لُوقا 17

١ 1 وَقَالَ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ: «لَا يُمْكِنُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَأْتِيَ ٱلْعَثَرَاتُ، وَلَكِنْ وَيْلٌ لِلَّذِي تَأْتِي بِوَاسِطَتِهِ!

[One day Jesus] said to his disciples, “Things that will tempt [people] to sin are certain to happen, but it will be terrible for anyone who causes them to happen!

٢ 2 خَيْرٌ لَهُ لَوْ طُوِّقَ عُنُقُهُ بِحَجَرِ رَحًى وَطُرِحَ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ، مِنْ أَنْ يُعْثِرَ أَحَدَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ.

Suppose you caused one of these people who [do not believe in me very strongly] to sin. If a huge stone was fastened {someone fastened a huge stone} around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that a severe punishment, but God will punish] you even more severely [if you cause someone to sin!]

٣ 3 اِحْتَرِزُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ. وَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَيْكَ أَخُوكَ فَوَبِّخْهُ، وَإِنْ تَابَ فَٱغْفِرْ لَهُ.

Be careful [how you act]. If you [know about] a fellow believer who sins, you [(sg)] should rebuke him. If he [says that he] is sorry for having sinned [and asks you to forgive him], forgive him.

٤ 4 وَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَيْكَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ، وَرَجَعَ إِلَيْكَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ قَائِلًا: أَنَا تَائِبٌ، فَٱغْفِرْ لَهُ».

Even if he sins against you [(sg)] seven times in one day, if he comes to you each time and says, ‘I am sorry for what I did’, you must continue forgiving him.”

٥ 5 فَقَالَ ٱلرُّسُلُ لِلرَّبِّ: «زِدْ إِيمَانَنَا!».

[One day] the apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to trust [in you] (OR, [in God]) more strongly!”

٦ 6 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «لَوْ كَانَ لَكُمْ إِيمَانٌ مِثْلُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ، لَكُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ لِهَذِهِ ٱلْجُمَّيْزَةِ: ٱنْقَلِعِي وَٱنْغَرِسِي فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ فَتُطِيعُكُمْ.

The Lord replied, “Mustard [seeds are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe that God [will do what you ask him to, you will be able to do anything]. You could [even] say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself out [with your roots] and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you!”

٧ 7 «وَمَنْ مِنْكُمْ لَهُ عَبْدٌ يَحْرُثُ أَوْ يَرْعَى، يَقُولُ لَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ مِنَ ٱلْحَقْلِ: تَقَدَّمْ سَرِيعًا وَٱتَّكِئْ.

[Jesus also said], “Suppose that one of you had a servant who was plowing [your fields] or taking care of your sheep. After he comes into the house from the field, you [(sg)] would not say [RHQ], ‘Sit down and eat immediately!’

٨ 8 بَلْ أَلَا يَقُولُ لَهُ: أَعْدِدْ مَا أَتَعَشَّى بِهِ، وَتَمَنْطَقْ وَٱخْدِمْنِي حَتَّى آكُلَ وَأَشْرَبَ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَأْكُلُ وَتَشْرَبُ أَنْتَ؟

Instead, you would say to him, ‘Put on your apron and prepare a meal for me! Then serve it to me so that I can eat and drink! Afterwards you [(sg)] can eat and drink.’

٩ 9 فَهَلْ لِذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدِ فَضْلٌ لِأَنَّهُ فَعَلَ مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ؟ لَا أَظُنُّ.

(You will not thank your servant for doing the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do!/Would you thank your servant because he did the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do?) [RHQ]

١٠ 10 كَذَلِكَ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا، مَتَى فَعَلْتُمْ كُلَّ مَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ فَقُولُوا: إِنَّنَا عَبِيدٌ بَطَّالُونَ، لِأَنَّنَا إِنَّمَا عَمِلْنَا مَا كَانَ يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا».

Similarly, when you [(pl)] have done everything that [God] has told you to do, you should say, ‘We [(inc)] are not worthy [of God thanking us] {[being thanked]}. We are only God’s servants. We have only done the things that he told us to do.’”

١١ 11 وَفِي ذَهَابِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱجْتَازَ فِي وَسْطِ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ وَٱلْجَلِيلِ.

