¹وابتدأ ايضا يعلم عند البحر. فاجتمع اليه جمع كثير حتى انه دخل السفينة وجلس على البحر والجمع كله كان عند البحر على الارض

¹And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.

²فكان يعلّمهم كثيرا بامثال وقال لهم في تعليمه

²And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,

³اسمعوا. هوذا الزارع قد خرج ليزرع.

³Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

⁴وفيما هو يزرع سقط بعض على الطريق فجاءت طيور السماء واكلته.

⁴And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

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

⁵And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;

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

⁶and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.

⁷وسقط آخر في الشوك. فطلع الشوك وخنقه فلم يعطي ثمرا.

⁷And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸وسقط آخر في الارض الجيدة. فاعطى ثمرا يصعد وينمو. فأتى واحد بثلاثين وآخر بستين وآخر بمئة.

⁸And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

⁹ثم قال لهم من له اذنان للسمع فليسمع

⁹And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰ولما كان وحده سأله الذين حوله مع الاثني عشر عن المثل.

¹⁰And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him [as to] the parables.

¹¹فقال لهم قد أعطي لكم ان تعرفوا سرّ ملكوت الله. واما الذين هم من خارج فبالامثال يكون لهم كل شيء.

¹¹And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,

¹²لكي يبصروا مبصرين ولا ينظروا ويسمعوا سامعين ولا يفهموا لئلا يرجعوا فتغفر لهم خطاياهم.

¹²that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.

¹³ثم قال لهم أما تعلمون هذا المثل. فكيف تعرفون جميع الامثال.

¹³And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

¹⁴الزارع يزرع الكلمة.

¹⁴The sower sows the word:

¹⁵وهؤلاء هم الذين على الطريق. حيث تزرع الكلمة وحينما يسمعون يأتي الشيطان للوقت وينزع الكلمة المزروعة في قلوبهم.

¹⁵and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

¹⁶وهؤلاء كذلك هم الذين زرعوا على الاماكن المحجرة. الذين حينما يسمعون الكلمة يقبلونها للوقت بفرح.

¹⁶And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

¹⁷ولكن ليس لهم اصل في ذواتهم بل هم الى حين. فبعد ذلك اذا حدث ضيق او اضطهاد من اجل الكلمة فللوقت يعثرون.

¹⁷and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

¹⁸وهؤلاء هم الذين زرعوا بين الشوك. هؤلاء هم الذين يسمعون الكلمة

¹⁸And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,

¹⁹وهموم هذا العالم وغرور الغنى وشهوات سائر الاشياء تدخل وتخنق الكلمة فتصير بلا ثمر.

¹⁹and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰وهؤلاء هم الذين زرعوا على الارض الجيدة. الذين يسمعون الكلمة ويقبلونها ويثمرون واحد ثلاثين وآخر ستين وآخر مئة

²⁰And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred [fold].

²¹ثم قال لهم هل يؤتى بسراج ليوضع تحت المكيال او تحت السرير. أليس ليوضع على المنارة.

²¹And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?

²²لانه ليس شيء خفي لا يظهر ولا صار مكتوما الا ليعلن.

²²For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

²³ان كان لاحد اذنان للسمع فليسمع.

²³If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴وقال لهم انظروا ما تسمعون. بالكيل الذي به تكيلون يكال لكم ويزاد لكم ايها السامعون.

²⁴And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be [more] added to you.

²⁵لان من له سيعطى. واما من ليس له فالذي عنده سيؤخذ منه

²⁵For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

²⁶وقال. هكذا ملكوت الله كأن انسانا يلقي البذار على الارض

²⁶And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

²⁷وينام ويقوم ليلا ونهارا والبذار يطلع وينمو وهو لا يعلم كيف.

²⁷and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

²⁸لان الارض من ذاتها تأتي بثمر. اولا نباتا ثم سنبلا ثم قمحا ملآن في السنبل.

²⁸The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

²⁹واما متى ادرك الثمر فللوقت يرسل المنجل لان الحصاد قد حضر

²⁹But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

³⁰وقال بماذا نشبّه ملكوت الله او باي مثل نمثله.

³⁰And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

³¹مثل حبة خردل متى زرعت في الارض فهي اصغر جميع البزور التي على الارض.

³¹As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

³²ولكن متى زرعت تطلع وتصير اكبر جميع البقول وتصنع اغصانا كبيرة حتى تستطيع طيور السماء ان تتآوى تحت ظلها.

³²and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

³³وبامثال كثيرة مثل هذه كان يكلمهم حسبما كانوا يستطيعون ان يسمعوا.

³³And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,

³⁴وبدون مثل لم يكن يكلمهم. واما على انفراد فكان يفسر لتلاميذه كل شيء

³⁴but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.

³⁵وقال لهم في ذلك اليوم لما كان المساء. لنجتز الى العبر.

³⁵And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side:

³⁶فصرفوا الجمع واخذوه كما كان في السفينة. وكانت معه ايضا سفن اخرى صغيرة.

³⁶and having sent away the crowd, they take him with [them], as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.

³⁷فحدث نوء ريح عظيم فكانت الامواج تضرب الى السفينة حتى صارت تمتلئ.

³⁷And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.

³⁸وكان هو في المؤخر على وسادة نائما. فأيقظوه وقالوا له يا معلّم أما يهمك اننا نهلك.

³⁸And *he* was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him up and say to him, Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing?

³⁹فقام وانتهر الريح وقال للبحر اسكت. ابكم. فسكنت الريح وصار هدوء عظيم.

³⁹And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰وقال لهم ما بالكم خائفين هكذا. كيف لا ايمان لكم.

⁴⁰And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?

⁴¹فخافوا خوفا عظيما وقالوا بعضهم لبعض من هو هذا. فان الريح ايضا والبحر يطيعانه

⁴¹And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?