¹في ذلك اليوم خرج يسوع من البيت وجلس عند البحر.

¹And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

²فاجتمع اليه جموع كثيرة حتى انه دخل السفينة وجلس. والجمع كله وقف على الشاطئ.

²and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

³فكلهم كثيرا بامثال قائلا هوذا الزارع قد خرج ليزرع.

³and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

⁴وفيما هو يزرع سقط بعض على الطريق. فجائت الطيور واكلته.

⁴and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

⁵وسقط آخر على الاماكن المحجرة حيث لم تكن له تربة كثيرة. فنبت حالا اذ لم يكن له عمق ارض.

⁵and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

⁶ولكن لما اشرقت الشمس احترق. واذ لم يكن له اصل جف.

⁶and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

⁷وسقط آخر على الشوك فطلع الشوك وخنقه.

⁷and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

⁸وسقط آخر على الارض الجيدة. فاعطى ثمرا. بعض مئة وآخر ستين وآخر ثلاثين.

⁸and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

⁹من له اذنان للسمع فليسمع

⁹He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.`

¹⁰فتقدم التلاميذ وقالوا له لماذا تكلمهم بامثال.

¹⁰And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?`

¹¹فاجاب وقال لهم لانه قد أعطي لكم ان تعرفوا اسرار ملكوت السموات. واما لأولئك فلم يعط.

¹¹And he answering said to them that — `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

¹²فان من له سيعطى ويزاد. واما من ليس له فالذي عنده سيؤخذ منه.

¹²for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.

¹³من اجل هذا اكلمهم بامثال. لانهم مبصرين لا يبصرون وسامعين لا يسمعون ولا يفهمون.

¹³`Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,

¹⁴فقد تمت فيهم نبوة اشعياء القائلة تسمعون سمعا ولا تفهمون. ومبصرين تبصرون ولا تنظرون.

¹⁴and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

¹⁵لان قلب هذا الشعب قد غلظ. وآذانهم قد ثقل سماعها. وغمضوا عيونهم لئلا يبصروا بعيونهم ويسمعوا بآذانهم ويفهموا بقلوبهم ويرجعوا فاشفيهم.

¹⁵for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

¹⁶ولكن طوبى لعيونكم لانها تبصر. ولآذانكم لانها تسمع.

¹⁶`And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

¹⁷فاني الحق اقول لكم ان انبياء وابرارا كثيرين اشتهوا ان يروا ما انتم ترون ولم يروا. وان يسمعوا ما انتم تسمعون ولم يسمعوا

¹⁷for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.

¹⁸فاسمعوا انتم مثل الزارع.

¹⁸`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

¹⁹كل من يسمع كلمة الملكوت ولا يفهم فيأتي الشرير ويخطف ما قد زرع في قلبه. هذا هو المزوع على الطريق.

¹⁹Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

²⁰والمزروع على الاماكن المحجرة هو الذي يسمع الكلمة وحالا يقبلها بفرح.

²⁰`And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

²¹ولكن ليس له اصل في ذاته بل هو الى حين. فاذا حدث ضيق او اضطهاد من اجل الكلمة فحالا يعثر.

²¹and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

²²والمزروع بين الشوك هو الذي يسمع الكلمة. وهم هذا العالم وغرور الغنى يخنقان الكلمة فيصير بلا ثمر.

²²`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²³واما المزروع على الارض الجيدة فهو الذي يسمع الكلمة ويفهم. وهو الذي يأتي بثمر فيصنع بعض مئة وآخر ستين وآخر ثلاثين

²³`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.`

²⁴قدم لهم مثلا آخر قائلا. يشبه ملكوت السموات انسانا زرع زرعا جيدا في حقله.

²⁴Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

²⁵وفيما الناس نيام جاء عدوه وزرع زوانا في وسط الحنطة ومضى.

²⁵and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

²⁶فلما طلع النبات وصنع ثمرا حينئذ ظهر الزوان ايضا.

²⁶and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

²⁷فجاء عبيد رب البيت وقالوا له يا سيد أليس زرعا جيدا زرعت في حقلك. فمن اين له زوان.

²⁷`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

²⁸فقال لهم. انسان عدو فعل هذا. فقال له العبيد أتريد ان نذهب ونجمعه.

²⁸And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?

²⁹فقال لا. لئلا تقلعوا الحنطة مع الزوان وانتم تجمعونه.

²⁹`And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,

³⁰دعوهما ينميان كلاهما معا الى الحصاد. وفي وقت الحصاد اقول للحصادين اجمعوا اولا الزوان واحزموه حزما ليحرق. واما الحنطة فاجمعوها الى مخزني

³⁰suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.`

³¹قدم لهم مثلا آخر قائلا. يشبه ملكوت السموات حبة خردل اخذها انسان وزرعها في حقله.

