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 by him; and without him was not any thing made that was 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 darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

يَسْطَعُ النُّورُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ، وَالظُّلْمَةُ لَمْ تَهزِمْهُ.

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

جاءَ رَجُلٌ مُرسَلاً مِنَ اللهِ اسْمُهُ يُوحَنّا.

7 T he same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ، لِكَيْ يُؤْمِنَ بِواسِطَتِهِ جَمِيعُ النّاسِ.

8 H e was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ النُّورَ. لَكِنَّهُ جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ.

9 T hat was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh 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 by 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 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 power to become the sons 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 hich 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 was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of 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 bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred 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 A nd of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ المِلءِ أخَذْنا كُلُّنا نِعْمَةً فَوْقَ نِعْمَةٍ.

17 F or the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by 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, which 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 record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem 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; but 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 Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

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

22 T hen said they 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 the prophet Esaias.

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

24 A nd they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

وَكانَ الفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ هُمُ الَّذِيْنَ أرْسَلُوا هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ.

25 A nd they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

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

26 J ohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

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

27 H e it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet 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 Bethabara beyond 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 T he next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which 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 which is preferred 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, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

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

32 A nd John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, 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 with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

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 saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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

35 A gain the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

وَفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي كانَ يُوحَنّا واقِفاً مَعَ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيْذِهِ.

36 A nd looking upon Jesus as he walked, he 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 T hen Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

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

39 H e saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for 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 which 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 first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

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

42 A nd he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

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

43 T he day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and 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 of Bethsaida, 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, did write, 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 there 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 that 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 and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the 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 under 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, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, 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.»