¹ثم دخل واجتاز في اريحا.

¹And having entered, he was passing through Jericho,

²واذا رجل اسمه زكّا وهو رئيس للعشارين وكان غنيا.

²and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

³وطلب ان يرى يسوع من هو ولم يقدر من الجمع لانه كان قصير القامة.

³and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

⁴فركض متقدما وصعد الى جميزة لكي يراه. لانه كان مزمعا ان يمرّ من هناك.

⁴and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that [way] he was about to pass by.

⁵فلما جاء يسوع الى المكان نظر الى فوق فرآه وقال له يا زكّا اسرع وانزل لانه ينبغي ان امكث اليوم في بيتك.

⁵And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, `Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;`

⁶فاسرع ونزل وقبله فرحا.

⁶and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;

⁷فلما رأى الجميع ذلك تذمروا قائلين انه دخل ليبيت عند رجل خاطئ.

⁷and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying — `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!`

⁸فوقف زكا وقال للرب ها انا يا رب اعطي نصف اموالي للمساكين وان كنت قد وشيت باحد ارد اربعة اضعاف.

⁸And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, `Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.`

⁹فقال له يسوع اليوم حصل خلاص لهذا البيت اذ هو ايضا ابن ابراهيم.

⁹And Jesus said unto him — `To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

¹⁰لان ابن الانسان قد جاء لكي يطلب ويخلّص ما قد هلك

¹⁰for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.`

¹¹واذ كانوا يسمعون هذا عاد فقال مثلا لانه كان قريبا من اورشليم وكانوا يظنون ان ملكوت الله عتيد ان يظهر في الحال.

¹¹And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

¹²فقال. انسان شريف الجنس ذهب الى كورة بعيدة ليأخذ لنفسه ملكا ويرجع.

¹²He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

¹³فدعا عشرة عبيد له واعطاهم عشرة أمناء وقال لهم تاجروا حتى آتي.

¹³and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business — till I come;

¹⁴واما اهل مدينته فكانوا يبغضونه فارسلوا وراءه سفارة قائلين لا نريد ان هذا يملك علينا.

¹⁴and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

¹⁵ولما رجع بعد ما اخذ الملك امر ان يدعى اليه اولئك العبيد الذين اعطاهم الفضة ليعرف بما تاجر كل واحد.

¹⁵`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.

¹⁶فجاء الاول قائلا يا سيد مناك ربح عشرة أمناء.

¹⁶`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

¹⁷فقال له نعما ايها العبد الصالح. لانك كنت امينا في القليل فليكن لك سلطان على عشر مدن.

¹⁷and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

¹⁸ثم جاء الثاني قائلا يا سيد مناك عمل خمسة امناء.

¹⁸`And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

¹⁹فقال لهذا ايضا وكن انت على خمس مدن.

¹⁹and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

²⁰ثم جاء آخر قائلا يا سيد هوذا مناك الذي كان عندي موضوعا في منديل.

²⁰`And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

²¹لاني كنت اخاف منك اذ انت انسان صارم تأخذ ما لم تضع وتحصد ما لم تزرع.

²¹for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

²²فقال له من فمك ادينك ايها العبد الشرير. عرفت اني انسان صارم آخذ ما لم اضع واحصد ما لم ازرع.

²²`And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

²³فلماذا لم تضع فضتي على مائدة الصيارفة فكنت متى جئت استوفيها مع ربا.

²³and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?

²⁴ثم قال للحاضرين خذوا منه المنا واعطوه للذي عنده العشرة الامناء.

²⁴`And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds —

²⁵فقالوا له يا سيد عنده عشرة أمناء.

²⁵(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) —

²⁶لاني اقول لكم ان كل من له يعطى. ومن ليس له فالذي عنده يؤخذ منه.

²⁶for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,

²⁷اما اعدائي اولئك الذين لم يريدوا ان املك عليهم فأتوا بهم الى هنا واذبحوهم قدامي

²⁷but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.`

²⁸ولما قال هذا تقدم صاعدا الى اورشليم.

²⁸And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹واذ قرب من بيت فاجي وبيت عنيا عند الجبل الذي يدعى جبل الزيتون ارسل اثنين من تلاميذه

²⁹And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰قائلا. اذهبا الى القرية التي امامكما وحين تدخلانها تجدان جحشا مربوطا لم يجلس عليه احد من الناس قط. فحلاه وأتيا به.

³⁰having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring [it];

³¹وان سألكما احد لماذا تحلانه فقولا له هكذا ان الرب محتاج اليه.

³¹and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose [it]? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.`

³²فمضى المرسلان ووجدا كما قال لهما.

³²And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

³³وفيما هما يحلان الجحش قال لهما اصحابه لماذا تحلان الجحش.

³³and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, `Why loose ye the colt?`

³⁴فقالا الرب محتاج اليه.

³⁴and they said, `The Lord hath need of it;`

³⁵وأتيا به الى يسوع وطرحا ثيابهما على الجحش واركبا يسوع.

³⁵and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

³⁶وفيما هو سائر فرشوا ثيابهم في الطريق.

³⁶And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,

³⁷ولما قرب عند منحدر جبل الزيتون ابتدأ كل جمهور التلاميذ يفرحون ويسبحون الله بصوت عظيم لاجل جميع القوات التي نظروا.

³⁷and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

³⁸قائلين مبارك الملك الآتي باسم الرب. سلام في السماء ومجد في الاعالي.

³⁸saying, `blessed [is] he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.`

³⁹واما بعض الفريسيين من الجمع فقالوا له يا معلّم انتهر تلاميذك.

³⁹And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, `Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;`

⁴⁰فاجاب وقال لهم اقول لكم انه ان سكت هؤلاء فالحجارة تصرخ

⁴⁰and he answering said to them, `I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!`

⁴¹وفيما هو يقترب نظر الى المدينة وبكى عليها

⁴¹And when he came nigh, having seen the city, he wept over it,

⁴²قائلا انك لو علمت انت ايضا حتى في يومك هذا ما هو لسلامك. ولكن الآن قد أخفي عن عينيك.

⁴²saying — `If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.

⁴³فانه ستأتي ايام ويحيط بك اعداؤك بمترسة ويحدقون بك ويحاصرونك من كل جهة.

⁴³`Because days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast around thee a rampart, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side,

⁴⁴ويهدمونك وبنيك فيك ولا يتركون فيك حجرا على حجر لانك لم تعرفي زمان افتقادك

⁴⁴and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.`

⁴⁵ولما دخل الهيكل ابتدأ يخرج الذين كانوا يبيعون ويشترون فيه

⁴⁵And having entered into the temple, he began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,

⁴⁶قائلا لهم مكتوب ان بيتي بيت الصلاة. وانتم جعلتموه مغارة لصوص

⁴⁶saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer — but ye made it a den of robbers.`

⁴⁷وكان يعلّم كل يوم في الهيكل وكان رؤساء الكهنة والكتبة مع وجوه الشعب يطلبون ان يهلكوه.

⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him — also the chiefs of the people —

⁴⁸ولم يجدوا ما يفعلون لان الشعب كله كان متعلقا به يسمع منه

⁴⁸and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.