1 J esus and His followers were near Jerusalem at the Mount of Olives. They were in the towns of Bethphage and Bethany. Jesus sent two of His followers on ahead.

وَإذِ اقتَرَبُوا مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدسِ، عِنْدَ بَلْدَةَ بَيتَ فاجِي وَبَيتَ عَنْيا قُرْبَ جَبَلِ الزَّيتُونِ، أرسَلَ يَسُوعُ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ،

2 H e said to them, “Go into the town over there. As soon as you get there, you will find a young donkey tied. No man has ever sat on it. Let the donkey loose and bring it here.

وَقالَ لَهُما: «اذهَبا إلَى القَريَةِ الَّتي أمامَكُما. وَعِندَما تَدخُلانِها، سَتَجِدانِ حِماراً صَغِيراً مَربُوطاً لَمْ يَركَبْهُ أحَدٌ مِنْ قَبلُ، فَحُلّاهُ وَأحضِراهُ.

3 I f anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing that?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it. He will send it back again soon.’”

فَإذا سَألَكُما أحَدٌ لِماذا تَفعَلانِ ذَلكَ، قُولا: ‹الرَّبُّ يَحتاجُ إلَيهِ. وَسَيُعِيدُهُ قَرِيباً.›»

4 T he two followers went on their way. They found the young donkey tied by the door where two streets crossed. They took the rope off its neck.

فَذَهَبَ التِّلميذانِ وَوَجَدا الحِمارَ مَربُوطاً عِنْدَ أحَدِ الأبوابِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، فَحَلّاهُ.

5 S ome men were standing there. They said to the two followers, “Why are you taking the rope off that young donkey?”

وَكانَ بَعضُ النّاسِ يَقِفُونَ هُناكَ فَقالُوا لَهُما: «لِماذا تَحُلّانِ الحِمارَ؟»

6 T he two followers told them what Jesus had said and the men let them take the donkey.

فَقالا لَهُمْ كَما أوصاهُما يَسوعُ، فَسَمَحُوا لَهُما.

7 T hey brought it to Jesus and put their coats over it. Jesus sat on the donkey.

وَأحضَرَ التِّلمِيذانِ الحِمارَ الصَّغِيرَ إلَى يَسُوعَ، وَوَضَعا ثِيابَهُما عَلَىْ الحِمارِ، فَجَلَسَ يَسوعُ عَلَيهِ.

8 M any people put their clothes down on the road. Others cut branches off the trees and put them down on the road.

وَكانَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ النّاسِ يَفرِشُونَ أردِيَتَهُمْ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَآخَرُونَ فَرَشُوا أغصاناً قَطَعُوها مِنَ الحُقُولِ.

9 T hose who went in front and those who followed spoke with loud voices, “Greatest One! Great and honored is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!

وَكانَ النّاسُ مَنْ أمامِهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَهتِفُونَ: «يَعيشُ المَلِكُ! مُبارَكٌ هُوَ الآتِي بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

10 G reat is the coming holy nation of our father David. It will come in the name of the Lord, Greatest One in the highest heaven.”

مُبارَكَةٌ مَملَكَةُ أبِينا داوُدُ الآتِيَةُ، يَعيشُ المَلكُ في عُلاه.»

11 J esus came to Jerusalem and went into the house of God. He looked around at everything. Then He went with the twelve followers to the town of Bethany because it was late. The Fig Tree with No Fruit

ثُمَّ دَخَلَ يَسُوعُ إلَى القُدسِ وَاتَّجَهَ إلَى ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَكانَ المَساءُ قَدْ حَلَّ، فألقَى يَسوعُ نَظْرَةً عَلَىْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ حَولَهُ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ مَعَ الاثنِي عَشَرَ إلَى بَيتَ عَنْيا. يَسُوعُ يَلعَنُ شَجَرَةَ التِّين

12 T hey came from Bethany the next morning. Jesus was hungry.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، بَينَما هُمْ يُغادِرُونَ بَيتَ عَنْيا، جاعَ يَسُوعُ،

13 A long the road He saw a fig tree with leaves on it. He went over to see if it had any fruit. He saw nothing but leaves. It was not the right time for figs.

وَشاهَدَ مِنْ بَعيدٍ شَجَرَةَ تِينٍ مُورِقَةً. فَتَوَجَّهَ إلَيها لَعَلَّهُ يَجِدُ فِيها بَعْضَ الثِّمارِ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ سِوَى الأوراقِ، وَذَلِكَ لِأنَّ المَوسِمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَوسِمَ إثمارِ التِّينِ.

14 J esus said to the tree, “Let no one ever again eat fruit from you.” His followers heard Him say it. Jesus Stops the Buying and the Selling in the House of God

فَقالَ يَسُوعُ لِلشَّجَرَةِ: «لا يَأكُلْ مِنْكِ أحَدٌ بَعْدَ الآنَ!» وَسَمِعَ تَلامِيذُهُ ما قالَهُ. يَسُوعُ يَطرُدُ التُّجّارَ مِنْ ساحَةِ الهَيكَل

15 T hen they came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the house of God. He began to make the people leave who were selling and buying in the house of God. He turned over the tables of the men who changed money. He turned over the seats of those who sold doves.

ثُمَّ دَخَلُوا إلَى القُدْسِ. فَلَمّا دَخَلُوا ساحَةَ الهَيكَلِ، طَرَدَ يَسُوعُ تُجّاراً كانُوا يَبِيعُونَ وَيَشتَرُونَ هُناكَ، وَقَلَبَ مَوائِدَ الصَرّافينَ، وَمَقاعِدَ باعَةِ الحَمامِ.

