1 A t that time thousands of people gathered together. There were so many that they walked on each other. Jesus spoke to His twelve followers first, saying, “Look out! Have nothing to do with the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers which is pretending to be something it is not.

وَتَجَمَّعَ عِدَّةُ آلافٍ مِنَ النّاسِ حَتَّى كادوا يَدُوسُونَ بَعضُهُمْ بَعضاً. فَبَدَأ يَسُوعُ يَتَحَدَّثُ أوَّلاً لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «احتَرِسُوا مِنْ خَمِيرَةِ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ، أيْ مِنْ رِيائِهِمْ.

2 F or there is nothing covered up that will not be seen. There is nothing hidden that will not be known.

فَما مِنْ مَخفِيٍّ إلّا وَسَيُكشَفُ، وَما مِنْ مَستُورٍ إلّا وَسَيُعلَنُ.

3 W hat you have said in the dark will be heard in the light. What you have said in a low voice in a closed room will be spoken with a loud voice from the top of houses.

فَكُلُّ ما تَقُولُونَهُ فِي الظُّلمَةِ سَيُسْمَعُ فِي النُّورِ، وَكُلُّ ما هَمَستُمْ بِهِ فِي الآذانِ فِي الغُرَفِ المُغلَقَةِ سَيُذاعُ مِنْ فَوقِ سُطُوحِ البُيُوتِ.» خافُوا اللهَ وَحدَه

4 “ I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and then can do no more.

«أقُولُ لَكُمْ يا أحِبائي، لا تَخافُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَقتُلُونَ الجَسَدَ، ثُمَّ لا يَقدِرُونَ أنْ يَفعَلُوا ما هُوَ أكثَرَ.

5 I will tell you the one to be afraid of. Be afraid of Him Who has power to put you into hell after He has killed you. Yes, I say to you, be afraid of Him!

سَأقُولُ لَكُمْ مِمَّنْ يَنبَغِي أنْ تَخافُوا: خافُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الَّذِي لَهُ السُّلطانُ أنْ يُلقِيَ فِي جُهَنَّمَ بَعدَ أنْ يَقتُلَ. نَعَمْ، أقُولُ لَكُمْ خافُوا مِنهُ.

6 “ Are not five small birds sold for two small pieces of money? God does not forget even one of the birds.

«أما تُباعُ خَمسَةُ عَصافِيرَ بِقِرشَينِ؟ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ، فَإنَّ اللهَ لا يَنسَى واحِداً مِنها.

7 G od knows how many hairs you have on your head. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many small birds.

أمّا أنتُمْ فَحَتَّى شَعرُ رَأْسِكُمْ كُلُّهُ مَعدُودٌ. فَلا تَخافُوا، فَأنْتُمْ أثمَنُ مِنْ عَصافِيرَ كَثِيرَةٍ. لا تَخجَلُوا بِيَسُوع

8 “ Also, I tell you, everyone who makes Me known to men, the Son of Man will make him known to the angels of God.

«وَأقُولُ لَكُمْ إنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَعتَرِفُ بِي أمامَ الآخَرِينَ، فَسَأعتَرِفُ أنا ابنَ الإنسانِ بِهِ أمامَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ.

9 B ut whoever acts as if he does not know Me and does not make Me known to men, he will not be spoken of to the angels of God. The Sin That Cannot Be Forgiven

وَمَنْ يُنكِرُنِي أمامَ الآخَرِينَ، فَسَأنكِرُهُ أمامَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ.

10 “ Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. Whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

«كُلُّ مَنْ يُهِينُ ابنَ الإنسانِ يُمكِنُ أنْ يُغفَرَ لَهُ، أمّا الَّذِي يُهِينُ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ فَلَنْ يُغفَرَ لَهُ.

11 W hen they take you to the places of worship and to the courts and to the leaders of the country, do not be worried about what you should say or how to say it.

