1 O n one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

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

2 T hey asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”

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

3 H e answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

فَأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَسَأسألُكُمْ أنا أيضاً فَأجيبوني:

4 t he baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?”

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

5 T hey reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

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

6 B ut if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

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

7 T hey answered that they didn’t know where it was from.

فَقالُوا إنَّهُمْ لا يَعرِفُونَ مَصدَرَ مَعمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنّا.

8 J esus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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

9 H e began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country 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 proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.

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

11 H e sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

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

12 H e sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.

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

13 T he lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

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

14 “ But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’

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

15 T hey threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

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

16 H e will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

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

17 B ut he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’

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

18 E veryone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”

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

19 T he chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable 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 him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

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 hey asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of 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 lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

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

23 B ut he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?

فَأدرَكَ يَسُوعُ نَواياهُمُ الشِّرِيْرَةَ وَقالَ:

24 S how me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”

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

25 H e said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

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

26 T hey weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

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

27 S ome of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.

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

28 T hey asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

«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 therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

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

30 T he second took her as wife, and he died childless.

فَتَزَوَّجَها الأخُ الثّانِي،

31 T he third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.

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

32 A fterward the woman also died.

ثُمَّ ماتَتِ المَرأةُ أيضاً.

33 T herefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”

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

34 J esus said to them, “The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.

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

35 B ut those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

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

36 F or they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

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

37 B ut that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, 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 N ow he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”

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

39 S ome of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”

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

40 T hey didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.

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

41 H e said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?

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

42 D avid himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,

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

43 u ntil I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’

إلَى أنْ أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ مِسنَداً لِقَدَمَيكَ.›

44 “ David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”

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

45 I n the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,

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

46 “ Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;

«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 w ho devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”

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