Matthäus 18 | الكتاب المقدس

الأعظم في ملكوت السماوات

1 فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ، تَقَدَّمَ التَّلامِيذُ إِلَى يَسُوعَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ: «مَنْ هُوَ الأَعْظَمُ، إِذَنْ، فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ؟» 2 فَدَعَا إِلَيْهِ وَلَداً صَغِيراً وَأَوْقَفَهُ وَسْطَهُمْ، 3 وَقَالَ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَتَحَوَّلُونَ وَتَصِيرُونَ مِثْلَ الأَوْلادِ الصِّغَارِ، فَلَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ أَبَداً. 4 فَمَنِ اتَّضَعَ فَصَارَ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْوَلَدِ الصَّغِيرِ، فَهُوَ الأَعْظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ. 5 وَمَنْ قَبِلَ بِاسْمِي وَلَداً صَغِيراً مِثْلَ هَذَا، فَقَدْ قَبِلَنِي.

مسببو العثرات

6 وَمَنْ كَانَ عَثْرَةً لأَحَدِ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّغَارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِي، فَأَفْضَلُ لَهُ لَوْ عُلِّقَ فِي عُنُقِهِ حَجَرُ الرَّحَى وَأُغْرِقَ فِي أَعْمَاقِ الْبَحْرِ. 7 الْوَيْلُ لِلْعَالَمِ مِنَ الْعَثَرَاتِ! فَلابُدَّ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ الْعَثَرَاتُ؛ وَلكِنِ الْوَيْلُ لِمَنْ تَأْتِي الْعَثَرَاتُ عَلَى يَدِهِ! 8 فَإِنْ كَانَتْ يَدُكَ أَوْ رِجْلُكَ فَخّاً لَكَ، فَاقْطَعْهَا وَأَلْقِهَا عَنْكَ: أَفْضَلُ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ وَيَدُكَ أَوْ رِجْلُكَ مَقْطُوعَةٌ، مِنْ أَنْ تُطْرَحَ فِي النَّارِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ. 9 وَإِنْ كَانَتْ عَيْنُكَ فَخّاً لَكَ، فَاقْلَعْهَا وَأَلْقِهَا عَنْكَ: أَفْضَلُ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ الْحَيَاةَ وَعَيْنُكَ مَقْلُوعَةٌ، مِنْ أَنْ تُطْرَحَ فِي جَهَنَّمِ النَّارِ وَلَكَ عَيْنَانِ. 10 إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْتَقِرُوا أَحَداً مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّغَارِ! فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ مَلائِكَتَهُمْ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُشَاهِدُونَ كُلَّ حِينٍ وَجْهَ أَبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.

مَثل الخروف الضائع

11 فَإِنَّ ابْنَ الإِنْسَانِ قَدْ جَاءَ لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَ الْهَالِكِينَ. 12 مَا رَأْيُكُمْ فِي إِنْسَانٍ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِئَةُ خَرُوفٍ، فَضَلَّ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا: أَفَلا يَتْرُكُ التِّسْعَةَ وَالتِّسْعِينَ فِي الْجِبَالِ، وَيَذْهَبُ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الضَّالِّ؟ 13 الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ إِذَا وَجَدَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ يَفْرَحُ بِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ فَرَحِهِ بِالتِّسْعَةِ وَالتِّسْعِينَ الَّتِي لَمْ تَضِلّ! 14 وَهكَذَا، لَا يَشَاءُ أَبُوكُمُ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّغَارِ.

إن أخطأ إليك أخوك

15 إِنْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَيْكَ أَخُوكَ، فَاذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ وَعَاتِبْهُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَلَى انْفِرَادٍ. فَإِذَا سَمِعَ لَكَ، تَكُونُ قَدْ رَبِحْتَ أَخَاكَ. 16 وَإذَا لَمْ يَسْمَعْ، فَخُذْ مَعَكَ أَخاً آخَرَ أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ، حَتَّى يَثْبُتَ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةٍ. 17 فَإِذَا لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لَهُمَا، فَاعْرِضِ الأَمْرَ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ. فَإِذَا لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لِلْكَنِيسَةِ أَيْضاً، فَلْيَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ كَالْوَثَنِيِّ وَجَابِي الضَّرَائِبِ. 18 فَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا تَرْبِطُونَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَكُونُ قَدْ رُبِطَ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَمَا تَحُلُّونَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَكُونُ قَدْ حُلَّ فِي السَّمَاءِ. 19 وَأَيْضاً أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِذَا اتَّفَقَ اثْنَانِ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ في أَيِّ أَمْرٍ، مَهْمَا كَانَ مَا يَطْلُبَانِهِ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَكُونُ لَهُمَا مِنْ قِبَلِ أَبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ. 20 فَإِنَّهُ حَيْثُمَا اجْتَمَعَ اثْنَانِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةٌ بِاسْمِي، فَأَنَا أَكُونُ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ».

