مَتَّى 3
| فِي تِلْكَ الْفَتْرَةِ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ، ظَهَرَ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، يُبَشِّرُ | ١ 1 |
Now in those days John the Baptizer began preaching in the wilderness of Judea
| قَائِلاً: «تُوبُوا، فَقَدِ اقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ!» | ٢ 2 |
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!”
| وَيُوحَنَّا هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي قِيلَ عَنْهُ بِلِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ إِشَعْيَاءَ الْقَائِلِ: «صَوْتُ مُنَادٍ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ: أَعِدُّوا طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ، وَاجْعَلُوا سُبُلَهُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً!» | ٣ 3 |
For this is he who was referred to by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying-out, ‘Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.’”
| وَكَانَ يُوحَنَّا يَلْبَسُ ثَوْباً مِنْ وَبَرِ الْجِمَالِ، وَيَشُدُّ وَسَطَهُ بِحِزَامٍ مِنْ جِلْدٍ، وَيَأْكُلُ الْجَرَادَ وَالْعَسَلَ الْبَرِّيَّ. | ٤ 4 |
Now John actually used clothes made from camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist; while his food was locusts and wild honey.
| فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ أَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ كُلِّهَا وَجَمِيعِ الْقُرَى الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِلأُرْدُنِّ؛ | ٥ 5 |
Then Jerusalem, all Judea and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,
| فَكَانُوا يَتَعَمَّدُونَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فِي نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِخَطَايَاهُمْ. | ٦ 6 |
and were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
| وَلَمَّا رَأَى يُوحَنَّا كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَتَعَمَّدُوا، قَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا أَوْلادَ الأَفَاعِي، مَنْ أَنْذَرَكُمْ لِتَهْرُبُوا مِنَ الْغَضَبِ الآتِي؟ | ٧ 7 |
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: “Brood of vipers! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath?
| فَأَثْمِرُوا ثَمَراً يَلِيقُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ. | ٨ 8 |
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance,
| وَلا تَفْتَكِرُوا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ قَائِلِينَ: لَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَباً! فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ اللهَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُطْلِعَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةِ أَوْلاداً لإِبْرَاهِيمَ. | ٩ 9 |
and don't even think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father,’ for I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
| وَهَا إِنَّ الْفَأْسَ قَدْ أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَى أَصْلِ الشَّجَرِ، فَكُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لَا تُثْمِرُ ثَمَراً جَيِّداً تُقْطَعُ وَتُطْرَحُ فِي النَّارِ. | ١٠ 10 |
Indeed, already the ax is being laid to the root of the trees. So every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
| أَنَا أُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِالْمَاءِ لأَجْلِ التَّوْبَةِ، وَلكِنَّ الآتِيَ بَعْدِي هُوَ أَقْدَرُ مِنِّي، وَأَنَا لَا أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَحْمِلَ حِذَاءَهُ. هُوَ سَيُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَبِالنَّارِ. | ١١ 11 |
“I baptize you with water unto repentance, but the One coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.
| فَهُوَ يَحْمِلُ الْمِذْرَى بِيَدِهِ، وَسَيُنَقِّي مَا حَصَدَهُ تَمَاماً: فَيَجْمَعُ قَمْحَهُ إِلَى الْمَخْزَنِ، وَأَمَّا التِّبْنُ فَيُحْرِقُهُ بِنَارٍ لَا تُطْفَأُ!» | ١٢ 12 |
His winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
| ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَسُوعُ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ إِلَى نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَقَصَدَ إِلَى يُوحَنَّا لِيَتَعَمَّدَ عَلَى يَدِهِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
| لكِنَّ يُوحَنَّا حَاوَلَ مَنْعَهُ قَائِلاً: «أَنَا الْمُحْتَاجُ أَنْ أَتَعَمَّدَ عَلَى يَدِكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْتِي إِلَيَّ!» | ١٤ 14 |
But John tried to dissuade Him saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and You are coming to me?”
| وَلكِنَّ يَسُوعَ أَجَابَهُ: «اسْمَحِ الآنَ بِذلِكَ! فَهكَذَا يَلِيقُ بِنَا أَنْ نُتِمَّ كُلَّ صَلاحٍ». عِنْدَئِذٍ سَمَحَ لَهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
But in answer Jesus said to him, “Permit it now, because thus it is appropriate to us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.
| فَلَمَّا تَعَمَّدَ يَسُوعُ، صَعِدَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فِي الْحَالِ، وَإذَا السَّمَاوَاتُ قَدِ انْفَتَحَتْ لَهُ وَرَأَى رُوحَ اللهِ هَابِطاً وَنَازِلاً عَلَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ حَمَامَةٌ. | ١٦ 16 |
And having been baptized Jesus came up directly from the water, when wow, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and alighting upon Him.
| وَإذَا صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ يَقُولُ: «هَذَا هُوَ ابْنِي الْحَبِيبُ، الَّذِي بِهِ سُرِرْتُ كُلَّ سُرُورٍ!» | ١٧ 17 |
And wow, a Voice from the heavens saying, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am always well pleased!”
