मथिः 3
1 तदानों योह्न्नामा मज्जयिता यिहूदीयदेशस्य प्रान्तरम् उपस्थाय प्रचारयन् कथयामास,
And in those days Yukhanan the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Yehuda
2 मनांसि परावर्त्तयत, स्वर्गीयराजत्वं समीपमागतम्।
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
3 परमेशस्य पन्थानं परिष्कुरुत सर्व्वतः। तस्य राजपथांश्चैव समीकुरुत सर्व्वथा। इत्येतत् प्रान्तरे वाक्यं वदतः कस्यचिद् रवः॥
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 एतद्वचनं यिशयियभविष्यद्वादिना योहनमुद्दिश्य भाषितम्। योहनो वसनं महाङ्गरोमजं तस्य कटौ चर्म्मकटिबन्धनं; स च शूककीटान् मधु च भुक्तवान्।
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 तदानीं यिरूशालम्नगरनिवासिनः सर्व्वे यिहूदिदेशीया यर्द्दन्तटिन्या उभयतटस्थाश्च मानवा बहिरागत्य तस्य समीपे
Then people from Urishlim, all of Yehuda, and all the region around the Yurdinan went out to him,
6 स्वीयं स्वीयं दुरितम् अङ्गीकृत्य तस्यां यर्द्दनि तेन मज्जिता बभूवुः।
and they were baptized by him in the Yurdinan river, confessing their sins.
7 अपरं बहून् फिरूशिनः सिदूकिनश्च मनुजान् मंक्तुं स्वसमीपम् आगच्छ्तो विलोक्य स तान् अभिदधौ, रे रे भुजगवंशा आगामीनः कोपात् पलायितुं युष्मान् कश्चेतितवान्?
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 मनःपरावर्त्तनस्य समुचितं फलं फलत।
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
9 किन्त्वस्माकं तात इब्राहीम् अस्तीति स्वेषु मनःसु चीन्तयन्तो मा व्याहरत। यतो युष्मान् अहं वदामि, ईश्वर एतेभ्यः पाषाणेभ्य इब्राहीमः सन्तानान् उत्पादयितुं शक्नोति।
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 अपरं पादपानां मूले कुठार इदानीमपि लगन् आस्ते, तस्माद् यस्मिन् पादपे उत्तमं फलं न भवति, स कृत्तो मध्येऽग्निं निक्षेप्स्यते।
"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 अपरम् अहं मनःपरावर्त्तनसूचकेन मज्जनेन युष्मान् मज्जयामीति सत्यं, किन्तु मम पश्चाद् य आगच्छति, स मत्तोपि महान्, अहं तदीयोपानहौ वोढुमपि नहि योग्योस्मि, स युष्मान् वह्निरूपे पवित्र आत्मनि संमज्जयिष्यति।
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 तस्य कारे सूर्प आस्ते, स स्वीयशस्यानि सम्यक् प्रस्फोट्य निजान् सकलगोधूमान् संगृह्य भाण्डागारे स्थापयिष्यति, किंन्तु सर्व्वाणि वुषाण्यनिर्व्वाणवह्निना दाहयिष्यति।
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 अनन्तरं यीशु र्योहना मज्जितो भवितुं गालील्प्रदेशाद् यर्द्दनि तस्य समीपम् आजगाम।
Then Yeshua came from Galila to the Yurdinan to Yukhanan, to be baptized by him.
14 किन्तु योहन् तं निषिध्य बभाषे, त्वं किं मम समीपम् आगच्छसि? वरं त्वया मज्जनं मम प्रयोजनम् आस्ते।
But Yukhanan would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
15 तदानीं यीशुः प्रत्यवोचत्; ईदानीम् अनुमन्यस्व, यत इत्थं सर्व्वधर्म्मसाधनम् अस्माकं कर्त्तव्यं, ततः सोऽन्वमन्यत।
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 अनन्तरं यीशुरम्मसि मज्जितुः सन् तत्क्षणात् तोयमध्याद् उत्थाय जगाम, तदा जीमूतद्वारे मुक्ते जाते, स ईश्वरस्यात्मानं कपोतवद् अवरुह्य स्वोपर्य्यागच्छन्तं वीक्षाञ्चक्रे।
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 अपरम् एष मम प्रियः पुत्र एतस्मिन्नेव मम महासन्तोष एतादृशी व्योमजा वाग् बभूव।
And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
