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He entered and was passing through Jericho.

There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.

He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.

When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”

Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.

He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’

“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.

The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’

“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’

“So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’

“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down and reaping that which I didn’t sow.

Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’

He said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’

“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’

‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”

Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

When he came near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”

Those who were sent went away and found things just as he had told them.

As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

They said, “The Lord needs it.”

Then they brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Jesus on them.

As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.

As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”

Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,

saying, “If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.

For the days will come on you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,

and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,

saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”

He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.

They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

ودَخَلَ أَريحا وأَخَذَ يَجتازُها

فإِذا رَجُلٌ يُدْعى زَكَّا وهو رَئيسٌ لِلجُباةِ غَنِيٌّ

قد جاءَ يُحاوِلُ أَن يَرى مَن هُوَ يسوع، فلَم يَستَطِعْ لِكَثرَةِ الزِّحَام، لِأَنَّه كانَ قَصيرَ القامة

فتقدَّمَ مُسرِعًا وصَعِدَ جُمَّيزَةً لِيَراه، لأَنَّه أَوشَكَ أَن يَمُرَّ بِها

فلَمَّا وَصَلَ يسوعُ إِلى ذٰلكَ المَكان، رَفَعَ طَرْفَه وقالَ له: «يا زَكَّا ٱنزِلْ على عَجَل، فيَجِبُ عَلَيَّ أَن أُقيمَ اليَومَ في بَيتِكَ»

فنَزَلَ على عَجَل وأَضافَه مَسرورًا

فلمَّا رَأَوا ذٰلك قالوا كُلُّهم متذَمِّرين: «دَخَلَ مَنزِلَ رَجُلٍ خاطِئٍ لِيَبيتَ عِندَه!»

فوَقَفَ زَكَّا فقال لِلرَّبّ: «يا ربّ، ها إِنِّي أُعْطي الفُقَراءَ نِصفَ أَمْوالي، وإِذا كُنتُ قد ظَلَمتُ أَحدًا شَيئًا، أَرُدُّه علَيهِ أَربَعَةَ أَضْعاف»

فقالَ يسوعُ فيه: «اليَومَ حصَلَ الخَلاصُ لِهٰذا البَيت، فهوَ أَيضًا ٱبنُ إِبراهيم

لِأَنَّ ٱبْنَ الإِنسانِ جاءَ لِيَبحَثَ عن الهالِكِ فيُخَلِّصَه»

وبَينما هم يُصْغُونَ إِلى هٰذا الكَلام، أَضافَ إِلَيهِ مَثَلًا لِأَنَّهُ قَرُبَ مِن أُورَشَليم، وكانوا يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّ مَلَكوتَ اللهِ يوشِكُ أَن يَظهَرَ في ذٰلكَ الحين

قال: «ذَهَبَ رَجُلٌ شَريفُ النَّسَبِ إِلى بَلَدٍ بَعيد، لِيَحصُلَ على المُلْكِ ثُمَّ يَعود

فدَعا عَشرَةَ خُدَّامٍ له، وأَعْطاهم عَشرَةَ أَمْناء وقالَ لهم: تاجِروا بِها إِلى أَن أَعود

وكانَ أَهلُ بَلَدِه يُبغِضونَه، فأَرسَلوا وَفْدًا في إِثرِه يَقولون: لا نُريدُ هٰذا مَلِكًا علَينا

فلَمَّا رجَعَ، بَعدَ ما حَصَلَ عَلى المُلْك، أَمَرَ بِأَن يُدْعى هٰؤلاءِ الخَدَمُ الَّذينَ أَعْطاهُمُ المال، لِيَعلَمَ ما بَلَغَ مَكسِبُ كُلٍّ مِنهُم

فمَثَلَ الأَوَّلُ أَمامَه وقال: يا مَولاي، رَبِحَ مَناكَ عَشَرَةَ أَمْناء

فقالَ له: أَحسَنتَ أَيُّها الخادِمُ الصَّالِح، كُنتَ أَمينًا على القَليل، فَلْيَكُنْ لَكَ السُّلطانُ على عَشْرِ مُدُن

وجاءَ الثَّاني فقال: يا مَولاي، رَبِحَ مَناكَ خَمسَةَ أَمْناء

فقالَ لِهٰذا أَيضًا: وأَنتَ كُنْ على خَمسِ مُدُن

وجاءَ الآخَرُ فقال: يا مَولاي، هُوَذا مَناكَ قد حَفِظتُه في مِنْديل

لِأَنِّي خِفتُكَ، فأَنتَ رَجُلٌ شَديد، تَأخُذُ ما لم تَستَودِعْ وتَحصُدُ ما لم تَزرَع

فقالَ له: بِكَلامِ فَمِكَ أَدينُكَ أَيُّها الخادِمُ الشِّرِّير! عَرَفتَني رَجُلًا شَديدًا، آخُذُ ما لم أَستَودِعْ وأَحصُدُ ما لم أَزرَع

