Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Bara sana Yohannis Cuuphaan gammoojjii Yihuudaa keessatti lallabaa dhufe;
2 saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
innis, “Mootummaan samii dhiʼaateeraatii qalbii jijjiirradhaa” jedhe.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
Kunis isa waaʼeen isaa karaa Isaayyaas raajichaatiin, “Sagalee nama, ‘Gooftaadhaaf karaa qopheessaa; daandii qajeelaas isaaf hojjedhaa’ jedhee gammoojjii keessaa iyyu tokkoo” jedhamee dubbatame sanaa dha.
4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Uffanni Yohannis rifeensa gaalaa irraa hojjetame; innis mudhii isaatti sabbata teephaa hidhata ture. Nyaanni isaa immoo hawwaannisaa fi damma bosonaa ture.
5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan;
Namoonnis Yerusaalem irraa, Yihuudaa hundaa fi biyya naannoo Yordaanos guutuu irraa gara isaa dhaqaa turan.
6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Cubbuu isaaniis himachaa, Laga Yordaanos keessatti isaan cuuphamaa turan.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Inni garuu yommuu Fariisotaa fi Saduuqota keessaa baayʼeen isaanii utuu gara iddoo inni itti cuuphaa turee dhufanuu argetti akkana jedheen; “Isin ijoollee buutii nana! Dheekkamsa dhufu jalaa akka baqattaniif eenyutu isinitti hime?
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
Egaa ija qalbii jijjiirrannaa mirkaneessu naqadhaa.
9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Isin, ‘Abbaan keenya Abrahaamii dha’ ofiin jechuu waan dandeessan hin seʼinaa. Waaqni dhagoota kanneen irraa Abrahaamiif ijoollee kaasuu akka dandaʼu ani isinittan himaatii.
10 And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Qottoon amma iyyuu hidda mukkeenii irra kaaʼameera; mukti ija gaarii hin naqanne hundinuus muramee ibiddatti darbatama.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and [with] fire:
“Ani qalbii jijjiirrannaadhaafin bishaaniin isin cuupha. Inni na duubaan dhufu garuu na caalaa jabaa dha; ani kophee isaa iyyuu baachuuf hin malu. Inni Hafuura Qulqulluu fi ibiddaan isin cuupha.
12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
Inni afarsaa ittiin midhaan qulleessu of harkaa qaba; qamadii isaa gombisaatti naqata; oobdii isaa ni qulqulleessa; habaqii garuu ibidda hin dhaamneen guba.”
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Yesuus ergasii Yohannisiin cuuphamuuf Galiilaadhaa gara Laga Yordaanos dhufe.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Yohannis garuu, “Ani siin cuuphamuu na barbaachisa; ati immoo gara koo dhuftaa?” jedhee isa dhowwe.
15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Yesuusis deebisee, “Ammaaf akkanuma haa taʼuu dhiisi; nu qajeelummaa hunda raawwachuudhaaf waan kana gochuu qabnaatii” jedheen. Yohannisis isa dhowwuu dhiise.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
Yesuusis akkuma cuuphameen bishaan keessaa ol baʼe. Innis yommusuma samiin banamee, utuu Hafuurri Waaqaa akkuma gugeetti gad buʼee isa irras qubatuu arge.
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Sagaleen tokkos samii irraa, “Kun Ilma koo isa ani jaalladhuu dha; isatti baayʼee nan gammada” jedhe.
