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| ثُمَّ دَعَا تَلَامِيذَهُ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَأَعْطَاهُمْ سُلْطَانًا عَلَى أَرْوَاحٍ نَجِسَةٍ حَتَّى يُخْرِجُوهَا، وَيَشْفُوا كُلَّ مَرَضٍ وَكُلَّ ضُعْفٍ. | ١ 1 |
He told [us] twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave us the power/authority to expel evil spirits [that controlled people]. He also enabled [us] to heal all people who had diseases or who were sick.
| وَأَمَّا أَسْمَاءُ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَسُولًا فَهِيَ هَذِهِ: اَلْأَوَّلُ سِمْعَانُ ٱلَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ، وَأَنْدَرَاوُسُ أَخُوهُ. يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ زَبْدِي، وَيُوحَنَّا أَخُوهُ. | ٢ 2 |
[Here is a list of us] twelve [disciples whom he called] apostles ([which means ‘messengers’]): Simon, [to whom he gave the new name] Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the [younger] brother of James;
| فِيلُبُّسُ، وَبَرْثُولَمَاوُسُ. تُومَا، وَمَتَّى ٱلْعَشَّارُ. يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حَلْفَى، وَلَبَّاوُسُ ٱلْمُلَقَّبُ تَدَّاوُسَ. | ٣ 3 |
Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the [son] of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
| سِمْعَانُ ٱلْقَانَوِيُّ، وَيَهُوذَا ٱلْإِسْخَرْيُوطِيُّ ٱلَّذِي أَسْلَمَهُ. | ٤ 4 |
Simon, a member of the party [that wanted to overthrow the Roman government; ] and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), who [later] enabled [the Jewish leaders] to seize Jesus.
| هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلِٱثْنَا عَشَرَ أَرْسَلَهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَأَوْصَاهُمْ قَائِلًا: «إِلَى طَرِيقِ أُمَمٍ لَا تَمْضُوا، وَإِلَى مَدِينَةٍ لِلسَّامِرِيِّينَ لَا تَدْخُلُوا. | ٥ 5 |
When Jesus was [about to] send [us] twelve [apostles to tell his message to people in various places], he gave [us] these instructions: “Do not go where the non-Jews live [MTY] or into the towns [where the] Samaritans live, [because they hate you].
| بَلِ ٱذْهَبُوا بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِلَى خِرَافِ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلضَّالَّةِ. | ٦ 6 |
Instead, go to the people of Israel [SYN] who have [gone away from God like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET].
| وَفِيمَا أَنْتُمْ ذَاهِبُونَ ٱكْرِزُوا قَائِلِينَ: إِنَّهُ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ. | ٧ 7 |
When you go [to them], proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
| اِشْفُوا مَرْضَى. طَهِّرُوا بُرْصًا. أَقِيمُوا مَوْتَى. أَخْرِجُوا شَيَاطِينَ. مَجَّانًا أَخَذْتُمْ، مَجَّانًا أَعْطُوا. | ٨ 8 |
Heal sick people, cause dead people to become alive, heal people who have leprosy, and cause demons to leave people [who are controlled by them] {[whom demons control]}. Do not charge money [for helping people, because God] did not charge you anything [for helping you].
| لَا تَقْتَنُوا ذَهَبًا وَلَا فِضَّةً وَلَا نُحَاسًا فِي مَنَاطِقِكُمْ، | ٩ 9 |
Do not take any money with you [MTY], nor a knapsack. Do not take an extra shirt, nor sandals [in addition to what you are wearing], nor a walking stick. Every worker deserves to get pay [from the people for whom he works], [so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
| وَلَا مِزْوَدًا لِلطَّرِيقِ وَلَا ثَوْبَيْنِ وَلَا أَحْذِيَةً وَلَا عَصًا، لِأَنَّ ٱلْفَاعِلَ مُسْتَحِقٌّ طَعَامَهُ. | ١٠ 10 |
| «وَأَيَّةُ مَدِينَةٍ أَوْ قَرْيَةٍ دَخَلْتُمُوهَا فَٱفْحَصُوا مَنْ فِيهَا مُسْتَحِقٌّ، وَأَقِيمُوا هُنَاكَ حَتَّى تَخْرُجُوا. | ١١ 11 |
In whatever town or village you enter, find out which person is worthy [that you should stay in his home]. And as you go into that house, [ask God to] bless the people [who live there] [MTY]. Stay in that home until you leave [that town or village].
