¹وابتدأ يقول لهم بامثال انسان غرس كرما واحاطه بسياج وحفر حوض معصرة وبنى برجا وسلمه الى كرامين وسافر.

¹He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.

²ثم ارسل الى الكرامين في الوقت عبدا ليأخذ من الكرامين من ثمر الكرم.

² When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

³فاخذوه وجلدوه وارسلوه فارغا.

³ They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

⁴ثم ارسل اليهم ايضا عبدا آخر. فرجموه وشجوه وارسلوه مهانا.

⁴ Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

⁵ثم ارسل ايضا آخر. فقتلوه. ثم آخرين كثيرين فجلدوا منهم بعضا وقتلوا بعضا.

⁵ Again he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.

⁶فاذ كان له ايضا ابن واحد حبيب اليه ارسله ايضا اليهم اخيرا قائلا انهم يهابون ابني.

⁶ Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

⁷ولكن اولئك الكرامين قالوا فيما بينهم هذا هو الوارث. هلموا نقتله فيكون لنا الميراث.

⁷ But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

⁸فأخذوه وقتلوه واخرجوه خارج الكرم.

⁸ They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

⁹فماذا يفعل صاحب الكرم. يأتي ويهلك الكرامين ويعطي الكرم الى آخرين.

⁹ What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.

¹⁰أما قرأتم هذا المكتوب. الحجر الذي رفضه البناؤون هو قد صار راس الزاوية.

¹⁰ Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.

¹¹من قبل الرب كان هذا وهو عجيب في اعيننا.

¹¹ This was from the Lord, it is marvelous in our eyes’?” Psalm 118:22-23

¹²فطلبوا ان يمسكوه ولكنهم خافوا من الجمع. لانهم عرفوا انه قال المثل عليهم. فتركوه ومضوا

¹²They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

¹³ثم ارسلوا اليه قوما من الفريسيين والهيرودسيين لكي يصطادوه بكلمة.

¹³They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.

¹⁴فلما جاءوا قالوا له يا معلّم نعلم انك صادق ولا تبالي باحد لانك لا تنظر الى وجوه الناس بل بالحق تعلّم طريق الله. أيجوز ان تعطى جزية لقيصر ام لا. نعطي ام لا نعطي.

¹⁴When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

¹⁵فعلم رياءهم وقال لهم لماذا تجربونني. ايتوني بدينار لانظره.

¹⁵Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”

¹⁶فأتوا به. فقال لهم لمن هذه الصورة والكتابة. فقالوا له لقيصر.

¹⁶They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”

¹⁷فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم اعطوا ما لقيصر لقيصر وما للّه للّه. فتعجبوا منه

¹⁷Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

¹⁸وجاء اليه قوم من الصدوقيين الذين يقولون ليس قيامة وسألوه قائلين

¹⁸There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,

¹⁹يا معلّم كتب لنا موسى ان مات لاحد اخ وترك امرأة ولم يخلّف اولادا ان ياخذ اخوه امرأته ويقيم نسلا لاخيه.

¹⁹“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’

²⁰فكان سبعة اخوة. اخذ الاول امرأة ومات ولم يترك نسلا.

²⁰There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.

²¹فاخذها الثاني ومات ولم يترك هو ايضا نسلا. وهكذا الثالث.

²¹The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;

²²فاخذها السبعة ولم يتركوا نسلا. وآخر الكل ماتت المرأة ايضا.

²²and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.

²³ففي القيامة متى قاموا لمن منهم تكون زوجة. لانها كانت زوجة للسبعة.

²³In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”

²⁴فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم أليس لهذا تضلون اذ لا تعرفون الكتب ولا قوة الله.

²⁴Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

²⁵لانهم متى قاموا من الاموات لا يزوجون ولا يزوجون بل يكونون كملائكة في السموات.

²⁵ For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

²⁶واما من جهة الاموات انهم يقومون أفما قرأتم في كتاب موسى في أمر العلّيقة كيف كلمه الله قائلا انا اله ابراهيم واله اسحق واله يعقوب.

²⁶ But about the dead, that they are raised; haven’t you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’ Exodus 3:6 ?

²⁷ليس هو اله اموات بل اله احياء. فانتم اذا تضلون كثيرا

²⁷ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”

²⁸فجاء واحد من الكتبة وسمعهم يتحاورون فلما رأى انه اجابهم حسنا سأله اية وصية هي اول الكل.

²⁸One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”

²⁹فاجابه يسوع ان اول كل الوصايا هي اسمع يا اسرائيل. الرب الهنا رب واحد.

²⁹Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

³⁰وتحب الرب الهك من كل قلبك ومن كل نفسك ومن كل فكرك ومن كل قدرتك. هذه هي الوصية الاولى.

³⁰ you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ Deuteronomy 6:4-5 This is the first commandment.

³¹وثانية مثلها هي تحب قريبك كنفسك. ليس وصية اخرى اعظم من هاتين.

³¹ The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Leviticus 19:18 There is no other commandment greater than these.”

³²فقال له الكاتب جيدا يا معلّم. بالحق قلت لانه الله واحد وليس آخر سواه.

³²The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

³³ومحبته من كل القلب ومن كل الفهم ومن كل النفس ومن كل القدرة ومحبة القريب كالنفس هي افضل من جميع المحرقات والذبائح.

³³and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

³⁴فلما رآه يسوع انه اجاب بعقل قال له لست بعيدا عن ملكوت الله. ولم يجسر احد بعد ذلك ان يسأله

³⁴When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

³⁵ثم اجاب يسوع وقال وهو يعلّم في الهيكل كيف يقول الكتبة ان المسيح ابن داود.

³⁵Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

³⁶لان داود نفسه قال بالروح القدس قال الرب لربي اجلس عن يميني حتى اضع اعداءك موطئا لقدميك.

³⁶ For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’ Psalm 110:1

³⁷فداود نفسه يدعوه ربا. فمن اين هو ابنه. وكان الجمع الكثير يسمعه بسرور

³⁷ Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.

³⁸وقال لهم في تعليمه تحرزوا من الكتبة الذين يرغبون المشي بالطيالسة والتحيات في الاسواق.

³⁸In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

³⁹والمجالس الاولى في المجامع والمتكآت الأولى في الولائم.

³⁹ and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:

⁴⁰الذين ياكلون بيوت الارامل ولعلة يطيلون الصلوات. هؤلاء يأخذون دينونة اعظم

⁴⁰ those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

⁴¹وجلس يسوع تجاه الخزانة ونظر كيف يلقي الجمع نحاسا في الخزانة. كان اغنياء كثيرون يلقون كثيرا.

⁴¹Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

⁴²فجاءت ارملة فقيرة والقت فلسين قيمتهما ربع.

⁴²A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, literally, lepta (or widow’s mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages. which equal a quadrans coin. A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day’s wages for an agricultural laborer.

⁴³فدعا تلاميذه وقال لهم الحق اقول لكم ان هذه الارملة الفقيرة قد القت اكثر من جميع الذين القوا في الخزانة.

⁴³He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

⁴⁴لان الجميع من فضلتهم ألقوا. واما هذه فمن اعوازها القت كل ما عندها كل معيشتها

⁴⁴ for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”