Works of the Holy Gospel

³³"Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. ³⁴Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. ³⁵And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. ³⁶Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. ³⁷Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, "They will respect my son.' ³⁸But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.' ³⁹So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. ⁴⁰"Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?" ⁴¹They said to Him, "He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons." ⁴²Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'? ⁴³"Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. ⁴⁴And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder." ⁴⁵Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them. ⁴⁶But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet.

^٣٣ «اِسْمَعُوا مَثَلًا آخَرَ: كَانَ إِنْسَانٌ رَبُّ بَيْتٍ غَرَسَ كَرْمًا، وَأَحَاطَهُ بِسِيَاجٍ، وَحَفَرَ فِيهِ مَعْصَرَةً، وَبَنَى بُرْجًا، وَسَلَّمَهُ إِلَى كَرَّامِينَ وَسَافَرَ. ^٣٤وَلَمَّا قَرُبَ وَقْتُ ٱلْأَثْمَارِ أَرْسَلَ عَبِيدَهُ إِلَى ٱلْكَرَّامِينَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَثْمَارَهُ. ^٣٥فَأَخَذَ ٱلْكَرَّامُونَ عَبِيدَهُ وَجَلَدُوا بَعْضًا وَقَتَلُوا بَعْضًا وَرَجَمُوا بَعْضًا. ^٣٦ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ أَيْضًا عَبِيدًا آخَرِينَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ، فَفَعَلُوا بِهِمْ كَذَلِكَ. ^٣٧فَأَخِيرًا أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱبْنَهُ قَائِلًا: يَهَابُونَ ٱبْنِي! ^٣٨وَأَمَّا ٱلْكَرَّامُونَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ٱلِٱبْنَ قَالُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ: هَذَا هُوَ ٱلْوَارِثُ! هَلُمُّوا نَقْتُلْهُ وَنَأْخُذْ مِيرَاثَهُ! ^٣٩فَأَخَذُوهُ وَأَخْرَجُوهُ خَارِجَ ٱلْكَرْمِ وَقَتَلُوهُ. ^٤٠فَمَتَى جَاءَ صَاحِبُ ٱلْكَرْمِ، مَاذَا يَفْعَلُ بِأُولَئِكَ ٱلْكَرَّامِينَ؟». ^٤١قَالُوا لَهُ: «أُولَئِكَ ٱلْأَرْدِيَاءُ يُهْلِكُهُمْ هَلَاكًا رَدِيًّا، وَيُسَلِّمُ ٱلْكَرْمَ إِلَى كَرَّامِينَ آخَرِينَ يُعْطُونَهُ ٱلْأَثْمَارَ فِي أَوْقَاتِهَا». ^٤٢قَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أَمَا قَرَأْتُمْ قَطُّ فِي ٱلْكُتُبِ: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلَّذِي رَفَضَهُ ٱلْبَنَّاؤُونَ هُوَ قَدْ صَارَ رَأْسَ ٱلزَّاوِيَةِ؟ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانَ هَذَا وَهُوَ عَجِيبٌ فِي أَعْيُنِنَا! ^٤٣لِذَلِكَ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ يُنْزَعُ مِنْكُمْ وَيُعْطَى لِأُمَّةٍ تَعْمَلُ أَثْمَارَهُ. ^٤٤وَمَنْ سَقَطَ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْحَجَرِ يَتَرَضَّضُ، وَمَنْ سَقَطَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ يَسْحَقُهُ!». ^٤٥وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ أَمْثَالَهُ، عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ تَكَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ. ^٤٦وَإِذْ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ أَنْ يُمْسِكُوهُ، خَافُوا مِنَ ٱلْجُمُوعِ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ مِثْلَ نَبِيٍّ.