1 ¶ There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a prince of the Jews;

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

2 t he same came to Jesus by night and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that thou doest unless God is with him.

فَجاءَ 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.»

3 J esus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a person be born again from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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

4 N icodemus said unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb and be born?

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

5 J esus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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

6 T hat which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

فَما يُولَدُ مِنَ البَشَرِ هُوَ بَشَرِيٌّ، وَما يُولَدُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ هُوَ رُوحِيٌّ.

7 M arvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again from above.

لا تَسْتَغرِبْ أنِّي قُلْتُ لَكَ يَنبَغِي أنْ تُولَدُوا ثانِيَةً.

8 T he wind blows where it desires, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell from where it comes or where it goes; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

تَهُبُّ 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.»

9 N icodemus answered and said unto him, How can this be done?

فَقالَ نِيْقُودِيْمُوسُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أنْ يَكُونَ هَذا؟»

10 J esus answered and said unto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not this?

فَأجابَ يَسُوعُ: «كَيْفَ لا تَعلَمُ هَذا وَأنتَ مِنْ مُعَلِّمِي بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ؟

11 V erily, verily, I say unto thee that we speak what we know and testify that which we have seen, and ye do not receive our witness.

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

12 I f I have told you earthly things and ye do not believe, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things?

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

13 A nd no one has ascended up to the heaven but he that came down from the heaven, even the Son of man, who is in the heaven.

وَلَمْ يَصْعَدْ أحَدٌ إلَى السَّماءِ، إلّا الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّماءِ. وَهُوَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ.

14 A nd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up,

وَكَما رَفَعَ مُوسَى الحَيَّةَ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، يَنبَغِي أنْ يُرفَعَ ابْنُ الإنسانِ،

15 t hat whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

لِكَيْ يَنالَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ الحَياةَ الأبَدِيَّةَ.»

16 F or God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

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

17 F or God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

فَاللهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلِ ابْنَهُ إلَى العالَمِ لِكَيْ يَدِيْنَ العالَمَ، لَكِنَّهُ أرسَلَهُ لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَ بِهِ العالَمَ.

18 H e that believes on him is not condemned, but he that does not believe is condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

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

19 A nd this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil.

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

20 F or every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

فَمَنْ يَفْعَلُ الشُّرُورَ يَكْرَهُ النُّورَ. وَهُوَ لا يَأْتِي إلَى النُّورِ خَوْفاً مِنْ أنْ تَنكَشِفَ أعمالُهُ.

21 B ut he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

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

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

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيْذُهُ إلَى إقلِيْمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ. فَأقامَ هُناكَ مَعَهُمْ، وَكانَ يُعَمِّدُ النّاسَ.

23 A nd John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there, and they came and were baptized.

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

24 F or John was not yet cast into prison.

إذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُوحَنّا قَدْ سُجِنَ بَعْدُ.

25 T hen there arose a question between the disciples of John and the Jews about purifying.

وَحَدَثَتْ مُجادَلَةٌ بَيْنَ بَعْضِ تَلامِيْذِ يُوحَنّا وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ حَولَ مَسْألَةِ الاغتِسالِ الطَّقْسِيِّ.

26 A nd they came unto John and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan of whom thou gave witness, behold, the same baptizes, and all men come to him.

فَجاءُوا 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!»

27 J ohn answered and said, A man can receive nothing except it is given him from the heaven.

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

28 Y e yourselves are my witnesses that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

وَأنتُمْ أنفُسُكُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ عَلى أنِّي قُلْتُ: أنا لَسْتُ المَسِيْحَ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ أرسَلَنِي قَبلَهُ.

29 H e that has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice; this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

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

30 I t is expedient unto him to increase, but unto me, to decrease.

يَنبَغِي أنْ تَزْدادَ أهَمِّيَتُهُ، وَأنْ تَنقُصَ أهَمِّيَّتِي.» يَسُوعُ فَوقَ الجَمِيع

31 H e that comes from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly and speaks earthly things: he that comes from heaven is above all.

وَتابَعَ 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.

32 A nd what he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

فَهُوَ يَشْهَدُ بِما رَأى وَسَمِعَ. وَما مِنْ أحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ يَقْبَلُ شَهادَتَهُ.

33 H e that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true.

أمّا مَنْ يَقْبَلُ شَهادَتَهُ فَهُوَ يُقِرُّ بِأنَّ اللهَ صادِقٌ.

34 F or he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God does not give the Spirit by measure unto him.

لِأنَّ الَّذِي أرسَلَهُ اللهُ، يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلامِ اللهِ. فَاللهُ يُعطِي الرُّوحَ لِلابْنِ بِلا حَدٍّ.

35 T he Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

الآبُ يُحِبُّ الابْنَ، وَقَدْ وَضَعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي يَدِهِ.

36 H e that believes in the Son has eternal life, and he that does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

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