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Ri Juan Kasal Jaˈ cutzijoj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios pa tak ri juyub ri quetzˈinowic

Pa tak ri kˈij riˈ ri tat Juan Kasal Jaˈ xopan pa Judea, pa tak ri juyub ri cätzˈinowic. Tajin cutzijoj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios. Cubij cˈu chque ri winak: Chiqˈuexa ri iwanimaˈ, chiqˈuexa ri i chomanic, rumal chi xa jubikˈ chic man cuchaplej ru takanic ri Dios, ―xcha chque.

We tat Juan riˈ are waˈ ri xtzˈibax can chrij ojer rumal ri ka mam Isaías, ri kˈalajisal re ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri cubij:
    Cˈo jun ri co cächˈaw pa tak ri juyub
ri quetzˈinowic, cubij:
    “Chibana u banic ri nim be ri cäbin wi
ri Kajaw.
    Chisucˈumaj, chibana sibalaj jicom che,” ―xcha ri ka mam Isaías.

Are cˈu ri tat Juan xucoj atzˈiak ri banom rucˈ ri rismal jun awaj, camello u biˈ, tzˈum cˈu ru pas. Xa sacˈ xukujeˈ uwal cheˈ xutijo. Xepe cˈu ri winak aj Jerusalén, xukujeˈ ri e cˈo pa tak niqˈuiaj tak tinimit chic re Judea xukujeˈ ri e cˈo chunakaj ri nimaˈ Jordán, xeopan cˈu rucˈ ri tat Juan chutatabexic ri cubij. Aretak xquikˈalajisaj ri qui mac, xban cˈu qui kasnaˈ rumal ri tat Juan pa ri nimaˈ Jordán.

Aretak cˈut xril ri tat Juan chi e qˈuia chque ri tataˈib fariseos xukujeˈ ri tataˈib saduceos xepetic rech cäban qui kasnaˈ, xubij chque: ¡Ri alak subanelab tak winak! ¿Jachin cˈu ri xbin chech alak chi rajwaxic canimaj alak chuwäch ri nimalaj royowal ri Dios ri cäpetic? Bana baˈ alak ri takal u banic, ri cukˈalajisaj chi kas tzij xqˈuextaj ri animaˈ alak, ri chomanic alak. Mächaplej cˈu alak u bixic pa animaˈ alak: “Ri uj, uj rachalaxic can ri ka mam Abraham.” Quinbij cˈu chech alak chi ri Dios cäcowinic cuban chque tak we abaj riˈ chi e rachalaxic can ri ka mam Abraham. 10 Cämic riˈ tajin cäcoj ri iquiäj che tak ri qui xeraˈ ri cheˈ rech quetˈoyic. Ronojel cheˈ ri man cuya tä utzalaj u wäch, cätˈoy cˈu na waˈ, cäporox na pa ri kˈakˈ. 11 Ri in kas tzij quinban kasnaˈ alak rucˈ joron, cˈutbal waˈ chi qˈuexom chi animaˈ alak, qˈuexom chi ri chomanic alak. Cäpe chi cˈu na jun chic ri cuban na kasnaˈ alak rucˈ ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu xukujeˈ rucˈ kˈakˈ. Ri Areˈ nim na u kˈij chnuwäch in, nim cˈu na u banic. Man takal tä chwe in chi quinquir ru cˈamal u xajäb. 12 Ri Areˈ are jas jun achi ri cujoskˈij ru trico. Rucˈam chi ru pala, cujopij cˈu na ri trico, cutas che ri pajo. Cucˈol na ri trico pa ri cˈuja. Are cˈu ri pajo cuporoj na pa jun kˈakˈ ri man cächup tä chic, ―xcha chque.

Cäban u kasnaˈ ri Jesús

13 Xel cˈu lok ri Jesús pa Galilea, xopan chuchiˈ ri nimaˈ Jordán ri cˈo wi ri tat Juan rech cäban u kasnaˈ rumal. 14 Man xraj tä cˈu ri tat Juan, xane xubij che ri Jesús: Ri in man takal tä chwe chi quinban kasnaˈ la. Rajwaxic ne chi ri lal cäban la nu kasnaˈ in, ―cächaˈ. ¿Jas che xpe la wucˈ in? ―xcha che ri Jesús.

15 Xubij cˈu ri Jesús che: Che we chanim riˈ, chaya chwe chi jeˈ quinban waˈ. Are cˈu waˈ takalic rech cäkaˈno jachique ri cätakan wi ri Dios, ―xcha che.

Ri tat Juan cˈut xunimaj ri xubij. 16 Aretak cˈut xbantaj u kasnaˈ ri Jesús, xel lok ri Areˈ pa ri jaˈ. ¡Chanim xjakjob ri caj! Ri Jesús cˈut xril ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu xkaj lok puwiˈ ri Areˈ, jeˈ u banic jun palomäx. 17 Te riˈ xtataj cˈut chi cächˈaw lok jun chicaj ri xubij: Are ri Lokˈalaj nu Cˈojol waˈ. Cäquicot ri wanimaˈ rumal, ―xchaˈ.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” 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.’”[a](D)

John’s(E) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(F) His food was locusts(G) and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized(H) by him in the Jordan River.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(I) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(J) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(K) And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(M)

11 “I baptize you with[b] water for repentance.(N) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit(O) and fire.(P) 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.”(Q)

The Baptism of Jesus(R)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(S) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized 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 fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(T) and he saw the Spirit of God(U) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(V) said, “This is my Son,(W) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(X)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or in