基督的先驅

凱撒提比略在位第十五年,本丟彼拉多猶太總督,希律加利利的分封王,他的弟弟[a]菲利普以土利亞特拉克尼地區的分封王,盧薩尼亞阿比利尼的分封王, 亞納該亞法任大祭司——那時,神的話語在曠野臨到撒迦利亞的兒子約翰 他就來到約旦河周圍所有的地區宣講為罪得赦免而悔改的洗禮。 正如先知以賽亞書上所記載的話[b]

「在曠野有聲音呼喊著:
『你們當預備主的道,
當修直[c]他的路!
一切山谷將被填滿,
山嶺小丘將被削平;
扭曲的道將要修直,
崎嶇的路將要鋪平。
所有的人[d]都將看見神的救恩。』」[e]

約翰對那些出來受他洗禮的人群說:「你們這些毒蛇的子孫!誰指示你們逃避那將要來臨的震怒呢? 你們應當結出果子,與悔改的心相稱!你們不要自己裡面一開始就說『我們有亞伯拉罕為先祖。』我告訴你們:神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起兒女來。 現在斧子已經放在樹根上,所有不結好果子的樹都要被砍下來,被丟進火裡。」

10 眾人問他,說:「那麼,我們該做什麼呢?」

11 約翰回答說:「有兩件衣服[f]的,當分給那沒有的;有食物的,也當如此做。」

12 一些稅吏也來受洗[g]。他們問約翰:「老師,我們該做什麼呢?」

13 約翰對他們說:「除了給你們規定的以外,不要多收。」

14 有些當兵的[h]也問他,說:「那麼我們呢?我們該做什麼呢?」

約翰說:「不要敲詐任何人,也不要勒索人[i],當以自己的糧餉為滿足。」

15 當時,民眾都在心裡對約翰有期待並猜想,或許他就是基督。 16 約翰就回答大家,說:「我用水[j]給你們施洗[k],但有一位比我更強有力的要來,我就是為他解鞋帶也不配。他要用聖靈和火[l]給你們施洗。 17 他手裡拿著揚穀的杴,要揚淨他的打穀場,把麥子收進他的倉庫,卻把糠秕用不滅的火燒掉。」 18 這樣,約翰又用很多別的話勸民眾,向他們傳福音。 19 分封王希律為了他弟弟[m]的妻子希羅迪婭的事,以及自己所做的一切惡事,受到約翰的責備。 20 希律在這一切事上又加了一件,就是把約翰關在監獄裡。

耶穌受洗

21 有一次,當民眾都來受洗的時候,耶穌也受了洗。他正在禱告,天開了, 22 聖靈好像鴿子,有形有體地[n]降臨在他身上,並且有聲音從天上傳來,說:

