1 N ow while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

كانَ يَسُوعُ واقِفاً عِندَ بُحَيْرَةِ جَنِيْسارَتَ، وَالنّاسُ يَتَجَمهَرُونَ حَولَهُ وَيَستَمِعُونَ إلَى كَلِمَةِ اللهِ.

2 H e saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

فَرَأى قارِبَيْنِ عِندَ البَحرِ. وَكانَ الصَّيّادُونَ قَدْ خَرَجُوا مِنهُما وَراحُوا يَغسِلُونَ شِباكَهُمْ.

3 H e entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

فَدَخَلَ يَسُوعُ أحَدَ القارِبَيْنِ، وهُوَ لِرَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ سِمعانُ. فَطَلَبَ إليهِ أنْ يُبعِدَ القارِبَ قَلِيلاً عَنِ البَرِّ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ وَعَلَّمَ الجُمهُورَ مِنَ القارِبِ.

4 W hen he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”

وَلَمّا أنهَى كَلامَهُ، قالَ لِسِمْعانَ: «أبحِرْ إلَى المِياهِ العَمِيْقَةِ، وَارْمِ شِباكَكَ لِلصَّيْدِ.»

5 S imon answered him, “Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”

فَأجابَ سِمْعانُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، لَقَدْ أنهَكَنا العَمَلُ طَوالَ اللَّيلِ وَلَمْ نُمسِكْ شَيْئاً، لَكِنِّي سَأرمِي الشِّباكَ لِأنَّكَ تَقولُ ذَلِكَ.»

6 W hen they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

وَلَمّا فَعَلَ، أمسَكُوا بِعَدَدٍ كَبِيْرٍ مِنَ الأسماكِ حَتَّى إنَّ شِباكَهُمْ بَدَأتْ تَتَمَزَّقُ.

7 T hey beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

فَأشارُوا إلَى شُرَكائِهِمْ فِي القارِبِ الآخَرِ لِكَيْ يَأْتُوا وَيُساعِدُوهُمْ. فَجاءُوا وَمَلأُوا القارِبَيْنِ حَتَّى أوشَكا عَلَى الغَرَقِ.

8 B ut Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

فَلَمّا رَأى سِمعانُ بُطرُسُ هَذا، ارتَمَى عِندَ رُكبَتَي يَسُوعَ وَقالَ: «ابْتَعِدْ عَنِّي يا رّبُّ، فَأنا رَجُلٌ خاطِئٌ!»

9 F or he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

فَقَدْ ذُهِلَ وَكُلُّ الَّذِيْنَ مَعَهُ مِنْ كَثْرةِ السَّمَكِ الَّذِي حَصَلُوا عَلَيْهِ.

10 a nd so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”

وَذُهِلَ أيضاً يَعقُوبُ وَيُوحَنّا ابنا زَبَدِي شَرِيْكا سِمْعانَ. ثُمَّ قالَ يَسُوعُ لِسِمعانَ: «لا تَخَفْ. أنتَ مِنَ الآنِ فَصاعِداً صَيّادٌ لِلنّاسِ!»

11 W hen they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

فَجاءُوا بِالقارِبَيْنِ إلَى البَرِّ، وَتَرَكُوا كُلَّ شَيءٍ وَتَبِعُوهُ. يَسُوعُ يَشفِي أبرص

12 W hile he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

وَبَيْنَما كانَ يَسُوعُ فِي إحدَى المُدُنِ، كانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ يُغَطِّي جِسمَهُ البَرَصُ. فَعِندَما رَأى يَسُوعَ، ارتَمَى عَلَى وَجهِهِ وَتَوَسَّلَ إلَيْهِ قائلاً: «يا سَيِّدُ، أنتَ قادِرٌ أنْ تَجعَلَنِي طاهِراً، إنْ أرَدْتَ.»

13 H e stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

فَمَدَّ يَسُوعُ يَدَهُ وَلَمَسَهُ وَقالَ: «نَعَمْ أُرِيْدُ، فَاطْهُرْ.» فَفِي الحالِ زالَ البَرَصُ عَنْهُ.

