1 WA huwa biqa yu‘allimahum bi-l-amsāl. Kān wāḥid rāgil zara‘ zirā‘; wa khatt zarība ḥawalēha wa banā bēt, wa ba‘dēn aggaru li nās wa safar. 2 Wa fi-mi‘ad as-samar rassal wāḥid khaddām li-l-muaggarīn fi s̠h̠ān yelimm minnahum ḥaqqu. 3 Wa qabaḍūhu wa ḍa-rabūhu wa ṭaradūhu idēhu yābsāt. 4 Wa ba‘-dēn rassal lēhum ḵh̠addām tāni, wa fallagūhu bi ḥigār wa ṭaradūhu magrūḥ fi rāsu. 5 Wa ba‘dēn rassal lēhum ḵh̠addamīn kutār, wa sawwū fōqhum ka‘b, wa ḍarabū ba‘ḍahum wa katalū ba‘ḍahum. 6 Kān lissa lēhu waladu huwa, el yerīdu khalās, wa qāh̠ Arassil lēhum waladi, fi s̠h̠ān lāzim yeqbalūhu bi-l-iḥtarām. 7 Wa lākin lamman s̠h̠āfīīhu, qālū ma‘a ba‘ḍ, Aho, da al-wāris; araḥkum, nektilu, wa ba‘dēn niris arḍīyyatu. 8 Wa qabaḍūhu wa ka-talūhu wa gada‘ū gittatu barra. 9 Sīd az-zirā‘ mās̠h̠i yesawwi s̠h̠inū? Yegi wa yektil an-nās dōlak wa yuaggir arḍīyyatu li gh̠ērhum. 10 Ma qarētu fi-l-kutub?
Al-ḥagar el bannāyīn ramūhu
Biqa ahamm min al-kull.
11 As̠h̠-s̠h̠ugh̠l dāk kan min ar-Rabb,
Wa biqa ‘agīb fi ‘uyūna?
12 Wa qannabū yekūsū sabab li yeqbaḍūhu fi s̠h̠ān ‘ārifīn huwa qāl al-masal da ‘alēhum, lākin ḵh̠āfū min an-nās, wa ḵhallūhu wa s̠h̠ālū biyūthum. 13 Wa rassalū lēhu ba‘ḍ min al-Farīsīyīn wa min al-Herōdīyīn fi s̠h̠ān yegh̠alliṭūhu fi kalāmu. 14 Wa lamman wiṣlū qālū lēh, Ya mu‘allim, naḥna ‘ārifīn inta ṣādiq wa mā tekhāf min zōḥ wa mā tes̠h̠ūf fāriz an-nās, lākin te‘allim ta‘līm Allah bi-l-ḥaqq, — qūl lēna — wāgib ‘alēna nedfa‘ ‘awāid li-l-malik walla lā? 15 Nedfa‘ au nāba? Lākin Yasū‘ ‘arif ma-krahum wa qāl lēhum, Lē s̠h̠inū tegarribūni? Gībū lēya riāl li nes̠h̠ūfu. 16 Wa gābū riāl, wa huwa qāl lēhum, Fōqa taṣwīrat minu, wa kitābat minu?. Wa qālū lēh, Ḥaqq al-malik. 17 Wa Yasū‘ qāl lēhum, Addū ḥaqq al-malik li-l-malik, wa addū ḥaqq Allah li Allah. Wa it‘aggabū minnu.
