1 و َكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الفِرِّيْسِيِّيْنَ اسْمُهُ نِيقُودِيْمُوسُ، كانَ مِنْ قادَةِ اليَهُودِ.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 ف َجاءَ إلَى يَسُوعَ لَيلاً وَقالَ لَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، نَحْنُ نَعلَمُ أنَّكَ مُعَلِّمٌ جِئْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، لِأنَّهُ ما مِنْ أحَدٍ يَسْتَطِيْعُ أنْ يَصْنَعَ المُعجِزاتِ الَّتِي تَصْنَعُها أنتَ إنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ اللهُ مَعَهُ.»

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

3 ف َأجابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكَ: لَنْ يَرَى أحَدٌ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ ما لَمْ يُولَدْ ثانِيَةً.»

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 ف َقالَ لَهُ نِيْقُودِيْمُوسُ: «وَكَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لِأحَدٍ أنْ يُولَدَ ثانِيَةً وَهُوَ عَجُوزٌ؟ أيُمكِنُهُ أنْ يَدخُلَ بَطْنَ أُمِّهِ ثانِيَةً وَيُولَدَ؟»

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 ف َأجابَ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكَ: يَنبَغِي أنْ يُولَدَ الإنسانُ مِنَ الماءِ وَالرُّوحِ، وَإلّا فَلَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

6 ف َما يُولَدُ مِنَ البَشَرِ هُوَ بَشَرِيٌّ، وَما يُولَدُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ هُوَ رُوحِيٌّ.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 ل ا تَسْتَغرِبْ أنِّي قُلْتُ لَكَ يَنبَغِي أنْ تُولَدُوا ثانِيَةً.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

8 ت َهُبُّ الرِّيْحُ حَيْثُ تُحِبُّ. فَأنتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَها، لَكِنَّكَ لا تَعْرِفُ مِنْ أيْنَ تَأْتِي وَلا إلَى أيْنَ تَذْهَبُ. هَكَذا هُوَ الأمْرُ مَعَ كُلِّ مَنْ يُولَدُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ.»

The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 ف َقالَ نِيْقُودِيْمُوسُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ هَذا؟»

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 ف َأجابَ يَسُوعُ: «كَيْفَ لا تَعلَمُ هَذا وَأنتَ مِنْ مُعَلِّمِي بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ؟

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?

11 أ قُولُ الحَقَّ لَكَ: إنَّنا نَتَحَدَّثُ عَمّا نَعْرِفُ، وَنُخبِرُ بِما رَأيْنا، لَكِنَّكُمْ تَرْفُضُونَ ما نَقُولُ.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

12 ح َدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنِ الأُمُورِ الأرْضِيَّةِ وَلا تُؤْمِنُونَ، فَكَيْفَ سَتُؤْمِنُونَ إنْ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنِ الأُمُورِ السَّماوِيَّةِ؟

If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?

13 و َلَمْ يَصْعَدْ أحَدٌ إلَى السَّماءِ، إلّا الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّماءِ. وَهُوَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ.

And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

14 و َكَما رَفَعَ مُوسَى الحَيَّةَ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، يَنبَغِي أنْ يُرفَعَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ،

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

15 ل ِكَيْ يَنالَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ الحَياةَ الأبَدِيَّةَ.»

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

16 ف َقَدْ أحَبَّ اللهُ العالَمَ كَثِيْراً، حَتَّى إنَّهُ قَدَّمَ ابْنَهُ الوَحِيْدَ، لِكَيْ لا يَهلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ، بَلْ تَكُونُ لَهُ الحَياةُ الأبَدِيَّةُ.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

17 ف َاللهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلِ ابْنَهُ إلَى العالَمِ لِكَيْ يَدِيْنَ العالَمَ، لَكِنَّهُ أرسَلَهُ لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَ بِهِ العالَمَ.

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

18 م َنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لا يُدانُ، أمّا الَّذِي لا يُؤْمِنُ فَهُوَ مُدانٌ لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاسْمِ ابْنِ اللهِ الوَحِيْدِ.

