1 و َكانَ يَسُوعُ يُعَلِّمُ النّاسَ ذاتَ يَومٍ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ وَيُعلِنُ بِشارَتَهُ. فَاجتَمَعَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ مَعَ الشُّيُوخِ وَجاءُوا إلَيهِ،

¶ And it came to pass that on one of those days as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the princes of the priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders

2 و َقالُوا: «أخبِرنا بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ تَفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، وَمَنِ الَّذِي أعطاكَ هَذا السُّلطانَ؟»

and spoke unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

3 ف َأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَسَأسألُكُمْ أنا أيضاً فَأجيبوني:

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing, and answer me:

4 ه َلْ كانَتْ مَعمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنّا بِسُلطانٍ مِنَ اللهِ، أمْ بِسُلطُانٍ مِنَ النّاسِ؟»

The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?

5 ف َناقَشُوا الأمرَ فِيما بَينَهُمْ: «إنْ قُلنا مِنَ السَّماءِ سَيَقُولُ: ‹فَلِماذا لَمْ تُصَدِّقُوهُ؟›

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

6 و َإنْ قُلْنا مِنَ النّاسِ، فَسَيَرجُمُنا كُلُّ النّاسِ لِأنَّهُمْ مُقتَنِعُونَ بِأنَّ يُوحَنّا كانَ نَبِيّاً.»

But and if we say, Of men, all the people will stone us; for they are certain that John was a prophet.

7 ف َقالُوا إنَّهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَ مَصدَرَ مَعمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنّا.

And they answered that they knew not from where.

8 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَلا أنا أُخبِرُكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ.» اللهُ يُرسِلُ ابنَه

Then Jesus said unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

9 ث ُمَّ راحَ يَسُوعُ يَروِي لِلنّاسِ هَذا المَثَلَ: «غَرَسَ رَجُلٌ كَرماً. ثُمَّ أجَّرَهُ لِبَعضِ الفَلّاحِينَ وَسافَرَ بَعِيداً مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً.

¶ And he began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far country for a long time.

10 و َجاءَ وَقتُ الحَصادِ. فَأرسَلَ خادِماً إلَى الفَلّاحِينَ لِكَي يُعطُوهُ شَيئاً مِنْ نَتاجِ الكَرمِ. لَكِنَّ الفَلّاحِينَ ضَرَبُوهُ وَصَرَفُوهُ فارِغَ اليَدَينِ.

And at the season he sent a slave to the husbandmen that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard, but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty.

11 ف َأرسَلَ أيضاً خادِماً آخَر، لَكِنَّهُمْ ضَرَبُوا هَذا أيضاً، وَعامَلُوهُ مُعامَلةً مُخزِيَةً، وَصَرَفُوهُ فارِغَ اليَدَينِ.

And again he sent another slave, and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty.

12 ف َأرسَلَ أيضاً خادِماً ثالِثاً، لَكِنَّهُمْ جَرَّحُوا هَذا أيضاً وَطَرَدُوهُ خارِجاً.

And again he sent a third, and they wounded him also and cast him out.

13 « فَقالَ صاحِبُ الكَرمِ: ‹ماذا عَسايَ أفعَلُ؟ سَأُرسِلُ ابنِيَ حَبيبيَ نَفسَهُ. فَرُبَّما يَحتَرِمُونَهُ.›

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

14 ل َكِنْ عِندَما رَأى الفَلّاحُونَ الابنَ، تَشاوَرُوا فِيما بَينَهُمْ وَقالُوا: ‹هَذا هُوَ الوَرِيثُ، فَلنَقتُلْهُ لِكَي نَسْتولي عَلَى المِيراثِ.›

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him that the inheritance may be ours.

15 ف َألقُوهُ خارِجَ الكَرمِ وَقَتَلُوهُ. فَماذا تَظُنُّونَ أنَّ صاحِبَ الكَرمِ سَيَفعَلُ بِهِمْ؟

So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16 س َيَأْتِي وَيَقتُلُ هَؤُلاءِ الفَلّاحِينَ، وَيُعطِي الكَرمَ لِغَيرِهِمْ.» فَلَمّا سَمِعُوا هَذا قالُوا: «حاشا! لا يَكُونُ هَذا أبَداً!»

