1 وفي السنة الخامسة عشر من سلطنة طيباريوس قيصر اذ كان بيلاطس البنطي واليا على اليهودية وهيرودس رئيس ربع على الجليل وفيلبس اخوه رئيس ربع على ايطورية وكورة تراخونيتس وليسانيوس رئيس ربع على الابلية | 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina; |
2 في ايام رئيس الكهنة حنان وقيافا كانت كلمة الله على يوحنا بن زكريا في البرية. | 2 Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert. |
3 فجاء الى جميع الكورة المحيطة بالاردن يكرز بمعمودية التوبة لمغفرة الخطايا. | 3 And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins; |
4 كما هو مكتوب في سفر اقوال اشعياء النبي القائل صوت صارخ في البرية أعدّوا طريق الرب اصنعوا سبله مستقيمة. | 4 As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. |
5 كل واد يمتلئ وكل جبل واكمة ينخفض وتصير المعوجات مستقيمة والشعاب طرقا سهلة. | 5 Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain; |
6 ويبصر كل بشر خلاص الله | 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. |
7 وكان يقول للجموع الذين خرجوا ليعتمدوا منه يا اولاد الافاعي من اراكم ان تهربوا من الغضب الآتي. | 7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? |
8 فاصنعوا اثمارا تليق بالتوبة. ولا تبتدئوا تقولون في انفسكم لنا ابراهيم ابا. لاني اقول لكم ان الله قادر ان يقيم من هذه الحجارة اولادا لابراهيم. | 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. |
9 والآن قد وضعت الفاس على اصل الشجر. فكل شجرة لا تصنع ثمرا جيدا تقطع وتلقى في النار. | 9 For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down and cast into the fire. |
10 وسأله الجموع قائلين فماذا نفعل. | 10 And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do? |
11 فاجاب وقال لهم من له ثوبان فليعط من ليس له ومن له طعام فليفعل هكذا. | 11 And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. |
12 وجاء عشارون ايضا ليعتمدوا فقالوا له يا معلّم ماذا نفعل. | 12 And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do? |
13 فقال لهم لا تستوفوا اكثر مما فرض لكم. | 13 But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you. |
14 وسأله جنديون ايضا قائلين وماذا نفعل نحن. فقال لهم لا تظلموا احدا ولا تشوا باحد واكتفوا بعلائفكم | 14 And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay. |
15 واذ كان الشعب ينتظر والجميع يفكرون في قلوبهم عن يوحنا لعله المسيح | 15 And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ; |
16 اجاب يوحنا الجميع قائلا انا اعمدكم بماء ولكن يأتي من هو اقوى مني الذي لست اهلا ان احل سيور حذائه. هو سيعمدكم بالروح القدس ونار. | 16 John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: |
17 الذي رفشه في يده وسينقي بيدره ويجمع القمح الى مخزنه. واما التبن فيحرقه بنار لا تطفأ. | 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. |
18 وباشياء أخر كثيرة كان يعظ الشعب ويبشرهم. | 18 And many other things exhorting, did he preach to the people. |
19 اما هيرودس رئيس الربع فاذ توبخ منه لسبب هيروديا امرأة فيلبّس اخيه ولسبب جميع الشرور التي كان هيرودس يفعلها | 19 But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done; |
20 زاد هذا ايضا على الجميع انه حبس يوحنا في السجن | 20 He added this also above all, and shut up John in prison. |
21 ولما اعتمد جميع الشعب اعتمد يسوع ايضا. واذ كان يصلّي انفتحت السماء | 21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened; |
22 ونزل عليه الروح القدس بهيئة جسمية مثل حمامة وكان صوت من السماء قائلا انت ابني الحبيب بك سررت | 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. |
23 ولما ابتدأ يسوع كان له نحو ثلاثين سنة وهو على ما كان يظن ابن يوسف بن هالي | 23 And Jesus himself was beginning about the age of thirty years; being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Mathat, |
24 بن متثات بن لاوي بن ملكي بن ينّا بن يوسف | 24 Who was of Levi, who was of Melchi, who was of Janne, who was of Joseph, |
25 بن متاثيا بن عاموص بن ناحوم بن حسلي بن نجّاي | 25 Who was of Mathathias, who was of Amos, who was of Nahum, who was of Hesli, who was of Nagge, |
26 بن مآث بن متاثيا بن شمعي بن يوسف بن يهوذا | 26 Who was of Mahath, who was of Mathathias, who was of Semei, who was of Joseph, who was of Juda, |
27 بن يوحنا بن ريسا بن زربابل بن شألتيئيل بن نيري | 27 Who was of Joanna, who was of Reza, who was of Zorobabel, who was of Salathiel, who was of Neri, |
28 بن ملكي بن أدي بن قصم بن ألمودام بن عير | 28 Who was of Melchi, who was of Addi, who was of Cosan, who was of Helmadan, who was of Her, |
29 بن يوسي بن أليعازر بن يوريم بن متثات بن لاوي | 29 Who was of Jesus, who was of Eliezer, who was of Jorim, who was of Mathat, who was of Levi, |
30 بن شمعون بن يهوذا بن يوسف بن يونان بن ألياقيم | 30 Who was of Simeon, who was of Judas, who was of Joseph, who was of Jona, who was of Eliakim, |
31 بن مليا بن مينان بن متاثا بن ناثان بن داود | 31 Who was of Melea, who was of Menna, who was of Mathatha, who was of Nathan, who was of David, |
32 بن يسّى بن عوبيد بن بوعز بن سلمون بن نحشون | 32 Who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Booz, who was of Salmon, who was of Naasson, |
33 بن عميناداب بن ارام بن حصرون بن فارص بن يهوذا | 33 Who was of Aminadab, who was of Aram, who was of Esron, who was of Phares, who was of Judas, |
34 بن يعقوب بن اسحق بن ابراهيم بن تارح بن ناحور | 34 Who was of Jacob, who was of Isaac, who was of Abraham, who was of Thare, who was of Nachor, |
35 بن سروج بن رعو بن فالج بن عابر بن شالح | 35 Who was of Sarug, who was of Ragau, who was of Phaleg, who was of Heber, who was of Sale, |
36 بن قينان بن ارفكشاد بن سام بن نوح بن لامك | 36 Who was of Cainan, who was of Arphaxad, who was of Sem, who was of Noe, who was of Lamech, |
37 بن متوشالح بن اخنوخ بن يارد بن مهللئيل بن قينان | 37 Who was of Mathusale, who was of Henoch, who was of Jared, who was of Malaleel, who was of Cainan, |
38 بن انوش بن شيت بن آدم ابن الله | 38 Who was of Henos, who was of Seth, who was of Adam, who was of God. |