Luke 12

وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ ذلِكَ، إِذِ اجْتَمَعَ رَبَوَاتُ الشَّعْبِ، حَتَّى كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَدُوسُ بَعْضًا، ابْتَدَأَ يَقُولُ لِتَلاَمِيذِهِ: «أَوَّلاً تَحَرَّزُوا لأَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ الَّذِي هُوَ الرِّيَاءُ،

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

فَلَيْسَ مَكْتُومٌ لَنْ يُسْتَعْلَنَ، وَلاَ خَفِيٌّ لَنْ يُعْرَفَ.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

لِذلِكَ كُلُّ مَا قُلْتُمُوهُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ يُسْمَعُ فِي النُّورِ، وَمَا كَلَّمْتُمْ بِهِ الأُذْنَ فِي الْمَخَادِعِ يُنَادَى بِهِ عَلَى السُّطُوحِ.

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

وَلكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ يَا أَحِبَّائِي: لاَ تَخَافُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَ الْجَسَدَ، وَبَعْدَ ذلِكَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ أَكْثَرَ.

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

بَلْ أُرِيكُمْ مِمَّنْ تَخَافُونَ: خَافُوا مِنَ الَّذِي بَعْدَمَا يَقْتُلُ، لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ أَنْ يُلْقِيَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ. نَعَمْ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: مِنْ هذَا خَافُوا!

But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

أَلَيْسَتْ خَمْسَةُ عَصَافِيرَ تُبَاعُ بِفَلْسَيْنِ، وَوَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا لَيْسَ مَنْسِيًّا أَمَامَ اللهِ؟

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

بَلْ شُعُورُ رُؤُوسِكُمْ أَيْضًا جَمِيعُهَا مُحْصَاةٌ. فَلاَ تَخَافُوا! أَنْتُمْ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَصَافِيرَ كَثِيرَةٍ!

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ مَنِ اعْتَرَفَ بِي قُدَّامَ النَّاسِ، يَعْتَرِفُ بِهِ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ قُدَّامَ مَلاَئِكَةِ اللهِ.

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

وَمَنْ أَنْكَرَنِي قُدَّامَ النَّاسِ، يُنْكَرُ قُدَّامَ مَلاَئِكَةِ اللهِ.

But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

وَكُلُّ مَنْ قَالَ كَلِمَةً عَلَى ابْنِ الإِنْسَانِ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَدَّفَ عَلَى الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ فَلاَ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

وَمَتَى قَدَّمُوكُمْ إِلَى الْمَجَامِعِ وَالرُّؤَسَاءِ وَالسَّلاَطِينِ فَلاَ تَهْتَمُّوا كَيْفَ أَوْ بِمَا تَحْتَجُّونَ أَوْ بِمَا تَقُولُونَ،

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

لأَنَّ الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ مَا يَجِبُ أَنْ تَقُولُوهُ».

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

وَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْجَمْعِ:«يَا مُعَلِّمُ، قُلْ لأَخِي أَنْ يُقَاسِمَنِي الْمِيرَاثَ».

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

فَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَاإِنْسَانُ، مَنْ أَقَامَنِي عَلَيْكُمَا قَاضِيًا أَوْ مُقَسِّمًا؟»

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

وَقَالَ لَهُمُ:«انْظُرُوا وَتَحَفَّظُوا مِنَ الطَّمَعِ، فَإِنَّهُ مَتَى كَانَ لأَحَدٍ كَثِيرٌ فَلَيْسَتْ حَيَاتُهُ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِ».

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

وَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً قَائِلاً:«إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ أَخْصَبَتْ كُورَتُهُ،

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

فَفَكَّرَ فِي نَفْسِهِ قَائِلاً: مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ، لأَنْ لَيْسَ لِي مَوْضِعٌ أَجْمَعُ فِيهِ أَثْمَارِي؟

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

وَقَالَ: أَعْمَلُ هذَا: أَهْدِمُ مَخَازِنِي وَأَبْنِي أَعْظَمَ، وَأَجْمَعُ هُنَاكَ جَمِيعَ غَّلاَتِي وَخَيْرَاتِي،

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

وَأَقُولُ لِنَفْسِي: يَا نَفْسُ لَكِ خَيْرَاتٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، مَوْضُوعَةٌ لِسِنِينَ كَثِيرَةٍ. اِسْتَرِيحِي وَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي وَافْرَحِي!

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

فَقَالَ لَهُ اللهُ: يَاغَبِيُّ! هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ تُطْلَبُ نَفْسُكَ مِنْكَ، فَهذِهِ الَّتِي أَعْدَدْتَهَا لِمَنْ تَكُونُ؟

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

هكَذَا الَّذِي يَكْنِزُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ غَنِيًّا ِللهِ».

