Matthew 3
1 And in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
tadAnOM yOhnnAmA majjayitA yihUdIyadEzasya prAntaram upasthAya pracArayan kathayAmAsa,
2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
manAMsi parAvarttayata, svargIyarAjatvaM samIpamAgatam|
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.'"
paramEzasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapathAMzcaiva samIkuruta sarvvathA| ityEtat prAntarE vAkyaM vadataH kasyacid ravaH||
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.
EtadvacanaM yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdinA yOhanamuddizya bhASitam| yOhanO vasanaM mahAggarOmajaM tasya kaTau carmmakaTibandhanaM; sa ca zUkakITAn madhu ca bhuktavAn|
5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,
tadAnIM yirUzAlamnagaranivAsinaH sarvvE yihUdidEzIyA yarddantaTinyA ubhayataTasthAzca mAnavA bahirAgatya tasya samIpE
6 and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
svIyaM svIyaM duritam aggIkRtya tasyAM yarddani tEna majjitA babhUvuH|
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?
aparaM bahUn phirUzinaH sidUkinazca manujAn maMktuM svasamIpam AgacchtO vilOkya sa tAn abhidadhau, rE rE bhujagavaMzA AgAmInaH kOpAt palAyituM yuSmAn kazcEtitavAn?
8 Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
manaHparAvarttanasya samucitaM phalaM phalata|
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.
kintvasmAkaM tAta ibrAhIm astIti svESu manaHsu cIntayantO mA vyAharata| yatO yuSmAn ahaM vadAmi, Izvara EtEbhyaH pASANEbhya ibrAhImaH santAnAn utpAdayituM zaknOti|
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.
aparaM pAdapAnAM mUlE kuThAra idAnImapi lagan AstE, tasmAd yasmin pAdapE uttamaM phalaM na bhavati, sa kRttO madhyE'gniM nikSEpsyatE|
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.
aparam ahaM manaHparAvarttanasUcakEna majjanEna yuSmAn majjayAmIti satyaM, kintu mama pazcAd ya Agacchati, sa mattOpi mahAn, ahaM tadIyOpAnahau vOPhumapi nahi yOgyOsmi, sa yuSmAn vahnirUpE pavitra Atmani saMmajjayiSyati|
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."
tasya kArE sUrpa AstE, sa svIyazasyAni samyak prasphOTya nijAn sakalagOdhUmAn saMgRhya bhANPAgArE sthApayiSyati, kiMntu sarvvANi vuSANyanirvvANavahninA dAhayiSyati|
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
anantaraM yIzu ryOhanA majjitO bhavituM gAlIlpradEzAd yarddani tasya samIpam AjagAma|
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
kintu yOhan taM niSidhya babhASE, tvaM kiM mama samIpam Agacchasi? varaM tvayA majjanaM mama prayOjanam AstE|
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.
tadAnIM yIzuH pratyavOcat; IdAnIm anumanyasva, yata itthaM sarvvadharmmasAdhanam asmAkaM karttavyaM, tataH sO'nvamanyata|
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.
anantaraM yIzurammasi majjituH san tatkSaNAt tOyamadhyAd utthAya jagAma, tadA jImUtadvArE muktE jAtE, sa IzvarasyAtmAnaM kapOtavad avaruhya svOparyyAgacchantaM vIkSAnjcakrE|
17 And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
aparam ESa mama priyaH putra EtasminnEva mama mahAsantOSa EtAdRzI vyOmajA vAg babhUva|
