基督的先驱

凯撒提比略在位第十五年,本丢彼拉多犹太总督,希律加利利的分封王,他的弟弟[a]菲利普以土利亚特拉克尼地区的分封王,卢萨尼亚阿比利尼的分封王, 亚纳该亚法任大祭司——那时,神的话语在旷野临到撒迦利亚的儿子约翰 他就来到约旦河周围所有的地区宣讲为罪得赦免而悔改的洗礼。 正如先知以赛亚书上所记载的话[b]

“在旷野有声音呼喊着:
‘你们当预备主的道,
当修直[c]他的路!
一切山谷将被填满,
山岭小丘将被削平;
扭曲的道将要修直,
崎岖的路将要铺平。
所有的人[d]都将看见神的救恩。’”[e]

约翰对那些出来受他洗礼的人群说:“你们这些毒蛇的子孙!谁指示你们逃避那将要来临的震怒呢? 你们应当结出果子,与悔改的心相称!你们不要自己里面一开始就说‘我们有亚伯拉罕为先祖。’我告诉你们:神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起儿女来。 现在斧子已经放在树根上,所有不结好果子的树都要被砍下来,被丢进火里。”

10 众人问他,说:“那么,我们该做什么呢?”

11 约翰回答说:“有两件衣服[f]的,当分给那没有的;有食物的,也当如此做。”

12 一些税吏也来受洗[g]。他们问约翰:“老师,我们该做什么呢?”

13 约翰对他们说:“除了给你们规定的以外,不要多收。”

14 有些当兵的[h]也问他,说:“那么我们呢?我们该做什么呢?”

约翰说:“不要敲诈任何人,也不要勒索人[i],当以自己的粮饷为满足。”

15 当时,民众都在心里对约翰有期待并猜想,或许他就是基督。 16 约翰就回答大家,说:“我用水[j]给你们施洗[k],但有一位比我更强有力的要来,我就是为他解鞋带也不配。他要用圣灵和火[l]给你们施洗。 17 他手里拿着扬谷的锨,要扬净他的打谷场,把麦子收进他的仓库,却把糠秕用不灭的火烧掉。” 18 这样,约翰又用很多别的话劝民众,向他们传福音。 19 分封王希律为了他弟弟[m]的妻子希罗迪娅的事,以及自己所做的一切恶事,受到约翰的责备。 20 希律在这一切事上又加了一件,就是把约翰关在监狱里。

耶稣受洗

21 有一次,当民众都来受洗的时候,耶稣也受了洗。他正在祷告,天开了, 22 圣灵好像鸽子,有形有体地[n]降临在他身上,并且有声音从天上传来,说:

“你是我的爱子,
我喜悦你。”

