¹في البدء كان الكلمة والكلمة كان عند الله وكان الكلمة الله.

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

²هذا كان في البدء عند الله.

²this one was in the beginning with God;

³كل شيء به كان وبغيره لم يكن شيء مما كان.

³all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

⁴فيه كانت الحياة والحياة كانت نور الناس.

⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men,

⁵والنور يضيء في الظلمة والظلمة لم تدركه

⁵and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

⁶كان انسان مرسل من الله اسمه يوحنا.

⁶There came a man — having been sent from God — whose name [is] John,

⁷هذا جاء للشهادة ليشهد للنور لكي يؤمن الكل بواسطته.

⁷this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;

⁸لم يكن هو النور بل ليشهد للنور.

⁸that one was not the Light, but — that he might testify about the Light.

⁹كان النور الحقيقي الذي ينير كل انسان آتيا الى العالم.

⁹He was the true Light, which doth enlighten every man, coming to the world;

¹⁰كان في العالم وكوّن العالم به ولم يعرفه العالم.

¹⁰in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

¹¹الى خاصته جاء وخاصته لم تقبله.

¹¹to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

¹²واما كل الذين قبلوه فاعطاهم سلطانا ان يصيروا اولاد الله اي المؤمنون باسمه.

¹²but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,

¹³الذين ولدوا ليس من دم ولا من مشيئة جسد ولا من مشيئة رجل بل من الله

¹³who — not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but — of God were begotten.

¹⁴والكلمة صار جسدا وحلّ بيننا ورأينا مجده مجدا كما لوحيد من الآب مملوءا نعمة وحقا.

¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵يوحنا شهد له ونادى قائلا هذا هو الذي قلت عنه ان الذي يأتي بعدي صار قدامي لانه كان قبلي.

¹⁵John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;`

¹⁶ومن ملئه نحن جميعا اخذنا. ونعمة فوق نعمة.

¹⁶and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;

¹⁷لان الناموس بموسى اعطي. اما النعمة والحق فبيسوع المسيح صارا.

¹⁷for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

¹⁸الله لم يره احد قط. الابن الوحيد الذي هو في حضن الآب هو خبّر

¹⁸God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father — he did declare.

¹⁹وهذه هي شهادة يوحنا حين ارسل اليهود من اورشليم كهنة ولاويين ليسألوه من انت.

¹⁹And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?`

²⁰فاعترف ولم ينكر واقرّ اني لست انا المسيح.

²⁰and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed — `I am not the Christ.`

²¹فسألوه اذا ماذا. ايليا انت. فقال لست انا. النبي انت. فاجاب لا.

²¹And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?` and he saith, `I am not.` — `The prophet art thou?` and he answered, `No.`

²²فقالوا له من انت لنعطي جوابا للذين ارسلونا. ماذا تقول عن نفسك.

²²They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?`

²³قال انا صوت صارخ في البرية قوّموا طريق الرب كما قال اشعياء النبي.

²³He said, `I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.`

²⁴وكان المرسلون من الفريسيين.

²⁴And those sent were of the Pharisees,

²⁵فسألوه وقالوا له فما بالك تعمّد ان كنت لست المسيح ولا ايليا ولا النبي.

²⁵and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?`

²⁶اجابهم يوحنا قائلا انا اعمد بماء. ولكن في وسطكم قائم الذي لستم تعرفونه.

²⁶John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

²⁷هو الذي يأتي بعدي الذي صار قدامي الذي لست بمستحق ان احل سيور حذائه.

²⁷of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.`

²⁸هذا كان في بيت عبرة في عبر الاردن حيث كان يوحنا يعمد

²⁸These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

²⁹وفي الغد نظر يوحنا يسوع مقبلا اليه فقال هوذا حمل الله الذي يرفع خطية العالم.

²⁹on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

³⁰هذا هو الذي قلت عنه يأتي بعدي رجل صار قدامي لانه كان قبلي.

