1 J esus had been praying. One of His followers said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray as John the Baptist taught his followers.”

وَكانَ يَسُوعُ يُصَلِّي فِي مَكانٍ ما. وَلَمّا انتَهَى مِنَ الصَّلاةِ، قالَ لَهُ واحِدٌ مِنْ تَلامِيذِهِ: «عَلِّمْنا أنْ نُصَلِّي يا رَبُّ، كَما عَلَّمَ يُوحَنّا المَعْمَدانُ تَلامِيذَهُ.»

2 J esus said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy. May Your holy nation come. What You want done, may it be done on earth as it is in heaven.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «حِيْنَ تُصَلُّونَ قُولُوا: ‹يا أبانا، لِيَتَقَدَّسِ اسْمُكَ. لِيَأْتِ مَلَكُوتُكَ.

3 G ive us the bread we need everyday.

أعطِنا خُبزَنا كَفافَ يَومِنا،

4 F orgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Do not let us be tempted.’” A Picture-Story about How to Ask

وَاغفِرْ لَنا خَطايانا، كَما نَغفِرُ نَحنُ أيضاً لِلَّذِينَ يُسِيئُونَ إلَينا. وَلا تُدْخِلنا فِي تَجرِبَةِ.›» وَاصِلُوا الطَّلَب

5 J esus said to them, “If one of you has a friend and goes to him in the night and says, ‘Friend, give me three loaves of bread,

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُمْ: «لِنَفرِضْ أنَّهُ كانَ لِأحَدِكُمْ صَدِيقٌ، فَذَهَبَ إلَيهِ فِي مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ وَقالَ لَهُ: ‹يا صَدِيقِي، أقرِضْنِي ثَلاثَةَ أرغِفَةٍ،

6 f or a friend of mine is on a trip and has stopped at my house. I have no food to give him.’

فَقَدْ جاءَ إلَيَّ ضَيفٌ مُسافِرٌ، وَلَيسَ لَدَيَّ شَيءٌ أضَعُهُ أمامَهُ.›

7 T he man inside the house will say, ‘Do not trouble me. The door is shut. My children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you bread.’

فَأجابَهُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الدّاخِلِ: ‹لا تُزعِجْنِي! فَالبابُ مُقفَلٌ، وَأبنائِي فِي الفِراشِ. فَلا يُمكِنُنِي أنْ أنهَضَ لِأُعطِيَكَ.›

8 I say to you, he may not get up and give him bread because he is a friend. Yet, if he keeps on asking, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

أقُولُ لَكُمْ، إنَّهُ سَيَنهَضُ وَيُعطِيهِ قَدْرَ ما يَحتاجُ. رُبَّما لَنْ يُعطِيَهُ بِسَبَبِ صَداقَتِهِما، لَكِنَّهُ سَيُعطِيهِ بِسَبَبِ إلحاحِهِ الشَّدِيدِ.

9 I say to you, ask, and what you ask for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you.

«لِهَذا أقُولُ لَكُمْ: اطلُبُوا تُعْطَوا، اسعُوا تَجِدُوا، اقرَعُوا يُفتَحْ لَكُمْ.

10 F or everyone who asks, will receive what he asks for. Everyone who looks, will find what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks, will have the door opened to him.

لِأنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَطلُبُ يَنالُ، وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَسعَى يَجِدُ، وَمَنْ يَقرَعُ يُفتَحُ لَهُ.

11 “ Would any of you fathers give your son a stone if he asked for bread? Or would you give a snake if he asked for a fish?

أيُّ أبٍ بَينَكُمْ يُعطِي ابنَهُ حَيَّةً حِينَ يَطلُبُ مِنهُ سَمَكَةً؟

12 O r if he asked for an egg, would you give him a small animal with a sting of poison?

أوْ يُعطِيهِ عَقرَباً حِينَ يَطلُبُ مِنهُ بَيضَةً؟

13 Y ou are sinful and you know how to give good things to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” A Nation That Cannot Stand

أنتُمْ، رُغمَ شَرِّكُمْ، تَعرِفُونَ كَيفَ تُعطُونَ أبناءَكُمْ عَطايا حَسَنَةً. أفَلَيْسَ الآبُ السَّماوِيُّ أجدَرَ بِكَثِيرٍ بِأنْ يُعطِيَ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ لِلَّذِينَ يَطلُبُونَهُ؟» قُوَّةُ يَسُوعَ مِنَ الله

14 J esus was putting a demon out of a man who could not speak. When the demon was gone, the man could speak. All the people were surprised and wondered about it.