فلِماذا لم تَضَعْ مالي في بَعضِ المَصارِف؟ وكُنتُ في عَودَتي أَستَرِدُّه مع الفائِدة

ثُمَّ قالَ لِلحاضِرين: خُذوا مِنه المَنا وأَعْطوه لِصاحِبِ الأَمْناءِ العَشَرَة

فقالوا له: يا مَولانا، عِندَه عَشرَةُ أَمْناء

أَقولُ لكم: كُلُّ مَن كانَ له شَيءٌ، يُعْطى. ومَن لَيسَ لهُ شَيء، يُنتَزَعُ مِنه حتَّى الَّذي له

أَمَّا أَعدائي أُولٰئِكَ الَّذينَ لم يُريدوني مَلِكًا علَيهِم، فأتوا بِهِم إِلى هُنا، وَٱضرِبوا أَعناقَهم أَمامي»

قالَ هٰذا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ صاعِدًا إِلى أُورَشَليم

ولمَّا قَرُبَ مِن بَيتَ فاجي وبَيتَ عَنْيا عِندَ الجَبلِ الَّذي يُقالُ لَهُ جَبَلُ الزَّيتون، أَرسَلَ ٱثْنَينِ مِن تَلاميذِه

وقالَ لَهما: «إِذهَبا إِلى القَريَةِ الَّتي تِجاهَكُما، تَجِدا عِندَما تَدخُلانِها جَحشًا مَربوطًا ما رَكِبَه أَحَدٌ قَطّ، فَحُلَّا رِباطَه وأْتِيا بِه

فإِن سأَلَكما سائِل: لِمَ تَحُلَّانِ رِباطَه؟ فقولا: لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ مُحتاجٌ إِليه»

فذَهَبَ المُرْسَلانِ فَوَجَدا كما قالَ لَهما

وبَينَما هُما يَحُلَّانِ رِباطَ الجَحْش، قالَ لَهما أَصْحابُه: «لِمَ تَحُلَّانِ رِباطَ الجَحْش؟»

فقالا: «لِأَنَّ الرَّبَّ مُحتاجٌ إِلَيه»

فجاءَا بِالجَحْشِ إِلى يسوع، ووضَعا رِدائَيْهما علَيه وأَركَبا يسوع

فَسارَ والنَّاسُ يَبسُطونَ أَردِيَتَهم على الطَّريق

ولمَّا قَرُبَ مِن مُنحَدَرِ جَبَلِ الزَّيتون، أَخذَ جَماعَةُ التَّلاميذِ كُلُّها، وقدِ ٱستَولى عَليهِمِ الفَرَح، يُسَبِّحونَ اللهَ بِأَعلى أَصواتِهِم على جَميعِ ما شاهَدوا مِنَ المُعجِزات

فكانوا يَقولون: «تَبارَكَ الآتي، المَلِكُ بِٱسمِ الرَّبّ! السَّلامُ في السَّماء! والمَجدُ في العُلى!»

فقالَ له بَعضُ الفِرِّيسيِّينَ مِنَ الجَمْع: «يا مُعَلِّمُ ٱنتَهِرْ تَلاميذَكَ!»

فأَجابَ: «أَقولُ لَكم: لو سَكَتَ هٰؤلاء، لَهَتَفَتِ الحِجارَة!»

ولمَّا ٱقتَرَبَ فَرأَى المَدينة بكى علَيها

وقالَ: «لَيتَكِ عَرَفتِ أَنتِ أَيضًا في هٰذا اليَومِ طَريقَ السَّلام! ولٰكِنَّه حُجِبَ عن عَينَيكِ

فَسوفَ تأتيكِ أَيَّامٌ يَلُفُّكِ أَعداؤُكِ بِالمَتاريس، ويُحاصِرونَكِ ويُضَيِّقونَ علَيكِ الخِناقَ مِن كُلِّ جِهَة

ويُدَمِّرونَكِ وأَبناءَكِ فيكِ، ولا يَترُكونَ فيكِ حَجَرًا على حَجَر، لِأَنَّكِ لم تعرِفي وَقتَ ٱفتِقادِ اللهِ لكِ»

ودَخَلَ الهَيكَل فأَخَذَ يَطرُدُ الباعَة

ويقولُ لَهم: «مَكتوبٌ: سَيَكونُ بَيتي بَيتَ صَلاة، وأَنتُم جَعلتُموهُ مَغارَةَ لُصوص!»

وكانَ يُعَلِّمُ كُلَّ يَومٍ في الهَيكَل، وكانَ عُظماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والكَتَبَةُ يُحاوِلونَ أَن يُهلِكوه، وكذٰلك أَعْيانُ الشَّعب

فلا يَهتَدونَ إِلى ما يَفعَلون، لِأَنَّ الشَّعبَ كُلَّه كانَ مولَعًا بِالِٱستِماعِ إِلَيه