لوقا 2 | الكتاب المقدس

الكتاب المقدس

ميلاد يسوع المسيح

1 وَفِي ذلِكَ الزَّمَانِ، أَصْدَرَ الْقَيْصَرُ أُغُسْطُسُ مَرْسُوماً يَقْضِي بِإِحْصَاءِ سُكَّانِ الإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةِ. 2 وَقَدْ تَمَّ هَذَا الإِحْصَاءُ الأَوَّلُ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ كِيرِينِيُوسُ حَاكِماً لِسُورِيَّةَ. 3 فَذَهَبَ الْجَمِيعُ لِيُسَجَّلُوا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَلْدَتِهِ. 4 وَصَعِدَ يُوسُفُ أَيْضاً مِنْ مَدِينَةِ النَّاصِرَةِ بِمِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ الْمَدْعُوَّةِ بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ بِمِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ، 5 لِيَتَسَجَّلَ هُنَاكَ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ الْمَخْطُوبَةِ لَهُ، وَهِيَ حُبْلَى. 6 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَا هُنَاكَ، تَمَّ زَمَانُهَا لِتَلِدَ، 7 فَوَلَدَتِ ابْنَهَا الْبِكْرَ، وَلَفَّتْهُ بِقِمَاطٍ، وَأَنَامَتْهُ فِي مِذْوَدٍ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا مُتَّسَعٌ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ.

الرعاة والملائكة

8 وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ رُعَاةٌ يَبِيتُونَ فِي الْعَرَاءِ، يَتَنَاوَبُونَ حِرَاسَةَ قَطِيعِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ. 9 وَإذَا مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَهُمْ، وَمَجْدُ الرَّبِّ أَضَاءَ حَوْلَهُمْ، فَخَافُوا أَشَدَّ الْخَوْفِ. 10 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلاكُ: «لا تَخَافُوا! فَهَا أَنَا أُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ يَعُمُّ الشَّعْبَ كُلَّهُ: 11 فَقَدْ وُلِدَ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ مُخَلِّصٌ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ الرَّبُّ. 12 وَهذِهِ هِيَ الْعَلامَةُ لَكُمْ. تَجِدُونَ طِفْلاً مَلْفُوفاً بِقِمَاطٍ وَنَائِماً فِي مِذْوَدٍ». 13 وَفَجْأَةً ظَهَرَ مَعَ الْمَلاكِ جُمْهُورٌ مِنَ الْجُنْدِ السَّمَاوِيِّ، يُسَبِّحُونَ اللهَ قَائِلِينَ: 14 «الْمَجْدُ لِلهِ فِي الأَعَالِي، وَعَلَى الأَرْضِ السَّلامُ؛ وَبِالنَّاسِ الْمَسَرَّةُ!» 15 وَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الْمَلائِكَةُ عَنِ الرُّعَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَذْهَبْ إِذَنْ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، وَنَنْظُرْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الَّذِي حَدَثَ وَقَدْ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ الرَّبُّ!» 16 وَجَاءُوا مُسْرِعِينَ، فَوَجَدُوا مَرْيَمَ وَيُوسُفَ، وَالطِّفْلَ نَائِماً فِي الْمِذْوَدِ. 17 فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذلِكَ، أَخَذُوا يُخْبِرُونَ بِمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ بِخُصُوصِ هَذَا الطِّفْلِ. 18 وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بِذلِكَ دُهِشُوا مِمَّا قَالَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّعَاةُ. 19 وَأَمَّا مَرْيَمُ، فَكَانَتْ تَحْفَظُ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ جَمِيعاً، وَتَتَأَمَّلُهَا فِي قَلْبِهَا. 20 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الرُّعَاةُ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ وَرَأَوْهُ كَمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ.

