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و در سال پانزدهم از سلطنت طیباریوس قیصر، در وقتی که پنطیوس پیلاطس، والی یهودیه بود و هیرودیس، تیترارک جلیل وبرادرش فیلپس تیترارک ایطوریه تراخونیتس ولیسانیوس تیترارک آبلیه ۱ 1
When the Emperor Tiberius had been ruling [the Roman Empire] for 15 years, and while Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judea [district], and Herod [Antipas] was ruling Galilee [district], and his brother Philip was ruling Iturea and Trachonitis [districts], and Lysanius was ruling Abilene [district],
و حنا و قیافا روسای کهنه بودند، کلام خدا به یحیی ابن زکریا در بیابان نازل شده، ۲ 2
and while Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests [in Jerusalem], God gave messages to Zechariah’s son John while he was living in the desolate region.
به تمامی حوالی اردن آمده، به تعمیدتوبه بجهت آمرزش گناهان موعظه می‌کرد. ۳ 3
[So] John went all over the area close to the Jordan [River]. He kept telling people, “If you want [God] to forgive you for your sins, you must (repent/turn away from your sinful behavior) [before you ask me] to baptize [you]!”
چنانچه مکتوب است در صحیفه کلمات اشعیای نبی که می‌گوید: «صدای ندا کننده‌ای دربیابان که راه خداوند را مهیا سازید و طرق او راراست نمایید. ۴ 4
John was the one who [fulfilled] these words that had [been written] by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had written} on a scroll [long ago]: In a desolate area, someone [SYN] will be heard shouting [to the people who pass by], “Prepare yourselves [to receive] the Lord when he comes! [Make yourselves ready so that you will be prepared when he comes], [just like people] straighten out the road [MET] [for an important official] [MET, DOU]!
هر وادی انباشته و هر کوه و تلی پست و هر کجی راست و هر راه ناهموار صاف خواهد شد ۵ 5
[Just like people] level off all the places where the land rises and [just like they] fill all the ravines, and [just like people] make the road straight wherever it is crooked, and [just like people] make smooth the bumps in the road, [similarly you need to remove all the obstacles which prevent God from blessing you]!
و تمامی بشر نجات خدا را خواهنددید.» ۶ 6
Then people [SYN] everywhere will understand how God can save [MTY] [people].”
آنگاه به آن جماعتی که برای تعمید وی بیرون می‌آمدند، گفت: «ای افعی‌زادگان، که شمارا نشان داد که از غضب آینده بگریزید؟ ۷ 7
Although large groups of people came to John to be baptized {in order that he would baptize them}, [he knew that many of them were not sincere]. So he kept saying to them, “You [people are evil] [MET] [like] poisonous snakes! [I] warn you that [God] will some day punish [MTY] [everyone] who sins. And (do not think that you can escape [from his punishing] [MTY] [you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior!/did someone tell you] that you can escape [from his punishing] [MTY] [you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior]?) [RHQ] (OR, Who told you that you could escape [God’s punishment?])
پس ثمرات مناسب توبه بیاورید و در خاطر خود این سخن را راه مدهید که ابراهیم پدر ماست، زیرا به شما می‌گویم خدا قادر است که از این سنگها، فرزندان برای ابراهیم برانگیزاند. ۸ 8
Do what is appropriate for people who have truly turned from their sinful behavior! [God promised to give Abraham many] descendants. In order to fulfill that promise, God does not need you! I tell you that he can change these stones to make them descendants of Abraham! So do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We [(exc)] are descendants of Abraham, [so God will not punish us, even though we have] sinned!’
و الان نیز تیشه بر ریشه درختان نهاده شده است، پس هر درختی که میوه نیکو نیاورد، بریده و در آتش افکنده می‌شود.» ۹ 9
[God is ready to punish you if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior, just like a man] [MET] lays his axe at the roots [of a fruit] tree [to chop it down and throw it into the fire if it does not produce good fruit] [MET].”
پس مردم از وی سوال نموده گفتند: «چه کنیم؟» ۱۰ 10
[Then] various ones in the crowd asked John, “What shall we [(exc)] do [to escape God punishing us] (OR), [to show that we have repented]?”
او در جواب ایشان گفت: «هر‌که دوجامه دارد، به آنکه ندارد بدهد. و هرکه خوراک دارد نیز چنین کند.» ۱۱ 11
He answered them, “If any of you has two shirts, you should give one of them to someone who has no shirt. If any of you has [plenty of] food, you should give some to those who have no food.”
