1 I n the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

فِي البَدْءِ كانَ الكَلِمَةُ مَوْجُوداً، وَكانَ الكَلِمَةُ مَعَ اللهِ، وَكانَ الكَلِمَةُ هُوَ اللهَ.

2 T he same was in the beginning with God.

كانَ الكَلِمَةُ مَعَ اللهِ فِي البَدْءِ.

3 A ll things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

بِهِ خُلِقَ كُلُّ شيءٍ، وَبِدُونِهِ لَمْ يُخلَقْ شَيءٌ مِمّا خُلِقَ.

4 I n him was life; and the life was the light of men.

فِيْهِ كانَتِ الحَياةُ. وَهَذِهِ الحَياةُ هِيَ الَّتِي جاءَتْ بِالنُّورِ لِلبَشَرِ.

5 A nd the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

يَسْطَعُ النُّورُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ، وَالظُّلْمَةُ لَمْ تَهزِمْهُ.

6 T here came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

جاءَ رَجُلٌ مُرسَلاً مِنَ اللهِ اسْمُهُ يُوحَنّا.

7 T he same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ، لِكَيْ يُؤْمِنَ بِواسِطَتِهِ جَمِيعُ النّاسِ.

8 H e was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ النُّورَ. لَكِنَّهُ جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ.

9 T here was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

أمّا النُّورُ الحَقِيْقِيُّ الَّذِي يُنِيْرُ حَياةَ كُلِّ إنسانٍ، فَكانَ آتِياً إلَى العالَمِ.

10 H e was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

كانَ فِي العالَمِ، وَبِهِ خُلِقَ العالَمُ، لَكِنَّ العالَمَ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ.

11 H e came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

جاءَ إلَى العالَمِ الَّذِي لَهُ، لَكِنَّ شَعبَهُ لَمْ يُرَحِّبْ بِهِ.

12 B ut as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

أمّا الَّذِيْنَ قَبِلُوهُ، أيِ الَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا بِاسْمِهِ، فَقَدْ أعطاهُمُ الحَقَّ فِي أنْ يَصِيْرُوا أولادَ اللهِ.

13 w ho were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

فَهُمْ قَدْ وُلِدُوا مِنَ اللهِ، خِلافاً لِلوِلادَةِ الطَّبِيْعِيَّةِ مِنْ دَمٍ وَلَحْمٍ وَمِنْ إرادَةِ رَجُلٍ.

14 A nd the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

وَصارَ الكَلِمَةُ إنساناً، وَعاشَ بَيْنَنا. وَنَحنُ رَأيْنا مَجدَهُ، ذَلِكَ المَجْدَ الَّذِي نالَهُ مِنَ الآبِ باعتِبارِهِ ابْنَهُ الوَحِيْدَ مَملُوءاً مِنَ النِّعمَةِ وَالحَقِّ.

15 J ohn beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

شَهِدَ لَهُ يُوحَنّا وَأعلَنَ: «هَذا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أعْنِيْهِ حِيْنَ قُلْتُ: ‹الآتِي بَعْدِي أعظَمُ مِنِّي، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَبلِيْ.›»

16 F or of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ المِلءِ أخَذْنا كُلُّنا نِعْمَةً فَوْقَ نِعْمَةٍ.

17 F or the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

فَالشَّرِيْعَةُ أُعطِيَتْ بِواسِطَةِ مُوسَى، أمّا النِّعْمَةُ وَالحَقُّ فَجاءا بِيَسُوعَ المَسِيْحِ.

18 N o man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

ما مِنْ أحَدٍ رَأى اللهَ قَطُّ، لَكِنَّ الابْنَ الوَحِيْدَ الَّذِي هُوَ اللهُ المُتِّحِدُ بِالآبِ، عَرَّفَنا بِهِ. شَهادَةُ يُوحَنّا المَعْمَدان

19 A nd this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

وَهَذِهِ هِيَ شَهادَةُ يُوحَنّا عِنْدَما أرْسَلَ يَهُودُ مَدِيْنَةِ القُدْسِ كَهَنَةً وَلاوِيِّيْنَ لِيَسْألُوهُ: «مَنْ أنتَ؟»

20 A nd he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

فَتَكَلَّمَ بِصَراحَةٍ وَلَمْ يَمْتَنِعْ عَنِ الإجابَةِ، بَلِ اعتَرَفَ وَقالَ: «لَسْتُ أنا المَسِيْحَ.»

