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إِذْ كَانَ كَثِيرُونَ قَدْ أَخَذُوا بِتَأْلِيفِ قِصَّةٍ فِي ٱلْأُمُورِ ٱلْمُتَيَقَّنَةِ عِنْدَنَا، ١ 1
Many have taken on the work of putting together an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
كَمَا سَلَّمَهَا إِلَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مُنْذُ ٱلْبَدْءِ مُعَايِنِينَ وَخُدَّامًا لِلْكَلِمَةِ، ٢ 2
just as they were passed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
رَأَيْتُ أَنَا أَيْضًا إِذْ قَدْ تَتَبَّعْتُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مِنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِ بِتَدْقِيقٍ، أَنْ أَكْتُبَ عَلَى ٱلتَّوَالِي إِلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ ثَاوُفِيلُسُ، ٣ 3
So it seemed good to me also, because I have accurately investigated everything from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
لِتَعْرِفَ صِحَّةَ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي عُلِّمْتَ بِهِ. ٤ 4
so that you might know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
كَانَ فِي أَيَّامِ هِيرُودُسَ مَلِكِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ كَاهِنٌ ٱسْمُهُ زَكَرِيَّا مِنْ فِرْقَةِ أَبِيَّا، وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ بَنَاتِ هارُونَ وَٱسْمُهَا أَلِيصَابَاتُ. ٥ 5
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
وَكَانَا كِلَاهُمَا بَارَّيْنِ أَمَامَ ٱللهِ، سَالِكَيْنِ فِي جَمِيعِ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَحْكَامِهِ بِلَا لَوْمٍ. ٦ 6
They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا وَلَدٌ، إِذْ كَانَتْ أَلِيصَابَاتُ عَاقِرًا. وَكَانَا كِلَاهُمَا مُتَقَدِّمَيْنِ فِي أَيَّامِهِمَا. ٧ 7
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old by this time.
فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَكْهَنُ فِي نَوْبَةِ فِرْقَتِهِ أَمَامَ ٱللهِ، ٨ 8
Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division.
حَسَبَ عَادَةِ ٱلْكَهَنُوتِ، أَصَابَتْهُ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَيُبَخِّرَ. ٩ 9
According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
وَكَانَ كُلُّ جُمْهُورِ ٱلشَّعْبِ يُصَلُّونَ خَارِجًا وَقْتَ ٱلْبَخُورِ. ١٠ 10
The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned.
فَظَهَرَ لَهُ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَاقِفًا عَنْ يَمِينِ مَذْبَحِ ٱلْبَخُورِ. ١١ 11
Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar.
فَلَمَّا رَآهُ زَكَرِيَّا ٱضْطَرَبَ وَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ خَوْفٌ. ١٢ 12
When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and fear fell on him.
فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلْمَلَاكُ: «لَا تَخَفْ يَا زَكَرِيَّا، لِأَنَّ طِلْبَتَكَ قَدْ سُمِعَتْ، وَٱمْرَأَتُكَ أَلِيصَابَاتُ سَتَلِدُ لَكَ ٱبْنًا وَتُسَمِّيهِ يُوحَنَّا. ١٣ 13
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son. You will call his name John.
وَيَكُونُ لَكَ فَرَحٌ وَٱبْتِهَاجٌ، وَكَثِيرُونَ سَيَفْرَحُونَ بِوِلَادَتِهِ، ١٤ 14
You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
لِأَنَّهُ يَكُونُ عَظِيمًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَخَمْرًا وَمُسْكِرًا لَا يَشْرَبُ، وَمِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ يَمْتَلِئُ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ. ١٥ 15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb.
وَيَرُدُّ كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِمْ. ١٦ 16
Many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
وَيَتَقَدَّمُ أَمَامَهُ بِرُوحِ إِيلِيَّا وَقُوَّتِهِ، لِيَرُدَّ قُلُوبَ ٱلْآبَاءِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبْنَاءِ، وَٱلْعُصَاةَ إِلَى فِكْرِ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ، لِكَيْ يُهَيِّئَ لِلرَّبِّ شَعْبًا مُسْتَعِدًّا». ١٧ 17
He will go before the face of the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
فَقَالَ زَكَرِيَّا لِلْمَلَاكِ: «كَيْفَ أَعْلَمُ هَذَا، لِأَنِّي أَنَا شَيْخٌ وَٱمْرَأَتِي مُتَقَدِّمَةٌ فِي أَيَّامِهَا؟». ١٨ 18
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old.”
فَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلَاكُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا جِبْرَائِيلُ ٱلْوَاقِفُ قُدَّامَ ٱللهِ، وَأُرْسِلْتُ لِأُكَلِّمَكَ وَأُبَشِّرَكَ بِهَذَا. ١٩ 19
The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, to bring you this good news.
