Luke 3
1 When the Emperor Tiberius had been ruling [the Roman Empire] for 15 years, and while Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judea [district], and Herod [Antipas] was ruling Galilee [district], and his brother Philip was ruling Iturea and Trachonitis [districts], and Lysanius was ruling Abilene [district],
Wauhā yauthaunenee jajene wauwu neeenajanede Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pinade nausunajawaudauau Judea, nau Herod nanajawaudauau Gananee, nau henauhauwauau Theneb nanajawaudauau Iturea nau vedauauwuu Trachonitis, nau Lysanias naja Abilene,
2 and while Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests [in Jerusalem], God gave messages to Zechariah’s son John while he was living in the desolate region.
Annas nau Caiaphas vevethahenajanauau, Hejavaneauthu nanadede haeedasaa Jaun heau Zacharias nauaunee.
3 [So] John went all over the area close to the Jordan [River]. He kept telling people, “If you want [God] to forgive you for your sins, you must (repent/turn away from your sinful behavior) [before you ask me] to baptize [you]!”
Nau haeedade vahee vedauauwuu hanathaudanee Jordan, haeauthedaude dusaahede haudneaugauthuu gaugauuthajaudenau hadneegudanee wauchudaudenau;
4 John was the one who [fulfilled] these words that had [been written] by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had written} on a scroll [long ago]: In a desolate area, someone [SYN] will be heard shouting [to the people who pass by], “Prepare yourselves [to receive] the Lord when he comes! [Make yourselves ready so that you will be prepared when he comes], [just like people] straighten out the road [MET] [for an important official] [MET, DOU]!
Naathauthaunauhuu wauthaunauhanaa hedanadede Esaias haeyāhe, Jasaye haevasenehe nauaunee, Hesaanuu hathaāhede Vahadāhede, nesedee hevau chwuwuu.
5 [Just like people] level off all the places where the land rises and [just like they] fill all the ravines, and [just like people] make the road straight wherever it is crooked, and [just like people] make smooth the bumps in the road, [similarly you need to remove all the obstacles which prevent God from blessing you]!
Hadauchugauaudayauau hadnechauchaunaa, nau hadauchāe hauane nau jauaudane hadjananee, nau jajāvāe hadchuvanee, nau hadauhauauyauau bau hadneyauthauau;
6 Then people [SYN] everywhere will understand how God can save [MTY] [people].”
Nau vahee henanedanede hadnauhaudauau Hejavaneathu hedenayauthaunene.
7 Although large groups of people came to John to be baptized {in order that he would baptize them}, [he knew that many of them were not sincere]. So he kept saying to them, “You [people are evil] [MET] [like] poisonous snakes! [I] warn you that [God] will some day punish [MTY] [everyone] who sins. And (do not think that you can escape [from his punishing] [MTY] [you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior!/did someone tell you] that you can escape [from his punishing] [MTY] [you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior]?) [RHQ] (OR, Who told you that you could escape [God’s punishment?])
Haenaāenehethaude waunauthanee henanedanede henee hedasādaunau haddusaanaude, Hau hedenaededaunenau seseyānauau, hanaa hāedauwunādaunenau haddaugauhudauwuna nauthee hasenaunaude hadnauusanauau?
8 Do what is appropriate for people who have truly turned from their sinful behavior! [God promised to give Abraham many] descendants. In order to fulfill that promise, God does not need you! I tell you that he can change these stones to make them descendants of Abraham! So do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We [(exc)] are descendants of Abraham, [so God will not punish us, even though we have] sinned!’
Hethadee nesedee hadeheaenaunee hadnaugauthuu haugaugauuthajaudenenau jevaauthenehee hadahenauau, hāsaunaunene Abraham: hanau nāedauwunathana, Hejavaneauthau neene nesehaude nuu hauunaugānau Abraham hedāeyaunewau.
9 [God is ready to punish you if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior, just like a man] [MET] lays his axe at the roots [of a fruit] tree [to chop it down and throw it into the fire if it does not produce good fruit] [MET].”
Nau wauhā jea hauunauchu janenanee hethājee hauhaudee: vahee hauhaudee jeneeaudehuk vevenaudenau haddauwauhude, nau hadneewaudedaunaunee.
10 [Then] various ones in the crowd asked John, “What shall we [(exc)] do [to escape God punishing us] (OR), [to show that we have repented]?”
Nau henanedanau haenaudedaunaa, hauddusedaune? hathāhuk.
11 He answered them, “If any of you has two shirts, you should give one of them to someone who has no shirt. If any of you has [plenty of] food, you should give some to those who have no food.”
Hanaāāedauwunaude, Daun nanesevechudaunade, jevena daun janevechudaunenith; nau daun hevethenede jenaasedaude, hahagu.
