Matthew 3
1 About this time John the Baptist made his appearance, preaching in the Desert of Judaea.
NOW in those days came Juchanon the Baptizer preaching in the desert of Jehud,
2 "Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."
and saying, Repent! the kingdom of heaven hath drawn nigh.
3 He it is who was spoken of through the Prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying aloud, 'In the desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.'"
For this is he of whom it was spoken by Eshaia the prophet: The voice which crieth in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths plain.
4 This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
But this Juchanon, his clothing was of the hair of camels, with a loins-belt of leather upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wilderness-honey.
5 Then large numbers of people went out to him--people from Jerusalem and from all Judaea, and from the whole of the Jordan valley--
Then went forth to him Urishlem, and all Jehud, and the whole country about Jurdan;
6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.
and were baptized of him in Jurdan, the river, while they were confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he exclaimed, "O vipers' brood, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
But when he saw many of the Pharishee and Zodukoyee coming to be baptized, he said to them, Generation of vipers, who hath showed you to escape from the wrath that cometh?
8 Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart;
Work, therefore, fruits which are suitable to repentance.
9 and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
Neither ruminate and say within yourselves, that Abraham is father to us; for I say to you that Aloha is able from these stones to raise up sons unto Abraham.
10 And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which does not produce good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire.
But, behold, the axe lieth at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which maketh not good fruit is cut down and falleth into the fire.
11 I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
I, indeed, baptize you with water unto repentance; but He who cometh after me is mightier than I; he, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear, -he baptizeth you with the Spirit of Holiness and with fire.
12 His winnowing-shovel is in His hand, and He will make a thorough clearance of His threshing-floor, gathering His wheat into the storehouse, but burning up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
He (it is) whose fan is in his hand, and, purifying his floors, the wheat he gathereth into his garner, but the chaff he burneth with the fire that is not quenched.
13 Just at that time Jesus, coming from Galilee to the Jordan, presents Himself to John to be baptized by him.
Then came Jeshu from Galila unto Jurdan to Juchanan to be baptized of him.
14 John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
But Juchanon prohibited him, and said, I need from thee to be baptized, and hast thou come unto me?
15 "Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented;
But Jeshu answered and said unto him, Permit now; for thus it becometh us to accomplish all righteousness. And then he permitted him.
16 and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,
But when Jeshu was baptized, he immediately ascended from the waters; and the heaven was opened unto him; and he saw the Spirit of Aloha, who descended, like the dove, and came upon him.
17 while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
And, lo, the voice from heaven, which said, This (is) my Son, the Beloved, in whom I have delighted.