«وَعِندَما يُحضِرُونَكُمْ أمامَ المَجامِعِ وَالحُكّامِ وَالسُّلُطاتِ، لا تَقلَقُوا كَيفَ سَتُدافِعُونَ عَنْ أنفُسِكُمْ أوْ ماذا سَتَقُولُونَ،

12 T he Holy Spirit will tell you what you should say at that time.”

لِأنَّ الرُّوحَ القُدُسَ سَيُعَلِّمُكُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ ماذا يَنبَغِي أنْ تَقُولُوا.» يَسُوعُ يُحَذِّرُ مِنَ الأنانِيَّة

13 O ne of the people said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the riches that our father left us.”

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَينِ جُمُوعِ النّاسِ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، قُلْ لِأخِي بِأنْ يُقاسِمَنِي المِيراثَ الَّذِي تَرَكَهُ أبِي!» لَكِنَّ يَسُوعَ قالَ لَهُ:

14 J esus said to him, “Friend, who has told Me to say who should get what?”

«يا رَجُلُ، مَنِ الَّذِي عَيَّنَنِي قاضِياً عَلَيكُما أوْ مُقَسِّماً؟»

15 T hen Jesus said to them all, “Watch yourselves! Keep from wanting all kinds of things you should not have. A man’s life is not made up of things, even if he has many riches.” The Picture-Story of the Rich Fool

وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «احتَرِسُوا وَاحفَظُوا أنفُسَكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ طَمَعٍ. فَحَتَّى إذا كانَ لإنسانٍ ما يَزِيدُ عَنْ حاجَتِهِ، فَإنَّ حَياتَهُ لا تَعتَمِدُ عَلَى مُقتَنَياتِهِ.»

16 T hen He told them a picture-story, saying, “The fields of a rich man gave much grain.

ثُمَّ رَوَى لَهُمْ هَذِهِ القِصَّةَ: «كانَ لِرَجُلٍ غَنِيٍّ أرْضٌ أنتَجَتْ مَحصُولاً وَفِيراً،

17 T he rich man thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to put the grain.’

فَفَكَّرَ فِي نَفسِهِ: ‹ماذا أفعَلُ يا تُرَى؟ إذْ لَيسَ عِندِي مَكانٌ أخزِنُ فِيهِ مَحاصِيلِي؟›

18 T hen he said, ‘I know what I will do. I will take down my grain building and I will build a bigger one. I will put all my grain and other things I own into it.

«فَقالَ: ‹هَذا ما سَأفعَلُهُ: سَأهدِمُ مَخازِنِي وَأبنِي مَخازِنَ أكبَرَ مِنها، وَسَأخزِنُ كُلَّ حُبُوبِي وَخَيراتِي فِيها

19 A nd I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things put away in your building. It will be all you need for many years to come. Now rest and eat and drink and have lots of fun.”’

وَأقولُ: لَكِ يا نَفسِي خَيراتٌ وَفِيرَةٌ، سَتَدُومُ سَنَواتٍ كَثِيرَةً، فَاطْمَئِنِّي وَتَمَتَّعِي!›

20 B ut God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul will be taken from you. Then who will have all the things you have put away?’

«فَقالَ لَهُ اللهُ: ‹أيُّها الأحمَقُ! سَتَنتَهِي حَياتُكَ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيلَةِ، فَلِمَنْ تَصِيرُ الأشياءُ الَّتِي أعدَدْتَها؟›

21 I t is the same with a man who puts away riches for himself and does not have the riches of God.” Jesus Teaches about the Cares of This Life

«هَكَذا تَكُونُ حالُ مَنْ يَخزِنُ كُنُوزاً لِنَفسِهِ، دُونَ أنْ يَكُونَ غَنِيّاً بِاللهِ.» مَلَكُوتُ اللهِ أوَّلا

22 J esus said to His followers, “Because of this, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you are going to eat. Do not worry about your body, what you are going to wear.

ثُمَّ قالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «لِهَذا أقُولُ لَكُمْ، لا تَقلَقُوا مِنْ جِهَةِ مَعِيشَتِكُمْ، أيْ بِشَأْنِ ما سَتَأْكُلُونَ. وَلا تَقلَقُوا مِنْ جِهَةِ جَسَدِكُمْ، أيْ بِشَأْنِ ما سَتَلبَسُونَ.

23 L ife is worth more than food. The body is worth more than clothes.

لِأنَّ الحَياةَ أكثَرُ أهَمِّيَّةً مِنَ الطَّعامِ، وَالجَسَدَ أكثَرُ أهَمِيَّةً مِنَ اللِّباسِ.

24 L ook at the birds. They do not plant seeds. They do not gather grain. They have no grain buildings for keeping grain. Yet God feeds them. Are you not worth more than the birds?

انظُرُوا إلَى الغِربانِ وَتَعَلَّمُوا: إنَّها لا تَبذُرُ وَلا تَحصُدُ، وَلا مَخزَنَ لَها لِتَخزِنَ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ يُطعِمُها. وَكَمْ أنتُمْ أثمَنُ عِندَ اللهِ مِنَ الطُّيُورِ!

25 “ Which of you can make yourself a little taller by worrying?

