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بشارة لوقا 14 رجل
He Heals on a Saturday
1 One Saturday, Isa went to the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to dine [with him], and they were watching him closely. 2 Now there was a man in front of him who was afflicted with edema.* 3 So Isa said to the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Is healing on Saturday lawful, or not?” 4 But they kept silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him off. 5 Then he said to them, “Which of you, [if] his son or even his ox falls into a well on a Saturday, does not get him out immediately?” 6 But they could not answer him about this.
يشفي في يوم السبت
1 وَذَاتَ سَبْتٍ، ذَهَبَ عِيسَى إِلَى دَارِ أَحَدِ قَادَةِ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ لِيَتَنَاوَلَ الطَّعَامَ، وَكَانُوا يُرَاقِبُونَهُ. 2 وَكَانَ قُدَّامَهُ رَجُلٌ مُصَابٌ بِالْاِسْتِسْقَاءِ.* 3 فَقَالَ عِيسَى لِعُلَمَاءِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ: ”هَلِ الشِّفَاءُ فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ حَلَالٌ أَمْ لَا؟“ 4 لَكِنَّهُمْ سَكَتُوا. فَأَمْسَكَ الرَّجُلَ وَشَفَاهُ وَصَرَفَهُ. 5 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: ”مَنْ مِنْكُمْ يَسْقُطُ ابْنُهُ أَوْ حَتَّى ثَوْرُهُ فِي بِئْرٍ فِي يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ وَلَا يُخْرِجُهُ حَالًا؟“ 6 فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يُجَاوِبُوهُ عَلَى هَذَا.
Humility
7 When Isa noticed how those who were invited chose the seats of honor, he told them this parable, saying, 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the seats of honor. Perhaps he has invited someone more important than you. 9 If so, the one who invited you both will come say to you, ‘Give your place to this man.’ Then you will withdraw in shame to take the least [important] place. 10 Instead, when invited, go sit in the place of least importance. Then when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Dear friend, move up to a better place!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the guests who are present with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled by Allah, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted by Allah.”
التواضع
7 وَلَمَّا لَاحَظَ كَيْفَ أَنَّ الْمَدْعُوِّينَ اخْتَارُوا مَقَاعِدَ الشَّرَفِ، ضَرَبَ لَهُمْ هَذَا الْمَثَلَ فَقَالَ: 8 ”مَتَى دَعَاكَ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَى وَلِيمَةِ عُرْسٍ، لَا تَجْلِسْ فِي مَقَاعِدِ الشَّرَفِ، فَرُبَّمَا دَعَا وَاحِدًا أَهَمَّ مِنْكَ. 9 فَيَأْتِيَ الَّذِي دَعَاكُمَا وَيَقُولَ لَكَ: ’أَعْطِ مَكَانَكَ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ.‘ فَتَنْسَحِبَ بِخَجَلٍ لِتَأْخُذَ أَقَلَّ مَكَانٍ. 10 بَلْ مَتَى دُعِيتَ، اِذْهَبْ وَاجْلِسْ فِي أَقَلِّ الْأَمَاكِنِ أَهَمِّيَّةً. فَمَتَى جَاءَ الَّذِي دَعَاكَ، يَقُولُ لَكَ: ’يَا عَزِيزِي، اِرْتَفِعْ إِلَى مَكَانٍ أَحْسَنَ!‘ فَتُكْرَمَ قُدَّامَ كُلِّ الضُّيُوفِ الْمَوْجُودِينَ مَعَكَ. 11 لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ تَكَبَّرَ يَضَعُهُ اللهُ، وَمَنْ تَوَاضَعَ يَرفَعُهُ.“
12 Then Isa said to the [man] who had invited him, “When you prepare a luncheon or supper, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; otherwise, they themselves might also invite you [in return], and you would receive your repayment. 13 Instead, when you prepare a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then you will be blessed, because these people do not have the means to repay you, and so you will receive your repayment at the resurrection of the righteous.”