| وَحِينَ تَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْبَيْتَ سَلِّمُوا عَلَيْهِ، | ١٢ 12 |
| فَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلْبَيْتُ مُسْتَحِقًّا فَلْيَأْتِ سَلَامُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُسْتَحِقًّا فَلْيَرْجِعْ سَلَامُكُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ. | ١٣ 13 |
If the people who live in [MTY] that house are worthy [of being blessed] {[God blessing them]}, [God] will bless them. If the people who live in that house are not worthy [of being blessed] {[of God blessing them]}, [God] will bless you [instead of blessing them].
| وَمَنْ لَا يَقْبَلُكُمْ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ كَلَامَكُمْ فَٱخْرُجُوا خَارِجًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَوْ مِنْ تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَٱنْفُضُوا غُبَارَ أَرْجُلِكُمْ. | ١٤ 14 |
If the people [who live in any house or town] do not welcome you [to their home or town], nor listen to your message, leave that house or town. And as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet. [By doing that, you will warn them that God will punish them for rejecting your message].
| اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: سَتَكُونُ لِأَرْضِ سَدُومَ وَعَمُورَةَ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ حَالَةٌ أَكْثَرُ ٱحْتِمَالًا مِمَّا لِتِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Note this carefully: [At the time when God] judges [all people, he] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom and Gomorrah [MTY], [the ancient cities which God destroyed because their people were extremely wicked]. But in any town where the people [MTY] refuse to hear your message, God will punish them even more severely.”
| «هَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُكُمْ كَغَنَمٍ فِي وَسْطِ ذِئَابٍ، فَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ كَٱلْحَيَّاتِ وَبُسَطَاءَ كَٱلْحَمَامِ. | ١٦ 16 |
“Take note: After I send you out, [you will be as defenseless] as sheep [MET] in the midst of [people who are as dangerous as] wolves. So you should wisely [stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous] snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].
| وَلَكِنِ ٱحْذَرُوا مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ سَيُسْلِمُونَكُمْ إِلَى مَجَالِسَ، وَفِي مَجَامِعِهِمْ يَجْلِدُونَكُمْ. | ١٧ 17 |
Also, be on guard against [our religious leaders]. They will arrest you and take you to the members of the religious councils [to put you on trial and punish you because you are my disciples]. You will be whipped {The local leaders will whip you} [in] their meeting places.
| وَتُسَاقُونَ أَمَامَ وُلَاةٍ وَمُلُوكٍ مِنْ أَجْلِي شَهَادَةً لَهُمْ وَلِلْأُمَمِ. | ١٨ 18 |
[And] because [you teach] about me, you will be taken {[the religious leaders] will take you} to governors and kings [in order that they may put you on trial and punish you]. As a result, you will testify to those rulers and to [other] non-Jews [about what I have done].
| فَمَتَى أَسْلَمُوكُمْ فَلَا تَهْتَمُّوا كَيْفَ أَوْ بِمَا تَتَكَلَّمُونَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ تُعْطَوْنَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مَا تَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِهِ، | ١٩ 19 |
When [the religious leaders] arrest you, do not be worried about what you will say [to them], because at that very time [the] Holy Spirit will tell you the words that you should say.
| لِأَنْ لَسْتُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِينَ بَلْ رُوحُ أَبِيكُمُ ٱلَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ فِيكُمْ. | ٢٠ 20 |
It is not that you [will decide what to] say. Instead, you will say what the Spirit of your [heavenly] Father tells [you to say].
| وَسَيُسْلِمُ ٱلْأَخُ أَخَاهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَٱلْأَبُ وَلَدَهُ، وَيَقُومُ ٱلْأَوْلَادُ عَلَى وَالِدِيهِمْ وَيَقْتُلُونَهُمْ، | ٢١ 21 |
[You will be taken] {[People who do not believe in me will] take you} to the authorities to be killed [because you believe in me. For example], people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause [them] to be killed.
