¹واذ كان الجمع يزدحم عليه ليسمع كلمة الله كان واقفا عند بحيرة جنيسارت.

¹And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

²فرأى سفينتين واقفتين عند البحيرة والصيادون قد خرجوا منهما وغسلوا الشباك.

²and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

³فدخل احدى السفينتين التي كانت لسمعان وسأله ان يبعد قليلا عن البر. ثم جلس وصار يعلّم الجموع من السفينة.

³and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon`s, he asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

⁴ولما فرغ من الكلام قال لسمعان ابعد الى العمق وألقوا شباككم للصيد.

⁴And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;`

⁵فاجاب سمعان وقال له يا معلّم قد تعبنا الليل كله ولم نأخذ شيئا ولكن على كلمتك القي الشبكة.

⁵and Simon answering said to him, `Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.`

⁶ولما فعلوا ذلك امسكوا سمكا كثيرا جدا فصارت شبكتهم تتخرق.

⁶And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

⁷فاشاروا الى شركائهم الذين في السفينة الاخرى ان يأتوا ويساعدوهم. فأتوا وملأوا السفينتين حتى اخذتا في الغرق.

⁷and they beckoned to the partners, who [are] in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

⁸فلما رأى سمعان بطرس ذلك خرّ عند ركبتيّ يسوع قائلا اخرج من سفينتي يا رب لاني رجل خاطئ.

⁸And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, `Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;`

⁹اذ اعترته وجميع الذين معه دهشة على صيد السمك الذي اخذوه.

⁹for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the draught of the fishes that they took,

¹⁰وكذلك ايضا يعقوب ويوحنا ابنا زبدي اللذان كانا شريكي سمعان. فقال يسوع لسمعان لا تخف. من الآن تكون تصطاد الناس.

¹⁰and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, `Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;`

¹¹ولما جاءوا بالسفينتين الى البر تركوا كل شيء وتبعوه

¹¹and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.

¹²وكان في احدى المدن فاذا رجل مملوء برصا. فلما رأى يسوع خرّ على وجهه وطلب اليه قائلا يا سيد ان اردت تقدر ان تطهرني.

¹²And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on [his] face, he besought him, saying, `Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;`

¹³فمدّ يده ولمسه قائلا اريد فاطهر. وللوقت ذهب عنه البرص.

¹³and having stretched forth [his] hand, he touched him, having said, `I will; be thou cleansed;` and immediately the leprosy went away from him.

¹⁴فاوصاه ان لا يقول لاحد بل امض وأر نفسك للكاهن وقدم عن تطهيرك كما أمر موسى شهادة لهم.

¹⁴And he charged him to tell no one, `But, having gone away, shew thyself to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing according as Moses directed, for a testimony to them;`

¹⁵فذاع الخبر عنه اكثر. فاجتمع جموع كثيرة لكي يسمعوا ويشفوا به من امراضهم.

¹⁵but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities,

¹⁶واما هو فكان يعتزل في البراري ويصلّي

¹⁶and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

¹⁷وفي احدى الايام كان يعلم وكان فريسيون ومعلمون للناموس جالسين وهم قد أتوا من كل قرية من الجليل واليهودية واورشليم. وكانت قوة الرب لشفائهم.

¹⁷And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was — to heal them.

¹⁸واذا برجال يحملون على فراش انسانا مفلوجا وكانوا يطلبون ان يدخلوا به ويضعوه امامه.

¹⁸And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

¹⁹ولما لم يجدوا من اين يدخلون به لسبب الجمع صعدوا على السطح ودلوه مع الفراش من بين الاجر الى الوسط قدام يسوع.

¹⁹and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

²⁰فلما رأى ايمانهم قال له ايها الانسان مغفورة لك خطاياك.

²⁰and he having seen their faith, said to him, `Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.`

²¹فابتدأ الكتبة والفريسيون يفكرون قائلين من هذا الذي يتكلم بتجاديف. من يقدر ان يغفر خطايا الا الله وحده.

²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, `Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?`

²²فشعر يسوع بافكارهم واجاب وقال لهم ماذا تفكرون في قلوبكم.

²²And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

²³أيما ايسر ان يقال مغفورة لك خطاياك. أم ان يقال قم وامش.

²³which is easier — to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

²⁴ولكن لكي تعلموا ان لابن الانسان سلطانا على الارض ان يغفر الخطايا قال للمفلوج لك اقول قم واحمل فراشك واذهب الى بيتك.

²⁴`And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins — (he said to the one struck with palsy) — I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.`

²⁵ففي الحال قام امامهم وحمل ما كان مضطجعا عليه ومضى الى بيته وهو يمجد الله.

²⁵And presently having risen before them, having taken up [that] on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God,

²⁶فأخذت الجميع حيرة ومجدوا الله وامتلأوا خوفا قائلين اننا قد رأينا اليوم عجائب

²⁶and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying — `We saw strange things to-day.`

²⁷وبعد هذا خرج فنظر عشارا اسمه لاوي جالسا عند مكان الجباية. فقال له اتبعني.

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;`

²⁸فترك كل شيء وقام وتبعه.

²⁸and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

²⁹وصنع له لاوي ضيافة كبيرة في بيته. والذين كانوا متكئين معهم كانوا جمعا كثيرا من عشارين وآخرين.

²⁹And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

³⁰فتذمر كتبتهم والفريسيون على تلاميذه قائلين لماذا تاكلون وتشربون مع عشارين وخطاة.

³⁰and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?`

³¹فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم لا يحتاج الاصحاء الى طبيب بل المرضى.

³¹And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

³²لم آت لأدعو ابرارا بل خطاة الى التوبة

³²I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.`

³³وقالوا له لماذا يصوم تلاميذ يوحنا كثيرا ويقدمون طلبات وكذلك تلاميذ الفريسيين ايضا. واما تلاميذك فيأكلون ويشربون.

³³And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications — in like manner also those of the Pharisees — but thine do eat and drink?`

³⁴فقال لهم أتقدرون ان تجعلوا بني العرس يصومون ما دام العريس معهم.

³⁴And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber — in the bridegroom being with them — to fast?

³⁵ولكن ستأتي ايام حين يرفع العريس عنهم فحينئذ يصومون في تلك الايام.

³⁵but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.`

³⁶وقال لهم ايضا مثلا. ليس احد يضع رقعة من ثوب جديد على ثوب عتيق. وإلا فالجديد يشقّه والعتيق لا توافقه الرقعة التي من الجديد.

³⁶And he spake also a simile unto them — `No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that [is] from the new.

³⁷وليس احد يجعل خمرا جديدة في زقاق عتيقة لئلا تشق الخمر الجديدة الزقاق فهي تهرق والزقاق تتلف.

³⁷`And no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed;

³⁸بل يجعلون خمرا جديدة في زقاق جديدة فتحفظ جميعا.

³⁸but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together;

³⁹وليس احد اذا شرب العتيق يريد للوقت الجديد لانه يقول العتيق اطيب

³⁹and no one having drunk old [wine], doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.`