يوحنَّا 3

١ 1 كَانَ إِنْسَانٌ مِنَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ ٱسْمُهُ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ، رَئِيسٌ لِلْيَهُودِ.

And there was a man of the Pharisees there, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

٢ 2 هَذَا جَاءَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ لَيْلًا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَتَيْتَ مِنَ ٱللهِ مُعَلِّمًا، لِأَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ هَذِهِ ٱلْآيَاتِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتَ تَعْمَلُ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱللهُ مَعَهُ».

And he came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher sent from God; for no one can work those signs which thou workest, unless God be with him.

٣ 3 أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱلْحَقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ لَا يُولَدُ مِنْ فَوْقُ لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَرَى مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ».

Jesus replied, and said to him: Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born anew, he cannot behold the kingdom of God.

٤ 4 قَالَ لَهُ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ أَنْ يُولَدَ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ؟ أَلَعَلَّهُ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَطْنَ أُمِّهِ ثَانِيَةً وَيُولَدَ؟».

Nicodemus said to him: How can an old man be born? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?

٥ 5 أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ: «ٱلْحَقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ لَا يُولَدُ مِنَ ٱلْمَاءِ وَٱلرُّوحِ لَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ.

Jesus replied, and said to him Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

٦ 6 اَلْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ ٱلْجَسَدِ جَسَدٌ هُوَ، وَٱلْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ هُوَ رُوحٌ.

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

٧ 7 لَا تَتَعَجَّبْ أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَكَ: يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُولَدُوا مِنْ فَوْقُ.

Be not surprised that I said to thee, Ye must be born anew.

٨ 8 اَلرِّيحُ تَهُبُّ حَيْثُ تَشَاءُ، وَتَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهَا، لَكِنَّكَ لَا تَعْلَمُ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِي وَلَا إِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ. هَكَذَا كُلُّ مَنْ وُلِدَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ».

The wind bloweth where it chooseth; and thou hearest its sound, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one, that is born of the Spirit.

٩ 9 أَجَابَ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا؟».

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

١٠ 10 أَجَابَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنْتَ مُعَلِّمُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَسْتَ تَعْلَمُ هَذَا!

Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?

١١ 11 اَلْحَقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنَّنَا إِنَّمَا نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا نَعْلَمُ وَنَشْهَدُ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا، وَلَسْتُمْ تَقْبَلُونَ شَهَادَتَنَا.

Verily, verily, I say to thee: We speak, what we know; and we testify to what we have seen; but ye receive not our testimony.

١٢ 12 إِنْ كُنْتُ قُلْتُ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضِيَّاتِ وَلَسْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ، فَكَيْفَ تُؤْمِنُونَ إِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمَاوِيَّاتِ؟

If I have spoken to you of things on earth, and ye believe not; how will ye believe, if I speak of things in heaven?

١٣ 13 وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَعِدَ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي هُوَ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

And no one hath ascended to heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

١٤ 14 «وَكَمَا رَفَعَ مُوسَى ٱلْحَيَّةَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ هَكَذَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُرْفَعَ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ،

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

١٥ 15 لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ بَلْ تَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةُ. (aiōnios g166)

that every one who believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

١٦ 16 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا أَحَبَّ ٱللهُ ٱلْعَالَمَ حَتَّى بَذَلَ ٱبْنَهُ ٱلْوَحِيدَ، لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ، بَلْ تَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةُ. (aiōnios g166)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, should not perish, but should have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلِ ٱللهُ ٱبْنَهُ إِلَى ٱلْعَالَمِ لِيَدِينَ ٱلْعَالَمَ، بَلْ لِيَخْلُصَ بِهِ ٱلْعَالَمُ.

For God sent not his Son into the world, to condemn the world; but that the world might live by means of him.

١٨ 18 اَلَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لَا يُدَانُ، وَٱلَّذِي لَا يُؤْمِنُ قَدْ دِينَ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِٱسْمِ ٱبْنِ ٱللهِ ٱلْوَحِيدِ.

He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not, is already condemned; because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

١٩ 19 وَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلدَّيْنُونَةُ: إِنَّ ٱلنُّورَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى ٱلْعَالَمِ، وَأَحَبَّ ٱلنَّاسُ ٱلظُّلْمَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلنُّورِ، لِأَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ كَانَتْ شِرِّيرَةً.

And this is the ground of condemnation, that light hath come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, for their deeds have been evil.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ ٱلسَّيِّآتِ يُبْغِضُ ٱلنُّورَ، وَلَا يَأْتِي إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ لِئَلَّا تُوَبَّخَ أَعْمَالُهُ.

