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