1 ¶ And it came to pass as he went into the house of one of the princes of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day that they watched him.

وَفِي أحَدِ أيّامِ السَّبتِ، ذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ إلَى بَيتِ أحَدِ قادَةِ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ لِيَتَناوَلَ الطَّعامَ. وَكانَ الحاضِرُونَ هُناكَ يُراقِبُونَ يَسُوعَ عَنْ قُربٍ.

2 A nd, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy.

وَرَأى يَسوعُ رَجُلاً مُصاباً بِمَرَضِ الاستِسقاءِ.

3 A nd Jesus, answering, spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

فَوَجَّهَ يُسَوعُ حَدِيثَهُ إلَى خُبَراءِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَقالَ: «أيَجُوزُ الشِّفاءُ يَومَ السَّبتِ أمْ لا؟»

4 A nd they were silent. And he took him and healed him and dismissed him

فَلَمْ يُجيبوهُ، فَأمسَكَ يَسُوعُ بِالرَّجُلِ المَرِيضِ وَشَفاهُ، ثُمَّ صَرَفَهُ.

5 a nd answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لَوْ سَقَطَ ابنُ أحَدِكُمْ أوْ ثَورُهُ فِي بِئْرٍ، أقَلا يَسحَبُهُ وَيُخرِجُهُ فَوراً حَتَّى وَإنْ حَدَثَ ذَلِكَ يَومَ سَبتِ؟»

6 A nd they could not answer him as to these things.

فَلَمْ يَقدِرُوا أنْ يُجِيبُوهُ! التَّواضُع

7 ¶ And observing how they chose the first seats at the table, he put forth a parable to those who were invited, saying unto them,

وَلاحَظَ يَسُوعُ أنَّ الضُّيُوفَ كانُوا يَختارُونَ لِأنفُسِهِمْ أفضَلَ الأماكنِ للِجُلوسِ، فَرَوَى لَهُمْ هَذا المَثَلَ:

8 W hen thou art called to a wedding by anyone, do not sit down in the highest place, lest a more honourable man than thou be invited of him,

«عِندَما يَدعُوكَ شَخصٌ إلَى حَفلَةِ عُرسٍ، فَلا تَجلِسْ فِي أفضَلِ مَكانٍ. فَلَرُبَّما دُعِيَ مَنْ يُعتَبَرُ أكثَرَ أهَمِّيَّةً مِنكَ.

9 a nd he that called thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place, and thou begin with shame to have the lowest place.

حينَئِذٍ سَيَأْتِي الَّذِي دَعاكُما لِيَقُولَ لَكَ: ‹أعطِ هَذا الرَّجُلَ مَكانَكَ.› فَتَضْطَرُّ مُحرَجاً أنْ تَنتَقِلَ إلَى مَكانٍ أدنَى.

10 B ut when thou art called, go and sit down in the lowest place that when he that invited thee comes, he may say unto thee, Friend, come up higher; then shalt thou have glory in the presence of those that sit at the table with thee.

«لَكِنْ حِينَ تُدعَى، اذْهَبْ وَاجلِسْ فِي أدنَى مَكانٍ. وَحِينَ يَأْتِي مُضِيفُكَ، سَيَقُولُ لَكَ: ‹انتَقِلْ إلَى مَكانٍ أفضَلَ أيُّها الصَّدِيقُ.› حينَئِذٍ تَحصُلُ عَلَى كَرامَةٍ أمامَ كُلِّ الجالِسيِنَ.

11 F or whosoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

فَمَنْ يَرفَعُ نَفسَهُ سَيُذَلُّ، وَمَنْ يَتَواضَعُ سَيُرفَعُ.» سَتُكافَأُون

12 T hen said he also to him that invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

ثُمَّ قالَ لِلَّذِي دَعاهُ: «عِندَما تُقِيمُ غَداءً أوْ عَشاءً، لا تَدعُ جِيرانَكَ الأغنِياءَ وَأصدِقاءَكَ وَإخوَتَكَ وَأقرِباءَكَ، فَهُمْ بِدَورِهِمْ سَيَدعُونَكَ وَيُعَوِّضُونَكَ.

