Confession of Repentance

¹There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. ²And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? ³I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. ⁴Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish." ⁶He also spoke this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. ⁷Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, "Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?' ⁸But he answered and said to him, "Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ⁹And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down."' ¹⁰Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. ¹¹And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. ¹²But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." ¹³And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. ¹⁴But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day." ¹⁵The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? ¹⁶So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound--think of it--for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?" ¹⁷And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him. ¹⁸Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? ¹⁹It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches." ²⁰And again He said, "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened." ²²And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. ²³Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them, ²⁴"Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. ²⁵When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, "Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, "I do not know you, where you are from,' ²⁶then you will begin to say, "We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.' ²⁷But He will say, "I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.' ²⁸There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. ²⁹They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last." ³¹On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You." ³²And He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, "Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.' ³³Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem. ³⁴"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing! ³⁵See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!"'

^١ وَكَانَ حَاضِرًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ قَوْمٌ يُخْبِرُونَهُ عَنِ ٱلْجَلِيلِيِّينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَطَ بِيلَاطُسُ دَمَهُمْ بِذَبَائِحِهِمْ. ^٢فَأجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَتَظُنُّونَ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْجَلِيلِيِّينَ كَانُوا خُطَاةً أَكْثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلْجَلِيلِيِّينَ لِأَنَّهُمْ كَابَدُوا مِثْلَ هَذَا؟ ^٣كَلَّا! أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: بَلْ إِنْ لَمْ تَتُوبُوا فَجَمِيعُكُمْ كَذَلِكَ تَهْلِكُونَ. ^٤أَوْ أُولَئِكَ ٱلثَّمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَقَطَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْبُرْجُ فِي سِلْوَامَ وَقَتَلَهُمْ، أَتَظُنُّونَ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانُوا مُذْنِبِينَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ؟ ^٥كَلَّا! أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: بَلْ إِنْ لَمْ تَتُوبُوا فَجَمِيعُكُمْ كَذَلِكَ تَهْلِكُونَ». ^٦ وَقَالَ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ: «كَانَتْ لِوَاحِدٍ شَجَرَةُ تِينٍ مَغْرُوسَةٌ فِي كَرْمِهِ، فَأَتَى يَطْلُبُ فِيهَا ثَمَرًا وَلَمْ يَجِدْ. ^٧فَقَالَ لِلْكَرَّامِ: هُوَذَا ثَلَاثُ سِنِينَ آتِي أَطْلُبُ ثَمَرًا فِي هَذِهِ ٱلتِّينَةِ وَلَمْ أَجِدْ. اِقْطَعْهَا! لِمَاذَا تُبَطِّلُ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَيْضًا؟ ^٨فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا سَيِّدُ، ٱتْرُكْهَا هَذِهِ ٱلسَّنَةَ أَيْضًا، حَتَّى أَنْقُبَ حَوْلَهَا وَأَضَعَ زِبْلًا. ^٩فَإِنْ صَنَعَتْ ثَمَرًا، وَإِلَّا فَفِيمَا بَعْدُ تَقْطَعُهَا». ^١٠ وَكَانَ يُعَلِّمُ فِي أَحَدِ ٱلْمَجَامِعِ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، ^١١وَإِذَا ٱمْرَأَةٌ كَانَ بِهَا رُوحُ ضَعْفٍ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَكَانَتْ مُنْحَنِيَةً وَلَمْ تَقْدِرْ أَنْ تَنْتَصِبَ ٱلْبَتَّةَ. ^١٢فَلَمَّا رَآهَا يَسُوعُ دَعَاهَا وَقَالَ لَهَا: «يَا ٱمْرَأَةُ، إِنَّكِ مَحْلُولَةٌ مِنْ ضَعْفِكِ!». ^١٣وَوَضَعَ عَلَيْهَا يَدَيْهِ، فَفِي ٱلْحَالِ ٱسْتَقَامَتْ وَمَجَّدَتِ ٱللهَ. ^١٤فَأَجابَ رَئِيسُ ٱلْمَجْمَعِ، وَهُوَ مُغْتَاظٌ لِأَنَّ يَسُوعَ أَبْرَأَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ، وَقَالَ لِلْجَمْعِ: «هِيَ سِتَّةُ أَيَّامٍ يَنْبَغِي فِيهَا ٱلْعَمَلُ، فَفِي هَذِهِ ٱئْتُوا وَٱسْتَشْفُوا، وَلَيْسَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ!». ^١٥فَأَجَابَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «يَا مُرَائِي! أَلَا يَحُلُّ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ ثَوْرَهُ أَوْ حِمَارَهُ مِنَ ٱلْمِذْوَدِ وَيَمْضِي بِهِ وَيَسْقِيهِ؟ ^١٦وَهَذِهِ، وَهِيَ ٱبْنَةُ إِبْراهِيمَ، قَدْ رَبَطَهَا ٱلشَّيْطَانُ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، أَمَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُحَلَّ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلرِّبَاطِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلسَّبْتِ؟». ^١٧وَإِذْ قَالَ هَذَا أُخْجِلَ جَمِيعُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُعَانِدُونَهُ، وَفَرِحَ كُلُّ ٱلْجَمْعِ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْأَعْمَالِ ٱلْمَجِيدَةِ ٱلْكَائِنَةِ مِنْهُ. ^١٨ فَقَالَ: «مَاذَا يُشْبِهُ مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ؟ وَبِمَاذَا أُشَبِّهُهُ؟ ^١٩يُشْبِهُ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَلٍ أَخَذَهَا إِنْسَانٌ وَأَلْقَاهَا فِي بُسْتَانِهِ، فَنَمَتْ وَصَارَتْ شَجَرَةً كَبِيرَةً، وَتَآوَتْ طُيُورُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فِي أَغْصَانِهَا». ^٢٠وَقَالَ أَيْضًا: «بِمَاذَا أُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ؟ ^٢١يُشْبِهُ خَمِيرَةً أَخَذَتْهَا ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَخَبَّأَتْهَا فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَكْيَالِ دَقِيقٍ حَتَّى ٱخْتَمَرَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ». ^٢٢ وَٱجْتَازَ فِي مُدُنٍ وَقُرًى يُعَلِّمُ وَيُسَافِرُ نَحْوَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، ^٢٣فَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، أَقَلِيلٌ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْلُصُونَ؟». فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: ^٢٤«ٱجْتَهِدُوا أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا مِنَ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلضَّيِّقِ، فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ سَيَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا وَلَا يَقْدِرُونَ ^٢٥مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا يَكُونُ رَبُّ ٱلْبَيْتِ قَدْ قَامَ وَأَغْلَقَ ٱلْبَابَ، وَٱبْتَدَأْتُمْ تَقِفُونَ خَارِجًا وَتَقْرَعُونَ ٱلْبَابَ قَائِلِينَ: يَارَبُّ، يَارَبُّ! ٱفْتَحْ لَنَا. يُجِيبُ، وَيَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَا أَعْرِفُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ! ^٢٦حِينَئِذٍ تَبْتَدِئُونَ تَقُولُونَ: أَكَلْنَا قُدَّامَكَ وَشَرِبْنَا، وَعَلَّمْتَ فِي شَوَارِعِنَا! ^٢٧فَيَقُولُ: أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: لَاأَعْرِفُكُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ، تَبَاعَدُوا عَنِّي يَا جَمِيعَ فَاعِلِي ٱلظُّلْمِ! ^٢٨هُنَاكَ يَكُونُ ٱلْبُكَاءُ وَصَرِيرُ ٱلْأَسْنَانِ، مَتَى رَأَيْتُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَجَمِيعَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ، وَأَنْتُمْ مَطْرُوحُونَ خَارِجًا. ^٢٩وَيَأْتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمَشَارِقِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمَغَارِبِ وَمِنَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَٱلْجَنُوبِ، وَيَتَّكِئُونَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ. ^٣٠وَهُوَذَا آخِرُونَ يَكُونُونَ أَوَّلِينَ، وَأَوَّلُونَ يَكُونُونَ آخِرِينَ». ^٣١ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ تَقَدَّمَ بَعْضُ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ قَائِلِينَ لَهُ: «ٱخْرُجْ وَٱذْهَبْ مِنْ هَهُنَا، لِأَنَّ هِيرُودُسَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَكَ». ^٣٢فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱمْضُوا وَقُولُوا لِهَذَا ٱلثَّعْلَبِ: هَا أَنَا أُخْرِجُ شَيَاطِينَ، وَأَشْفِي ٱلْيَوْمَ وَغَدًا، وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ أُكَمَّلُ. ^٣٣بَلْ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَسِيرَ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَغَدًا وَمَا يَلِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ نَبِيٌّ خَارِجًا عَنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ! ^٣٤يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ، يَا أُورُشَلِيمُ! يَا قَاتِلَةَ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَرَاجِمَةَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَيْهَا، كَمْ مَرَّةٍ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ أَوْلَادَكِ كَمَا تَجْمَعُ ٱلدَّجَاجَةُ فِرَاخَهَا تَحْتَ جَنَاحَيْهَا، وَلَمْ تُرِيدُوا! ^٣٥هُوَذَا بَيْتُكُمْ يُتْرَكُ لَكُمْ خَرَابًا! وَٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَرَوْنَنِي حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَقْتٌ تَقُولُونَ فِيهِ: مُبَارَكٌ ٱلْآتِي بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ!».