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 وَفِي أَحَدِ تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ إِذْ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُ ٱلشَّعْبَ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَيُبَشِّرُ، وَقَفَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْكَتَبَةُ مَعَ ٱلشُّيُوخِ،

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

2 وَكَلَّمُوُه قَائِلِينَ: «قُلْ لَنَا: بِأَيِّ سُلْطَانٍ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا؟ أَوْ مَنْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ هَذَا ٱلسُّلْطَانَ؟».

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

3 فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «وَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَسْأَلُكُمْ كَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً، فَقُولُوا لِي:

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

4 مَعْمُودِيَّةُ يُوحَنَّا: مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ كَانَتْ أَمْ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ؟».

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

5 فَتَآمَرُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنْ قُلْنَا: مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، يَقُولُ: فَلِمَاذَا 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 ٱلنَّاسِ، فَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ يَرْجُمُونَنَا، لِأَنَّهُمْ وَاثِقُونَ بِأَنَّ يُوحَنَّا نَبِيٌّ».

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

7 فَأَجَابُوا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِنْ أَيْنَ.

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

8 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «وَلَا أَنَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ بِأَيِّ سُلْطَانٍ أَفْعَلُ هَذَا».

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 وَٱبْتَدَأَ يَقُولُ لِلشَّعْبِ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ: «إِنْسَانٌ غَرَسَ كَرْمًا وَسَلَّمَهُ إِلَى كَرَّامِينَ وَسَافَرَ زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا.

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 ٱلْوَقْتِ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى ٱلْكَرَّامِينَ عَبْدًا لِكَيْ يُعْطُوهُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ ٱلْكَرْمِ، فَجَلَدَهُ ٱلْكَرَّامُونَ، وَأَرْسَلُوهُ فَارِغًا.

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

11 فَعَادَ وَأَرْسَلَ عَبْدًا آخَرَ، فَجَلَدُوا ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا وَأَهَانُوهُ، وَأَرْسَلُوهُ فَارِغًا.

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

12 ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَرْسَلَ ثَالِثًا، فَجَرَّحُوا هَذَا أَيْضًا وَأَخْرَجُوهُ.

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

13 فَقَالَ صَاحِبُ ٱلْكَرْمِ: مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ؟ أُرْسِلُ ٱبْنِي ٱلْحَبِيبَ، لَعَلَّهُمْ إِذَا رَأَوْهُ يَهَابُونَ!

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 فَلَمَّا رَآهُ ٱلْكَرَّامُونَ تَآمَرُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ قَائِلِينَ: هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْوَارِثُ! هَلُمُّوا نَقْتُلْهُ لِكَيْ يَصِيرَ لَنَا ٱلْمِيرَاثُ!

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

15 فَأَخْرَجُوهُ خَارِجَ ٱلْكَرْمِ وَقَتَلُوهُ. فَمَاذَا يَفْعَلُ بِهِمْ صَاحِبُ ٱلْكَرْمِ؟

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 يَأْتِي وَيُهْلِكُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْكَرَّامِينَ وَيُعْطِي ٱلْكَرْمَ لِآخَرِينَ». فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا 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 فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ: «إِذًا مَا هُوَ هَذَا ٱلْمَكْتُوبُ: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَضَهُ ٱلْبَنَّاؤُونَ هُوَ قَدْ صَارَ رَأْسَ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ؟

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

18 كُلُّ مَنْ يَسْقُطُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ٱلْحَجَرِ يَتَرَضَّضُ، وَمَنْ سَقَطَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ يَسْحَقُهُ!».

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 فَطَلَبَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْكَتَبَةُ أَنْ يُلْقُوا ٱلْأَيَادِيَ عَلَيْهِ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ خَافُوا ٱلشَّعْبَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ قَالَ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

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 فَرَاقَبُوهُ وَأَرْسَلُوا جَوَاسِيسَ يَتَرَاءَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ أَبْرَارٌ لِكَيْ يُمْسِكُوهُ بِكَلِمَةٍ، حَتَّى يُسَلِّمُوهُ إِلَى حُكْمِ ٱلْوَالِي وَسُلْطَانِهِ.

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 فَسَأَلُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ بِٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ تَتَكَلَّمُ وَتُعَلِّمُ، وَلَا تَقْبَلُ ٱلْوُجُوهَ، بَلْ بِٱلْحَقِّ تُعَلِّمُ طَرِيقَ ٱللهِ.

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

22 أَيَجُوزُ لَنَا أَنْ نُعْطِيَ جِزْيَةً لِقَيْصَرَ أَمْ لَا؟».

