1 GLT حِينَئِذٍ خَاطَبَ يَسُوعُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ وَتَلَامِيذَهُ BSB BSB: Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
2 GLT قَائِلًا: «عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مُوسَى جَلَسَ ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ، BSB BSB: “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3 GLT فَكُلُّ مَا قَالُوا لَكُمْ أَنْ تَحْفَظُوهُ فَٱحْفَظُوهُ وَٱفْعَلُوهُ، وَلَكِنْ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ لَا تَعْمَلُوا، لِأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ وَلَا يَفْعَلُونَ. BSB BSB: So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
4 GLT فَإِنَّهُمْ يَحْزِمُونَ أَحْمَالًا ثَقِيلَةً عَسِرَةَ ٱلْحَمْلِ وَيَضَعُونَهَا عَلَى أَكْتَافِ ٱلنَّاسِ، وَهُمْ لَا يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُحَرِّكُوهَا بِإِصْبِعِهِمْ، BSB BSB: They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 GLT وَكُلَّ أَعْمَالِهِمْ يَعْمَلُونَهَا لِكَيْ تَنْظُرَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ: فَيُعَرِّضُونَ عَصَائِبَهُمْ وَيُعَظِّمُونَ أَهْدَابَ ثِيَابِهِمْ، BSB BSB: All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
6 GLT وَيُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمُتَّكَأَ ٱلْأَوَّلَ فِي ٱلْوَلَائِمِ، وَٱلْمَجَالِسَ ٱلْأُولَى فِي ٱلْمَجَامِعِ، BSB BSB: They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 GLT وَٱلتَّحِيَّاتِ فِي ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ، وَأَنْ يَدْعُوَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ: سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي! BSB BSB: the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8 GLT وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَلَا تُدْعَوْا سَيِّدِي، لِأَنَّ مُعَلِّمَكُمْ وَاحِدٌ ٱلْمَسِيحُ، وَأَنْتُمْ جَمِيعًا إِخْوَةٌ. BSB BSB: But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 GLT وَلَا تَدْعُوا لَكُمْ أَبًا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ وَاحِدٌ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ. BSB BSB: And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 GLT وَلَا تُدْعَوْا مُعَلِّمِينَ، لِأَنَّ مُعَلِّمَكُمْ وَاحِدٌ ٱلْمَسِيحُ. BSB BSB: Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11 GLT وَأَكْبَرُكُمْ يَكُونُ خَادِمًا لَكُمْ. BSB BSB: The greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 GLT فَمَنْ يَرْفَعْ نَفْسَهُ يَتَّضِعْ، وَمَنْ يَضَعْ نَفْسَهُ يَرْتَفِعْ. BSB BSB: For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 GLT «لَكِنْ وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تُغْلِقُونَ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ، فَلَا تَدْخُلُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَلَا تَدَعُونَ ٱلدَّاخِلِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
14 GLT وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ بُيُوتَ ٱلْأَرَامِلِ، ولِعِلَّةٍ تُطِيلُونَ صَلَوَاتِكُمْ. لِذَلِكَ تَأْخُذُونَ دَيْنُونَةً أَعْظَمَ. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
15 GLT وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تَطُوفُونَ ٱلْبَحْرَ وَٱلْبَرَّ لِتَكْسَبُوا دَخِيلًا وَاحِدًا، وَمَتَى حَصَلَ تَصْنَعُونَهُ ٱبْنًا لِجَهَنَّمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْكُمْ مُضَاعَفًا. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
16 GLT وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْقَادَةُ ٱلْعُمْيَانُ! ٱلْقَائِلُونَ: مَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْهَيْكَلِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِذَهَبِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ يَلْتَزِمُ. BSB BSB: Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
17 GLT أَيُّهَا ٱلْجُهَّالُ وَٱلْعُمْيَانُ! أَيُّمَا أَعْظَمُ: أَلذَّهَبُ أَمِ ٱلْهَيْكَلُ ٱلَّذِي يُقَدِّسُ ٱلذَّهَبَ؟ BSB BSB: You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
18 GLT وَمَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْمَذْبَحِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْقُرْبَانِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْهِ يَلْتَزِمُ. BSB BSB: And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
19 GLT أَيُّهَا ٱلْجُهَّالُ وَٱلْعُمْيَانُ! أَيُّمَا أَعْظَمُ: ٱلْقُرْبَانُ أَمِ ٱلْمَذْبَحُ ٱلَّذِي يُقَدِّسُ ٱلْقُرْبَانَ؟ BSB BSB: You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