مَنْ مِنكُمْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُضِيفَ إلَى عُمرِهِ ساعَةً واحِدَةً عِندَما يَقلَقُ؟

26 I f you cannot do that which is so little, why do you worry about other things?

«فَما دُمتُمْ لا تَستَطِيعُونَ أنْ تَفعَلُوا حَتَّى هَذا الشَّيءَ الصَّغِيرَ، فَلِماذا تَقلَقُونَ مِنْ جِهَةِ بَقِيَّةِ الأُمُورِ؟

27 T hink how the flowers grow. They do not work or make cloth. Yet, I tell you, that King Solomon in all his greatness was not dressed as well as one of these flowers.

«انظُرُوا كَيفَ تَنمُو الزَّنابِقُ. إنَّها لا تَتعَبُ وَلا تَغزِلُ. لَكِنِّي أقُولُ لَكُمْ، إنَّهُ لَمْ يُكسَ أحَدٌ مِثلَ واحِدَةٍ مِنها، وَلا حَتَّى سُلَيْمانُ فِي كُلِّ مَجدِهِ.

28 G od puts these clothes on the grass of the field. The grass is in the field today and put into the fire tomorrow. How much more would He want to give you clothing? You have so little faith!

فَإنْ كانَ اللهُ يُلبِسُ عُشبَ الحُقُولِ الَّذِي تَراهُ هُنا اليَومَ، وَفِي الغَدِ يُلقَى بِهِ فِي الفُرنِ، أفَلا يَهتَمُّ بِكُمْ أكثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يا قَلِيلِي الإيمانِ!

29 D o not give so much thought to what you will eat or drink. Do not be worried about it.

«فَلا تُشغِلُوا عُقُولَكُمْ بِما سَتَأْكُلُونَ أوْ بِما سَتَشرَبُونَ، وَلا تَقلَقُوا بِشَأْنِها.

30 F or all the nations of the world go after these things. Your Father knows you need these things.

فَهَذِهِ أُمُورٌ يَسعَى إلَيها أهلُ العالَمِ الآخَرونَ، وَأبُوكُمْ يَعرِفُ أنَّكُمْ تَحتاجُونَ إلَيها.

31 I nstead, go after the holy nation of God. Then all these other things will be given to you.

فَاهتَمُّوا أوَّلاً بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَسَتُعطَى لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الأُمُورُ أيضاً. لا تَتَّكِلُوا عَلَى المال

32 D o not be afraid, little flock. Your Father wants to give you the holy nation of God.

«لا تَخَفْ أيُّها القَطِيعُ الصَّغِيرُ، فَاللهُ مَسرُورٌ بِإعطائِكُمُ المَلَكُوتَ.

33 S ell what you have and give the money to poor people. Have money-bags for yourselves that will never wear out. These money-bags are riches in heaven that will always be there. No robber can take them and no bugs can eat them there.

بِيعُوا مُقتَنَياتِكُمْ، وَأعطُوا المالَ لِلفُقَراءِ. اقتَنُوا مَحافِظَ لا تَبلَى مَعَ الزَّمَنِ، أيْ كُنُوزاً لا تَفنَى فِي السَّماءِ، حَيثُ لا يَصِلُ اللُّصُوصُ إلَيها، وَلا يُصِيبُها العَفَنُ.

34 Y our heart will be wherever your riches are. Jesus Says to Watch and Be Ready for His Second Coming Be Ready for His Second Coming

لِأنَّ قَلبَكَ سَيَكُونُ حَيثُ يَكونُ كَنزُكَ.» كُونُوا مُستَعِدِّينَ دائِما

35 “ Be ready and dressed. Have your lights burning.

وَقالَ: «شُدُّوا أحْزِمَتَكُمْ مُتَأهِّبينَ لِلعَمَلِ، وَحافِظُوا عَلَى مَصابِيحِكُمْ مُشتَعِلَةً دائِماً.

36 B e like men who are waiting for their owner to come home from a wedding supper. When he comes and knocks on the door, they will open it for him at once.

كُونُوا كَأشخاصٍ يَنتَظِرُونَ عَودَةَ سَيِّدِهِمْ مِنْ حَفلَةِ عُرسٍ. فَمَتَى جاءَ وَقَرَعَ البابَ، يَفتَحُونَ لَهُ فَوراً.

37 T hose servants are happy when their owner finds them watching when he comes. For sure, I tell you, he will be dressed and ready to care for them. He will have them seated at the table.

