Luke 12

1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

1 وَفِي تِلْكَ الأَثْنَاءِ، إِذِ احْتَشَدَ عَشَرَاتُ الأُلُوفِ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ حَتَّى دَاسَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً، أَخَذَ يَقُولُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ أَوَّلاً: «احْذَرُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ الَّذِي هُوَ النِّفَاقُ!

2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

2 فَمَا مِنْ مَسْتُورٍ لَنْ يُكْشَفَ، وَلا مِنْ سِرٍّ لَنْ يُعْرَفَ.

3 What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

3 لِذَلِكَ كُلُّ مَا قُلْتُمُوهُ فِي الظَّلامِ سَوْفَ يُسْمَعُ فِي النُّورِ، وَمَا تَحَدَّثْتُمْ بِهِ هَمْساً فِي الْغُرَفِ الدَّاخِلِيَّةِ سَوْفَ يُذَاعُ عَلَى سُطُوحِ الْبُيُوتِ.

4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

4 عَلَى أَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ يَا أَحِبَّائِي: لَا تَخَافُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَ الْجَسَدَ ثُمَّ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذلِكَ.

5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

5 وَلكِنِّي أُرِيكُمْ مِمَّنْ تَخَافُونَ: خَافُوا مِنَ الْقَادِرِ أَنْ يُلْقِيَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ بَعْدَ الْقَتْلِ. نَعَمْ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ، مِنْ هَذَا خَافُوا!

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

6 أَمَا تُبَاعُ خَمْسَةُ عَصَافِيرَ بِفَلْسَيْنِ؟ وَمَعَ ذلِكَ لَا يَنْسَى اللهُ وَاحِداً مِنْهَا.

7 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

7 بَلْ إِنَّ شَعْرَ رُؤُوسِكُمْ كُلَّهُ مَعْدُودٌ. فَلا تَخَافُوا إِذَنْ، أَنْتُمْ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَصَافِيرَ كَثِيرَةٍ!

8 I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

8 وَلكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ مَنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِي أَمَامَ النَّاسِ، يَعْتَرِفُ بِهِ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ أَيْضاً أَمَامَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ.

9 But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

9 وَمَنْ أَنْكَرَنِي أَمَامَ النَّاسِ، يُنْكَرْ أَمَامَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ.

10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

10 وَمَنْ قَالَ كَلِمَةً بِحَقِّ ابْنِ الإِنْسَانِ، يُغْفَرُ لَهُ. وَأَمَّا مَنْ ازْدَرَى بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، فَلَنْ يُغْفَرَ لَهُ!

11 When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

11 وَعِنْدَمَا يُؤْتَى بِكُمْ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ الْمَجَامِعِ وَالْحُكَّامِ وَالسُّلْطَاتِ، فَلا تَهْتَمُّوا كَيْفَ أَوْ بِمَاذَا تَرُدُّونَ، وَلا بِمَا تَقُولُونَ!

12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

12 فَإِنَّ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ سَيُلَقِّنُكُمْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ عَيْنِهَا مَا يَجِبُ أَنْ تَقُولُوا».

13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

13 وَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْجَمْعِ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، قُلْ لأَخِي أَنْ يُقَاسِمَنِي الإِرْثَ!»

14 But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

14 وَلكِنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ: «يَا إِنْسَانُ، مَنْ أَقَامَنِي عَلَيْكُمَا قَاضِياً أَوْ مُقَسِّماً؟»

15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

15 وَقَالَ لِلْجَمْعِ: «احْذَرُوا وَتَحَفَّظُوا مِنَ الطَّمَعِ. فَمَتَى كَانَ الإِنْسَانُ فِي سِعَةٍ، لَا تَكُنْ حَيَاتُهُ فِي أَمْوَالِهِ».

16 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

16 وَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً، قَالَ «إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ أَنْتَجَتْ لَهُ أَرْضُهُ مَحَاصِيلَ وَافِرَةً.

17 So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

17 فَفَكَّرَ فِي نَفْسِهِ قَائِلاً: مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَكَانٌ أَخْزِنُ فِيهِ مَحَاصِيلِي؟

18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

18 وَقَالَ: أَعْمَلُ هَذَا: أَهْدِمُ مَخَازِنِي وَأَبْنِي أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا، وَهُنَاكَ أَخْزِنُ جَمِيعَ غِلَالِي وَخَيْرَاتِي.

19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

19 وَأَقُولُ لِنَفْسِي: يَا نَفْسُ، عِنْدَكِ خَيْرَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مَخْزُونَةٌ لِسِنِينَ عَدِيدَةٍ، فَاسْتَرِيحِي وَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَافْرَحِي!

20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

20 وَلكِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ لَهُ: يَا غَبِيُّ، هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ تُطْلَبُ نَفْسُكَ مِنْكَ، فَلِمَنْ يَبْقَى مَا أَعْدَدْتَهُ؟

21 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

21 هَذِهِ هِيَ حَالَةُ مَنْ يَخْزِنُ الْكُنُوزَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلا يَكُونُ غَنِيًّا عِنْدَ اللهِ!»

