Matthew 3
1 In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury
Ary tamin’ izany andro izany dia niseho Jaona Mpanao batisa, nitory tany an-efitr’ i Jodia nanao hoe:
2 saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde.
Mibebaha ianareo; fa efa akaiky ny fanjakan’ ny lanitra.
3 This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Esay which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare the Lordes waye and make hys pathes strayght.
Fa izy no ilay nampilazaina an’ Isaia mpaminany hoe: Injany! misy feon’ ny miantso mafy any an-efitra hoe: Amboary ny lalan’ i Jehovah, Ataovy mahitsy ny lalan-kalehany.
4 This Iho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony.
Ary ny fitafian’ izany Jaona izany dia lamba volon-drameva, ary fehin-kibo hoditra no tamin’ ny valahany; ary ny fihinany dia valala sy tantely remby.
5 The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda
Ary Jerosalema sy Jodia rehetra mbamin’ ny tany rehetra amoron’ i i Jordana dia nivoaka nankany amin’ i Jaona,
6 and were baptised of him in Iorda cofessynge their synnes.
ka nataony batisa tao amin’ ny ony Jordana ireny, rehefa niaiky ny fahotany.
7 When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come?
Fa nony nahita ny Fariseo sy ny Sadoseo maro nanatona ny batisany izy, dia hoy izy taminy: Ry taranaky ny menarana, iza no nanoro hevitra anareo handositra ny fahatezerana ho avy?
8 Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce.
Koa mamoaza voa miendrika ny fibebahana ianareo;
9 And se that ye ons thynke not to saye in your selues we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldern vnto Abraha.
ary aza manao anakampo hoe: Manana an’ i Abrahama ho rainay izahay; fa lazaiko aminareo fa Andriamanitra mahay manangana zanaka ho an’ i Abrahama avy amin’ ireto vato ireto.
10 Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre.
Ary, indro, efa mipetraka eo amin’ ny fototry ny hazo sahady ny famaky; koa ny hazo rehetra izay tsy mamoa voa tsara dia hokapaina ka hatsipy any anaty afo.
11 I baptise you in water in toke of repentauce: but he ye cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy gost and with fyre:
Izaho dia manao batisa anareo amin’ ny rano ho amin’ ny fibebahana; fa Ilay avy ao aoriako no mahery noho izaho, ka tsy miendrika hitondra ny kapany aza aho; Izy no hanao batisa anareo amin’ ny Fanahy Masìna sy ny afo;
12 which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre
eny an-tànany ny fikororohany, ary Izy hanadio tsara ny eo am-pamoloany ka hanangona ny variny ho any an-tsompitra; fa ny akofa sy ny mololo hodorany amin’ ny afo tsy mety maty.
13 Then cam Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Ihon to be baptised of hym.
Ary tamin’ izay Jesosy dia avy tany Galilia ka tonga teo amoron’ i Jordana, dia nanatona an’ i Jaona Izy mba hataony batisa.
14 But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
Fa Jaona nandà Azy ka nanao hoe: Izaho no tokony hataonao batisa, ka Hianao indray va no mankaty amiko?
15 Iesus answered and sayd to hym: Let it be so now. For thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all rightwesnes. Then he suffred hym.
Fa namaly Jesosy ka niteny taminy hoe: Ekeo ihany ankehitriny, fa izao no mety amintsika hahatanteraka ny fahamarinana rehetra. Ka dia nekeny Izy.
16 And Iesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym.
Ary raha vao natao batisa Jesosy, dia niakatra avy teo amin’ ny rano niaraka tamin’ izay Izy; ary, indro, nisokatra taminy ny lanitra, ary hitany ny Fanahin’ Andriamanitra nidina tahaka ny voromailala ka nankeo amboniny.
17 And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.
Ary, injao! nisy feo avy tany an-danitra nanao hoe: Ity no Zanako malalako Izay sitrako.