13 B ut when thou makest a banquet, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,

لَكِنْ حِينَ تُقِيمُ مَأْدُبَةً، ادْعُ الفُقَراءَ وَالمُعَوَّقِيْنَ وَالعُرجَ وَالعُميَ.

14 a nd thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

وَهَكَذا تَتَبارَكُ، لِأنَّ لَيْسَ لَدَيهِمْ ما يُعَوِّضُونَكَ بِهِ، بَلْ سَتُعَوَّضُ عِندَ قِيامَةِ الأبرارِ.» مَثَلُ الوَليمَة

15 ¶ And when one of those that sat at the table with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

فَسَمِعَ أحَدُ الجالِسِينَ عَلَى المائِدَةِ هَذا الكَلامَ، فَقالَ لِيَسُوعَ: «هَنِيئاً لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَتَعَشَّى فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ!»

16 T hen said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper and called many

فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «كانَ رَجُلٌ يُعِدُّ لِوَلِيمَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، وَدَعا أشخاصاً كَثِيرِينَ.

17 a nd sent his slave at supper time to say to those that were called, Come, for all things are now ready.

وَفِي وَقتِ الوَلِيمَةِ أرسَلَ خادِمَهُ لِيَقُولَ لِلمَدعُوِّينَ: ‹تَعالَوا لِأنَّ العَشاءَ جاهِزٌ!›

18 A nd they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

فَابتَدَأُوا جَمِيعاً يَختَلِقُونَ الأعذارَ. قالَ الأوَّلُ: ‹لَقَدِ اشتَرَيتُ حَقلاً، وَعَلَيَّ أنْ أخرُجَ وَأراهُ، فَاعذُرنِي مِنْ فَضلِكَ.›

19 A nd another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

وَقالَ آخَرٌ أيضاً: ‹لَقَدِ اشتَرَيتُ لِلتَّوِّ عَشْرَةَ ثِيرانٍ وَأنا الآنَ ذاهِبٌ لِأُجَرِّبَها، فَاعذُرْنِي مِنْ فَضلِكَ.›

20 A nd another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

وَقالَ آخَرُ أيضاً: ‹لَقَدْ تَزَوَّجتُ مُنْذُ فَترَةٍ قَصيرَةٍ، وَلا أستَطِيعُ أنْ آتِيَ.›

21 S o that slave came and showed his lord these things. Then the husband of the house, being angry, said to his slave, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the halt and the blind.

«وَلَمّا عادَ الخادِمُ أخبَرَ سَيِّدَهُ بِكُلِّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورِ. فَغَضِبَ سَيِّدُ البَيتِ وَقالَ لِخادِمِهِ: ‹اخرُجْ بِسُرعَةٍ إلَى شَوارِعِ المَدِينَةِ وَأزِقَّتِها، وَأحضِرِ الفُقَراءَ وَالمُعَوَّقِيْنَ وَالعُرجَ إلَى هُنا!›

22 A nd the slave said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

«فَعادَ الخادِمُ وَقالَ لَهُ: ‹يا سَيِّدُ، ما أمَرتَ بِهِ قَدْ تَمَّ. وَما يَزالُ هُناكَ مُتَّسَعٌ.›

23 A nd the lord said unto the slave, Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be filled.

فَقالَ السَّيِّدُ لِلخادِمِ: ‹اخرُجْ إلَى الطُّرُقاتِ الرِّيفِيَّةِ وَإلَى أسيِجَةِ الحُقُولِ وَألزِمِ النّاسَ بِالمَجِيءِ لِكَيْ يَمتَلِئَ بَيتِي.