22 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

22 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَا تَهْتَمُّوا لِحَيَاتِكُمْ بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ، وَلا لأَجْسَادِكُمْ بِمَا تَكْتَسُونَ.

23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

23 إِنَّ الْحَيَاةَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مُجَرَّدِ طَعَامٍ، وَالْجَسَدَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مُجَرَّدِ كِسَاءٍ.

24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

24 تَأَمَّلُوا الْغِرْبَانَ! فَهِيَ لَا تَزْرَعُ وَلا تَحْصُدُ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهَا مَخْزَنٌ وَلا مُسْتَوْدَعٌ، بَلْ يَعُولُهَا اللهُ. فَكَمْ أَنْتُمْ أَفْضَلُ كَثِيراً مِنَ الطُّيُورِ.

25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

25 وَلكِنْ، أَيٌّ مِنْكُمْ، إِذَا اهْتَمَّ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُطِيلَ عُمْرَهُ وَلَوْ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً؟

26 So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

26 فَمَادُمْتُمْ غَيْرَ قَادِرِينَ وَلَوْ عَلَى أَصْغَرِ الأُمُورِ، فَلِمَاذَا تَهْتَمُّونَ بِالأُمُورِ الأُخْرَى؟

27 Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

27 تَأَمَّلُوا الزَّنَابِقَ كَيْفَ تَنْمُو! فَهِيَ لَا تَتْعَبُ وَلا تَغْزِلُ، وَلكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: حَتَّى سُلَيْمَانُ فِي قِمَّةِ مَجْدِهِ لَمْ يَكْتَسِ مَا يُعَادِلُ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهَا بَهَاءً؟

28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

28 فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ يَكْسُو الْعُشْبَ ثَوْباً كَهَذَا، مَعَ أَنَّهُ يَكُونُ الْيَوْمَ فِي الْحَقْلِ وَغَداً يُطْرَحُ فِي التَّنُّورِ، فَكَمْ أَنْتُمْ أَوْلَى مِنَ الْعُشْبِ (بِأَنْ يَكْسُوَكُمُ اللهُ) يَا قَلِيلِي الإِيمَانِ؟

29 And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

29 فَعَلَيْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَلّا تَسْعَوْا إِلَى مَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَتَشْرَبُونَ، وَلا تَكُونُوا قَلِقِينَ.

30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

30 فَهذِهِ الْحَاجَاتُ كُلُّهَا تَسْعَى إِلَيْهَا أُمَمُ الْعَالَمِ، وَأَبُوكُمْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهَا.

31 But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

31 إِنَّمَا اسْعَوْا إِلَى مَلَكُوتِهِ، فَتُزَادُ لَكُمْ هذِهِ كُلُّهَا.

32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

32 لَا تَخَفْ، أَيُّهَا الْقَطِيعُ الصَّغِيرُ، لأَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ سُرَّ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكُمُ الْمَلَكُوتَ.

33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

33 بِيعُوا مَا تَمْلِكُونَ وَأَعْطُوا صَدَقَةً، وَاجْعَلُوا لَكُمْ أَكْيَاساً لَا تَبْلَى، كَنْزاً فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا يَنْفَدُ، حَيْثُ لَا يَقْتَرِبُ لِصٌّ وَلا يُفْسِدُ سُوسٌ.

34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

34 لأَنَّهُ حَيْثُ يَكُونُ كَنْزُكُمْ، يَكُونُ قَلْبُكُمْ أَيْضاً.

35 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

35 لِتَكُنْ أَوْسَاطُكُمْ مَشْدُودَةً بِالأَحْزِمَةِ وَمَصَابِيحُكُمْ مُضَاءَةً،

36 Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

36 وَكُونُوا مِثْلَ أُنَاسٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ رُجُوعَ سَيِّدِهِمْ مِنْ وَلِيمَةِ الْعُرْسِ، حَتَّى إِذَا وَصَلَ وَقَرَعَ الْبَابَ يَفْتَحُونَ لَهُ حَالاً.

37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

37 طُوبَى لأُولئِكَ الْعَبِيدِ الَّذِينَ يَجِدُهُمْ سَيِّدُهُمْ لَدَى عَوْدَتِهِ سَاهِرِينَ. الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَشُدُّ وَسَطَهُ بِالْحِزَامِ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ يَتَّكِئُونَ وَيَقُومُ يَخْدِمُهُمْ.

38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

38 فَطُوبَى لَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعَ فِي الرُّبْعِ الثَّانِي أَوِ الثَّالِثِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَوَجَدَهُمْ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ.

39 But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

39 وَلَكِنِ اعْلَمُوا هَذَا: أَنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ رَبُّ الْبَيْتِ يَعْرِفُ فِي أَيَّةِ سَاعَةٍ يَدْهَمُهُ اللِّصُّ، لَكَانَ سَهِرَ وَمَا تَرَكَ بَيْتَهُ يُنْقَبُ.

40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

40 فَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ مُسْتَعِدِّينَ، لأَنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ سَيَعُودُ فِي سَاعَةٍ لَا تَتَوَقَّعُونَهَا».

