1 ف ِي البَدْءِ كانَ الكَلِمَةُ مَوْجُوداً، وَكانَ الكَلِمَةُ مَعَ اللهِ، وَكانَ الكَلِمَةُ هُوَ اللهَ.

In the beginning was the Word ( Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.

2 ك انَ الكَلِمَةُ مَعَ اللهِ فِي البَدْءِ.

He was present originally with God.

3 ب ِهِ خُلِقَ كُلُّ شيءٍ، وَبِدُونِهِ لَمْ يُخلَقْ شَيءٌ مِمّا خُلِقَ.

All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.

4 ف ِيْهِ كانَتِ الحَياةُ. وَهَذِهِ الحَياةُ هِيَ الَّتِي جاءَتْ بِالنُّورِ لِلبَشَرِ.

In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men.

5 ي َسْطَعُ النُّورُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ، وَالظُّلْمَةُ لَمْ تَهزِمْهُ.

And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it.

6 ج اءَ رَجُلٌ مُرسَلاً مِنَ اللهِ اسْمُهُ يُوحَنّا.

There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 ج اءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ، لِكَيْ يُؤْمِنَ بِواسِطَتِهِ جَمِيعُ النّاسِ.

This man came to witness, that he might testify of the Light, that all men might believe in it through him.

8 ل َمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ النُّورَ. لَكِنَّهُ جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ.

He was not the Light himself, but came that he might bear witness regarding the Light.

9 أ مّا النُّورُ الحَقِيْقِيُّ الَّذِي يُنِيْرُ حَياةَ كُلِّ إنسانٍ، فَكانَ آتِياً إلَى العالَمِ.

There it was—the true Light coming into the world that illumines every person.

10 ك انَ فِي العالَمِ، وَبِهِ خُلِقَ العالَمُ، لَكِنَّ العالَمَ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ.

He came into the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

11 ج اءَ إلَى العالَمِ الَّذِي لَهُ، لَكِنَّ شَعبَهُ لَمْ يُرَحِّبْ بِهِ.

He came to that which belonged to Him, and they who were His own did not receive Him and did not welcome Him.

12 أ مّا الَّذِيْنَ قَبِلُوهُ، أيِ الَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا بِاسْمِهِ، فَقَدْ أعطاهُمُ الحَقَّ فِي أنْ يَصِيْرُوا أولادَ اللهِ.

But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name—

13 ف َهُمْ قَدْ وُلِدُوا مِنَ اللهِ، خِلافاً لِلوِلادَةِ الطَّبِيْعِيَّةِ مِنْ دَمٍ وَلَحْمٍ وَمِنْ إرادَةِ رَجُلٍ.

Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh nor to the will of man, but to God.

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

And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.

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

John testified about Him and cried out, This was He of Whom I said, He Who comes after me has priority over me, for He was before me.

16 و َمِنْ ذَلِكَ المِلءِ أخَذْنا كُلُّنا نِعْمَةً فَوْقَ نِعْمَةٍ.

For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift upon gift.

17 ف َالشَّرِيْعَةُ أُعطِيَتْ بِواسِطَةِ مُوسَى، أمّا النِّعْمَةُ وَالحَقُّ فَجاءا بِيَسُوعَ المَسِيْحِ.

For while the Law was given through Moses, grace ( unearned, undeserved favor and spiritual blessing) and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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

No man has ever seen God at any time; the only unique Son, or the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

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

And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

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

He confessed (admitted the truth) and did not try to conceal it, but acknowledged, I am not the Christ!

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

They asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not! Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No!

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

Then they said to him, Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?

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

He said, I am the voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.

24 و َكانَ الفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ هُمُ الَّذِيْنَ أرْسَلُوا هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ.

The messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.

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

And they asked him, Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

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

John answered them, I baptize in (with) water. Among you there stands One Whom you do not recognize and with Whom you are not acquainted and of Whom you know nothing.

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

It is He Who, coming after me, is preferred before me, the string of Whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.

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

These things occurred in Bethany (Bethabara) across the Jordan '> at the Jordan crossing], where John was then baptizing.

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

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said, Look! There is the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world!

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

This is He of Whom I said, After me comes a Man Who has priority over me because He was before me and existed before I did.

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

And I did not know Him and did not recognize Him; but it is in order that He should be made manifest and be revealed to Israel that I came baptizing in (with) water.

32 ث ُمَّ شَهِدَ يُوحَنّا فَقالَ: «رَأيْتُ الرُّوحَ يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّماءِ مِثلَ حَمامَةٍ وَيَسْتَقِرُّ عَلَيْهِ.

John gave further evidence, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and it dwelt on Him.

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

And I did not know Him nor recognize Him, but He Who sent me to baptize in (with) water said to me, Upon Him Whom you shall see the Spirit descend and remain, that One is He Who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

34 و َقَدْ رَأيْتُ ذَلِكَ، وَأشْهَدُ أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ.» أوَّلُ تَلامِيْذِ يَسُوع

And I have seen and my testimony is that this is the Son of God!

35 و َفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي كانَ يُوحَنّا واقِفاً مَعَ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيْذِهِ.

Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

36 ف َرَأى يَسُوعَ مارّاً فَقالَ: «ها هُوَ حَمَلُ اللهِ.»

And he looked at Jesus as He walked along, and said, Look! There is the Lamb of God!

37 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ التِّلْمِيْذانِ ما قالَهُ، تَبِعا يَسُوعَ.

The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Him.

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

But Jesus turned, and as He saw them following Him, He said to them, What are you looking for? And they answered Him, Rabbi—which translated is Teacher—where are You staying?

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

He said to them, Come and see. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained with Him that day. It was then about the tenth hour (about four o’clock in the afternoon).

40 و َكانَ أنْدَراوُسُ أخُو سِمْعانَ بُطرُسَ أحَدَ التِّلْمِيْذَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ سَمِعا ما قالَهُ يُوحَنّا وَتَبِعا يَسُوعَ.

One of the two who heard what John said and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

41 ف َوَجَدَ أخاهُ سِمْعانَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ وَجَدْنا مَشِيْحا!» أيِ المَسِيْحَ.

He first sought out and found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found (discovered) the Messiah!—which translated is the Christ (the Anointed One).

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

Andrew then led (brought) Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon son of John. You shall be called Cephas—which translated is Peter.

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

The next day Jesus desired and decided to go into Galilee; and He found Philip and said to him, Join Me as My attendant and follow Me.

44 و َكانَ فِيلِبُّسُ مِنْ بَلْدَةِ بَيْتَ صَيْدا، بَلْدَةِ أنْدَراوُسَ وَبُطْرُسَ.

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the same city as Andrew and Peter.

45 و َوَجَدَ 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.»

Philip sought and found Nathanael and told him, We have found (discovered) the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph!

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

Nathanael answered him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip replied, Come and see!

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

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said concerning him, See! Here is an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile nor deceit nor falsehood nor duplicity!

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

Nathanael said to Jesus, How do You know me? Jesus answered him, Before Philip called you, when you were still under the fig tree, I saw you.

49 ف َقالَ نَثَنائِيلُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، أنتَ ابْنُ اللهِ! أنْتَ مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ!»

Nathanael answered, Teacher, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!

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

Jesus replied, Because I said to you, I saw you beneath the fig tree, do you believe in and rely on and trust in Me? You shall see greater things than this!

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

Then He said to him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you all, you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man!