12 [Some] tax collectors came [and asked] to be baptized ([asked him] to baptize them}. They asked him, “Teacher, what shall we [(exc)] do [to please God]?”
Wauhā haenaāenuusathee hauāyāhehauau haddusaahethee, Hechauhauthethāhe hauddusedaune, hathāhuk,
13 He said to them, “Do not take from the people any more money than [the Roman government] tells you to take!”
Nau hathāhaugaunee, javaauthaunaudaunāthe henee nethautheavane.
14 Some soldiers asked him, “What about us? What should we [(exc)] do [to please God]?” He said to them, “Do not [say to anyone], ‘[If you(sg) do not give me] some money, I will hurt you,’ and do not take [people to court and] falsely accuse them of doing something wrong! And be content with your wages.”
Nau vanenanenau hanaasedaunethe, hanaasenehethāde, Nau haddusedaune, hathāhuk? Nau javaauthasenehaa henaneda, hathāhaugaunee, javaauthenanedaunevaa henaneda, nau hadnanethauaunahedava haunaudaunadenenau.
15 People were expecting [that the Messiah would come soon]. Because of that, many of them wondered about John. [Some of them asked him] if he was the Messiah.
Nau henanedanau hathanavāhuk, nau vahee henanedanede haegaugauanavaa hedāhenenau Jaun wauau Chris haenane, nau wauāthe hajee;
16 John replied to them all, “No, [I am not]. I used [only] water when I baptized you. But [the Messiah] will soon come! He is far greater than I am. [He is so great that] I am not worthy to [be like his slave and] untie his sandals [MET] [like] a slave would do! He will put [his] Holy Spirit within [MTY] you [to truly change your lives], and [he will judge others of you and punish you in] the fire [MET] [in hell]. (questioned)
Jaun hanaāauchuhanehethaude, hathauhuk vahee, Hadneedusaanathana heee naje; hau hanesāde javaānaudāde javaāhenau jaunaude hewauhugu hewauaunaa nāhauwuneaugunavane, hadneedusaanāna heee Hejavaneauthu Vadanauwauthauwu heee heseda.
17 He [is like a man] [MET] [who wants to] clear away the grain on the ground where it has been threshed {they have threshed it}. That man [uses] a huge fork [to throw the grain into the air] to separate the wheat from the chaff [MET], and then he cleans up the threshing area. [Similarly, God] will [separate righteous people from the evil people, like a man who] gathers the wheat into his storage area, and then he will burn [those who are like] chaff with a fire (that will never be put out/that will burn forever).”
Henaunasāhau nanewauunauau, nau hadgaunauhauau heyauthee nedauthauayāde, nau hadnauānauau wauchuunethauauhanau nedauthānauau jenayaunau; hau jenethauayaunau hadvadauchauauau hesedaa nedaujesaudaunahee.
18 John kept telling people many things to urge them [to turn to God], as he told them the good message [from God].
Nau waunauthanee hanasejāesaunee hayauhuhau hanathauthedaunaude henanedanau.
19 He also rebuked [the ruler of the district], Herod [Antipas. He rebuked him] for [marrying] Herodias, his brother’s wife, [while his brother was still alive], and for doing many other evil things.
Hau Herod naja haeaunaunewau heee Herodias henauhauwauau Thenebeau henenene, nau vahee hathāewausaunee hanasedaude Herod,
20 But Herod [had his soldiers] put John in prison. That was another evil thing he did.
Haewauhaunene nuu vahee henee dauaugauhude Jauneau duguhunauauwuu.
21 [But before John was put in prison], when many people were being baptized {when he was baptizing many people}, after Jesus was baptized {he baptized Jesus} and Jesus was praying, the sky opened.
Wauhā hāevahesedusaahedaunee henanedanede, hethauwuu henee Hejavaneauthusau haenethedusaā, nau haeevevetha, hejavaa hanaāegaunanenee,
22 Then the Holy Spirit, resembling a dove, descended upon [Jesus]. And [God] [SYN/EUP] spoke to Jesus from heaven, saying, “You [(sg)] are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you!”
Nau Hejavaneauthuvadanauwauthauwu haejejanauhusane hedanayaunaa hedanayau haenaasaunee waude vedāene nau hanadede haejenauusa hehethee hejavaa, hasenehehuk, Nananene vechauthauau Nāa, nananene vaveenethedaunathane.
23 When Jesus began [his work for God], he was about 30 years old. It was {[People]} thought that he was [the son of] Joseph. [Joseph was the son] of Heli.
Nau Hejavaneauthusau nehayau wauwu wauau hanasauau jajeneva, hanane (hathanavade) heau Joseph, nananenith heau Heli,
24 [Heli was the son] of Matthat. [Matthat was the son] of Levi. [Levi was the son] of Melchi. [Melchi was the son] of Jannai. [Jannai was the son] of Joseph.
