¹ولما اكمل يسوع أمره لتلاميذه الاثني عشر انصرف من هناك ليعلّم ويكرز في مدنهم

¹It happened that when Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

²اما يوحنا فلما سمع في السجن باعمال المسيح ارسل اثنين من تلاميذه.

²Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples

³وقال له انت هو الآتي ام ننتظر آخر.

³and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”

⁴فاجاب يسوع وقال لهما اذهبا واخبرا يوحنا بما تسمعان وتنظران.

⁴Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

⁵العمي يبصرون والعرج يمشون والبرص يطهرون والصم يسمعون والموتى يقومون والمساكين يبشّرون.

⁵ the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, Isaiah 35:5 the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. Isaiah 61:1-4

⁶وطوبى لمن لا يعثر فيّ

⁶ Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

⁷وبينما ذهب هذان ابتدأ يسوع يقول للجموع عن يوحنا ماذا خرجتم الى البرية لتنظروا. أقصبة تحركها الريح.

⁷As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

⁸لكن ماذا خرجتم لتنظروا. أإنسانا لابسا ثيابا ناعمة. هوذا الذين يلبسون الثياب الناعمة هم في بيوت الملوك.

⁸ But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king’s houses.

⁹لكن ماذا خرجتم لتنظروا. أنبيا. نعم اقول لكم وافضل من نبي.

⁹ But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

¹⁰فان هذا هو الذي كتب عنه ها انا ارسل امام وجهك ملاكي الذي يهيئ طريقك قدامك.

¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ Malachi 3:1

¹¹الحق اقول لكم لم يقم بين المولودين من النساء اعظم من يوحنا المعمدان. ولكن الاصغر في ملكوت السموات اعظم منه.

¹¹ Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

¹²ومن ايام يوحنا المعمدان الى الآن ملكوت السموات يغصب والغاصبون يختطفونه.

¹² From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. or, plunder it.

¹³لان جميع الانبياء والناموس الى يوحنا تنبأوا.

¹³ For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

¹⁴وان اردتم ان تقبلوا فهذا هو ايليا المزمع ان ياتي.

¹⁴ If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.

¹⁵من له اذنان للسمع فليسمع

¹⁵ He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁶وبمن اشبّه هذا الجيل. يشبه اولادا جالسين في الاسواق ينادون الى اصحابهم

¹⁶ “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

¹⁷ويقولون زمّرنا لكم فلم ترقصوا. نحنا لكم فلم تلطموا.

¹⁷ and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’

¹⁸لانه جاء يوحنا لا يأكل ولا يشرب. فيقولون فيه شيطان.

¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

¹⁹جاء ابن الانسان يأكل ويشرب. فيقولون هوذا انسان اكول وشريب خمر. محب للعشارين والخطاة. والحكمة تبررت من بنيها

¹⁹ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children. NU reads “actions” instead of “children” ”

²⁰حينئذ ابتدأ يوبّخ المدن التي صنعت فيها اكثر قواته لانها لم تتب.

²⁰Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.

²¹ويل لك يا كورزين. ويل لك يا بيت صيدا. لانه لو صنعت في صور وصيدا القوات المصنوعة فيكما لتابتا قديما في المسوح والرماد.

²¹ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

²²ولكن اقول لكم ان صور وصيدا تكون لهما حالة اكثر احتمالا يوم الدين مما لكما.

²² But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

²³وانت يا كفرناحوم المرتفعة الى السماء ستهبطين الى الهاوية. لانه لو صنعت في سدوم القوات المصنوعة فيك لبقيت الى اليوم.

²³ You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. or, Hell For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day.

²⁴ولكن اقول لكم ان ارض سدوم تكون لها حالة اكثر احتمالا يوم الدين مما لك

²⁴ But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you.”

²⁵في ذلك الوقت اجاب يسوع وقال احمدك ايها الآب رب السماء والارض لانك اخفيت هذه عن الحكماء والفهماء واعلنتها للاطفال.

²⁵At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

²⁶نعم ايها الآب لان هكذا صارت المسرة امامك.

²⁶ Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

²⁷كل شيء قد دفع اليّ من ابي. وليس احد يعرف الابن الا الآب. ولا احد يعرف الآب الا الابن ومن اراد الابن ان يعلن له.

²⁷ All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

²⁸تعالوا اليّ يا جميع المتعبين والثقيلي الاحمال وانا اريحكم.

²⁸ “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

²⁹احملوا نيري عليكم وتعلموا مني. لاني وديع ومتواضع القلب. فتجدوا راحة لنفوسكم.

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

³⁰لان نيري هين وحملي خفيف

³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”