24 F or I say unto you, That none of those men which were called shall taste of my supper.

فَإنِّي أقُولُ لَكُمْ، إنَّهُ لَنْ يَذُوقَ وَلِيمَتِي أحَدٌ مِنَ أولَئِكَ الَّذينَ دَعَوتُهُمْ أوَّلاً!›» حِسابُ التَّكلُفَة

25 ¶ And great multitudes went with him, and he turned and said unto them,

وَكانَتْ جَماهِيرُ غَفِيرَةٌ تَمشِي مَعَهُ، فَالتَفَتَ وَقالَ لَهُمْ:

26 I f anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, and even his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

«عَلَى مَنْ يَأْتِي إلَيَّ أنْ يُحِبَّنِي أكثَرَ مِمّا يُحِبُّ أباهُ وَأُمَّهُ وَزَوجَتُهُ وَأبناءَهُ وَإخوَتَهُ وَأخَواتِهِ وَحَتَّى حَياتَهِ، وَإلّا فَإنَّهُ لا يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَكُونَ تِلمِيذاً لِي.

27 A nd whosoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

وَمَنْ لا يَحمِلُ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتبَعُنِي لا يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَكُونَ لِي تِلمِيذاً.

28 F or which of you intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it?

«إذا أرادَ أحَدُكُمْ أنْ يَبنِيَ بُرجاً، أفَلا يَجلِسُ أوَّلاً لِيَحسِبَ التَّكلِفَةَ؟ ألا يَحسِبُها لِيَرَى إنْ كانَ لَدَيهِ كُلُّ ما يَلزَمُ لإكمالِهِ؟

29 L est perhaps after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

وَإلّا فَإنَّهُ قَدْ يَضَعُ الأساسَ وَيَعجَزُ عَنْ إتمامِهِ. حينَئِذٍ، سَيَهزَأُ بِهِ كُلُّ مَنْ يَرَى ما حَدَثَ.

30 s aying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

وَسَيَقُولُ النّاسُ: ‹بَدَأ هَذا الرَّجُلُ يَبنِي بُرجاً، لَكِنَّهُ عَجِزَ عَنْ إتمامِهِ.›

31 O r what king going to make war against another king does not sit down first and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand?

«وَإذا أرادَ مَلِكٌ أنْ يُحارِبَ مَلِكاً آخَرَ، أفَلا يَجلِسُ أوَّلاً مَعَ مُستَشارِيهِ لِيَرَى إنْ كانَ قادِراً بِعَشْرَةِ آلافِ جُندِيٍّ عَلَى مُواجَهَةِ المَلِكِ الآخَرِ الَّذِي يُهاجِمُهُ بِعِشرِيْنَ ألفِ جُندِيٍّ؟

32 O r else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy and desires conditions of peace.

فَإذا لَمْ يَكُنْ قادِراً عَلَى ذَلِكَ، سَيُرسِلُ إلَى عَدُوِّهِ وَفداً وَهُوَ ما يَزالُ بَعِيداً، لِيُناقِشَ مَعَهُ شُرُوطَ الصُّلحِ. إذا فَقَدَ المِلْحُ مَذاقَه

33 S o likewise, any one of you that does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.

«فَمَنْ لا يَتَخَلَّى مِنكُمْ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ، لا يَقدِرُ أنْ يَكُونَ تِلمِيذاً لِي.

34 S alt is good; but if the salt has lost its savour, with what shall it be seasoned?

المِلحُ جَيِّدٌ، لَكِنْ إذا فَقَدَ مَذاقَهُ، فَبِماذا نُعالِجُهُ لِيَعُودَ صالِحاً؟

35 I t is neither good for the land, nor for the dunghill; it is cast out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

إنَّهُ بِلا فائِدَةٍ حَتَّىْ لِلتُّربَةِ أوِ الزِّبلِ، بَلْ يَرمِيهِ النّاسُ خارِجاً. مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنانِ، فَلْيَسمَعْ.»