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

23 فَشَعَرَ بِمَكْرِهِمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا تُجَرِّبُونَنِي؟

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

24 أَرُونِي دِينَارًا. لِمَنِ ٱلصُّورَةُ وَٱلْكِتَابَةُ؟». فَأَجَابُوا وَقَالوُا: «لِقَيْصَرَ».

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

25 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَعْطُوا إِذًا مَا لِقَيْصَرَ لِقَيْصَرَ وَمَا لِلهِ للهِ».

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

26 فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يُمْسِكُوهُ بِكَلِمَةٍ قُدَّامَ ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَتَعَجَّبُوا مِنْ جَوَابِهِ وَسَكَتُوا.

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

27 وَحَضَرَ قَوْمٌ مِنَ ٱلصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ، ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَاوِمُونَ أَمْرَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ، وَسَأَلُوهُ

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 قَائِلِيِنَ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، كَتَبَ لَنَا مُوسَى: إِنْ مَاتَ لِأَحَدٍ أَخٌ وَلَهُ ٱمْرَأَةٌ، وَمَاتَ بِغَيْرِ وَلَدٍ، يَأْخُذُ أَخُوهُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ وَيُقِيمُ نَسْلًا لِأَخِيهِ.

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

29 فَكَانَ سَبْعَةُ إِخْوَةٍ. وَأَخَذَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ ٱمْرَأَةً وَمَاتَ بِغَيْرِ وَلَدٍ،

30 Then the second

30 فَأَخَذَ ٱلثَّانِي ٱلْمَرْأَةَ وَمَاتَ بِغَيْرِ وَلَدٍ،

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

31 ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ٱلثَّالِثُ، وَهَكَذَا ٱلسَّبْعَةُ. وَلَمْ يَتْرُكُوا وَلَدًا وَمَاتُوا.

32 And last of all, the woman died.

32 وَآخِرَ ٱلْكُلِّ مَاتَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضًا.

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

33 فَفِي ٱلْقِيَامَةِ، لِمَنْ مِنْهُمْ تَكُونُ زَوْجَةً؟ لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ زَوْجَةً لِلسَّبْعَةِ!».

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

34 فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أَبْنَاءُ هَذَا ٱلدَّهْرِ يُزَوِّجُونَ وَيُزَوَّجُونَ،

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 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ حُسِبُوا أَهْلًا لِلْحُصُولِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ٱلدَّهْرِ وَٱلْقِيَامَةِ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، لَا يُزَوِّجُونَ وَلَا يُزَوَّجُونَ،

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 يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَمُوتُوا أَيْضًا، لِأَنَّهُمْ مِثْلُ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةِ، وَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ ٱللهِ، إِذْ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ.

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 ٱلْمَوْتَى يَقُومُونَ، فَقَدْ دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ مُوسَى أَيْضًا فِي أَمْرِ ٱلْعُلَّيْقَةِ كَمَا يَقُولُ: اَلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَإِلَهُ يَعْقُوبَ.

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

38 وَلَيْسَ هُوَ إِلَهَ أَمْوَاتٍ بَلْ إِلَهُ أَحْيَاءٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْجَمِيعَ عِنْدَهُ أَحْيَاءٌ».

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

39 فَأجَابَ قَوْمٌ مِنَ ٱلْكَتَبَةِ وَقَالوا: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، حَسَنًا قُلْتَ!».

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

40 وَلَمْ يَتَجَاسَرُوا أَيْضًا أَنْ يَسْأَلُوهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ.

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

41 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَيْفَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ ٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنُ دَاوُدَ؟

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

42 وَدَاوُدُ نَفْسُهُ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِ ٱلْمَزَامِيرِ: قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِرَبِّي: ٱجْلِسْ عَنْ يَمِينِي

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

43 حَتَّى أَضَعَ أَعْدَاءَكَ مَوْطِئًا لِقَدَمَيْكَ.

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

44 فَإِذًا دَاوُدُ يَدْعُوهُ رَبًّا. فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ ٱبْنَهُ؟».

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

45 وَفِيمَا كَانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ يَسْمَعُونَ قَالَ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ:

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 «ٱحْذَرُوا مِنَ ٱلْكَتَبَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَرْغَبُونَ ٱلْمَشْيَ بِٱلطَّيَالِسَةِ، وَيُحِبُّونَ ٱلتَّحِيَّاتِ فِي ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ، وَٱلْمَجَالِسَ ٱلْأُولَى فِي ٱلْمَجَامِعِ، وَٱلْمُتَّكَآتِ ٱلْأُولَى فِي ٱلْوَلَائِمِ.

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

47 اَلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ بُيُوتَ ٱلْأَرَامِلِ، وَلِعِلَّةٍ يُطِيلُونَ ٱلصَّلَوَاتِ. هَؤُلَاءِ يَأْخُذُونَ دَيْنُونَةً أَعْظَمَ!».