وَكانَ يَسُوعُ يَطرُدُ رُوحاً شِرِّيراً أخرَسَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ. فَلَمّا خَرَجَ الرُّوحُ الشِّرِّيْرُ، بَدَأ الأخرَسُ يَتَكَلَّمُ. فَذُهِلَتِ جُمُوعُ النّاسِ.

15 S ome of them said, “He puts out demons through Satan, the king of demons.”

لَكِنَّ بَعضَهُمْ قالَ: «إنَّ يَسُوعَ يَطرُدُ الأرواحَ الشِّرِّيْرَةَ بِقُوَّةِ بَعلَزَبُولَ، رَئِيْسِ تِلكَ الأرواحِ.»

16 O thers tried to trap Jesus. They asked for something special to see from heaven.

لَكِنَّ آخَرِيْنَ طَلَبُوا مِنهُ بُرهاناً مِنَ السَّماءِ بِقَصْدِ امتِحانِهِ.

17 B ut He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every nation divided into groups that fight each other will be destroyed. Every family divided into groups that fight each other will not stand.

فَعَرَفَ ما فِي أذهانِهِمْ فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «إنَّ مَصِيرَ كُلِّ مَملَكَةٍ يَنقَسِمُ أهلُها وَيَتَحارَبُونَ هُوَ الخَرابُ. وَمَصِيرُ كُلِّ بَيتٍ يَنقَسِمُ أهلُهُ وَيَتَحارَبُونَ هُوَ السُّقُوطُ.

18 I f Satan is divided against himself, how will his nation stand? And yet you say I put out demons through Satan!

فَإذا كانَ الشَّيطانُ مُنقَسِماً وَيُحارِبُ ذاتَهُ، فَكَيفَ يُمكِنُ أنْ تَصمُدَ مَملَكَتَهُ؟ لِأنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ إنِّي أطرُدُ الأرواحَ الشِّرِّيرَةَ بِقُوَّةِ بَعلَزَبُولَ.

19 I f I put out demons through Satan, by whose help do your sons put them out? Your own sons will say if you are guilty or not.

إنْ كُنتُ أنا أطرُدُ الأرواحَ الشِّرِّيْرَةَ بِقُوَّةِ بَعلَزَبُولَ، فَبِماذا يَطرُدُها تَلامِيذُكُمْ؟ فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَحكُمُونَ عَلَيكُمْ.

20 B ut if I put out demons by the power of God, then the holy nation of God has come to you.

لَكِنْ إنْ كُنتُ أطرُدُ الأرواحَ الشِّرِّيرَةَ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ، فَقَدْ صارَ وَاضِحاً أنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ قَدْ جاءَ إلَيكُمْ.

21 “ When a strong man watches his house and is ready to fight, his things are safe.

«حِينَ يَكُونُ رَجُلٌ قَوِيٌّ مُسَلَّحاً تَسلِيحاً كامِلاً وَيَحرُسُ بَيتَهُ، تَكُونُ مُقتَنَياتُهُ آمِنَةً.

22 W hen a stronger man comes along, he wins the fight. He takes away all the things to fight with that the man of the house had put his trust in. Then the stronger man takes anything he wants from the house.

لَكِنْ حِينَ يَأْتِي مَنْ هُوَ أقوَى مِنهُ وَيُهاجِمُهُ وَيَهزِمُهُ، فَإنَّهُ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ أسلِحَتِهِ الَّتِي كانَ يَتَّكِلُ عَلَيها، ثُمَّ يَقتَسِمُ الغَنائِمَ مَعَ آخَرِينَ.

23 W hoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever does not gather with Me is sending them everywhere. A Person Filled with Bad or Good

مَنْ لَيسَ مَعي فَهُوَ ضِدِّي. وَمَنْ لا يَجمَعُ مَعِي فَهُوَ يُبَعثِرُ.» الإنسانُ الفارِغ

24 “ When a demon is gone out of a man, it goes through dry places to find rest. If it finds none, it says, ‘I will go back to my house I came from.’

