Matthew 21

NEW JERUSALEM	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus senttwo disciples,	1 ولما قربوا من اورشليم وجاءوا الى بيت فاجي عند جبل الزيتون حينئذ ارسل يسوع تلميذين
2 saying to them, 'Go to the village facing you, and you wil at once find a tethered donkey and a coltwith her. Untie them and bring them to me.	2 قائلا لهما. اذهبا الى القرية التي امامكما فللوقت تجدان اتانا مربوطة وجحشا معها فحلاهما وأتياني بهما.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, "The Master needs them and wil send them back atonce." '	3 وان قال لكما احد شيئا فقولا الرب محتاج اليهما. فللوقت يرسلهما.
4 This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet:	4 فكان هذا كله لكي يتم ما قيل بالنبي القائل
5 Say to the daughter of Zion: Look, your king is approaching, humble and riding on a donkey and on acolt, the foal of a beast of burden.	5 قولوا لابنة صهيون هوذا ملكك يأتيك وديعا راكبا على اتان وجحش ابن اتان.
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had told them.	6 فذهب التلميذان وفعلا كما امرهما يسوع.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt, then they laid their cloaks on their backs and he took his seaton them.	7 وأتيا بالاتان والجحش ووضعا عليهما ثيابهما فجلس عليهما.
8 Great crowds of people spread their cloaks on the road, while others were cutting branches from thetrees and spreading them in his path.	8 والجمع الاكثر فرشوا ثيابهم في الطريق. وآخرون قطعوا اغصانا من الشجر وفرشوها في الطريق.
9 The crowds who went in front of him and those who fol owed were al shouting: Hosanna to the son ofDavid! Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!	9 والجموع الذين تقدموا والذين تبعوا كانوا يصرخون قائلين أوصنا لابن داود. مبارك الآتي باسم الرب. أوصنا في الاعالي.
10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil as people asked, 'Who is this?'	10 ولما دخل اورشليم ارتجّت المدينة كلها قائلة من هذا.
11 and the crowds answered, 'This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.'	11 فقالت الجموع هذا يسوع النبي الذي من ناصرة الجليل
12 Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out al those who were selling and buying there; he upsetthe tables of the money-changers and the seats of the dove-sel ers.	12 ودخل يسوع الى هيكل الله واخرج جميع الذين كانوا يبيعون ويشترون في الهيكل وقلب موائد الصيارفة وكراسي باعة الحمام
13 He said to them, 'According to scripture, my house wil be cal ed a house of prayer; but you areturning it into a bandits' den.'	13 وقال لهم. مكتوب بيتي بيت الصلاة يدعى وانتم جعلتموه مغارة لصوص.
14 There were also blind and lame people who came to him in the Temple, and he cured them.	14 وتقدم اليه عمي وعرج في الهيكل فشفاهم.
15 At the sight of the wonderful things he did and of the children shouting, 'Hosanna to the son of David'in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes were indignant and said to him,	15 فلما رأى رؤساء الكهنة والكتبة العجائب التي صنع والاولاد يصرخون في الهيكل ويقولون أوصنا لابن داود غضبوا
16 'Do you hear what they are saying?' Jesus answered, 'Yes. Have you never read this: By the mouthsof children, babes in arms, you have made sure of praise?'	16 وقالوا له أتسمع ما يقول هؤلاء. فقال لهم يسوع نعم. أما قرأتم قط من افواه الاطفال والرضّع هيأت تسبيحا.
17 With that he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.	17 ثم تركهم وخرج خارج المدينة الى بيت عنيا وبات هناك
18 As he was returning to the city in the early morning, he felt hungry.	18 وفي الصبح اذ كان راجعا الى المدينة جاع.
19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it,'May you never bear fruit again,' and instantly the fig tree withered.	19 فنظر شجرة تين على الطريق وجاء اليها فلم يجد فيها شيئا الا ورقا فقط. فقال لها لا يكون منك ثمر بعد الى الابد. فيبست التينة في الحال.
20 The disciples were amazed when they saw it and said, 'How is it that the fig tree withered instantly?'	20 فلما رأى التلاميذ ذلك تعجبوا قائلين كيف يبست التينة في الحال.
21 Jesus answered, 'In truth I tel you, if you have faith and do not doubt at all, not only wil you do what Ihave done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, "Be pul ed up and thrown into the sea," it will be done.	21 فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم. الحق اقول لكم ان كان لكم ايمان ولا تشكّون فلا تفعلون امر التينة فقط بل ان قلتم ايضا لهذا الجبل انتقل وانطرح في البحر فيكون.
22 And if you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer, you wil receive.'	22 وكل ما تطلبونه في الصلاة مؤمنين تنالونه
23 He had gone into the Temple and was teaching, when the chief priests and the elders of the peoplecame to him and said, 'What authority have you for acting like this? And who gave you this authority?'	23 ولما جاء الى الهيكل تقدم اليه رؤساء الكهنة وشيوخ الشعب وهو يعلّم قائلين بأي سلطان تفعل هذا ومن اعطاك هذا السلطان.