20 GLT فَإِنَّ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْمَذْبَحِ فَقَدْ حَلَفَ بِهِ وَبِكُلِّ مَا عَلَيْهِ! BSB BSB: So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 GLT وَمَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلْهَيْكَلِ فَقَدْ حَلَفَ بِهِ وَبِالسَّاكِنِ فِيهِ، BSB BSB: And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
22 GLT وَمَنْ حَلَفَ بِٱلسَّمَاءِ فَقَدْ حَلَفَ بِعَرْشِ ٱللهِ وَبِالْجَالِسِ عَلَيْهِ. BSB BSB: And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
24 GLT أَيُّهَا ٱلْقَادَةُ ٱلْعُمْيَانُ! ٱلَّذِينَ يُصَفُّونَ عَنِ ٱلْبَعُوضَةِ وَيَبْلَعُونَ ٱلْجَمَلَ. BSB BSB: You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
25 GLT وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تُنَقُّونَ خَارِجَ ٱلْكَأْسِ وَٱلصَّحْفَةِ، وَهُمَا مِنْ دَاخِلٍ مَمْلُوآنِ ٱخْتِطَافًا وَدَعَارَةً. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 GLT أَيُّهَا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّ ٱلْأَعْمَى! نَقِّ أَوَّلًا دَاخِلَ ٱلْكَأْسِ وَٱلصَّحْفَةِ لِكَيْ يَكُونَ خَارِجُهُمَا أَيْضًا نَقِيًّا. BSB BSB: Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
28 GLT هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا: مِنْ خَارِجٍ تَظْهَرُونَ لِلنَّاسِ أَبْرَارًا، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ مَشْحُونُونَ رِيَاءً وَإِثْمًا. BSB BSB: In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 GLT وَيْلٌ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ٱلْمُرَاؤُونَ! لِأَنَّكُمْ تَبْنُونَ قُبُورَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَتُزَيِّنُونَ مَدَافِنَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ، BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30 GLT وَتَقُولُونَ: لَوْ كُنَّا فِي أَيَّامِ آبَائِنَا لَمَا شَارَكْنَاهُمْ فِي دَمِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ. BSB BSB: And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 GLT فَأَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ قَتَلَةِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ. BSB BSB: So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 GLT فَٱمْلَأُوا أَنْتُمْ مِكْيَالَ آبَائِكُمْ. BSB BSB: Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33 GLT أَيُّهَا ٱلْحَيَّاتُ أَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي! كَيْفَ تَهْرُبُونَ مِنْ دَيْنُونَةِ جَهَنَّمَ؟ BSB BSB: You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34 GLT لِذَلِكَ هَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَحُكَمَاءَ وَكَتَبَةً، فَمِنْهُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَصْلِبُونَ، وَمِنْهُمْ تَجْلِدُونَ فِي مَجَامِعِكُمْ، وَتَطْرُدُونَ مِنْ مَدِينَةٍ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ، BSB BSB: Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
35 GLT لِكَيْ يَأْتِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ كُلُّ دَمٍ زَكِيٍّ سُفِكَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، مِنْ دَمِ هَابِيلَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ إِلَى دَمِ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ بَرَخِيَّا ٱلَّذِي قَتَلْتُمُوهُ بَيْنَ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَٱلْمَذْبَحِ. BSB BSB: And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 GLT اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ هَذَا كُلَّهُ يَأْتِي عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْجِيلِ! BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37 GLT «يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ، يا أُورُشَلِيمُ! يا قَاتِلَةَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَرَاجِمَةَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَيْهَا، كَمْ مَرَّةٍ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ أَوْلَادَكِ كَمَا تَجْمَعُ ٱلدَّجَاجَةُ فِرَاخَهَا تَحْتَ جَنَاحَيْهَا، وَلَمْ تُرِيدُوا! BSB BSB: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
38 GLT هُوَذَا بَيْتُكُمْ يُتْرَكُ لَكُمْ خَرَابًا. BSB BSB: Look, your house is left to you desolate.
39 GLT لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَرَوْنَنِي مِنَ ٱلْآنَ حَتَّى تَقُولُوا: مُبَارَكٌ ٱلْآتِي بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ!». BSB BSB: For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”