Luke 15 (NAV) · Opened

1وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ جُبَاةِ الضَّرَائِبِ وَالْخَاطِئِينَ يَتَقَدَّمُونَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَسْمَعُوهُ.Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

2فَتَذَمَّرَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَالْكَتَبَةُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَذَا الإِنْسَانُ يُرَحِّبُ بِالْخَاطِئِينَ وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَهُمْ!»So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

3فَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ هَذَا الْمَثَلَ قَائِلاً:Then Jesus told them this parable:

4«أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْكُمْ عِنْدَهُ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ وَأَضَاعَ وَاحِداً مِنْهَا، أَلا يَتْرُكُ التِّسْعَةَ وَالتِّسْعِينَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ وَيَذْهَبُ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الْخَرُوفِ الضَّائِعِ حَتَّى يَجِدَهُ؟“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

5وَبَعْدَ أَنْ يَجِدَهُ، يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ فَرِحاً،And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

6ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، وَيَدْعُو الأَصْدِقَاءَ وَالْجِيرَانَ، قَائِلاً لَهُمْ: افْرَحُوا مَعِي، لأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ خَرُوفِي الضَّائِعَ!comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

7أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُ هكَذَا يَكُونُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَرَحٌ بِخَاطِئٍ وَاحِدٍ تَائِبٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ تِسْعَةٍ وَتِسْعِينَ بَارّاً لَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى تَوْبَةٍ!I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

8أَمْ أَيَّةُ امْرَأَةٍ عِنْدَهَا عَشَرَةُ دَرَاهِمَ، إِذَا أَضَاعَتْ دِرْهَماً وَاحِداً، أَلا تُشْعِلُ مِصْبَاحاً وَتَكْنُسُ الْبَيْتَ وَتَبْحَثُ بِانْتِبَاهٍ حَتَّى تَجِدَهُ؟Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

9وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَجِدَهُ، تَدْعُو الصَّدِيقَاتِ وَالْجَارَاتِ قَائِلَةً: افْرَحْنَ مَعِي، لأَنِّي وَجَدْتُ الدِّرْهَمَ الَّذِي أَضَعْتُهُ.And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

10أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: هكَذَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَ مَلائِكَةِ اللهِ فَرَحٌ بِخَاطِئٍ وَاحِدٍ يَتُوبُ».In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

11وَقَالَ: «كَانَ لإِنْسَانٍ ابْنَانِ.Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

12فَقَالَ أَصْغَرُهُمَا لأَبِيهِ: يَا أَبِي، أَعْطِنِي الْحِصَّةَ الَّتِي تَخُصُّنِي مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ! فَقَسَمَ لَهُمَا كُلَّ مَا يَمْلِكُهُ.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

13وَبَعْدَ بِضْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ، جَمَعَ الاِبْنُ الأَصْغَرُ كُلَّ مَا عِنْدَهُ، وَمَضَى إِلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ. وَهُنَالِكَ بَذَّرَ حِصَّتَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ فِي عِيشَةِ الْخَلاعَةِ.After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

14وَلكِنْ لَمَّا أَنْفَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، اجْتَاحَتْ ذلِكَ الْبَلَدَ مَجَاعَةٌ قَاسِيَةٌ، فَأَخَذَ يَشْعُرُ بِالْحَاجَةِ.After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

15فَذَهَبَ وَالْتَحَقَ بِوَاحِدٍ مِنْ مُوَاطِنِي ذلِكَ الْبَلَدِ، فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى حُقُولِهِ لِيَرْعَى خَنَازِيرَ.So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

16وَكَمِ اشْتَهَى لَوْ يَمْلأُ بَطْنَهُ مِنَ الْخُرْنُوبِ الَّذِي كَانَتِ الْخَنَازِيرُ تَأْكُلُهُ، فَمَا أَعْطَاهُ أَحَدٌ!He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

17ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَقَالَ: مَا أَكْثَرَ خُدَّامَ أَبِي الْمَأْجُورِينَ الَّذِينَ يَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمُ الْخُبْزُ، وَأَنَا هُنَا أَكَادُ أَهْلِكُ جُوعاً!Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

18سَأَقُومُ وَأَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَبِي، وَأَقُولُ لَهُ: يَا أَبِي، أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَأَمَامَكَ؛I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

19وَلا أَسْتَحِقُّ بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى ابْناً لَكَ: اجْعَلْنِي كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْ خُدَّامِكَ الْمَأْجُورِينَ!I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’

20فَقَامَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ. وَلكِنَّ أَبَاهُ رَآهُ وَهُوَ مَازَالَ بَعِيداً، فَتَحَنَّنَ، وَرَكَضَ إِلَيْهِ وَعَانَقَهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ بِحَرَارَةٍ.So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

21فَقَالَ لَهُ الاِبْنُ. يَا أَبِي، أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَأَمَامَكَ، وَلا أَسْتَحِقُّ بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى ابْناً لَكَ.The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22أَمَّا الأَبُ فَقَالَ لِعَبِيدِهِ: أَحْضِرُوا سَرِيعاً أَفْضَلَ ثَوْبٍ وَأَلْبِسُوهُ، وَضَعُوا فِي إِصْبَعِهِ خَاتِماً وَفِي قَدَمَيْهِ حِذَاءً.But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

23وَأَحْضِرُوا الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ وَاذْبَحُوهُ؛ وَلْنَأْكُلْ وَنَفْرَحْ:Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

24فَإِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا كَانَ مَيِّتاً فَعَاشَ، وَكَانَ ضَائِعاً فَوُجِدَ. فَأَخَذُوا يَفْرَحُونَ!For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

25وَكَانَ ابْنُهُ الأَكْبَرُ فِي الْحَقْلِ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ وَاقْتَرَبَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ، سَمِعَ مُوسِيقَى وَرَقْصاً.Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

26فَدَعَا وَاحِداً مِنَ الْخُدَّامِ وَاسْتَفْسَرَهُ مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ذلِكَ.So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

27فَأَجَابَهُ: رَجَعَ أَخُوكَ، فَذَبَحَ أَبُوكَ الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ لأَنَّهُ اسْتَعَادَهُ سَالِماً!‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

28وَلكِنَّهُ غَضِبَ وَرَفَضَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ. فَخَرَجَ أَبُوهُ وَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ.The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

29غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ رَدَّ عَلَى أَبِيهِ قَائِلاً: هَا أَنَا أَخْدِمُكَ هذِهِ السِّنِينَ الْعَدِيدَةَ، وَلَمْ أُخَالِفْ لَكَ أَمْراً، وَلكِنَّكَ لَمْ تُعْطِنِي وَلَوْ جَدْياً وَاحِداً لأَفْرَحَ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي.But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

30وَلكِنْ لَمَّا عَادَ ابْنُكَ هَذَا الَّذِي أَكَلَ مَالَكَ مَعَ الْفَاجِرَاتِ، ذَبَحْتَ لَهُ الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ!But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا بُنَيَّ، أَنْتَ مَعِي دَائِماً، وَكُلُّ مَا أَمْلِكُهُ هُوَ لَكَ!‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.

32وَلكِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّوَابِ أَنْ نَفْرَحَ وَنَبْتَهِجَ، لأَنَّ أَخَاكَ هَذَا كَانَ مَيِّتاً فَعَاشَ، وَكَانَ ضَالاً فَوُجِدَ!»But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

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