41 “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

41 وَسَأَلَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «يَا رَبُّ، أَلَنَا تَضْرِبُ هَذَا الْمَثَلَ أَمْ لِلْجَمِيعِ عَلَى السَّوَاءِ؟»

42 And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

42 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «مَنْ هُوَ إِذَنِ الْوَكِيلُ الأَمِينُ الْعَاقِلُ الَّذِي يُقِيمُهُ سَيِّدُهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ لِيُقَدِّمَ لَهُمْ حِصَّتَهُمْ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فِي حِينِهَا؟

43 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

43 طُوبَى لِذَلِكَ الْعَبْدِ الَّذِي يَجِدُهُ سَيِّدُهُ، لَدَى رُجُوعِهِ، يَقُومُ بِهَذَا الْعَمَلِ.

44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

44 الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يُقِيمُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مُمْتَلَكَاتِهِ.

45 But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

45 وَلكِنْ إِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: سَيِّدِي سَيَتَأخَّرُ فِي رُجُوعِهِ؛ وَأَخَذَ يَضْرِبُ الْخَادِمِينَ وَالْخَادِمَاتِ وَيَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ وَيَسْكَرُ،

46 The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

46 فَإِنَّ سَيِّدَ ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدِ يَرْجِعُ فِي يَوْمٍ لَا يَتَوَقَّعُهُ وَسَاعَةٍ لَا يَعْرِفُهَا، فَيُمَزِّقُهُ وَيَجْعَلُ مَصِيرَهُ مَعَ الْخَائِنِينَ.

47 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

47 وَأَمَّا ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ بِإِرَادَةِ سَيِّدِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيُضْرَبُ كَثِيراً.

48 But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

48 وَلكِنَّ الَّذِي لَا يَعْلَمُهَا وَيَعْمَلُ مَا يَسْتَوْجِبُ الضَّرْبَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيُضْرَبُ قَلِيلاً. فَكُلُّ مَنْ أُعْطِيَ كَثِيراً، يُطْلَبُ مِنْهُ كَثِيرٌ؛ وَمَنْ أُوْدِعَ كَثِيراً، يُطَالَبُ بِأَكْثَرَ.

49 I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

49 جِئْتُ لأُلْقِيَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ نَاراً، فَلَكَمْ أَوَدُّ أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدِ اشْتَعَلَتْ؟

50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

50 وَلكِنَّ لِي مَعْمُودِيَّةَ أَلَمٍ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَتَعَمَّدَ بِها، وَكَمْ أَنَا مُتَضَايِقٌ حَتَّى تَتِمَّ!

51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

51 أَتَظُنَّونَ أَنِّي جِئْتُ لأُرْسِيَ السَّلامَ عَلَى الأرْضِ؟ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لا، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى الانْقِسَامَ:

52 From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

52 فَإِنَّهُ مُنْذُ الآنَ يَكُونُ فِي الْبَيْتِ الْوَاحِدِ خَمْسَةٌ فَيَنْقَسِمُونَ: ثَلاثَةٌ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ، وَاثْنَانِ عَلَى ثَلاثَةٍ

53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

53 فَالأَبُ يَنْقَسِمُ عَلَى ابْنِهِ، وَالابْنُ عَلَى أَبِيهِ، وَالأُمُّ عَلَى بِنْتِهَا، وَالْبِنْتُ عَلَى أُمِّهَا، وَالْحَمَاةُ عَلَى كَنَّتِهَا، وَالْكَنَّةُ عَلَى حَمَاتِهَا!»

54 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

54 وَقَالَ أَيْضاً لِلْجُمُوعِ: «عِنْدَمَا تَرَوْنَ سَحَابَةً تَطْلُعُ مِنَ الْغَرْبِ، تَقُولُونَ حَالاً: الْمَطَرُ آتٍ! وَهكَذَا يَكُونُ.

55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

55 وَعِنْدَمَا تَهُبُّ رِيحُ الْجَنُوبِ، تَقُولُونَ: سَيَكُونُ حَرٌّ! وَهكَذَا يَكُونُ.

56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

56 يَا مُنَافِقُونَ! تَعْرِفُونَ أَنْ تُمَيِّزُوا مَنْظَرَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ، فَكَيْفَ لَا تُمَيِّزُونَ هَذَا الزَّمَانَ؟

57 And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

57 وَلِمَاذَا لَا تُمَيِّزُونَ مَا هُوَ حَقٌّ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ؟

58 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

58 فَفِيمَا أَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ مَعَ خَصْمِكَ إِلَى الْمُحَاكَمَةِ، اجْتَهِدْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِتَتَصَالَحَ مَعَهُ، لِئَلّا يَجُرَّكَ إِلَى الْقَاضِي، فَيُسَلِّمَكَ الْقَاضِي إِلَى الشُّرَطِيِّ، وَيُلْقِيَكَ الشُّرَطِيُّ فِي السِّجْنِ.

59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

59 أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ قَدْ وَفَّيْتَ مَا عَلَيْكَ إِلَى آخِرِ فَلْسٍ!»