マタイ 3
Japanese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
イエスのために道を整える洗礼者ヨハネ
（マルコ1:1-8; ルカ3:1-9, 15-17; ヨハネ1:19-28）
3 数年後、ユダヤ地方の荒地に洗礼者ヨハネが現れ、神のメッセージを伝え始めた。 2 ヨハネが言った。「生き方を改め、心を入れ替えるんだ。神の王国はすぐそこまで来ている！」 3 このヨハネこそが、預言者イザヤが話していた男だった。
「荒地で叫ぶ声がする・・・
『神のお通りだ、道を整えろ！
王である神の為に道をまっすぐにするのだ』」
4 洗礼者ヨハネはラクダの毛から作った服に皮の帯を締め、彼の食事といえば、イナゴと天然のハチミツ。 5 神殿の都エルサレムやユダヤ地方、ヨルダン川周辺からぞくぞくと人が洗礼者ヨハネのもとへ集まり、 6 それぞれの犯した過ちを告白した。そんな人たちに洗礼者ヨハネはヨルダン川で洗礼を授けていた。
7 ヨハネに洗礼を授けてもらおうと多くのパリサイ派やサドカイ派が集まって来ると、ヨハネが彼らを見てこう言った。
「このマムシどもめ！誰が神の裁きから逃れられると言った？ 8 心を入れ替え、生き様で証明しろ！ 9 『俺たちはアブラハムの子』なんて考えてるんだろうが、そんなものに意味はない。そこの岩からでも、神はアブラハムの子を創れる！ 10 木を切り倒す斧は既に用意してある。木だって実がならなきゃ切り落とし、火の中に放り込むだろう！
11 俺は心を入れ替え、生き方を改めたことを公に示す人のために水による洗礼を授けている。だが、俺の後に来る方は俺以上のことができる。俺には、その方の靴ひもをほどく価値すらない。その方は聖霊とその炎によって洗礼を授けてくれる！ 12 彼は自分の収穫物から、良い部分と使い物にならない部分を分ける準備をしている。彼は小麦を倉に納めるが、使い物にならない部分があると、決して燃え尽きることのない炎の中でそれを燃やすだろう！」
ヨハネから洗礼を受けたイエス
（マルコ1:9-11; ルカ3:21-22）
13 ある日のこと、ガラリヤ地方からヨルダン川へとイエスがやって来た！洗礼者ヨハネのもとに、洗礼を受けに来たのだ。 14 だが、ヨハネは彼を止めようとこう言った。「俺から、洗礼なんて・・・そんな！俺があなたから洗礼を授けてもらうべきでしょう！」
15 イエスは答えた。「今すぐやろう。この世で物事を正しくするために神の計画を完了しなければならない」この答えに洗礼者ヨハネは同意した。
16 ざぶんッ・・・イエスが水から上がった瞬間。カッ！空が引き裂かれたように明るくなり、イエスは聖霊が自分の上に舞い降りてくるのを目にした。それはパタパタとまるでハトのようだった・・・ 17 すると、天から声が響き渡った。「むすこよ・・・愛しているぞ・・・お前はわたしの誇りだ！」
Matthew 3
New King James Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
3 In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching (C)in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for (D)the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(E)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(F)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
4 Now (G)John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was (H)locusts and (I)wild honey. 5 (J)Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 (K)and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (L)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (M)the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, (N)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. (O)Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 (P)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (Q)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire. 12 (R)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will (S)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
John Baptizes Jesus(T)
13 (U)Then Jesus came (V)from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
16 (W)When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [b]He saw (X)the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 (Y)And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, (Z)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire
- Matthew 3:16 Or he
Matthew 3
English Standard Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 (A)In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching in (C)the wilderness of Judea, 2 (D)“Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(G)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore (H)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was (I)locusts and (J)wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, (K)confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of (L)the Pharisees and (M)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (N)“You brood of (O)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (P)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit (Q)in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (R)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (S)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (T)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 (U)“I baptize you with water (V)for repentance, but (W)he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you (X)with the Holy Spirit and (Y)fire. 12 His (Z)winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and (AA)gather his wheat into the barn, (AB)but the chaff he will burn with (AC)unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
13 (AD)Then Jesus came (AE)from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 (AF)John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (AG)the heavens were opened to him,[c] and he (AH)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, (AI)a voice from heaven said, (AJ)“This is my beloved Son,[d] with whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
- Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him
- Matthew 3:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
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