¹اذ كان كثيرون قد اخذوا بتاليف قصة في الامور المتيقنة عندنا

¹Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

²كما سلمها الينا الذين كانوا منذ البدء معاينين وخداما للكلمة

²as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, —

³رأيت انا ايضا اذ قد تتبعت كل شيء من الاول بتدقيق ان اكتب على التوالي اليك ايها العزيز ثاوفيلس

³it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

⁴لتعرف صحة الكلام الذي علّمت به

⁴that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

⁵كان في ايام هيرودس ملك اليهودية كاهن اسمه زكريا من فرقة ابيا وامرأته من بنات هرون واسمها اليصابات.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

⁶وكانا كلاهما بارين امام الله سالكين في جميع وصايا الرب واحكامه بلا لوم.

⁶and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

⁷ولم يكن لهما ولد اذ كانت اليصابات عاقرا وكانا كلاهما متقدمين في أيامهما

⁷and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

⁸فبينما هو يكهن في نوبة فرقته امام الله

⁸And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

⁹حسب عادة الكهنوت اصابته القرعة ان يدخل الى هيكل الرب ويبخر.

⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

¹⁰وكان كل جمهور الشعب يصلّون خارجا وقت البخور.

¹⁰and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

¹¹فظهر له ملاك الرب واقفا عن يمين مذبح البخور.

¹¹And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

¹²فلما رآه زكريا اضطرب ووقع عليه خوف.

¹²and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

¹³فقال له الملاك لا تخف يا زكريا لان طلبتك قد سمعت وامرأتك اليصابات ستلد لك ابنا وتسميه يوحنا.

¹³and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

¹⁴ويكون لك فرح وابتهاج وكثيرون سيفرحون بولادته.

¹⁴and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

¹⁵لانه يكون عظيما امام الرب وخمرا ومسكرا لا يشرب. ومن بطن امه يمتلئ من الروح القدس.

¹⁵for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother`s womb;

¹⁶ويرد كثيرين من بني اسرائيل الى الرب الههم.

¹⁶and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

¹⁷ويتقدم امامه بروح ايليا وقوته ليرد قلوب الآباء الى الابناء والعصاة الى فكر الابرار لكي يهيئ للرب شعبا مستعدا.

¹⁷and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.`

¹⁸فقال زكريا للملاك كيف اعلم هذا لاني انا شيخ وامرأتي متقدمة في ايامها.

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the messenger, `Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?`

¹⁹فاجاب الملاك وقال له انا جبرائيل الواقف قدام الله وأرسلت لاكلمك وابشرك بهذا.

¹⁹And the messenger answering said to him, `I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

²⁰وها انت تكون صامتا ولا تقدر ان تتكلم الى اليوم الذي يكون فيه هذا لانك لم تصدق كلامي الذي سيتم في وقته.

²⁰and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.`

²¹وكان الشعب منتظرين زكريا ومتعجبين من ابطائه في الهيكل.

²¹And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

²²فلما خرج لم يستطع ان يكلمهم ففهموا انه قد رأى رؤيا في الهيكل. فكان يومئ اليهم وبقي صامتا

²²and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

²³ولما كملت ايام خدمته مضى الى بيته.

²³And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

²⁴وبعد تلك الايام حبلت اليصابات امرأته واخفت نفسها خمسة اشهر قائلة

²⁴and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying —

²⁵هكذا قد فعل بي الرب في الايام التي فيها نظر اليّ لينزع عاري بين الناس

²⁵`Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.`

²⁶وفي الشهر السادس أرسل جبرائيل الملاك من الله الى مدينة من الجليل اسمها ناصرة

²⁶And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,

²⁷الى عذراء مخطوبة لرجل من بيت داود اسمه يوسف. واسم العذراء مريم.

²⁷to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.

²⁸فدخل اليها الملاك وقال سلام لك ايتها المنعم عليها. الرب معك مباركة انت في النساء.

²⁸And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord [is] with thee; blessed [art] thou among women;`

²⁹فلما رأته اضطربت من كلامه وفكرت ما عسى ان تكون هذه التحية.

²⁹and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

³⁰فقال لها الملاك لا تخافي يا مريم لانك قد وجدت نعمة عند الله.

³⁰And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

³¹وها انت ستحبلين وتلدين ابنا وتسمينه يسوع.

³¹and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

³²هذا يكون عظيما وابن العلي يدعى ويعطيه الرب الاله كرسي داود ابيه.

³²he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

³³ويملك على بيت يعقوب الى الابد ولا يكون لملكه نهاية

³³and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.`

³⁴فقالت مريم للملاك كيف يكون هذا وانا لست اعرف رجلا.

³⁴And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?`

³⁵فاجاب الملاك وقال لها. الروح القدس يحل عليك وقوة العلي تظللك فلذلك ايضا القدوس المولود منك يدعى ابن الله.

³⁵And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

³⁶وهوذا اليصابات نسيبتك هي ايضا حبلى بابن في شيخوختها وهذا هو الشهر السادس لتلك المدعوة عاقرا.

³⁶and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

³⁷لانه ليس شيء غير ممكن لدى الله.

