Zacchaeus
1 Jesus was going through Jericho, 2 where a man named Zacchaeus lived. He was in charge of collecting taxes and was very rich. 3-4 Jesus was heading his way, and Zacchaeus wanted to see what he was like. But Zacchaeus was a short man and could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree.
5 When Jesus got there, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down! I want to stay with you today.” 6 Zacchaeus hurried down and gladly welcomed Jesus.
7 Everyone who saw this started grumbling, “This man Zacchaeus is a sinner! And Jesus is going home to eat with him.”
8 Later that day Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “I will give half of my property to the poor. And I will now pay back four times as much to everyone I have ever cheated.”
9 Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today you and your family have been saved, because you are a true son of Abraham. 10 The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.”
A Story about Ten Servants
(Matthew 25.14-30)11 The crowd was still listening to Jesus as he was getting close to Jerusalem. Many of them thought that God's kingdom would soon appear, 12 and Jesus told them this story:
A prince once went to a foreign country to be crowned king and then to return. 13 But before leaving, he called in ten servants and gave each of them some money. He told them, “Use this to earn more money until I get back.”
14 But the people of his country hated him, and they sent messengers to the foreign country to say, “We don't want this man to be our king.”
15 After the prince had been made king, he returned and called in his servants. He asked them how much they had earned with the money they had been given.
16 The first servant came and said, “Sir, with the money you gave me I have earned ten times as much.”
17 “That's fine, my good servant!” the king said. “Since you have shown that you can be trusted with a small amount, you will be given ten cities to rule.”
18 The second one came and said, “Sir, with the money you gave me, I have earned five times as much.”
19 The king said, “You will be given five cities.”
20 Another servant came and said, “Sir, here is your money. I kept it safe in a handkerchief. 21 You are a hard man, and I was afraid of you. You take what isn't yours, and you harvest crops you didn't plant.”
22 “You worthless servant!” the king told him. “You have condemned yourself by what you have just said. You knew I am a hard man, taking what isn't mine and harvesting what I've not planted. 23 Why didn't you put my money in the bank? On my return, I could have had the money together with interest.”
24 Then he said to some other servants standing there, “Take the money away from him and give it to the servant who earned ten times as much.”
25 But they said, “Sir, he already has ten times as much!”
26 The king replied, “Those who have something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have anything. 27 Now bring me the enemies who didn't want me to be their king. Kill them while I watch!”
Jesus Enters Jerusalem
(Matthew 21.1-11Mark 11.1-11John 12.12-19)28 When Jesus had finished saying all this, he went on toward Jerusalem. 29 As he was getting near Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead. 30 He told them, “Go into the next village, where you will find a young donkey that has never been ridden. Untie the donkey and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks why you are doing this, just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
32 They went off and found everything just as Jesus had said. 33 While they were untying the donkey, its owners asked, “Why are you doing that?”
34 They answered, “The Lord needs it.”
35 Then they led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back and helped Jesus get on. 36 And as he rode along, the people spread clothes on the road in front of him. 37 When Jesus started down the Mount of Olives, his large crowd of disciples were happy and praised God because of all the miracles they had seen. 38 They shouted,
“Blessed is the king who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven
and glory to God.”
39 Some Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, make your disciples stop shouting!”
40 But Jesus answered, “If they keep quiet, these stones will start shouting.”
41 When Jesus came closer and could see Jerusalem, he cried 42 and said:
It is too bad that today your people don't know what will bring them peace! Now it is hidden from them. 43 Jerusalem, the time will come when your enemies will build walls around you to attack you. Armies will surround you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will level you to the ground and kill your people. Not one stone in your buildings will be left on top of another. This will happen because you did not see that God had come to save you.
Jesus in the Temple
(Matthew 21.12-17Mark 11.15-19John 2.13-22)45 When Jesus entered the temple, he started chasing out the people who were selling things. 46 He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be a place of worship.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”
47 Each day, Jesus kept on teaching in the temple. So the chief priests, the teachers of the Law of Moses, and some other important people tried to have him killed. 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because everyone else was eager to listen to him.
يسوع وزكا
1 ودخَلَ يَسوعُ أريحا وأخَذَ يَجتازُها. 2 وكانَ فيها رَجُلٌ غَنيّ مِنْ كِبارِ جُباةِ الضّرائبِ اَسمُهُ زكّا، 3 فجاءَ ليَرى مَنْ هوَ يَسوعُ. ولكنّه كانَ قصيرًا، فما تَمكّنَ أنْ يَراهُ لِكَثْرةِ الزّحامِ. 4 فأسرَعَ إلى جُمّيزَةٍ وصَعِدَها لِيراهُ، وكانَ يَسوعُ سيَمُرّ بِها. 5 فلمّا وصَلَ يَسوعُ إلى هُناكَ، رفَعَ نَظَرَهُ إلَيهِ وقالَ لَهُ: «إنزِلْ سَريعًا يا زكّا، لأنّي سأُقيمُ اليومَ في بَيتِكَ». 6 فنَزَلَ مُسرِعًا واَستَقبَلهُ بِفَرَحٍ.
