِأنِّي أقُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ كَثِيرِينَ سَيُحاوِلُونَ الدُّخُولَ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَقدِرُوا.

Strive to enter by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

25 ف َبَعدَ أنْ يَقُومَ رَبُّ البَيتِ وَيُغلِقَ البابَ، سَتَقِفُونَ خارِجاً وَسَتَقرَعُونَ عَلَى البابِ وَتَقولونَ: ‹افتَحْ لَنا يا رَبُّ!› لَكِنَّهُ سَيُجِيبُكُمْ: ‹لا أعرِفُكُمْ وَلا أعرِفُ مِنْ أينَ أنتُمْ.›

When once the Master of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us! He will answer you, I do not know where '> what household—certainly not Mine] you come from.

26 ح ِينَئِذٍ سَتَقُولُونَ: ‹لَقَدْ أكَلْنا مَعَكَ، وَشَرِبْنا مَعَكَ، وَقَدْ عَلَّمْتَ فِي شَوارِعِنا.›

Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.

27 ف َيُجِيبُكُمْ: ‹لا أعرِفُكُمْ، وَلا أعرِفُ مِنْ أينَ أنتُمْ. فَاغرُبُوا عَنْ وَجهِي كُلُّكُمْ يا فاعِلِي الشَّرِّ.›

But He will say, I tell you, I do not know where '> what household—certainly not Mine] you come from; depart from Me, all you wrongdoers!

28 و َسَتَبكُونَ وَتَصِرُّونَ بِأسنانِكُمْ حِينَ تَرَونَ إبراهِيمَ وَإسْحَقَ وَيَعقُوبَ وَكُلَّ الأنبِياءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، بَينَما أنتُمْ مَطرُودُونَ خارِجاً.

There will be weeping and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves being cast forth (banished, driven away).

29 و َسَيَأْتِي النّاسُ مِنَ الشَّرقِ وَالغَربِ وَالشَّمالِ وَالجَنُوبِ لِيَأْخُذُوا أماكِنَهُمْ حَولَ المائِدَةِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.

And will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit down (feast at table) in the kingdom of God.

30 ف َآخِرُ النّاسِ الآنَ سَيَكُونُونَ حِينَئِذٍ أوَّلَ النّاسِ، وَأوَّلُ النّاسِ الآنَ سَيَكُونُونَ حِينَئِذٍ آخِرَ النّاسِ!» يَسُوعُ سَيُمُوتُ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْس

And behold, there are some last who will be first, and there are some first who will be last.

31 ف ِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، جاءَ بَعضُ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ إلَى يَسُوعَ وَقالُوا لَهُ: «اترُكْ هَذا المَكانَ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى مَكانٍ آخَرَ. فَهِيرُودُوسُ يَسعَى إلَى قَتلِكَ.»

At that very hour some Pharisees came up and said to Him, Go away from here, for Herod is determined to kill You.

32 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «اذهَبُوا وَقُولُوا لِذَلِكَ الثَّعلَبِ: ‹ها إنَّني أطرُدُ أرواحاً شِرِّيرَةً مِنَ النّاسِ، وَأشفِيهُمِ اليَومَ وَغَداً. وَفِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ سَأُكمِلُ عَمَلِي.›

And He said to them, Go and tell that fox, Behold, I drive out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish (complete) My course.

33 غ َيرَ أنَّهُ يَنْبَغِيُ عَلَيَّ أنْ أمضِيَ فِي طَرِيقِي اليَومَ وَغَداً وَبَعدَ غَدٍ. لِأنَّهُ لا يُمكِنُ لِنَبِيٍّ أنْ يَمُوتَ خارِجَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

Nevertheless, I must continue on My way today and tomorrow and the day after that—for it will never do for a prophet to be destroyed away from Jerusalem!

34 ي ا قُدسُ، يا قُدْسُ، يا مَنْ تَقتُلِينَ الأنبِياءَ وَتَرجُمِينَ رُسُلَ اللهِ إلَيكِ! كَثِيراً ما اشتَقتُ أنْ أجمَعَ أبناءَكِ مَعاً كَدَجاجَةٍ تَجمَعُ صِغارَها تَحتَ جَناحَيْها! لَكِنَّكُمْ رَفَضْتُمْ.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who continue to kill the prophets and to stone those who are sent to you! How often I have desired and yearned to gather your children together, as a hen her young under her wings, but you would not!

35 ه ا إنَّ بَيتَكُمْ سَيُترَكُ لَكُمْ فارِغاً! وَأقُولُ لَكُمْ، لَنْ تَرَونِي مَرَّةً أُخْرَى إلَى أنْ تَقُولُوا: ‹مُبارَكٌ هُوَ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.› »

Behold, your house is forsaken (abandoned, left to you destitute of God’s help)! And I tell you, you will not see Me again until the time comes when you shall say, Blessed (to be celebrated with praises) is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!