وَهَا أَنْتَ تَكُونُ صَامِتًا وَلَا تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ، إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي يَكُونُ فِيهِ هَذَا، لِأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَدِّقْ كَلَامِي ٱلَّذِي سَيَتِمُّ فِي وَقْتِهِ». ٢٠ 20
Behold! You will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place. This is because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at the right time.”
وَكَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ مُنْتَظِرِينَ زَكَرِيَّا وَمُتَعّجِّبِينَ مِنْ إِبْطَائِهِ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ. ٢١ 21
Now the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised that he was spending so much time in the temple.
فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُمْ، فَفَهِمُوا أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ. فَكَانَ يُومِئُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَبَقِيَ صَامِتًا. ٢٢ 22
But when he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision while he was in the temple. He kept on making signs to them and remained silent.
وَلَمَّا كَمِلَتْ أَيَّامُ خِدْمَتِهِ مَضَى إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. ٢٣ 23
It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house.
وَبَعْدَ تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ حَبِلَتْ أَلِيصَابَاتُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ، وَأَخْفَتْ نَفْسَهَا خَمْسَةَ أَشْهُرٍ قَائِلَةً: ٢٤ 24
After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she kept herself hidden. She said,
«هَكَذَا قَدْ فَعَلَ بِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي فِيهَا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ، لِيَنْزِعَ عَارِي بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ». ٢٥ 25
“This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked at me with favor in order to take away my shame before people.”
وَفِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلسَّادِسِ أُرْسِلَ جِبْرَائِيلُ ٱلْمَلَاكُ مِنَ ٱللهِ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ ٱسْمُهَا نَاصِرَةُ، ٢٦ 26
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth,
إِلَى عَذْرَاءَ مَخْطُوبَةٍ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ ٱسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ. وَٱسْمُ ٱلْعَذْرَاءِ مَرْيَمُ. ٢٧ 27
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph. He belonged to the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.
فَدَخَلَ إِلَيْهَا ٱلْمَلَاكُ وَقَالَ: «سَلَامٌ لَكِ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْمُنْعَمُ عَلَيْهَا! اَلرَّبُّ مَعَكِ. مُبَارَكَةٌ أَنْتِ فِي ٱلنِّسَاءِ». ٢٨ 28
He came to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ ٱضْطَرَبَتْ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ، وَفَكَّرَتْ: «مَا عَسَى أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ ٱلتَّحِيَّةُ!». ٢٩ 29
But she was very confused by his words and she wondered what kind of greeting this could be.
فَقَالَ لَهَا ٱلْمَلَاكُ: «لَا تَخَافِي يَا مَرْيَمُ، لِأَنَّكِ قَدْ وَجَدْتِ نِعْمَةً عِنْدَ ٱللهِ. ٣٠ 30
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
وَهَا أَنْتِ سَتَحْبَلِينَ وَتَلِدِينَ ٱبْنًا وَتُسَمِّينَهُ يَسُوعَ. ٣١ 31
See, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. You will call his name 'Jesus.'
هَذَا يَكُونُ عَظِيمًا، وَٱبْنَ ٱلْعَلِيِّ يُدْعَى، وَيُعْطِيهِ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْإِلَهُ كُرْسِيَّ دَاوُدَ أَبِيهِ، ٣٢ 32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
وَيَمْلِكُ عَلَى بَيْتِ يَعْقُوبَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، وَلَا يَكُونُ لِمُلْكِهِ نِهَايَةٌ». (aiōn g165) ٣٣ 33
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.” (aiōn g165)
فَقَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ لِلْمَلَاكِ: «كَيْفَ يَكُونُ هَذَا وَأَنَا لَسْتُ أَعْرِفُ رَجُلًا؟». ٣٤ 34
Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since I have not slept with any man?”
فَأَجَابَ ٱلْمَلَاكُ وَقَالَ لَها: «اَلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ يَحِلُّ عَلَيْكِ، وَقُوَّةُ ٱلْعَلِيِّ تُظَلِّلُكِ، فَلِذَلِكَ أَيْضًا ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلْمَوْلُودُ مِنْكِ يُدْعَى ٱبْنَ ٱللهِ. ٣٥ 35
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will come over you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
وَهُوَذَا أَلِيصَابَاتُ نَسِيبَتُكِ هِيَ أَيْضًا حُبْلَى بِٱبْنٍ فِي شَيْخُوخَتِهَا، وَهَذَا هُوَ ٱلشَّهْرُ ٱلسَّادِسُ لِتِلْكَ ٱلْمَدْعُوَّةِ عَاقِرًا، ٣٦ 36
See, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. This is the sixth month for her, she who was called barren.
لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ غَيْرَ مُمْكِنٍ لَدَى ٱللهِ». ٣٧ 37
For nothing will be impossible for God.”
فَقَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ: «هُوَذَا أَنَا أَمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ. لِيَكُنْ لِي كَقَوْلِكَ». فَمَضَى مِنْ عِنْدِهَا ٱلْمَلَاكُ. ٣٨ 38
Mary said, “See, I am the female servant of the Lord. Let it be for me according to your message.” Then the angel left her.
فَقَامَتْ مَرْيَمُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ وَذَهَبَتْ بِسُرْعَةٍ إِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ يَهُوذَا، ٣٩ 39
Then Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city in Judea.
وَدَخَلَتْ بَيْتَ زَكَرِيَّا وَسَلَّمَتْ عَلَى أَلِيصَابَاتَ. ٤٠ 40
She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ أَلِيصَابَاتُ سَلَامَ مَرْيَمَ ٱرْتَكَضَ ٱلْجَنِينُ فِي بَطْنِهَا، وَٱمْتَلَأَتْ أَلِيصَابَاتُ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ، ٤١ 41
Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
وَصَرَخَتْ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ وَقَالَتْ: «مُبَارَكَةٌ أَنْتِ فِي ٱلنِّسَاءِ وَمُبَارَكَةٌ هِيَ ثَمَرَةُ بَطْنِكِ! ٤٢ 42
She raised her voice and said loudly, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
فَمِنْ أَيْنَ لِي هَذَا أَنْ تَأْتِيَ أُمُّ رَبِّي إِلَيَّ؟ ٤٣ 43
Why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
فَهُوَذَا حِينَ صَارَ صَوْتُ سَلَامِكِ فِي أُذُنَيَّ ٱرْتَكَضَ ٱلْجَنِينُ بِٱبْتِهَاجٍ فِي بَطْنِي. ٤٤ 44
For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
فَطُوبَى لِلَّتِي آمَنَتْ أَنْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ لَهَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ». ٤٥ 45
Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were told her from the Lord.”
فَقَالَتْ مَرْيَمُ: «تُعَظِّمُ نَفْسِي ٱلرَّبَّ، ٤٦ 46
Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord,
وَتَبْتَهِجُ رُوحِي بِٱللهِ مُخَلِّصِي، ٤٧ 47
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior.
لِأَنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَى ٱتِّضَاعِ أَمَتِهِ. فَهُوَذَا مُنْذُ ٱلْآنَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَجْيَالِ تُطَوِّبُنِي، ٤٨ 48
For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. For see, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
لِأَنَّ ٱلْقَدِيرَ صَنَعَ بِي عَظَائِمَ، وَٱسْمُهُ قُدُّوسٌ، ٤٩ 49
For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and his name is holy.
وَرَحْمَتُهُ إِلَى جِيلِ ٱلْأَجْيَالِ لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَهُ. ٥٠ 50
His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.
صَنَعَ قُوَّةً بِذِرَاعِهِ. شَتَّتَ ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِفِكْرِ قُلُوبِهِمْ. ٥١ 51
He has displayed strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts.
أَنْزَلَ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءَ عَنِ ٱلْكَرَاسِيِّ وَرَفَعَ ٱلْمُتَّضِعِينَ. ٥٢ 52
He has thrown down princes from their thrones and he has raised up those of low condition.
أَشْبَعَ ٱلْجِيَاعَ خَيْرَاتٍ وَصَرَفَ ٱلْأَغْنِيَاءَ فَارِغِينَ. ٥٣ 53
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.
عَضَدَ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَتَاهُ لِيَذْكُرَ رَحْمَةً، ٥٤ 54
He has given help to Israel his servant, so as to remember to show mercy
كَمَا كَلَّمَ آبَاءَنَا. لِإِبْراهِيمَ وَنَسْلِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ». (aiōn g165) ٥٥ 55
(as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever.” (aiōn g165)
فَمَكَثَتْ مَرْيَمُ عِنْدَهَا نَحْوَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا. ٥٦ 56
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house.
وَأَمَّا أَلِيصَابَاتُ فَتَمَّ زَمَانُهَا لِتَلِدَ، فَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا. ٥٧ 57
Now the time had come for Elizabeth to deliver her baby and she gave birth to a son.
وَسَمِعَ جِيرَانُهَا وَأَقْرِبَاؤُهَا أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ عَظَّمَ رَحْمَتَهُ لَهَا، فَفَرِحُوا مَعَهَا. ٥٨ 58
Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّامِنِ جَاءُوا لِيَخْتِنُوا ٱلصَّبِيَّ، وَسَمَّوْهُ بِٱسْمِ أَبِيهِ زَكَرِيَّا. ٥٩ 59
Now it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child. They would have called him “Zechariah,” after the name of his father.
