マタイの福音書 3
1 その頃バプテスマのヨハネ來り、ユダヤの荒野にて教を宣べて言ふ
And in those days Yukhanan the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Yehuda
2 『なんぢら悔改めよ、天國は近づきたり』
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
3 これ預言者イザヤによりて、斯く云はれし人なり、曰く『荒野に呼はる者の聲す「主の道を備へ、その路すぢを直くせよ」』
For this is he who was spoken of by Eshayah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one who calls out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his roads straight.'"
4 このヨハネは駱駝の毛織衣をまとひ、腰に皮の帶をしめ、蝗と野蜜とを食とせり。
Now Yukhanan himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 ここにエルサレム及びユダヤ全國、またヨルダンの邊なる全地方の人々、ヨハネの許に出できたり、
Then people from Urishlim, all of Yehuda, and all the region around the Yurdinan went out to him,
6 罪を言ひ表し、ヨルダン川にてバプテスマを受けたり。
and they were baptized by him in the Yurdinan river, confessing their sins.
7 ヨハネ、パリサイ人およびサドカイ人のバプテスマを受けんとて、多く來るを見て、彼らに言ふ『蝮の裔よ、誰が汝らに、來らんとする御怒を避くべき事を示したるぞ。
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 さらば悔改に相應しき果を結べ。
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
9 汝ら「われらの父にアブラハムあり」と心のうちに言はんと思ふな。我なんぢらに告ぐ、神は此らの石よりアブラハムの子らを起し得給ふなり。
and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Avraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Avraham from these stones.
10 斧ははや樹の根に置かる。されば凡て善き果を結ばぬ樹は、伐られて火に投げ入れらるべし。
"Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 我は汝らの悔改のために、水にてバプテスマを施す。されど我より後にきたる者は、我よりも能力あり、我はその鞋をとるにも足らず、彼は聖 靈と火とにて汝らにバプテスマを施さん。
I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Rukha d'Qudsha and with fire.
12 手には箕を持ちて禾場をきよめ、その麥は倉に納め、殼は消えぬ火にて燒きつくさん』
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."
13 ここにイエス、ヨハネにバプテスマを受けんとて、ガリラヤよりヨルダンに來り給ふ。
Then Yeshua came from Galila to the Yurdinan to Yukhanan, to be baptized by him.
14 ヨハネ之を止めんとして言ふ『われは汝にバプテスマを受くべき者なるに、反つて我に來り給ふか』
But Yukhanan would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
15 イエス答へて言ひたまふ『今は許せ、われら斯く正しき事をことごとく爲遂ぐるは、當然なり』ヨハネ乃ち許せり。
But Yeshua, answering, said to him, "Allow it to happen now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
16 イエス、バプテスマを受けて直ちに水より上り給ひしとき、視よ、天ひらけ、神の御靈の、鴿のごとく降りて己が上にきたるを見 給ふ。
And Yeshua, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water; and look, the heavens were opened and he saw the Rukha of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
17 また天より聲あり、曰く『これは我が愛しむ子、わが悦ぶ者なり』
And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
