Luke 11

وَإِذْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي مَوْضِعٍ، لَمَّا فَرَغَ، قَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ تَلاَمِيذِهِ: «يَارَبُّ، عَلِّمْنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ كَمَا عَلَّمَ يُوحَنَّا أَيْضًا تَلاَمِيذَهُ».

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ:«مَتَى صَلَّيْتُمْ فَقُولُوا: أَبَانَا الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، لِيَتَقَدَّسِ اسْمُكَ، لِيَأْتِ مَلَكُوتُكَ، لِتَكُنْ مَشِيئَتُكَ كَمَا فِي السَّمَاءِ كَذلِكَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

خُبْزَنَا كَفَافَنَا أَعْطِنَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ،

Give us day by day our daily bread.

وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا خَطَايَانَا لأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا نَغْفِرُ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يُذْنِبُ إِلَيْنَا، وَلاَ تُدْخِلْنَا فِي تَجْرِبَةٍ لكِنْ نَجِّنَا مِنَ الشِّرِّيرِ».

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ:«مَنْ مِنْكُمْ يَكُونُ لَهُ صَدِيقٌ، وَيَمْضِي إِلَيْهِ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَيَقُولُ لَهُ يَاصَدِيقُ، أَقْرِضْنِي ثَلاَثَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ،

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

لأَنَّ صَدِيقًا لِي جَاءَنِي مِنْ سَفَرٍ، وَلَيْسَ لِي مَا أُقَدِّمُ لَهُ.

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

فَيُجِيبَ ذلِكَ مِنْ دَاخِل وَيَقُولَ: لاَ تُزْعِجْنِي! اَلْبَابُ مُغْلَقٌ الآنَ، وَأَوْلاَدِي مَعِي فِي الْفِرَاشِ. لاَ أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَقُومَ وَأُعْطِيَكَ.

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: وَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ يَقُومُ وَيُعْطِيهِ لِكَوْنِهِ صَدِيقَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ لَجَاجَتِهِ يَقُومُ وَيُعْطِيهِ قَدْرَ مَا يَحْتَاجُ.

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

وَأَنَا أَقُولُ لَكُمُ: اسْأَلُوا تُعْطَوْا، اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا، اِقْرَعُوا يُفْتَحْ لَكُمْ.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَسْأَلُ يَأْخُذُ، وَمَنْ يَطْلُبُ يَجِدُ، وَمَنْ يَقْرَعُ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ.

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

فَمَنْ مِنْكُمْ، وَهُوَ أَبٌ، يَسْأَلُهُ ابْنُهُ خُبْزًا، أَفَيُعْطِيهِ حَجَرًا؟ أَوْ سَمَكَةً، أَفَيُعْطِيهِ حَيَّةً بَدَلَ السَّمَكَةِ؟

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

أَوْ إِذَا سَأَلَهُ بَيْضَةً، أَفَيُعْطِيهِ عَقْرَبًا؟

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ أَشْرَارٌ تَعْرِفُونَ أَنْ تُعْطُوا أَوْلاَدَكُمْ عَطَايَا جَيِّدَةً، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ الآبُ الَّذِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، يُعْطِي الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ لِلَّذِينَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ؟».

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

وَكَانَ يُخْرِجُ شَيْطَانًا، وَكَانَ ذلِكَ أَخْرَسَ. فَلَمَّا أُخْرِجَ الشَّيْطَانُ تَكَلَّمَ الأَخْرَسُ، فَتَعَجَّبَ الْجُمُوعُ.

And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

وَأَمَّا قَوْمٌ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالُوا:«بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ رَئِيسِ الشَّيَاطِينِ يُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِينَ».

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

وَآخَرُونَ طَلَبُوا مِنْهُ آيَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يُجَرِّبُونَهُ.

And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

فَعَلِمَ أَفْكَارَهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ:«كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةٍ مُنْقَسِمَةٍ عَلَى ذَاتِهَا تَخْرَبُ، وَبَيْتٍ مُنْقَسِمٍ عَلَى بَيْتٍ يَسْقُطُ.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

فَإِنْ كَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَيْضًا يَنْقَسِمُ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ، فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ؟ لأَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ: إِنِّي بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ أُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِينَ.

If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

فَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ أُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِينَ، فَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ بِمَنْ يُخْرِجُونَ؟ لِذلِكَ هُمْ يَكُونُونَ قُضَاتَكُمْ!