12 ثُمَّ قَالَ عِيسَى لِلَّذِي دَعَاهُ: ”مَتَى عَمِلْتَ غَدَاءً أَوْ عَشَاءً، فَلَا تَدْعُ أَصْحَابَكَ وَلَا إِخْوَتَكَ وَلَا أَقْرِبَاءَكَ وَلَا جِيرَانَكَ الْأَغْنِيَاءَ، لِئَلَّا يَدْعُوكَ هُمْ أَيْضًا فَتَنَالَ جَزَاءَكَ. 13 بَلْ مَتَى عَمِلْتَ وَلِيمَةً، فَادْعُ الْفُقَرَاءَ وَالْعَاجِزِينَ وَالْعُرْجَ وَالْعُمْيَ، 14 فَتَكُونَ مُبَارَكًا، لِأَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ لَيْسَ بِإِمْكَانِهِمْ أَنْ يُجَازُوكَ، فَتَنَالَ جَزَاءَكَ فِي قِيَامَةِ الصَّالِحِينَ.“
The Parable of the Great Banquet
15 When one of those present heard him say this, he said to him, “How fortunate for anyone who dines in the Kingdom of Allah!” 16 Isa said to him, “A man made a great banquet and invited many people. 17 At the time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those invited, ‘Come, everything is ready.’ 18 But they all began giving excuses. The first one said, ‘I bought a field, and I need to go to see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am going [now] to examine them. Please excuse me.’ 20 And another said, ‘I [just] got married; for this [reason] I'm not able to come.’
مَثل الوليمة العظيمة
15 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَحَدُ الْمَوْجُودِينَ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ، قَالَ لَهُ: ”هَنِيئًا لِمَنْ يَتَنَاوَلُ الطَّعَامَ فِي مَمْلَكَةِ اللهِ.“ 16 فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى: ”رَجُلٌ عَمِلَ وَلِيمَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَدَعَا كَثِيرِينَ. 17 وَفِي وَقْتِ الْوَلِيمَةِ، أَرْسَلَ خَادِمَهُ لِيَقُولَ لِلْمَدْعُوِّينَ: ’تَعَالَوْا، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ جَاهِزٌ.‘ 18 لَكِنَّهُمْ أَخَذُوا كُلُّهُمْ يُقَدِّمُونَ الْأَعْذَارَ. فَقَالَ الْأَوَّلُ: ’اِشْتَرَيْتُ حَقْلًا وَيَجِبُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ وَأَرَاهُ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ اعْذُرْنِي.‘ 19 وَقَالَ آخَرُ: ’اِشْتَرَيْتُ 5 أَزْوَاجٍ مِنَ الثِّيرَانِ، وَأَنَا ذَاهِبٌ لِأَخْتَبِرَهَا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ اعْذُرْنِي.‘ 20 وَقَالَ آخَرُ: ’أَنَا تَزَوَّجْتُ، وَلِهَذَا لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَجِيءَ.‘
21 “The servant returned and informed his master of this. The master of the house became angry and said to the servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town and bring here the poor, the disabled, the blind, and the lame.’ 22 [Afterwards] the servant said, ‘Master, I have carried out your order, but there is still room.’ 23 The master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the pathways and lanes, and urge [people] to come, so that my house will be full. 24 I assure you, not one of those who were invited will taste [anything] from my banquet.’”
21 ”فَرَجَعَ الْخَادِمُ، وَأَخَبَرَ سَيِّدَهُ بِهَذَا. فَغَضِبَ صَاحِبُ الدَّارِ وَقَالَ لِلْخَادِمِ: ’اُخْرُجْ بِسُرْعَةٍ إِلَى شَوَارِعِ الْبَلْدَةِ وَمَمَرَّاتِهَا، وَأَحْضِرْ إِلَى هُنَا الْفُقَرَاءَ وَالْعَاجِزِينَ وَالْعُمْيَ وَالْعُرْجَ.‘ 22 فَقَالَ الْخَادِمُ: ’يَا سَيِّدِي، نَفَّذْتُ أَمْرَكَ، وَمَا زَالَ يُوجَدُ مَكَانٌ فَارِغٌ.‘ 23 فَقَالَ السَّيِّدُ لِلْخَادِمِ: ’اُخْرُجْ إِلَى الدُّرُوبِ وَالْمَمَرَّاتِ وَأَلِحَّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَأْتُوا، لِكَيْ تَمْتَلِئَ دَارِي. 24 فَإِنِّي أُؤَكِّدُ لَكُمْ، وَلَا وَاحِدٌ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ الْمَدْعُوِّينَ يَذُوقُ مِنْ وَلِيمَتِي.‘“
The Cost of Allegiance to Isa
25 Huge crowds of people were going along with Isa. He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me, and does not consider me more precious to him than his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, and even himself, he cannot be my disciple.* 27 And whoever does not take up his cross* and follow me cannot be my disciple.
