施洗者约翰的传道

凯撒提庇留执政第十五年,本丢·彼拉多任犹太总督,希律做加利利的分封王,他的弟弟腓力做以土利亚和特拉可尼两地的分封王,吕撒聂做亚比利尼的分封王, 亚那和该亚法当大祭司。当时,撒迦利亚的儿子约翰住在旷野,上帝向他说话。 他就到约旦河附近宣讲悔改的洗礼,使人的罪得到赦免。 这正应验了以赛亚先知书上的话:“在旷野有人大声呼喊,

“‘预备主的道,
修直祂的路。
一切山谷将被填满,
大山小丘将被削平,
弯曲的道路要被修直,
崎岖的路径要被铺平。
世人都要看见上帝的救恩。’”

约翰对前来接受他洗礼的人群说:“你们这些毒蛇的后代!谁指示你们逃避那将临的烈怒呢? 你们要结出与悔改相称的果子。不要心里说,‘我们是亚伯拉罕的子孙。’我告诉你们,上帝可以从这些石头中兴起亚伯拉罕的子孙。 现在斧头已经放在树根上了,不结好果子的树都要被砍下丢在火里。”

10 众人问道:“那么,我们该怎么办呢?”

11 约翰回答说:“有两件衣服的,应当分一件给没有的;食物充裕的,应当分些给饥饿的。”

12 有些税吏也来受洗,并问约翰:“老师,我们该怎么办呢?”

13 约翰说:“除了规定的税以外,一分钱也不可多收。”

14 有些军人问:“我们该怎么办呢?”约翰说:“不可敲诈勒索,自己有粮饷就当知足。”

15 当时的百姓正期待着基督的来临,大家心里都在猜想,也许约翰就是基督。 16 约翰对众人说:“我是用水给你们施洗,但有一位能力比我更大的快来了,我就是给祂解鞋带也不配。祂要用圣灵和火给你们施洗。 17 祂手里拿着簸箕,要清理祂的麦场,把麦子收进仓库,用不灭的火烧尽糠秕。” 18 约翰向众人传福音,讲了许多劝勉的话。

19 分封王希律娶了自己弟弟的妻子希罗底,又做了许多恶事,因而受到约翰的指责, 20 可是他却恶上加恶,将约翰关进监牢里。

耶稣受洗

21 众人都受了洗,耶稣也接受了洗礼。祂正在祷告的时候,天开了, 22 圣灵像鸽子一样降在祂身上,又有声音从天上传来:“你是我的爱子,我甚喜悦你。”

