Matthew 19

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.

بَعْدَمَا أَنْهَى يَسُوعُ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، انْتَقَلَ مِنَ الْجَلِيلِ ذَاهِباً إِلَى نَوَاحِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ مَا وَرَاءَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

وَتَبِعَتْهُ جُمُوعٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، فَشَفَى مَرْضَاهُمْ هُنَاكَ.

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ يُجَرِّبُونَهُ، فَسَأَلُوهُ: «هَلْ يَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ زَوْجَتَهُ لأَيِّ سَبَبٍ؟»

“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’^[a]

فَأَجَابَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «أَلَمْ تَقْرَأُوا أَنَّ الْخَالِقَ جَعَلَ الإِنْسَانَ مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ ذَكَراً وَأُنْثَى،

and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’^[b]?

وَقَالَ: لِذَلِكَ يَتْرُكُ الرَّجُلُ أَبَاهُ وَأُمَّهُ وَيَتَّحِدُ بِزَوْجَتِهِ، فَيَصِيرُ الاثْنَانِ جَسَداً وَاحِداً؟

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

فَلَيْسَا فِيمَا بَعْدُ اثْنَيْنِ، بَلْ جَسَداً وَاحِداً. فَلا يُفَرِّقَنَّ الإِنْسَانُ مَا جَمَعَهُ اللهُ!»

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

فَسَأَلُوهُ: «فَلِمَاذَا أَوْصَى مُوسَى بِأَنْ تُعْطَى الزَّوْجَةُ وَثِيقَةَ طَلاقٍ فَتُطَلَّقُ؟»

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

أَجَابَ: «بِسَبَبِ قَسَاوَةِ قُلُوبِكُمْ، سَمَحَ لَكُمْ مُوسَى بِتَطْلِيقِ زَوْجَاتِكُمْ. وَلَكِنَّ الأَمْرَ لَمْ يَكُنْ هَكَذَا مُنْذُ الْبَدْءِ.

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

وَلَكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ الَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ زَوْجَتَهُ لِغَيْرِ عِلَّةِ الزِّنَى، وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِغَيْرِهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَالَّذِي يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ، يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى».

The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

فَقَالَ لَهُ تَلامِيذُهُ: «إِنْ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ حَالَةَ الزَّوْجِ مَعَ الزَّوْجَةِ، فَعَدَمُ الزَّوَاجِ أَفْضَلُ!»

Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «هَذَا الْكَلامُ لَا يَقْبَلُهُ الْجَمِيعُ، بَلِ الَّذِينَ أُنْعِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِذَلِكَ.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

The Little Children and Jesus

فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْخِصْيَانِ يُوْلَدُونَ مِنْ بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ خِصْيَاناً؛ وَبَعْضُهُمْ قَدْ خَصَاهُمُ النَّاسُ؛ وَغَيْرُهُمْ قَدْ خَصَوْا أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ. فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ هَذَا، فَلْيَقْبَلْهُ!»

يسوع والأطفال

Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.

ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلاداً صِغَاراً لِيَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُصَلِّيَ، فَزَجَرَهُمُ التَّلامِيذُ.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

وَلَكِنَّ يَسُوعَ قَالَ: «دَعُوا الصِّغَارَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيَّ وَلا تَمْنَعُوهُمْ، لأَنَّ لِمِثْلِ هَؤُلاءِ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ!»

When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

The Rich and the Kingdom of God

وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ.

الشاب الغني

Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”

وَإذَا شَابٌّ يَتَقَدَّمُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَسْأَلُ: «أَيُّهَا الْمُعَلِّمُ الصَّالِحُ، أَيَّ صَلاحٍ أَعْمَلُ لأَحْصُلَ عَلَى الْحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ؟»

“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

فَأَجَابَهُ: «لِمَاذَا تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الصَّالِحِ؟ وَاحِدٌ هُوَ الصَّالِحُ. وَلكِنْ، إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ، فَاعْمَلْ بِالْوَصَايَا».

“Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,

فَسَأَلَ: «أَيَّةِ وَصَايَا؟» أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لا تَقْتُلْ؛ لَا تَزْنِ؛ لَا تَسْرِقْ؛ لَا تَشْهَدْ بِالزُّورِ؛

honor your father and mother,’^[c] and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’^[d]”

أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ؛ وَأَحِبَّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ.»

“All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

قَالَ لَهُ الشَّابُّ: «هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا عَمِلْتُ بِها مُنْذُ صِغَرِي، فَمَاذَا يَنْقُصُنِي بَعْدُ؟»

Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَامِلاً، فَاذْهَبْ وَبِعْ كُلَّ مَا تَمْلِكُ، وَوَزِّعْ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. وَتَعَالَ اتْبَعْنِي!»

When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الشَّابُّ هَذَا الْكَلامَ، مَضَى حَزِيناً لأَنَّهُ كَانَ صَاحِبَ ثَرْوَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.

فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ مِنَ الصَّعْبِ عَلَى الْغَنِيِّ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ.

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

وَأَيْضاً أَقُولُ: إِنَّهُ لأَسْهَلُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَمَلُ فِي ثَقْبِ إِبْرَةٍ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْغَنِيُّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ».

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

فَدُهِشَ التَّلامِيذُ جِدّاً لَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ، وَسَأَلُوا: «إِذَنْ، مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَنْجُوَ؟»

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا مُسْتَحِيلٌ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ. أَمَّا عِنْدَ اللهِ، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُسْتَطَاعٌ!»

Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ بُطْرُسُ: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ تَرَكْنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَتَبِعْنَاكَ، فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ نَصِيبُنَا؟»

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

فَأَجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ فِي زَمَنِ التَّجْدِيدِ، عِنْدَمَا يَجْلِسُ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى عَرْشِ مَجْدِهِ، تَجْلِسُونَ أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَبِعْتُمُونِي عَلَى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ عَرْشاً لِتَدِينُوا أَسْبَاطَ إِسْرَائِيلَ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife^[e] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

فَأَيُّ مَنْ تَرَكَ بُيُوتاً أَوْ إِخْوَةً أَوْ أَخَوَاتٍ أَوْ أَباً أَوْ أُمّاً أَوْ أَوْلاداً أَوْ أَرَاضِيَ مِنْ أَجْلِ اسْمِي، فَإِنَهُ يَنَالُ مِئَةَ ضِعْفٍ وَيَرِثُ الْحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّةَ.

But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

وَلكِنْ أَوَّلُونَ كَثِيرُونَ يَصِيرُونَ آخِرِينَ، وَآخِرُونَ كَثِيرُونَ يَصِيرُونَ أَوَّلِينَ.