1 A s He was teaching and preaching the Good News, the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law and the elders came.

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

2 T hey said to Him, “Tell us, by what right and power are You doing these things? Who gave You the right and the power?”

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

3 J esus said to them, “I will ask you one question also. You answer Me.

فَأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَسَأسألُكُمْ أنا أيضاً فَأجيبوني:

4 W as the baptism of John from heaven or from men?”

هَلْ كانَتْ مَعمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنّا بِسُلطانٍ مِنَ اللهِ، أمْ بِسُلطُانٍ مِنَ النّاسِ؟»

5 T hey said to themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

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

6 B ut if we say, ‘From men,’ then all the people will throw stones at us because they believe John was one who spoke for God.”

وَإنْ قُلْنا مِنَ النّاسِ، فَسَيَرجُمُنا كُلُّ النّاسِ لِأنَّهُمْ مُقتَنِعُونَ بِأنَّ يُوحَنّا كانَ نَبِيّاً.»

7 T hey said that they did not know where John’s baptism came from.

فَقالُوا إنَّهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَ مَصدَرَ مَعمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنّا.

8 J esus said to them, “And I will not tell you where I get the right and the power to do these things.” The Picture-Story of the Grape-Field

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

9 J esus began to tell the people a picture-story, saying, “There was a man who planted a grape-field. He rented it to farmers. Then he went to a country far away for a long time.

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

10 A t the time of gathering fruit he sent one of his servants to the farmers to get some of the fruit. But the farmers beat him and sent him away without fruit.

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

11 H e sent another servant. The farmers beat him also. They made it very hard for him and sent him away without fruit.

فَأرسَلَ أيضاً خادِماً آخَر، لَكِنَّهُمْ ضَرَبُوا هَذا أيضاً، وَعامَلُوهُ مُعامَلةً مُخزِيَةً، وَصَرَفُوهُ فارِغَ اليَدَينِ.

12 H e sent a third servant. They hurt him and threw him out of the grape-field.

فَأرسَلَ أيضاً خادِماً ثالِثاً، لَكِنَّهُمْ جَرَّحُوا هَذا أيضاً وَطَرَدُوهُ خارِجاً.

13 “ Then the owner of the grape-field said, ‘What should I do? I will send my much-loved son. They might respect him.’

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

14 T he farmers saw the son. They said to themselves, ‘This is the one who will get everything when the owner dies. Let us kill him, and we will get everything.’

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

15 T hey put him out of the grape-field and killed him. Now what will the owner of the grape-field do to them?

فَألقُوهُ خارِجَ الكَرمِ وَقَتَلُوهُ. فَماذا تَظُنُّونَ أنَّ صاحِبَ الكَرمِ سَيَفعَلُ بِهِمْ؟

16 H e will come and kill those farmers. Then he will rent the grape-field to other farmers.” When they heard this, they said, “May this never be done!”

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

17 J esus looked at them and said, “What does this writing mean, ‘The Stone that was put aside by the workmen has become the most important Stone in the building’?

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

18 W hoever falls on this Stone will be broken. And on the one it falls, it will make him like dust.” They Try to Trap Jesus

فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَسقُطُ عَلَى هَذا الحَجَرِ يَنكَسِرُ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ وَقَعَ الحَجَرُ عَلَيهِ يُسحَقُ!»

19 A t this time the religious leaders and the teachers of the Law tried to take Jesus, but they were afraid of the people. These leaders knew Jesus had told this picture-story against them.

وَكانَ 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.

20 T hey watched Jesus and they sent men who pretended to be good people to watch Him. They wanted to trap Him in something He said. Then they could give Him over to the leader of the people who had the right and the power to say what to do with Him.

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

21 T hese men who were sent asked Jesus, “Teacher, we know what You say and teach is right. We know You do not show more respect to one person than to another. We know You teach the truth about God.

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

22 I s it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

فَقُلْ لَنا، هَلْ يَتَوافَقُ مَعَ الشَّرِيعَةِ أنْ نَدْفَعَ ضَرِيبَةً للِقَيصَرِ أمْ لا؟»

23 J esus knew they were trying to trap Him. He said,

فَأدرَكَ يَسُوعُ نَواياهُمُ الشِّرِيْرَةَ وَقالَ:

24 “ Show Me a piece of money. Whose picture is this? Whose name is on it?” And they said, “Caesar’s.”

