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١ 1 فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ تَقَدَّمَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ إِلَى يَسُوعَ قَائِلِينَ: «فَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ؟».

In that same time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

٢ 2 فَدَعَا يَسُوعُ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدًا وَأَقَامَهُ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ

Jesus called to himself a little child, set him among them,

٣ 3 وَقَالَ: «اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنْ لَمْ تَرْجِعُوا وَتَصِيرُوا مِثْلَ ٱلْأَوْلَادِ فَلَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no way enter the kingdom of heaven.

٤ 4 فَمَنْ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْوَلَدِ فَهُوَ ٱلْأَعْظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

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

٥ 5 وَمَنْ قَبِلَ وَلَدًا وَاحِدًا مِثْلَ هَذَا بِٱسْمِي فَقَدْ قَبِلَنِي.

Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name receives me.

٦ 6 وَمَنْ أَعْثَرَ أَحَدَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِي فَخَيْرٌ لَهُ أَنْ يُعَلَّقَ فِي عُنُقِهِ حَجَرُ ٱلرَّحَى وَيُغْرَقَ فِي لُجَّةِ ٱلْبَحْرِ.

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believes in me to sin, it would be better for him that a great millstone should be hung about his neck, and that he should be sunk into the depths of the sea.

٧ 7 وَيْلٌ لِلْعَالَمِ مِنَ ٱلْعَثَرَاتِ! فَلَا بُدَّ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ ٱلْعَثَرَاتُ، وَلَكِنْ وَيْلٌ لِذَلِكَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي بِهِ تَأْتِي ٱلْعَثْرَةُ!

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it is necessary that those stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom those stumbling blocks come!

٨ 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. (aiōnios g166)

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire having two hands or two feet. (aiōnios g166)

٩ 9 وَإِنْ أَعْثَرَتْكَ عَيْنُكَ فَٱقْلَعْهَا وَأَلْقِهَا عَنْكَ. خَيْرٌ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ أَعْوَرَ مِنْ أَنْ تُلْقَى فِي جَهَنَّمِ ٱلنَّارِ وَلَكَ عَيْنَانِ. (Geenna g1067)

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to be thrown into the eternal fire having both eyes. (Geenna g1067)

١٠ 10 «اُنْظُرُوا، لَا تَحْتَقِرُوا أَحَدَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ، لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ مَلَائِكَتَهُمْ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كُلَّ حِينٍ يَنْظُرُونَ وَجْهَ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ.

See that you do not despise any of these little ones. For I say to you that in heaven their angels always look on the face of my Father who is in heaven.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّ ٱبْنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ قَدْ جَاءَ لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَ مَا قَدْ هَلَكَ.

١٢ 12 مَاذَا تَظُنُّونَ؟ إِنْ كَانَ لِإِنْسَانٍ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ، وَضَلَّ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا، أَفَلَا يَتْرُكُ ٱلتِّسْعَةَ وَٱلتِّسْعِينَ عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ وَيَذْهَبُ يَطْلُبُ ٱلضَّالَّ؟

What do you think? If anyone has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go off seeking the one that went astray?

١٣ 13 وَإِنِ ٱتَّفَقَ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ، فَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَفْرَحُ بِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلتِّسْعَةِ وَٱلتِّسْعِينَ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَضِلَّ.

If he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

١٤ 14 هَكَذَا لَيْسَتْ مَشِيئَةً أَمَامَ أَبِيكُمُ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ أَحَدُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلصِّغَارِ.

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

١٥ 15 «وَإِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَيْكَ أَخُوكَ فَٱذْهَبْ وَعَاتِبْهُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ وَحْدَكُمَا. إِنْ سَمِعَ مِنْكَ فَقَدْ رَبِحْتَ أَخَاكَ.

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have gained your brother.

١٦ 16 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ، فَخُذْ مَعَكَ أَيْضًا وَاحِدًا أَوِ ٱثْنَيْنِ، لِكَيْ تَقُومَ كُلُّ كَلِمَةٍ عَلَى فَمِ شَاهِدَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ.

But if he does not listen to you, take one or two others along with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be verified.

١٧ 17 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْ لِلْكَنِيسَةِ. وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ فَلْيَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ كَٱلْوَثَنِيِّ وَٱلْعَشَّارِ.

And if he refuses to listen to them, tell the matter to the church. If he also refuses to listen to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

١٨ 18 اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ مَا تَرْبِطُونَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَكُونُ مَرْبُوطًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَكُلُّ مَا تَحُلُّونَهُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَكُونُ مَحْلُولًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

Truly I say to you, whatever things you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.