| وَتَكُونُونَ مُبْغَضِينَ مِنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِي. وَلَكِنِ ٱلَّذِي يَصْبِرُ إِلَى ٱلْمُنْتَهَى فَهَذَا يَخْلُصُ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Many people will hate you [because you believe in me]. Nevertheless, [many people] will keep on believing in me until they die. They are the people whom [God] will take to live with him.
| وَمَتَى طَرَدُوكُمْ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَٱهْرُبُوا إِلَى ٱلْأُخْرَى. فَإِنِّي ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَا تُكَمِّلُونَ مُدُنَ إِسْرَائِيلَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
When people in one town cause you to suffer, escape to another town [and tell the people there about me]. Note this: [I], the one who came down from heaven, will certainly return [to earth] before you have finished going from one town to another town throughout Israel [and telling people about me].
| «لَيْسَ ٱلتِّلْمِيذُ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَلِّمِ، وَلَا ٱلْعَبْدُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ سَيِّدِهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
A disciple should not [expect to be] greater than his teacher, and servants [are not] superior to their master.
| يَكْفِي ٱلتِّلْمِيذَ أَنْ يَكُونَ كَمُعَلِّمِهِ، وَٱلْعَبْدَ كَسَيِّدِهِ. إِنْ كَانُوا قَدْ لَقَّبُوا رَبَّ ٱلْبَيْتِ بَعْلَزَبُولَ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ! | ٢٥ 25 |
You do not [expect that] people will [treat] a disciple better than [they treat] his teacher, or that [they will treat] a servant [better than they treat] his master. [Similarly, because I am your teacher and master, you can expect that people will mistreat you, because they have mistreated me]. The most you can expect is that people [will treat you like they treat me. I am like] the ruler of a household [MET]. But people [have insulted me by] calling [me] Beelzebub, [the ruler of the demons]. So they [will] certainly [insult you more, you who are only like] members of my household [MET]!”
| فَلَا تَخَافُوهُمْ. لِأَنْ لَيْسَ مَكْتُومٌ لَنْ يُسْتَعْلَنَ، وَلَا خَفِيٌّ لَنْ يُعْرَفَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
“Do not be afraid of [people who insult you and do evil things to you. God wants] everything that is unknown now to be revealed {[God wants you to] reveal everything [that is unknown now]}. [He does] not [want his truth] to remain hidden [MET] and kept secret [DOU].
| اَلَّذِي أَقُولُهُ لَكُمْ فِي ٱلظُّلْمَةِ قُولُوهُ فِي ٱلنُّورِ، وَٱلَّذِي تَسْمَعُونَهُ فِي ٱلْأُذُنِ نَادُوا بِهِ عَلَى ٱلسُّطُوحِ، | ٢٧ 27 |
[So, instead of being afraid], what I say to you [secretly as people do] at night [MTY], tell [publicly as people do] during the daytime [MTY]. What I [say to you privately as people do when they] whisper to you [MTY], proclaim publicly [MTY, DOU].
| وَلَا تَخَافُوا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلْجَسَدَ وَلَكِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهَا، بَلْ خَافُوا بِٱلْحَرِيِّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِي يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُهْلِكَ ٱلنَّفْسَ وَٱلْجَسَدَ كِلَيْهِمَا فِي جَهَنَّمَ. (Geenna ) | ٢٨ 28 |
Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill your body [SYN] but are not able to destroy your soul. Instead, fear [God because] he is able to destroy both a [person’s] body and a [person’s] soul in hell. (Geenna )
| أَلَيْسَ عُصْفُورَانِ يُبَاعَانِ بِفَلْسٍ؟ وَوَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا لَا يَسْقُطُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِدُونِ أَبِيكُمْ. | ٢٩ 29 |
[Think about the] sparrows. [They have so little value] that [you] can buy cares two of them for [only] one small coin [RHQ]. But when [any] sparrow falls to the ground [and dies] [LIT], [God], your [heavenly] Father, knows it, [because he cares about everything].
| وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَحَتَّى شُعُورُ رُؤُوسِكُمْ جَمِيعُهَا مُحْصَاةٌ. | ٣٠ 30 |
[He cares about you, too]. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head!