耶稣基督的家谱

23 耶稣开始传道[o]的时候,大约三十岁。照人看来,

他是约瑟的儿子,约瑟希里的儿子,
24 希里玛塔特的儿子,玛塔特利未的儿子,
利未麦基的儿子,麦基雅拿的儿子,
雅拿约瑟的儿子, 25 约瑟玛塔提亚的儿子,
玛塔提亚亚摩斯的儿子,亚摩斯拿鸿的儿子,
拿鸿以斯利的儿子,以斯利拿该的儿子,
26 拿该玛押的儿子,玛押玛塔提亚的儿子,
玛塔提亚西美的儿子,西美约瑟的儿子,
约瑟犹大的儿子, 27 犹大约亚拿的儿子,
约亚拿利撒的儿子,利撒所罗巴伯的儿子,
所罗巴伯撒拉铁的儿子,撒拉铁尼利的儿子,
28 尼利麦基的儿子,麦基亚底的儿子,
亚底哥桑的儿子,哥桑以摩当的儿子,
以摩当的儿子, 29 约细的儿子,
约细以利以谢的儿子,以利以谢约令的儿子,
约令玛塔特的儿子,玛塔特利未的儿子,
30 利未西缅的儿子,西缅犹大的儿子,
犹大约瑟的儿子,约瑟约南的儿子,
约南以利亚敬的儿子, 31 以利亚敬米利亚的儿子,
米利亚迈南的儿子,迈南玛塔达的儿子,
玛塔达拿单的儿子,拿单大卫的儿子,
32 大卫耶西的儿子,耶西俄备得的儿子,
俄备得波阿斯的儿子,波阿斯撒门的儿子,
撒门拿顺的儿子, 33 拿顺亚米拿达的儿子,
亚米拿达亚特民的儿子,亚特民[p]亚兰[q]的儿子,
亚兰希斯仑的儿子,希斯仑法勒斯的儿子,
法勒斯犹大的儿子, 34 犹大雅各的儿子,
雅各以撒的儿子,以撒亚伯拉罕的儿子,
亚伯拉罕塔拉的儿子,塔拉拿鹤的儿子,
35 拿鹤西鹿的儿子,西鹿拉吴的儿子,
拉吴法勒的儿子,法勒希伯的儿子,
希伯沙拉的儿子, 36 沙拉该南的儿子,
该南亚法撒的儿子,亚法撒的儿子,
挪亚的儿子,挪亚拉迈的儿子,
37 拉迈玛土撒拉的儿子,玛土撒拉以诺的儿子,
以诺雅列的儿子,雅列玛勒列的儿子,
玛勒列该南的儿子, 38 该南以挪士的儿子,
以挪士塞特的儿子,塞特亚当的儿子,
亚当是神的儿子。

Footnotes

  1. 路加福音 3:1 弟弟——原文直译“兄弟”。
  2. 路加福音 3:4 正如先知以赛亚书上所记载的话——原文直译“正如先知以赛亚之话语的书中所记载的那样”。
  3. 路加福音 3:4 修直——或译作“修平”。
  4. 路加福音 3:6 人——原文直译“肉体”。
  5. 路加福音 3:6 《以赛亚书》40:3-5。
  6. 路加福音 3:11 衣服——或译作“衬袍”。
  7. 路加福音 3:12 受洗——或译作“受浸”。
  8. 路加福音 3:14 当兵的——或译作“服兵役的”。
  9. 路加福音 3:14 勒索人——或译作“诬告”。
  10. 路加福音 3:16 用水——或译作“在水里”。
  11. 路加福音 3:16 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
  12. 路加福音 3:16 用圣灵和火——或译作“在圣灵和火里”。
  13. 路加福音 3:19 有古抄本附“菲利普”。
  14. 路加福音 3:22 好像鸽子,有形有体地——原文直译“形状仿佛鸽子”。
  15. 路加福音 3:23 传道——辅助词语。
  16. 路加福音 3:33 有古抄本没有“亚特民的儿子,亚特民是”。
  17. 路加福音 3:33 亚兰——有古抄本作“亚珥尼”。

The Preaching of John the Baptist(A)

It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler of Abilene, and Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests. At that time the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, “Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins.” (B)As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah:

“Someone is shouting in the desert:
    ‘Get the road ready for the Lord;
    make a straight path for him to travel!
Every valley must be filled up,
    every hill and mountain leveled off.
The winding roads must be made straight,
    and the rough paths made smooth.
The whole human race will see God's salvation!’”

(C)Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him. “You snakes!” he said to them. “Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send? (D)Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham! (E)The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire.”

10 The people asked him, “What are we to do, then?”

11 He answered, “Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it.”

12 (F)Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what are we to do?”

13 “Don't collect more than is legal,” he told them.

14 Some soldiers also asked him, “What about us? What are we to do?”

He said to them, “Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay.”

15 People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah. 16 So John said to all of them, “I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out.”

18 In many different ways John preached the Good News to the people and urged them to change their ways. 19 (G)But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things. 20 Then Herod did an even worse thing by putting John in prison.

The Baptism of Jesus(H)

21 After all the people had been baptized, Jesus also was baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened, 22 (I)and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.”

The Ancestors of Jesus(J)

23 When Jesus began his work, he was about thirty years old. He was the son, so people thought, of Joseph, who was the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, 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 Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, 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, the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, 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, 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, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Kenan, 38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.