1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:3 "Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times."9 Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.11 He told them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables12 so that, "'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!' ""13 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?14 The farmer sows the word.15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word;19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop —some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown."21 He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand?22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear."24 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you —and even more.25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them."26 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.28 All by itself the soil produces grain —first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade."33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side."36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"41 They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"

1 وابتدأ ايضا يعلم عند البحر. فاجتمع اليه جمع كثير حتى انه دخل السفينة وجلس على البحر والجمع كله كان عند البحر على الارض2 فكان يعلّمهم كثيرا بامثال وقال لهم في تعليمه3 اسمعوا. هوذا الزارع قد خرج ليزرع.4 وفيما هو يزرع سقط بعض على الطريق فجاءت طيور السماء واكلته.5 وسقط آخر على مكان محجر حيث لم تكن له تربة كثيرة. فنبت حالا اذ لم يكن له عمق ارض.6 ولكن لما اشرقت الشمس احترق. واذ لم يكن له اصل جف.7 وسقط آخر في الشوك. فطلع الشوك وخنقه فلم يعطي ثمرا.8 وسقط آخر في الارض الجيدة. فاعطى ثمرا يصعد وينمو. فأتى واحد بثلاثين وآخر بستين وآخر بمئة.9 ثم قال لهم من له اذنان للسمع فليسمع10 ولما كان وحده سأله الذين حوله مع الاثني عشر عن المثل.11 فقال لهم قد أعطي لكم ان تعرفوا سرّ ملكوت الله. واما الذين هم من خارج فبالامثال يكون لهم كل شيء.12 لكي يبصروا مبصرين ولا ينظروا ويسمعوا سامعين ولا يفهموا لئلا يرجعوا فتغفر لهم خطاياهم.13 ثم قال لهم أما تعلمون هذا المثل. فكيف تعرفون جميع الامثال.14 الزارع يزرع الكلمة.15 وهؤلاء هم الذين على الطريق. حيث تزرع الكلمة وحينما يسمعون يأتي الشيطان للوقت وينزع الكلمة المزروعة في قلوبهم.16 وهؤلاء كذلك هم الذين زرعوا على الاماكن المحجرة. الذين حينما يسمعون الكلمة يقبلونها للوقت بفرح.17 ولكن ليس لهم اصل في ذواتهم بل هم الى حين. فبعد ذلك اذا حدث ضيق او اضطهاد من اجل الكلمة فللوقت يعثرون.18 وهؤلاء هم الذين زرعوا بين الشوك. هؤلاء هم الذين يسمعون الكلمة19 وهموم هذا العالم وغرور الغنى وشهوات سائر الاشياء تدخل وتخنق الكلمة فتصير بلا ثمر.20 وهؤلاء هم الذين زرعوا على الارض الجيدة. الذين يسمعون الكلمة ويقبلونها ويثمرون واحد ثلاثين وآخر ستين وآخر مئة21 ثم قال لهم هل يؤتى بسراج ليوضع تحت المكيال او تحت السرير. أليس ليوضع على المنارة.22 لانه ليس شيء خفي لا يظهر ولا صار مكتوما الا ليعلن.23 ان كان لاحد اذنان للسمع فليسمع.24 وقال لهم انظروا ما تسمعون. بالكيل الذي به تكيلون يكال لكم ويزاد لكم ايها السامعون.25 لان من له سيعطى. واما من ليس له فالذي عنده سيؤخذ منه26 وقال. هكذا ملكوت الله كأن انسانا يلقي البذار على الارض27 وينام ويقوم ليلا ونهارا والبذار يطلع وينمو وهو لا يعلم كيف.28 لان الارض من ذاتها تأتي بثمر. اولا نباتا ثم سنبلا ثم قمحا ملآن في السنبل.29 واما متى ادرك الثمر فللوقت يرسل المنجل لان الحصاد قد حضر30 وقال بماذا نشبّه ملكوت الله او باي مثل نمثله.31 مثل حبة خردل متى زرعت في الارض فهي اصغر جميع البزور التي على الارض.32 ولكن متى زرعت تطلع وتصير اكبر جميع البقول وتصنع اغصانا كبيرة حتى تستطيع طيور السماء ان تتآوى تحت ظلها.33 وبامثال كثيرة مثل هذه كان يكلمهم حسبما كانوا يستطيعون ان يسمعوا.34 وبدون مثل لم يكن يكلمهم. واما على انفراد فكان يفسر لتلاميذه كل شيء35 وقال لهم في ذلك اليوم لما كان المساء. لنجتز الى العبر.36 فصرفوا الجمع واخذوه كما كان في السفينة. وكانت معه ايضا سفن اخرى صغيرة.37 فحدث نوء ريح عظيم فكانت الامواج تضرب الى السفينة حتى صارت تمتلئ.38 وكان هو في المؤخر على وسادة نائما. فأيقظوه وقالوا له يا معلّم أما يهمك اننا نهلك.39 فقام وانتهر الريح وقال للبحر اسكت. ابكم. فسكنت الريح وصار هدوء عظيم.40 وقال لهم ما بالكم خائفين هكذا. كيف لا ايمان لكم.41 فخافوا خوفا عظيما وقالوا بعضهم لبعض من هو هذا. فان الريح ايضا والبحر يطيعانه