Nananenith heau Matthat, nananenith heau Levi, nananenith heau Melchi, nananenith heau Janna, nananenith heau Joseph,
25 [Joseph was the son] of Mattathias. [Mattathias was the son] of Amos. [Amos was the son] of Nahum. [Nahum was the son] of Esli. [Esli was the son] of Naggai.
Nananenith heau Mattathias, nananenith heau Amos, nananenith heau Naum, nananenith heau Esli, nananenith heau Nagge,
26 [Naggai was the son] of Maath. [Maath was the son] of Mattathias. [Mattathias was the son] of Semein. [Semein was the son] of Josech. [Josech was the son] of Joda.
Nananenith heau Maath, nananenith heau Mattathias, nananenith heau Semei, nananenith heau Joseph, nananenith heau Juda,
27 [Joda was the son] of Joanan. [Joanan was the son] of Rhesa. [Rhesa was the son] of Zerubbabel. [Zerubbabel was the son] of Shealtiel. [Shealtiel was the son] of Neri.
Nananenith heau Jonanna, nananenith heau Rhesa, nananenith heau Zorobabel, nananenith heau Salathiel, nananenith heau Neri,
28 [Neri was the son] of Melchi. [Melchi was the son] of Addi. [Addi was the son] of Cosam. [Cosam was the son] of Elmadam. [Elmadam was the son] of Er.
Nananenith heau Melchi, nananenith heau Addi, nananenith heau Cosam, nananenith heau Elmodam, nananenith heau Er,
29 [Er was the son] of Joshua. [Joshua was the son] of Eliezer. [Eliezer was the son] of Jorim. [Jorim was the son] of Matthat. [Matthat was the son] of Levi.
Nananenith heau Jose, nananenith heau Eliezer, nananenith heau Jorim, nananenith heau Matthat, nananenith heau Levi,
30 [Levi was the son] of Simeon. [Simeon was the son] of Judah. [Judah was the son] of Joseph. [Joseph was the son] of Jonam. [Jonam was the son] of Eliakim.
Nananenith heau Simeon, nananenith heau Juda, nananenith heau Joseph, nananenith heau Jonan, nananenith heau Eliakim,
31 [Eliakim was the son] of Melea. [Melea was the son] of Menna. [Menna was the son] of Mattatha. [Mattatha was the son] of Nathan. [Nathan was the son] of David.
Nananenith heau Melea, nananenith heau Menan, nananenith heau Matthatha, nananenith heau Nathan, nananenith heau David,
32 [David was the son] of Jesse. [Jesse was the son] of Obed. [Obed was the son] of Boaz. [Boaz was the son] of Sala. [Sala was the son] of Nahshon.
Nananenith heau Jesse, nananenith heau Obed, nananenith heau Booz, nananenith heau Salmon, nananenith heau Naason,
33 [Nahshon was the son] of Amminadab. [Amminadab was the son] of Admin. [Admin was the son] of Arni. [Arni was the son] of Hezron. [Hezron was the son] of Perez. [Perez was the son] of Judah.
Nananenith heau Aminadab, nananenith heau Aram, nananenith heau Esrom, nananenith heau Phares, nananenith heau Juda,
34 [Judah was the son] of Jacob. [Jacob was the son] of Isaac. [Isaac was the son] of Abraham. [Abraham was the son] of Terah. [Terah was the son] of Nahor.
Nananenith heau Jacob, nananenith heau Isaac, nananenith heau Abraham, nananenith heau Thara, nananenith heau Nachor,
35 [Nahor was the son] of Serug. [Serug was the son] of Reu. [Reu was the son] of Peleg. [Peleg was the son] of Eber. [Eber was the son] of Shelah.
Nananenith heau Saruch, nananenith heau Ragau, nananenith heau Phalec, nananenith heau Heber, nananenith heau Sala,
36 [Shelah was the son] of Cainan. [Cainan was the son] of Arphaxad. [Arphaxad was the son] of Shem. [Shem was the son] of Noah. [Noah was the son] of Lamech.
Nananenith heau Cainan, nananenith heau Arphaxad, nananenith heau Sem, nananenith heau Noe, nananenith heau Lamech,
37 [Lamech was the son] of Methuselah. [Methuselah was the son] of Enoch. [Enoch was the son] of Jared. [Jared was the son] of Mahalalel. [Mahalalel was the son] of Cainan.
Nananenith heau Mathusala, nananenith heau Enoch, nananenith heau Jared, nananenith heau Maleleel, nananenith heau Cainan,
38 [Cainan was the son] of Enos. [Enos was the son] of Seth. [Seth was the son] of Adam. [Adam was the man] God created.
Nananenith heau Enos, nananenith heau Seth, nananenith heau Adam, nananenith heau Hejavaneauthau.