³⁷because nothing shall be impossible with God.`

³⁸فقالت مريم هوذا انا أمة الرب. ليكن لي كقولك. فمضى من عندها الملاك

³⁸And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,` and the messenger went away from her.

³⁹فقامت مريم في تلك الايام وذهبت بسرعة الى الجبال الى مدينة يهوذا.

³⁹And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

⁴⁰ودخلت بيت زكريا وسلمت على اليصابات.

⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

⁴¹فلما سمعت اليصابات سلام مريم ارتكض الجنين في بطنها. وامتلأت اليصابات من الروح القدس.

⁴¹And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴²وصرخت بصوت عظيم وقالت مباركة انت في النساء ومباركة هي ثمرة بطنك.

⁴²and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb;

⁴³فمن اين لي هذا ان تأتي ام ربي اليّ.

⁴³and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

⁴⁴فهوذا حين صار صوت سلامك في اذنيّ ارتكض الجنين بابتهاج في بطني.

⁴⁴for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

⁴⁵فطوبى للتي آمنت ان يتم ما قيل لها من قبل الرب

⁴⁵and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.`

⁴⁶فقالت مريم تعظم نفسي الرب

⁴⁶And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷وتبتهج روحي بالله مخلّصي.

⁴⁷And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

⁴⁸لانه نظر الى اتضاع امته. فهوذا منذ الآن جميع الاجيال تطوبني.

⁴⁸Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

⁴⁹لان القدير صنع بي عظائم واسمه قدوس.

⁴⁹For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,

⁵⁰ورحمته الى جيل الاجيال للذين يتقونه.

⁵⁰And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

⁵¹صنع قوة بذراعه. شتّت المستكبرين بفكر قلوبهم.

⁵¹He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

⁵²أنزل الاعزاء عن الكراسي ورفع المتضعين.

⁵²He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

⁵³اشبع الجياع خيرات وصرف الاغنياء فارغين.

⁵³The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

⁵⁴عضد اسرائيل فتاه ليذكر رحمة.

⁵⁴He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

⁵⁵كما كلم آباءنا. لابراهيم ونسله الى الابد.

⁵⁵As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.`

⁵⁶فمكثت مريم عندها نحو ثلاثة اشهر ثم رجعت الى بيتها

⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

⁵⁷واما اليصابات فتم زمانها لتلد فولدت ابنا.

⁵⁷And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

⁵⁸وسمع جيرانها واقرباؤها ان الرب عظّم رحمته لها ففرحوا معها.

⁵⁸and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

⁵⁹وفي اليوم الثامن جاءوا ليختنوا الصبي وسموه باسم ابيه زكريا.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

⁶⁰فاجابت امه وقالت لا بل يسمى يوحنا.

⁶⁰and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.`

⁶¹فقالوا لها ليس احد في عشيرتك تسمى بهذا الاسم.

⁶¹And they said unto her — `There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,`

⁶²ثم اومأوا الى ابيه ماذا يريد ان يسمى.

⁶²and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

⁶³فطلب لوحا وكتب قائلا اسمه يوحنا. فتعجب الجميع.

⁶³and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;` and they did all wonder;

⁶⁴وفي الحال انفتح فمه ولسانه وتكلم وبارك الله.

⁶⁴and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

⁶⁵فوقع خوف على كل جيرانهم. وتحدّث بهذه الأمور جميعها في كل جبال اليهودية.

⁶⁵And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

⁶⁶فاودعها جميع السامعين في قلوبهم قائلين اترى ماذا يكون هذا الصبي. وكانت يد الرب معه

⁶⁶and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, `What then shall this child be?` and the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷وامتلأ زكريا ابوه من الروح القدس وتنبأ قائلا

⁶⁷And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

⁶⁸مبارك الرب اله اسرائيل لانه افتقد وصنع فداء لشعبه.

⁶⁸`Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

⁶⁹واقام لنا قرن خلاص في بيت داود فتاه.

⁶⁹And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

⁷⁰كما تكلم بفم انبيائه القديسين الذين هم منذ الدهر.

⁷⁰As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

⁷¹خلاص من اعدائنا ومن ايدي جميع مبغضينا.

⁷¹Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,

⁷²ليصنع رحمة مع آبائنا ويذكر عهده المقدس.

⁷²To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

⁷³القسم الذي حلف لابراهيم ابينا

⁷³An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

⁷⁴ان يعطينا اننا بلا خوف منقذين من ايدي اعدائنا نعبده

⁷⁴To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,

⁷⁵بقداسة وبر قدامه جميع ايام حياتنا.

⁷⁵To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

⁷⁶وانت ايها الصبي نبي العلي تدعى لانك تتقدم امام وجه الرب لتعدّ طرقه.

⁷⁶And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

⁷⁷لتعطي شعبه معرفة الخلاص بمغفرة خطاياهم

⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

⁷⁸باحشاء رحمة الهنا التي بها افتقدنا المشرق من العلاء.

⁷⁸Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

⁷⁹ليضيء على الجالسين في الظلمة وظلال الموت لكي يهدي اقدامنا في طريق السلام.

⁷⁹To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.`

⁸⁰اما الصبي فكان ينمو ويتقوى بالروح وكان في البراري الى يوم ظهوره لاسرائيل

⁸⁰And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.