Matthew 3
1 About this time John the Baptist made his appearance, preaching in the Desert of Judaea.
tadānōṁ yōhnnāmā majjayitā yihūdīyadēśasya prāntaram upasthāya pracārayan kathayāmāsa,
2 "Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."
manāṁsi parāvarttayata, svargīyarājatvaṁ samīpamāgatam|
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.'"
paramēśasya panthānaṁ pariṣkuruta sarvvataḥ| tasya rājapathāṁścaiva samīkuruta sarvvathā| ityētat prāntarē vākyaṁ vadataḥ kasyacid ravaḥ||
4 This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
ētadvacanaṁ yiśayiyabhaviṣyadvādinā yōhanamuddiśya bhāṣitam| yōhanō vasanaṁ mahāṅgarōmajaṁ tasya kaṭau carmmakaṭibandhanaṁ; sa ca śūkakīṭān madhu ca bhuktavān|
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--
tadānīṁ yirūśālamnagaranivāsinaḥ sarvvē yihūdidēśīyā yarddantaṭinyā ubhayataṭasthāśca mānavā bahirāgatya tasya samīpē
6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.
svīyaṁ svīyaṁ duritam aṅgīkr̥tya tasyāṁ yarddani tēna majjitā babhūvuḥ|
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?
aparaṁ bahūn phirūśinaḥ sidūkinaśca manujān maṁktuṁ svasamīpam āgacchtō vilōkya sa tān abhidadhau, rē rē bhujagavaṁśā āgāmīnaḥ kōpāt palāyituṁ yuṣmān kaścētitavān?
8 Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart;
manaḥparāvarttanasya samucitaṁ phalaṁ phalata|
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.
kintvasmākaṁ tāta ibrāhīm astīti svēṣu manaḥsu cīntayantō mā vyāharata| yatō yuṣmān ahaṁ vadāmi, īśvara ētēbhyaḥ pāṣāṇēbhya ibrāhīmaḥ santānān utpādayituṁ śaknōti|
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.
aparaṁ pādapānāṁ mūlē kuṭhāra idānīmapi lagan āstē, tasmād yasmin pādapē uttamaṁ phalaṁ na bhavati, sa kr̥ttō madhyē'gniṁ nikṣēpsyatē|
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.
aparam ahaṁ manaḥparāvarttanasūcakēna majjanēna yuṣmān majjayāmīti satyaṁ, kintu mama paścād ya āgacchati, sa mattōpi mahān, ahaṁ tadīyōpānahau vōḍhumapi nahi yōgyōsmi, sa yuṣmān vahnirūpē pavitra ātmani saṁmajjayiṣyati|
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."
tasya kārē sūrpa āstē, sa svīyaśasyāni samyak prasphōṭya nijān sakalagōdhūmān saṁgr̥hya bhāṇḍāgārē sthāpayiṣyati, kiṁntu sarvvāṇi vuṣāṇyanirvvāṇavahninā dāhayiṣyati|
13 Just at that time Jesus, coming from Galilee to the Jordan, presents Himself to John to be baptized by him.
anantaraṁ yīśu ryōhanā majjitō bhavituṁ gālīlpradēśād yarddani tasya samīpam ājagāma|
14 John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
kintu yōhan taṁ niṣidhya babhāṣē, tvaṁ kiṁ mama samīpam āgacchasi? varaṁ tvayā majjanaṁ mama prayōjanam āstē|
15 "Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented;
tadānīṁ yīśuḥ pratyavōcat; īdānīm anumanyasva, yata itthaṁ sarvvadharmmasādhanam asmākaṁ karttavyaṁ, tataḥ sō'nvamanyata|
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,
anantaraṁ yīśurammasi majjituḥ san tatkṣaṇāt tōyamadhyād utthāya jagāma, tadā jīmūtadvārē muktē jātē, sa īśvarasyātmānaṁ kapōtavad avaruhya svōparyyāgacchantaṁ vīkṣāñcakrē|
17 while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
aparam ēṣa mama priyaḥ putra ētasminnēva mama mahāsantōṣa ētādr̥śī vyōmajā vāg babhūva|
