¹وجعل يسوع يكلمهم ايضا بامثال قائلا.

¹Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,

²يشبه ملكوت السموات انسانا ملكا صنع عرسا لابنه.

² “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

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

³ and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not 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 out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!”’

⁵ولكنهم تهاونوا ومضوا واحد الى حقله وآخر الى تجارته.

⁵ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

⁶والباقون امسكوا عبيده وشتموهم وقتلوهم.

⁶ and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

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

⁷ When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

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

⁸ “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

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

⁹ Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’

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

¹⁰ Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

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

¹¹ But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,

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

¹² and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.

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

¹³ Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’

¹⁴لان كثيرين يدعون وقليلين ينتخبون

¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen.”

¹⁵حينئذ ذهب الفريسيون وتشاوروا لكي يصطادوه بكلمة.

¹⁵Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

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

¹⁶They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.

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

¹⁷Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

¹⁸فعلم يسوع خبثهم وقال لماذا تجربونني يا مراؤون.

¹⁸But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

¹⁹أروني معاملة الجزية. فقدموا له دينارا.

¹⁹ Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.

²⁰فقال لهم لمن هذه الصورة والكتابة.

²⁰He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”

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

²¹They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

²²فلما سمعوا تعجبوا وتركوه ومضوا

²²When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away.

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

²³On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

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

²⁴saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.’

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

²⁵Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

²⁶وكذلك الثاني والثالث الى السبعة.

²⁶In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

²⁷وآخر الكل ماتت المرأة ايضا.

²⁷After them all, the woman died.

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

²⁸In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”

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

²⁹But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

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

³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.

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

³¹ But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

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

³² ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ Exodus 3:6 God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

³³فلما سمع الجموع بهتوا من تعليمه

³³When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

³⁴اما الفريسيون فلما سمعوا انه ابكم الصدوقيين اجتمعوا معا.

³⁴But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.

³⁵وسأله واحد منهم وهو ناموسي ليجربه قائلا

³⁵One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

³⁶يا معلّم اية وصية هي العظمى في الناموس.

³⁶“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”

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

³⁷Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Deuteronomy 6:5

³⁸هذه هي الوصية الاولى والعظمى.

³⁸ This is the first and great commandment.

³⁹والثانية مثلها. تحب قريبك كنفسك.

³⁹ A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Leviticus 19:18

⁴⁰بهاتين الوصيتين يتعلق الناموس كله والانبياء

⁴⁰ The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

⁴¹وفيما كان الفريسيون مجتمعين سألهم يسوع

⁴¹Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

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

⁴²saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”

⁴³قال لهم فكيف يدعوه داود بالروح ربا قائلا

⁴³He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

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

⁴⁴ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?’ Psalm 110:1

⁴⁵فان كان داود يدعوه ربا فكيف يكون ابنه.

⁴⁵ “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”

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

⁴⁶No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.