¹وجعل يسوع يكلمهم ايضا بامثال قائلا.

¹And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,

²يشبه ملكوت السموات انسانا ملكا صنع عرسا لابنه.

²`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

³وارسل عبيده ليدعوا المدعوين الى العرس فلم يريدوا ان يأتوا.

³and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

⁴فارسل ايضا عبيدا آخرين قائلا قولوا للمدعوين هوذا غذائي اعددته. ثيراني ومسمناتي قد ذبحت وكل شيء معد. تعالوا الى العرس.

⁴`Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things [are] ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

⁵ولكنهم تهاونوا ومضوا واحد الى حقله وآخر الى تجارته.

⁵and they, having disregarded [it], went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

⁶والباقون امسكوا عبيده وشتموهم وقتلوهم.

⁶and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay [them].

⁷فلما سمع الملك غضب وارسل جنوده واهلك أولئك القاتلين واحرق مدينتهم.

⁷`And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

⁸ثم قال لعبيده اما العرس فمستعد واما المدعوون فلم يكونوا مستحقين.

⁸then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

⁹فاذهبوا الى مفارق الطرق وكل من وجدتموه فادعوه الى العرس.

⁹be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

¹⁰فخرج أولئك العبيد الى الطرق وجمعوا كل الذين وجدوهم اشرارا وصالحين. فامتلأ العرس من المتكئين.

¹⁰`And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

¹¹فلما دخل الملك لينظر المتكئين رأى هناك انسانا لم يكن لابسا لباس العرس.

¹¹`And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast,

¹²فقال له يا صاحب كيف دخلت الى هنا وليس عليك لباس العرس. فسكت.

¹²and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless.

¹³حينئذ قال الملك للخدام اربطوا رجليه ويديه وخذوه واطرحوه في الظلمة الخارجية. هناك يكون البكاء وصرير الاسنان.

¹³`Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;

¹⁴لان كثيرين يدعون وقليلين ينتخبون

¹⁴for many are called, and few chosen.`

¹⁵حينئذ ذهب الفريسيون وتشاوروا لكي يصطادوه بكلمة.

¹⁵Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,

¹⁶فارسلوا اليه تلاميذهم مع الهيرودسيين قائلين يا معلّم نعلم انك صادق وتعلّم طريق الله بالحق ولا تبالي باحد لانك لا تنظر الى وجوه الناس.

¹⁶and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;

¹⁷فقل لنا ماذا تظن. أيجوز ان تعطى جزية لقيصر ام لا.

¹⁷tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?`

¹⁸فعلم يسوع خبثهم وقال لماذا تجربونني يا مراؤون.

¹⁸And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

¹⁹أروني معاملة الجزية. فقدموا له دينارا.

¹⁹show me the tribute-coin?` and they brought to him a denary;

²⁰فقال لهم لمن هذه الصورة والكتابة.

²⁰and he saith to them, `Whose [is] this image and the inscription?`

²¹قالوا له لقيصر. فقال لهم اعطوا اذا ما لقيصر لقيصر وما للّه للّه.

²¹they say to him, `Caesar`s;` then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;`

²²فلما سمعوا تعجبوا وتركوه ومضوا

²²and having heard they wondered, and having left him they went away.

²³في ذلك اليوم جاء اليه صدوقيون الذين يقولون ليس قيامة فسألوه

²³In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

²⁴قائلين يا معلّم قال موسى ان مات احد وليس له اولاد يتزوج اخوه بامرأته ويقم نسلا لاخيه.

²⁴`Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

²⁵فكان عندنا سبعة اخوة وتزوج الاول ومات. واذ لم يكن له نسل ترك امرأته لاخيه.

²⁵`And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

²⁶وكذلك الثاني والثالث الى السبعة.

²⁶in like manner also the second, and the third, unto the seventh,

²⁷وآخر الكل ماتت المرأة ايضا.

²⁷and last of all died also the woman;

²⁸ففي القيامة لمن من السبعة تكون زوجة. فانها كانت للجميع.

²⁸therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife — for all had her?`

²⁹فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم تضلون اذ لا تعرفون الكتب ولا قوة الله.

²⁹And Jesus answering said to them, `Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;

³⁰لانهم في القيامة لا يزوجون ولا يتزوجون بل يكونون كملائكة الله في السماء.

³⁰for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.

³¹واما من جهة قيامة الاموات أفما قرأتم ما قيل لكم من قبل الله القائل

³¹`And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

³²انا اله ابراهيم واله اسحق واله يعقوب. ليس الله اله اموات بل اله احياء.

³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of dead men, but of living.`

³³فلما سمع الجموع بهتوا من تعليمه

³³And having heard, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;

³⁴اما الفريسيون فلما سمعوا انه ابكم الصدوقيين اجتمعوا معا.

³⁴and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;

³⁵وسأله واحد منهم وهو ناموسي ليجربه قائلا

³⁵and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

³⁶يا معلّم اية وصية هي العظمى في الناموس.

³⁶`Teacher, which [is] the great command in the Law?`

³⁷فقال له يسوع تحب الرب الهك من كل قلبك ومن كل نفسك ومن كل فكرك.

³⁷And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding —

³⁸هذه هي الوصية الاولى والعظمى.

³⁸this is a first and great command;

³⁹والثانية مثلها. تحب قريبك كنفسك.

³⁹and the second [is] like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;

⁴⁰بهاتين الوصيتين يتعلق الناموس كله والانبياء

⁴⁰on these — the two commands — all the law and the prophets do hang.`

⁴¹وفيما كان الفريسيون مجتمعين سألهم يسوع

⁴¹And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

⁴²قائلا ماذا تظنون في المسيح. ابن من هو. قالوا له ابن داود.

⁴²saying, `What do ye think concerning the Christ? of whom is he son?` They say to him, `Of David.`

⁴³قال لهم فكيف يدعوه داود بالروح ربا قائلا

⁴³He saith to them, `How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord, saying,

⁴⁴قال الرب لربي اجلس عن يميني حتى اضع اعداءك موطئا لقدميك.

⁴⁴The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?

⁴⁵فان كان داود يدعوه ربا فكيف يكون ابنه.

⁴⁵If then David doth call him lord, how is he his son?`

⁴⁶فلم يستطع احد ان يجيبه بكلمة. ومن ذلك اليوم لم يجسر احد ان يسأله بتة

⁴⁶And no one was able to answer him a word, nor durst any from that day question him any more.