وَقالَ: «عِندَما يَخرُجُ رُوحٌ نَجِسٌ مِنْ إنسانٍ، فَإنَّهُ يَجتازُ أماكِنَ جافَّةً ساعِياً إلَى مَكانِ راحَةٍ. وَحينَ لا يَجِدُ مَكانَ راحَةٍ، يَقُولُ: ‹سَأعُودُ إلَى بَيتِي الَّذِي جِئتُ مِنهُ.›

25 W hen the demon comes back, it finds the house cleaned and looking good.

فَيَذهَبُ وَيَجِدُ البَيتَ مُكَنَّساً وَمُرَتَّباً.

26 T hen the demon goes out and comes back bringing seven demons worse than itself. They go in and live there. In the end that man is worse than at the first.”

حينَئِذٍ يَذهَبُ وَيُحضِرُ سَبعَةَ أرواحٍ أُخَرَ تَفُوقُهُ شَرّاً، فَتَدخُلُ وَتَسكُنُ هُناكَ. وَهَكَذا تَكُونُ حالَةُ ذَلِكَ الإنسانِ الأخِيْرَةِ أسوَأ مِنْ حالَتِهِ الأُولَى.» السَّعادَةُ الحَقيقيَّة

27 A s Jesus was talking, a woman of the group said with a loud voice, “The woman is happy who gave You birth and who fed You.”

وَلَمّا قالَ يَسُوعُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، رَفَعَتِ امْرأةٌ بَينَ النّاسِ صَوتَها وَقالَتْ: «هَنِيئاً لِلبَطنِ الَّذِي حَمَلَكَ، وَلِلثَّديَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ أرْضَعاكَ!»

28 B ut He said, “Yes, but those who hear the Word of God and obey it are happy.” Jesus Tells about Jonah

فَقالَ: «بَلْ هَنِيئاً لِلَّذِينَ يَسمَعُونَ كَلامَ اللهِ وَيُطِيعُونَهُ!» المُطالَبَةُ بِبُرهان

29 W hen the people were gathered near Jesus, He said, “The people of this day are sinful. They are looking for something special to see. They will get nothing special to see, except what Jonah the early preacher did.

وَبَيْنَما كانَتْ جُمُوعُ النّاسِ تَتَزايَدُ، قالَ يَسُوعُ: «هَذا الجِيلُ شِرِّيرٌ. يَبحَثُ عَنْ بُرهانٍ لِكَي يُؤمِنَ. وَلَنْ يُعطَى إلّا بُرْهانَ يُونانَ.

30 A s Jonah was something special to the people of the city of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be to the people of this day also.

لِأنَّهُ كَما كانَ يُونانُ بُرهاناً لِأهلِ نِينَوَى، سَيَكُونُ ابنُ الإنسانِ بُرهاناً لِهَذا الجِيلِ.

31 T he queen of the south will stand up on the day men stand before God. She will say the people of this day are guilty because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wise sayings of Solomon. And look, Someone greater than Solomon is here!

«سَتَقِفُ مَلِكَةُ الجَنُوبِ يَومَ الدَّينُونَةِ ضِدَّ هَذا الجِيلِ، وَسَتُبَيِّنُ أنَّهُمْ مُخطِئُونَ. فَقَدْ جاءَتْ مِنْ أقاصِي الأرْضِ لِكَيْ تَسمَعَ حِكمَةَ سُلَيْمانَ. وَالآنَ هُنا أمامَكُمْ مَنْ هُوَ أعظَمُ مِنْ سُلَيْمانَ.

32 T he men of Nineveh will stand up on the day men stand before God. They will say the people of this day are guilty because the men of Nineveh were sorry for their sins and turned from them when Jonah preached. And look, Someone greater than Jonah is here! Jesus Teaches about Light

«كَذَلِكَ سَيَقِفُ أهلُ نِينَوَى يَومَ الدَّينُونَةِ ضِدَّ هَذا الجِيلِ، وَسَيَدِينُونَهُ لأنَّهُمْ تابُوا إذْ سَمِعوا تَحذِيْرَ يُونانَ. وَالآنَ هُنا أمامَكُمْ مَنْ هُوَ أعظَمُ مِنْ يُونانَ.» كُونُوا نُوراً لِلعالَم

33 “ No man lights a lamp and then hides it under a pail. He puts the light on a lamp-stand so those who come in can see it.

وَقالَ يَسُوعُ: «ما مِنْ أحَدٍ يُشعِلُ مِصباحاً وَيَضَعُهُ فِي مَخبَأٍ أوْ تَحتَ إناءٍ، بَلْ يَضَعُهُ عَلَى حَمّالَةٍ لِلمَصابِيْحِ لِكَيْ يَستَطِيعَ الدّاخِلُونَ أنْ يَرَوا النُّورَ.

