Mark 4

1 Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

1 وَٱبْتَدَأَ أَيْضًا يُعَلِّمُ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَحْرِ، فَٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ جَمْعٌ كَثِيرٌ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ دَخَلَ ٱلسَّفِينَةَ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ، وَٱلْجَمْعُ كُلُّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَ ٱلْبَحْرِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

2 And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

2 فَكَانَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ كَثِيرًا بِأَمْثَالٍ. وَقَالَ لَهُمْ فِي تَعْلِيمِهِ:

3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

3 «ٱسْمَعُوا! هُوَذَا ٱلزَّارِعُ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيَزْرَعَ،

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

4 وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَزْرَعُ سَقَطَ بَعْضٌ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ، فَجَاءَتْ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَأَكَلَتْهُ.

5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

5 وَسَقَطَ آخَرُ عَلَى مَكَانٍ مُحْجِرٍ، حَيْثُ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ تُرْبَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، فَنَبَتَ حَالًا إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عُمْقُ أَرْضٍ.

6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

6 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا أَشْرَقَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ ٱحْتَرَقَ، وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ أَصْلٌ جَفَّ.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

7 وَسَقَطَ آخَرُ فِي ٱلشَّوْكِ، فَطَلَعَ ٱلشَّوْكُ وَخَنَقَهُ فَلَمْ يُعْطِ ثَمَرًا.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”

8 وَسَقَطَ آخَرُ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجَيِّدَةِ، فَأَعْطَى ثَمَرًا يَصْعَدُ وَيَنْمُو، فَأَتَى وَاحِدٌ بِثَلَاثِينَ وَآخَرُ بِسِتِّينَ وَآخَرُ بِمِئَةٍ».

9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

9 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ»

10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

10 وَلَمَّا كَانَ وَحْدَهُ سَأَلَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ مَعَ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ عَنِ ٱلْمَثَلِ،

11 He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

11 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «قَدْ أُعْطِيَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا سِرَّ مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ. وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ فَبِٱلْأَمْثَالِ يَكُونُ لَهُمْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ،

12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

12 لِكَيْ يُبْصِرُوا مُبْصِرِينَ وَلَا يَنْظُرُوا، وَيَسْمَعُوا سَامِعِينَ وَلَا يَفْهَمُوا، لِئَلَّا يَرْجِعُوا فَتُغْفَرَ لَهُمْ خَطَايَاهُمْ».

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

13 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ؟ فَكَيْفَ تَعْرِفُونَ جَمِيعَ ٱلْأَمْثَالِ؟

14 The farmer sows the word.

14 اَلزَّارِعُ يَزْرَعُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ.

15 Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

15 وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ: حَيْثُ تُزْرَعُ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ، وَحِينَمَا يَسْمَعُونَ يَأْتِي ٱلشَّيْطَانُ لِلْوَقْتِ وَيَنْزِعُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ ٱلْمَزْرُوعَةَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ.

16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

16 وَهَؤُلَاءِ كَذَلِكَ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زُرِعُوا عَلَى ٱلْأَمَاكِنِ ٱلْمُحْجِرَةِ: ٱلَّذِينَ حِينَمَا يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ يَقْبَلُونَهَا لِلْوَقْتِ بِفَرَحٍ،

17 But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

17 وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَصْلٌ فِي ذَوَاتِهِمْ، بَلْ هُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ. فَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا حَدَثَ ضِيقٌ أَوِ ٱضْطِهَادٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْكَلِمَةِ، فَلِلْوَقْتِ يَعْثُرُونَ.

18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

18 وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زُرِعُوا بَيْنَ ٱلشَّوْكِ: هَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ،

19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

19 وَهُمُومُ هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ وَغُرُورُ ٱلْغِنَى وَشَهَوَاتُ سَائِرِ ٱلْأَشْيَاءِ تَدْخُلُ وَتَخْنُقُ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ فَتَصِيرُ بِلَا ثَمَرٍ.

20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

20 وَهَؤُلَاءِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زُرِعُوا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْجَيِّدَةِ: ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ وَيَقْبَلُونَهَا، وَيُثْمِرُونَ: وَاحِدٌ ثَلَاثِينَ وَآخَرُ سِتِّينَ وَآخَرُ مِئَةً».