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

وَلكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتُ بِأَصْبعِ اللهِ أُخْرِجُ الشَّيَاطِينَ، فَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلَكُوتُ اللهِ.

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

حِينَمَا يَحْفَظُ الْقَوِيُّ دَارَهُ مُتَسَلِّحًا،تَكُونُ أَمْوَالُهُ فِي أَمَانٍ.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

وَلكِنْ مَتَى جَاءَ مَنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَغْلِبُهُ، وَيَنْزِعُ سِلاَحَهُ الْكَامِلَ الَّذِي اتَّكَلَ عَلَيْهِ، وَيُوَزِّعُ غَنَائِمَهُ.

But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

مَنْ لَيْسَ مَعِي فَهُوَ عَلَيَّ، وَمَنْ لاَ يَجْمَعُ مَعِي فَهُوَ يُفَرِّقُ.

He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

مَتَى خَرَجَ الرُّوحُ النَّجِسُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ، يَجْتَازُ فِي أَمَاكِنَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَاءٌ يَطْلُبُ رَاحَةً، وَإِذْ لاَ يَجِدُ يَقُولُ: أَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي الَّذِي خَرَجْتُ مِنْهُ.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

فَيَأْتِي وَيَجِدُهُ مَكْنُوسًا مُزَيَّنًا.

And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

ثُمَّ يَذْهَبُ وَيَأْخُذُ سَبْعَةَ أَرْوَاحٍ أُخَرَ أَشَرَّ مِنْهُ، فَتَدْخُلُ وَتَسْكُنُ هُنَاكَ، فَتَصِيرُ أَوَاخِرُ ذلِكَ الإِنْسَانِ أَشَرَّ مِنْ أَوَائِلِهِ!».

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهذَا، رَفَعَتِ امْرَأَةٌ صَوْتَهَا مِنَ الْجَمْعِ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ:«طُوبَى لِلْبَطْنِ الَّذِي حَمَلَكَ وَالثَّدْيَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ رَضِعْتَهُمَا».

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

أَمَّا هُوَ فَقَالَ:«بَلْ طُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلاَمَ اللهِ وَيَحْفَظُونَهُ».

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

وَفِيمَا كَانَ الْجُمُوعُ مُزْدَحِمِينَ، ابْتَدَأَ يَقُولُ:«هذَا الْجِيلُ شِرِّيرٌ. يَطْلُبُ آيَةً، وَلاَ تُعْطَى لَهُ آيَةٌ إِلاَّ آيَةُ يُونَانَ النَّبِيِّ.

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

لأَنَّهُ كَمَا كَانَ يُونَانُ آيَةً لأَهْلِ نِينَوَى، كَذلِكَ يَكُونُ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ أَيْضًا لِهذَا الْجِيلِ.

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

مَلِكَةُ التَّيْمَنِ سَتَقُومُ فِي الدِّينِ مَعَ رِجَالِ هذَا الْجِيلِ وَتَدِينُهُمْ، لأَنَّهَا أَتَتْ مِنْ أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ لِتَسْمَعَ حِكْمَةَ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَهُوَذَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ههُنَا!

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

رِجَالُ نِينَوَى سَيَقُومُونَ فِي الدِّينِ مَعَ هذَا الْجِيلِ وَيَدِينُونَهُ، لأَنَّهُمْ تَابُوا بِمُنَادَاةِ يُونَانَ، وَهُوَذَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ يُونَانَ ههُنَا!

The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

«لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُوقِدُ سِرَاجًا وَيَضَعُهُ فِي خِفْيَةٍ، وَلاَ تَحْتَ الْمِكْيَالِ، بَلْ عَلَى الْمَنَارَةِ، لِكَيْ يَنْظُرَ الدَّاخِلُونَ النُّورَ.

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

سِرَاجُ الْجَسَدِ هُوَ الْعَيْنُ، فَمَتَى كَانَتْ عَيْنُكَ بَسِيطَةً فَجَسَدُكَ كُلُّهُ يَكُونُ نَيِّرًا، وَمَتَى كَانَتْ شِرِّيرَةً فَجَسَدُكَ يَكُونُ مُظْلِمًا.

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

اُنْظُرْ إِذًا لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ النُّورُ الَّذِي فِيكَ ظُلْمَةً.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

فَإِنْ كَانَ جَسَدُكَ كُلُّهُ نَيِّرًا لَيْسَ فِيهِ جُزْءٌ مُظْلِمٌ، يَكُونُ نَيِّرًا كُلُّهُ، كَمَا حِينَمَا يُضِيءُ لَكَ السِّرَاجُ بِلَمَعَانِهِ».

