Luke 8

1 Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

1 بَعْدَ ذلِكَ أَخَذَ يَجُولُ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ وَقَرْيَةٍ وَاعِظاً وَمُبَشِّراً بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ وَكَانَ يُرَافِقُهُ تَلامِيذُهُ الاِثْنَا عَشَرَ،

2 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

2 وَبَعْضُ النِّسَاءِ اللَّوَاتِي كُنَّ قَدْ شُفِينَ مِنْ أَرْوَاحٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ وَأَمْرَاضٍ، وَهُنَّ: مَرْيَمُ الْمَعْرُوفَةُ بِالْمَجْدَلِيَّةِ الَّتِي طَرَدَ مِنْهَا سَبْعَةَ شَيَاطِينَ،

3 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

3 وَيُوَنَّا زَوْجَةُ خُوزِي وَكِيلِ هِيرُودُسَ، وَسُوسَنَّةُ، وَغَيْرُهُنَّ كَثِيرَاتٌ مِمَّنْ كُنَّ يُسَاعِدْنَهُ بِأَمْوَالِهِنَّ.

4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

4 فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ حَوْلَهُ جَمْعٌ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ كُلِّ بَلْدَةٍ، خَاطَبَهُمْ بِمَثَلٍ:

5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

5 «خَرَجَ الزَّارِعُ لِيَزْرَعَ بِذَارَهُ. وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَزْرَعُ، وَقَعَ بَعْضُ الْبِذَارِ عَلَى الْمَمَرَّاتِ، فَدَاسَتْهُ الأَقْدَامُ، وَالْتَهَمَتْهُ طُيُورُ السَّمَاءِ.

6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

6 وَوَقَعَ بَعْضُهُ عَلَى الصَّخْرِ، فَلَمَّا طَلَعَ يَبِسَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ بِلا رُطُوبَةٍ.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

7 وَوَقَعَ بَعْضُهُ فِي وَسَطِ الأَشْوَاكِ، فَطَلَعَ الشَّوْكُ مَعَهُ وَخَنَقَهُ.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

8 وَبَعْضُ الْبِذَارِ وَقَعَ فِي الأَرْضِ الصَّالِحَةِ. وَلَمَّا نَبَتَ، أَنْتَجَ ثَمَراً مِئَةَ ضِعْفٍ». قَالَ هَذَا وَنَادَى «مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ!»

9 Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

9 وَسَأَلَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «مَا هُوَ مَغْزَى هَذَا الْمَثَلِ؟»

10 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

10 فَقَالَ: «لَكُمْ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا أَسْرَارَ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ. أَمَّا الآخَرُونَ، فَأُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِأَمْثَالٍ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُمْ: يَنْظُرُونَ وَلا يُبْصِرُونَ، وَيَسْمَعُونَ وَلا يَفْهَمُونَ.

11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

11 وَهَذَا مَغْزَى الْمَثَلِ: الْبِذَارُ هِيَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ.

12 The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

12 وَمَا وَقَعَ عَلَى الْمَمَرَّاتِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ (الْكَلِمَةَ)، ثُمَّ يَأْتِي إِبْلِيسُ وَيَخْطَفُ الْكَلِمَةَ مِنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ لِئَلّا يُؤْمِنُوا فَيَخْلُصُوا.

13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

13 وَمَا وَقَعَ عَلَى الصَّخْرِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقْبَلُونَ الْكَلِمَةَ بِفَرَحٍ لَدَى سَمَاعِهَا، وَهؤُلاءِ لَا أَصْلَ لَهُمْ، فَيُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَى حِينٍ، وَفِي وَقْتِ التَّجْرِبَةِ يَتَرَاجَعُونَ.

14 The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

14 وَمَا وَقَعَ حَيْثُ الأَشْوَاكُ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ ثُمَّ يَمْضُونَ فَتَخْنُقُهُمْ هُمُومُ الْحَيَاةِ وَغِنَاهَا وَلَذَّاتُهَا، فَلا يُنْتِجُونَ ثَمَراً نَاضِجاً.