³¹Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

³²وهي اصغر جميع البزور. لكن متى نمت فهي اكبر البقول. وتصير شجرة حتى ان طيور السماء تأتي وتتآوى في اغصانها

³²which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.`

³³قال لهم مثلا آخر. يشبه ملكوت السموات خميرة اخذتها امرأة وخبأتها في ثلاثة اكيال دقيق حتى اختمر الجميع.

³³Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.`

³⁴هذا كله كلم به يسوع الجموع بامثال. وبدون مثل لم يكن يكلمهم

³⁴All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

³⁵لكي يتم ما قيل بالنبي القائل سأفتح بامثال فمي وانطق بمكتومات منذ تأسيس العالم

³⁵that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, `I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.`

³⁶حينئذ صرف يسوع الجموع وجاء الى البيت. فتقدم اليه تلاميذه قائلين فسّر لنا مثل زوان الحقل.

³⁶Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, `Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.`

³⁷فاجاب وقال لهم. الزارع الزرع الجيد هو ابن الانسان.

³⁷And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

³⁸والحقل هو العالم. والزرع الجيد هو بنو الملكوت. والزوان هو بنو الشرير.

³⁸and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

³⁹والعدو الذي زرعه هو ابليس. والحصاد هو انقضاء العالم. والحصادون هم الملائكة.

³⁹and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.

⁴⁰فكما يجمع الزوان ويحرق بالنار هكذا يكون في انقضاء هذا العالم.

⁴⁰`As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age,

⁴¹يرسل ابن الانسان ملائكته فيجمعون من ملكوته جميع المعاثر وفاعلي الاثم.

⁴¹the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

⁴²ويطرحونهم في اتون النار. هناك يكون البكاء وصرير الاسنان.

⁴²and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

⁴³حينئذ يضيء الابرار كالشمس في ملكوت ابيهم. من له اذنان للسمع فليسمع

⁴³`Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.

⁴⁴ايضا يشبه ملكوت السموات كنزا مخفى في حقل وجده انسان فاخفاه ومن فرحه مضى وباع كل ما كان له واشترى ذلك الحقل.

⁴⁴`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

⁴⁵ايضا يشبه ملكوت السموات انسانا تاجرا يطلب لآلئ حسنة.

⁴⁵`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

⁴⁶فلما وجد لؤلؤة واحدة كثيرة الثمن مضى وباع كل ما كان له واشتراها.

⁴⁶who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

⁴⁷ايضا يشبه ملكوت السموات شبكة مطروحة في البحر وجامعة من كل نوع.

⁴⁷`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,

⁴⁸فلما امتلأت اصعدوها على الشاطئ وجلسوا وجمعوا الجياد الى اوعية. واما الاردياء فطرحوها خارجا.

⁴⁸which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,

⁴⁹هكذا يكون في انقضاء العالم. يخرج الملائكة ويفرزون الاشرار من بين الابرار.

⁴⁹so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous,

⁵⁰ويطرحونهم في اتون النار. هناك يكون البكاء وصرير الاسنان

⁵⁰and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.`

⁵¹قال لهم يسوع أفهمتم هذا كله. فقالوا نعم يا سيد.

⁵¹Jesus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?` They say to him, `Yes, sir.`

⁵²فقال لهم. من اجل ذلك كل كاتب متعلم في ملكوت السموات يشبه رجلا رب بيت يخرج من كنزه جددا وعتقاء.

⁵²And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.`

⁵³ولما اكمل يسوع هذه الامثال انتقل من هناك

⁵³And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,

⁵⁴ولما جاء الى وطنه كان يعلّمهم في مجمعهم حتى بهتوا وقالوا من اين لهذا هذه الحكمة والقوات.

⁵⁴and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, `Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?

⁵⁵أليس هذا ابن النجار. أليست امه تدعى مريم واخوته يعقوب ويوسي وسمعان ويهوذا.

⁵⁵is not this the carpenter`s son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

⁵⁶أوليست اخواته جميعهنّ عندنا فمن اين لهذا هذه كلها.

⁵⁶and his sisters — are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?`

⁵⁷فكانوا يعثرون به. واما يسوع فقال لهم ليس نبي بلا كرامة الا في وطنه وفي بيته.

⁵⁷and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, `A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and in his own house:`

⁵⁸ولم يصنع هناك قوات كثيرة لعدم ايمانهم

⁵⁸and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.