مَتَّى 3
| وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ جَاءَ يُوحَنَّا ٱلْمَعْمَدَانُ يَكْرِزُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ | ١ 1 |
And in those days John the Immerser came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea
| قَائِلًا: «تُوبُوا، لِأَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّماوَاتِ. | ٢ 2 |
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
| فَإِنَّ هَذَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي قِيلَ عَنْهُ بِإِشَعْيَاءَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ: صَوْتُ صَارِخٍ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ: أَعِدُّوا طَرِيقَ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٱصْنَعُوا سُبُلَهُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً». | ٣ 3 |
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one who calls out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his roads straight.'"
| وَيُوحَنَّا هَذَا كَانَ لِبَاسُهُ مِنْ وَبَرِ ٱلْإِبِلِ، وَعَلَى حَقْوَيْهِ مِنْطَقَةٌ مِنْ جِلْدٍ. وَكَانَ طَعَامُهُ جَرَادًا وَعَسَلًا بَرِّيًّا. | ٤ 4 |
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
| حِينَئِذٍ خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَكُلُّ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْكُورَةِ ٱلْمُحِيطَةِ بِٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، | ٥ 5 |
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,
| وَٱعْتَمَدُوا مِنْهُ فِي ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِخَطَايَاهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
and they were immersed by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
| فَلَمَّا رَأَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَٱلصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَى مَعْمُودِيَّتِهِ، قَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَاأَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي، مَنْ أَرَاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْرُبُوا مِنَ ٱلْغَضَبِ ٱلْآتِي؟ | ٧ 7 |
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his immersion he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
| فَٱصْنَعُوا أَثْمَارًا تَلِيقُ بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ. | ٨ 8 |
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
| وَلَا تَفْتَكِرُوا أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ: لَنَا إِبْراهِيمُ أَبًا. لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ ٱللهَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُقِيمَ مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْلَادًا لِإِبْراهِيمَ. | ٩ 9 |
and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
| وَٱلْآنَ قَدْ وُضِعَتِ ٱلْفَأْسُ عَلَى أَصْلِ ٱلشَّجَرِ، فَكُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لَا تَصْنَعُ ثَمَرًا جَيِّدًا تُقْطَعُ وَتُلْقَى فِي ٱلنَّارِ. | ١٠ 10 |
"Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
| أَنَا أُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِمَاءٍ لِلتَّوْبَةِ، وَلَكِنِ ٱلَّذِي يَأْتِي بَعْدِي هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنِّي، ٱلَّذِي لَسْتُ أَهْلًا أَنْ أَحْمِلَ حِذَاءَهُ. هُوَ سَيُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَنَارٍ. | ١١ 11 |
I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and with fire.
| ٱلَّذِي رَفْشُهُ فِي يَدِهِ، وَسَيُنَقِّي بَيْدَرَهُ، وَيَجْمَعُ قَمْحَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَخْزَنِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلتِّبْنُ فَيُحْرِقُهُ بِنَارٍ لَا تُطْفَأُ». | ١٢ 12 |
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."
| حِينَئِذٍ جَاءَ يَسُوعُ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى يُوحَنَّا لِيَعْتَمِدَ مِنْهُ. | ١٣ 13 |
Then Yeshua came from Galil to the Jordan to John, to be immersed by him.
| وَلَكِنْ يُوحَنَّا مَنَعَهُ قَائِلًا: «أَنَا مُحْتَاجٌ أَنْ أَعْتَمِدَ مِنْكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْتِي إِلَيَّ!». | ١٤ 14 |
But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?"
| فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱسْمَحِ ٱلْآنَ، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَلِيقُ بِنَا أَنْ نُكَمِّلَ كُلَّ بِرٍّ». حِينَئِذٍ سَمَحَ لَهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
But Yeshua, answering, said to him, "Allow it to happen now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
| فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَمَدَ يَسُوعُ صَعِدَ لِلْوَقْتِ مِنَ ٱلْمَاءِ، وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ قَدِ ٱنْفَتَحَتْ لَهُ، فَرَأَى رُوحَ ٱللهِ نَازِلًا مِثْلَ حَمَامَةٍ وَآتِيًا عَلَيْهِ، | ١٦ 16 |
And Yeshua, when he was immersed, went up directly from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Ruach of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
| وَصَوْتٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ قَائِلًا: «هَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنِي ٱلْحَبِيبُ ٱلَّذِي بِهِ سُرِرْتُ». | ١٧ 17 |
And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