ثمن الولاء لعيسى
25 وَكَانَتْ جَمَاهِيرُ غَفِيرَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ تَسِيرُ مَعَ عِيسَى، فَالْتَفَتَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: 26 ”إِنْ كَانَ وَاحِدٌ يَأْتِي إِلَيَّ وَلَا يَعْتَبِرُنِي أَعَزَّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ، وَزَوْجَتِهِ وَأَوْلَادِهِ، وَإِخْوَتِهِ وَأَخَوَاتِهِ، بَلْ حَتَّى نَفْسِهِ، لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ تِلْمِيذِي.* 27 وَمَنْ لَا يَحْمِلُ صَلِيبَهُ وَيَتْبَعُنِي، لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ تِلْمِيذِي.*
28 “Let's suppose that one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and make a calculation of the costs to see if he has enough money for its completion? 29 Otherwise, after laying the foundation, [if] he is unable to finish it, then all those who see the sight will laugh at him 30 and say, ‘This fellow started to build but was unable to finish!’
28 ”لِنَفْرِضْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بُرْجًا، أَلَا يَجْلِسُ أَوَّلًا وَيَعْمَلُ حِسَابَ التَّكَالِيفِ، لِيَرَى إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَالُ الْكَافِي لِإِتْمَامِهِ؟ 29 وَإِلَّا بَعْدَمَا يَضَعُ الْأَسَاسَ لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُكَمِّلَ، فَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَنْظَرَ يَضْحَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ 30 وَيَقُولُونَ: ’صَاحِبُنَا هَذَا بَدَأَ يَبْنِي وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يُكَمِّلَ!‘
31 “Or let's suppose a king is going to fight against another king. Will he not first sit down to see if it is possible for him, with ten thousand men, to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, he will send a delegation to him while he is still far away from him to ask him about conditions for peace. 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not let go of everything he has cannot be my disciple.
31 ”أَوْ لِنَفْرِضْ أَنَّ مَلِكًا عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ يُحَارِبَ مَلِكًا آخَرَ، أَلَا يَجْلِسُ أَوَّلًا لِيَرَى إِنْ كَانَ يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يُوَاجِهَ بِـ10 آلَافِ رَجُلٍ الَّذِي يَأْتِي عَلَيْهِ بِـ20 أَلْفًا؟ 32 وَإِلَّا يُرْسِلُ إِلَيْهِ وَفْدًا، وَهُوَ مَا زَالَ بَعِيدًا عَنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ شُرُوطِ الصُّلْحِ. 33 وَبِنَفْسِ الطَّرِيقَةِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ لَا يَتَخَلَّى عَنْ كُلِّ مَا عِنْدَهُ، لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ تِلْمِيذِي.
34 “Salt is a good thing. But if salt loses its saltiness, we cannot restore its taste. 35 It is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. Instead, it is thrown out. Listen to me, you who have ears that can hear!”
34 ”الْمِلْحُ شَيْءٌ جَيِّدٌ، لَكِنْ إِذَا فَقَدَ الْمِلْحُ مُلُوحَتَهُ، لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ نَرُدَّ لَهُ طَعْمَهُ، 35 وَهُوَ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَا لِلتُّرْبَةِ وَلَا لِلْمَزْبَلَةِ، بَلْ يُرْمَى فِي الْخَارِجِ. اِسْمَعُونِي يَا مَنْ لَكُمْ آذَانٌ تَسْمَعُ!“
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Definitions
*14:2 edema: an illness in which the body parts are swollen with excess fluid.
*14:26 my disciple: a devoted follower of Isa the Messiah. See disciples in the glossary.
