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],
anantaraṁ tibiriyakaisarasya rājatvasya pañcadaśē vatsarē sati yadā pantīyapīlātō yihūdādēśādhipati rhērōd tu gālīlpradēśasya rājā philipanāmā tasya bhrātā tu yitūriyāyāstrākhōnītiyāpradēśasya ca rājāsīt luṣānīyanāmā avilīnīdēśasya rājāsīt
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.
hānan kiyaphāścēmau pradhānayājākāvāstāṁ tadānīṁ sikhariyasya putrāya yōhanē madhyēprāntaram īśvarasya vākyē prakāśitē sati
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]!”
sa yarddana ubhayataṭapradēśān samētya pāpamōcanārthaṁ manaḥparāvarttanasya cihnarūpaṁ yanmajjanaṁ tadīyāḥ kathāḥ sarvvatra pracārayitumārēbhē|
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]!
yiśayiyabhaviṣyadvaktr̥granthē yādr̥śī lipirāstē yathā, paramēśasya panthānaṁ pariṣkuruta sarvvataḥ| tasya rājapathañcaiva samānaṁ kurutādhunā|
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]!
kāriṣyantē samucchrāyāḥ sakalā nimnabhūmayaḥ| kāriṣyantē natāḥ sarvvē parvvatāścōpaparvvatāḥ| kāriṣyantē ca yā vakrāstāḥ sarvvāḥ saralā bhuvaḥ| kāriṣyantē samānāstā yā uccanīcabhūmayaḥ|
6 Then people [SYN] everywhere will understand how God can save [MTY] [people].”
īśvarēṇa kr̥taṁ trāṇaṁ drakṣyanti sarvvamānavāḥ| ityētat prāntarē vākyaṁ vadataḥ kasyacid ravaḥ||
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?])
yē yē lōkā majjanārthaṁ bahirāyayustān sōvadat rē rē sarpavaṁśā āgāminaḥ kōpāt palāyituṁ yuṣmān kaścētayāmāsa?
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!’
tasmād ibrāhīm asmākaṁ pitā kathāmīdr̥śīṁ manōbhi rna kathayitvā yūyaṁ manaḥparivarttanayōgyaṁ phalaṁ phalata; yuṣmānahaṁ yathārthaṁ vadāmi pāṣāṇēbhya ētēbhya īśvara ibrāhīmaḥ santānōtpādanē samarthaḥ|
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].”
aparañca tarumūlē'dhunāpi paraśuḥ saṁlagnōsti yastaruruttamaṁ phalaṁ na phalati sa chidyatē'gnau nikṣipyatē ca|
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]?”
tadānīṁ lōkāstaṁ papracchustarhi kiṁ karttavyamasmābhiḥ?
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.”
tataḥ sōvādīt yasya dvē vasanē vidyētē sa vastrahīnāyaikaṁ vitaratu kiṁñca yasya khādyadravyaṁ vidyatē sōpi tathaiva karōtu|
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]?”
tataḥ paraṁ karasañcāyinō majjanārtham āgatya papracchuḥ hē gurō kiṁ karttavyamasmābhiḥ?
13 He said to them, “Do not take from the people any more money than [the Roman government] tells you to take!”
tataḥ sōkathayat nirūpitādadhikaṁ na gr̥hlita|
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.”
anantaraṁ sēnāgaṇa ētya papraccha kimasmābhi rvā karttavyam? tataḥ sōbhidadhē kasya kāmapi hāniṁ mā kārṣṭa tathā mr̥ṣāpavādaṁ mā kuruta nijavētanēna ca santuṣya tiṣṭhata|
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.
aparañca lōkā apēkṣayā sthitvā sarvvēpīti manōbhi rvitarkayāñcakruḥ, yōhanayam abhiṣiktastrātā na vēti?
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)
tadā yōhan sarvvān vyājahāra, jalē'haṁ yuṣmān majjayāmi satyaṁ kintu yasya pādukābandhanaṁ mōcayitumapi na yōgyōsmi tādr̥śa ēkō mattō gurutaraḥ pumān ēti, sa yuṣmān vahnirūpē pavitra ātmani majjayiṣyati|
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).”
aparañca tasya hastē śūrpa āstē sa svaśasyāni śuddharūpaṁ prasphōṭya gōdhūmān sarvvān bhāṇḍāgārē saṁgrahīṣyati kintu būṣāṇi sarvvāṇyanirvvāṇavahninā dāhayiṣyati|
18 John kept telling people many things to urge them [to turn to God], as he told them the good message [from God].
yōhan upadēśēnētthaṁ nānākathā lōkānāṁ samakṣaṁ pracārayāmāsa|
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.
