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 his one was in the beginning with God;

كانَ الكَلِمَةُ مَعَ اللهِ فِي البَدْءِ.

3 a ll things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

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 in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

يَسْطَعُ النُّورُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ، وَالظُّلْمَةُ لَمْ تَهزِمْهُ.

6 T here came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name John,

جاءَ رَجُلٌ مُرسَلاً مِنَ اللهِ اسْمُهُ يُوحَنّا.

7 t his one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;

جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ، لِكَيْ يُؤْمِنَ بِواسِطَتِهِ جَمِيعُ النّاسِ.

8 t hat one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.

لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ النُّورَ. لَكِنَّهُ جاءَ لِيَشْهَدَ عَنِ النُّورِ.

9 H e was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

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

10 i n the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

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

11 t o his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

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

12 b ut as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

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

13 w ho -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

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

14 A nd the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a 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 doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come 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 out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ المِلءِ أخَذْنا كُلُّنا نِعْمَةً فَوْقَ نِعْمَةٍ.

17 f or the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

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

18 G od no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father -- he did declare.

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 testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?'

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

20 a nd he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- `I am not the Christ.'

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

21 A nd they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, `I am not.' -- `The prophet art thou?' and he answered, `No.'

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

22 T hey said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

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

23 H e said, `I a 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 those sent were of the Pharisees,

وَكانَ الفِرِّيْسِيُّونَ هُمُ الَّذِيْنَ أرْسَلُوا هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ.

25 a nd they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the 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 in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

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

27 o f whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

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

28 T hese things came to pass in Bethabara, 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 John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking 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 concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because 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 might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

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

32 A nd John testified, saying -- `I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

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

33 a nd I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with 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 testified, that this is the Son of God.'

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

35 O n the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,

وَفِي اليَوْمِ التّالِي كانَ يُوحَنّا واقِفاً مَعَ اثْنَينِ مِنْ تَلامِيْذِهِ.

36 a nd having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God;'

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

37 a nd the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ التِّلْمِيْذانِ ما قالَهُ، تَبِعا يَسُوعَ.

38 A nd Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

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

39 H e saith to them, `Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.

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

40 A ndrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

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

41 t his one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

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

42 a nd he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,' (which is interpreted, A rock.)

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 willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, `Be following me.'

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

44 A nd 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 to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who from Nazareth;'

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 to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to 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 unto him, and he saith concerning him, `Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'

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

48 N athanael saith to him, `Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, `Before Philip's calling thee -- thou being 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 to 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 to him, `Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;'

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

51 a nd he saith to him, `Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'

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