و باجگیران نیز برای تعمید آمده، بدو گفتند: «ای استاد چه کنیم؟» ۱۲ 12
[Some] tax collectors came [and asked] to be baptized ([asked him] to baptize them}. They asked him, “Teacher, what shall we [(exc)] do [to please God]?”
بدیشان گفت: «زیادتر از آنچه مقرر است، مگیرید.» ۱۳ 13
He said to them, “Do not take from the people any more money than [the Roman government] tells you to take!”
سپاهیان نیز از او پرسیده، گفتند: «ماچه کنیم؟» به ایشان گفت: «بر کسی ظلم مکنید وبر هیچ‌کس افترا مزنید و به مواجب خود اکتفاکنید.» ۱۴ 14
Some soldiers asked him, “What about us? What should we [(exc)] do [to please God]?” He said to them, “Do not [say to anyone], ‘[If you(sg) do not give me] some money, I will hurt you,’ and do not take [people to court and] falsely accuse them of doing something wrong! And be content with your wages.”
و هنگامی که قوم مترصد می‌بودند و همه در خاطر خود درباره یحیی تفکر می‌نمودندکه این مسیح است یا نه، ۱۵ 15
People were expecting [that the Messiah would come soon]. Because of that, many of them wondered about John. [Some of them asked him] if he was the Messiah.
یحیی به همه متوجه شده گفت: «من شما را به آب تعمیدمی دهم، لیکن شخصی تواناتر از من می‌آید که لیاقت آن ندارم که بند نعلین او را باز کنم. اوشما را به روح‌القدس و آتش تعمید خواهد داد. ۱۶ 16
John replied to them all, “No, [I am not]. I used [only] water when I baptized you. But [the Messiah] will soon come! He is far greater than I am. [He is so great that] I am not worthy to [be like his slave and] untie his sandals [MET] [like] a slave would do! He will put [his] Holy Spirit within [MTY] you [to truly change your lives], and [he will judge others of you and punish you in] the fire [MET] [in hell]. (questioned)
او غربال خود را به‌دست خود دارد وخرمن خویش را پاک کرده، گندم را در انبارخود ذخیره خواهد نمود و کاه را در آتشی که خاموشی نمی پذیرد خواهد سوزانید.» ۱۷ 17
He [is like a man] [MET] [who wants to] clear away the grain on the ground where it has been threshed {they have threshed it}. That man [uses] a huge fork [to throw the grain into the air] to separate the wheat from the chaff [MET], and then he cleans up the threshing area. [Similarly, God] will [separate righteous people from the evil people, like a man who] gathers the wheat into his storage area, and then he will burn [those who are like] chaff with a fire (that will never be put out/that will burn forever).”
وبه نصایح بسیار دیگر، قوم را بشارت می‌داد. ۱۸ 18
John kept telling people many things to urge them [to turn to God], as he told them the good message [from God].
اما هیرودیس تیترارک چون به‌سبب هیرودیا، زن برادر او فیلپس و سایر بدیهایی که هیرودیس کرده بود از وی توبیخ یافت، ۱۹ 19
He also rebuked [the ruler of the district], Herod [Antipas. He rebuked him] for [marrying] Herodias, his brother’s wife, [while his brother was still alive], and for doing many other evil things.
این رانیز بر همه افزود که یحیی را در زندان حبس نمود. ۲۰ 20
But Herod [had his soldiers] put John in prison. That was another evil thing he did.
اما چون تمامی قوم تعمید یافته بودند وعیسی هم تعمید گرفته دعا می‌کرد، آسمان شکافته شد ۲۱ 21
[But before John was put in prison], when many people were being baptized {when he was baptizing many people}, after Jesus was baptized {he baptized Jesus} and Jesus was praying, the sky opened.
و روح‌القدس به هیات جسمانی، مانند کبوتری بر او نازل شد. و آوازی از آسمان در‌رسید که تو پسر حبیب من هستی که به توخشنودم. ۲۲ 22
Then the Holy Spirit, resembling a dove, descended upon [Jesus]. And [God] [SYN/EUP] spoke to Jesus from heaven, saying, “You [(sg)] are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you!”
و خود عیسی وقتی که شروع کرد، قریب به سی ساله بود. و حسب گمان خلق، پسر یوسف ابن هالی ۲۳ 23
When Jesus began [his work for God], he was about 30 years old. It was {[People]} thought that he was [the son of] Joseph. [Joseph was the son] of Heli.