تقديم يسوع في الهيكل

21 وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ لِيُخْتَنَ الطِّفْلُ، سُمِّيَ يَسُوعَ، كَمَا كَانَ قَدْ سُمِّيَ بِلِسَانِ الْمَلاكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْبَلَ بِهِ فِي الْبَطْنِ. 22 ثُمَّ لَمَّا تَمَّتِ الأَيَّامُ لِتَطْهِيرِهَا حَسَبَ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، صَعِدَا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيُقَدِّمَاهُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ، 23 كَمَا كُتِبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «كُلُّ بِكْرٍ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ يُدْعَى قُدْساً لِلرَّبِّ»، 24 وَلِيُقَدِّمَا ذَبِيحَةً كَمَا يُوصَى فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «زَوْجَيْ يَمَامٍ، أَوْ فَرْخَيْ حَمَامٍ». 25 وَكَانَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ بَارٌّ تَقِيٌّ يَنْتَظِرُ الْعَزَاءَ لإِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَانَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ عَلَيْهِ. 26 وَكَانَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ قَدْ أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا يَرَى الْمَوْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَى مَسِيحَ الرَّبِّ، 27 وَقَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ بِدَافِعٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ. فَلَمَّا أَحْضَرَ الأَبَوَانِ الطِّفْلَ يَسُوعَ لِيُقَدِّمَا عَنْهُ مَا سُنَّ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ، 28 حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَبَارَكَ اللهَ، وَقَالَ: 29 «أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ، الآنَ تُطْلِقُ عَبْدَكَ بِسَلامٍ حَسَبَ وَعْدِكَ! 30 فَإِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ قَدْ أَبْصَرَتَا خَلاصَكَ 31 الَّذِي هَيَّأْتَهُ لِتُقَدِّمَهُ إِلَى الشُّعُوبِ كُلِّهَا، 32 نُورَ هِدَايَةٍ لِلأُمَمِ وَمَجْداً لِشَعْبِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ». 33 وَكَانَ أَبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ يَتَعَجَّبَانِ مِنْ هَذَا الْكَلامِ الَّذِي قِيلَ فِيهِ. 34 فَبَارَكَهُمَا سِمْعَانُ، وَقَالَ لِمَرْيَمَ أُمِّ الطِّفْلِ: «هَا إِنَّ هَذَا الطِّفْلَ قَدْ جُعِلَ لِسُقُوطِ كَثِيرِينَ وَقِيَامِ كَثِيرِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَلامَةً تُقَاوَمُ 35 حَتَّى أَنْتِ سَيَخْتَرِقُ نَفْسَكِ سَيْفٌ لِكَيْ تَنْكَشِفَ نِيَّاتُ قُلُوبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ!» 36 وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ نَبِيَّةٌ، هِيَ حَنَّةُ بِنْتُ فَنُوئِيلَ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ، وَهِيَ مُتَقَدِّمَةٌ فِي السِّنِّ، وَكَانَتْ قَدْ عَاشَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا سَبْعَ سِنِينَ بَعْدَ عَذْرَاوِيَّتِهَا، 37 وَهِيَ أَرْمَلَةٌ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعٍ وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً. لَمْ تَكُنْ تُفَارِقُ الْهَيْكَلَ وَكَانَتْ تَتَعَبَّدُ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً بِالصَّوْمِ وَالدُّعَاءِ. 38 فَإِذْ حَضَرَتْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ، أَخَذَتْ تُسَبِّحُ الرَّبَّ وَتَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَ فِدَاءً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. 39 وَبَعْدَ إِتْمَامِ كُلِّ مَا تَقْتَضِيهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ، رَجَعُوا إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِمِ النَّاصِرَةِ بِالْجَلِيلِ. 40 وَكَانَ الطِّفْلُ يَنْمُو وَيَتَقَوَّى، مُمْتَلِئاً حِكْمَةً، وَكَانَتْ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ.

الصبي يسوع في الهيكل

41 وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ يَذْهَبَانِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ. 42 فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ سِنَّ الثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ، صَعِدُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ كَالْعَادَةِ فِي الْعِيدِ. 43 وَبَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ أَيَّامِ الْعِيدِ، رَجَعَا، وَبَقِيَ الصَّبِيُّ يَسُوعُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهُمَا لَا يَعْلَمَانِ. 44 وَلكِنَّهُمَا إِذْ ظَنَّاهُ بَيْنَ الرِّفَاقِ، سَارَا مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ أَخَذَا يَبْحَثَانِ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ الأَقَارِبِ وَالْمَعَارِفِ. 45 وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدَاهُ، رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ يَبْحَثَانِ عَنْهُ. 46 وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَجَدَاهُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، جَالِساً وَسْطَ الْمُعَلِّمِينَ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيَطْرَحُ عَلَيْهِمِ الأَسْئِلَةَ. 47 وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوهُ ذُهِلُوا مِنْ فَهْمِهِ وَأَجْوِبَتِهِ. 48 فَلَمَّا رَأَيَاهُ دُهِشَا، وَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ: «يَا بُنَيَّ، لِمَاذَا عَمِلْتَ بِنَا هكَذَا؟ فَقَدْ كُنَّا، أَبُوكَ وَأَنَا، نَبْحَثُ عَنْكَ مُتَضَايِقَيْنِ!» 49 فَأَجَابَهُمَا: «لِمَاذَا كُنْتُمَا تَبْحَثَانِ عَنِّي؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمَا أَنَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مَا يَخُصُّ أَبِي؟» 50 فَلَمْ يَفْهَمَا مَا قَالَهُ لَهُمَا. 51 ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مَعَهُمَا وَرَجَعَ إِلَى النَّاصِرَةِ، وَكَانَ خَاضِعاً لَهُمَا. وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ تَحْفَظُ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ كُلَّهَا فِي قَلْبِهَا. 52 أَمَّا يَسُوعُ، فَكَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقَامَةِ، وَفِي النِّعْمَةِ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.

New International Version

The birth of Jesus

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while^[1] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields near by, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’ 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’ 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

Jesus presented in the temple

22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord’ ), (خر 13:2; خر 13:12) 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: ‘a pair of doves or two young pigeons’. (لا 12:8) 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: 29 ‘Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss^[2] your servant in peace. 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.’ 33 The child’s father and mother marvelled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: ‘This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.’ 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.^[3] She never left the temple but worshipped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. 39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

The boy Jesus at the temple

41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking he was in their company, they travelled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, ‘Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.’ 49 ‘Why were you searching for me?’ he asked. ‘Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?’^[4] 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them. 51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.