V 001 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
V 002 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came
unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
V 003 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
V 004 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight.
V 005 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be
brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways
shall be made smooth;
V 006 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
V 007 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of
him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath
to come?
V 008 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not
to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto
you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
V 009 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every
tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.
V 010 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
V 011 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him
impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do
likewise.
V 012 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him,
Master, what shall we do?
V 013 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed
you.
V 014 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall
we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your wages.
V 015 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their
hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
V 016 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with
water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am
not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with
fire:
V 017 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor,
and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn
with fire unquenchable.
V 018 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the
people.
V 019 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his
brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
V 020 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
V 021 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus
also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
V 022 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon
him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son;
in thee I am well pleased.
V 023 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
V 024 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was
the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of
Joseph,
V 025 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which
was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of
Nagge,
V 026 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which
was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of
Juda,
V 027 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was
the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son
of Neri,
V 028 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was
the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
V 029 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was
the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of
Levi,
V 030 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was
the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of
Eliakim,
V 031 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was
the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of
David,
V 032 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was
the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of
Naasson,
V 033 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which
was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of
Juda,
V 034 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was
the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of
Nachor,
V 035 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was
the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
V 036 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which
was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of
Lamech,
V 037 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which
was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son
of Cainan,
V 038 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was
the son of Adam, which was the son of God. |
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بشارة يوحنا المعمدان
1- وفي السَّنةِ الخامِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ
حُكْمِ القَيصَرِ طيباريوسَ، حينَ كانَ بـيلاطُسُ
البُنطِـيُّ حاكِمًا في اليهوديَّةِ، وهيرودُسُ واليًا على
الجَليلِ، وأخوهُ فيلِبُّسُ واليًا على إيطوريَةَ
وتَراخونيتُسَ، وليسانيوسُ واليًا على إبـيلينَةَ،
2-
وحنّانُ
وقيافا رئيسَينِ لِلكَهنَةِ، كانَت كَلِمَةُ الله إلى
يوحنَّا بنِ زكَرِيَّا في البرِّيَّةِ،
3-
فجاءَ إلى جميعِ
نواحي الأُردُنِ، يَدعو النـاسَ إلى مَعموديَّةِ التَّوبَةِ
لتُغفَرَ لهُم خطاياهُم،
4-
كما كَتبَ النَّبـيُّ إشَعيا:
»صوتُ
صارِخِ في البرِّيَّةِ: هَيِّئوا طَريقَ الرَّبِّ، واَجعَلوا
سُبُلَهُ مُستَقيمَةً.
5- كُلُّ وادٍ يَمتلِـئْ وكُلُّ جبَلٍ
وتَلٍّ يَنخفِضُ والطُّرُقُ المتعَرِّجَةُ تَستَقيمُ
والوَعْرَةُ تَصيرُ سَهلاً
6- فيرى كُلُّ بشَرٍ خلاصَ الله!«
7-
وكانَ يوحنَّا يَقولُ لِلجُموعِ الذينَ
جاؤُوا ليَتَعَمَّدوا على يَدِهِ: «يا أولادَ الأفاعي، من
عَلَّمَكُم أنْ تَهرُبوا مِنَ الغضَبِ الآتي؟
8-
أثمِروا ثَمَرًا يُبَرهِنُ على تَوبَتِكُم،
ولا تقولوا لأنْفُسِكُم: إنَّ أبانا هوَ إبراهيمُ! أقولُ
لكُم: إنَّ الله قادِرٌ أنْ يَجعَلَ مِنْ هذِهِ الحِجارَةِ
أبناءً لإبراهيمَ!
9-
ها هيَ الفَأْسُ على أُصولِ الشَّجَرِ،
فكُلُّ شَجرَةٍ لا تُعطي ثمَرًا جيِّدًا تُقطَعُ وتُرمى في
النَّارِ«.
10- وسألَهُ الجُموعُ: «ماذا نَعمَلُ؟«
11- أجابَهُم: «مَنْ كانَ لَهُ ثَوبانِ، فلْيُعطِ مَنْ لا ثوبَ
لَه. ومَنْ عِندَهُ طعامٌ، فلْيُشارِكْ فيهِ الآخرينَ«.
12- وجاءَ بَعضُ جُباةِ الضَّرائبِ
ليتَعَمَّدوا، فقالوا لَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّمُ، ماذا نَعمَلُ؟«
13- فقالَ لهُم: «لا تَجْمَعوا مِنَ الضَّرائبِ أكثَرَ ممّا
فُرِضَ لكُم«.
14- وسألَهُ بَعضُ الجُنودِ: «ونَحنُ، ماذا
نَعمَلُ؟«
فقالَ لهُم: «لا تَظلِموا أحدًا، ولا تَشُوا بأحدٍ،
واَقنَعوا بأُجورِكُم«.