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

وَقَالَ لِتَلاَمِيذِهِ:«مِنْ أَجْلِ هذَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لاَ تَهْتَمُّوا لِحَيَاتِكُمْ بِمَا تَأْكُلُونَ، وَلاَ لِلْجَسَدِ بِمَا تَلْبَسُونَ.

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

اَلْحَيَاةُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ، وَالْجَسَدُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ اللِّبَاسِ.

The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

تَأَمَّلُوا الْغِرْبَانَ: أَنَّهَا لاَ تَزْرَعُ وَلاَ تَحْصُدُ، وَلَيْسَ لَهَا مَخْدَعٌ وَلاَ مَخْزَنٌ، وَاللهُ يُقِيتُهَا. كَمْ أَنْتُمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الطُّيُورِ!

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

وَمَنْ مِنْكُمْ إِذَا اهْتَمَّ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَزِيدَ عَلَى قَامَتِهِ ذِرَاعًا وَاحِدَةً؟

And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ لاَ تَقْدِرُونَ وَلاَ عَلَى الأَصْغَرِ، فَلِمَاذَا تَهْتَمُّونَ بِالْبَوَاقِي؟

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

تَأَمَّلُوا الزَّنَابِقَ كَيْفَ تَنْمُو: لاَ تَتْعَبُ وَلاَ تَغْزِلُ، وَلكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ وَلاَ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي كُلِّ مَجْدِهِ كَانَ يَلْبَسُ كَوَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهَا.

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

فَإِنْ كَانَ الْعُشْبُ الَّذِي يُوجَدُ الْيَوْمَ فِي الْحَقْلِ وَيُطْرَحُ غَدًا فِي التَّنُّورِ يُلْبِسُهُ اللهُ هكَذَا، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ يُلْبِسُكُمْ أَنْتُمْ يَا قَلِيلِي الإِيمَانِ؟

If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

فَلاَ تَطْلُبُوا أَنْتُمْ مَا تَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا تَشْرَبُونَ وَلاَ تَقْلَقُوا،

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

فَإِنَّ هذِهِ كُلَّهَا تَطْلُبُهَا أُمَمُ الْعَالَمِ. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَأَبُوكُمْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى هذِهِ.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

بَلِ اطْلُبُوا مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ، وَهذِهِ كُلُّهَا تُزَادُ لَكُمْ.

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

«لاَ تَخَفْ، أَيُّهَا الْقَطِيعُ الصَّغِيرُ، لأَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ سُرَّ أَنْ يُعْطِيَكُمُ الْمَلَكُوتَ.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

بِيعُوا مَا لَكُمْ وَأَعْطُوا صَدَقَةً. اِعْمَلُوا لَكُمْ أَكْيَاسًا لاَ تَفْنَى وَكَنْزًا لاَ يَنْفَدُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، حَيْثُ لاَ يَقْرَبُ سَارِقٌ وَلاَ يُبْلِي سُوسٌ،

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

لأَنَّهُ حَيْثُ يَكُونُ كَنْزُكُمْ هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ قَلْبُكُمْ أَيْضًا.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

«لِتَكُنْ أَحْقَاؤُكُمْ مُمَنْطَقَةً وَسُرُجُكُمْ مُوقَدَةً،

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

وَأَنْتُمْ مِثْلُ أُنَاسٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ سَيِّدَهُمْ مَتَى يَرْجعُ مِنَ الْعُرْسِ، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ وَقَرَعَ يَفْتَحُونَ لَهُ لِلْوَقْتِ.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

طُوبَى لأُولَئِكَ الْعَبِيدِ الَّذِينَ إِذَا جَاءَ سَيِّدُهُمْ يَجِدُهُمْ سَاهِرِينَ. اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَتَمَنْطَقُ وَيُتْكِئُهُمْ وَيَتَقَدَّمُ وَيَخْدُمُهُمْ.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

وَإِنْ أَتَى فِي الْهَزِيعِ الثَّانِي أَوْ أَتَى فِي الْهَزِيعِ الثَّالِثِ وَوَجَدَهُمْ هكَذَا، فَطُوبَى لأُولَئِكَ الْعَبِيدِ.

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

وَإِنَّمَا اعْلَمُوا هذَا: أَنَّهُ لَوْ عَرَفَ رَبُّ الْبَيْتِ فِي أَيَّةِ سَاعَةٍ يَأْتِي السَّارِقُ لَسَهِرَ، وَلَمْ يَدَعْ بَيْتَهُ يُنْقَبُ.

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

فَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ إِذًا مُسْتَعِدِّينَ، لأَنَّهُ فِي سَاعَةٍ لاَ تَظُنُّونَ يَأْتِي ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ».