16 H e would not allow anyone to carry a pot or pan through the house of God.

وَلَمْ يَسمَحْ لِأحَدٍ بِعُبورِ السّاحَةِ وَهُوَ يَحمِلُ أيَّ غَرَضٍ.

17 H e taught them saying, “Is it not written, ‘My house is to be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? You have made it a place of robbers.”

وَابتَدَأ يُعَلِّمُ النّاسَ وَيَقولُ: «ألَيسَ مَكتُوباً: ‹بَيتِي يُدعَى بَيتَ صَلاةٍ لِجَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ›؟ لَكِنَّكُمْ حَوَّلتُمُوهُ إلَى ‹وَكْرِ لُصُوصِ!› »

18 T he teachers of the Law and the religious leaders of the Jews heard it. They tried to find some way to put Jesus to death. But they were afraid of Him because all the people were surprised and wondered about His teaching.

وَسَمِعَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ بِما حَدَثَ، فَبَدَأوا يَبحَثُونَ عَنْ طَرِيقَةٍ يَقتُلُونَهُ بِها. لَكِنَّهُمْ كانُوا يَخافُونَ مِنْهُ لأنَّ تَعلِيمَهُ كانَ يُدهِشُ الجَمِيعَ.

19 W hen evening came, Jesus and His followers went out of the city. The Fig Tree Dries Up

وَلَمّا حَلَّ المَساءُ، خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيذُهُ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ. قُوَّةُ الإيمان

20 I n the morning they passed by the fig tree. They saw it was dried up from the roots.

وَفِي صَباحِ اليَومِ التّالِي، وَبَينَما هُمْ سائِرُونَ، رَأَوْا شَجَرَةَ التِّينِ وَقَدْ يَبِسَتْ مِنْ جُذُورِها.

21 P eter remembered what had happened the day before and said to Jesus, “Teacher, see! The fig tree which You spoke to has dried up!”

فَتَذَكَّرَ بُطرُسُ الأمْرَ وَقالَ لِيَسُوعَ: «انظُرْ يا مُعَلِّمُ! الشَّجَرَةُ الَّتِي لَعَنْتَها قَدْ يَبُسَتْ.»

22 J esus said to them, “Have faith in God.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «آمِنُوا بِاللهِ،

23 F or sure, I tell you, a person may say to this mountain, ‘Move from here into the sea.’ And if he does not doubt, but believes that what he says will be done, it will happen.

فَأقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، مَنْ قالَ لِهَذا الجَبَلِ: ‹لِتُقلَعْ مِنْ مَكانِكَ وَتُلْقَ فِيْ البَحْرِ،› وَلا يَشُكُّ فِي قَلْبِهِ، بَلْ يُؤْمِنُ بِأنَّ ما يَقُولُهُ سَيَحدُثُ، فَإنَّ كَلامَهُ سَيَتَحَقَّقُ لَهُ.

24 B ecause of this, I say to you, whatever you ask for when you pray, have faith that you will receive it. Then you will get it.

لِهَذا أقُولُ لَكُمْ، كُلُّ ما تَطلُبُونَهُ وَأنْتُمْ تُصَلُّونَ، آمِنوا بِأنَّهُ لَكُمْ، فَيَكونَ لَكُمْ.

25 W hen you stand to pray, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your sins also.

وَإذا هَمَمْتُمْ بِالصَلاةِ، فَاغْفِروا أوَّلاً إنْ كانَ فيكُمْ أيُّ شَيءٍ ضِدَّ شَخْصٍ آخَرِ، حَتَّى يَغفِرَ أبُوكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ زَلّاتِكُمْ.

26 I f you do not forgive them their sins, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.”

فَإنْ لَمْ تَغفِرُوا لِلآخَرِينَ، لا يَغفِرُ لَكُمْ أبُوكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّماءِ زَلّاتِكُمْ.» التّشكيكُ بِسُلطانِ يَسُوع

27 T hey came again to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking around in the house of God. The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and other leaders came to Him.

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، عادُوا إلَى القُدسِ. وَبَينَما كانَ يَسُوعُ يَسِيرُ فِي ساحَةِ الهَيكَلِ، جاءَ إلَيهِ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ، وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ.

28 T hey asked, “How do You have the right and the power to do these things? Who gave You the right and the power to do them?”

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

29 J esus said to them, “I will ask you one thing also. If you tell Me, then I will tell you by what right and power I do these things.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «وَسَأسألُكُمْ أنا أيضاً، فَأَجيبونِي أُخبِرْكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أفعَلُ هَذِاَ:

30 W as the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Tell Me.”

هَلْ كانَتْ مَعمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنّا مِنَ اللهِ أمْ مِنَ النّاسِ؟ أجِيبُونِي.»

31 T hey talked among themselves. They said, “If we say from heaven, He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

فَتَشاوروا فِي ما بَينَهُمْ وَقالوا: «إنْ قُلْنا إنَّها مِنَ اللهِ، فَسَيَقُولُ لَنا: ‹لِماذا إذاً لَمْ تَقبَلُوها؟›

32 B ut how can we say, ‘From men’?” They were afraid of the people because everyone believed that John was one who spoke for God.

وَإنْ قُلْنا إنَّها مِنَ النّاسِ، فَإنَّ الشَّعبَ سَيَثورُ عَلَينا.» وَكانَ القادَةُ يَخافُونَ مِنَ الشَّعبِ، لِأنَّ الجَمِيعَ كانوا يَعْتَبِرونَ يُوحَنّا نَبِيّاً بِالفِعِلِ.

33 S o they said, “We do not know.” Then Jesus said, “Then I will not tell you by what right and power I do these things.”

فَأجابُوا يَسُوعَ وَقالُوا: «لا نَعلَمُ.» فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَلا أنا أُخبِرُكُمْ بِأيِّ سُلطانٍ أفعَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ.»