34 T he eye is the light of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. When your eye is sinful, your whole body is full of darkness.

وَسِراجُ جَسَدِكَ هُوَ عَينُكَ. فَإنْ كانَتْ عَيناكَ صالِحَتَيْنِ، فَإنَّ جَسَدَكَ كُلُّهُ سَيَمتَلِئُ نُوراً. لَكِنْ إنْ كانَتا غَيْرَ صالِحَتَينِ، فَإنَّ جَسَدَكَ أيضاً سَيَمتَلِئُ بِالظُّلمَةِ.

35 B e careful that the light in you is not dark.

فَاحذَرْ مِنْ أنْ يَكُونَ النُّورُ الَّذِي فِيكَ ظُلمَةً فِي حَقِيقَتِهِ!

36 I f your whole body is full of light, with no dark part, then it will shine. It will be as a lamp that gives light.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keeper

فَإنْ كانَ جَسَدُكَ كُلُّهُ مَلِيئاً بِالنُّورِ، وَلَيسَ فِيهِ جانِبٌ مُظلِمٌ، فَسَيَكُونُ كُلُّهُ مُضاءً كَما لَوْ أنَّ مِصباحاً مُنِيراً قَدْ أشرَقَ عَلَيكَ.» يَسُوعُ يُوَبِّخِ الفِرِّيسِيِّين

37 A s Jesus was talking, a proud religious law-keeper asked Him to eat with him. Jesus went to the man’s house and took His place at the table.

وَبَعدَ أنْ أنهَى يَسُوعُ حَدِيثَهُ، دَعاهُ فِرِّيسِيٌّ لِتَناوُلِ الطَّعامِ فِي بَيتِهِ. فَدَخَلَ يَسُوعُ وَجَلَسَ إلَى المائِدَةِ.

38 T he proud religious law-keeper was surprised and wondered why Jesus had not washed before He ate.

فَلاحَظَ الفِرِّيسِيُّ مُندَهِشاً أنَّ يَسُوعَ لَمْ يَغسِلْ يَدَيه أوَّلاً قَبلَ تَناوُلِ الطَّعامِ.

39 B ut the Lord said to him, “You proud religious law-keepers make the outside of the cup and plate clean, but inside you are full of stealing and sinning.

فَقالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «أنتُمِ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ تُنَظِّفُونَ خارِجَ الكَأْسِ أوِ الطَّبَقِ، بَينَما يَملأُ الجَشَعُ وَالخُبثُ دَواخِلَكُمْ.

40 Y ou are foolish. Did not He that made the outside make the inside also?

أيُّها الحَمقَى! ألَيسَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ القِسمَ الخارِجِيَّ قَدْ صَنَعَ القِسمَ الدّاخِلِيَّ أيضاً؟»

41 G ive yourself as a gift and then you will be clean.

فَاصنَعُوا رَحمَةً لِلآخَرِيْنَ مِنْ دَواخِلِكُمْ، وَهَكَذا يُصبِحُ كُلُّ شَيءٍ نَظِيفاً لَكُمْ.

42 “ It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! You give one-tenth part of your spices. But you give no thought to what is right and to the love of God. You should do both of these.

لَكِنْ وَيلٌ لَكُمْ أيُّها الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ، فَأنتُمْ تُقَدِّمونَ عُشراً مِنْ كُلِّ شَيءٍ، حَتَّى مِنَ النَّعناعِ وَالسَّذابِ وَكُلِّ النَّباتاتِ الأُخرَى، لَكِنَّكُمْ تَتَغافَلُونَ عَنِ الإنصافِ وَعَنْ مَحَبَّةِ اللهِ. كانَ عَلَيكُمْ أنْ تَفعَلُوا هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ، مِنْ دُونِ أنْ تُهمِلُوا غَيرَها.

43 “ It is bad for you, proud religious law-keepers! For you like to have the important seats in the places of worship. You like to have people speak good-sounding words to you as you are in the center of town where people gather.

وَيلٌ لَكُمْ أيُّها الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ، لِأنَّكُمْ تُحِبُّونَ الجُلُوسَ عَلَى أفضَلِ المَقاعِدِ فِي المَجامِعِ، وَتَلَقِّي تَحِيّاتِ الاحتِرامِ فِي الأسواقِ.