7 فلمّا رأى النّاسُ ما جرى، قالوا كُلّهُم مُتَذَمّرينَ: «دخَلَ بَيتَ رَجُلٍ خاطئٍ ليُقيمَ عِندَهُ». 8 فوقَفَ زكّا وقالَ للرّبّ يَسوعَ: «يا ربّ، سأُعطي الفُقَراءَ نِصفَ أموالي، وإذا كُنتُ ظَلَمتُ أحدًا في شيءٍ، أرُدّهُ علَيهِ أربَعَةَ أضعافٍ». 9 فقالَ لَهُ يَسوعُ: «اليومَ حلّ الخلاصُ بِهذا البَيتِ، لأنّ هذا الرّجُلَ هوَ أيضًا مِنْ أبناءِ إبراهيمَ. 10 فاَبنُ الإنسانِ جاءَ ليَبحَثَ عَنِ الهالِكينَ ويُخَلّصَهُم».
مثل الدنانير الذهبية
(متى 25:14-30)11 واَقتَرَبَ مِنْ أُورُشليمَ، وكانَ الذينَ يَسمَعونَ هذا الكلامَ يَظُنّونَ أنّ مَلكوتَ اللهِ سيَظهَرُ في الحالِ، فأضافَ إلَيهِ هذا المثَلَ، 12 قالَ: «سافَرَ أحَدُ الأُمراءِ إلى بَلَدٍ بعيدٍ ليتَولّى المُلكَ ثُمّ يَعودَ. 13 فدَعا عشَرَةَ خَدَمٍ لَهُ وأعطى كلّ واحدٍ مِنهُم دينارًا ذَهَبيّا وقالَ لهُم: تاجِروا بِهذا المالِ حتى أعودَ. 14 وكانَ أهلُ بلَدِهِ يكرَهونَهُ، فأرسلوا وَفْدًا يَتبَعُهُ فيَقولُ: لا نُريدُ هذا الرّجُلَ مَلِكًا علَينا. 15 فلمّا رجَعَ الأميرُ، بَعدَما تَوَلّى المُلكَ، أمَرَ باَستِدعاءِ الخَدَمِ الذينَ أعطاهُمُ المالَ، ليَرى كم كسَبَ كُلّ واحدٍ مِنهُم. 16 فتَقَدّمَ الأوّلُ وقالَ: يا سيّدي، ربِحَ دينارُكَ عشَرَةَ دنانيرَ. 17 فقالَ لَهُ: أحسَنْتَ أيّها الخادِمُ الصالحُ! كُنتَ أمينًا على القليلِ، فكُنْ والِيًا على عَشْرِ مُدُنٍ. 18 وجاءَ الثاني فقالَ: يا سيّدي، ربِحَ دينارُكَ خَمسةَ دنانيرَ. 19 فقالَ لَهُ: وأنتَ كُنْ والِيًا على خَمْسِ مُدُنٍ.
20 وجاءَ الثّالثُ فقالَ: يا سيّدي، ها هوَ دينارُكَ: خبّأْتُهُ في مِنديلٍ، 21 لأنّي خِفتُ مِنكَ. فأنتَ رَجُلٌ صارِمٌ تأخُذُ ما لا تُودِعُ. 22 فقالَ لَهُ: بكلامِكَ أَدينُكَ، أيّها الخادِمُ الشّرّيرُ. عَرَفتَ أنّي رَجُلٌ صارِمٌ آخُذُ ما لا أُودِعُ، وأحصُدُ ما لا أزرَعُ، 23 فلماذا ما وضَعتَ مالي عِندَ الصيارِفَةِ؟ وكُنتُ في عَودَتي أستَرِدّهُ معَ الفائِدَةِ. 24 وقالَ لِلحاضرينَ: خُذوا الدينارَ مِنهُ واَدفَعوهُ إلى صاحِبِ الدّنانيرِ العَشَرَةِ.
