Luke 20

1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

1 وَفِيمَا كَانَ يُعَلِّمُ الشَّعْبَ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، وَيُبَشِّرُ، تَصَدَّى لَهُ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ مَعَ الشُّيُوخِ،

2 “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

2 وَخَاطَبُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «قُلْ لَنَا بِأَيَّةِ سُلْطَةٍ تَفْعَلُ مَا فَعَلْتَ؟ أَوْ مَنْ مَنَحَكَ هذِهِ السُّلْطَةَ؟»

3 “I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

3 فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «وَأَنَا أَيْضاً أَسْأَلُكُمْ أَمْراً وَاحِداً، فَأَجِيبُونِي عَنْهُ:

4 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

4 أَمِنَ السَّمَاءِ كَانَتْ مَعْمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنَّا أَمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ؟»

5 They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

5 فَتَشَاوَرُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنْ قُلْنَا: مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، يَقُولُ: وَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ؟

6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

6 وَإِنْ قُلْنَا: مِنَ النَّاسِ، يَرْجُمُنَا الشَّعْبُ كُلُّهُ، لأَنَّهُمْ مُقْتَنِعُونَ أَنَّ يُوحَنَّا كَانَ نَبِيًّا».

7 So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

7 فَأَجَابُوا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ مِنْ أَيْنَ هِيَ.

8 And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

8 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَأَنَا لَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ بِأَيَّةِ سُلْطَةٍ أَفْعَلُ مَا فَعَلْتُ!»

9 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

9 وَأَخَذَ يُكَلِّمُ الشَّعْبَ بِهَذَا الْمَثَلِ: «غَرَسَ إِنْسَانٌ كَرْماً وَسَلَّمَهُ إِلَى مُزَارِعِينَ، وَسَافَرَ مُدَّةً طَوِيلَةً.

10 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

10 وَفِي مَوْسِمِ الْحَصَادِ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى الْمُزَارِعِينَ عَبْداً، لِكَيْ يُعْطُوهُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الْكَرْمِ. وَلكِنَّ الْمُزَارِعِينَ ضَرَبُوهُ وَرَدُّوهُ فَارِغَ الْيَدَيْنِ.

11 So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

11 فَعَادَ وَأَرْسَلَ عَبْداً آخَرَ. إِلّا أَنَّهُمْ ضَرَبُوهُ أَيْضاً وَأَهَانُوهُ وَرَدُّوهُ فَارِغَ الْيَدَيْنِ.

12 Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

12 ثُمَّ عَادَ وَأَرْسَلَ عَبْداً ثَالِثاً، فَجَرَّحُوهُ وَطَرَحُوهُ خَارِجَ الْكَرْمِ.

13 ‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

13 فَقَالَ رَبُّ الْكَرْمِ: مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ؟ سَأُرْسِلُ ابْنِي الْحَبِيبَ، لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهَابُونَهُ!

14 But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

14 وَلكِنْ مَا إِنْ رَآهُ الْمُزَارِعُونَ، حَتَّى تَشَاوَرُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: هَذَا هُوَ الْوَرِيثُ، فَلْنَقْتُلْهُ لِيَصِيرَ الْمِيرَاثُ لَنَا.

15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

15 فَطَرَحُوهُ خَارِجَ الْكَرْمِ وَقَتَلُوهُ. فَمَاذَا إِذَنْ يَفْعَلُ رَبُّ الْكَرْمِ بِهِمْ؟

16 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

16 إِنَّهُ يَأْتِي وَيُهْلِكُ أُولئِكَ الْمُزَارِعِينَ، وَيُسَلِّمُ الْكَرْمَ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ». فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذلِكَ، قَالُوا «حَاشَا!»

17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

17 وَلكِنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ: «إِذَنْ مَا مَعْنَى هذِهِ الآيَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ: الْحَجَرُ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ الْبُنَاةُ، هُوَ نَفْسُهُ صَارَ حَجَرَ الزَّاوِيَةِ؟

18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

18 مَنْ يَقَعُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَجَرِ يَتَكَسَّرُ، وَمَنْ يَقَعُ الْحَجَرُ عَلَيْهِ يَسْحَقُهُ سَحْقاً؟»

19 When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

19 فَسَعَى رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ إِلَى إلْقَاءِ الْقَبْضِ عَلَيْهِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ عَيْنِهَا، وَلكِنَّهُمْ خَافُوا الشَّعْبَ، فَقَدْ أَدْرَكُوا أَنَّهُ عَنَاهُمْ بِهَذَا الْمَثَلِ.

20 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

20 فَجَعَلُوا يُرَاقِبُونَهُ، وَبَثُّوا حَوْلَهُ جَوَاسِيسَ يَتَظَاهَرُونَ أَنَّهُمْ أَبْرَارٌ، لِكَيْ يُمْسِكُوهُ بِكَلِمَةٍ يَقُولُهَا، فَيُسَلِّمُوهُ إِلَى قَضَاءِ الْحَاكِمِ وَسُلْطَتِهِ.