For every one that doeth abominable things, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

٢١ 21 وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَفْعَلُ ٱلْحَقَّ فَيُقْبِلُ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ، لِكَيْ تَظْهَرَ أَعْمَالُهُ أَنَّهَا بِٱللهِ مَعْمُولَةٌ».

But he that doeth right, cometh to the light, that his works may be known to be done in God.

٢٢ 22 وَبَعْدَ هَذَا جَاءَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلَامِيذُهُ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَمَكَثَ مَعَهُمْ هُنَاكَ، وَكَانَ يُعَمِّدُ.

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

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ يُوحَنَّا أَيْضًا يُعَمِّدُ فِي عَيْنِ نُونٍ بِقُرْبِ سَالِيمَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ هُنَاكَ مِيَاهٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَ وَيَعْتَمِدُونَ.

And John also was baptizing in 'non, which is near to Salim, because there were many waters there: and the people came, and were baptized.

٢٤ 24 لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُوحَنَّا قَدْ أُلْقِيَ بَعْدُ فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ.

For John had not yet fallen into prison.

٢٥ 25 وَحَدَثَتْ مُبَاحَثَةٌ مِنْ تَلَامِيذِ يُوحَنَّا مَعَ يَهُودٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلتَّطْهِيرِ.

And one of John's disciples and a certain Jew had disputed respecting purification.

٢٦ 26 فَجَاءُوا إِلَى يُوحَنَّا وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، هُوَذَا ٱلَّذِي كَانَ مَعَكَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ، ٱلَّذِي أَنْتَ قَدْ شَهِدْتَ لَهُ، هُوَ يُعَمِّدُ، وَٱلْجَمِيعُ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيْهِ».

And they came to John, and said to him: Our Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond Jordan, and of whom thou gavest testimony, lo, he also baptizeth; and many go after him.

٢٧ 27 أجَابَ يُوحَنَّا وَقَالَ: «لَا يَقْدِرُ إِنْسَانٌ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ شَيْئًا إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

John answered, and said to them: A man cannot take any thing by his own choice, unless it be given him from heaven.

٢٨ 28 أَنْتُمْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ لِي أَنِّي قُلْتُ: لَسْتُ أَنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ بَلْ إِنِّي مُرْسَلٌ أَمَامَهُ.

Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him.

٢٩ 29 مَنْ لَهُ ٱلْعَرُوسُ فَهُوَ ٱلْعَرِيسُ، وَأَمَّا صَدِيقُ ٱلْعَرِيسِ ٱلَّذِي يَقِفُ وَيَسْمَعُهُ فَيَفْرَحُ فَرَحًا مِنْ أَجْلِ صَوْتِ ٱلْعَرِيسِ. إِذًا فَرَحِي هَذَا قَدْ كَمَلَ.

He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: and the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and listeneth to him, rejoiceth with great joy on account of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, lo, it is full.

٣٠ 30 يَنْبَغِي أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يَزِيدُ وَأَنِّي أَنَا أَنْقُصُ.

To him must be increase, and to me decrease.

٣١ 31 اَلَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنْ فَوْقُ هُوَ فَوْقَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ، وَٱلَّذِي مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ هُوَ أَرْضِيٌّ، وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَكَلَّمُ. اَلَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ هُوَ فَوْقَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ،

For he that cometh from above, is above all; and he that is from the earth, is of the earth, and talketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all;

٣٢ 32 وَمَا رَآهُ وَسَمِعَهُ بِهِ يَشْهَدُ، وَشَهَادَتُهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَقْبَلُهَا.

and what he hath seen and heard, he testifieth; and his testimony, no one receiveth.

٣٣ 33 وَمَنْ قَبِلَ شَهَادَتَهُ فَقَدْ خَتَمَ أَنَّ ٱللهَ صَادِقٌ،

But he that receiveth his testimony, hath set his seal, that God is true.

٣٤ 34 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ ٱللهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلَامِ ٱللهِ. لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِكَيْلٍ يُعْطِي ٱللهُ ٱلرُّوحَ.

For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him.

٣٥ 35 اَلْآبُ يُحِبُّ ٱلِٱبْنَ وَقَدْ دَفَعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي يَدِهِ.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given every thing into his hands.

٣٦ 36 ٱلَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلِٱبْنِ لَهُ حَيَاةٌ أَبَدِيَّةٌ، وَٱلَّذِي لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلِٱبْنِ لَنْ يَرَى حَيَاةً بَلْ يَمْكُثُ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبُ ٱللهِ». (aiōnios g166)

He that believeth on the Son, hath life eternal; but he who obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life. but the wrath of God will abide upon him. (aiōnios g166)

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