14 H e commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

ثُمَّ أمَرَهُ يَسُوعُ ألّا يُخبِرَ أحَداً، بَلْ قالَ لَهُ:اذْهَبْ وَأرِ نَفسَكَ لِلكاهِنِ، وَقَدِّمْ تَقدِمَةً عَنْ تَطَهُّرِكَ كَما أمَرَ مُوسَى، فَيَعلَمَ النّاسُ أنَّكَ شُفِيْتَ.»

15 B ut the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

لَكِنَّ أخبارَ يَسُوعَ كانَتْ تَزدادُ انتِشاراً. وَكانَتْ جَماهِيْرُ كَثِيْرَةٌ مِنَ النّاسِ تَأْتِي مَعاً لِتَسْمَعَهُ وَتُشْفَى مِنْ أمراضِها.

16 B ut he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

أمّا هُوَ فَكَثِيْراً ما كانَ يَذْهَبُ بَعِيداً عَنِ النّاسِ حَيْثُ يَخلُوَ إلَى نَفسِهِ وَيُصَلِّي. يَسُوعُ يَشفِي مَشلُولاً

17 O n one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

وَكانَ يَسُوعُ يُعَلِّمُ ذاتَ يَومٍ، وَبَينَ الجالِسينَ فِرِّيْسِيُّونَ وَمُعَلِّمُونَ لِلشَّرِيْعَةِ جاءُوا مِنْ كُلِّ بَلدَةٍ فِي الجَلِيلِ وَاليَهُودِيَّةِ وَمِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَكانَتْ قُوَّةُ الرَّبِّ للِشِّفاءِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِّ يَسُوعَ.

18 B ehold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.

فَجاءَ بَعضُ الرِّجالِ يَحمِلُونَ رَجُلاً مَشلُولاً عَلَى فِراشٍ، وَحاوَلُوا أنْ يُدخِلُوهُ وَيَضَعُوهُ أمامَ يَسُوعَ.

19 N ot finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus.

لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا طَرِيْقَةً لإدخالِهِ بِسَبَبِ الازدِحامِ، فَصَعِدُوا إلَى سَطحِ البَيتِ، وَأنزَلُوهُ عَلَى فِراشِهِ مِنْ فُتْحَةٍ فِي السَّقفِ إلَى وَسَطِ النّاسِ وَأمامَ يَسُوعَ.

20 S eeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

فَلَمّا رَأى يَسُوعُ إيمانَهُمْ قالَ: «يا رَجُلُ، خَطاياكَ مَغفُورَةٌ!»

21 T he scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

فَبَدَأ مُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيْعَةِ وَالفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ يُفَكِّرُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ: «مَنْ هُوَ هَذا الَّذِي يُهِيْنُ اللهَ بِكَلامِهِ؟ فَمَنْ غَيْرُ اللهِ وَحدِهِ يَستَطِيْعُ أنْ يَغفِرَ الخَطايا؟»

22 B ut Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

فَعَرَفَ يَسُوعُ أفكارَهُمْ، وَأجابَهُمْ فَقالَ: «لِماذا تُفَكِّرُونَ هَكَذا فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ؟

23 W hich is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you;’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk?’

أيُّ الأمرَيْنِ أسهَلُ: أنْ يُقالَ: ‹خَطاياكَ مَغفُورَةٌ› أمْ أنْ يُقالَ: ‹انهَضْ وَامشِ؟›

24 B ut that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (he said to the paralyzed man), “I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house.”

لَكِنِّي سَأُرِيكُمْ أنَّ ابنَ الإنسانِ يَملِكُ سُلطاناً عَلَى الأرْضِ لِمَغفِرَةِ الخَطايا.» وَقالَ لِلرَّجُلِ المَشلُولِ: «أنا أقُولُ لَكَ، انهَضْ وَاحْمِلْ فِراشَكَ وَاذْهَبْ إلَى بَيتِكَ!»

25 I mmediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

فَوَقَفَ الرَّجُلُ فَوراً، وَحَمَلَ فِراشَهُ، وَذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِهِ وَهُوَ يُمَجِّدُ اللهَ.