15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

15 وَأَمَّا الَّذِي وَقَعَ فِي الأَرْضِ الْجَيِّدَةِ، فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ الْكَلِمَةَ وَيَحْفَظُونَهَا فِي قَلْبٍ جَيِّدٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ، وَيُنْتِجُونَ ثَمَراً بِالصَّبْرِ.

16 No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

16 وَلا أَحَدَ يُشْعِلُ مِصْبَاحاً ثُمَّ يُغَطِّيهِ بِوِعَاءٍ، أَوْ يَضَعُهُ تَحْتَ سَرِيرٍ، بَلْ يَرْفَعُهُ عَلَى مَنَارَةٍ لِيَرَى الدَّاخِلُونَ النُّورَ.

17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

17 فَمَا مِنْ مَحْجُوبٍ لَنْ يُكْشَفَ، وَلا سِرٍّ لَنْ يُعْلَمَ وَيُعْلَنَ.

18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

18 فَتَنَبَّهُوا إِذَنْ كَيْفَ تَسْمَعُونَ. فَإِنَّ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ، يُعْطَى الْمَزِيدَ؛ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ، فَحَتَّى الَّذِي يَظُنُّهُ لَهُ، يُنْتَزَعُ مِنْهُ!»

19 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.

19 وَجَاءَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُمُّهُ وَإخْوَتُهُ، وَلَمْ يَتَمَكَّنُوا مِنَ الْوُصُولِ إِلَيْهِ بِسَبَبِ الزِّحَامِ.

20 He was told, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.”

20 فَقِيلَ لَهُ: «إِنَّ أُمَّكَ وَإِخْوَتَكَ وَاقِفُونَ خَارِجاً، يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَرَوْكَ!»

21 But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

21 وَلكِنَّهُ أَجَابَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «أُمِّي وَإِخْوَتِي هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ وَيَعْمَلُونَ بِها».

22 One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

22 وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ رَكِبَ قَارِباً هُوَ وَتَلامِيذُهُ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِنَعْبُرْ إِلَى الضِّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ مِنَ الْبُحَيْرَةِ!» فَأَقْلَعُوا.

23 As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

23 وَفِيمَا هُمْ مُبْحِرُونَ، نَامَ. وَهَبَّتْ عَلَى الْبُحَيْرَةِ عَاصِفَةُ رِيحٍ مُفَاجِئَةٌ، فَأَخَذَ الْمَاءُ يَمْلأُ الْقَارِبَ، وَأَحَاطَ بِهِمِ الْخَطَرُ.

24 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.

24 فَتَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيْهِ وَأَيْقَظُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، يَا سَيِّدُ، إِنَّنَا نَهْلِكُ!» فَنَهَضَ وَزَجَرَ الرِّيحَ وَالْمَاءَ الْهَائِجَ، فَسَكَنَا وَسَادَ الْهُدُوءُ.

25 “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”

25 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَيْنَ إِيمَانُكُمْ؟» وَإِذْ خَافُوا، ذُهِلُوا، وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ لِلآخَرِ: «مَنْ هُوَ هَذَا إِذَنْ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ الرِّيَاحَ وَالْمَاءَ فَتُطِيعُهُ؟»

26 Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

26 وَوَصَلُوا إِلَى بَلْدَةِ الْجِرَاسِيِّينَ، وَهِيَ تَقَعُ مُقَابِلَ الْجَلِيلِ.

27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

27 فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ إِلَى الْبَرِّ، لاقَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ تَسْكُنُهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ مُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ، وَكَانَ لَا يَلْبَسُ ثَوْباً وَلا يَسْكُنُ بَيْتاً بَلْ يُقِيمُ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ.