As [Jesus and his disciples] were walking along the road to Jerusalem, they were going through [the region] between Samaria and Galilee [districts].

١٢ 12 وَفِيمَا هُوَ دَاخِلٌ إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَقْبَلَهُ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ بُرْصٍ، فَوَقَفُوا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ

As they entered one village, ten lepers came near the road. [Because lepers were not permitted to come near other people], they stood at some distance

١٣ 13 وَرَفَعوُا صَوْتًا قَائِلِينَ: «يَا يَسُوعُ، يَا مُعَلِّمُ، ٱرْحَمْنَا!».

and called out, “Jesus, Master, pity us [and heal us]!”

١٤ 14 فَنَظَرَ وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱذْهَبُوا وَأَرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ لِلْكَهَنَةِ». وَفِيمَا هُمْ مُنْطَلِقُونَ طَهَرُوا.

When he saw them, he said [to them], “Each of you should go and show yourself to a priest [in Jerusalem so that he can see if you are healed].” As they were going [there], they were healed.

١٥ 15 فَوَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّهُ شُفِيَ، رَجَعَ يُمَجِّدُ ٱللهَ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ،

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God loudly.

١٦ 16 وَخَرَّ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ شَاكِرًا لَهُ، وَكَانَ سَامِرِيًّا.

He [came to Jesus], prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet, and thanked him. This man was a Samaritan, [not a Jew].

١٧ 17 فَأجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ ٱلْعَشَرَةُ قَدْ طَهَرُوا؟ فَأَيْنَ ٱلتِّسْعَةُ؟

Then Jesus said, “[I] healed ten [lepers] (I am disappointed that the other nine did not come back!/Where are the other nine?) [RHQ]

١٨ 18 أَلَمْ يُوجَدْ مَنْ يَرْجِعُ لِيُعْطِيَ مَجْدًا لِلهِ غَيْرُ هَذَا ٱلْغَرِيبِ ٱلْجِنْسِ؟».

I am disappointed [RHQ] that this non-Jewish man was the only one who returned to thank God; none of the others came back to me!”

١٩ 19 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «قُمْ وَٱمْضِ، إِيمَانُكَ خَلَّصَكَ».

Then he said to the man, “Get up and continue on your journey. [God] [PRS] [has saved you and] healed you [(sg)] because you trusted [in me].”

٢٠ 20 وَلَمَّا سَأَلَهُ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ: «مَتَى يَأْتِي مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ؟». أَجَابَهُمْ وَقَالَ: «لَا يَأْتِي مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ بِمُرَاقَبَةٍ،

[One day] Jesus was asked by [some] Pharisees [SYN] {[some] Pharisees [SYN] asked [Jesus]}, “When is God [going] to rule as king?” He replied, “God’s ruling [MET] is not something people will be able to see with their eyes.

٢١ 21 وَلَا يَقُولُونَ: هُوَذَا هَهُنَا، أَوْ: هُوَذَا هُنَاكَ! لِأَنْ هَا مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ دَاخِلَكُمْ».

And people will not be able to say, ‘Look! He is [ruling] here!’ Or ‘He is [ruling] over there!’ because, [contrary to what you think], God’s ruling is people’s inner beings (OR, is already happening among you).”

٢٢ 22 وَقَالَ لِلتَّلَامِيذِ: «سَتَأْتِي أَيَّامٌ فِيهَا تَشْتَهُونَ أَنْ تَرَوْا يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا مِنْ أَيَّامِ ٱبْنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ وَلَا تَرَوْنَ.

[Jesus] said to his disciples, “There will be a time when you will want to see [me] [MTY], the one who came from heaven, [ruling powerfully]. But you will not see that.

٢٣ 23 وَيَقُولُونَ لَكُمْ: هُوَذَا هَهُنَا! أَوْ: هُوَذَا هُنَاكَ! لَا تَذْهَبُوا وَلَا تَتْبَعُوا،

[Some] people will say to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is over there!’ or [they will say] ‘Look, he is here!’ When they say that, do not believe them. Do not follow them [to go see the Messiah].

٢٤ 24 لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْبَرْقَ ٱلَّذِي يَبْرُقُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ يُضِيءُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، كَذَلِكَ يَكُونُ أَيْضًا ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ فِي يَوْمِهِ.

Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, [everyone can see it. Similarly] [SIM], at the time [MTY] when [I], the one who came from heaven, come back again, [everyone will see me].

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنْ يَنْبَغِي أَوَّلًا أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ كَثِيرًا وَيُرْفَضَ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْجِيلِ.

But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways (OR, very much). And I will be rejected by people {people will reject me}, [even though] they [have observed me doing good for people].

٢٦ 26 وَكَمَا كَانَ فِي أَيَّامِ نُوحٍ كَذَلِكَ يَكُونُ أَيْضًا فِي أَيَّامِ ٱبْنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ:

But when [I], the one who came from heaven, [come again, people] will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah [lived].

٢٧ 27 كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ، وَيُزَوِّجُونَ وَيَتَزَوَّجُونَ، إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ دَخَلَ نُوحٌ ٱلْفُلْكَ، وَجَاءَ ٱلطُّوفَانُ وَأَهْلَكَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

[At that time] people ate and drank [as usual], and they got married [as usual], up until the day when Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those [who were not in the boat].

٢٨ 28 كَذَلِكَ أَيْضًا كَمَا كَانَ فِي أَيَّامِ لُوطٍ: كَانُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ، وَيَشْتَرُونَ وَيَبِيعُونَ، وَيَغْرِسُونَ وَيَبْنُونَ.

Similarly, when Lot lived [in Sodom city], people [there] ate and drank [as usual]. They bought things and they sold things. They planted [crops] and they built [houses as usual].

٢٩ 29 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ خَرَجَ لُوطٌ مِنْ سَدُومَ، أَمْطَرَ نَارًا وَكِبْرِيتًا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَأَهْلَكَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

But on the day that Lot [and his family] left Sodom, fire and [burning] sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those [who stayed in the city].

٣٠ 30 هَكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ يُظْهَرُ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ.

Similarly, when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, [people will be unprepared] (OR, [enjoying normal life]).

٣١ 31 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مَنْ كَانَ عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ وَأَمْتِعَتُهُ فِي ٱلْبَيْتِ فَلَا يَنْزِلْ لِيَأْخُذَهَا، وَٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ كَذَلِكَ لَا يَرْجِعْ إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ.

On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside [the houses], must not go [in] to take them away, [because there will not be enough time to do that]. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not go back home [to get anything]; [they must flee immediately].

٣٢ 32 اُذْكُرُوا ٱمْرَأَةَ لُوطٍ!

Remember Lot’s wife! [Because she turned back and wanted to get some of her things from Sodom, she died immediately and became a pillar of salt].

٣٣ 33 مَنْ طَلَبَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ نَفْسَهُ يُهْلِكُهَا، وَمَنْ أَهْلَكَهَا يُحْيِيهَا.

Anyone who wants to hold onto his life [and his possessions] will not [receive eternal] life. But anyone who is [willing to] die [for my sake] will live [eternally].

٣٤ 34 أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةِ يَكُونُ ٱثْنَانِ عَلَى فِرَاشٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَيُؤْخَذُ ٱلْوَاحِدُ وَيُتْرَكُ ٱلْآخَرُ.

I tell you this: On the night [when I return], there will be two people [sleeping] in one bed. The one [who believes in me] will be taken {[God] will take the one [who believes in me]} [to heaven], and the other one will be left [behind and punished] {and [he] will leave the other one [behind and punish him]}.

٣٥ 35 تَكُونُ ٱثْنَتَانِ تَطْحَنَانِ مَعًا، فَتُؤْخَذُ ٱلْوَاحِدَةُ وَتُتْرَكُ ٱلْأُخْرَى.

Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left {[God] will take one and leave the other} [behind].”

٣٦ 36 يَكُونُ ٱثْنَانِ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ، فَيُؤْخَذُ ٱلْوَاحِدُ وَيُتْرَكُ ٱلْآخَرُ».

٣٧ 37 فَأَجَابوا وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَيْنَ يَارَبُّ؟». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «حَيْثُ تَكُونُ ٱلْجُثَّةُ هُنَاكَ تَجْتَمِعُ ٱلنُّسُورُ».

[His disciples] said to him, “Lord, where [will this happen]?” He replied to them, “Wherever there is an animal carcass, the vultures will gather [to eat it] [MET]. [Similarly, wherever there are people who are spiritually dead, God will punish them].”