Matthew 3
1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,
In pacl sac John Baptais el tuku nu in acn mwesis in Judea ac mutawauk in luti we.
2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
El fahk, “Forla liki ma koluk lowos, tuh Tokosrai lun kusrao apkuranme!”
3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
John pa mwet se mwet palu Isaiah el tuh kaskaskin ac fahk, “Oasr sie pusra su wowoyak yen mwesis ac fahk, ‘Akoela soko inkanek nu sin Leum; Aksuwosyela elan fahsr kac!’”
4 Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
Nuknuk lal John uh orekla ke unen camel, ac infulwal losyuki ke mwe lohl orek ke kulun kosro, ac mwe mongo nal pa locust ac honey inima.
5 Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;
Mwet uh tuku nu yorol liki acn Jerusalem, liki acn Judea nufon, ac liki acn nukewa ma apkuran nu Infacl Jordan.
6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
Elos fahkak ma koluk lalos, ac el baptaiselosla ke Infacl Jordan.
7 But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Ke John el liye mwet Pharisee ac mwet Sadducee puspis tuku nu yorol in tuh baptaisla, el fahk nu selos, “Kowos wet pwasin! Su fahk mu kowos ac ku in kaingkunla mwe keok ma God El akoo in oru?
8 Let your change of heart be seen in your works:
Kowos in oru ma ac ku in akkalemye lah pwaye kowos forla liki ma koluk lowos an.
9 And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.
Ac nimet nunku mu kowos ac ku in kaingkunla mwe keok ke kowos fahk mu Abraham pa papa matu tumowos uh. Nga fahk nu suwos lah God El ku na in eis eot inge ac ekulla nu ke tulik natul Abraham!
10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.
Tuhla uh akola tari in pakiya sak uh nwe ke oka uh. Sak nukewa ma tia oswe fahko wo, ac fah pakpuki ac sisila nu in e uh.
11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
Nga baptaisi kowos ke kof, in akkalemye lah kowos auliyak, tusruktu el su ac tuku tukuk el ac fah baptaisi kowos ke Ngun Mutal ac ke e. Arulana yohk sripal likiyu; finne faluk lal uh nga kupansuwol in us.
12 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
Fork in sraclik lal oasr inpaol, ac el akola in sraclik fiten wheat liki kulun wheat. El ac fah orani wheat lal nu in nien filma lal, tusruk kulun wheat uh ac fah isisyak in sie e su ac fah tiana kunla.”
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.
In pacl sac Jesus el tuku Galilee me nu yorol John ke Infacl Jordan tuh John elan baptaisella.
14 But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
Tusruktu John el srike in oru Jesus elan ekulla nunkal. John el fahk, “Fal in nga pa baptaisla sum uh, a kom tuku nu yuruk!”
15 But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
Tuh Jesus El fahk, “Pwaye, tuh ke pacl se inge oru oana nga fahk. Ke lumah se inge kut ac akfalye ma nukewa ma God El enenu in orekla uh.” Ouinge John el insese nu kac.
16 And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;
Tukunna Jesus El baptaisla ah, el otyak liki kof uh. Na ikakla acn inkusrao nu sel ac el liye Ngun lun God oatume oana sie wuleoa ac tuhwi facl.
17 And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
Na sie pusra inkusrao me fahk, “El inge Wen kulo nutik, su nga insewowo kacl.”