15-
وكانَ النـاسُ ينتَظِرونَ المَسيحَ، وهُم
يَسألونَ أنفسَهُم عَنْ يوحنَّا: «هل هوَ المَسيحُ؟«
16- فقالَ لهُم يوحنَّا: «أنا أُعمِّدُكُم بالماءِ، ويَجيءُ
الآنَ مَنْ هوَ
أقوى مِنِّي، وما أنا أهلٌ لأنْ أحُلَ رِباطَ حِذائِهِ،
فيُعَمِّدُكُم بالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ والنارِ،
17- ويأخُذُ مِذراتَهُ بيدِهِ، ويُنَقِّي
بَيدَرَهُ، فيجمعُ القَمحَ في مَخزَنِهِ، ويحرُقُ
التِّبنَ بِنارٍ لا تَنْطَفئْ«.
18- وكانَ يوحنَّا يَعِظُ الناسَ
ويُبَشِّرُهم بِأشياءَ أُخرى كثيرةٍ.
19- ولكنَّهُ
وبَّخَ الحاكِمَ هيرودُسَ لأنَّهُ تزوَّجَ هيرُودِيّا
اَمرأَةَ أخيهِ وعَمِلَ كثيرًا مِنَ السَّيئاتِ،
20- فأضافَ هيرودُسُ إلى سَيِّئاتِهِ كُلِّها أنَّهُ
حَبَسَ يوحنَّا في السِّجنِ.
معمودية يسوع
21-
ولمَّا تَعمَّدَ الشَّعبُ كُلُّهُ،
تَعمَّدَ يَسوعُ أيضًا. وبَينَما هوَ يُصَلِّي
اَنفَتَحَتِ السَّماءُ،
22-
وحلَ الرُّوحُ القُدُسُ علَيهِ في
صُورَةِ جِسمِ كأنَّهُ حَمامَةِ، وجاءَ صوتٌ مِنَ
السَّماءِ يَقولُ: «أنتَ اَبني الحبـيبُ بِكَ رَضِيتُ«.
نسب يسوع
23-
وكانَ يَسوعُ في نحوِ الثلاثينَ مِنَ
العُمرِ عِندَما بدَأَ رِسالتَهُ. وكانَ النـاسُ
يَحسِبونَهُ اَبنَ يوسُفَ، بنِ عالي،
24-
بنِ مَتْثاثَ، بنِ لاوِي، بنِ مَلْكي،
بنِ يَنَّا، بنِ يوسُفَ،
25-
بنِ متَّاثِـيا، بنِ عاموصَ، بنِ
ناحومَ، بنِ حَسْلي، بنِ نَجّايِ،
26-
بنِ مآتَ، بنِ متَّاثيا، بنِ شَمْعي،
بنِ يوسفَ، بنِ يَهوذا،
27-
بنِ يوحنَّا، بنِ رِيسا، بنِ
زرُبَّابِلَ، بنِ شأَلْتيئيلَ، بنِ نيري،
28-
بنِ مَلِكي، بنِ أدّي، بنِ قوصَمَ، بنِ
المُودامِ، بنِ عِيرِ،
29-
بنِ يشوعَ، بنِ أليعازارَ، بنِ
يوريَمَ، بنِ مَتثاثَ، بنِ لاوي،
30-
بنِ شَمعُونَ، بنِ يَهوذا، بنِ يوسُفَ،
بنِ يونانَ، بنِ ألياقيم،
31-
بنِ مَلَيا، بنِ مَيْنانَ، بن متَّاثا.
بنِ ناثانَ، بنِ داودَ،
32-
بنِ يسَّى، بنِ عُوبـيدَ، بنِ بُوعزَ،
بنِ شالح، بنِ نَحْشونَ،
33-
بنِ عَمِّينادابَ، بنِ أدمي، بنِ عرني،
بنِ حَصرونَ، بنِ فارِصَ، بنِ يَهوذا،
34-
بنِ يَعقوبَ، بنِ اَسحَقَ، بنِ
إبراهيمَ، بنِ تارَحَ، بنِ ناحورَ،
35-
بنِ سَروجَ، بنِ رَعُو، بنِ فالجَ، بنِ
عابرَ، بنِ شالحَ،
36-
بنِ قَينانَ، بنِ أرفكْشادَ، بنِ سامِ،
بنِ نوحِ، بنِ لامِكَ،
37-
بنِ مَتوشالِـحَ، بنِ أخنوخَ، بنِ
يارِدَ، بنِ مَهلَلْئيلَ، بنِ قينانَ،
38-
بنِ أنوشَ، بنِ شيتَ، بنِ آدمَ، اَبنِ
الله. |