³⁰this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:

³¹وانا لم اكن اعرفه. لكن ليظهر لاسرائيل لذلك جئت اعمد بالماء.

³¹and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

³²وشهد يوحنا قائلا اني قد رأيت الروح نازلا مثل حمامة من السماء فاستقر عليه.

³²And John testified, saying — `I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

³³وانا لم اكن اعرفه. لكن الذي ارسلني لاعمد بالماء ذاك قال لي الذي ترى الروح نازلا ومستقرا عليه فهذا هو الذي يعمد بالروح القدس.

³³and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

³⁴وانا قد رأيت وشهدت ان هذا هو ابن الله

³⁴and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.`

³⁵وفي الغد ايضا كان يوحنا واقفا هو واثنان من تلاميذه.

³⁵On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,

³⁶فنظر الى يسوع ماشيا فقال هوذا حمل الله.

³⁶and having looked on Jesus walking, he saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God;`

³⁷فسمعه التلميذان يتكلم فتبعا يسوع.

³⁷and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

³⁸فالتفت يسوع ونظرهما يتبعان فقال لهما ماذا تطلبان. فقالا ربي الذي تفسيره يا معلّم اين تمكث.

³⁸And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?` and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?`

³⁹فقال لهما تعاليا وانظرا. فأتيا ونظرا اين كان يمكث ومكثا عنده ذلك اليوم. وكان نحو الساعة العاشرة.

³⁹He saith to them, `Come and see;` they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.

⁴⁰كان اندراوس اخو سمعان بطرس واحدا من الاثنين اللذين سمعا يوحنا وتبعاه.

⁴⁰Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

⁴¹هذا وجد اولا اخاه سمعان فقال له قد وجدنا مسيا. الذي تفسيره المسيح.

⁴¹this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, `We have found the Messiah,` (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

⁴²فجاء به الى يسوع. فنظر اليه يسوع وقال انت سمعان بن يونا. انت تدعى صفا الذي تفسيره بطرس

⁴²and he brought him unto Jesus: and having looked upon him, Jesus saith, `Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas,` (which is interpreted, A rock.)

⁴³في الغد اراد يسوع ان يخرج الى الجليل. فوجد فيلبس فقال له اتبعني.

⁴³On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, `Be following me.`

⁴⁴وكان فيلبس من بيت صيدا من مدينة اندراوس وبطرس.

⁴⁴And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;

⁴⁵فيلبس وجد نثنائيل وقال له وجدنا الذي كتب عنه موسى في الناموس والانبياء يسوع ابن يوسف الذي من الناصرة.

⁴⁵Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth;`

⁴⁶فقال له نثنائيل أمن الناصرة يمكن ان يكون شيء صالح. قال له فيلبس تعال وانظر

⁴⁶and Nathanael said to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?` Philip said to him, `Come and see.`

⁴⁷ورأى يسوع نثنائيل مقبلا اليه فقال عنه هوذا اسرائيلي حقا لا غش فيه.

⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, `Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;`

⁴⁸قال له نثنائيل من اين تعرفني. اجاب يسوع وقال له. قبل ان دعاك فيلبس وانت تحت التينة رأيتك.

⁴⁸Nathanael saith to him, `Whence me dost thou know?` Jesus answered and said to him, `Before Philip`s calling thee — thou being under the fig-tree — I saw thee.`

⁴⁹اجاب نثنائيل وقال له يا معلّم انت ابن الله. انت ملك اسرائيل.

⁴⁹Nathanael answered and saith to him, `Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.`

⁵⁰اجاب يسوع وقال له هل آمنت لاني قلت لك اني رأيتك تحت التينة. سوف ترى اعظم من هذا.

⁵⁰Jesus answered and said to him, `Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;`

⁵¹وقال له الحق الحق اقول لكم من الآن ترون السماء مفتوحة وملائكة الله يصعدون وينزلون على ابن الانسان

⁵¹and he saith to him, `Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.`