Luke 16 (NAV) · Opened

1وَقَالَ أَيْضاً لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «كَانَ لإِنْسَانٍ غَنِيٍّ وَكِيلٌ. فَاتُّهِمَ لَدَيْهِ بِأَنَّهُ يُبَذِّرُ أَمْوَالَهُ.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2فَاسْتَدْعَاهُ وَسَأَلَهُ: مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَسْمَعُ عَنْكَ؟ قَدِّمْ حِسَابَ وِكَالَتِكَ، فَإِنَّكَ لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَكُونَ وَكِيلاً لِي بَعْدُ!So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

3فَقَالَ الْوَكِيلُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: مَا عَسَى أَنْ أَعْمَلَ، مَادَامَ سَيِّدِي سَيَنْزِعُ عَنِّي الْوِكَالَةَ؟ لَا أَقْوَى عَلَى نَقْبِ الأَرْضِ؛ وَأَسْتَحِي أَنْ أَسْتَعْطِيَ!The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

4قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ، حَتَّى إِذَا عُزِلْتُ عَنِ الْوِكَالَةِ، يَسْتَقْبِلُنِي الأَصْدِقَاءُ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ.I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5فَاسْتَدْعَى مَدْيُونِي سَيِّدِهِ وَاحِداً فَوَاحِداً. وَسَأَلَ أَوَّلَهُمْ: كَمْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَيِّدِي؟And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6فَأَجَابَ: مِئَةُ بَثٍّ مِنَ الزَّيْتِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ، وَاجْلِسْ سَرِيعاً، وَاكْتُبْ خَمْسِينَ!‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلآخَرِ: وَأَنْتَ، كَمْ عَلَيْكَ؟ فَأَجَابَ: مِئَةَ كُرٍّ مِنَ الْقَمْحِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ، وَاكْتُبْ ثَمَانِينَ!Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.

8فَامْتَدَحَ السَّيِّدُ وَكِيلَهُ الْخَائِنَ لأَنَّهُ تَصَرَّفَ بِحِكْمَةٍ. فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ أَحْكَمُ مَعَ أَهْلِ جِيلِهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ النُّورِ.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

9وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: اكْسَبُوا لَكُمْ أَصْدِقَاءَ بِمَالِ الظُّلْمِ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَنِيَ مَالُكُمْ، تُقْبَلُونَ فِي الْمَنَازِلِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ!I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10إِنَّ الأَمِينَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ أَمِينٌ أَيْضاً فِي الْكَثِيرِ، وَالْخَائِنَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ خَائِنٌ أَيْضاً فِي الْكَثِيرِ.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

11فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَالِ الظُّلْمِ، فَمَنْ يَأْتَمِنُكُمْ عَلَى مَالِ الْحَقِّ؟So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَا يَخُصُّ غَيْرَكُمْ، فَمَنْ يُعْطِيكُمْ مَا يَخُصُّكُمْ؟And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13مَا مِنْ خَادِمٍ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْداً لِسَيِّدَيْنِ: فَإِنَّهُ إِمَّا أَنْ يُبْغِضَ أَحَدَهُمَا، فَيُحِبَّ الآخَرَ؛ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَلْتَحِقَ بِأَحَدِهِمَا، فَيَهْجُرَ الآخَرَ. لَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا عَبِيداً لِلهِ وَالْمَالِ مَعاً».No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

14وَكَانَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ أَيْضاً، وَهُمْ مُحِبُّونَ لِلْمَالِ، يَسْمَعُونَ ذلِكَ كُلَّهُ، فَاسْتَهْزَأُوا بِهِ.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّكُمْ تُبَرِّرُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ، وَلكِنَّ اللهَ يَعْرِفُ قُلُوبَكُمْ. فَمَا يَعْتَبِرُهُ النَّاسُ رَفِيعَ الْقَدْرِ، هُوَ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ.So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

16ظَلَّتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ حَتَّى زَمَنِ يُوحَنَّا: وَمُنْذُ ذلِكَ الْوَقْتِ يُبَشَّرُ بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَشُقُّ طَرِيقَهُ بِاجْتِهَادٍ لِلدُّخُولِ إِلَيْهِ.The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

17عَلَى أَنَّ زَوَالَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَسْهَلُ مِنْ سُقُوطِ نُقْطَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ:But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

18كُلُّ مَنْ يُطَلِّقُ زَوْجَتَهُ وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُخْرَى، يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19كَانَ هُنَالِكَ إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ، يَلْبَسُ الأُرْجُوَانَ وَنَاعِمَ الثِّيَابِ، وَيُقِيمُ الْوَلائِمَ، مُتَنَعِّماً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20وَكَانَ إِنْسَانٌ مِسْكِينٌ اسْمُهُ لِعَازَرُ، مَطْرُوحاً عِنْدَ بَابِهِ وَهُوَ مُصَابٌ بِالْقُرُوحِ،And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَشْبَعَ مِنَ الْفُتَاتِ الْمُتَسَاقِطِ مِنْ مَائِدَةِ الْغَنِيِّ. حَتَّى الْكِلابُ كَانَتْ تَأْتِي وَتَلْحَسُ قُرُوحَهُ.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22وَمَاتَ الْمِسْكِينُ، وَحَمَلَتْهُ الْمَلائِكَةُ إِلَى حِضْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ. ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْغَنِيُّ أَيْضاً وَدُفِنَ.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23وَإِذْ رَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ يَتَعَذَّبُ، رَأَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَلِعَازَرَ فِي حِضْنِهِ.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24فَنَادَى قَائِلاً: يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ! ارْحَمْنِي، وَأَرْسِلْ لِعَازَرَ لِيَغْمِسَ طَرَفَ إِصْبَعِهِ فِي الْمَاءِ وَيُبَرِّدَ لِسَانِي: فَإِنِّي مُعَذَّبٌ فِي هَذَا اللَّهِيبِ.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

25وَلكِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّ، تَذَكَّرْ أَنَّكَ نِلْتَ خَيْرَاتِكَ كَامِلَةً فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِكَ، وَلِعَازَرُ نَالَ الْبَلايَا. وَلكِنَّهُ الآنَ يَتَعَزَّى هُنَا، وَأَنْتَ هُنَاكَ تَتَعَذَّبُ.But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

26وَفَضْلاً عَنْ هَذَا كُلِّهِ، فَإِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ هُوَّةً عَظِيمَةً قَدْ أُثْبِتَتْ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ الْعُبُورَ مِنْ هُنَا لَا يَقْدِرُونَ، وَلا الَّذِينَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْعُبُورَ إِلَيْنَا!And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

27فَقَالَ: أَلْتَمِسُ مِنْكَ إِذَنْ، يَا أَبِي، أَنْ تُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي،‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي خَمْسَةَ إِخْوَةٍ، حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ لَهُمْ مُنْذِراً، لِئَلّا يَأْتُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً إِلَى مَكَانِ الْعَذَابِ هَذَا.for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29وَلكِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ لَهُ: عِنْدَهُمْ مُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ: فَلْيَسْمَعُوا لَهُمْ!But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30فَقَالَ لَهُ: لَا يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بَلْ إِذَا ذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ يَتُوبُونَ!‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنْ كَانُوا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِمُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَلا يَقْتَنِعُونَ حَتَّى لَوْ قَامَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ!»Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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