2 GLT فِي أَيَّامِ رَئِيسِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ حَنَّانَ وَقَيَافَا، كَانَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَى يُوحَنَّا بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، BSB BSB: during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
3 GLT فَجَاءَ إِلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلْكُورَةِ ٱلْمُحِيطَةِ بِٱلْأُرْدُنِّ يَكْرِزُ بِمَعْمُودِيَّةِ ٱلتَّوْبَةِ لِمَغْفِرَةِ ٱلْخَطَايَا، BSB BSB: He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
4 GLT كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي سِفْرِ أقْوَالِ إِشَعْيَاءَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ: «صَوْتُ صَارِخٍ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ: أَعِدُّوا طَرِيقَ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱصْنَعُوا سُبُلَهُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً. BSB BSB: as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
5 GLT كُلُّ وَادٍ يَمْتَلِئُ، وَكُلُّ جَبَلٍ وَأَكَمَةٍ يَنْخَفِضُ، وَتَصِيرُ ٱلْمُعْوَجَّاتُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً، وَٱلشِّعَابُ طُرُقًا سَهْلَةً، BSB BSB: Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
6 GLT وَيُبْصِرُ كُلُّ بَشَرٍ خَلَاصَ ٱللهِ». BSB BSB: And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
7 GLT وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِلْجُمُوعِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا لِيَعْتَمِدُوا مِنْهُ: «يَا أَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي، مَنْ أَرَاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْرُبُوا مِنَ ٱلْغَضَبِ ٱلْآتِي؟ BSB BSB: Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 GLT فَٱصْنَعُوا أَثْمَارًا تَلِيقُ بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ. ولَا تَبْتَدِئُوا تَقُولُونَ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ: لَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَبًا. لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ ٱللهَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُقِيمَ مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْلَادًا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ. BSB BSB: Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
9 GLT وَٱلْآنَ قَدْ وُضِعَتِ ٱلْفَأْسُ عَلَى أَصْلِ ٱلشَّجَرِ، فَكُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لَا تَصْنَعُ ثَمَرًا جَيِّدًا تُقْطَعُ وَتُلْقَى فِي ٱلنَّارِ». BSB BSB: The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 GLT وَسَأَلَهُ ٱلْجُمُوعُ قَائِلِينَ: «فَمَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟». BSB BSB: The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
11 GLT فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَنْ لَهُ ثَوْبَانِ فَلْيُعْطِ مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ، وَمَنْ لَهُ طَعَامٌ فَلْيَفْعَلْ هَكَذَا». BSB BSB: John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
12 GLT وَجَاءَ عَشَّارُونَ أَيْضًا لِيَعْتَمِدُوا فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ؟». BSB BSB: Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13 GLT فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَا تَسْتَوْفُوا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا فُرِضَ لَكُمْ». BSB BSB: “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
14 GLT وَسَأَلَهُ جُنُودٌ أَيْضًا قَائِلِينَ: «وَمَاذَا نَفْعَلُ نَحْنُ؟». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَا تَظْلِمُوا أَحَدًا، وَلَا تَشُوا بِأَحَدٍ، وَٱكْتَفُوا بِعَلَائِفِكُمْ». BSB BSB: Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
15 GLT وَإِذْ كَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ يَنْتَظِرُ، وَٱلْجَمِيعُ يُفَكِّرُونَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ عَنْ يُوحَنَّا لَعَلَّهُ ٱلْمَسِيحُ، BSB BSB: The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