فَأَجَابَتْ أمُّهُ وَقَالَتْ: «لَا! بَلْ يُسَمَّى يُوحَنَّا». ٦٠ 60
But his mother answered and said, “No. He will be called John.”
فَقَالُوا لَهَا: «لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ فِي عَشِيرَتِكِ تَسَمَّى بِهَذَا ٱلِٱسْمِ». ٦١ 61
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
ثُمَّ أَوْمَأُوا إِلَى أَبِيهِ، مَاذَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُسَمَّى. ٦٢ 62
They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named.
فَطَلَبَ لَوْحًا وَكَتَبَ قَائِلًا: «ٱسْمُهُ يُوحَنَّا». فَتَعَجَّبَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ. ٦٣ 63
His father asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” They all were astonished at this.
وَفِي ٱلْحَالِ ٱنْفَتَحَ فَمُهُ وَلِسَانُهُ وَتَكَلَّمَ وَبَارَكَ ٱللهَ. ٦٤ 64
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God.
فَوَقَعَ خَوْفٌ عَلَى كُلِّ جِيرَانِهِمْ. وَتُحُدِّثَ بِهَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ جَمِيعِهَا فِي كُلِّ جِبَالِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ، ٦٥ 65
Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
فَأَوْدَعَهَا جَمِيعُ ٱلسَّامِعِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ قَائِلِينَ: «أَتَرَى مَاذَا يَكُونُ هَذَا ٱلصَّبِيُّ؟». وَكَانَتْ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ مَعَهُ. ٦٦ 66
All who heard them stored them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
وَٱمْتَلَأَ زَكَرِيَّا أَبُوهُ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ، وَتَنَبَّأَ قَائِلًا: ٦٧ 67
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
«مُبَارَكٌ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَنَّهُ ٱفْتَقَدَ وَصَنَعَ فِدَاءً لِشَعْبِهِ، ٦٨ 68
“Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people.
وَأَقَامَ لَنَا قَرْنَ خَلَاصٍ فِي بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ فَتَاهُ. ٦٩ 69
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ بِفَمِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مُنْذُ ٱلدَّهْرِ، (aiōn g165) ٧٠ 70
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago), (aiōn g165)
خَلَاصٍ مِنْ أَعْدَائِنَا وَمِنْ أَيْدِي جَمِيعِ مُبْغِضِينَا. ٧١ 71
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
لِيَصْنَعَ رَحْمَةً مَعَ آبَائِنَا وَيَذْكُرَ عَهْدَهُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَ، ٧٢ 72
He will do this to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
ٱلْقَسَمَ ٱلَّذِي حَلَفَ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِينَا: ٧٣ 73
the oath that he spoke to Abraham our father.
أَنْ يُعْطِيَنَا إِنَّنَا بِلَا خَوْفٍ، مُنْقَذِينَ مِنْ أَيْدِي أَعْدَائِنَا، نَعْبُدُهُ ٧٤ 74
He swore to grant to us that we, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, would serve him without fear,
بِقَدَاسَةٍ وَبِرٍّ قُدَّامَهُ جَمِيعَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِنَا. ٧٥ 75
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
وَأَنْتَ أَيُّهَا ٱلصَّبِيُّ نَبِيَّ ٱلْعَلِيِّ تُدْعَى، لِأَنَّكَ تَتَقَدَّمُ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِتُعِدَّ طُرُقَهُ. ٧٦ 76
Yes, and you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his paths, to prepare people for his coming,
لِتُعْطِيَ شَعْبَهُ مَعْرِفَةَ ٱلْخَلَاصِ بِمَغْفِرَةِ خَطَايَاهُمْ، ٧٧ 77
to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.
بِأَحْشَاءِ رَحْمَةِ إِلَهِنَا ٱلَّتِي بِهَا ٱفْتَقَدَنَا ٱلْمُشْرَقُ مِنَ ٱلْعَلَاءِ. ٧٨ 78
This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, because of which the sunrise from on high will come to help us,
لِيُضِيءَ عَلَى ٱلْجَالِسِينَ فِي ٱلظُّلْمَةِ وَظِلَالِ ٱلْمَوْتِ، لِكَيْ يَهْدِيَ أَقْدَامَنَا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلسَّلَامِ». ٧٩ 79
to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. He will do this to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
أَمَّا ٱلصَّبِيُّ فَكَانَ يَنْمُو وَيَتَقَوَّى بِٱلرُّوحِ، وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْبَرَارِي إِلَى يَوْمِ ظُهُورِهِ لِإِسْرَائِيلَ. ٨٠ 80
Now the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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