(12) Before the Icon of Saint John the Baptist :: (12) أمام أيقونة يوحنا المعمدان

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Psalm 52:8, 9

مزمور 52 : 8، 9

From the Psalms of our father David the prophet, may his blessings be with us all. (Amen)

من مزامير أبينا داود النبي، بركاته على جميعنا.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. Alleluia.

أنا مثل شجرة الزيتون المثمرة في بيت الله. أتمسك بإسمك فأنه صالحٌ قدام أبرارك. هلليلويا.

Luke 7:28-35

لوقا 7 : 28 - 35

A reading from the Gospel according to Saint Luke the Evangelist, may his blessings be with us all. Amen.

فصل من الإنجيل لمعلمنا مار لوقا البشير، بركاته على جميعنا. آمين.

For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

لأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ بَيْنَ الْمَوْلُودِينَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ لَيْسَ نَبِيٌّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانِ، وَلكِنَّ الأَصْغَرَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْهُ». وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ إِذْ سَمِعُوا وَالْعَشَّارُونَ بَرَّرُوا اللهَ مُعْتَمِدِينَ بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ يُوحَنَّا. وَأَمَّا الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ وَالنَّامُوسِيُّونَ فَرَفَضُوا مَشُورَةَ اللهِ مِنْ جِهَةِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، غَيْرَ مُعْتَمِدِينَ مِنْهُ.

And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not weep.’

ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ: «فَبِمَنْ أُشَبِّهُ أُنَاسَ هذَا الْجِيلِ؟ وَمَاذَا يُشْبِهُونَ؟ يُشْبِهُونَ أَوْلاَدًا جَالِسِينَ فِي السُّوقِ يُنَادُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا وَيَقُولُونَ: زَمَّرْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَرْقُصُوا. نُحْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَبْكُوا.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by all her children.”

لأَنَّهُ جَاءَ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ لاَ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا وَلاَ يَشْرَبُ خَمْرًا، فَتَقُولُونَ: بِهِ شَيْطَانٌ. جَاءَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ، فَتَقُولُونَ: هُوَذَا إِنْسَانٌ أَكُولٌ وَشِرِّيبُ خَمْرٍ، مُحِبٌّ لِلْعَشَّارِينَ وَالْخُطَاةِ. وَالْحِكْمَةُ تَبَرَّرَتْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ بَنِيهَا».

Glory be to God forever.

والمجد لله دائماً.