مثل العبد الذي لم يرحم

21 عِنْدَئِذٍ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ بُطْرُسُ وَسَأَلَهُ: «يَا رَبُّ، كَمْ مَرَّةً يُخْطِئُ إِلَيَّ أَخِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ؟ هَلْ إِلَى سَبْعِ مَرَّاتٍ؟» 22 فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لا إِلَى سَبْعِ مَرَّاتٍ، بَلْ إِلَى سَبْعِينَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ! 23 لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ، يُشَبَّهُ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِإِنْسَانٍ مَلِكٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُحَاسِبَ عَبِيدَهُ. 24 فَلَمَّا شَرَعَ يُحَاسِبُهُمْ، أُحْضِرَ إِلَيْهِ وَاحِدٌ مَدْيُونٌ بِعَشَرَةِ آلافِ وَزْنَةٍ. 25 وَإِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُوفِي بِهِ دَيْنَهُ، أَمَرَ سَيِّدُهُ بِأَنْ يُبَاعَ هُوَ وَزَوْجَتُهُ وَأَوْلادُهُ وَكُلُّ مَا يَمْلِكُ لِيُوفِيَ الدَّيْنَ. 26 لكِنَّ الْعَبْدَ خَرَّ أَمَامَهُ سَاجِداً وَقَائِلاً: يَا سَيِّدُ، أَمْهِلْنِي فَأُوفِيَ لَكَ الدَّيْنَ كُلَّهُ. 27 فَأَشْفَقَ سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدِ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَطْلَقَ سَرَاحَهُ، وَسَامَحَهُ بِالدَّيْنِ. 28 وَلكِنْ لَمَّا خَرَجَ ذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ، قَصَدَ وَاحِداً مِنْ زُمَلائِهِ الْعَبِيدِ كَانَ مَدْيُوناً لَهُ بِمِئَةِ دِينَارٍ. فَقَبَضَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَخَذَ بِخِنَاقِهِ قَائِلاً: أَوْفِنِي مَا عَلَيْكَ! 29 فَرَكَعَ زَمِيلُهُ الْعَبْدُ أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ مُتَوَسِّلاً: أَمْهِلْنِي فَأُوْفِيَكَ! 30 فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ بَلْ مَضَى وَأَلْقَاهُ فِي السِّجْنِ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ مَا عَلَيْهِ. 31 وَإِذْ شَاهَدَ زُمَلاؤُهُ الْعَبِيدُ مَا جَرَى، حَزِنُوا جِدّاً، فَمَضَوْا وَأَخْبَرُوا سَيِّدَهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا جَرَى. 32 فَاسْتَدْعَاهُ سَيِّدُهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: أَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الشِّرِّيرُ، ذَلِكَ الدَّيْنُ كُلُّهُ سَامَحْتُكَ بِهِ لأَنَّكَ تَوَسَّلْتَ إِلَيَّ. 33 أَفَمَا كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَرْحَمَ زَمِيلَكَ الْعَبْدَ كَمَا رَحِمْتُكَ أَنَا؟ 34 وَإِذْ ثَارَ غَضَبُ سَيِّدِهِ عَلَيْهِ، دَفَعَهُ إِلَى الْجَلّادِينَ لِيُعَذِّبُوهُ حَتَّى يُوفِيَ كُلَّ مَا عَلَيْهِ. 35 هَكَذَا يَفْعَلُ بِكُمْ أَبِي السَّمَاوِيُّ إِنْ لَمْ يَغْفِرْ كُلٌّ مِنْكُمْ لأَخِيهِ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ!»

English Standard Version

Who Is the Greatest?

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,* it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Temptations to Sin

7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin!* For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell* of fire.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.* 12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So it is not the will of my* Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

If Your Brother Sins Against You

15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed* in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.* 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.* 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant* fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii,* and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,* until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”

الكتاب المقدس | English Standard Version | Matthäus 18