Luke 3
1 Tiberius Caesar in ngam a uk zawk kum sawm le kum nga a cin ciang in, Pontius Pilate sia Judah ngam ukpa hi a, Herod sia Galilee ngam ukpa a hihi, taciang Herod nau Philip sia Ituraea le Trachonitis ngam ukpa a hihi, taciang Lysanias sia Abilene ngam ukpa a hihi,
In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip ruler of the territory comprising Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene,
2 Annas le Caiaphas te sia thiampi sangbel hi uh a, tua hun sung in duisung ah a om Zechariah tapa John tung ah Pathian thu theng hi.
and when Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, a command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, while he was in the wilderness.
3 Tua ahikom John sia Jordan ngun dung khuano te theampo ah maw ki sikkik na tuiphumna tungtawn in mawmaina thu hil hi.
And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
4 Kamsangpa Isaiah i kammal te laibu sung ah a ki atsa bang in, duisung ah a au aw khat in, Topa i lampi puakhol vun, lampi te na tangsak vun.
This was in fulfilment of what is said in the writings of the prophet Isaiah – “The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 A kom na theampo dim vun a, mual sang le mualdung te theampo niamsak vun; a kingkoai theampo tangsak vun a, lampi ham theampo nealsak vun;
Every chasm will be filled, every mountain and hill will be levelled. The winding ways will be straightened, the rough roads made smooth,
6 Taciang mi theampo in Pathian i ngupna mu tu uh hi, ci hi.
and everyone will see the salvation of God.’”
7 Ama kung ah tui ki phum tu in hongpai mihonpi te kung ah, maw, ngul suan te, hong theng tu thin-ukna pan suakta tu in kua in note kidopna hong pia ziam? ci hi.
And John said to the crowds that went to be baptized by him, ‘You children of snakes! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
8 Taciang mawna ki sikkik nataw a kiphu in nga pha te nga tavun, kote in ka pa uh Abraham nei khu hi: ci heak vun, banghangziam cile Pathian in hi suangtum te sia Abraham suan suaksak thei hi, hong ci khi hi.
Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves “Abraham is our ancestor,” for I tell you that out of these stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!
9 Tu in thingkung te a bul ah heipui ki koi zo hi: nga pha a nga ngawl thingkung peuma phuk tu a, meisung ah khia hi.
Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.’
10 Taciang mipi te in, tabang hithongle banglaw tu khu ziam? ci in dong uh hi.
‘What are we to do then?’ the people asked.
11 Ama in, puansil ni a nei sia in a nei ngawl te pia tahen; an a nei sia in tabangma in vawt tahen, ci in zo hi.
‘Let anyone who has two coats,’ answered John, ‘share with the person who has none; and anyone who has food do the same.’
12 Siadong te zong tui ki phum tu in hongpai uh a, Syapa awng, kote bangbang ngamta tu khu ziam? ci uh hi.
Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and said to John, ‘Teacher, what are we to do?’
13 Taciang ama in, a kiciangtan za sang in a tamzaw khon heak vun, ci hi.
‘Do not collect more than you have authority to demand,’ John answered.
14 Ngalkap te in zong tabangma in, kote e, bangbang ngamta tu khu ziam? ci in dong uh hi. Amate kung ah, zawthawk thu taw mite tung ah bangma ngamta heak vun, a manngawl pi in mite mawsiat heak vun; na nga uh thaman taw lungkim vun, ci hi.
And when some soldiers on active service asked ‘And we – what are we to do?’ he said, ‘Never use violence, or exact anything by false accusation; and be content with your pay.’
15 Mite in lametna a nei tek uh bangma in, John sia Christ a hile hi ngawl, mi theampo in amate thinsung ah ngaisun tek uh hi.
Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,
16 Tua ahikom John in amate teng tung ah, keima in a tatak in tui taw tuiphumna hong pia khi hi; ahihang keima sang in a vanglianzaw khat hongpai tu hi, a peangdap khau sutsak tu nangawn ka kilawm bua hi: Ama in Tha Thiangtho le mei taw baptisma hong pia tu hi:
John, addressing them all, said, ‘I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 A khut sung ah tangkheaplaw toai a, tangzap tu hi, tang pha te beam sung ah thun tu a; tangsi te sia a mit ngei ngawl meitaw hal tu hi, ci in zo kik hi.
His winnowing-fan is in his hand so that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with a fire that cannot be put out.’
18 Ama hanthotna sung ah thudang tampi te zong mite tung ah pualak hi.
And so with many different appeals John told his good news to the people.
19 Ahizong ngam uk Herod sia a naupa Philip i a zi, Herodias thu le a pha ngawl a vawt nate hang in John in tek hi,
But when John rebuked Herod the ruler, for Herodia his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that he had done,
20 Taciang Herod in John sia thongtaksak a, tabang in mawna dang vawt thua belap hi.
Herod crowned them all by shutting John up in prison.