21 “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

21 فَقَالُوا يَسْأَلُونَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَتَكَلَّمُ وَتُعَلِّمُ بِالصِّدْقِ، فَلا تُرَاعِي مَقَامَاتِ النَّاسِ، بَلْ تُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ اللهِ بِالْحَقِّ:

22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

22 أَفَيَحِلُّ لَنَا أَنْ نَدْفَعَ الْجِزْيَةَ لِلْقَيْصَرِ، أَمْ لا؟»

23 But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

23 فَأَدْرَكَ مَكْرَهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ:

24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

24 «أَرُونِي دِينَاراً: لِمَنِ الصُّورَةُ وَالنَّقْشُ عَلَيْهِ؟» فَأَجَابُوا: «لِلْقَيْصَرِ!»

25 So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

25 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِذَنْ، أَعْطُوا مَا لِلْقَيْصَرِ لِلْقَيْصَرِ، وَمَا لِلهِ لِلهِ».

26 And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

26 فَلَمْ يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الإِيقَاعِ بِهِ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ بِكَلِمَةٍ يَقُولُهَا، فَسَكَتُوا مَدْهُوشِينَ مِمَّا سَمِعُوا.

27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

27 وَتَصَدَّى لَهُ بَعْضُ الصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ يُنْكِرُونَ أَمْرَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَسَأَلُوهُ قَائِلِينَ:

28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

28 «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، كَتَبَ لَنَا مُوسَى: إِنْ مَاتَ لأَحَدٍ أَخٌ مُتَزَوِّجٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ، فَعَلَى أَخِيهِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ بِأَرْمَلَتِهِ وَيُقِيمَ نَسْلاً عَلَى اسْمِ أَخِيهِ.

29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

29 فَقَدْ كَانَ هُنَاكَ سَبْعَةُ إِخْوَةٍ، اتَّخَذَ أَوَّلُهُمْ زَوْجَةً ثُمَّ مَاتَ دُونَ وَلَدٍ،

30 Then the second

30 فَتَزَوَّجَ الثَّانِي بِالأَرْمَلَةِ،

31 and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

31 ثُمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الثَّالِثُ، حَتَّى تَزَوَّجَ بِها السَّبْعَةُ وَمَاتُوا دُونَ أَنْ يُخَلِّفُوا وَلَداً.

32 And last of all, the woman died.

32 وَمِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ جَمِيعاً مَاتَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضاً.

33 So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

33 فَفِي الْقِيَامَةِ لِمَنْ مِنْهُمْ تَكُونُ الْمَرْأَةُ زَوْجَةً، فَقَدْ كَانَتْ زَوْجَةً لِكُلٍّ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ».

34 Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

34 فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «أَبْنَاءُ الزَّمَانِ الْحَاضِرِ يُزَوِّجُونَ وَيَتَزَوَّجُونَ.

35 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

35 أَمَّا الَّذِينَ حُسِبُوا أَهْلاً لِلْمُشَارَكَةِ فِي الزَّمَانِ الآتِي وَالْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ، فَلا يُزَوِّجُونَ وَلا يَتَزَوَّجُونَ.

36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

36 إِذْ لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَمُوتُوا أَيْضاً بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، لأَنَّهُمْ يَكُونُونَ مِثْلَ الْمَلائِكَةِ، وَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ اللهِ لِكَوْنِهِمْ أَبْنَاءَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

37 Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

37 وَأَمَّا أَنَّ الْمَوْتَى يَقُومُونَ، فَحَتَّى مُوسَى أَشَارَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الْعُلَّيْقَةِ، حَيْثُ يَدْعُو الرَّبَّ إِلهَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلَهَ إِسْحَاقَ وَإِلَهَ يَعْقُوبَ.

38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

38 وَلكِنَّ اللهَ لَيْسَ إِلهَ أَمْوَاتٍ بَلْ هُوَ إِلهُ أَحْيَاءَ، فَإِنَّ الْجَمِيعَ يَحْيَوْنَ لَدَيْهِ!»

39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

39 فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْكَتَبَةِ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَحْسَنْتَ الْكَلامَ!»

40 And they did not dare to question Him any further.

40 وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤْ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ شَيْئاً.

41 Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

41 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَيْفَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ هُوَ ابْنُ دَاوُدَ،

42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

42 فِيمَا يَقُولُ دَاوُدُ نَفْسُهُ فِي كِتَابِ الْمَزَامِيرِ: قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِرَبِّي: اجْلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي

43 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

43 حَتَّى أَضَعَ أَعْدَاءَكَ مَوْطِئاً لِقَدَمَيْكَ؟

44 Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

44 إِذَنْ، دَاوُدُ يَدْعُوهُ رَبّاً، فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ ابْنَهُ؟»

45 In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

45 وَفِيمَا كَانَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ يُصْغُونَ، قَالَ لِتَلامِيذِهِ:

46 “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

46 «احْذَرُوا مِنَ الْكَتَبَةِ الَّذِينَ يَرْغَبُونَ التَّجَوُّلَ بِالأَثْوَابِ الْفَضْفَاضَةِ، وَيُحِبُّونَ تَلَقِّي التَّحِيَّاتِ فِي السَّاحَاتِ الْعَامَّةِ، وَصُدُورَ الْمَجَالِسِ فِي الْمَجَامِعِ، وَأَمَاكِنَ الصَّدَارَةِ فِي الْوَلائِمِ؛

47 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

47 يَلْتَهِمُونَ بُيُوتَ الأَرَامِلِ وَيَتَبَاهُونَ بِإِطَالَةِ الصَّلَوَاتِ. هؤُلاءِ سَتَنْزِلُ بِهِمْ دَيْنُونَةٌ أَقْسَى!»