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| وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ جَاءَ يُوحَنَّا ٱلْمَعْمَدَانُ يَكْرِزُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ | ١ 1 |
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying,
| قَائِلًا: «تُوبُوا، لِأَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ ٱلسَّماوَاتِ. | ٢ 2 |
“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 calling out in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'”
| وَيُوحَنَّا هَذَا كَانَ لِبَاسُهُ مِنْ وَبَرِ ٱلْإِبِلِ، وَعَلَى حَقْوَيْهِ مِنْطَقَةٌ مِنْ جِلْدٍ. وَكَانَ طَعَامُهُ جَرَادًا وَعَسَلًا بَرِّيًّا. | ٤ 4 |
Now John wore clothing of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
| حِينَئِذٍ خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ أُورُشَلِيمُ وَكُلُّ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْكُورَةِ ٱلْمُحِيطَةِ بِٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، | ٥ 5 |
Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan River went out to him.
| وَٱعْتَمَدُوا مِنْهُ فِي ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِخَطَايَاهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed 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 to him for baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath that is coming?
| فَٱصْنَعُوا أَثْمَارًا تَلِيقُ بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ. | ٨ 8 |
Bear 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 |
Do not think of saying among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham even out of these stones.
| وَٱلْآنَ قَدْ وُضِعَتِ ٱلْفَأْسُ عَلَى أَصْلِ ٱلشَّجَرِ، فَكُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لَا تَصْنَعُ ثَمَرًا جَيِّدًا تُقْطَعُ وَتُلْقَى فِي ٱلنَّارِ. | ١٠ 10 |
Already the ax has been placed against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown 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 baptize you with water for repentance. But he who comes after me is mightier than I, and I am not worthy even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit 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 to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather his wheat into the storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out.”
| حِينَئِذٍ جَاءَ يَسُوعُ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ إِلَى ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ إِلَى يُوحَنَّا لِيَعْتَمِدَ مِنْهُ. | ١٣ 13 |
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
| وَلَكِنْ يُوحَنَّا مَنَعَهُ قَائِلًا: «أَنَا مُحْتَاجٌ أَنْ أَعْتَمِدَ مِنْكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْتِي إِلَيَّ!». | ١٤ 14 |
But John kept trying to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
| فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱسْمَحِ ٱلْآنَ، لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَلِيقُ بِنَا أَنْ نُكَمِّلَ كُلَّ بِرٍّ». حِينَئِذٍ سَمَحَ لَهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
Jesus responded and said to him, “Permit it now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted him.
| فَلَمَّا ٱعْتَمَدَ يَسُوعُ صَعِدَ لِلْوَقْتِ مِنَ ٱلْمَاءِ، وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ قَدِ ٱنْفَتَحَتْ لَهُ، فَرَأَى رُوحَ ٱللهِ نَازِلًا مِثْلَ حَمَامَةٍ وَآتِيًا عَلَيْهِ، | ١٦ 16 |
After he was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting upon him.
| وَصَوْتٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ قَائِلًا: «هَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنِي ٱلْحَبِيبُ ٱلَّذِي بِهِ سُرِرْتُ». | ١٧ 17 |
Behold, a voice came out of the heavens saying, “This is my beloved Son. I am very pleased with him.”