If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ سَأَلَهُ فَرِّيسِيٌّ أَنْ يَتَغَدَّى عِنْدَهُ، فَدَخَلَ وَاتَّكَأَ.

And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

وَأَمَّا الْفَرِّيسِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذلِكَ تَعَجَّبَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ أَوَّلاً قَبْلَ الْغَدَاءِ.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ:«أَنْتُمُ الآنَ أَيُّهَا الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ تُنَقُّونَ خَارِجَ الْكَأْسِ وَالْقَصْعَةِ، وَأَمَّا بَاطِنُكُمْ فَمَمْلُوءٌ اخْتِطَافًا وَخُبْثًا.

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

يَا أَغْبِيَاءُ، أَلَيْسَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ الْخَارِجَ صَنَعَ الدَّاخِلَ أَيْضًا؟

Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

بَلْ أَعْطُوا مَا عِنْدَكُمْ صَدَقَةً، فَهُوَذَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَكُونُ نَقِيًّا لَكُمْ.

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

وَلكِنْ وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ! لأَنَّكُمْ تُعَشِّرُونَ النَّعْنَعَ وَالسَّذَابَ وَكُلَّ بَقْل، وَتَتَجَاوَزُونَ عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَمَحَبَّةِ اللهِ. كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا هذِهِ وَلاَ تَتْرُكُوا تِلْكَ.

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ! لأَنَّكُمْ تُحِبُّونَ الْمَجْلِسَ الأَوَّلَ فِي الْمَجَامِعِ، وَالتَّحِيَّاتِ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ.

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْكَتَبَةُ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ الْمُرَاؤُونَ! لأَنَّكُمْ مِثْلُ الْقُبُورِ الْمُخْتَفِيَةِ، وَالَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَيْهَا لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ!».

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

فَأجَابَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ النَّامُوسِيِّينَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «يَامُعَلِّمُ، حِينَ تَقُولُ هذَا تَشْتُمُنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا!».

Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

فَقَالَ:«وَوَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّامُوسِيُّونَ! لأَنَّكُمْ تُحَمِّلُونَ النَّاسَ أَحْمَالاً عَسِرَةَ الْحَمْلِ وَأَنْتُمْ لاَ تَمَسُّونَ الأَحْمَالَ بِإِحْدَى أَصَابِعِكُمْ.

And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ! لأَنَّكُمْ تَبْنُونَ قُبُورَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَآبَاؤُكُمْ قَتَلُوهُمْ.

Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

إِذًا تَشْهَدُونَ وَتَرْضَوْنَ بِأَعْمَالِ آبَائِكُمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ هُمْ قَتَلُوهُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ تَبْنُونَ قُبُورَهُمْ.

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

لِذلِكَ أَيْضًا قَالَتْ حِكْمَةُ اللهِ: إِنِّي أُرْسِلُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَرُسُلاً، فَيَقْتُلُونَ مِنْهُمْ وَيَطْرُدُونَ

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

لِكَيْ يُطْلَبَ مِنْ هذَا الْجِيلِ دَمُ جَمِيعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ الْمُهْرَقُ مُنْذُ إِنْشَاءِ الْعَالَمِ،

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

مِنْ دَمِ هَابِيلَ إِلَى دَمِ زَكَرِيَّا الَّذِي أُهْلِكَ بَيْنَ الْمَذْبَحِ وَالْبَيْتِ. نَعَمْ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يُطْلَبُ مِنْ هذَا الْجِيلِ!

From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّامُوسِيُّونَ! لأَنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمْ مِفْتَاحَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ. مَا دَخَلْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ، وَالدَّاخِلُونَ مَنَعْتُمُوهُمْ».

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

وَفِيمَا هُوَ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ بِهذَا، ابْتَدَأَ الْكَتَبَةُ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ يَحْنَقُونَ جِدًّا، وَيُصَادِرُونَهُ عَلَى أُمُورٍ كَثِيرَةٍ،

And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

وَهُمْ يُرَاقِبُونَهُ طَالِبِينَ أَنْ يَصْطَادُوا شَيْئًا مِنْ فَمِهِ لِكَيْ يَشْتَكُوا عَلَيْهِ.

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.