耶稣的家谱

23 耶稣开始传道的时候,年纪约三十岁,照人的看法,

祂是约瑟的儿子,

约瑟是希里的儿子,

24 希里是玛塔的儿子,

玛塔是利未的儿子,

利未是麦基的儿子,

麦基是雅拿的儿子,

雅拿是约瑟的儿子,

25 约瑟是玛他提亚的儿子,

玛他提亚是亚摩斯的儿子,

亚摩斯是拿鸿的儿子,

拿鸿是以斯利的儿子,

以斯利是拿该的儿子,

26 拿该是玛押的儿子,

玛押是玛他提亚的儿子,

玛他提亚是西美的儿子,

西美是约瑟的儿子,

约瑟是犹大的儿子,

犹大是约亚拿的儿子,

27 约亚拿是利撒的儿子,

利撒是所罗巴伯的儿子,

所罗巴伯是撒拉铁的儿子,

撒拉铁是尼利的儿子,

尼利是麦基的儿子,

28 麦基是亚底的儿子,

亚底是哥桑的儿子,

哥桑是以摩当的儿子,

以摩当是珥的儿子,

珥是约细的儿子,

29 约细是以利以谢的儿子,

以利以谢是约令的儿子,

约令是玛塔的儿子,

玛塔是利未的儿子,

30 利未是西缅的儿子,

西缅是犹大的儿子,

犹大是约瑟的儿子,

约瑟是约南的儿子,

约南是以利亚敬的儿子,

31 以利亚敬是米利亚的儿子,

米利亚是迈南的儿子,

迈南是玛达他的儿子,

玛达他是拿单的儿子,

拿单是大卫的儿子,

32 大卫是耶西的儿子,

耶西是俄备得的儿子,

俄备得是波阿斯的儿子,

波阿斯是撒门的儿子,

撒门是拿顺的儿子,

33 拿顺是亚米拿达的儿子,

亚米拿达是兰的儿子,

兰是希斯仑的儿子,

希斯仑是法勒斯的儿子,

法勒斯是犹大的儿子,

34 犹大是雅各的儿子,

雅各是以撒的儿子,

以撒是亚伯拉罕的儿子,

亚伯拉罕是他拉的儿子,

他拉是拿鹤的儿子,

35 拿鹤是西鹿的儿子,

西鹿是拉吴的儿子,

拉吴是法勒的儿子,

法勒是希伯的儿子,

希伯是沙拉的儿子,

36 沙拉是该南的儿子,

该南是亚法撒的儿子,

亚法撒是闪的儿子,

闪是挪亚的儿子,

挪亚是拉麦的儿子,

37 拉麦是玛土撒拉的儿子,

玛土撒拉是以诺的儿子,

以诺是雅列的儿子,

雅列是玛勒列的儿子,

玛勒列是该南的儿子,

该南是以挪士的儿子,

38 以挪士是塞特的儿子,

塞特是亚当的儿子,

亚当是上帝的儿子。

Yokaana Omubatiza alongoosa ekkubo

(A)Awo mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’ettaano ogw’okufuga kwa Kayisaali Tiberiyo, Pontiyo Piraato bwe yali nga ye gavana wa Buyudaaya, Kerode nga y’afuga Ggaliraaya, muganda we Firipo nga y’afuga Italiya ne Tirakoniti, ne Lusaniya nga y’afuga Abireene, (B)Ana ne Kayaafa nga be Bakabona Abasinga Obukulu, Yokaana, mutabani wa Zaakaliya ng’ali mu ddungu, n’afuna obubaka obuva eri Katonda. (C)Yokaana n’atambulanga ng’agenda abuulira mu bitundu ebyetoolodde Yoludaani, ng’ategeeza abantu obubaka obw’okubatizibwa obw’okwenenya olw’okusonyiyibwa ebibi, nga bwe kyawandiikibwa mu kitabo eky’ebigambo bya nnabbi Isaaya nti,

“Eddoboozi ly’oyo ayogerera mu ddungu nti,
Mulongoose ekkubo lya Mukama,
    Muluŋŋamye amakubo ge;
Buli kiwonvu kirijjuzibwa,
    na buli lusozi n’akasozi birisendebwa,
na buli ekyakyama kirigololwa,
    n’obukubo obulimu obugulumugulumu bulifuuka enguudo ez’omuseetwe.
(D)Abalina omubiri bonna baliraba obulokozi bwa Katonda.”

(E)Kyeyava agamba abantu abajjanga gy’ali okubatizibwa nti, “Mmwe abaana b’emisota, ani eyabalabula okudduka obusungu obugenda okujja? (F)Kale mubale ebibala ebiraga nga mwenenyezza, so temwogera munda zammwe nti tulina jjajjaffe Ibulayimu. Kubanga mbagamba nti Katonda asobola, mu mayinja gano, okuggyiramu Ibulayimu abazzukulu. (G)Ne kaakano embazzi eteekeddwa ku kikolo ky’emiti. Noolwekyo buli muti ogutabala bibala birungi gujja kutemebwawo gusuulibwe mu muliro.”

10 (H)Ekibiina ne kimumubuuza nti, “Kale tukole ki?”

11 (I)Yokaana n’abaddamu ng’agamba nti, “Alina ekkooti ebbiri, emu agigabire atalina, n’oyo alina emmere aweeko oyo atalina kyakulya.”