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ:«يَارَبُّ، أَلَنَا تَقُولُ هذَا الْمَثَلَ أَمْ لِلْجَمِيعِ أَيْضًا؟»

Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «فَمَنْ هُوَ الْوَكِيلُ الأَمِينُ الْحَكِيمُ الَّذِي يُقِيمُهُ سَيِّدُهُ عَلَى خَدَمِهِ لِيُعْطِيَهُمُ الْعُلُوفَةَ فِي حِينِهَا؟

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

طُوبَى لِذلِكَ الْعَبْدِ الَّذِي إِذَا جَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ يَجِدُهُ يَفْعَلُ هكَذَا!

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

بِالْحَقِّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يُقِيمُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَمْوَالِهِ.

Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

وَلكِنْ إِنْ قَالَ ذلِكَ الْعَبْدُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: سَيِّدِي يُبْطِئُ قُدُومَهُ، فَيَبْتَدِئُ يَضْرِبُ الْغِلْمَانَ وَالْجَوَارِيَ، وَيَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ وَيَسْكَرُ.

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

يَأْتِي سَيِّدُ ذلِكَ الْعَبْدِ فِي يَوْمٍ لاَ يَنْتَظِرُهُ وَفِي سَاعَةٍ لاَ يَعْرِفُهَا، فَيَقْطَعُهُ وَيَجْعَلُ نَصِيبَهُ مَعَ الْخَائِنِينَ.

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

وَأَمَّا ذلِكَ الْعَبْدُ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ إِرَادَةَ سَيِّدِهِ وَلاَ يَسْتَعِدُّ وَلاَ يَفْعَلُ بحَسَبِ إِرَادَتِهِ، فَيُضْرَبُ كَثِيرًا.

And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

وَلكِنَّ الَّذِي لاَ يَعْلَمُ، وَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَسْتَحِقُّ ضَرَبَاتٍ، يُضْرَبُ قَلِيلاً. فَكُلُّ مَنْ أُعْطِيَ كَثِيرًا يُطْلَبُ مِنْهُ كَثِيرٌ، وَمَنْ يُودِعُونَهُ كَثِيرًا يُطَالِبُونَهُ بِأَكْثَرَ.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

«جِئْتُ لأُلْقِيَ نَارًا عَلَى الأَرْضِ، فَمَاذَا أُرِيدُ لَوِ اضْطَرَمَتْ؟

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

وَلِي صِبْغَةٌ أَصْطَبِغُهَا، وَكَيْفَ أَنْحَصِرُ حَتَّى تُكْمَلَ؟

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

أَتَظُنُّونَ أَنِّي جِئْتُ لأُعْطِيَ سَلاَمًا عَلَى الأَرْضِ؟ كَّلاَّ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: بَلِ انْقِسَامًا.

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

لأَنَّهُ يَكُونُ مِنَ الآنَ خَمْسَةٌ فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ مُنْقَسِمِينَ: ثَلاَثَةٌ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ، وَاثْنَانِ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ.

For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

يَنْقَسِمُ الأَبُ عَلَى الابْنِ، وَالابْنُ عَلَى الأَبِ، وَالأُمُّ عَلَى الْبِنْتِ، وَالْبِنْتُ عَلَى الأُمِّ، وَالْحَمَاةُ عَلَى كَنَّتِهَا، وَالْكَنَّةُ عَلَى حَمَاتِهَا».

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيْضًا لِلْجُمُوعِ:«إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ السَّحَابَ تَطْلُعُ مِنَ الْمَغَارِبِ فَلِلْوَقْتِ تَقُولُونَ: إِنَّهُ يَأْتِي مَطَرٌ، فَيَكُونُ هكَذَا.

And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ رِيحَ الْجَنُوبِ تَهُبُّ تَقُولُونَ: إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ حَرٌّ، فَيَكُونُ.

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

يَامُرَاؤُونَ! تَعْرِفُونَ أَنْ تُمَيِّزُوا وَجْهَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ، وَأَمَّا هذَا الزَّمَانُ فَكَيْفَ لاَ تُمَيِّزُونَهُ؟

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

وَلِمَاذَا لاَ تَحْكُمُونَ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ قِبَلِ نُفُوسِكُمْ؟

Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

حِينَمَا تَذْهَبُ مَعَ خَصْمِكَ إِلَى الْحَاكِمِ، ابْذُلِ الْجَهْدَ وَأَنْتَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِتَتَخَلَّصَ مِنْهُ، لِئَلاَّ يَجُرَّكَ إِلَى الْقَاضِي، وَيُسَلِّمَكَ الْقَاضِي إِلَى الْحَاكِمِ، فَيُلْقِيَكَ الْحَاكِمُ فِي السِّجْنِ.

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

أَقُولُ لَكَ: لاَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ حَتَّى تُوفِيَ الْفَلْسَ الأَخِيرَ».

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.