21 A nd they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

فَسَألُوهُ: «فَمَنْ أنتَ إذاً؟ أأنتَ إيلِيّا؟» قالَ: «لا.» فَسَألُوهُ: «أأنتَ النَّبِيُّ؟» فَقالَ: «لا.»

22 T hey said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

فَقالُوا لَهُ: «مَنْ أنتَ إذاً؟ قُلْ لَنا لِكَيْ نُقَدِّمَ جَواباً لِلَّذِيْنَ أرْسَلُونا. ماذا تَقُولُ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ؟»

23 H e said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

فَقالَ يُوحَنّا مُسْتَخدِماً كَلِماتِ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْياءَ: «أنا ‹صَوْتُ إنسانٍ يُنادِي فِي البَرِّيَّةِ: اصْنَعُوا طَرِيْقاً مُسْتَقِيْماً لِلرَّبِّ.›»

24 A nd they had been sent from the Pharisees.

وَكانَ الفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ هُمُ الَّذِيْنَ أرْسَلُوا هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ.

25 A nd they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

فَاسْتَفْسَرُوا مِنْهُ وَقالوا: «إنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ أنْتَ المَسِيْحَ، وَلا إيلِيّا، وَلا النَّبِيَّ، فَلِماذا تُعَمِّدُ؟»

26 J ohn answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

فَأجابَ يُوحَنّا وَقالَ: «أنا أُعَمِّدُ فِي الماءِ، لَكِنْ يَقِفُ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ لا تَعْرِفُونَهُ.

27 e ven he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

هُوَ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بَعْدِي، وَيَكونُ أعظَمَ مِنِّيْ، فَلا أسْتَحِقُّ حَتَّىْ أنْ أحُلَّ رِباطَ حِذائِهِ.»

28 T hese things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

كانَ ذَلِكَ فِي قَرْيَةِ بَيْتَ عَنْيا عَلَى الضِّفَّةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ. فَقَدْ كانَ يُوحَنّا يُعَمِّدُ هُناكَ. يَسُوعُ هُوَ حَمَلُ الله

29 O n the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

وَفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي، رَأى يُوحَنّا يَسُوعَ آتِياً نَحْوَهُ فَقالَ: «هَذا هُوَ حَمَلُ اللهِ الَّذِي يُزِيلُ خَطِيَّةَ العالَمِ.

30 T his is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

هَذا هُوَ الَّذِي قُلْتُ عَنْهُ: ‹يَأْتِي بَعْدِي رَجُلٌ أعظَمُ مِنِّي، لِأنَّهُ كانَ قَبلِي.›

31 A nd I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

وَأنا لَمْ أكُنْ أعرِفُهُ، لَكِنِّي جِئْتُ أُعَمِّدُ فِي الماءِ لِكَيْ يَصِيْرَ هُوَ مَعْرُوفاً لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.»

32 A nd John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

ثُمَّ شَهِدَ يُوحَنّا فَقالَ: «رَأيْتُ الرُّوحَ يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّماءِ مِثلَ حَمامَةٍ وَيَسْتَقِرُّ عَلَيْهِ.

33 A nd I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

أنا نَفْسِي لَمْ أكُنْ أعرِفْهُ. لَكِنَّ الَّذِي أرسَلَنِي لِأُعَمِّدَ فِي الماءِ قالَ لِي: ‹مَنْ تَرَى الرُّوحَ نازِلاً وَمُسْتَقِرّاً عَلَيْهِ، هُوَ الَّذِي سَيُعَمِّدُ فِي الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.›

34 A nd I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

وَقَدْ رَأيْتُ ذَلِكَ، وَأشْهَدُ أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ.» أوَّلُ تَلامِيْذِ يَسُوع

35 A gain on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;

وَفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي كانَ يُوحَنّا واقِفاً مَعَ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيْذِهِ.

36 a nd he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!

فَرَأى يَسُوعَ مارّاً فَقالَ: «ها هُوَ حَمَلُ اللهِ.»