21 Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

21 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلْ يُؤْتَى بِسِرَاجٍ لِيُوضَعَ تَحْتَ ٱلْمِكْيَالِ أَوْ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّرِيرِ؟ أَلَيْسَ لِيُوضَعَ عَلَى ٱلْمَنَارَةِ؟

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

22 لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ خَفِيٌّ لَا يُظْهَرُ، وَلَا صَارَ مَكْتُومًا إِلَّا لِيُعْلَنَ.

23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

23 إِنْ كَانَ لِأَحَدٍ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ».

24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

24 وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱنْظُرُوا مَا تَسْمَعُونَ! بِٱلْكَيْلِ ٱلَّذِي بِهِ تَكِيلُونَ يُكَالُ لَكُمْ وَيُزَادُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّامِعُونَ.

25 For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

25 لِأَنَّ مَنْ لَهُ سَيُعْطَى، وَأَمَّا مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ فَٱلَّذِي عِنْدَهُ سَيُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُ».

26 Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

26 وَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ: كَأَنَّ إِنْسَانًا يُلْقِي ٱلْبِذَارَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ،

27 Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

27 وَيَنَامُ وَيَقُومُ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا، وَٱلْبِذَارُ يَطْلُعُ وَيَنْمُو، وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ،

28 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

28 لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْ ذَاتِهَا تَأْتِي بِثَمَرٍ. أَوَّلًا نَبَاتًا، ثُمَّ سُنْبُلًا، ثُمَّ قَمْحًا مَلْآنَ فِي ٱلسُّنْبُلِ.

29 And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

29 وَأَمَّا مَتَى أَدْرَكَ ٱلثَّمَرُ، فَلِلْوَقْتِ يُرْسِلُ ٱلْمِنْجَلَ لِأَنَّ ٱلْحَصَادَ قَدْ حَضَرَ».

30 Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

30 وَقَالَ: «بِمَاذَا نُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ؟ أَوْ بِأَيِّ مَثَلٍ نُمَثِّلُهُ؟

31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

31 مِثْلُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ، مَتَى زُرِعَتْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهِيَ أَصْغَرُ جَمِيعِ ٱلْبُزُورِ ٱلَّتِي عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

32 But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

32 وَلَكِنْ مَتَى زُرِعَتْ تَطْلُعُ وَتَصِيرُ أَكْبَرَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْبُقُولِ، وَتَصْنَعُ أَغْصَانًا كَبِيرَةً، حَتَّى تَسْتَطِيعَ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَنْ تَتَآوَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّهَا».

33 With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

33 وَبِأَمْثَالٍ كَثِيرَةٍ مِثْلِ هَذِهِ كَانَ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ حَسْبَمَا كَانُوا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا،

34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

34 وَبِدُونِ مَثَلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ. وَأَمَّا عَلَى ٱنْفِرَادٍ فَكَانَ يُفَسِّرُ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

35 When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

35 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ لَمَّا كَانَ ٱلْمَسَاءُ: «لِنَجْتَزْ إِلَى ٱلْعَبْرِ».

36 After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

36 فَصَرَفُوا ٱلْجَمْعَ وَأَخَذُوهُ كَمَا كَانَ فِي ٱلسَّفِينَةِ. وَكَانَتْ مَعَهُ أَيْضًا سُفُنٌ أُخْرَى صَغِيرَةٌ.

37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

37 فَحَدَثَ نَوْءُ رِيحٍ عَظِيمٌ، فَكَانَتِ ٱلْأَمْوَاجُ تَضْرِبُ إِلَى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ حَتَّى صَارَتْ تَمْتَلِئُ.

38 But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

38 وَكَانَ هُوَ فِي ٱلْمُؤَخَّرِ عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ نَائِمًا. فَأَيْقَظُوهُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَمَا يَهُمُّكَ أَنَّنَا نَهْلِكُ؟».

39 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

39 فَقَامَ وَٱنْتَهَرَ ٱلرِّيحَ، وَقَالَ لِلْبَحْرِ: «ٱسْكُتْ! اِبْكَمْ!». فَسَكَنَتِ ٱلرِّيحُ وَصَارَ هُدُوءٌ عَظِيمٌ.

40 “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

40 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَا بَالُكُمْ خَائِفِينَ هَكَذَا؟ كَيْفَ لَا إِيمَانَ لَكُمْ؟».

41 Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

41 فَخَافُوا خَوْفًا عَظِيمًا، وَقَالُوا بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ هَذَا؟ فَإِنَّ ٱلرِّيحَ أَيْضًا وَٱلْبَحْرَ يُطِيعَانِهِ!».