28 When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

28 فَمَا إِنْ رَأَى يَسُوعَ، حَتَّى صَرَخَ وَانْطَرَحَ أَمَامَهُ، وَقَالَ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ: «مَا شَأْنُكَ بِي يَا يَسُوعُ ابْنَ اللهِ العَلِيِّ؟ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ أَلّا تُعَذِّبَنِي؟»

29 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

29 فَإِنَّ يَسُوعَ كَانَ قَدْ أَمَرَ الرُّوحَ النَّجِسَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ. فَكَثِيراً مَا كَانَ يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْهُ، وَكُلَّمَا رُبِطَ بِالسَّلاسِلِ وَالْقُيُودِ لِيُضْبَطَ، حَطَّمَ الْقُيُودَ وَسَاقَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِلَى الْقِفَارِ.

30 “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.

30 فَسَأَلَهُ يَسُوعُ: «مَا اسْمُكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «لَجِيُونُ!» لأَنَّ جَيْشاً كَبِيراً مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ كَانُوا قَدْ دَخَلُوا فِيهِ،

31 And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

31 وَقَدْ تَوَسَّلُوا إِلَيْهِ أَلّا يَأْمُرَهُمْ بِالذَّهَابِ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ.

32 There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

32 وَكَانَ هُنَالِكَ قَطِيعٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ الْخَنَازِيرِ يَرْعَى فِي الْجَبَلِ، فَالْتَمَسُوا مِنْهُ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُمْ بِالدُّخُولِ فِي الْخَنَازِيرِ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ.

33 Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

33 فَخَرَجَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ، وَدَخَلَتْ فِي الْخَنَازِيرِ، فَانْدَفَعَ الْقَطِيعُ مِنْ عَلَى حَافَةِ الْجَبَلِ إِلَى الْبُحَيْرَةِ وَمَاتَ غَرَقاً.

34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

34 فَلَمَّا رَأَى الرُّعَاةُ مَا حَدَثَ، هَرَبُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَالْمَزَارِعِ يَنْشُرُونَ الْخَبَرَ.

35 So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

35 فَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ لِيَرَوْا مَا حَدَثَ، وَجَاءُوا إِلَى يَسُوعَ، فَوَجَدُوا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْ يَسُوعَ وَهُوَ لابِسٌ وَسَلِيمُ الْعَقْلِ. فَخَافُوا.

36 Meanwhile, those who had seen it reported how the demon-possessed man had been healed.

36 وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ أَيْضاً الَّذِينَ شَاهَدُوا مَا حَدَثَ، كَيْفَ شُفِيَ الْمَسْكُونُ.

37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

37 فَطَلَبَ جَمِيعُ أَهَالِي بَلْدَةِ الْجِرَاسِيِّينَ مِنْ يَسُوعَ أَنْ يَرْحَلَ عَنْهُمْ، لأَنَّ خَوْفاً عَظِيماً اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ. فَرَكِبَ الْقَارِبَ، وَرَجَعَ.

38 The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

38 وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ، فَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُرَافِقَهُ. وَلكِنَّهُ صَرَفَهُ قَائِلاً:

39 “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

39 «اِرْجِعْ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ، وَحَدِّثْ بِمَا عَمِلَهُ اللهُ بِكَ!» فَمَضَى سَائِراً فِي الْمَدِينَةِ كُلِّهَا، وَهُوَ يُنَادِي بِمَا عَمِلَهُ بِهِ يَسُوعُ.

40 When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

40 وَلَمَّا عَادَ يَسُوعُ، رَحَّبَ بِهِ الْجَمْعُ، لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كُلُّهُمْ يَتَرَقَّبُونَ عَوْدَتَهُ.

41 Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

41 وَإذَا رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ يَايِرُسُ، وَهُوَ رَئِيسٌ لِلْمَجْمَعِ، قَدْ جَاءَ وَانْطَرَحَ عِنْدَ قَدَمَيْ يَسُوعَ وَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يُرَافِقَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ،

42 because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,

42 لأَنَّ لَهُ ابْنَةً وَحِيدَةً، عُمْرُهَا حَوَالَيْ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَقَدْ أَشْرَفَتْ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ. وَفِيمَا هُوَ ذَاهِبٌ، كَانَتِ الْجُمُوعُ تَزْحَمُهُ.