| فَلَا تَخَافُوا! أَنْتُمْ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَصَافِيرَ كَثِيرَةٍ! | ٣١ 31 |
[God] values you much more than he values sparrows [LIT]. So, do not be afraid [of people who threaten to kill you]
| فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِي قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَعْتَرِفُ أَنَا أَيْضًا بِهِ قُدَّامَ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، | ٣٢ 32 |
If people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that they are my disciples].
| وَلَكِنْ مَنْ يُنْكِرُنِي قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ أُنْكِرُهُ أَنَا أَيْضًا قُدَّامَ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ. | ٣٣ 33 |
But if they are afraid to say in front of others that they are my [disciples], I will tell my Father, who is in heaven, [that] they are not [my disciples].”
| «لَا تَظُنُّوا أَنِّي جِئْتُ لِأُلْقِيَ سَلَامًا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. مَا جِئْتُ لِأُلْقِيَ سَلَامًا بَلْ سَيْفًا. | ٣٤ 34 |
“Do not think that I came to earth to cause [people] to live together harmoniously. The result of my coming is that [some of those who follow me] [MTY] will be killed.
| فَإِنِّي جِئْتُ لِأُفَرِّقَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ ضِدَّ أَبِيهِ، وَٱلِٱبْنَةَ ضِدَّ أُمِّهَا، وَٱلْكَنَّةَ ضِدَّ حَمَاتِهَا. | ٣٥ 35 |
Because I came [to earth, people who do not believe in me] will oppose [those who do believe in me. For example], some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law.
| وَأَعْدَاءُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِهِ. | ٣٦ 36 |
[This shows that sometimes] a person’s enemies will be members of his own household.
| مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَبًا أَوْ أُمًّا أَكْثَرَ مِنِّي فَلَا يَسْتَحِقُّنِي، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ ٱبْنًا أَوِ ٱبْنَةً أَكْثَرَ مِنِّي فَلَا يَسْتَحِقُّنِي، | ٣٧ 37 |
People who love their fathers or mothers more than [they love] me are not worthy to [have a relationship with me]. And people who love their sons or daughters more than [they love] me are not worthy [to belong to] me.
| وَمَنْ لَا يَأْخُذُ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعُنِي فَلَا يَسْتَحِقُّنِي. | ٣٨ 38 |
[People who are ready to execute a prisoner force him to] carry a cross [to the place where they will nail him to it] [MET]. Those who are not [willing to allow other people to hurt and disgrace them like that because of being my disciples] are not worthy to belong to me.
| مَنْ وَجَدَ حَيَاتَهُ يُضِيعُهَا، وَمَنْ أَضَاعَ حَيَاتَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي يَجِدُهَا. | ٣٩ 39 |
People who [deny that they believe in me in order to escape being killed] will not live [with God eternally] [MET], but people who [confess that they believe in] me and, [as a result are] killed, will live [with God eternally] [MET].”
| مَنْ يَقْبَلُكُمْ يَقْبَلُنِي، وَمَنْ يَقْبَلُنِي يَقْبَلُ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي. | ٤٠ 40 |
“[God considers that] everyone who welcomes you, welcomes me [SIM], and [he considers that] everyone who welcomes me welcomes [him], the one who sent me [SIM].
| مَنْ يَقْبَلُ نَبِيًّا بِٱسْمِ نَبِيٍّ فَأَجْرَ نَبِيٍّ يَأْخُذُ، وَمَنْ يَقْبَلُ بَارًّا بِٱسْمِ بَارٍّ فَأَجْرَ بَارٍّ يَأْخُذُ، | ٤١ 41 |
Those who welcome [someone because] [MTY] [they know] that person is a prophet they will receive the [same] reward that prophets [receive from God. Likewise], those who welcome a person [because] [MTY] [they know] that person is righteous will receive the reward righteous people [receive from God].
| وَمَنْ سَقَى أَحَدَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ كَأْسَ مَاءٍ بَارِدٍ فَقَطْ بِٱسْمِ تِلْمِيذٍ، فَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَهُ». | ٤٢ 42 |
[Note this: ] people [see that you are thirsty] [MTY] [and] give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. [God] will certainly reward people who do that. [They might consider that what they did] is insignificant, [but God will consider it very significant]” [LIT].