aparañca hērōd rājā philipnāmnaḥ sahōdarasya bhāryyāṁ hērōdiyāmadhi tathānyāni yāni yāni kukarmmāṇi kr̥tavān tadadhi ca
20 But Herod [had his soldiers] put John in prison. That was another evil thing he did.
yōhanā tiraskr̥tō bhūtvā kārāgārē tasya bandhanād aparamapi kukarmma cakāra|
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.
itaḥ pūrvvaṁ yasmin samayē sarvvē yōhanā majjitāstadānīṁ yīśurapyāgatya majjitaḥ|
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!”
tadanantaraṁ tēna prārthitē mēghadvāraṁ muktaṁ tasmācca pavitra ātmā mūrttimān bhūtvā kapōtavat taduparyyavarurōha; tadā tvaṁ mama priyaḥ putrastvayi mama paramaḥ santōṣa ityākāśavāṇī babhūva|
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.
tadānīṁ yīśuḥ prāyēṇa triṁśadvarṣavayaska āsīt| laukikajñānē tu sa yūṣaphaḥ putraḥ,
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.
yūṣaph ēlēḥ putraḥ, ēlirmattataḥ putraḥ, mattat lēvēḥ putraḥ, lēvi rmalkēḥ putraḥ, malkiryānnasya putraḥ; yānnō yūṣaphaḥ putraḥ|
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.
yūṣaph mattathiyasya putraḥ, mattathiya āmōsaḥ putraḥ, āmōs nahūmaḥ putraḥ, nahūm iṣlēḥ putraḥ iṣlirnagēḥ putraḥ|
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.
nagirmāṭaḥ putraḥ, māṭ mattathiyasya putraḥ, mattathiyaḥ śimiyēḥ putraḥ, śimiyiryūṣaphaḥ putraḥ, yūṣaph yihūdāḥ putraḥ|
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.
yihūdā yōhānāḥ putraḥ, yōhānā rīṣāḥ putraḥ, rīṣāḥ sirubbābilaḥ putraḥ, sirubbābil śaltīyēlaḥ putraḥ, śaltīyēl nērēḥ putraḥ|
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.
nērirmalkēḥ putraḥ, malkiḥ adyaḥ putraḥ, addī kōṣamaḥ putraḥ, kōṣam ilmōdadaḥ putraḥ, ilmōdad ēraḥ putraḥ|
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.
ēr yōśēḥ putraḥ, yōśiḥ ilīyēṣaraḥ putraḥ, ilīyēṣar yōrīmaḥ putraḥ, yōrīm mattataḥ putraḥ, mattata lēvēḥ putraḥ|
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.
lēviḥ śimiyōnaḥ putraḥ, śimiyōn yihūdāḥ putraḥ, yihūdā yūṣuphaḥ putraḥ, yūṣuph yōnanaḥ putraḥ, yānan ilīyākīmaḥ putraḥ|
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.
iliyākīmḥ milēyāḥ putraḥ, milēyā mainanaḥ putraḥ, mainan mattattasya putraḥ, mattattō nāthanaḥ putraḥ, nāthan dāyūdaḥ putraḥ|
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.
dāyūd yiśayaḥ putraḥ, yiśaya ōbēdaḥ putra, ōbēd bōyasaḥ putraḥ, bōyas salmōnaḥ putraḥ, salmōn nahaśōnaḥ putraḥ|
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.
nahaśōn ammīnādabaḥ putraḥ, ammīnādab arāmaḥ putraḥ, arām hiṣrōṇaḥ putraḥ, hiṣrōṇ pērasaḥ putraḥ, pēras yihūdāḥ putraḥ|
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.
yihūdā yākūbaḥ putraḥ, yākūb ishākaḥ putraḥ, ishāk ibrāhīmaḥ putraḥ, ibrāhīm tērahaḥ putraḥ, tērah nāhōraḥ putraḥ|
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.
nāhōr sirugaḥ putraḥ, sirug riyvaḥ putraḥ, riyūḥ pēlagaḥ putraḥ, pēlag ēvaraḥ putraḥ, ēvar śēlahaḥ putraḥ|
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.
śēlah kainanaḥ putraḥ, kainan arphakṣadaḥ putraḥ, arphakṣad śāmaḥ putraḥ, śām nōhaḥ putraḥ, nōhō lēmakaḥ putraḥ|
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.
lēmak mithūśēlahaḥ putraḥ, mithūśēlah hanōkaḥ putraḥ, hanōk yēradaḥ putraḥ, yērad mahalalēlaḥ putraḥ, mahalalēl kainanaḥ putraḥ|
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.
kainan inōśaḥ putraḥ, inōś śētaḥ putraḥ, śēt ādamaḥ putra, ādam īśvarasya putraḥ|