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, May it not be!

17 ل َكِنَّ يَسُوعُ نَظَرَ إلَيْهِمْ وَقالَ: «إذاً ما مَعنَى هَذا القَولُ المَكتُوبُ: ‹الحَجَرُ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ البَنّاؤُونَ، هُوَ الَّذِي صارَ حَجَرَ الأساسِ›؟

But he beheld them and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

18 ف َكُلُّ مَنْ يَسقُطُ عَلَى هَذا الحَجَرِ يَنكَسِرُ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ وَقَعَ الحَجَرُ عَلَيهِ يُسحَقُ!»

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

19 و َكانَ مُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَكِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ يَبحَثُونَ عَنْ طَرِيقَةٍ يَقبِضُونَ عَلَيهِ بِها فِي تِلكَ السّاعَةِ، لِأنَّهُمْ عَرَفُوا أنَّهُ كانَ يَقصِدُهُمْ بِالمَثَلِ الَّذِي رَواهُ، لَكِنَّهُمْ خافُوا مِنَ النّاسِ.

And the princes of the priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him, for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them; but they feared the people.

20 ف َأخَذُوا يُراقِبُونَهُ مُراقَبَةً دَقِيقَةً. وَأرسَلُوا إلَيهِ جَواسِيسَ يَتَظاهَرُونَ بِأنَّهُمْ أتقِياءُ، بَينَما كانُوا يُخَطِّطُونَ لاصطِيادِهِ فِي شَيءٍ يَقُولُهُ، لِكَي يَتَمَكَّنوا مِنْ إخضاعِهِ لِسُلطَةِ الوالِي فَيُحاكِمَهُ.

¶ And they watched him and sent forth spies who feigned themselves just men that they might take hold of him as he was speaking, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

21 ف َسَألَهُ الجَواسِيسُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، نَحنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّكَ تَقُولُ وَتُعَلِّمُ الحَقَّ، وَأنَّكَ لا تَتَحَيَّزُ لِأحَدٍ، بَلْ تُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِكُلِّ صِدقٍ.

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither dost thou accept the person of any, but teachest the way of God with truth;

22 ف َقُلْ لَنا، هَلْ يَتَوافَقُ مَعَ الشَّرِيعَةِ أنْ نَدْفَعَ ضَرِيبَةً للِقَيصَرِ أمْ لا؟»

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar or no?

23 ف َأدرَكَ يَسُوعُ نَواياهُمُ الشِّرِيْرَةَ وَقالَ:

But he, perceiving their craftiness, said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

24 « أرُونِي دِيناراً. مَنْ صاحِبُ الرَسمِ وَالاسمِ المَنقُوشَيْنِ عَلَى هَذا الدِّينارِ؟» قالُوا: «القَيْصَرُ.»

Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered and said, Caesar’s.

25 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «إذاً أعطُوا القَيصَرَ ما يَخُصُّهُ، وَأعطُوا اللهَ ما يَخُصُّهُ.»

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and unto God the things which are God’s.

26 ف َعَجِزُوا عَنِ اصطِيادِهِ فِي كَلامِهِ أمامَ النّاسِ، وَذُهِلُوا مِنْ رَدِّهِ، وَسَكَتُوا. الصَّدُّوقِيُّونَ يُحاوِلُونَ الإيقاعَ بِيَسُوع

And they could not take hold of his words before the people, and they marvelled at his answer and were silent.

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

¶ Then certain of the Sadducees came, who deny that there is any resurrection, and they asked him,

28 « 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.›

saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

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

There were therefore seven brethren, and the first took a wife and died without children.

30 ف َتَزَوَّجَها الأخُ الثّانِي،

And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

31 ث ُمَّ الثّالِثُ. وَكَذَلِكَ الأمرُ مَعَ الإخوَةِ السَّبعَةِ، إذْ ماتُوا وَلَمْ يُنجِبُوا أولاداً.

And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also, and they left no children and died.

32 ث ُمَّ ماتَتِ المَرأةُ أيضاً.

Last of all the woman died also.

33 ف َلِمَنْ مِنَ الإخوَةِ السَّبعَةِ تَكُونُ هَذِهِ المَرأةُ زَوجَةً يَومَ القِيامَةِ؟ فَقَدْ تَزَوَّجَ السَّبعَةُ مِنها.»