24 In reply Jesus said to them, 'And I will ask you a question, just one; if you tell me the answer to it,then I wil tel you my authority for acting like this.	24 فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم وانا ايضا اسألكم كلمة واحدة فان قلتم لي عنها اقول لكم انا ايضا بأي سلطان افعل هذا.
25 John's baptism: what was its origin, heavenly or human?' And they argued this way amongthemselves, 'If we say heavenly, he wil retort to us, "Then why did you refuse to believe him?";	25 معمودية يوحنا من اين كانت. من السماء أم من الناس. ففكروا في انفسهم قائلين ان قلنا من السماء يقول لنا فلماذا لم تؤمنوا به.
26 but if we say human, we have the people to fear, for they al hold that John was a prophet.'	26 وان قلنا من الناس نخاف من الشعب. لان يوحنا عند الجميع مثل نبي.
27 So their reply to Jesus was, 'We do not know.' And he retorted to them, 'Nor wil I tel you my authorityfor acting like this.'	27 فاجابوا يسوع وقالوا لا نعلم. فقال لهم هو ايضا ولا انا اقول لكم باي سلطان افعل هذا
28 'What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, "My boy, go and work inthe vineyard today."	28 ماذا تظنون. كان لانسان ابنان فجاء الى الاول وقال يا ابني اذهب اليوم اعمل في كرمي.
29 He answered, "I will not go," but afterwards thought better of it and went.	29 فاجاب وقال ما اريد. ولكنه ندم اخيرا ومضى.
30 The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, "Certainly, sir," but did notgo.	30 وجاء الى الثاني وقال كذلك. فاجاب وقال ها انا يا سيد. ولم يمض.
31 Which of the two did the father's wil ?' They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'In truth I tel you, taxcol ectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you.	31 فأي الاثنين عمل ارادة الاب. قالوا له الاول. قال لهم يسوع الحق اقول لكم ان العشارين والزواني يسبقونكم الى ملكوت الله.
32 For John came to you, showing the way of uprightness, but you did not believe him, and yet the taxcol ectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.	32 لان يوحنا جاءكم في طريق الحق فلم تؤمنوا به. واما العشارون والزواني فآمنوا به. وانتم اذ رأيتم لم تندموا اخيرا لتؤمنوا به
33 'Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced itround, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad.	33 اسمعوا مثلا آخر. كان انسان رب بيت غرس كرما واحاطه بسياج وحفر فيه معصرة وبنى برجا وسلمه الى كرامين وسافر.
34 When vintage time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to col ect his produce.	34 ولما قرب وقت الاثمار ارسل عبيده الى الكرامين لياخذ اثماره.
35 But the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one, kil ed another and stoned a third.	35 فاخذ الكرامون عبيده وجلدوا بعضا وقتلوا بعضا ورجموا بعضا.
36 Next he sent some more servants, this time a larger number, and they dealt with them in the sameway.	36 ثم ارسل ايضا عبيدا آخرين اكثر من الاولين. ففعلوا بهم كذلك.
37 Final y he sent his son to them thinking, "They will respect my son."	37 فاخيرا ارسل اليهم ابنه قائلا يهابون ابني.
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, "This is the heir. Come on, let us kil himand take over his inheritance."	38 واما الكرامون فلما رأوا الابن قالوا فيما بينهم هذا هو الوارث هلموا نقتله وناخذ ميراثه.
39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and kil ed him.	39 فأخذوه واخرجوه خارج الكرم وقتلوه.
40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?'	40 فمتى جاء صاحب الكرم ماذا يفعل بأولئك الكرامين.
41 They answered, 'He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to othertenants who wil deliver the produce to him at the proper time.'	41 قالوا له. أولئك الاردياء يهلكهم هلاكا رديّا ويسلم الكرم الى كرامين آخرين يعطونه الاثمار في اوقاتها.
42 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected hasbecome the cornerstone; this is the Lord's doing and we marvel at it?	42 قال لهم يسوع أما قرأتم قط في الكتب. الحجر الذي رفضه البناؤون هو قد صار راس الزاوية. من قبل الرب كان هذا وهو عجيب في اعيننا.
43 'I tel you, then, that the kingdom of God wil be taken from you and given to a people who willproduce its fruit.'	43 لذلك اقول لكم ان ملكوت الله ينزع منكم ويعطى لأمة تعمل اثماره.
44	44 ومن سقط على هذا الحجر يترضض ومن سقط هو عليه يسحقه
45 When they heard his parables, the chief priests and the scribes realised he was speaking aboutthem,	45 ولما سمع رؤساء الكهنة والفريسيون امثاله عرفوا انه تكلم عليهم.
46 but though they would have liked to arrest him they were afraid of the crowds, who looked on him asa prophet.	46 واذ كانوا يطلبون ان يمسكوه خافوا من الجموع لانه كان عندهم مثل نبي