He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 و َهَذا هُوَ أساسُ الدَّيْنُونَةِ: أنَّ النُّورَ قَدْ جاءَ إلَى العالَمِ، لَكِنَّ النّاسَ فَضَّلُوا الظُّلْمَةَ عَلَى النُّورِ لِأنَّ أعمالَهُمْ كانَتْ شِرِّيْرَةً.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

20 ف َمَنْ يَفْعَلُ الشُّرُورَ يَكْرَهُ النُّورَ. وَهُوَ لا يَأْتِي إلَى النُّورِ خَوْفاً مِنْ أنْ تَنكَشِفَ أعمالُهُ.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

21 أ مّا الَّذِي يُطِيْعُ الحَقَّ، فَيَأْتِي إلَى النُّورِ لِكَيْ يَتَّضِحَ أنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ أعمالَهُ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ. يَسُوعُ وَيُوحَنّا المَعْمَدان

But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

22 ب َعْدَ ذَلِكَ ذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيْذُهُ إلَى إقلِيْمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ. فَأقامَ هُناكَ مَعَهُمْ، وَكانَ يُعَمِّدُ النّاسَ.

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23 و َكانَ يُوحَنّا أيضاً يُعَمِّدُ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ عَيْنِ نُونَ قُرْبَ قَرْيَةِ سالِيْمَ. فَقَدْ كانَ هُناكَ ماءٌ كَثِيْرٌ، وَكانَ النّاسُ يَأْتُونَ وَيَتَعَمَّدُونَ هُناكَ،

And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24 إ ذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُوحَنّا قَدْ سُجِنَ بَعْدُ.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 و َحَدَثَتْ مُجادَلَةٌ بَيْنَ بَعْضِ تَلامِيْذِ يُوحَنّا وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ حَولَ مَسْألَةِ الاغتِسالِ الطَّقْسِيِّ.

There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

26 ف َجاءُوا إلَى يُوحَنّا وَقالُوا لَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، لَقَدْ شَهِدْتَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كانَ مَعَكَ عَلَى الضِّفَّةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ. وَها هُوَ أيْضاً يُعَمِّدُ النّاسَ، وَالجَمِيعُ يَذْهَبُونَ إلَيْهِ!»

And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ يُوحَنّا: «لا يَسْتَطِيْعُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَأْخُذَ شَيْئاً ما لَمْ يُعْطَ لَهُ مِنَ السَّماءِ.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

28 و َأنتُمْ أنفُسُكُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ عَلى أنِّي قُلْتُ: أنا لَسْتُ المَسِيْحَ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ أرسَلَنِي قَبلَهُ.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

29 ا لعَرُوسُ لِلعَرِيْسِ، أمّا إشْبِيْنُ العَرِيْسِ فَيَقِفُ مُنتَظِراً أنْ يَسْمَعَ صَوْتَهُ. وَيَفْرَحُ كَثِيْراً حِيْنَ يَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ العَرِيْسِ. وَقَدِ اكتَمَلَ الآنَ فَرَحِي هَذا بِمَجِيْئِهِ.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.

30 ي َنبَغِي أنْ تَزْدادَ أهَمِّيَتُهُ، وَأنْ تَنقُصَ أهَمِّيَّتِي.» يَسُوعُ فَوقَ الجَمِيع

He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 و َتابَعَ يُوحَنّا فَقالَ: «الَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنْ فَوْقُ يَكُونُ فَوْقَ الجَمِيعِ. أمّا الَّذِي مِنَ الأرْضِ، فَإلَى الأرْضِ يَنتَمِي، وَيَتَكَلَّمُ كَلاماً أرْضِيّاً. فَمَنْ يَأْتِي مِنَ السَّماءِ يَسْمُو عَلَى الجَمِيعِ.

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

32 ف َهُوَ يَشْهَدُ بِما رَأى وَسَمِعَ. وَما مِنْ أحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ يَقْبَلُ شَهادَتَهُ.

What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.

33 أ مّا مَنْ يَقْبَلُ شَهادَتَهُ فَهُوَ يُقِرُّ بِأنَّ اللهَ صادِقٌ.

He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true.

34 ل ِأنَّ الَّذِي أرسَلَهُ اللهُ، يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلامِ اللهِ. فَاللهُ يُعطِي الرُّوحَ لِلابْنِ بِلا حَدٍّ.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

35 ا لآبُ يُحِبُّ الابْنَ، وَقَدْ وَضَعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي يَدِهِ.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

36 ف َالَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِالابْنِ يَملِكُ حَياةً أبَدِيَّةً، أمّا الَّذِي لا يُؤْمِنُ بِالابْنِ فَلَنْ يَرَى تِلْكَ الحَياةَ، وَلَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَنْهُ غَضَبُ اللهِ.»

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.