21 Ngual theampo tui a ki phum zawk uh ciang in, Jesus zong tui ki phum a, thu a nget laitak in van ki hong hi,
Now after the baptism of all the people, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, the heavens opened,
22 Tha Thiangtho sia vakhu bang in a tung ah tuaksuk hi, taciang van pan in aw khat hong theng a, Nangma sia ka it mama Ka Tapa ni hi; na tung ah ka lungkim mama hi, ci hi.
and the Holy Spirit came down on him in the form of a dove, and from the heavens came a voice – ‘You are my dearly loved son; you bring me great joy.’
23 Tua hun in Jesus sia kum sawmthum hong cing hi, Ama sia mihing ngaisut na bang in Joseph tapa hi a, Joseph sia Heli tapa hi,
When beginning his work, Jesus was about thirty years old. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, whose ancestors were – Eli,
24 Heli sia Matthat tapa hi, Matthat sia Levi tapa hi, Levi sia Melchi tapa hi, Melchi sia Janna tapa hi, Janna sia Joseph tapa hi,
Mattith, Levi, Melchiah, Janna, Joseph,
25 Joseph sia Mattathias tapa hi, Mattathias sia Amos tapa hi, Amos sia Nahum tapa hi, Nahum sia Esli tapa hi, Esli sia Nagge tapa hi,
Mattithiah, Amos, Nahum, Azaliah, Nogah,
26 Nagge sia Maath tapa hi, Maath sia Mattathias tapa hi, Mattathias sia Semei tapa hi, Semei sia Joseph tapa hi, Joseph sia Judah tapa hi,
Mattith, Mattithiah, Shimei, Joseph, Josheh,
27 Judah sia Joanan tapa hi, Joanan sia Rhesa tapa hi, Rhesa sia Zerubbabel tapa hi, Zerubbabel sia Shealtiel tapa hi, Shealtiel sia Neri tapa hi,
Johanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Salathiel, Neriah,
28 Neri sia Melchi tapa hi, Melchi sia Addi tapa hi, Addi sia Cosam tapa hi, Cosam sia Elmodam tapa hi, Elmodam sia Er tapa hi,
Melchiah, Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er,
29 Er sia Jose tapa hi, Jose sia Eliezer tapa hi, Eliezer sia Jorim tapa hi, Jorim sia Matthat tapa hi, Matthat sia Levi tapa hi,
Joshua, Eliezer, Joram, Mattith, Levi,
30 Levi sia Simeon tapa hi, Simeon sia Judah tapa hi, Judah sia Joseph tapa hi, Joseph sia Jonan tapa hi, Jonan sia Eliakim tapa hi,
Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,
31 Eliakim sia Melea tapa hi, Melea sia Menan tapa hi, Menan sia Mattatha tapa hi, Mattatha sia Nathan tapa hi, Nathan sia David tapa hi,
Meleah, Menan, Mattithiah, Nathan, David,
32 David sia Jesse tapa hi, Jesse sia Obed tapa hi, Obed sia Boaz tapa si. Boaz sia Salmon tapa hi, Salmon sia Nahshon tapa hi,
Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salah, Nahshon,
33 Nahshon sia Amminadab tapa hi, Amminadab sia Aram tapa hi, Aram sia Hezron tapa hi, Hezron sia Pharez tapa hi, Pharez sia Judah tapa hi,
Aminadab, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah,
34 Judah sia Jacob tapa hi, Jacob sia Isaac tapa hi, Isaac sia Abraham tapa hi, Abraham sia Terah tapa hi, Terah sia Nahor tapa hi,
Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, Nahor,
35 Nahor sia Serug tapa hi, Serug sia Reu tapa hi, Reu sia Peleg tapa hi, Peleg sia Heber tapa hi, Heber sia Shelah tapa hi,
Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah,
36 Shelah sia Cainan tapa hi, Cainan sia Arphaxad tapa hi, Arphaxad sia Shem tapa hi, Shem sia Noah tapa hi, Noah sia Lamek tapa hi,
Kenan, Arpachshad, Shem, Noah, Lamech,
37 Lamek sia Methuselah tapa hi, Methuselah sia Enok tapa hi, Enok sia Jared tapa hi, Jared sia Mahalalel tapa hi, Mahalalel sia Kenan tapa hi,
Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalalel, Kenan,
38 Kenan sia Enosh tapa hi, Enosh sia Seth tapa hi, Seth sia Adam tapa hi, Adam sia Pathian tapa a hihi.
Enosh, Seth, son of Adam, and Adam, son of God.
