The farmer sowed seeds but some fell on the path and were eaten by birds. Other seeds fell on rocky ground and sprouted quickly but died due to lack of roots. Still other seeds fell among thorn bushes and were choked out. However, some seeds fell on good soil and produced a large harvest. Jesus used this parable to teach his disciples about the different ways people respond to God's word. The path represents those who hear but do not understand. The rocky ground symbolizes those who initially believe but fall away during hard times. The thorny ground portrays those who hear but are distracted by worldly concerns. The good soil signifies those who hear, believe, and produce spiritual fruit.

1. The Story of the Farmer
Jesus told this story. “A
farmer went out to plant
some seed.
‫ع‬
‫ار‬
‫ز‬‫الم‬ ‫قصة‬
‫القصة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫ع‬
‫يسو‬ ‫قال‬
" .
‫ع‬
‫ار‬
‫ز‬‫م‬ ‫ذهب‬
‫الحبوب‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫اعة‬
‫ر‬‫ز‬ ‫إلى‬
.

2. As he was spreading the seed by hand, some of the
seed happened to fall on the path. But birds came
and ate all of that seed.”
‫اجعت‬
‫ر‬‫وت‬ ،‫جهة‬ ‫من‬ ‫البذور‬ ‫نشر‬ ‫كان‬ ‫بينما‬
‫و‬ ‫الطيور‬ ‫فجاءت‬ ، ‫يق‬‫ر‬‫الط‬ ‫على‬ ‫البذور‬ ‫بعض‬
‫شيء‬ ‫كل‬ ‫أكلت‬

3. “Other seed fell on rocky ground, where there
was very little soil. The seed in the rocky ground
sprouted quickly, but its roots were not able to
go deep into the soil. When the sun came up
and it got hot, the plants withered and died.”
"
‫لم‬ ‫حيث‬ ، ‫ي‬
‫صخر‬ ‫مكان‬ ‫على‬ ‫ى‬
‫األخر‬ ‫البذور‬ ‫انخفضت‬
‫بة‬‫ر‬‫الت‬ ‫من‬ ‫الكثير‬ ‫هناك‬ ‫يكن‬
.
‫الص‬ ‫بة‬‫ر‬‫الت‬ ‫في‬ ‫البذور‬
‫ية‬‫ر‬‫خ‬
‫عة‬
‫بسر‬ ‫أطلقت‬ ‫قد‬ ‫بالكتب‬
.
‫الشمس‬ ‫قت‬‫ر‬‫أش‬ ‫عندما‬ ‫ولكن‬
‫ماتت‬ ‫و‬ ‫ذبلت‬ ‫النباتات‬‫و‬ ، ‫الساخن‬ ‫على‬ ‫حصلت‬ ‫أنها‬‫و‬
‫عميقا‬ ‫تذهب‬ ‫لم‬ ‫ها‬
‫جذور‬ ‫منذ‬

4. “Still other seed fell among thorn bushes. This seed began
to grow, but the thorns choked it out. So the plants that
grew from the seed in the thorny ground did not produce
any grain.”
"
‫بين‬ ‫األخرى‬ ‫البذور‬ ‫انخفضت‬ ‫ذلك‬ ‫ومع‬
‫الشائكة‬ ‫الشجيرات‬
.
‫البذور‬ ‫تلك‬ ‫خنق‬ ‫تم‬
‫أي‬ ‫تنتج‬ ‫لم‬ ‫و‬ ‫األشواك‬ ‫طريق‬ ‫عن‬
‫الحبوب‬

5. “Other seed fell into good soil. This seed grew
up and produced 30, 60, or even 100 times as
much grain as the seed that had been planted!”
"
‫جيدة‬ ‫بة‬‫ر‬‫الت‬ ‫في‬ ‫ى‬
‫أخر‬ ‫بذور‬ ‫انخفضت‬
.
‫البذ‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫نمت‬
‫ور‬
‫أنتجت‬ ‫و‬ ‫صعودا‬
30
،
60
‫حتى‬ ‫أو‬ ،
100
‫كما‬ ‫ات‬
‫ر‬‫م‬
‫عت‬
‫زر‬ ‫كما‬ ‫الحبوب‬ ‫من‬ ‫الكثير‬
.

6. This story confused the disciples. So Jesus explained, “The
seed is the word of God. The path is a person who hears
God’s word, but does not take it in. Then the devil takes
the word away from him. That is, the devil keeps him from
understanding it.”
‫التالميذ‬ ‫القصة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫بين‬ ‫الخلط‬
.
‫ع‬
‫يسو‬ ‫أوضح‬ ‫لذلك‬
" :
‫هللا‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫يمثل‬ ‫البذور‬
.
‫يستوعبو‬ ‫لم‬ ، ‫هللا‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫ن‬‫يسمعو‬ ‫الذين‬ ‫الناس‬ ‫مثل‬ ‫هي‬ ‫يق‬‫ر‬‫الط‬ ‫على‬ ‫بذور‬
‫ه‬
‫لهم‬ ‫من‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫يأخذ‬ ‫الشيطان‬‫و‬ ،‫ذلك‬
.

7. “The rocky ground is a person
who hears God’s word and
accepts it with joy. But when
trouble comes, he stops trusting
in God.”
"
‫الناس‬ ‫مثل‬ ‫هي‬ ‫ية‬‫ر‬‫الصخ‬ ‫بة‬‫ر‬‫الت‬ ‫في‬ ‫بذور‬
‫مع‬ ‫استعرض‬‫و‬ ، ‫هللا‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫ن‬‫يسمعو‬ ‫الذين‬
‫ح‬
‫الفر‬
.
، ‫االضطهاد‬ ‫أو‬ ‫الشدة‬ ‫أوقات‬ ‫في‬ ‫ولكن‬
‫النضج‬ ‫ن‬‫يملكو‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ألنهم‬ ‫بعيدا‬ ‫تقع‬ ‫أنها‬‫و‬

8. “And what about the seed that fell among the thorny
weeds? That is like the people who hear the teaching
but let worries about this life and love for money
stop it from growing.”
"
‫ذلك‬ ‫أصدق‬ ‫و‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫ن‬‫يسمعو‬ ‫الذين‬ ‫الناس‬ ‫مثل‬ ‫هي‬ ‫اك‬‫و‬‫األش‬ ‫في‬ ‫البذور‬
.
‫من‬ ‫هلل‬ ‫حبهم‬ ‫خنق‬ ‫و‬ ، ‫الوقت‬ ‫مرور‬ ‫مع‬ ‫ولكن‬
‫الحياة‬ ‫متع‬ ‫و‬ ، ‫الغنى‬‫و‬ ، ‫يهتم‬ ‫قبل‬
.
‫اكه‬‫و‬‫الف‬ ‫تنتج‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫سمع‬ ‫يس‬‫ر‬‫تد‬

9. “But the seed in the good soil is a person
who hears the word of God, believes it, and
produces fruit.”
‫واضاف‬
"
‫تم‬ ‫الجيدة‬ ‫التربة‬ ‫على‬ ‫تسقط‬ ‫التي‬ ‫البذور‬ ‫لكن‬
‫ثل‬
‫الفاكهة‬ ‫وإنتاج‬ ، ‫صدقوا‬ ، ‫هللا‬ ‫كلمة‬ ‫يسمعون‬ ‫الذين‬ ‫الناس‬
.

10. www.freekidstories.org
Art by Didier Martin; www.mylittlehouse.org
Text adapted from www.openbiblestories.org