هَنِيئاً لِهَؤُلاءِ الخُدّامِ الَّذِينَ يَجِدُهُمْ سَيِّدُهُمْ صاحِينَ وَمُستَعِدِّينَ عِندَ عَودَتِهِ. أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، إنَّهُ سَيَشُدُّ حِزامَهُ، وَيُجلِسُهُمْ عَلَى مائِدَتِهِ وَيَخدِمُهُمْ.

38 T he owner might come late at night or early in the morning. Those servants are happy if their owner finds them watching whenever he comes.

هَنِيئاً لَهُمْ إذا وَجَدَهُمْ مُستَعِدِّينَ هَكَذا، سَواءٌ أجاءَ فِي مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ أمْ قُبَيلَ الفَجرِ.

39 B ut understand this, that if the owner of a house had known when the robber was coming, he would have been watching. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

«تَأكَّدُوا أنَّهُ لَوْ عَلِمَ صاحِبُ البَيتِ أيَّةَ ساعَةٍ يَنوِي اللِّصُّ أنْ يَأْتِيَ، لَما تَرَكَهُ يَسطُو عَلَى بَيتِهِ.

40 Y ou must be ready also. The Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not think He will come.” Faithful Servants and Servants Who Are Not Faithful

فَكُونُوا أنتُمْ أيضاً مُستَعِدِّيْنَ، لأنَّ ابنَ الإنسانِ سَيَأْتِي فِي لَحظَةٍ لا تَتَوَقَّعُونَها.» الوَكِيلُ الأمِين

41 P eter said, “Lord, are You telling this picture-story to us or to all the people?”

حينَئِذٍ قالَ بُطرُسُ: «يا رَبُّ، هَلْ تَروِي هَذا المَثَلَ لَنا أمْ لِلجَمِيعِ أيضاً؟»

42 T he Lord said, “Who is the faithful and wise servant his owner made boss over the others? He is the one who is to have food ready at the right time.

فَقالَ الرَّبُّ: «فَمَنْ هُوَ إذاً الوَكِيلُ الأمِينُ الفَطِنُ الَّذِي يُعَيِّنُهُ السَّيِّدُ مَسؤُولاً عَنْ خُدّامِهِ، لِيُعطِيَهُمْ حِصَّتَهُمْ مِنَ الطَّعامِ فِي وَقتِها المُناسِبِ؟

43 T hat servant is happy who is doing his work when the owner comes.

هَنِيئاً لِذَلِكَ الخادِمِ الَّذِي حِينَ يَأْتِي سَيِّدُهُ يَجِدُهُ يَقُومُ بِواجِبِهِ.

44 F or sure, I tell you, he will make him boss over all he has.

أقُولُ لَكُمُ الحَقَّ، إنَّهُ سَيُوكِلُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أملاكِهِ.

45 “ But what if that servant says to himself, ‘The owner will not be coming soon,’ and then beats the other servants and eats and drinks and gets drunk?

«لَكِنْ قَدْ يَقُولُ هَذا الخادِمُ فِي نَفسِهِ: ‹يَبدُو أنَّ سَيِّدِي سَيَتَأخَّرُ فِي مَجِيئِهِ.› فَيَبدَأُ بِضَربِ الخُدّامِ وَالخادِماتِ، وَيَبدَأُ يَأكُلُ وَيَشرَبُ وَيَسكَرُ.

46 T he owner of that servant will come on a day and at an hour when he is not looking for him. He will cut him in pieces and will put him with those who do not believe.

فَيَأتِي سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ الخادِمِ فِي يَومٍ لا يَتَوَقَّعُهُ، وَفِي ساعَةٍ لا يَعرِفُها، فَيُعاقِبُهُ كَما يُعاقَبُ الخائِنُ.

47 “ The servant who knew what the owner wanted done, but did not get ready for him, or did not do what he wanted done, will be beaten many times.

«فَمِثلُ هَذا الخادِمِ الَّذِي عَرَفَ إرادَةَ سَيِّدِهِ، لَكِنَّهُ لا يَستَعِدَّ وَلا يَعمَلُ بِها، سَيُعاقَبُ عِقاباً شَدِيداً.

