Matye 3
1 Alò, nan jou sa yo, Jean Baptiste te vin parèt. Li t ap preche nan gran savann Judée a, e li t ap di:
And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea,
2 “Repanti paske Wayòm Syèl la gen tan parèt.”
and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath approached.
3 Paske sila a se de li menm ke pwofèt Esaïe te pale a lè l te di: “Men vwa a youn k ap kriye nan savann nan, Prepare chemen Bondye a! Fè chemen Li yo dwat”!
For this is he of whom it was said, by Isaiah the prophet: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths.
4 Alò, Jean li menm te gen yon rad fèt avèk pwal chamo avèk yon sentiwon fèt an kwi nan senti li. Li te konn manje krikèt avèk siwo myèl sovaj.
And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Jérusalem avèk tout Judée t ap vin kote l, avèk tout zòn ozanviwon Jourdain an.
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan.
6 Yo t ap batize pa li menm nan lariviyè Jourdain an pandan yo t ap konfese peche yo.
And they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins.
7 Men lè li te wè anpil Farizyen avèk Sadiseyen ki t ap vini pou batèm nan, li te di yo: “Men yon bann vipè; kilès ki te di nou chape anba kòlè k ap vini an?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, who came to be baptized, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the wrath that cometh?
8 Pou sa, pote yon fwi ki dign de repantans lan.
Bring forth the fruits therefore, that accord with repentance.
9 Pa sipoze ke nou kapab di pwòp tèt nou: ‘Nou gen Abraham kòm papa’. Paske m ap di nou ke Bondye kapab fè leve soti nan wòch sa yo, pitit Abraham yo.
And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 Rach la tou parèt nan rasin bwa yo; konsa, tout ab ki pa pote bon fwi va koupe pou jete nan lanfè.” (questioned)
And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree, therefore, which beareth not good fruit, is felled, and falleth into the fire.
11 “Pou mwen menm, m ap batize nou avèk dlo pou repantans, men sila a k ap vini aprè mwen an pi fò pase m. Mwen pa menm dign pou m retire sandal Li yo. Li menm L ap batize nou avèk Lespri Sen an, epi avèk dife.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12 Fouch vannen an deja nan men Li. L ap netwaye glasi a nèt e mete tout ble yo nan depo, men L ap brile tout pay la avèk yon dife ki p ap kapab etenn.”
His winnowing shovel is in his hand; and he will make clean his threshing-floor. The wheat he will gather into his storehouse; and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished.
13 Nan lè sa a, Jésus te rive soti Galilée toupre larivyè Jourdain an. Li te vin kote Jean pou L ta kapab batize.
Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized by him.
14 Men Jean te eseye anpeche Li. Li te di: “Mwen bezwen batize pa Ou menm, men Ou vin kote mwen?”
But John refused him; and said, I need to be baptized by thee, and hast thou come to me?
15 Men Jésus te reponn li. Li te di l: “Kite sa fèt nan moman sa a; paske se konsa li dwe fèt pou nou kapab akonpli tout ladwati.” Konsa li te kite sa fèt.
And Jesus answered, and said to him: Allow it now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.
16 Aprè Jésus te batize, Li te soti tou dwat nan dlo a, e lapoula syèl yo te vin louvri. Li te wè Lespri Bondye a desann kon yon toutrèl e vin poze sou Li.
And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. And heaven was opened to him; and he saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove, and it came upon him.
17 Epi yon vwa ki te soti nan syèl yo te di: “Sa se Fis byeneme Mwen an, e nan Li menm, Mwen pran plezi.”
And lo, a voice from heaven, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.
