Matthew 3
1 And in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness 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, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
Jewaꞌ xubꞌij: Chikꞌexa ikꞌuꞌx rumal xqet loq ri ajawarem rech ri kaj.
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one who calls out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his roads straight.'"
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 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food 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 people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,
Ri winaq aꞌj Jerusalén, aꞌj Judea, xuqujeꞌ ri keꞌl je laꞌ pa Jordán xoꞌpan rukꞌ ri Juan.
6 and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
Are katzujutaj kibꞌ che ri kimak kabꞌan kan kiqasanaꞌ pa ri nimaꞌ Jordán.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned 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 Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
Qas utz chixnoꞌjinoq rech qas kaqꞌalajinik chi qas xikꞌex ikꞌuꞌx.
9 and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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 "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is 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 water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with 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 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up 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 Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to 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 would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come 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 But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it to happen now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed 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, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on 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 look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Xtataj kꞌu jun chꞌabꞌal rech chilaꞌ chikaj xubꞌij: Are waꞌ ri Loqꞌalaj nuKꞌojol, sibꞌalaj kakiꞌkot wanimaꞌ rumal rech.
