Matthew 18

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

1 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ تَقَدَّمَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ إِلَى يَسُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «فَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ؟».

2 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

2 فَدَعَا يَسُوعُ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدًا وَأَقَامَهُ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ

3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

3 وَقَالَ: «اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنْ لَمْ تَرْجِعُوا وَتَصِيرُوا مِثْلَ ٱلْأَوْلَادِ فَلَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

4 فَمَنْ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْوَلَدِ فَهُوَ ٱلْأَعْظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

5 And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

5 وَمَنْ قَبِلَ وَلَدًا وَاحِدًا مِثْلَ هَذَا بِٱسْمِي فَقَدْ قَبِلَنِي.

6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

6 وَمَنْ أَعْثَرَ أَحَدَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِي فَخَيْرٌ لَهُ أَنْ يُعَلَّقَ فِي عُنُقِهِ حَجَرُ ٱلرَّحَى وَيُغْرَقَ فِي لُجَّةِ ٱلْبَحْرِ.

7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

7 وَيْلٌ لِلْعَالَمِ مِنَ ٱلْعَثَرَاتِ! فَلَا بُدَّ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ ٱلْعَثَرَاتُ، وَلَكِنْ وَيْلٌ لِذَلِكَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي بِهِ تَأْتِي ٱلْعَثْرَةُ!

8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

8 فَإِنْ أَعْثَرَتْكَ يَدُكَ أَوْ رِجْلُكَ فَٱقْطَعْهَا وَأَلْقِهَا عَنْكَ. خَيْرٌ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ أَعْرَجَ أَوْ أَقْطَعَ مِنْ أَنْ تُلْقَى فِي ٱلنَّارِ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ وَلَكَ يَدَانِ أَوْ رِجْلَانِ.

9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

9 وَإِنْ أَعْثَرَتْكَ عَيْنُكَ فَٱقْلَعْهَا وَأَلْقِهَا عَنْكَ. خَيْرٌ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ أَعْوَرَ مِنْ أَنْ تُلْقَى فِي جَهَنَّمِ ٱلنَّارِ وَلَكَ عَيْنَانِ.

10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

10 «اُنْظُرُوا، لَا تَحْتَقِرُوا أَحَدَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ، لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ مَلَائِكَتَهُمْ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كُلَّ حِينٍ يَنْظُرُونَ وَجْهَ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

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11 لِأَنَّ ٱبْنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ قَدْ جَاءَ لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَ مَا قَدْ هَلَكَ.

12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

12 مَاذَا تَظُنُّونَ؟ إِنْ كَانَ لِإِنْسَانٍ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ، وَضَلَّ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا، أَفَلَا يَتْرُكُ ٱلتِّسْعَةَ وَٱلتِّسْعِينَ عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ وَيَذْهَبُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلضَّالَّ؟

13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

13 وَإِنِ ٱتَّفَقَ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ، فَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَفْرَحُ بِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلتِّسْعَةِ وَٱلتِّسْعِينَ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَضِلَّ.

14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

14 هَكَذَا لَيْسَتْ مَشِيئَةً أَمَامَ أَبِيكُمُ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ أَحَدُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ.

15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

15 «وَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَيْكَ أَخُوكَ فَٱذْهَبْ وَعَاتِبْهُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ وَحْدَكُمَا. إِنْ سَمِعَ مِنْكَ فَقَدْ رَبِحْتَ أَخَاكَ.

16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

16 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ، فَخُذْ مَعَكَ أَيْضًا وَاحِدًا أَوِ ٱثْنَيْنِ، لِكَيْ تَقُومَ كُلُّ كَلِمَةٍ عَلَى فَمِ شَاهِدَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ.

17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

17 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْ لِلْكَنِيسَةِ. وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ فَلْيَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ كَٱلْوَثَنِيِّ وَٱلْعَشَّارِ.

18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

18 اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ مَا تَرْبِطُونَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَكُونُ مَرْبُوطًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَكُلُّ مَا تَحُلُّونَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَكُونُ مَحْلُولًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

19 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

19 وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَيْضًا: إِنِ ٱتَّفَقَ ٱثْنَانِ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ يَطْلُبَانِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكُونُ لَهُمَا مِنْ قِبَلِ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ،

20 For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

20 لِأَنَّهُ حَيْثُمَا ٱجْتَمَعَ ٱثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ بِٱسْمِي فَهُنَاكَ أَكُونُ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ».

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

21 حِينَئِذٍ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بُطْرُسُ وَقَالَ: «يَارَبُّ، كَمْ مَرَّةً يُخْطِئُ إِلَيَّ أَخِي وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُ لَهُ؟ هَلْ إِلَى سَبْعِ مَرَّاتٍ؟».

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

22 قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لَا أَقُولُ لَكَ إِلَى سَبْعِ مَرَّاتٍ، بَلْ إِلَى سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ.

23 Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

23 لِذَلِكَ يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا مَلِكًا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُحَاسِبَ عَبِيدَهُ.

24 As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

24 فَلَمَّا ٱبْتَدَأَ فِي ٱلْمُحَاسَبَةِ قُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ وَاحِدٌ مَدْيُونٌ بِعَشَرِ آلَافِ وَزْنَةٍ.

25 Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

25 وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَا يُوفِي أَمَرَ سَيِّدُهُ أَنْ يُبَاعَ هُوَ وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ وَأَوْلَادُهُ وَكُلُّ مَا لَهُ، وَيُوفَي ٱلدَّيْنُ.

26 Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

26 فَخَرَّ ٱلْعَبْدُ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ قَائِلًا: يا سَيِّدُ، تَمَهَّلْ عَلَيَّ فَأُوفِيَكَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

27 His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

27 فَتَحَنَّنَ سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدِ وَأَطْلَقَهُ، وَتَرَكَ لَهُ ٱلدَّيْنَ.

28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

28 وَلَمَّا خَرَجَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدُ وَجَدَ وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلْعَبِيدِ رُفَقَائِهِ، كَانَ مَدْيُونًا لَهُ بِمِئَةِ دِينَارٍ، فَأَمْسَكَهُ وَأَخَذَ بِعُنُقِهِ قَائِلًا: أَوْفِنِي مَا لِي عَلَيْكَ.

29 So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

29 فَخَرَّ ٱلْعَبْدُ رَفِيقُهُ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ وَطَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ قَائِلًا: تَمَهَّلْ عَلَيَّ فَأُوفِيَكَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

30 But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

30 فَلَمْ يُرِدْ بَلْ مَضَى وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي سِجْنٍ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ ٱلدَّيْنَ.

31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

31 فَلَمَّا رَأَى ٱلْعَبِيدُ رُفَقَاؤُهُ مَا كَانَ، حَزِنُوا جِدًّا. وَأَتَوْا وَقَصُّوا عَلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ كُلَّ مَا جَرَى.

32 Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

32 فَدَعَاهُ حِينَئِذٍ سَيِّدُهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ ٱلدَّيْنِ تَرَكْتُهُ لَكَ لِأَنَّكَ طَلَبْتَ إِلَيَّ.

33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

33 أَفَمَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا تَرْحَمُ ٱلْعَبْدَ رَفِيقَكَ كَمَا رَحِمْتُكَ أَنَا؟

34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

34 وَغَضِبَ سَيِّدُهُ وَسَلَّمَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ.

35 That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

35 فَهَكَذَا أَبِي ٱلسَّمَاوِيُّ يَفْعَلُ بِكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَتْرُكُوا مِنْ قُلُوبِكُمْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لِأَخِيهِ زَلَّاتِهِ».