25 فقالوا لَهُ: يا سيّدُ، عِندَهُ عَشَرَةُ دنانيرَ! فأجابَهُم: 26 أقولُ لكُم: مَنْ كانَ لَه شيءٌ، يُزادُ. ومَنْ لا شيءَ لَهُ، يُؤخذُ مِنهُ حتى الذي لَهُ. 27 أمّا أعدائي الذينَ لا يُريدونَ أنْ أملِكَ علَيهِم، فَجيئوا بِهِم إلى هُنا واَقتُلوهُم أمامي».
يسوع يدخل أورشليم
(متى 21:1-11، مرقس 11، يوحنا 12:12-19)28 قالَ هذا الكلامَ وتقَدّمَ صاعدًا إلى أُورُشليمَ. 29 ولمّا اَقتَرَبَ مِنْ بَيت فاجي وبيت عنيا، عِندَ الجبَلِ المُسمّى جبَلَ الزّيتونِ، أرسَلَ اَثنَينِ مِنْ تلاميذِهِ، 30 وقالَ لهُما: «اَذهَبا إلى القَريةِ التي أمامَكُما، وعِندَما تَدخُلانِها تَجدانِ جَحْشًا مَربوطًا، ما ركِبَ علَيهِ أحَدٌ مِنْ قَبلُ، فَحُلاّ رِباطَهُ وجِيئا بِه. 31 وإنْ سألكُما أحَدٌ: لماذا تَحُلاّنِ رِباطَهُ؟ فَقولا لَه: السيّدُ مُحتاجٌ إلَيهِ». 32 فذهَبَ التّلميذانِ ووَجَدا كما قالَ لهُما يَسوعُ. 33 وبَينَما هُما يحُلاّنِ رِباطَ الجَحشِ، قالَ لهُما أصحابُهُ: «لماذا تَحُلاّنِ رباطَهُ؟» 34 فأجابا: «السيّدُ مُحتاجٌ إلَيهِ». 35 فجاءا بالجَحشِ إلى يَسوعَ، ووضَعا ثَوبَيهِما علَيهِ، وأركَبا يَسوعَ. 36 فسارَ والنّاسُ يَبسُطونَ ثيابَهُم على الطّريقِ. 37 ولمّا اَقترَبَ مِنْ مُنحَدَرِ جبَلِ الزّيتونِ، أخذَ جَماعةُ التلاميذِ يُهلّلونَ ويُسَبّحونَ اللهَ بأعلى أصواتِهِم على جميعِ المُعجِزاتِ التي شاهَدوها. 38 وكانوا يَقولونَ: «تَبارَكَ المَلِكُ الآتي باَسمِ الرّبّ. السّلامُ في السّماءِ، والمَجدُ في العُلى!»
39 فقالَ لَهُ بَعضُ الفَرّيسيّينَ مِنَ الجُموعِ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، قُلْ لتلاميذِكَ أنْ يَسكُتوا!» 40 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «أقولُ لكُم: إنْ سكَتَ هَؤلاءِ، فالحِجارَةُ تَهتِفُ!»
يسوع يبكي على أورشليم
41 ولمّا اَقتَرَبَ مِنْ أُورُشليمَ نظَرَ إلى المدينةِ وبكى علَيها، 42 وقالَ: «لَيتَكِ عرَفْتِ اليومَ طريقَ السّلام! ولكِنّه الآنَ مَحجوبٌ عن عَينَيكِ. 43 سيَجِيءُ زَمانٌ يُحيطُ بِكِ أعداؤُكِ بالمَتاريسِ، ويُحاصِرونَكِ، ويُطبِقونَ علَيكِ مِنْ كُلّ جِهَةٍ، 44 ويَهدِمونَكِ على أبنائِكِ الذينَ هُم فيكِ، ولا يَترُكونَ فيكِ حجَرًا على حجَرٍ، لأنّكِ ما عرَفْتِ زمانَ مَجيءِ اللهِ لِخلاصِكِ».
يسوع يطرد الباعة من الهيكل
(متى 21:12-17، مرقس 11:15-19، يوحنا 2:13-22)45 ثُمّ دخَلَ الهَيكَلَ وأخَذَ يَطرُدُ الباعَةَ 46 ويقولُ لهُم: «جاءَ في الكِتابِ: بَيتي بَيتُ الصّلاةِ، وأنتُم جَعَلتُموهُ مَغارَةَ لُصوصٍ!»
47 وأخَذَ يُعَلّمُ كُلّ يومٍ في الهَيكَلِ، وكانَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ وزُعماءُ الشّعبِ يُريدونَ أنْ يَقتُلوهُ، 48 فلا يَجدونَ كيفَ يَفعلونَ، لأنّ الشّعبَ كُلّهُ كانَ يَستَمِعُ إلَيهِ مُتَعَلّقًا بِه.