48 B ut the servant who did not know what his owner wanted done, but did things that would be reason to be beaten, will be beaten only a few times. The man who receives much will have to give much. If much is given to a man to take care of, men will expect to get more from him. Men Are Divided When They Follow Christ

أمّا الخادِمُ الَّذِي لا يَعرِفُ إرادَةَ سَيِّدِهِ، وَفَعَلَ شَيئاً يَستَحِقُّ العِقابَ، فَسَيُعاقَبُ عِقاباً أخَفَّ. فَمَنْ يُعطَى كَثِيراً يُطلَبُ مِنهُ كَثِيرٌ، وَمَنْ يُؤتَمَنُ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ سَيُطالَبُ بِالكَثِيرِ.» الانقِسامُ حَولَ يَسُوع

49 “ I have come to bring fire down to the earth. I wish it were already started!

«لَقَدْ جِئتُ لِأُشعِلَ ناراً عَلَى الأرْضِ. وَكَمْ أتَمَنَّى لَوْ أنَّها أُشعِلَتْ بِالفِعلِ!

50 I have a baptism to go through. How troubled I am until it is over!

لِي مَعمُودِيَّةٌ لا بُدَّ أنْ أتَعَمَّدَ بِها، وَلَنْ تَهدَأ نَفسِي حَتَّى تَتِمَّ.

51 D o you think I came to bring peace on the earth? I tell you, no! I came to divide.

هَلْ تَظُنُّونَ أنِّي جِئتُ لِكَي أُرَسِّخَ سَلاماً عَلَى الأرْضِ؟ لا، بَلْ أقُولُ لَكُمْ إنِّي جِئتُ لِأُرَسِّخَ الانقِسامَ!

52 F rom now on there will be five in one house divided. Three will be against two and two will be against three.

أقُولُ هَذا لِأنَّهُ مُنذُ الآنَ فَصاعِداً، يَكُونُ خَمسَةٌ فِي بَيتٍ واحِدٍ مُنقَسِمِينَ ثَلاثَةً عَلَى اثْنَينِ، وَاثنينِ عَلَى ثَلاثَةٍ.

53 T he father will be against the son. The son will be against the father. The mother will be against the daughter. The daughter will be against the mother. The mother-in-law will be against the daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law will be against the mother-in-law.”

الأبُ عَلَى ابنِهِ، وَالابنُ عَلَى أبِيهِ. الأُمُّ عَلَى ابنَتِها، وَالبِنتُ عَلَى أُمِّها. الحَماةُ عَلَى كِنَّتِها، وَالكَنَّةُ عَلَى حَماتِها.» فَهمُ هَذا العَصر

54 T hen Jesus also said to the people, “When you see a cloud coming in the west, you say at once, ‘It is going to rain.’ And it does.

وَقالَ يَسُوعُ لِجُمُوعِ النّاسِ: «تَرَونَ غَيمَةً تَظهَرُ فِي الغَربِ، فَتَقُولُونَ: ‹المَطَرُ قادِمٌ،› وَتُمطِرُ السَّماءُ بِالفِعلِ.

55 W hen you see the wind blow from the south, you say, ‘It will be a hot day.’ And it is.

وَتَهُبُّ رِيحٌ جَنُوبِيَّةٌ فَتَقُولُونَ: ‹سَيَكُونُ الجَوُّ حارّاً.› وَيَكُونُ كَذَلِكَ بِالفِعلِ.

56 Y ou who pretend to be someone you are not, you know all about the sky and the earth. But why do you not know what is happening these days?

أيُّها المُنافِقُونَ، أنتُمْ تُحسِنُونَ تَفسِيرَ عَلاماتِ المَناخِ، فَكَيفَ لا تُحسِنُونَ فَهْمَ هَذا العَصرِ؟» تَسويَةُ الخِلافات

57 W hy do you not know for yourselves what is right?

«وَلِماذا لا تَحكُمُونَ بِأنفُسِكُمْ ما هُوَ الصَّوابُ؟

58 W hen a person says you are wrong and takes you to court, try to make it right with him as you go, or he will take you to the head of the court. Then he will take you to the police and you will be put in prison.

فَبَينَما أنتَ ذاهِبٌ مَعَ خَصمِكَ إلَى الحاكِمِ، ابذُلْ ما فِي وُسعِكَ لِتُسَوِّي خِلافَكَ مَعَهُ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَإلّا فَإَنَّهُ قَدْ يَجُرُّكَ إلَى القاضِي، وَيُسَلِّمُكَ القاضِي إلَى الضّابِطِ، وَيَزُجُّ بِكَ الضّابِطُ فِي السِّجنِ.

59 I tell you, you will not be let out of prison until you have paid the last piece of money of the fine.”

أقُولُ لَكَ إنَّكَ لَنْ تَخرُجَ مِنْ هُناكَ إلَى أنْ تَسُدَّ آخِرَ فِلسٍ عَلَيكَ.»