43 including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

43 وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ امْرَأَةٌ مُصَابَةٌ بِنَزِيفٍ دَمَوِيٍّ مُنْذُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَمَعَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ قَدْ أَنْفَقَتْ كُلَّ مَا تَمْلِكُهُ أَجْراً لِلأَطِبَّاءِ، فَلَمْ تَتَمَكَّنْ مِنَ الشِّفَاءِ عَلَى يَدِ أَحَدٍ.

44 She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

44 فَتَقَدَّمَتْ إِلَى يَسُوعَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ، وَلَمَسَتْ طَرَفَ رِدَائِهِ؛ وَفِي الْحَالِ تَوَقَّفَ نَزِيفُ دَمِهَا.

45 “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

45 وَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «مَنْ لَمَسَنِي؟» فَلَمَّا أَنْكَرَ الْجَمِيعُ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ بُطْرُسُ وَرِفَاقُهُ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، الْجُمُوعُ يُضَيِّقُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَيَزْحَمُونَكَ، وَتَسْأَلُ: مَنْ لَمَسَنِي؟»

46 But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”

46 فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «إِنَّ شَخْصاً مَا قَدْ لَمَسَنِي، لأَنِّي شَعَرْتُ بِأَنَّ قُوَّةً قَدْ خَرَجَتْ مِنِّي».

47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

47 فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّ أَمْرَهَا لَمْ يُكْتَمْ، تَقَدَّمَتْ مُرْتَجِفَةً، وَارْتَمَتْ أَمَامَهُ مُعْلِنَةً أَمَامَ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ لأَيِّ سَبَبٍ لَمَسَتْهُ، وَكَيْفَ نَالَتِ الشِّفَاءَ فِي الْحَالِ.

48 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

48 فَقَالَ لَهَا: «يَا ابْنَةُ، إِيْمَانُكِ قَدْ شَفَاكِ؛ اذْهَبِي بِسَلامٍ!»

49 While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

49 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَيْتِ رَئِيسِ الْمَجْمَعِ، يَقُولُ لَهُ: «ابْنَتُكَ مَاتَتِ. لَا تُتْعِبْ الْمُعَلِّمَ بَعْدُ!»

50 But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

50 وَإِذْ سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ ذلِكَ، كَلَّمَهُ قَائِلاً: «لا تَخَفْ، آمِنْ فَقَطْ، فَتَنْجُوَ ابْنَتُكَ!»

51 When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

51 وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، لَمْ يَدَعْ أَحَداً يَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ إِلّا بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا وَيَعْقُوبَ وَأَبَا الْفَتَاةِ وَأُمَّهَا.

52 Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

52 وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَبْكُونَهَا وَيَنْدُبُونَهَا. فَقَالَ: «لا تَبْكُوا. إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَمُتْ، بَلْ هِيَ نَائِمَةٌ!»

53 And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.

53 فَضَحِكُوا مِنْهُ، لِعِلْمِهِمْ أَنَّهَا مَاتَتْ.

54 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

54 وَلكِنَّهُ، بَعْدَمَا أَخْرَجَهُمْ جَمِيعاً، أَمْسَكَ بِيَدِهَا، وَنَادَى قَائِلاً: «يَا صَبِيَّةُ، قُومِي!»

55 Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

55 فَعَادَتْ إِلَيْهَا رُوحُهَا، وَنَهَضَتْ فِي الْحَالِ. وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَدَّمَ لَهَا طَعَامٌ.

56 Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

56 فَدُهِشَ وَالِدَاهَا؛ وَلكِنَّهُ أَوْصَاهُمَا أَلّا يُخْبِرَا أَحَداً بِمَا جَرَى.