「你是我的愛子,
我喜悅你。」

耶穌基督的家譜

23 耶穌開始傳道[o]的時候,大約三十歲。照人看來,

他是約瑟的兒子,約瑟希里的兒子,
24 希里瑪塔特的兒子,瑪塔特利未的兒子,
利未麥基的兒子,麥基雅拿的兒子,
雅拿約瑟的兒子, 25 約瑟瑪塔提亞的兒子,
瑪塔提亞亞摩斯的兒子,亞摩斯拿鴻的兒子,
拿鴻以斯利的兒子,以斯利拿該的兒子,
26 拿該瑪押的兒子,瑪押瑪塔提亞的兒子,
瑪塔提亞西美的兒子,西美約瑟的兒子,
約瑟猶大的兒子, 27 猶大約亞拿的兒子,
約亞拿利撒的兒子,利撒所羅巴伯的兒子,
所羅巴伯撒拉鐵的兒子,撒拉鐵尼利的兒子,
28 尼利麥基的兒子,麥基亞底的兒子,
亞底哥桑的兒子,哥桑以摩當的兒子,
以摩當的兒子, 29 約細的兒子,
約細以利以謝的兒子,以利以謝約令的兒子,
約令瑪塔特的兒子,瑪塔特利未的兒子,
30 利未西緬的兒子,西緬猶大的兒子,
猶大約瑟的兒子,約瑟約南的兒子,
約南以利亞敬的兒子, 31 以利亞敬米利亞的兒子,
米利亞邁南的兒子,邁南瑪塔達的兒子,
瑪塔達拿單的兒子,拿單大衛的兒子,
32 大衛耶西的兒子,耶西俄備得的兒子,
俄備得波阿斯的兒子,波阿斯撒門的兒子,
撒門拿順的兒子, 33 拿順亞米拿達的兒子,
亞米拿達亞特民的兒子,亞特民[p]亞蘭[q]的兒子,
亞蘭希斯崙的兒子,希斯崙法勒斯的兒子,
法勒斯猶大的兒子, 34 猶大雅各的兒子,
雅各以撒的兒子,以撒亞伯拉罕的兒子,
亞伯拉罕塔拉的兒子,塔拉拿鶴的兒子,
35 拿鶴西鹿的兒子,西鹿拉吳的兒子,
拉吳法勒的兒子,法勒希伯的兒子,
希伯沙拉的兒子, 36 沙拉該南的兒子,
該南亞法撒的兒子,亞法撒的兒子,
挪亞的兒子,挪亞拉邁的兒子,
37 拉邁瑪土撒拉的兒子,瑪土撒拉以諾的兒子,
以諾雅列的兒子,雅列瑪勒列的兒子,
瑪勒列該南的兒子, 38 該南以挪士的兒子,
以挪士塞特的兒子,塞特亞當的兒子,
亞當是神的兒子。

Footnotes

  1. 路加福音 3:1 弟弟——原文直譯「兄弟」。
  2. 路加福音 3:4 正如先知以賽亞書上所記載的話——原文直譯「正如先知以賽亞之話語的書中所記載的那樣」。
  3. 路加福音 3:4 修直——或譯作「修平」。
  4. 路加福音 3:6 人——原文直譯「肉體」。
  5. 路加福音 3:6 《以賽亞書》40:3-5。
  6. 路加福音 3:11 衣服——或譯作「襯袍」。
  7. 路加福音 3:12 受洗——或譯作「受浸」。
  8. 路加福音 3:14 當兵的——或譯作「服兵役的」。
  9. 路加福音 3:14 勒索人——或譯作「誣告」。
  10. 路加福音 3:16 用水——或譯作「在水裡」。
  11. 路加福音 3:16 施洗——或譯作「施浸」。
  12. 路加福音 3:16 用聖靈和火——或譯作「在聖靈和火裡」。
  13. 路加福音 3:19 有古抄本附「菲利普」。
  14. 路加福音 3:22 好像鴿子,有形有體地——原文直譯「形狀彷彿鴿子」。
  15. 路加福音 3:23 傳道——輔助詞語。
  16. 路加福音 3:33 有古抄本沒有「亞特民的兒子,亞特民是」。
  17. 路加福音 3:33 亞蘭——有古抄本作「亞珥尼」。

In the shenat chamesh esreh (15th year) of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governing Yehudah, when Herod [Antipas] was tetrarch of the Galil, and when Philip the brother of Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis, and at the same time Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

And when, during the same historical period, Anan and Caiapha were Kohanim Gedolim, then it was that the dvar Hashem came to [the kohen-navi] Yochanan Ben Zecharyah bamidbar (in the wilderness).

And Yochanan went into all the surrounding region of the Yarden preaching a tevilah of teshuva for the selichat avon,

As it has been written in the sefer divrei Yeshayah Hanavi, KOL KOREY BAMIDBAR (A voice of one shouting in the wilderness, YESHAYAH 40:3): Prepare the Derech Hashem (the Way of the L-rd). Make his paths straight!

KOL GEY YINNASE VKHOL HAR VGIVAH YISHPALU (Every valley will be filled in and every mountain and hill will be leveled off), VHAYAH HEAKOV LEMISHOR VHARKHASIM LVIKAH (The crooked will be made straight, the rough paths made into smooth roads);

VRAU CHOL BASAR ES YESHUAT ELOHEINU (and all basar will see the salvation of our G-d). [YESHAYAH 40:3-5; TEHILLIM 98:2; YESHAYAH 42:16; 52:10]

Therefore, Yochanan was saying to the multitudes coming out to have the mikveh mayim’s tevilah supervised by him, You banim of nachashim, who warned you to flee from the charon af [Hashem] habah (the coming burning wrath of Hashem)?

