¹في تلك الساعة تقدم التلاميذ الى يسوع قائلين فمن هو اعظم في ملكوت السموات.

¹In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

²فدعا يسوع اليه ولدا واقامه في وسطهم

²And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

³وقال. الحق اقول لكم ان لم ترجعوا وتصيروا مثل الاولاد فلن تدخلوا ملكوت السموات.

³and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

⁴فمن وضع نفسه مثل هذا الولد فهو الاعظم في ملكوت السموات.

⁴Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

⁵ومن قبل ولدا واحدا مثل هذا باسمي فقد قبلني.

⁵And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

⁶ومن أعثر احد هؤلاء الصغار المؤمنين بي فخير له ان يعلق في عنقه حجر الرحى ويغرق في لجة البحر.

⁶But whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and [that] he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

⁷ويل للعالم من العثرات. فلا بد ان تأتي العثرات ولكن ويل لذلك الانسان الذي به تأتي العثرة.

⁷Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

⁸فان اعثرتك يدك او رجلك فاقطعها وألقها عنك. خير لك ان تدخل الحياة اعرج او اقطع من ان تلقى في أتون النار الابدية ولك يدان او رجلان.

⁸And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

⁹وان اعثرتك عينك فاقلعها وألقها عنك. خير لك ان تدخل الحياة اعور من ان تلقى في جهنم النار ولك عينان.

⁹And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

¹⁰انظروا لا تحتقروا احد هؤلاء الصغار. لاني اقول لكم ان ملائكتهم في السموات كل حين ينظرون وجه ابي الذي في السموات.

¹⁰See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

¹¹لان ابن الانسان قد جاء لكي يخلّص ما قد هلك.

¹¹[For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.]

¹²ماذا تظنون. ان كان لانسان مئة خروف وضل واحد منها أفلا يترك التسعة والتسعين على الجبال ويذهب يطلب الضال.

¹²How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?

¹³وان اتفق ان يجده فالحق اقول لكم انه يفرح به اكثر من التسعة والتسعين التي لم تضل.

¹³And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.

¹⁴هكذا ليست مشيئة امام ابيكم الذي في السموات ان يهلك احد هؤلاء الصغار

¹⁴Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

¹⁵وان اخطأ اليك اخوك فاذهب وعاتبه بينك وبينه وحدكما. ان سمع منك فقد ربحت اخاك.

¹⁵And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

¹⁶وان لم يسمع فخذ معك ايضا واحدا او اثنين لكي تقوم كل كلمة على فم شاهدين او ثلاثة.

¹⁶But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

¹⁷وان لم يسمع منهم فقل للكنيسة. وان لم يسمع من الكنيسة فليكن عندك كالوثني والعشار.

¹⁷And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

¹⁸الحق اقول لكم كل ما تربطونه على الارض يكون مربوطا في السماء. وكل ما تحلّونه على الارض يكون محلولا في السماء.

¹⁸Verily I say unto you, what things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

¹⁹واقول لكم ايضا ان اتفق اثنان منكم على الارض في اي شيء يطلبانه فانه يكون لهما من قبل ابي الذي في السموات.

¹⁹Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven.

²⁰لانه حيثما اجتمع اثنان او ثلاثة باسمي فهناك اكون في وسطهم

²⁰For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

²¹حينئذ تقدم اليه بطرس وقال يا رب كم مرة يخطئ اليّ اخي وانا اغفر له. هل الى سبع مرات.

²¹Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

²²قال له يسوع لا اقول لك الى سبع مرات بل الى سبعين مرة سبع مرات.

²²Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

²³لذلك يشبه ملكوت السموات انسانا ملكا اراد ان يحاسب عبيده.

²³Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

²⁴فلما ابتدأ في المحاسبة قدم اليه واحد مديون بعشرة آلاف وزنة.

²⁴And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

²⁵واذ لم يكن له ما يوفي أمر سيده ان يباع هو وامرأته واولاده وكل ما له ويوفى الدين.

²⁵But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

²⁶فخر العبد وسجد له قائلا يا سيد تمهل عليّ فاوفيك الجميع.

²⁶The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

²⁷فتحنن سيد ذلك العبد واطلقه وترك له الدين.

²⁷And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

²⁸ولما خرج ذلك العبد وجد واحدا من العبيد رفقائه كان مديونا له بمئة دينار. فامسكه واخذ بعنقه قائلا أوفني ما لي عليك.

²⁸But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.

²⁹فخرّ العبد رفيقه على قدميه وطلب اليه قائلا تمهل عليّ فاوفيك الجميع.

²⁹So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

³⁰فلم يرد بل مضى والقاه في سجن حتى يوفي الدين.

³⁰And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.

³¹فلما رأى العبيد رفقاؤه ما كان حزنوا جدا وأتوا وقصّوا على سيدهم كل ما جرى.

³¹So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

³²فدعاه حينئذ سيده وقال له. ايها العبد الشرير كل ذلك الدين تركته لك لانك طلبت اليّ.

³²Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:

³³أفما كان ينبغي انك انت ايضا ترحم العبد رفيقك كما رحمتك انا.

³³shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

³⁴وغضب سيده وسلمه الى المعذبين حتى يوفي كل ما كان له عليه.

³⁴And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due.

³⁵فهكذا ابي السماوي يفعل بكم ان لم تتركوا من قلوبكم كل واحد لاخيه زلاته

³⁵So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.