Luke 2

1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.

1 وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ صَدَرَ أَمْرٌ مِنْ أُوغُسْطُسَ قَيْصَرَ بِأَنْ يُكْتَتَبَ كُلُّ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ.

2 This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

2 وَهَذَا ٱلِٱكْتِتَابُ ٱلْأَوَّلُ جَرَى إِذْ كَانَ كِيرِينِيُوسُ وَالِيَ سُورِيَّةَ.

3 And everyone went to his own town to register.

3 فَذَهَبَ ٱلْجَمِيعُ لِيُكْتَتَبُوا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِ.

4 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.

4 فَصَعِدَ يُوسُفُ أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ٱلنَّاصِرَةِ إِلَى ٱلْيَهُودِيَّةِ، إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ ٱلَّتِي تُدْعَى بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ، لِكَوْنِهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ،

5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.

5 لِيُكْتَتَبَ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ ٱمْرَأَتِهِ ٱلْمَخْطُوبَةِ وَهِيَ حُبْلَى.

6 While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.

6 وَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا هُنَاكَ تَمَّتْ أَيَّامُهَا لِتَلِدَ.

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

7 فَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنَهَا ٱلْبِكْرَ وَقَمَّطَتْهُ وَأَضْجَعَتْهُ فِي ٱلْمِذْوَدِ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا مَوْضِعٌ فِي ٱلْمَنْزِلِ.

8 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

8 وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْكُورَةِ رُعَاةٌ مُتَبَدِّينَ يَحْرُسُونَ حِرَاسَاتِ ٱللَّيْلِ عَلَى رَعِيَّتِهِمْ،

9 Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

9 وَإِذَا مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَفَ بِهِمْ، وَمَجْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ أَضَاءَ حَوْلَهُمْ، فَخَافُوا خَوْفًا عَظِيمًا.

10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

10 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَاكُ: «لَا تَخَافُوا! فَهَا أَنَا أُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ يَكُونُ لِجَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ:

11 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

11 أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ مُخَلِّصٌ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

12 And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

12 وَهَذِهِ لَكُمُ ٱلْعَلَامَةُ: تَجِدُونَ طِفْلًا مُقَمَّطًا مُضْجَعًا فِي مِذْوَدٍ».

13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

13 وَظَهَرَ بَغْتَةً مَعَ ٱلْمَلَاكِ جُمْهُورٌ مِنَ ٱلْجُنْدِ ٱلسَّمَاوِيِّ مُسَبِّحِينَ ٱللهَ وَقَائِلِينَ:

14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

14 «ٱلْمَجْدُ لِلهِ فِي ٱلْأَعَالِي، وَعَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلسَّلَامُ، وَبِالنَّاسِ ٱلْمَسَرَّةُ».

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

15 وَلَمَّا مَضَتْ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ، قَالَ ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلرُّعَاةُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَذْهَبِ ٱلْآنَ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ وَنَنْظُرْ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلْوَاقِعَ ٱلَّذِي أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ».

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.

16 فَجَاءُوا مُسْرِعِينَ، وَوَجَدُوا مَرْيَمَ وَيُوسُفَ وَٱلطِّفْلَ مُضْجَعًا فِي ٱلْمِذْوَدِ.

17 After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.

17 فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ أَخْبَرُوا بِٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمْ عَنْ هَذَا ٱلصَّبِيِّ.

18 And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

18 وَكُلُّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا تَعَجَّبُوا مِمَّا قِيلَ لَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلرُّعَاةِ.

19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

19 وَأَمَّا مَرْيَمُ فَكَانَتْ تَحْفَظُ جَمِيعَ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامِ مُتَفَكِّرَةً بِهِ فِي قَلْبِهَا.

20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.

20 ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ٱلرُّعَاةُ وَهُمْ يُمَجِّدُونَ ٱللهَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ وَرَأَوْهُ كَمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ.

21 When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

21 وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ لِيَخْتِنُوا ٱلصَّبِيَّ سُمِّيَ يَسُوعَ، كَمَا تَسَمَّى مِنَ ٱلْمَلَاكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ حُبِلَ بِهِ فِي ٱلْبَطْنِ.

22 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

22 وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ أَيَّامُ تَطْهِيرِهَا، حَسَبَ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، صَعِدُوا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيُقَدِّمُوهُ لِلرَّبِّ،

23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

23 كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي نَامُوسِ ٱلرَّبِّ: أَنَّ كُلَّ ذَكَرٍ فَاتِحَ رَحِمٍ يُدْعَى قُدُّوسًا لِلرَّبِّ.

24 and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

24 وَلِكَيْ يُقَدِّمُوا ذَبِيحَةً كَمَا قِيلَ فِي نَامُوسِ ٱلرَّبِّ: زَوْجَ يَمَامٍ أَوْ فَرْخَيْ حَمَامٍ.

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

25 وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، وَهَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ كَانَ بَارًّا تَقِيًّا يَنْتَظِرُ تَعْزِيَةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ.