16 GLT أَجَابَ يُوحَنَّا ٱلْجَمِيعَ قَائِلًا: «أَنَا أُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِمَاءٍ، وَلَكِنْ يَأْتِي مَنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنِّي، ٱلَّذِي لَسْتُ أَهْلًا أَنْ أَحُلَّ سُيُورَ حِذَائِهِ. هُوَ سَيُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَنَارٍ. BSB BSB: John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 GLT ٱلَّذِي رَفْشُهُ فِي يَدِهِ، وَسَيُنَقِّي بَيْدَرَهُ، وَيَجْمَعُ ٱلْقَمْحَ إِلَى مَخْزَنِهِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلتِّبْنُ فَيُحْرِقُهُ بِنَارٍ لَا تُطْفَأُ». BSB BSB: His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18 GLT وَبِأَشْيَاءَ أُخَرَ كَثِيرَةٍ كَانَ يَعِظُ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَيُبَشِّرُهُمْ. BSB BSB: With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
19 GLT أَمَّا هِيرُودُسُ رَئِيسُ ٱلرُّبْعِ فَإِذْ تَوَبَّخَ مِنْهُ لِسَبَبِ هِيرُودِيَّا ٱمْرَأَةِ فِيلُبُّسَ أَخِيهِ، وَلِسَبَبِ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّرُورِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ هِيرُودُسُ يَفْعَلُهَا، BSB BSB: But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
20 GLT زَادَ هَذَا أَيْضًا عَلَى ٱلْجَمِيعِ أَنَّهُ حَبَسَ يُوحَنَّا فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ. BSB BSB: Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
21 GLT وَلَمَّا ٱعْتَمَدَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱعْتَمَدَ يَسُوعُ أَيْضًا. وَإِذْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ٱنْفَتَحَتِ ٱلسَّمَاءُ، BSB BSB: When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
22 GLT وَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ بِهَيْئَةٍ جِسْمِيَّةٍ مِثْلِ حَمَامَةٍ. وَكَانَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ قَائِلًا: «أَنْتَ ٱبْنِي ٱلْحَبِيبُ، بِكَ سُرِرْتُ». BSB BSB: and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
24 GLT بْنِ مَتْثَاتَ، بْنِ لَاوِي، بْنِ مَلْكِي، بْنِ يَنَّا، بْنِ يُوسُفَ، BSB BSB: the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25 GLT بْنِ مَتَّاثِيَا، بْنِ عَامُوصَ، بْنِ نَاحُومَ، بْنِ حَسْلِي، بْنِ نَجَّايِ، BSB BSB: the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 GLT بْنِ مَآثَ، بْنِ مَتَّاثِيَا، بْنِ شِمْعِي، بْنِ يُوسُفَ، بْنِ يَهُوذَا، BSB BSB: the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27 GLT بْنِ يُوحَنَّا، بْنِ رِيسَا، بْنِ زَرُبَّابِلَ، بْنِ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ، بْنِ نِيرِي، BSB BSB: the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 GLT بْنِ مَلْكِي، بْنِ أَدِّي، بْنِ قُصَمَ، بْنِ أَلْمُودَامَ، بْنِ عِيرِ، BSB BSB: the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 GLT بْنِ يُوسِي، بْنِ أَلِيعَازَرَ، بْنِ يُورِيمَ، بْنِ مَتْثَاتَ، بْنِ لَاوِي، BSB BSB: the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 GLT بْنِ شِمْعُونَ، بْنِ يَهُوذَا، بْنِ يُوسُفَ، بْنِ يُونَانَ، بْنِ أَلِيَاقِيمَ، BSB BSB: the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
32 GLT بْنِ يَسَّى، بْنِ عُوبِيدَ، بْنِ بُوعَزَ، بْنِ سَلْمُونَ، بْنِ نَحْشُونَ، BSB BSB: the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
33 GLT بْنِ عَمِّينَادَابَ، بْنِ أَرَامَ، بْنِ حَصْرُونَ، بْنِ فَارِصَ، بْنِ يَهُوذَا، BSB BSB: the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 GLT بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ، بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بْنِ تَارَحَ، بْنِ نَاحُورَ، BSB BSB: the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 GLT بْنِ سَرُوجَ، بْنِ رَعُو، بْنِ فَالَجَ، بْنِ عَابِرَ، بْنِ شَالَحَ، BSB BSB: the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
37 GLT بْنِ مَتُوشَالَحَ، بْنِ أَخْنُوخَ، بْنِ يَارِدَ، بْنِ مَهْلَلْئِيلَ، بْنِ قِينَانَ، BSB BSB: the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,