26 A mazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”

فَذُهِلَ الجَمِيعُ، وَأخَذوا يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ. وَامتَلأُوا رَهبَةً وَقالوا: «لَقَدْ رَأيْنا اليَومَ أُمُوراً مُذهِلَةً!» لاوِي (مَتَّى) يَتبَعُ يَسُوع

27 A fter these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me!”

وَبَعدَ هَذا خَرَجَ يَسُوعُ وَرَأى جامِعَ ضَرائِبَ اسْمُهُ لاوِي جالِساً عِندَ مَكانِ جَمعِ الضَّرائِبِ. فَقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «اتبَعنِي!»

28 H e left everything, and rose up and followed him.

فَقامَ وَتَرَكَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ وَتَبِعَهُ.

29 L evi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

وَأقامَ لاوِي مَأْدُبَةً فِي بَيتِهِ لِيَسُوعَ. وَكانَ جَمعٌ كَبِيْرٌ مِنْ جامِعِي الضَّرائِبِ وَغَيرِهِمْ يَأْكُلُونَ مَعَهُمْ.

30 T heir scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

فَتَذَمَّرَ الفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ وَقالوا لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «لِماذا تَأْكُلُونَ وَتَشرَبُونَ مَعَ جامِعي الضَّرائِبِ وَالخُطاةِ؟»

31 J esus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

فَأجابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «لا يَحتاجُ الأصِحّاءُ إلَى طَبِيبٍ، بَلِ المَرضَى.

32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

أنا لَمْ آتِ لِكَي أدعُوَ الصّالِحِينَ، لَكِنِّي جِئتُ لِأدعُوَ الخُطاةَ إلَى التَّوبَةِ.» سُؤالٌ حَولَ الصَّوم

33 T hey said to him, “Why do John’s disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?”

وَقالُوا لَهُ: «إنَّ تَلامِيذَ يُوحَنّا يَصُومُونَ كَثِيراً وَيُصَلُّونَ، وَكَذَلِكَ يَفعَلُ تَلامِيذُ الفِرِّيْسِيِّينَ، أمّا تَلامِيذُكَ فَيَأكُلُونَ وَيَشرَبُونَ دائِماً!»

34 H e said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

فَقالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أيُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تُجبِرُوا ضُيُوفَ العَرِيسِ عَلَى الصَّومِ وَالعَرِيسُ مَعَهُمْ؟

35 B ut the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days.”

لَكِنْ سَيَأتِي يَومٌ يُؤخَذُ فِيهِ العِرِيسُ مِنهُمْ، فَحينَئِذٍ سَيَصُومُونَ.»

36 H e also told a parable to them. “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.

وَرَوَى لَهُمْ أيضاً مَثَلاً فَقالَ: «ما مِنْ أحَدٍ يَنتَزِعُ رُقعَةً مِنْ ثَوبٍ جَدِيدٍ لِيَرقَعَ بِها ثَوباً قَدِيماً، لِأنَّهُ سَيُتلِفُ الثَّوبَ الجَدِيدَ، وَلَنْ تُلائِمَ الرُّقعَةُ الثَّوبَ القَدِيمَ.

37 N o one puts new wine into old wine skins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.

وَما مِنْ أحَدٍ يَضَعُ نَبيذاً جَدِيداً فِي أوعِيَةٍ جِلدِيَّةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ، لِأنَّ النَّبيذَ الجَدِيدَ سَيُمَزِّقُ الأوعِيَةَ الجِلدِيَّةَ، فَيُراقَ النَّبيذُ وَتَتلَفَ الأوعِيَةُ.

38 B ut new wine must be put into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.

لَكِنْ يَنبَغِي أنْ يُوضَعَ النَّبيذُ الجَدِيدُ فِي أوعِيَةٍ جِلدِيَّةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.

39 N o man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

وَما مِنْ أحَدٍ يَشرَبُ النَّبيذَ القَدِيمَ ثُمَّ يَرغَبُ فِي الجَدِيْدِ. لِأنَّهُ يَقُولُ: «القَدِيمُ أفضَلُ.»