18 Wa ba‘dēn gū gamī‘ min as-Sadduqīyīn el ma yeṣaddiqū al-qiyāma, wa sa-alūhu wa qālū, 19 Ya mu‘allim, an-nebi Mūsa katab lēna fi-l-kitāb, Kān akhu zōl māt wa ḵh̠alla maratu, wa mā ḵh̠alaf awlād, ar-rāgil lāzim yegawwiz al-‘azaba fi s̠h̠ān yegīb awlād bi-ism aḵh̠ūhu. 20 Masalan, kān saba‘ aḵh̠wān, al-bikir gawwaz lēhu mara wa itwaffā wa mā ḵh̠alaf awlād. 21 Wa-t-tāni gawwazha wa māt wa mā ḵh̠alaf, wa-t-tālit kamān; wa-s-saba‘ kulluhum gawwazūha wa mā khalafū awlād. 22 Wa fi-l-ākhir al-mara mātat. 23 Fi-l-qiyāma lamman yeqūmū min al-mōt, tebqa mara li minu? Fi s̠h̠ān gawwazat as-saba‘ aḵh̠wān. 24 Wa Yasū‘ qāḥ Intu mā fahimīn al-kutub walla qudrat Allah, wa da sabab g̠h̠alaṭkum. 25 Fi s̠h̠ān lamman ye-qūmū min al-mōt mā yegawwizū walla yitgaw-wizū, lākin yebqū mitil malāikat Allah fi-s-samā. 26 Wa ‘an al-māyitīn wa-l-qiyāma mā qarētū fi sifir Mūsa kēf Allah kallamu fi bakān as̠h̠-s̠h̠idir, wa qāl lēh, Ana Allah Ibrahīm w-Allah Isḥāq w-Allah Ya‘qūb. 27 Ar-Rabb mā Allah al-māyitīn lākin Huwa Allah al-ḥayyīn; fi s̠h̠ān kadi intu g̠h̠alṭānīn.
28 Wa kān wāḥid s̠h̠ēḵh̠ simi‘hum yitfa-wadū fi ba‘ḍ. Wa lamman ‘arif Yasū‘ radd ‘alēhum semiḥ, qaddam lēhu wa qāḥ Yātu al-waṣīya ahamm min al-kull? 29 Wa Yasū‘ qāḥ Aho, al-waṣīya al-ahamm; Eṣṣannatū, ya Beni Isra-īl, Rabbina Allah wāḥid, 30 Wa lāzim terīd ar-Rabb min kull qalbak, wa min kull nafsak, wa min kull qudratak, wa min kull fikrak; di hiya al-waṣīya al-ahamm. 31 Wa-t-tānya mitilha; lāzim terīd qarībak mitil nafsak; mā fi waṣīya akbar min al-etnēn dēla. 32 Wa-s̠h̠-s̠h̠ēkh qāḥ Semiḥ, ya mu‘allim, ḥad-dastana bi-l-ḥaqq; ya‘ni Allah wāḥid wa mā fi g̠h̠ēru. 33 Wa rēdatu min kull al-qalib wa min kull al-qudra wa min kull al-fikir wa rēdat al-qarīb mitil nafsu, da akhēr min aḍ-ḍabīḥa wa min al-karāma. 34 Wa lamman Yasū‘ s̠h̠āyif yitkallim bi-s-siyāsa, qāl lēh, Inta mā ba‘īd min Malakūt Allah. Wa min al-wakit dāk mā fi zōl qidir yesa-alu su-āl abadan.
35 Wa lamman Yasū‘ kān qā‘id yu‘allim fi-g-gāmi‘ al-kebīr, qāl, Lē s̠h̠inū as̠h̠-s̠h̠iyūḵh̠ yeqūlū al-Maṣīḥ ibn Dawūd? 36 Fi s̠h̠ān Dawūd zātu qāl bi Ruḥ al-Qudus,
Ar-Rabb qāl li Rabbi,
Qannib fi yamīni,
Ḥattan aḵh̠utt a‘dāak tiḥit kor‘ēnak.