ابن متات، بن لاوی، بن ملکی، بن ینا، بن یوسف، ۲۴ 24
[Heli was the son] of Matthat. [Matthat was the son] of Levi. [Levi was the son] of Melchi. [Melchi was the son] of Jannai. [Jannai was the son] of Joseph.
ابن متاتیا، بن آموس، بن ناحوم، بن حسلی، بن نجی، ۲۵ 25
[Joseph was the son] of Mattathias. [Mattathias was the son] of Amos. [Amos was the son] of Nahum. [Nahum was the son] of Esli. [Esli was the son] of Naggai.
ابن مات، بن متاتیا، بن شمعی، بن یوسف، بن یهودا، ۲۶ 26
[Naggai was the son] of Maath. [Maath was the son] of Mattathias. [Mattathias was the son] of Semein. [Semein was the son] of Josech. [Josech was the son] of Joda.
ابن یوحنا، بن ریسا، بن زروبابل، بن سالتیئیل، بن نیری، ۲۷ 27
[Joda was the son] of Joanan. [Joanan was the son] of Rhesa. [Rhesa was the son] of Zerubbabel. [Zerubbabel was the son] of Shealtiel. [Shealtiel was the son] of Neri.
ابن ملکی، بن ادی، بن قوسام، بن ایلمودام، بن عیر، ۲۸ 28
[Neri was the son] of Melchi. [Melchi was the son] of Addi. [Addi was the son] of Cosam. [Cosam was the son] of Elmadam. [Elmadam was the son] of Er.
ابن یوسی، بن ایلعاذر، بن یوریم، بن متات، بن لاوی، ۲۹ 29
[Er was the son] of Joshua. [Joshua was the son] of Eliezer. [Eliezer was the son] of Jorim. [Jorim was the son] of Matthat. [Matthat was the son] of Levi.
ابن شمعون، بن یهودا، بن یوسف، بن یونان، بن ایلیاقیم، ۳۰ 30
[Levi was the son] of Simeon. [Simeon was the son] of Judah. [Judah was the son] of Joseph. [Joseph was the son] of Jonam. [Jonam was the son] of Eliakim.
ابن ملیا، بن مینان، بن متاتا بن ناتان، بن داود، ۳۱ 31
[Eliakim was the son] of Melea. [Melea was the son] of Menna. [Menna was the son] of Mattatha. [Mattatha was the son] of Nathan. [Nathan was the son] of David.
ابن یسی، بن عوبید، بن بوعز، بن شلمون، بن نحشون، ۳۲ 32
[David was the son] of Jesse. [Jesse was the son] of Obed. [Obed was the son] of Boaz. [Boaz was the son] of Sala. [Sala was the son] of Nahshon.
ابن عمیناداب، بن ارام، بن حصرون، بن فارص، بن یهودا، ۳۳ 33
[Nahshon was the son] of Amminadab. [Amminadab was the son] of Admin. [Admin was the son] of Arni. [Arni was the son] of Hezron. [Hezron was the son] of Perez. [Perez was the son] of Judah.
ابن یعقوب، بن اسحق، بن ابراهیم، بن تارح، بن ناحور، ۳۴ 34
[Judah was the son] of Jacob. [Jacob was the son] of Isaac. [Isaac was the son] of Abraham. [Abraham was the son] of Terah. [Terah was the son] of Nahor.
ابن سروج، بن رعور، بن فالج، بن عابر، بن صالح، ۳۵ 35
[Nahor was the son] of Serug. [Serug was the son] of Reu. [Reu was the son] of Peleg. [Peleg was the son] of Eber. [Eber was the son] of Shelah.
ابن قینان، بن ارفکشاد، بن سام، بن نوح، بن لامک، ۳۶ 36
[Shelah was the son] of Cainan. [Cainan was the son] of Arphaxad. [Arphaxad was the son] of Shem. [Shem was the son] of Noah. [Noah was the son] of Lamech.
ابن متوشالح، بن خنوخ، بن یارد، بن مهللئیل، بن قینان، ۳۷ 37
[Lamech was the son] of Methuselah. [Methuselah was the son] of Enoch. [Enoch was the son] of Jared. [Jared was the son] of Mahalalel. [Mahalalel was the son] of Cainan.
ابن انوش، بن شیث، بن آدم، بن الله. ۳۸ 38
[Cainan was the son] of Enos. [Enos was the son] of Seth. [Seth was the son] of Adam. [Adam was the man] God created.

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