12 (J)Awo abasolooza b’omusolo nabo, ne bajja babatizibwe. Ne babuuza Yokaana nti, “Omuyigiriza tukole ki?”

13 (K)Yokaana n’abaddamu nti, “Temusoloozanga muwendo gusukka ku ogwo ogwalagibwa.”

14 (L)Abaserikale nabo ne babuuza Yokaana nti, “Ate ffe, tukole tutya?”

Yokaana n’abagamba nti, “Temuggyangako bantu nsimbi zaabwe. So temubawaayirizanga, n’empeera ebaweebwa ebamalenga.”

15 (M)Abantu baali balindirira nga basuubira, era nga buli muntu yeebuuza obanga Yokaana ye Kristo. 16 (N)Yokaana n’addamu bonna ng’agamba nti, “Nze mbabatiza na mazzi, naye waliwo ajja, alina obuyinza okunsinga, n’okusaanira sisaanira na kusumulula lukoba lwa ngatto ze. Oyo alibabatiza n’omuliro ne Mwoyo Mutukuvu; 17 (O)n’olugali luli mu mukono gwe okulongoosa egguuliro lye n’okukuŋŋaanyiza eŋŋaano mu tterekero lye, naye ebisusunku alibyokya n’omuliro ogutazikira.” 18 Yokaana n’abuulirira abantu ebigambo bingi ebirala, nga bw’ababuulira Enjiri.

19 (P)Naye Yokaana bwe yanenya Kerode, omufuzi, olw’okutwala Kerodiya eyali muka muganda we, n’olw’ebibi ebirala Kerode bye yali akoze, 20 (Q)ate ku ebyo byonna Kerode n’ayongerako na kino: n’akwata Yokaana n’amuggalira mu kkomera.

Okubatizibwa kwa Yesu

21 (R)Olunaku lumu, abantu bonna abaaliwo nga babatizibwa, ne Yesu n’abatizibwa. Yesu n’asaba, eggulu ne libikkuka, 22 (S)Mwoyo Mutukuvu n’amukkako mu kifaananyi eky’ejjiba. Eddoboozi ne liva mu ggulu ne ligamba nti, “Ggwe Mwana wange omwagalwa gwe nsanyukira ennyo.”

Olulyo lwa Yesu

23 (T)Yesu yali awezezza emyaka ng’amakumi asatu bwe yatandika omulimu gwe. Yesu nga bwe kyalowoozebwa, yali mwana wa Yusufu:

