1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today."6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinner."8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.12 He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. "'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.'14 "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'15 "He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.16 "The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'17 "'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'18 "The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'19 "His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.'20 "Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.'22 "His master replied, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?23 Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?'24 "Then he said to those standing by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'25 "'Sir,' they said, 'he already has ten!'26 "He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them —bring them here and kill them in front of me.'"28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,30 "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord needs it.'"32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"34 They replied, "The Lord needs it."35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" ""Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"40 "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it42 and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace —but now it is hidden from your eyes.43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you."45 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.46 "It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be a house of prayer' "; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.' ""47 Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

1 ثم دخل واجتاز في اريحا.2 واذا رجل اسمه زكّا وهو رئيس للعشارين وكان غنيا.3 وطلب ان يرى يسوع من هو ولم يقدر من الجمع لانه كان قصير القامة.4 فركض متقدما وصعد الى جميزة لكي يراه. لانه كان مزمعا ان يمرّ من هناك.5 فلما جاء يسوع الى المكان نظر الى فوق فرآه وقال له يا زكّا اسرع وانزل لانه ينبغي ان امكث اليوم في بيتك.6 فاسرع ونزل وقبله فرحا.7 فلما رأى الجميع ذلك تذمروا قائلين انه دخل ليبيت عند رجل خاطئ.8 فوقف زكا وقال للرب ها انا يا رب اعطي نصف اموالي للمساكين وان كنت قد وشيت باحد ارد اربعة اضعاف.9 فقال له يسوع اليوم حصل خلاص لهذا البيت اذ هو ايضا ابن ابراهيم.10 لان ابن الانسان قد جاء لكي يطلب ويخلّص ما قد هلك11 واذ كانوا يسمعون هذا عاد فقال مثلا لانه كان قريبا من اورشليم وكانوا يظنون ان ملكوت الله عتيد ان يظهر في الحال.12 فقال. انسان شريف الجنس ذهب الى كورة بعيدة ليأخذ لنفسه ملكا ويرجع.13 فدعا عشرة عبيد له واعطاهم عشرة أمناء وقال لهم تاجروا حتى آتي.14 واما اهل مدينته فكانوا يبغضونه فارسلوا وراءه سفارة قائلين لا نريد ان هذا يملك علينا.15 ولما رجع بعد ما اخذ الملك امر ان يدعى اليه اولئك العبيد الذين اعطاهم الفضة ليعرف بما تاجر كل واحد.16 فجاء الاول قائلا يا سيد مناك ربح عشرة أمناء.17 فقال له نعما ايها العبد الصالح. لانك كنت امينا في القليل فليكن لك سلطان على عشر مدن.18 ثم جاء الثاني قائلا يا سيد مناك عمل خمسة امناء.19 فقال لهذا ايضا وكن انت على خمس مدن.20 ثم جاء آخر قائلا يا سيد هوذا مناك الذي كان عندي موضوعا في منديل.21 لاني كنت اخاف منك اذ انت انسان صارم تأخذ ما لم تضع وتحصد ما لم تزرع.22 فقال له من فمك ادينك ايها العبد الشرير. عرفت اني انسان صارم آخذ ما لم اضع واحصد ما لم ازرع.23 فلماذا لم تضع فضتي على مائدة الصيارفة فكنت متى جئت استوفيها مع ربا.24 ثم قال للحاضرين خذوا منه المنا واعطوه للذي عنده العشرة الامناء.25 فقالوا له يا سيد عنده عشرة أمناء.26 لاني اقول لكم ان كل من له يعطى. ومن ليس له فالذي عنده يؤخذ منه.27 اما اعدائي اولئك الذين لم يريدوا ان املك عليهم فأتوا بهم الى هنا واذبحوهم قدامي28 ولما قال هذا تقدم صاعدا الى اورشليم.29 واذ قرب من بيت فاجي وبيت عنيا عند الجبل الذي يدعى جبل الزيتون ارسل اثنين من تلاميذه30 قائلا. اذهبا الى القرية التي امامكما وحين تدخلانها تجدان جحشا مربوطا لم يجلس عليه احد من الناس قط. فحلاه وأتيا به.31 وان سألكما احد لماذا تحلانه فقولا له هكذا ان الرب محتاج اليه.32 فمضى المرسلان ووجدا كما قال لهما.33 وفيما هما يحلان الجحش قال لهما اصحابه لماذا تحلان الجحش.34 فقالا الرب محتاج اليه.35 وأتيا به الى يسوع وطرحا ثيابهما على الجحش واركبا يسوع.36 وفيما هو سائر فرشوا ثيابهم في الطريق.37 ولما قرب عند منحدر جبل الزيتون ابتدأ كل جمهور التلاميذ يفرحون ويسبحون الله بصوت عظيم لاجل جميع القوات التي نظروا.38 قائلين مبارك الملك الآتي باسم الرب. سلام في السماء ومجد في الاعالي.39 واما بعض الفريسيين من الجمع فقالوا له يا معلّم انتهر تلاميذك.40 فاجاب وقال لهم اقول لكم انه ان سكت هؤلاء فالحجارة تصرخ41 وفيما هو يقترب نظر الى المدينة وبكى عليها42 قائلا انك لو علمت انت ايضا حتى في يومك هذا ما هو لسلامك. ولكن الآن قد أخفي عن عينيك.43 فانه ستأتي ايام ويحيط بك اعداؤك بمترسة ويحدقون بك ويحاصرونك من كل جهة.44 ويهدمونك وبنيك فيك ولا يتركون فيك حجرا على حجر لانك لم تعرفي زمان افتقادك45 ولما دخل الهيكل ابتدأ يخرج الذين كانوا يبيعون ويشترون فيه46 قائلا لهم مكتوب ان بيتي بيت الصلاة. وانتم جعلتموه مغارة لصوص47 وكان يعلّم كل يوم في الهيكل وكان رؤساء الكهنة والكتبة مع وجوه الشعب يطلبون ان يهلكوه.48 ولم يجدوا ما يفعلون لان الشعب كله كان متعلقا به يسمع منه