44 I t is bad for you, teachers of the Law and proud religious law-keepers and you who pretend to be someone you are not! For you are like graves that are hidden. Men walk on graves without knowing they are there.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Men Who Knew the Law

الوَيلُ لَكُمْ لِأنَّكُمْ تُشبِهُونَ قُبوراً بِلا عَلامَةٍ، يَمشِي النّاسُ عَلَيها وَهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَ أنَّها تَحتَهُمْ!» يَسُوعُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى مُعَلِّمِي اليَهُود

45 O ne of the men who knew the Law said to Jesus, “Teacher, You are making us look bad when You speak like this.”

فَقالَ لَهُ أحَدُ خُبَراءِ الشَّرِيعَةِ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، حِينَ تَقُولُ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، فَإنَّكَ تُهِينُنا نَحنُ أيضاً.»

46 J esus said, “It is bad for you also, you men who know the Law! For you put heavy loads on the shoulders of men. But you will not even put your finger on one of these loads to help them.

فَقالَ يَسُوعُ: «وَيلٌ لَكُمْ أنتُمْ أيضاً يا خُبَراءَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، فَأنتُمْ تُرهِقُونَ النّاسَ بِأعباءٍ صَعبَةِ الحَملِ، لَكِنَّكُمْ لا تَلمَسُونَ تِلكَ الأعباءَ بِإحدَى أصابِعِكُمْ.

47 I t is bad for you! For you make beautiful buildings for the graves of the early preachers your fathers killed.

وَيلٌ لَكُمْ لِأنَّكُمْ تَبنُونَ قُبُوراً لِلأنبِياءِ، وَآباؤُكُمْ هُمُ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوهُمْ.

48 Y ou are saying what your fathers did was good, because they killed the early preachers and you are making their graves.

فَأنتُمْ تَرَونَ أفعالَ آبائِكُمْ وَتُوافِقُونَ عَلَيها، لِأنَّهُمْ هُمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوهُمْ، وَأنتُمْ تَبنُونَ قُبُورَهُمْ.

49 “ For this reason the wisdom of God has said, ‘I will send them early preachers and missionaries. Some they will kill and some they will make it very hard for.’

لِهَذا قالَ حِكْمَةُ اللهِ: ‹سَأُرسِلُ لَهُمْ أنبِياءً وَرُسُلاً، فَيَقتُلُونَ مِنهُمْ بَعضاً وَيَضطَهِدُونَ بَعضاً.›

50 T he blood of all the early preachers from the beginning of the world is on the people of this day.

«فَسَيُحاسَبُ هَذا الجِيلُ عَلَى دَمِ كُلِّ الأنبِياءِ الَّذِي سُفِكَ مُنذُ بِدايَةِ العالَمِ:

51 I t will be from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, the one who died between the altar and the house of God. For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will be guilty for this.

مِنْ دَمِ هابِيلَ إلَى دَمِ زَكَرِيّا الَّذِي قُتِلَ بَينَ المَذبَحِ وَالهَيكَلِ. نَعَمْ، أقُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ هَذا الجِيلَ سَيَدفَعُ ثَمَنَ ذَلِكَ الدَّمِ.

52 “ It is bad for you men who know the Law! For you have locked the door to the house of learning. You are not going in yourselves and you do not allow those to go in who are about to go in.”

وَيلٌ لَكُمْ يا خُبَراءَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، لِأنَّكُمْ أخفَيتُمْ مِفتاحَ المَعرِفَةِ، فَلا دَخَلتُمْ أنتُمْ، وَلا سَمَحتُمْ بِالدُّخُولِ لِمَنْ يُرِيدُ.»

53 A s Jesus went away from there, the teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers were very angry and tried to make Him say many things.

وَبَينَما كانَ يَسُوعُ يُغادِرُ ذَلِكَ المَكانَ، اغتاظَ مِنهُ مُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالفِرِّيسِيُّونَ كَثِيراً، وَبَدَأُوا يَستَفهِمُونَ مِنهُ بِحِدَّةٍ عَنْ مَسائِلَ كَثِيرَةٍ.

54 T hey planned against Jesus and tried to trap Him with something He might say.

مُتَرَصِّدينَ لَهُ، لَعَلَّهُمْ يُمسِكُونَ عَلَيهِ مَمسَكاً فِي شَيءٍ يَقُولُهُ.