ne Yusufu nga mwana wa Eri, 24 Eri nga mwana wa Mattati,

ne Mattati nga mwana wa Leevi, ne Leevi nga mwana wa Mereki,

ne Mereki nga mwana wa Yanayi, ne Yanayi nga mwana wa Yusufu,

25 ne Yusufu nga mwana wa Mattasiya, ne Mattasiya nga mwana wa Amosi,

ne Amosi nga mwana wa Nakkumu, ne Nakkumu nga mwana wa Esuli,

ne Esuli nga mwana wa Naggayi, 26 ne Naggayi nga mwana wa Maasi,

ne Maasi nga mwana wa Mattasiya, ne Mattasiya nga mwana wa Semeyini,

ne Semeyini nga mwana wa Yoseki, ne Yoseki nga mwana wa Yoda,

27 (U)ne Yoda nga mwana wa Yokanaani, ne Yokanaani nga mwana wa Lesa,

ne Lesa nga mwana wa Zerubbaberi, ne Zerubbaberi nga mwana wa Seyalutyeri,

ne Seyalutyeri nga mwana wa Neeri, 28 ne Neeri nga mwana wa Mereki,

ne Mereki nga mwana wa Addi, ne Addi nga mwana wa Kosamu,

ne Kosamu nga mwana wa Erumadamu, ne Erumadamu nga mwana wa Eri,

29 ne Eri nga mwana wa Yoswa, ne Yoswa nga mwana wa Eryeza,

ne Eryeza nga mwana wa Yolimu, ne Yolimu nga mwana wa Mattati,

ne Mattati nga mwana wa Leevi,

30 ne Leevi nga mwana wa Simyoni, ne Simyoni nga mwana wa Yuda,

ne Yuda nga mwana wa Yusufu, ne Yusufu nga mwana wa Yonamu,

ne Yonamu nga mwana wa Eriyakimu,

31 (V)ne Eriyakimu nga mwana wa Mereya, ne Mereya nga mwana wa Menna,

ne Menna nga mwana wa Mattasa, ne Mattasa nga mwana wa Nasani,

ne Nasani nga mwana wa Dawudi, 32 ne Dawudi nga mwana wa Yese,

ne Yese nga mwana wa Obedi, ne Obedi nga mwana wa Bowaazi,

ne Bowaazi nga mwana wa Salumooni, ne Salumooni nga mwana wa Nakusoni,

33 (W)ne Nakusoni nga mwana wa Amminadaabu, ne Aminadaabu nga mwana wa Aluni,

ne Aluni nga mwana wa Kezulooni, ne Kezulooni nga mwana wa Pereezi,

ne Pereezi nga mwana wa Yuda, 34 (X)ne Yuda nga mwana wa Yakobo,

ne Yakobo nga mwana wa Isaaka, ne Isaaka nga mwana wa lbulayimu,

ne Ibulayimu nga mwana wa Teera, ne Teera nga mwana wa Nakoli,

35 ne Nakoli nga mwana wa Serugi, ne Serugi nga mwana wa Lewu,

ne Lewu nga mwana wa Peregi, ne Peregi nga mwana wa Eberi,

ne Eberi nga mwana wa Seera, 36 (Y)ne Sera nga mwana wa Kayinaani,

ne Kayinaani nga mwana wa Alupakusaadi, ne Alupakusaadi nga mwana wa Seemu,

ne Seemu nga mwana wa Nuuwa, ne Nuuwa nga mwana wa Lameka,

37 ne Lameka nga mwana wa Mesuseera, ne Mesuseera nga mwana wa Enoki,

ne Enoki nga mwana wa Yaledi, ne Yaledi nga mwana wa Makalaleri,

ne Makalaleri nga mwana wa Kayinaani, 38 (Z)ne Kayinaani nga mwana wa Enosi,

ne Enosi nga mwana wa Seezi, ne Seezi nga mwana wa Adamu,

ne Adamu nga mwana wa Katonda.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)(B)

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate(C) was governor of Judea, Herod(D) tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,(E) the word of God came to John(F) son of Zechariah(G) in the wilderness. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.(H) As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a](I)

John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers!(J) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(K) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 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)

10 “What should we do then?”(N) the crowd asked.

11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(O)

12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized.(P) “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,”(Q) he told them.

14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(R)—be content with your pay.”

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John(S) might possibly be the Messiah.(T) 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[b] water.(U) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit and fire.(V) 17 His winnowing fork(W) is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(X) 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

19 But when John rebuked Herod(Y) the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.(Z)

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(AA)(AB)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(AC) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(AD) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(AE) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(AF)

23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.(AG) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,(AH)

the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, the son of Melki,

the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,

the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,

the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,

the son of Josek, the son of Joda,

27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,

the son of Zerubbabel,(AI) the son of Shealtiel,

the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melki,

the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,

the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,

the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon,

the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,

the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,(AJ)

the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse,

the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,

the son of Salmon,[d] the son of Nahshon,

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,[e]

the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,(AK)

the son of Judah, 34 the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,(AL)

35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan,

the son of Arphaxad,(AM) the son of Shem,

the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,(AN)

37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,

the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,

the son of Kenan,(AO) 38 the son of Enosh,

the son of Seth, the son of Adam,

the son of God.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
  2. Luke 3:16 Or in
  3. Luke 3:16 Or in
  4. Luke 3:32 Some early manuscripts Sala
  5. Luke 3:33 Some manuscripts Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni; other manuscripts vary widely.