Luke 2

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.

وَفِي ذلِكَ الزَّمَانِ، أَصْدَرَ الْقَيْصَرُ أُغُسْطُسُ مَرْسُوماً يَقْضِي بِإِحْصَاءِ سُكَّانِ الإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةِ.

(This was the first census that took place while^[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

وَقَدْ تَمَّ هَذَا الإِحْصَاءُ الأَوَّلُ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ كِيرِينِيُوسُ حَاكِماً لِسُورِيَّةَ.

And everyone went to their own town to register.

فَذَهَبَ الْجَمِيعُ لِيُسَجَّلُوا، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَلْدَتِهِ.

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.

وَصَعِدَ يُوسُفُ أَيْضاً مِنْ مَدِينَةِ النَّاصِرَةِ بِمِنْطَقَةِ الْجَلِيلِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ الْمَدْعُوَّةِ بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ بِمِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ،

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

لِيَتَسَجَّلَ هُنَاكَ مَعَ مَرْيَمَ الْمَخْطُوبَةِ لَهُ، وَهِيَ حُبْلَى.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,

وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَا هُنَاكَ، تَمَّ زَمَانُهَا لِتَلِدَ،

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.

فَوَلَدَتِ ابْنَهَا الْبِكْرَ، وَلَفَّتْهُ بِقِمَاطٍ، وَأَنَامَتْهُ فِي مِذْوَدٍ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمَا مُتَّسَعٌ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ.

الرعاة والملائكة

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ رُعَاةٌ يَبِيتُونَ فِي الْعَرَاءِ، يَتَنَاوَبُونَ حِرَاسَةَ قَطِيعِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ.

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

وَإذَا مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَهُمْ، وَمَجْدُ الرَّبِّ أَضَاءَ حَوْلَهُمْ، فَخَافُوا أَشَدَّ الْخَوْفِ.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلاكُ: «لا تَخَافُوا! فَهَا أَنَا أُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ يَعُمُّ الشَّعْبَ كُلَّهُ:

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

فَقَدْ وُلِدَ لَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ مُخَلِّصٌ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ الرَّبُّ.

This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

وَهذِهِ هِيَ الْعَلامَةُ لَكُمْ. تَجِدُونَ طِفْلاً مَلْفُوفاً بِقِمَاطٍ وَنَائِماً فِي مِذْوَدٍ».

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

«الْمَجْدُ لِلهِ فِي الأَعَالِي، وَعَلَى الأَرْضِ السَّلامُ؛ وَبِالنَّاسِ الْمَسَرَّةُ!»

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.”

وَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الْمَلائِكَةُ عَنِ الرُّعَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنَذْهَبْ إِذَنْ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، وَنَنْظُرْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ الَّذِي حَدَثَ وَقَدْ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ الرَّبُّ!»

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

وَجَاءُوا مُسْرِعِينَ، فَوَجَدُوا مَرْيَمَ وَيُوسُفَ، وَالطِّفْلَ نَائِماً فِي الْمِذْوَدِ.

When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذلِكَ، أَخَذُوا يُخْبِرُونَ بِمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ بِخُصُوصِ هَذَا الطِّفْلِ.

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

وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا بِذلِكَ دُهِشُوا مِمَّا قَالَهُ لَهُمُ الرُّعَاةُ.

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

وَأَمَّا مَرْيَمُ، فَكَانَتْ تَحْفَظُ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ جَمِيعاً، وَتَتَأَمَّلُهَا فِي قَلْبِهَا.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الرُّعَاةُ يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعُوهُ وَرَأَوْهُ كَمَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ.

تقديم يسوع في الهيكل

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

وَلَمَّا تَمَّتْ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ لِيُخْتَنَ الطِّفْلُ، سُمِّيَ يَسُوعَ، كَمَا كَانَ قَدْ سُمِّيَ بِلِسَانِ الْمَلاكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْبَلَ بِهِ فِي الْبَطْنِ.

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

ثُمَّ لَمَّا تَمَّتِ الأَيَّامُ لِتَطْهِيرِهَا حَسَبَ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى، صَعِدَا بِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيُقَدِّمَاهُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ،

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”^[b]),

كَمَا كُتِبَ فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «كُلُّ بِكْرٍ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ يُدْعَى قُدْساً لِلرَّبِّ»،

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.”^[c]

وَلِيُقَدِّمَا ذَبِيحَةً كَمَا يُوصَى فِي شَرِيعَةِ الرَّبِّ: «زَوْجَيْ يَمَامٍ، أَوْ فَرْخَيْ حَمَامٍ».

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.

وَكَانَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ بَارٌّ تَقِيٌّ يَنْتَظِرُ الْعَزَاءَ لإِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَانَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ عَلَيْهِ.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.

وَكَانَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ قَدْ أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا يَرَى الْمَوْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرَى مَسِيحَ الرَّبِّ،

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,

وَقَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْهَيْكَلِ بِدَافِعٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ. فَلَمَّا أَحْضَرَ الأَبَوَانِ الطِّفْلَ يَسُوعَ لِيُقَدِّمَا عَنْهُ مَا سُنَّ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ،

Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

نُورَ هِدَايَةٍ لِلأُمَمِ وَمَجْداً لِشَعْبِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ».

The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

وَكَانَ أَبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ يَتَعَجَّبَانِ مِنْ هَذَا الْكَلامِ الَّذِي قِيلَ فِيهِ.

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,

فَبَارَكَهُمَا سِمْعَانُ، وَقَالَ لِمَرْيَمَ أُمِّ الطِّفْلِ: «هَا إِنَّ هَذَا الطِّفْلَ قَدْ جُعِلَ لِسُقُوطِ كَثِيرِينَ وَقِيَامِ كَثِيرِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَعَلامَةً تُقَاوَمُ

so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

حَتَّى أَنْتِ سَيَخْتَرِقُ نَفْسَكِ سَيْفٌ لِكَيْ تَنْكَشِفَ نِيَّاتُ قُلُوبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ!»

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,

وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ نَبِيَّةٌ، هِيَ حَنَّةُ بِنْتُ فَنُوئِيلَ مِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ، وَهِيَ مُتَقَدِّمَةٌ فِي السِّنِّ، وَكَانَتْ قَدْ عَاشَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا سَبْعَ سِنِينَ بَعْدَ عَذْرَاوِيَّتِهَا،

and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.^[e] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

وَهِيَ أَرْمَلَةٌ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعٍ وَثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً. لَمْ تَكُنْ تُفَارِقُ الْهَيْكَلَ وَكَانَتْ تَتَعَبَّدُ لَيْلاً وَنَهَاراً بِالصَّوْمِ وَالدُّعَاءِ.

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.

فَإِذْ حَضَرَتْ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ، أَخَذَتْ تُسَبِّحُ الرَّبَّ وَتَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَ فِدَاءً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

وَبَعْدَ إِتْمَامِ كُلِّ مَا تَقْتَضِيهِ شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ، رَجَعُوا إِلَى مَدِينَتِهِمِ النَّاصِرَةِ بِالْجَلِيلِ.

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

وَكَانَ الطِّفْلُ يَنْمُو وَيَتَقَوَّى، مُمْتَلِئاً حِكْمَةً، وَكَانَتْ نِعْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ.

الصبي يسوع في الهيكل

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.

وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ يَذْهَبَانِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي عِيدِ الْفِصْحِ.

When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ سِنَّ الثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ، صَعِدُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ كَالْعَادَةِ فِي الْعِيدِ.

After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.

وَبَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ أَيَّامِ الْعِيدِ، رَجَعَا، وَبَقِيَ الصَّبِيُّ يَسُوعُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهُمَا لَا يَعْلَمَانِ.

Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

وَلكِنَّهُمَا إِذْ ظَنَّاهُ بَيْنَ الرِّفَاقِ، سَارَا مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ أَخَذَا يَبْحَثَانِ عَنْهُ بَيْنَ الأَقَارِبِ وَالْمَعَارِفِ.

When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَجِدَاهُ، رَجَعَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ يَبْحَثَانِ عَنْهُ.

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

وَبَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَجَدَاهُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، جَالِساً وَسْطَ الْمُعَلِّمِينَ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيَطْرَحُ عَلَيْهِمِ الأَسْئِلَةَ.

Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

وَجَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوهُ ذُهِلُوا مِنْ فَهْمِهِ وَأَجْوِبَتِهِ.

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.”

فَلَمَّا رَأَيَاهُ دُهِشَا، وَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ: «يَا بُنَيَّ، لِمَاذَا عَمِلْتَ بِنَا هكَذَا؟ فَقَدْ كُنَّا، أَبُوكَ وَأَنَا، نَبْحَثُ عَنْكَ مُتَضَايِقَيْنِ!»

“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”^[f]

فَأَجَابَهُمَا: «لِمَاذَا كُنْتُمَا تَبْحَثَانِ عَنِّي؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمَا أَنَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مَا يَخُصُّ أَبِي؟»

But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

فَلَمْ يَفْهَمَا مَا قَالَهُ لَهُمَا.

Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مَعَهُمَا وَرَجَعَ إِلَى النَّاصِرَةِ، وَكَانَ خَاضِعاً لَهُمَا. وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ تَحْفَظُ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ كُلَّهَا فِي قَلْبِهَا.

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

أَمَّا يَسُوعُ، فَكَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقَامَةِ، وَفِي النِّعْمَةِ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ.