Matio 3
1 Nivotrake eo añ’andro rezay t’i Jaona Mpandipotse nitaroñe am-patrambei’ Iehodà ao,
In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
2 le hoe re: Mitoliha am-pisolohoañe, fa mitotoke i fifehean-dindiñey!
“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
3 hañeneke i nampisaontsieñe Isaia mpitokiy, ty hoe: Ty fiarañanaña’ ty mikoike, Hajario am-patrambey ao ty homba’ Iehovà, avantaño an-dratroratro ao o lala’ i Andrianañaharen-tikañeio.
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
4 Inge t’i Jaona, nisikim-bolon-drameva naho nisadian-kolitsena mainte an-toha’e naho betratra vaho tantele amboròvoke ty mahakama’e.
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Le niavotse mb’ama’e mb’eo ty boake e Ierosaleme, naho boak’ Iehodà iaby, vaho boak’ amy ze hene fifeheañe mañohoke Iordaney,
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
6 ie nisoloho amo tahi’ iareoo le nilipotse am’ Iordaney, ty amy saontsi’ey.
They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Niisa’e te maro amo Fariseo naho Tsadokeo ty nivotrake amy filipora’ey, vaho nanoa’e ty hoe: Ry tiri’ ty mereñe! Ia ty nanoro anahareo ty hibotitsike amy haviñeran’ Añahare ho tondrokey?
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 Mamokara vokam-pisolohoañe ki’e;
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
9 ko mitsakore an-trok’ ao ty hoe: Rae’ay t’i Abraàme; Eka! Ataliliko ama’ areo, te lefen’ Añahare ty mampitroatse ty ana’e Abraàme boak’ amo vato retoañe.
Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
10 Fa mañohatse am-poto-katae eo ty fekoñe; ho firaeñe naho forototoeñe añ’afo ao ty tsy mamoa voa soa. Le hoe i màroy tama’e: Aa naho izay, ino ty hanoe’ay? hoe ty natoi’ i Jaona, ee te handiva raike ami’ty tsy manañe ze aman-tsaron-droe. Aa le nimb’eo ondatio hilipotse, naho maro ty nañontane ty hoe: Ino ty hanoe’ay, Le hoe ty natoi’e: Ko hembañe aman-dra ia ia naho ko itrevoha’o vaho mifalea amo azoo. Aa le nañereñere naho nitsakore añ’ arofo afa-boiñe ondaty iabio, ty hoe: he Iesoà t’i Jaona.
Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 Hoe ty natoi’ i Jaona am’ iabikey: Inao, toe ampiliporeko an-tsam-pisolohoañe nahareo, fe ho avy ty fatratse te amako, le tsy sazò ahy ty hampibalake i talin-kana’ey; ie ty handipotse anahareo ami’ty afo’ i Arofo Masiñey.
“I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
12 Am-pità’e ty fanonga’e hamaopaoke ty toem-panonga’e vaho hanontoñe ty ampemba’e am-pañajañ’ ao fe ho forototoe’e añ’afo tsy mete akipeke o karafo’eo.
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 Nihirike e Galilia t’iIesoà, nandoake am’Iordaney hilipotse añamy Jaona.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
14 Fe nisarasara t’i Jaona t’ie halipotse le nanao ty hoe: Tsy Ihe hao ty ho nandipots’ ahy, te ihe mb’ amako?
But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
15 Le hoe ty natoi’ Iesoà aze: Iantofo, amy te mañeva antika ty hañeneke ze havantañañe; aa le nampilipore’ i Jaona.
But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
16 Ie vaho nitroatse amy ranoy, le nisokafeñe o likerañeo vaho nivazoho’e nizotso hoe deho i Arofon’ Añaharey, nimoneñe ama’e.
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
17 Le inay ty fiarañanañañe boak’ andindìñe ey nanao ty hoe: Intoy ty Anadahiko, i kokoañey, vata’e kokoañe, ie ty ifaleako.
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
