Matthew 3
1 While [Jesus was still in Nazareth town], John, [whom the people called] the Baptizer, went to a desolate place in Judea [district].
Sa mga araw na iyon ay dumating si Juan na Tagapagbautismo na nangangaral sa ilang ng Judea at nagsasabi,
2 He was preaching [to the people who came there]. He kept saying, “[You need to] turn away from your sinful behavior, because God [MET] will soon begin to rule [over people, and he will reject you if you do not turn away from your sinful life].”
“Magsisi kayo, sapagkat malapit na ang kaharian ng langit.”
3 John was the person who [fulfilled] what was said by Isaiah the prophet {what Isaiah the prophet [predicted] when he said}, long ago: In a desolate area ([people will hear someone/someone 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] [MET, DOU], just like people [improve and] straighten out the road [for an important official!]
Sapagkat siya ang binanggit ni propeta Isaias na nagsasabi, “Isang tinig ang sumisigaw mula sa ilang, 'Ihanda ang daan ng Panginoon, gawing matuwid ang kaniyang landas.'”
4 John wore [coarse] clothing made from camel’s hair. And [as the prophet Elijah did long ago], he wore a leather belt around his waist. His food was [only] grasshoppers and honey [that he found] in that desolate area.
Ngayon, nagsusuot si Juan ng damit na gawa sa buhok ng kamelyo at sinturong balat sa kaniyang baywang. Ang kaniyang pagkain ay mga balang at pulot-pukyutan.
5 [People who lived in] Jerusalem [city] [MTY], many [HYP] [people who lived in other places in] Judea [district] [MTY], and many [HYP] [people who lived in] the area around the Jordan [River] [MTY] came to John [to hear him preach].
Pumunta sa kaniya ang mga taga-Jerusalem, taga-Judea at lahat ng karatig rehiyon ng Ilog ng Jordan.
6 After [they heard him tell them to turn away from their sinful behavior], they [openly] confessed their sins, and as a result they were baptized by John {John baptized them} in the Jordan River.
Binautismuhan niya sila sa Ilog ng Jordan habang sila ay nagpapahayag ng kanilang mga kasalanan.
7 After John noted that many men of the Pharisee [religious group] and of the Sadducee [religious group] were coming [to him] to be baptized {in order that he would baptize them}, he said to them, “You people are [evil like poisonous] snakes [MET]! I warn you that God will some day punish [MTY] everyone who sins. (And do not think that you can escape from his punishing you [MTY] [if you do not turn from your sinful behavior]!/Did someone tell you that you can escape from his punishing you [MTY] [if you do not turn from your sinful behavior]?) [RHQ]
Ngunit nang makita niyang nagsisidatingan ang maraming mga Pariseo at mga Saduseo upang magpabautismo sa kaniya, sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kayong mga anak ng mga makamandag na mga ahas, sino ang nagbabala sa inyo na makakaiwas kayo sa poot na darating?
8 Do what is appropriate [IDM] for people who have truly turned away from their sinful behavior [before you come to me in order to be baptized] {[that I baptize you]}.
Mamunga kayo na karapat-dapat sa pagsisisi.
9 [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 start to say to yourselves, ‘Since we are descendants of [our ancestor] Abraham, [God will not punish us even though we have sinned].’
Huwag ninyong isiping sabihin sa inyong mga sarili na, 'Si Abraham ang aming ama.' Sapagkat sinasabi ko sa inyo na kayang bumuhay ng Diyos ng mga anak ni Abraham kahit pa mula sa mga batong ito.
10 [God is] ready [to punish you if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior, just like] a man who lays his axe at the roots of a [fruit] tree [in order to] chop it down and throw it into the fire if it does not produce good fruit [MET].”
Nakahanda na ang palakol sa mga ugat ng mga puno. Kaya bawat punong hindi namumunga ng mabuti ay puputulin at itatapon sa apoy.
11 “As for me, I [am not very important, because] I baptize you [only] with water. I [baptize you] because of your feeling sorry that you have sinned. But someone else will come soon who is very great; [he will do powerful deeds] (OR, [act powerfully]). [Because he is] superior to me, I am not worthy [even to do a menial task for him, such as] to carry his sandals. He will put [his] Holy Spirit [within] you [to truly change] the way you live [MET], and [he will judge others of you and punish you in] the fire [in hell]. (questioned)
Binabautismuhan ko kayo sa tubig para sa pagsisisi. Ngunit ang darating kasunod ko ay mas makapangyarihan kaysa sa akin at ako ay hindi karapat-dapat na magdala maging sa kaniyang sandalyas. Babautismuhan niya kayo sa Banal na Espiritu at sa apoy.
12 [He is like a farmer who wants to clear away the grain that is on the ground where it has been threshed] {[they have threshed it]}. [That farmer 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 farmer who] gathers the wheat into his storage area, and then [God] will burn the [people who are like] chaff with a fire that will never be put out [MET].”
Hawak niya ang kaniyang kalaykay upang linising maigi ang kaniyang giikan at tipunin ang kaniyang trigo sa bahay-imbakan. Ngunit susunugin niya ang mga ipa sa pamamagitan ng apoy na kailanman ay hindi maapula.”
13 During that time, Jesus went from Galilee [District] to the Jordan [River], where John was. [He did that] in order to be baptized by John {in order to ask that John would baptize him}.
Pagkatapos ay dumating si Jesus sa Ilog ng Jordan mula Galilea upang magpabautismo kay Juan.
14 [When Jesus asked John to baptize him], John objected, saying, “I need to be baptized by you {you to baptize me} [because you are superior to me. Since you are not a sinner], ([you(sg)] should not come to me [to be baptized by me] {[to ask that I baptize you(sg)]}!/why do you come to me [to be baptized by me] {[ask that I baptize you(sg)]} [RHQ]?)”
Ngunit pinigilan siya ni Juan at nagsasabi, “Ako ang dapat mong bautismuhan? Bakit ka lumalapit sa akin?”
15 But Jesus said to him, “Baptize me at this time, because in this way we [two] will do [everything that God] requires.” Then John consented to baptize him.
Tumugon si Jesus at sinabi sa kaniya, “Pahintulutan mo ito ngayon sapagkat ito ang nararapat upang matupad natin ang lahat ng katuwiran.” Kaya pinahintulutan siya ni Juan.
16 After he was baptized {John baptized Jesus}, Jesus immediately came up out of the water. Just then, [it was as though] the sky was opened {split apart}. Then [Jesus] saw God’s Spirit coming down upon him. He came in the form of a dove.
Pagkatapos niyang mabautismuhan, agad umahon si Jesus sa tubig, at masdan ito, bumukas ang mga langit sa kaniya. Nakita niya ang pagbaba ng Espiritu ng Diyos na parang kalapati na dumapo sa kaniya.
17 Then [God] [SYN] spoke from heaven, saying, “This is my Son. I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
Masdan ito, may isang tinig na mula sa mga langit na nagsasabi, “Ito ang pinakamamahal kong Anak. Lubos akong nalulugod sa kaniya.”