Therefore, produce p’ri tov l’teshuva (fruit worthy of repentance), and do not begin to presume within yourselves, saying, We have the zechut Avot (merit of the Fathers) of Avraham Avinu, for, I say to you, that Hashem is able from these avanim (stones) to raise up banim to Avraham Avinu.

And already the ax is laid at the shoresh haetzim (the root of the trees). Therefore, every etz not producing pri tov is cut down and is thrown into the Eish.

10 And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, What then should we do?

11 And in reply, Yochanan was saying to them, Let the one having two kaftans share with the one having none, and let the one having okhel (food) do likewise.

12 Now came also mochesim (tax collectors) to receive the tevilah of teshuva, and they said to him, Rabbi, what should we do?

13 And Yochanan said to them, Collect nothing more than the amount having been commanded you.

14 And chaiyalim (soldiers) as well were asking him, What should we do also? And Yochanan said to them, Extort kesef from no one, and let there be no lashon hora, and be satisfied with your loin (wages).

15 As the Am [Berit] were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their levavot (hearts) concerning Yochanan, whether perhaps he might be the Moshiach,

16 Yochanan answered everyone, saying, I give you a tevilah with a mikveh mayim, but Hu HaBah (He Who Comes, i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach) has more chozek (strength) than me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will give you a tevilah with the Ruach Hakodesh and with Eish.

17 The winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the MOTZ (chaff) he will burn up with an EISH LO TIKHBEH (fire not [ever] extinguished.

18 Therefore, with many other dvarim Yochanan was exhorting them, preaching the Besuras HaGeulah to the Am [Berit].

19 Now Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by Yochanan about Herodias, the wife of his brother, and about all reshaim (evil) which he did,

20 Herod added this above all: he locked up Yochanan in the beit hasohar (prison).

21 And it came about while all the Am [Berit] were receiving the tevilah, and when Yehoshua also had been given the tevilah and was davening, Shomayim was opened,

22 And the Ruach Hakodesh descended in demut gashmit as a yonah upon Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach; and then came a bat kol out of Shomayim, saying, ATAH BNI AHUVI ASHER BCHA CHAFATSTI

23 And Yehoshua himself was about shaloshim shanah, at the beginning of his avodas kodesh ministry, being the ben (as it was being thought of Yosef) ben Eli,

24 Ben Mattat, ben Levi, ben Malki, ben Yannai, ben Yosef,

25 Ben Mattityahu, ben Amotz, ben Nachum, ben Chesli, ben Naggai,

26 Ben Machat, ben Mattityahu, ben Shimi, ben Yosef, ben Yodah,

27 ben Yochanan, ben Reisha, ben Zerubavel, ben Shealtiel, ben Neri,

28 Ben Malki, ben Addi, ben Kosam, ben Elmadan, ben Er

29 Ben Yehoshua, ben Eliezer, ben Yorim, ben Mattat, ben Levi,

30 Ben Shimon, ben Yehudah, ben Yosef, ben Yonam, ben Elyakim,

31 Ben Malah, ben Manah, ben Mattatah, ben Natan, ben Dovid,

32 Ben Yishai, ben Oved, ben Boaz, ben Salmon, ben Nachshon,

33 ben Amminadav, ben Admin, ben Arni, ben Chetzron, ben Peretz, ben Yehudah,

34 Ben Yaakov, ben Yitzchak, ben Avraham, ben Terach, ben Nachor,

35 ben Serug, ben Reu, ben Peleg, ben Ever, ben Shelah,

36 Ben Keinan, ben Arpachshad, ben Shem, ben Noach, ben Lemekh,

37 Ben Metushelach, ben Chanoch, ben Yered, ben Mahalalel, ben Keinan,

38 Ben Enosh, ben Shet, ben Adam, ben HaElohim.