37 A nd the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ التِّلْمِيْذانِ ما قالَهُ، تَبِعا يَسُوعَ.

38 A nd Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou?

فَالْتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ فَرَآهُما يَتْبَعانِهِ، فَسَألَهُما: «ماذا تُرِيْدانِ؟» فَقالا لَهُ: «رابِيْ – أيْ يا مُعَلِّمُ – أيْنَ تُقِيْمُ؟»

39 H e saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour.

فَقالَ لَهُما: «تَعالَيا وَانظُرا.» فَذَهَبا وَرَأيا أيْنَ كانَ يُقِيْمُ، وَبَقِيا عِنْدَهُ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمَ. وَكانَتِ السّاعَةُ نَحوَ الرّابِعَةِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ.

40 O ne of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

وَكانَ أنْدَراوُسُ أخُو سِمْعانَ بُطرُسَ أحَدَ التِّلْمِيْذَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ سَمِعا ما قالَهُ يُوحَنّا وَتَبِعا يَسُوعَ.

41 H e findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

فَوَجَدَ أخاهُ سِمْعانَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ وَجَدْنا مَشِيْحا!» أيِ المَسِيْحَ.

42 H e brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).

وَأتَى أنْدَراوُسُ بِأخِيْهِ إلَى يَسُوعَ. فَنَظَرَ إلَيْهِ يَسُوعُ وَقالَ: «أنتَ سِمْعانُ بْنُ يُونا، وَسَتُدْعَى كِيْفا.» وَمَعْنَى هَذا الاسْمِ «صَخْرٌ.»

43 O n the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.

وَفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي قَرَّرَ يَسُوعُ الذَّهابَ إلَى إقلِيْمِ الجَلِيلِ. فَوَجَدَ رَجُلاً اسْمُهُ فِيلِبُّسُ وَقالَ لَهُ: «اتبَعْنِي.»

44 N ow Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

وَكانَ فِيلِبُّسُ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ بَيْتَ صَيْدا، بَلْدَةِ أنْدَراوُسَ وَبُطْرُسَ.

45 P hilip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

وَوَجَدَ فِيلِبُّسُ نَثَنائِيلَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ وَجَدْنا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي كَتَبَ عَنْهُ مُوسَى فِي كُتُبِ الشَّرِيْعَةِ، وَالَّذِي كَتَبَ عَنْهُ الأنبِياءُ! هُوَ يَسُوعُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ مِنْ مَدِيْنَةِ النّاصِرَةِ.»

46 A nd Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

فَقالَ لَهُ نَثَنائِيلُ: «أيُمْكِنُ أنْ يَخرُجَ شَيْءٌ صالِحٌ مِنَ النّاصِرَةِ؟» فَقالَ فِيلِبُّسُ: «تَعالَ وَانظُرْ بِنَفْسِكَ.»

47 J esus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

وَرَأى يَسُوعُ نَثَنائِيلَ آتِياً نَحْوَهُ، فَقالَ عَنْهُ: «هَذا إسْرائِيلِيٌّ أصِيلٌ لا خِداعَ فِيْهِ!»

48 N athanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

فَقالَ لَهُ نَثَنائِيلُ: «كَيْفَ عَرَفْتَنِي؟» فَأجابَ يَسُوعُ: «رَأيْتُكَ عِندَما كُنْتَ تَحتَ شَجَرَةِ التِّيْنِ، قَبلَ أنْ يَدْعُوكَ فِيلِبُّسُ.»

49 N athanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.

فَقالَ نَثَنائِيلُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، أنتَ ابْنُ اللهِ! أنْتَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ!»

50 J esus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

فَأجابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أتُؤْمِنُ بِي لِأنِّي قُلْتُ إنِّي رَأيْتُكَ تَحتَ شَجَرَةِ التِّيْنِ؟ سَتَرَى أعظَمَ مِنْ هَذا.»

51 A nd he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، سَتَرَوْنَ السَّماءَ تَنفَتِحُ وَ‹مَلائِكَةُ اللهِ يَصْعَدُونَ وَيْنزِلُونَ› عَلَى ابْنِ الإنسانِ.»