Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.
Pa taq ri qꞌij riꞌ xopan ri Juan Bꞌanal qasanaꞌ chutzijoxik ri utzij ri Dios pa taq ri katzꞌinow ulew rech ri tinimit Judea.
2 And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Jewaꞌ xubꞌij: Chikꞌexa ikꞌuꞌx rumal xqet loq ri ajawarem rech ri kaj.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Ri Juan are waꞌ ri achi ri xtzꞌibꞌax loq rij rumal ri qꞌalajisal rech ri utzij ri Dios Isaías, are xubꞌij: Uchꞌabꞌal jun winaq ri kasikꞌinik pa ri katzꞌinow ulew, kubꞌij: “Chisukꞌumaj ri ubꞌe ri Ajawxel, sukꞌum chibꞌana che ri ubꞌe.”
4 And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Ri ratzꞌyaq ri Juan che rismal kamey bꞌantal wi. Ujatꞌim ri upam rukꞌ jun tzꞌuꞌm jatꞌibꞌal xuqujeꞌ kuꞌtij sakꞌ xuqujeꞌ juyubꞌil kabꞌ che uwa.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan:
Ri winaq aꞌj Jerusalén, aꞌj Judea, xuqujeꞌ ri keꞌl je laꞌ pa Jordán xoꞌpan rukꞌ ri Juan.
6 And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
Are katzujutaj kibꞌ che ri kimak kabꞌan kan kiqasanaꞌ pa ri nimaꞌ Jordán.
7 And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?
Are xril ri Juan chi xoꞌpan sibꞌalaj e kꞌi fariseos xuqujeꞌ e kꞌi saduceos pa ri leꞌaj jawjeꞌ ri tajin kubꞌan wi ri qasanaꞌ, xubꞌij chike: Kijaꞌl taq kumatz, ¿jachin xbꞌin chiꞌwe chi kixkwinik kixanimaj choch ri kꞌaxkꞌolal ri kape na pa iwiꞌ?
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.
Qas utz chixnoꞌjinoq rech qas kaqꞌalajinik chi qas xikꞌex ikꞌuꞌx.
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Man kixkwin ta kꞌut kibꞌij: “Are qatat ri Abraham.” Rumal kinbꞌij chiꞌwe chi ri Dios kakwinik kubꞌano chi kekꞌiy ralkꞌwaꞌl ri Abraham chike we abꞌaj riꞌ.
10 For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.
Ri ikaj xaq yaꞌtal chik rukꞌ ri ukꞌaꞌmalil ri cheꞌ. Ronojel kꞌu cheꞌ ri man kuya ta uwach kaqasax na, xuqujeꞌ kakꞌyaq na bꞌik pa ri qꞌaqꞌ.
11 I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.
In kinbꞌan iqasanaꞌ rukꞌ jaꞌ rech kikꞌex ikꞌuꞌx. Kꞌo kꞌu jun ri kape na, sibꞌalaj kꞌo ukwinem chinuwach in, man taqal ta chwe xa ta ne kinwukꞌaj ri uxajabꞌ. Areꞌ kubꞌan na iqasanaꞌ rukꞌ ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel xuqujeꞌ rukꞌ qꞌaqꞌ.
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
Kꞌo ri uchaꞌbꞌal puꞌqꞌabꞌ, kuchꞌajchꞌobꞌej na ri rulew. Kuyak na ri tiriko ri kꞌo pa ri ukꞌolibꞌal, are kꞌu ri pajo kuporoj na pa ri qꞌaqꞌ ri maj ukꞌisik.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
Jun qꞌijal ri Jesús xel bꞌik pa Galilea, xeꞌ pa ri nimaꞌ Jordán rech kabꞌan kan uqasanaꞌ rumal ri Juan.
14 But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
Ri Juan are xraj xukꞌex ri uchomanik ri Jesús, xubꞌij che: ¿La are kꞌu kaj la in kinbꞌanow ri qasanaꞌ la? In riꞌ ri rajawaxik kabꞌan la nuqasanaꞌ.
15 And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.
Ri Jesús xubꞌij che: Qabꞌana jetaq ri kinbꞌij chawe, rumal kumajo are kaqabꞌan ri karaj ri Dios. Ri Juan xunimaj ri xubꞌij ri Jesús che.
16 And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.
Are xbꞌantaj uqasanaꞌ ri Jesús, xel loq pa ri jaꞌ. Pa ri qꞌotaj riꞌ, xjaqajobꞌ ri kaj, kꞌa te riꞌ xril ri Uxlabꞌixel rech ri Dios xqaj loq puꞌwiꞌ jacha jun palomax.
17 And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Xtataj kꞌu jun chꞌabꞌal rech chilaꞌ chikaj xubꞌij: Are waꞌ ri Loqꞌalaj nuKꞌojol, sibꞌalaj kakiꞌkot wanimaꞌ rumal rech.
