لُوقا 2
| وَفِي ذلِكَ الزَّمَانِ، أَصْدَرَ الْقَيْصَرُ أُغُسْطُسُ مَرْسُوماً يَقْضِي بِإِحْصَاءِ سُكَّانِ الإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةِ. | ١ 1 |
About that time an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole Empire.
| وَقَدْ تَمَّ هَذَا الإِحْصَاءُ الأَوَّلُ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ كِيرِينِيُوسُ حَاكِماً لِسُورِيَّةَ. | ٢ 2 |
(This was the first census taken while Quirinius was Governor of Syria).
| فَذَهَبَ الْجَمِيعُ لِيُسَجَّلُوا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَلْدَتِهِ. | ٣ 3 |
And everyone went to his own town to be registered.
| وَصَعِدَ يُوسُفُ أَيْضاً مِنْ مَدِينَةِ النَّاصِرَةِ بِمِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ الْمَدْعُوَّةِ بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ بِمِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ، | ٤ 4 |
Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea – because he belonged to the family and house of David –
| لِيَتَسَجَّلَ هُنَاكَ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ الْمَخْطُوبَةِ لَهُ، وَهِيَ حُبْلَى. | ٥ 5 |
to be registered with Mary, his engaged wife, who was about to become a mother.
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَا هُنَاكَ، تَمَّ زَمَانُهَا لِتَلِدَ، | ٦ 6 |
While they were there her time came,
| فَوَلَدَتِ ابْنَهَا الْبِكْرَ، وَلَفَّتْهُ بِقِمَاطٍ، وَأَنَامَتْهُ فِي مِذْوَدٍ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا مُتَّسَعٌ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ. | ٧ 7 |
and she gave birth to her first child, a son. And because there was no room for them in the inn, she swathed him around and laid him in a manger.
| وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ رُعَاةٌ يَبِيتُونَ فِي الْعَرَاءِ، يَتَنَاوَبُونَ حِرَاسَةَ قَطِيعِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ. | ٨ 8 |
In that same countryside were shepherds out in the open fields, watching their flocks that night,
| وَإذَا مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَهُمْ، وَمَجْدُ الرَّبِّ أَضَاءَ حَوْلَهُمْ، فَخَافُوا أَشَدَّ الْخَوْفِ. | ٩ 9 |
when an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.
| فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلاكُ: «لا تَخَافُوا! فَهَا أَنَا أُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ يَعُمُّ الشَّعْبَ كُلَّهُ: | ١٠ 10 |
“Have no fear,” the angel said. “For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation.
| فَقَدْ وُلِدَ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ مُخَلِّصٌ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ الرَّبُّ. | ١١ 11 |
This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord.
| وَهذِهِ هِيَ الْعَلامَةُ لَكُمْ. تَجِدُونَ طِفْلاً مَلْفُوفاً بِقِمَاطٍ وَنَائِماً فِي مِذْوَدٍ». | ١٢ 12 |
And this will be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger.”
| وَفَجْأَةً ظَهَرَ مَعَ الْمَلاكِ جُمْهُورٌ مِنَ الْجُنْدِ السَّمَاوِيِّ، يُسَبِّحُونَ اللهَ قَائِلِينَ: | ١٣ 13 |
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing –
| «الْمَجْدُ لِلهِ فِي الأَعَالِي، وَعَلَى الأَرْضِ السَّلامُ؛ وَبِالنَّاسِ الْمَسَرَّةُ!» | ١٤ 14 |
“glory to God on high, and on earth peace among those in whom he finds pleasure.”
| وَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الْمَلائِكَةُ عَنِ الرُّعَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَذْهَبْ إِذَنْ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، وَنَنْظُرْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الَّذِي حَدَثَ وَقَدْ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ الرَّبُّ!» | ١٥ 15 |
Now, when the angels had left them and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, of which the Lord has told us.”
| وَجَاءُوا مُسْرِعِينَ، فَوَجَدُوا مَرْيَمَ وَيُوسُفَ، وَالطِّفْلَ نَائِماً فِي الْمِذْوَدِ. | ١٦ 16 |
So they went quickly, and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger;
| فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذلِكَ، أَخَذُوا يُخْبِرُونَ بِمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ بِخُصُوصِ هَذَا الطِّفْلِ. | ١٧ 17 |
and, when they saw it, they told of all that had been said to them about this child.
| وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بِذلِكَ دُهِشُوا مِمَّا قَالَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّعَاةُ. | ١٨ 18 |
All who heard the shepherds were astonished at their story,
| وَأَمَّا مَرْيَمُ، فَكَانَتْ تَحْفَظُ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ جَمِيعاً، وَتَتَأَمَّلُهَا فِي قَلْبِهَا. | ١٩ 19 |
while Mary treasured in her heart all that they said, and thought about it often.
| ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الرُّعَاةُ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ وَرَأَوْهُ كَمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ. | ٢٠ 20 |
And the shepherds went back, giving glory and praise to God for all that they had heard and seen. It had all happened as they had been told.
| وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ لِيُخْتَنَ الطِّفْلُ، سُمِّيَ يَسُوعَ، كَمَا كَانَ قَدْ سُمِّيَ بِلِسَانِ الْمَلاكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْبَلَ بِهِ فِي الْبَطْنِ. | ٢١ 21 |
Eight days after the birth of the child, when it was time to circumcise him, he received the name Jesus – the name given him by the angel before his conception.
| ثُمَّ لَمَّا تَمَّتِ الأَيَّامُ لِتَطْهِيرِهَا حَسَبَ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، صَعِدَا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيُقَدِّمَاهُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ، | ٢٢ 22 |
When the period of purification of mother and child, required by the Law of Moses, came to an end, his parents took the child up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,
| كَمَا كُتِبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «كُلُّ بِكْرٍ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ يُدْعَى قُدْساً لِلرَّبِّ»، | ٢٣ 23 |
in compliance with the Law of the Lord that every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord,
| وَلِيُقَدِّمَا ذَبِيحَةً كَمَا يُوصَى فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «زَوْجَيْ يَمَامٍ، أَوْ فَرْخَيْ حَمَامٍ». | ٢٤ 24 |
and also to offer the sacrifice required by the Law of the Lord – a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.
| وَكَانَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ بَارٌّ تَقِيٌّ يَنْتَظِرُ الْعَزَاءَ لإِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَانَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
There was at that time in Jerusalem a man named Simeon, a righteous and devout man, who lived in constant expectation of Israel’s consulation, and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
| وَكَانَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ قَدْ أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا يَرَى الْمَوْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَى مَسِيحَ الرَّبِّ، | ٢٦ 26 |
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die until he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
| وَقَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ بِدَافِعٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ. فَلَمَّا أَحْضَرَ الأَبَوَانِ الطِّفْلَ يَسُوعَ لِيُقَدِّمَا عَنْهُ مَا سُنَّ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ، | ٢٧ 27 |
Moved by the Spirit, Simeon came into the Temple Courts, and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the Law,
| حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَبَارَكَ اللهَ، وَقَالَ: | ٢٨ 28 |
Simeon himself took the child in his arms, and blessed God, and said:
| «أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ، الآنَ تُطْلِقُ عَبْدَكَ بِسَلامٍ حَسَبَ وَعْدِكَ! | ٢٩ 29 |
“Now, Lord, you will let your servant go, according to your word, in peace,
| فَإِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ قَدْ أَبْصَرَتَا خَلاصَكَ | ٣٠ 30 |
for my eyes have seen the salvation
| الَّذِي هَيَّأْتَهُ لِتُقَدِّمَهُ إِلَى الشُّعُوبِ كُلِّهَا، | ٣١ 31 |
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations –
| نُورَ هِدَايَةٍ لِلأُمَمِ وَمَجْداً لِشَعْبِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ». | ٣٢ 32 |
a light to bring light to the Gentiles, and to be the glory of your people Israel.”
| وَكَانَ أَبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ يَتَعَجَّبَانِ مِنْ هَذَا الْكَلامِ الَّذِي قِيلَ فِيهِ. | ٣٣ 33 |
While the child’s father and mother were wondering at what was said about him,
| فَبَارَكَهُمَا سِمْعَانُ، وَقَالَ لِمَرْيَمَ أُمِّ الطِّفْلِ: «هَا إِنَّ هَذَا الطِّفْلَ قَدْ جُعِلَ لِسُقُوطِ كَثِيرِينَ وَقِيَامِ كَثِيرِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَلامَةً تُقَاوَمُ | ٣٤ 34 |
Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child’s mother, “This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against –
| حَتَّى أَنْتِ سَيَخْتَرِقُ نَفْسَكِ سَيْفٌ لِكَيْ تَنْكَشِفَ نِيَّاتُ قُلُوبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ!» | ٣٥ 35 |
Yes, the sword will pierce your own heart – and so the thoughts in many minds will be disclosed.”
| وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ نَبِيَّةٌ، هِيَ حَنَّةُ بِنْتُ فَنُوئِيلَ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ، وَهِيَ مُتَقَدِّمَةٌ فِي السِّنِّ، وَكَانَتْ قَدْ عَاشَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا سَبْعَ سِنِينَ بَعْدَ عَذْرَاوِيَّتِهَا، | ٣٦ 36 |
There was also a prophet named Hannah, a daughter of Phanuel and of the tribe of Asher. She was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband for seven years after marriage,
| وَهِيَ أَرْمَلَةٌ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعٍ وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً. لَمْ تَكُنْ تُفَارِقُ الْهَيْكَلَ وَكَانَتْ تَتَعَبَّدُ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً بِالصَّوْمِ وَالدُّعَاءِ. | ٣٧ 37 |
and then a widow, until she had reached the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple Courts, but, fasting and praying, worshiped God night and day.
| فَإِذْ حَضَرَتْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ، أَخَذَتْ تُسَبِّحُ الرَّبَّ وَتَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَ فِدَاءً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. | ٣٨ 38 |
At that moment she came up, and began publicly to thank God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the deliverance of Jerusalem.
| وَبَعْدَ إِتْمَامِ كُلِّ مَا تَقْتَضِيهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ، رَجَعُوا إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِمِ النَّاصِرَةِ بِالْجَلِيلِ. | ٣٩ 39 |
When the child’s parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
| وَكَانَ الطِّفْلُ يَنْمُو وَيَتَقَوَّى، مُمْتَلِئاً حِكْمَةً، وَكَانَتْ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ. | ٤٠ 40 |
The child grew and became strong and wise, and the blessing of God was on him.
| وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ يَذْهَبَانِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ. | ٤١ 41 |
Every year the child’s parents used to go to Jerusalem at the Passover Festival.
| فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ سِنَّ الثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ، صَعِدُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ كَالْعَادَةِ فِي الْعِيدِ. | ٤٢ 42 |
When Jesus was twelve years old, they went according to custom to Jerusalem,
| وَبَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ أَيَّامِ الْعِيدِ، رَجَعَا، وَبَقِيَ الصَّبِيُّ يَسُوعُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهُمَا لَا يَعْلَمَانِ. | ٤٣ 43 |
and had finished their visit; but, when they started to return, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, without their knowing it.
| وَلكِنَّهُمَا إِذْ ظَنَّاهُ بَيْنَ الرِّفَاقِ، سَارَا مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ أَخَذَا يَبْحَثَانِ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ الأَقَارِبِ وَالْمَعَارِفِ. | ٤٤ 44 |
Thinking that he was with their fellow travelers, they went one day’s journey before searching for him among their relatives and acquaintances;
| وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدَاهُ، رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ يَبْحَثَانِ عَنْهُ. | ٤٥ 45 |
and then, as they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching everywhere for him.
| وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَجَدَاهُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، جَالِساً وَسْطَ الْمُعَلِّمِينَ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيَطْرَحُ عَلَيْهِمِ الأَسْئِلَةَ. | ٤٦ 46 |
It was not until the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.
| وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوهُ ذُهِلُوا مِنْ فَهْمِهِ وَأَجْوِبَتِهِ. | ٤٧ 47 |
All who listened to him marveled at his intelligence and his answers.
| فَلَمَّا رَأَيَاهُ دُهِشَا، وَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ: «يَا بُنَيَّ، لِمَاذَا عَمِلْتَ بِنَا هكَذَا؟ فَقَدْ كُنَّا، أَبُوكَ وَأَنَا، نَبْحَثُ عَنْكَ مُتَضَايِقَيْنِ!» | ٤٨ 48 |
His parents were amazed when they saw him, and his mother said to him, “My child, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”
| فَأَجَابَهُمَا: «لِمَاذَا كُنْتُمَا تَبْحَثَانِ عَنِّي؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمَا أَنَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مَا يَخُصُّ أَبِي؟» | ٤٩ 49 |
“What made you search for me?” he answered. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
| فَلَمْ يَفْهَمَا مَا قَالَهُ لَهُمَا. | ٥٠ 50 |
His parents did not understand what he meant.
| ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مَعَهُمَا وَرَجَعَ إِلَى النَّاصِرَةِ، وَكَانَ خَاضِعاً لَهُمَا. وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ تَحْفَظُ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ كُلَّهَا فِي قَلْبِهَا. | ٥١ 51 |
However he went down with them to Nazareth, and submitted himself to their control; and his mother treasured all that was said in her heart.
| أَمَّا يَسُوعُ، فَكَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقَامَةِ، وَفِي النِّعْمَةِ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ. | ٥٢ 52 |
And Jesus grew in wisdom as he grew in years, and gained the blessing of God and people.
