Matthew 3
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Te vaeng tue ah tuinuem Johan ha pawk tih,
2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Vaan ram a yoei coeng dongah yut uh laeh,” tila a thui.
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Anih tah, khosoek kah pang ol loh, “Boeipa kah longpuei saelh uh lamtah a caehlong boeih te a dueng la saii uh,” tila tonghma Isaiah loh a thui a phong te ni.
4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Johan loh kalauk kah a mul himbai te a bai tih, a haep ah maehpho cihin a naak. Tangboeng neh kohong khoitui te a buh la om.
5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Te vaengah Jerusalem, Judah ram boeih neh Jordan pingpang boeih tah anih taengah cet.
6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Amih kah tholhnah te a phong uh dongah Johan loh Jordan tuiva ah a nuem uh.
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Pharisee rhoek neh Sadducee rhoek khaw anih kah baptisma dang ham muep ha pawk uh te a hmuh. Te vaengah amih te, “Rhulthae cadil rhoek aka tawn uh kosi te rhaelrham tak ham unim nangmih aka tueng.
8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Te dongah yutnah neh a tiing la a thaih te saii uh.
9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
A pa Abraham om tila nangmih khui ah thui ham poek uh boeh. Khohni loh hekah lungto rhoek lamloh Abraham kah ca rhoek a thoh sak thai te nangmih taengah kan thui.
10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Thing kah a yung ah hai te a khueh oepsoep coeng tih thaih then aka thaii mueh thingkung te boeih a vung vetih hmai khuila a voeih ni.
11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Yutnah ham ni kai loh nangmih tui dongah kan nuem. Tedae Kai hnuk ah aka pawk te tah kai lakah tlung. A khokhom dul ham pataeng ka koih pawh. Anih loh nangmih te Mueihla Cim neh hmai neh n'nuem ni.
12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Anih loh a kut dongkah rha neh amah kah canghlom te a yah vetih, a cang te khai khuila a khoem ni. Canghi te tah aka duek pawh hmai neh a tih ni,” a ti nah.
13 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Te vaengah Jesuh tah Johan mah loh nuem sak ham te Galilee lamloh Jordan la ha pawk.
14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
Tedae Johan loh anih te a mah tih, “Nang loh nan nuem ham te ka ngoe, dae nang te kai taengah lat na pawk,” a ti nah.
15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
Tedae Jesuh loh a doo tih, “Ng 'rhoi laeh, duengnah cungkuem loh mamih taengah a soep la a om ham tueng tangloeng coeng,” a ti nah daengah anih te a rhoi pueng.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
A nuem nen tah Jesuh khaw tui lamloh pahoi cet. Te vaengah anih hamla vaan te tarha ong uh tih Pathen kah Mueihla tah vahu bangla anih soah a thoeng pah te a hmuh.
17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Te phoeiah vaan lamkah ol loh, “Hetah ka capa thintlo ni, anih dongah ka lungtlun, “pahoi a ti.