١٩ 19 وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَيْضًا: إِنِ ٱتَّفَقَ ٱثْنَانِ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ يَطْلُبَانِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكُونُ لَهُمَا مِنْ قِبَلِ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ،

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّهُ حَيْثُمَا ٱجْتَمَعَ ٱثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ بِٱسْمِي فَهُنَاكَ أَكُونُ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ».

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

٢١ 21 حِينَئِذٍ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بُطْرُسُ وَقَالَ: «يَارَبُّ، كَمْ مَرَّةً يُخْطِئُ إِلَيَّ أَخِي وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُ لَهُ؟ هَلْ إِلَى سَبْعِ مَرَّاتٍ؟».

Then Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

٢٢ 22 قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لَا أَقُولُ لَكَ إِلَى سَبْعِ مَرَّاتٍ، بَلْ إِلَى سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ.

Jesus said to him, “I do not tell you seven times, but until seventy times seven.

٢٣ 23 لِذَلِكَ يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ إِنْسَانًا مَلِكًا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُحَاسِبَ عَبِيدَهُ.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is similar to a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

٢٤ 24 فَلَمَّا ٱبْتَدَأَ فِي ٱلْمُحَاسَبَةِ قُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ وَاحِدٌ مَدْيُونٌ بِعَشَرِ آلَافِ وَزْنَةٍ.

As he began the settling, one servant was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

٢٥ 25 وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَا يُوفِي أَمَرَ سَيِّدُهُ أَنْ يُبَاعَ هُوَ وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ وَأَوْلَادُهُ وَكُلُّ مَا لَهُ، وَيُوفَي ٱلدَّيْنُ.

But since he had not the means to repay, his master commanded him to be sold, together with his wife and children and everything that he had, and payment to be made.

٢٦ 26 فَخَرَّ ٱلْعَبْدُ وَسَجَدَ لَهُ قَائِلًا: يا سَيِّدُ، تَمَهَّلْ عَلَيَّ فَأُوفِيَكَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

So the servant fell down, bowed down before him, and said, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'

٢٧ 27 فَتَحَنَّنَ سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدِ وَأَطْلَقَهُ، وَتَرَكَ لَهُ ٱلدَّيْنَ.

So the master of that servant, since he was moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.

٢٨ 28 وَلَمَّا خَرَجَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدُ وَجَدَ وَاحِدًا مِنَ ٱلْعَبِيدِ رُفَقَائِهِ، كَانَ مَدْيُونًا لَهُ بِمِئَةِ دِينَارٍ، فَأَمْسَكَهُ وَأَخَذَ بِعُنُقِهِ قَائِلًا: أَوْفِنِي مَا لِي عَلَيْكَ.

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii. He grasped him, took him by the throat, and said, 'Pay me what you owe.'

٢٩ 29 فَخَرَّ ٱلْعَبْدُ رَفِيقُهُ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ وَطَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ قَائِلًا: تَمَهَّلْ عَلَيَّ فَأُوفِيَكَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ.

But his fellow servant fell down and implored him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you.'

٣٠ 30 فَلَمْ يُرِدْ بَلْ مَضَى وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي سِجْنٍ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ ٱلدَّيْنَ.

But the first servant refused. Instead, he went and threw him into prison until he should pay him what he owed.

٣١ 31 فَلَمَّا رَأَى ٱلْعَبِيدُ رُفَقَاؤُهُ مَا كَانَ، حَزِنُوا جِدًّا. وَأَتَوْا وَقَصُّوا عَلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ كُلَّ مَا جَرَى.

When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very upset. They came and told their master everything that had happened.

٣٢ 32 فَدَعَاهُ حِينَئِذٍ سَيِّدُهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ ٱلدَّيْنِ تَرَكْتُهُ لَكَ لِأَنَّكَ طَلَبْتَ إِلَيَّ.

Then that servant's master called him, and said to him, 'You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you implored me.

٣٣ 33 أَفَمَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا تَرْحَمُ ٱلْعَبْدَ رَفِيقَكَ كَمَا رَحِمْتُكَ أَنَا؟

Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'

٣٤ 34 وَغَضِبَ سَيِّدُهُ وَسَلَّمَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ كُلَّ مَا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ.

His master was angry and handed him over to the torturers until he would pay all that was owed.

٣٥ 35 فَهَكَذَا أَبِي ٱلسَّمَاوِيُّ يَفْعَلُ بِكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَتْرُكُوا مِنْ قُلُوبِكُمْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لِأَخِيهِ زَلَّاتِهِ».

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”