26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

26 وَكَانَ قَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ أَنَّهُ لَا يَرَى ٱلْمَوْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَى مَسِيحَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,

27 فَأَتَى بِٱلرُّوحِ إِلَى ٱلْهَيْكَلِ. وَعِنْدَمَا دَخَلَ بِٱلصَّبِيِّ يَسُوعَ أَبَوَاهُ، لِيَصْنَعَا لَهُ حَسَبَ عَادَةِ ٱلنَّامُوسِ،

28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:

28 أَخَذَهُ عَلَى ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَبَارَكَ ٱللهَ وَقَالَ:

29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

29 «ٱلْآنَ تُطْلِقُ عَبْدَكَ يَا سَيِّدُ حَسَبَ قَوْلِكَ بِسَلَامٍ،

30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

30 لِأَنَّ عَيْنَيَّ قَدْ أَبْصَرَتَا خَلَاصَكَ،

31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,

31 ٱلَّذِي أَعْدَدْتَهُ قُدَّامَ وَجْهِ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ.

32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”

32 نُورَ إِعْلَانٍ لِلْأُمَمِ، وَمَجْدًا لِشَعْبِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

33 The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.

33 وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ وَأُمُّهُ يَتَعَجَّبَانِ مِمَّا قِيلَ فِيهِ.

34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

34 وَبَارَكَهُمَا سِمْعَانُ، وَقَالَ لِمَرْيَمَ أُمِّهِ: «هَا إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ وُضِعَ لِسُقُوطِ وَقِيَامِ كَثِيرِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِعَلَامَةٍ تُقَاوَمُ.

35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

35 وَأَنْتِ أَيْضًا يَجُوزُ فِي نَفْسِكِ سَيْفٌ، لِتُعْلَنَ أَفْكَارٌ مِنْ قُلُوبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ».

36 There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

36 وَكَانَتْ نَبِيَّةٌ، حَنَّةُ بِنْتُ فَنُوئِيلَ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ، وَهِيَ مُتَقدِّمَةٌ فِي أَيَّامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، قَدْ عَاشَتْ مَعَ زَوْجٍ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ بَعْدَ بُكُورِيَّتِهَا.

37 and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

37 وَهِيَ أَرْمَلَةٌ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعٍ وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً، لَا تُفَارِقُ ٱلْهَيْكَلَ، عَابِدَةً بِأَصْوَامٍ وَطَلِبَاتٍ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا.

38 Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

38 فَهِيَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَقَفَتْ تُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّبَّ، وَتَكَلَّمَتْ عَنْهُ مَعَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُنْتَظِرِينَ فِدَاءً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

39 When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

39 وَلَمَّا أَكْمَلُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَسَبَ نَامُوسِ ٱلرَّبِّ، رَجَعُوا إِلَى ٱلْجَلِيلِ إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِمُ ٱلنَّاصِرَةِ.

40 And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

40 وَكَانَ ٱلصَّبِيُّ يَنْمُو وَيَتَقَوَّى بِٱلرُّوحِ، مُمْتَلِئًا حِكْمَةً، وَكَانَتْ نِعْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ.

41 Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.

41 وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ يَذْهَبَانِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي عِيدِ ٱلْفِصْحِ.

42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.

42 وَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَهُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً صَعِدُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ كَعَادَةِ ٱلْعِيدِ.

43 When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.

43 وَبَعْدَمَا أَكْمَلُوا ٱلْأَيَّامَ بَقِيَ عِنْدَ رُجُوعِهِمَا ٱلصَّبِيُّ يَسُوعُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيُوسُفُ وَأُمُّهُ لَمْ يَعْلَمَا.

44 Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

44 وَإِذْ ظَنَّاهُ بَيْنَ ٱلرُّفْقَةِ، ذَهَبَا مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ، وَكَانَا يَطْلُبَانِهِ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَقْرِبَاءِ وَٱلْمَعَارِفِ.

45 When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.

45 وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدَاهُ رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ يَطْلُبَانِهِ.

46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

46 وَبَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَجَدَاهُ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ، جَالِسًا فِي وَسْطِ ٱلْمُعَلِّمِينَ، يَسْمَعُهُمْ وَيَسْأَلُهُمْ.

47 And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.

47 وَكُلُّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَمِعُوهُ بُهِتُوا مِنْ فَهْمِهِ وَأَجْوِبَتِهِ.

48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

48 فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَاهُ ٱنْدَهَشَا. وَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ: «يَا بُنَيَّ، لِمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِنَا هَكَذَا؟ هُوَذَا أَبُوكَ وَأَنَا كُنَّا نَطْلُبُكَ مُعَذَّبَيْنِ!»

49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

49 فَقَالَ لَهُمَا: «لِمَاذَا كُنْتُمَا تَطْلُبَانِنِي؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمَا أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مَا لِأَبِي؟».

50 But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

50 فَلَمْ يَفْهَمَا ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلَّذِي قَالَهُ لَهُمَا.

51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

51 ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مَعَهُمَا وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلنَّاصِرَةِ وَكَانَ خَاضِعًا لَهُمَا. وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ تَحْفَظُ جَمِيعَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ فِي قَلْبِهَا.

52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

52 وَأَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَكَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْقَامَةِ وَٱلنِّعْمَةِ، عِنْدَ ٱللهِ وَٱلنَّاسِ.