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

25 J esus said to them, “Pay to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar. Pay to God the things that belong to God.”

فَقالَ لَهُمْ: «إذاً أعطُوا القَيصَرَ ما يَخُصُّهُ، وَأعطُوا اللهَ ما يَخُصُّهُ.»

26 T hey could find nothing wrong with what He taught. They were surprised and wondered about what He told the people, so they said nothing more. They Ask about Being Raised from the Dead

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

27 S ome people from the religious group who believe no one will be raised from the dead came to Jesus. They asked Him,

وَجاءَ بَعضُ الصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ إنَّهُ لا تُوجَدُ قِيامَةٌ، وَسَألُوهُ:

28 “ Teacher, Moses wrote to us in the Law, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, then his brother must marry her. He should have children for his brother who died.’

«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.›

29 T here were seven brothers. The first had a wife but died without children.

فَكانَ هُناكَ سَبعَةُ إخْوَةٍ. تَزَوَّجَ الأوَّلُ امْرأةً وَماتَ مِنْ دُونِ أنْ يُنجِبَ.

30 T he second brother took her for his wife. He died without children.

فَتَزَوَّجَها الأخُ الثّانِي،

31 T he third brother took her for his wife. In the same way all seven took her for a wife. They all died without children.

ثُمَّ الثّالِثُ. وَكَذَلِكَ الأمرُ مَعَ الإخوَةِ السَّبعَةِ، إذْ ماتُوا وَلَمْ يُنجِبُوا أولاداً.

32 T hen the woman died also.

ثُمَّ ماتَتِ المَرأةُ أيضاً.

33 W hen people are raised from the dead, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers had her for a wife.”

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

34 J esus said to them, “People of this earth marry and are given in marriage.

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «النّاسُ فِي هَذا العالَمِ يَتَزَوَّجُونَ وَيُزَوِّجونَ بَناتِهِمْ،

35 B ut those who have the right to have that life and are raised from the dead do not marry and are not given in marriage.

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

36 T hey cannot die anymore. They are as the angels and are sons of God. They are children who have been raised from the dead.

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

37 A s for the dead being raised, even Moses spoke of that when he told of the burning bush. There he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

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

38 F or He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. All live for Him.”

وَلَيسَ اللهُ إلَهَ أمْواتٍ، بَلْ إلَهُ أحْياءٍ، وَمِنهُ يَنالُ الجَمِيعُ حَياةً.»

39 O ne of the teachers of the Law said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”

فَقالَ بَعضُ مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَةِ: «أحسَنتَ الرَّدَّ يا مُعَلِّمُ!»

40 A fter that they were afraid to ask Him anything. Jesus Asks the Teachers of the Law about the Christ

وَلَمْ يَجرُؤْ أحَدٌ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ أنْ يَسألَهُ مَزِيداً مِنَ الأسئِلَةِ. المَسِيحُ سَيِّدُ داوُد

41 J esus said to them, “How do they say that Christ is the Son of David?

وَقالَ لَهُمْ أيضاً: «كَيفَ يَقُولُونَ إنَّ المَسِيحَ هُوَ ابنُ داوُدَ؟

42 F or David himself said in the Book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to My Lord, “Sit at my right side

فَداوُدُ نَفسُهُ يَقُولُ فِي كِتابِ المَزامِيرِ: ‹قالَ الرَّبُّ لِسَيِّدِي: اجلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي

43 u ntil I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet.”’

إلَى أنْ أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ مِسنَداً لِقَدَمَيكَ.›

44 D avid calls Him, ‘Lord!’ Then how can He be his son?” False Teachers

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

45 A ll the people were listening. He said to His followers,

وَبَينَما كانَ كُلُّ الشَّعبِ يَسمَعُونَ، وَجَّهَ يَسُوعُ حَدِيثَهُ إلَى تَلامِيذِهِ وَقالَ:

46 “ Look out for the teachers of the Law. They like to walk around in long coats. They like to have people speak words of respect to them in the center of town where people gather. They like the important seats in the places of worship. They like the important places at big suppers.

«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.

47 T hey take houses from poor women whose husbands have died. They cover up their actions by making long prayers. They will be punished all the more.”

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