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be? for seven had her to wife.

34 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «النّاسُ فِي هَذا العالَمِ يَتَزَوَّجُونَ وَيُزَوِّجونَ بَناتِهِمْ،

And Jesus answering said unto them, The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,

35 أ مّا الَّذِينَ يَعتَبِرُهُمُ اللهُ جَدِيرِينَ بِأنْ يَشتَرِكُوا فِي العالَمِ الآتِي وَفِي القِيامَةِ مِنَ المَوتِ، فَلا يَتَزَوَّجُونَ وَلا يُزَوِّجونَ.

but those who are accounted worthy to obtain that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

36 و َكالمَلائِكَةِ، لا يُمكِنُ أنْ يَمُوتُوا فِيما بَعْدُ، بَلْ يَكُونُونَ أبناءَ اللهِ، لِأنَّهُمْ قامُوا مِنَ المَوتِ.

for neither can they die any more, for they are equal unto the angels and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.

37 و َقَدْ بَيَّنَ مُوسَى فِي حادِثَةِ الشُّجَيرَةِ المُشتَعِلَةِ أنَّ اللهَ يُقِيمُ مِنَ المَوتِ. فَقَدْ دُعِيَ الرَّبُّ ‹إلَهَ إبراهِيمَ وَإلَهَ إسْحاقَ وَإلَهَ يَعقُوبَ.›

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed this at the bush when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

38 و َلَيسَ اللهُ إلَهَ أمْواتٍ، بَلْ إلَهُ أحْياءٍ، وَمِنهُ يَنالُ الجَمِيعُ حَياةً.»

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live unto him.

39 ف َقالَ بَعضُ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ: «أحسَنتَ الرَّدَّ يا مُعَلِّمُ!»

¶ Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

40 و َلَمْ يَجرُؤْ أحَدٌ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ أنْ يَسألَهُ مَزِيداً مِنَ الأسئِلَةِ. المَسِيحُ سَيِّدُ داوُد

And after that they dared not ask him any question at all.

41 و َقالَ لَهُمْ أيضاً: «كَيفَ يَقُولُونَ إنَّ المَسِيحَ هُوَ ابنُ داوُدَ؟

And he said unto them, How do they say that the Christ is David’s son?

42 ف َداوُدُ نَفسُهُ يَقُولُ فِي كِتابِ المَزامِيرِ: ‹قالَ الرَّبُّ لِسَيِّدِي: اجلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي

And David himself says in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand

43 إ لَى أنْ أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ مِسنَداً لِقَدَمَيكَ.›

until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 و َهَكَذا فَإنْ كانَ داوُدُ يَدعُو المَسِيحَ سَيِّداً، فَكَيفَ يُمكِنُ لِلمَسِيحِ أنْ يَكُونَ ابنَهُ؟» التَّحذِيْرُ مِنْ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَة

David therefore calls him Lord; how is he then his son?

45 و َبَينَما كانَ كُلُّ الشَّعبِ يَسمَعُونَ، وَجَّهَ يَسُوعُ حَدِيثَهُ إلَى تَلامِيذِهِ وَقالَ:

Then in the audience of all the people, he said unto his disciples,

46 « احذَرُوا مِنْ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ. فَهُمْ يُحِبُّونَ أنْ يَتَجَوَّلُوا وَهُمْ يَلبِسُونَ ثِياباً فاخِرَةً. يُحِبُّونَ أنْ يُحَيِّيهِمُ النّاسُ فِي الأسواقِ تَحِيَّةَ الاحتِرامِ. وَيُحِبُّونَ المَقاعِدَ الأُولَى فِي المَجامِعِ، وَيَجلِسُونَ فِي أفضَلِ الأماكِنِ فِي الوَلائِمِ.

Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love greetings in the markets and the first seats in the synagogues and the first places at suppers;

47 ي َحتالُونَ عَلَى الأرامِلِ وَيَسرِقُونَ بُيُوتَهُنَّ. وَيُصَلُّونَ صَلَواتٍ طَوِيلَةً مِنْ أجلِ لَفتِ الأنظارِ، لِذَلِكَ سَيَنالُونَ عِقاباً أشَدَّ.»

who devour the houses of the widows and for a pretext make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.