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١ 1 غَيْرَ أَنَّ إِنْسَاناً مِنَ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ، اسْمُهُ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ، وَهُوَ عُضْوٌ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الْيَهُودِيِّ،

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

٢ 2 جَاءَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ لَيْلاً وَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَ مِنَ اللهِ مُعَلِّماً، لأَنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ مَا تَعْمَلُ مِنْ آيَاتٍ إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ اللهُ مَعَهُ».

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

٣ 3 فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: لَا أَحَدَ يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يَرَى مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ إِلّا إِذَا وُلِدَ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ».

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

٤ 4 فَسَأَلَهُ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ الإِنْسَانَ أَنْ يُولَدَ وَهُوَ كَبِيرُ السِّنِّ؟ أَلَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَطْنَ أُمِّهِ ثَانِيَةً ثُمَّ يُولَدَ؟»

Nicodemus saith 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?

٥ 5 أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ أَحَدٌ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ إِلّا إِذَا وُلِدَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَالرُّوحِ.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

٦ 6 فَالْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ هُوَ جَسَدٌ، وَالْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ هُوَ رُوحٌ.

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

٧ 7 فَلا تَتَعَجَّبْ إِذَا قُلتُ لَكَ إِنَّكُمْ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى الْوِلادَةِ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

٨ 8 الرِّيحُ تَهُبُّ حَيْثُ تَشَاءُ وَتَسْمَعُ صَفِيرَهَا، وَلكِنَّكَ لَا تَعْلَمُ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِي وَلا إِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ. هكَذَا كُلُّ مَنْ وُلِدَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ».

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

٩ 9 فَعَادَ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ يَسْأَلُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَتِمَّ هَذَا؟»

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

١٠ 10 أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أَنْتَ مُعَلِّمُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلا تَعْلَمُ هَذَا!

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

١١ 11 الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنَّنَا نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا نَعْلَمُ وَنَشْهَدُ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا، وَمَعَ ذلِكَ لَا تَقْبَلُونَ شَهَادَتَنَا.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

١٢ 12 إِنْ كُنْتُ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِأُمُورِ الأَرْضِ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا، فَكَيْفَ تُؤْمِنُونَ إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِأُمُورِ السَّمَاءِ؟

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?

١٣ 13 وَمَا صَعِدَ أَحَدٌ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ إِلّا الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ.

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.

١٤ 14 وَكَمَا عَلَّقَ مُوسَى الْحَيَّةَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فَكَذلِكَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَلَّقَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ،

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

١٥ 15 لِتَكُونَ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ. (aiōnios g166)

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

١٦ 16 لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا أَحَبَّ اللهُ الْعَالَمَ حَتَّى بَذَلَ ابْنَهُ الْوَحِيدَ، لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ، بَلْ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. (aiōnios g166)

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

١٧ 17 فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُرْسِلِ ابْنَهُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ لِيَدِينَ الْعَالَمَ، بَلْ لِيَخْلُصَ الْعَالَمُ بِهِ،

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

١٨ 18 فَالَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لَا يُدَانُ، أَمَّا الَّذِي لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ فَقَدْ صَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ حُكْمُ الدَّيْنُونَةِ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاسْمِ ابْنِ اللهِ الْوَحِيدِ.

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

١٩ 19 وَهَذَا هُوَ الْحُكْمُ: إِنَّ النُّورَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ، وَلكِنَّ النَّاسَ أَحَبُّوا الظُّلْمَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ النُّورِ، لأَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ كَانَتْ شِرِّيرَةً.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

٢٠ 20 فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ الشَّرَّ يُبْغِضُ النُّورَ، وَلا يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُفْضَحَ أَعْمَالُهُ.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

٢١ 21 وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَسْلُكُ فِي الْحَقِّ فَيَأْتِي إِلَى النُّورِ لِتَظْهَرَ أَعْمَالُهُ وَيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهَا عُمِلَتْ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ».

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

٢٢ 22 وَذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيذُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى بِلادِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَأَقَامَ فِيهَا مَعَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ يُعَمِّدُ.

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

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ يُوحَنَّا أَيْضاً يُعَمِّدُ فِي عَيْنِ نُونٍ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ سَالِيمَ، لأَنَّ الْمِيَاهَ هُنَاكَ كَانَتْ كَثِيرَةً فَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَأْتُونَ وَيَتَعَمَّدُونَ.

And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

٢٤ 24 فَإِنَّ يُوحَنَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ قَد أُلْقِيَ بَعْدُ فِي السِّجْنِ.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

٢٥ 25 وَحَدَثَ جِدَالٌ بَيْنَ تَلامِيذِ يُوحَنَّا وَأَحَدِ الْيَهُودِ فِي شَأْنِ التَّطَهُّرِ.

Then there arose a question between [some] of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

٢٦ 26 فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى يُوحَنَّا وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْنَاهُ مَعَكَ فِي مَا وَرَاءَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَالَّذِي شَهِدْتَ لَهُ، هُوَ أَيْضاً يُعَمِّدُ، وَالْجَمِيعُ يَتَحَوَّلُونَ إِلَيْهِ!»

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.

٢٧ 27 فَأَجَابَ يُوحَنَّا: «لا يَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَنَالَ شَيْئاً إِلّا إِذَا أُعْطِيَ لَهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ!

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

٢٨ 28 أَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ أَنِّي قُلْتُ: لَسْتُ الْمَسِيحَ، بَلْ أَنَا رَسُولٌ يُمَهِّدُ لَهُ الطَّرِيقَ.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

٢٩ 29 وَمَنْ لَهُ الْعَرُوسُ، يَكُونُ هُوَ الْعَرِيسَ! أَمَّا صَدِيقُ الْعَرِيسِ، الَّذِي يَقِفُ قُرْبَهُ وَيَسْمَعُهُ، فَيَبْتَهِجُ لِفَرَحِهِ بِصَوْتِ الْعَرِيسِ. وَهَا إِنَّ فَرَحِي هَذَا قَدْ تَمَّ.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

٣٠ 30 فَلابُدَّ أَنْ يَزِيدَ هُوَ وَأَنْقُصَ أَنَا».

He must increase, but I [must] decrease.

٣١ 31 الَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنْ فَوْقُ هُوَ فَوْقَ الْجَمِيعِ. أَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَرْضِيٌّ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ كَلاماً أَرْضِيًّا. الآتِي مِنْ فَوْقُ هُوَ فَوْقَ الْجَمِيعِ،

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

٣٢ 32 وَهُوَ يَشْهَدُ بِمَا سَمِعَ وَرَأَى، وَلا أَحَدَ يَقْبَلُ شَهَادَتَهُ!

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

٣٣ 33 عَلَى أَنَّ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ شَهَادَتَهُ، يُصَادِقُ عَلَى أَنَّ اللهَ حَقٌّ،

He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

٣٤ 34 لأَنَّ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ اللهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلِامِ اللهِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ يُعْطِي الرُّوحَ لَيْسَ بِالْمِكْيَالِ.

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].

٣٥ 35 فَالأَبُ يُحِبُّ الاِبْنَ، وَقَدْ جَعَلَ فِي يَدِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

٣٦ 36 مَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالاِبْنِ، فَلَهُ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. وَمَنْ يَرْفُضْ أَنْ يُؤْمِنَ بِالاِبْنِ، فَلَنْ يَرَى الْحَيَاةَ، بَلْ يَسْتَقِرَّ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبُ اللهِ. (aiōnios g166)

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)

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