मत्ती 3
1 ती दिनमा बप्तिस्मा-दिने यूहन्ना यहूदियाको उजाड-स्थानमा यसो भनेर प्रचार गर्दै आए,
Some time later John the Baptist appeared on the scene, proclaiming in the Judean desert,
2 “पश्चात्ताप गर, किनभने स्वर्गको राज्य नजिकै छ ।”
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has arrived!”
3 किनभने यी मानिस तिनै हुन् जसको बारेमा यशैया अगमवक्ताद्वारा यसो भनिएको थियो, “उजाड-स्थानमा एक जना कराउनेको आवाज, ‘परमप्रभुको मार्ग तयार पार, उहाँका मार्गहरू सोझा बनाओ’ ।”
He was the one Isaiah spoke about when he said, “A voice is heard crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord. Make the paths straight for him.’”
4 अब यूहन्नाले उँटको रौँका वस्त्र र कम्मरको वरिपरि छालाको पेटी लगाउँथे । उनका खानेकुरा सलह र वन-मह थिए ।
John had clothes made of camel hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 त्यसपछि यरूशलेम, सारा यहूदिया र यर्दन नदी वरपरका सबै क्षेत्रका मानिसहरू उनीकहाँ आए ।
People came to him from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and the entire Jordan region,
6 तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना पाप स्वीकार गर्दै यर्दन नदीमा बप्तिस्मा लिए ।
and were baptized in the Jordan River, publicly admitting their sins.
7 तर जब तिनले धेरै फरिसीहरू र सदुकीहरू बप्तिस्माको निम्ति तिनीकहाँ आएको देखे, तब तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “विषालु सर्पका सन्तान हो, आउन लागेको क्रोधबाट भाग्न तिमीहरूलाई कसले चेतावनी दियो?
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, “You vipers' brood! Who warned you to run away from the coming judgment?
8 पश्चात्तापको निम्ति सुहाउँदो फल फलाओ ।
Show by what you do that you have truly repented,
9 र आफ्नै बिचमा यस्तो विचार नगर, ‘अब्राहाम नै हाम्रा पिता हुन् ।’ किनकि म तिमीहरूलाई यो भन्दछु, कि अब्राहामका निम्ति परमेश्वरले यी ढुङ्गाहरूबाट पनि सन्तान उत्पन्न गराउन सक्नुहुन्छ ।
and don't presume to say proudly to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children of Abraham from these stones.
10 रुखहरूको फेदमा बन्चरो अगि नै परिसकेको छ । यसकारण, असल फल नफलाउने हरेक रुख काटी ढालिनेछ, र आगोमा फ्याँकिनेछ ।
In fact the ax is ready to chop down the trees. Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
11 म तिमीहरूलाई पश्चात्तापको निम्ति पानीले बप्तिस्मा दिन्छु । तर मपछि आउनुहुनेचाहिँ मभन्दा शक्तिशाली हुनुहुन्छ, र म उहाँका चप्पलहरू बोक्न पनि योग्यको छैनँ । उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई पवित्र आत्मा र आगोले बप्तिस्मा दिनुहुनेछ ।
Yes, I baptize you in water to show repentance, but after me is coming one who is greater than I am. I'm not worthy even to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12 उहाँको खलालाई राम्ररी सफा गर्न र धनसारमा उहाँको गहुँ थुपार्न उहाँको निफन्ने नाङ्लो उहाँको हातमा छ । तर उहाँले भुसलाई चाहिँ कहिल्यै निभाउन नसकिने आगोले डढाइदिनुहुनेछ ।”
He has his winnowing tool ready in his hand. He will clean up the threshing floor and gather the wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with fire that can't be put out.”
13 त्यसपछि यूहन्नाबाट बप्तिस्मा लिनको निम्ति येशू गालीलबाट यर्दन नदीमा आउनुभयो ।
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
14 तर यूहन्नाले यसो भन्दै उहाँलाई रोक्न खोजिरहे, “मैले पो तपाईंबाट बप्तिस्मा लिनुपर्नेमा के तपाईंचाहिँ म कहाँ आउनुहुन्छ?”
But John tried to change his mind. He told Jesus, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me to baptize you?”
15 येशूले जवाफ दिँदै तिनलाई यसो भन्नुभयो, “अहिलेलाई यस्तै हुन देऊ, किनकि सबै धार्मिकता पुरा गर्नु हाम्रो निम्ति उपयुक्त छ ।” तब यूहन्नाले उहाँलाई बप्तिस्मा लिन दिए ।
“Please do so, because it's good for us to do what God says is right,” Jesus told him. So John agreed to do it.
16 उहाँको बप्तिस्मा भइसकेपछि येशू तुरुन्तै पानीबाट बाहिर निस्केर आउनुभयो, र हेर, उहाँको निम्ति स्वर्ग उघारियो । उहाँले परमेश्वरका आत्मा ढुकुरजस्तै गरी तल झर्दै आफूमाथि आइरहनुभएको देख्नुभयो ।
Immediately after he was baptized, Jesus came out of the water. The heavens were opened, and he saw God's Spirit like a dove descending, landing on him.
17 हेर, स्वर्गबाट यसो भन्ने एउटा आवाज आयो, “यिनी मेरा अति प्रिय पुत्र हुन् । म यिनीसँग अत्यन्त प्रसन्न छु ।”
A voice from heaven said, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me.”
