متى 3 | الكتاب المقدس

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يوحنا المعمدان يعد الطريق

1 فِي تِلْكَ الْفَتْرَةِ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ، ظَهَرَ يُوحَنَّا الْمَعْمَدَانُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، يُبَشِّرُ 2 قَائِلاً: «تُوبُوا، فَقَدِ اقْتَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ!» 3 وَيُوحَنَّا هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي قِيلَ عَنْهُ بِلِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ إِشَعْيَاءَ الْقَائِلِ: «صَوْتُ مُنَادٍ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ: أَعِدُّوا طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ، وَاجْعَلُوا سُبُلَهُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً!» 4 وَكَانَ يُوحَنَّا يَلْبَسُ ثَوْباً مِنْ وَبَرِ الْجِمَالِ، وَيَشُدُّ وَسَطَهُ بِحِزَامٍ مِنْ جِلْدٍ، وَيَأْكُلُ الْجَرَادَ وَالْعَسَلَ الْبَرِّيَّ. 5 فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ أَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ كُلِّهَا وَجَمِيعِ الْقُرَى الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِلأُرْدُنِّ؛ 6 فَكَانُوا يَتَعَمَّدُونَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فِي نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِخَطَايَاهُمْ. 7 وَلَمَّا رَأَى يُوحَنَّا كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُّوقِيِّينَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَتَعَمَّدُوا، قَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا أَوْلادَ الأَفَاعِي، مَنْ أَنْذَرَكُمْ لِتَهْرُبُوا مِنَ الْغَضَبِ الآتِي؟ 8 فَأَثْمِرُوا ثَمَراً يَلِيقُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ. 9 وَلا تَفْتَكِرُوا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ قَائِلِينَ: لَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَباً! فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ اللهَ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يُطْلِعَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةِ أَوْلاداً لإِبْرَاهِيمَ. 10 وَهَا إِنَّ الْفَأْسَ قَدْ أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَى أَصْلِ الشَّجَرِ، فَكُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لَا تُثْمِرُ ثَمَراً جَيِّداً تُقْطَعُ وَتُطْرَحُ فِي النَّارِ. 11 أَنَا أُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِالْمَاءِ لأَجْلِ التَّوْبَةِ، وَلكِنَّ الآتِيَ بَعْدِي هُوَ أَقْدَرُ مِنِّي، وَأَنَا لَا أَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ أَحْمِلَ حِذَاءَهُ. هُوَ سَيُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَبِالنَّارِ. 12 فَهُوَ يَحْمِلُ الْمِذْرَى بِيَدِهِ، وَسَيُنَقِّي مَا حَصَدَهُ تَمَاماً: فَيَجْمَعُ قَمْحَهُ إِلَى الْمَخْزَنِ، وَأَمَّا التِّبْنُ فَيُحْرِقُهُ بِنَارٍ لَا تُطْفَأُ!»

معمودية يسوع

13 ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَسُوعُ مِنْ مِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ إِلَى نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَقَصَدَ إِلَى يُوحَنَّا لِيَتَعَمَّدَ عَلَى يَدِهِ. 14 لكِنَّ يُوحَنَّا حَاوَلَ مَنْعَهُ قَائِلاً: «أَنَا الْمُحْتَاجُ أَنْ أَتَعَمَّدَ عَلَى يَدِكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَأْتِي إِلَيَّ!» 15 وَلكِنَّ يَسُوعَ أَجَابَهُ: «اسْمَحِ الآنَ بِذلِكَ! فَهكَذَا يَلِيقُ بِنَا أَنْ نُتِمَّ كُلَّ صَلاحٍ». عِنْدَئِذٍ سَمَحَ لَهُ. 16 فَلَمَّا تَعَمَّدَ يَسُوعُ، صَعِدَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فِي الْحَالِ، وَإذَا السَّمَاوَاتُ قَدِ انْفَتَحَتْ لَهُ وَرَأَى رُوحَ اللهِ هَابِطاً وَنَازِلاً عَلَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ حَمَامَةٌ. 17 وَإذَا صَوْتٌ مِنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ يَقُولُ: «هَذَا هُوَ ابْنِي الْحَبِيبُ، الَّذِي بِهِ سُرِرْتُ كُلَّ سُرُورٍ!»

New International Version

John the Baptist prepares the way

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: ‘A voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.” ’ (إش 40:3) 4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt round his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the River Jordan. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptising, he said to them: ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The axe has been laid to the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 ‘I baptise you with^[1] water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptise you with^[2] the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.’

The baptism of Jesus

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 Jesus replied, ‘Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfil all righteousness.’ Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’