37 Dawūd bi zātu qāl al-masīḥ rabbu wa kēf yeqdar yekūn ibnu? Wa an-nās inbasaṭū min kalāmu.
38 Wa huwa qāl fi ta‘līmu, Uwa‘ū min an-nās al-kebīr el yeḥibbū yems̠h̠ū lābsin ‘abāyāt semḥāt wa el yeḥibbū iḥtarām an-nās fi-s-sūq. 39 Wa el-yedurū maḥallāt al-aḥsan fi-g-gawā-mi‘ wa fi-l-‘azāim, 40 Wa-l yaḵh̠udū qurūs̠h̠ al-‘azabāt wa ba‘dēn yeṣallū ṣalāwāt ṭawīla quddām an-nās bi-l-makar; dēl yakhudū dēnūna ‘azīma fi-l-āḵh̠ir.
41 Wa Yasū‘ qa‘ad gamb al-ḵh̠azna, wa s̠h̠āf an-nās yermū qurūs̠h̠um fi-l-ḵh̠azna; wa-l-g̠h̠aniyīn ramū qurūs̠h̠ ketīr, 42 Wa waḥida mara miskīna gāt wa hiya ‘azaba wa hiya ramat millīmtēn fi-l-ḵh̠azna. 43 Wa Yasū‘ nādā lēhu ḥērānu wa qāl lēhum, Bi-l-ḥaqq al-‘azaba al-miskīna deyya ramat aktar minnahum kullu-hum. 44 Fi s̠h̠ān an-nās dēlak ramū min faḍlathum lākin hiya ramat kull al-‘indaha el tit‘ēs̠h̠ bēhu.
The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46Luke 20.9-19)1 Then Jesus spoke to them in parables: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip. 2 When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. 3 The tenants grabbed the slave, beat him, and sent him back without a thing. 4 Then the owner sent another slave; the tenants beat him over the head and treated him shamefully. 5 The owner sent another slave, and they killed him; and they treated many others the same way, beating some and killing others. 6 The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. ‘I am sure they will respect my son,’ he said. 7 But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!’ 8 So they grabbed the son and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 “What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do?” asked Jesus. “He will come and kill those tenants and turn the vineyard over to others. 10 Surely you have read this scripture?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
11 This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’”
12 The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
The Question about Paying Taxes
(Matthew 22.15-22Luke 20.20-26)13 Some Pharisees and some members of Herod's party were sent to Jesus to trap him with questions. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you tell the truth, without worrying about what people think. You pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. Tell us, is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor? Should we pay them or not?”
15 But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, “Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it.”
16 They brought him one, and he asked, “Whose face and name are these?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17 So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”
And they were amazed at Jesus.
The Question about Rising from Death
(Matthew 22.23-33Luke 20.27-40)18 Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’ 20 Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children. 21 Then the second one married the woman, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother, 22 and then to the rest: all seven brothers married the woman and died without having children. Last of all, the woman died. 23 Now, when all the dead rise to life on the day of resurrection, whose wife will she be? All seven of them had married her.”
24 Jesus answered them, “How wrong you are! And do you know why? It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power. 25 For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry. 26 Now, as for the dead being raised: haven't you ever read in the Book of Moses the passage about the burning bush? There it is written that God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 27 He is the God of the living, not of the dead. You are completely wrong!”
The Great Commandment
(Matthew 22.34-40Luke 10.25-28)28 A teacher of the Law was there who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two.”
32 The teacher of the Law said to Jesus, “Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he. 33 And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.”
34 Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
The Question about the Messiah
(Matthew 22.41-46Luke 20.41-44)35 As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, “How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? 36 The Holy Spirit inspired David to say:
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
until I put your enemies under your feet.’
37 David himself called him ‘Lord’; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?”
Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law
(Matthew 23.1-36Luke 20.45-47)A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly. 38 As he taught them, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplace, 39 who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts. 40 They take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers. Their punishment will be all the worse!”
The Widow's Offering
(Luke 21.1-4)41 As Jesus sat near the Temple treasury, he watched the people as they dropped in their money. Many rich men dropped in a lot of money; 42 then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny. 43 He called his disciples together and said to them, “I tell you that this poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others. 44 For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had—she gave all she had to live on.”