Lu-ca 3
1 Năm thứ mười lăm đời Hoàng đế La Mã Ti-be-rơ. Khi đó Phi-lát làm tổng trấn xứ Giu-đê; Hê-rốt làm vua xứ Ga-li-lê; em Hê-rốt là Phi-líp cai trị xứ I-tu-rê và Tra-cô-nít; Ly-sa-nia cai trị xứ A-bi-len.
Then, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being procurator of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 An-ne và Cai-phe giữ chức thượng tế. Bấy giờ, Giăng, con Xa-cha-ri, nghe tiếng gọi của Đức Chúa Trời trong hoang mạc.
under the high priests Annas and Caiaphas: the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
3 Giăng đi khắp lưu vực sông Giô-đan, dạy mọi người phải chịu báp-tem để chứng tỏ lòng ăn năn, và quay về Đức Chúa Trời để được tha tội.
And he went into the entire region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
4 Theo lời Tiên tri Y-sai nói về Giăng: “Người là tiếng gọi nơi hoang dã: ‘Phải dọn đường cho Chúa! Ngay thật mở lòng chờ đón Ngài!
just as it has been written in the book of the sermons of the prophet Isaiah: “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths.
5 Hãy lấp đầy các thung lũng, và san phẳng các núi đồi. Hãy làm cho thẳng những khúc quanh co, và san cho bằng những chỗ gồ ghề.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. And what is crooked shall be made straight. And the rough paths shall be made into level ways.
6 Và nhân loại sẽ thấy sự cứu chuộc từ Đức Chúa Trời.’”
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
7 Giăng cảnh cáo đoàn dân đến xin chịu báp-tem: “Con cái loài rắn! Làm sao các ông có thể tránh thoát hình phạt của Đức Chúa Trời?
Therefore, he said to the crowd that went out in order to be baptized by him: “You progeny of vipers! Who told you to flee from the approaching wrath?
8 Muốn chịu báp-tem, các ông phải có một đời sống mới, chứng tỏ lòng ăn năn trở lại với Đức Chúa Trời. Đừng tưởng mình là dòng dõi Áp-ra-ham thì Đức Chúa Trời sẽ dung tha, vì Đức Chúa Trời có quyền biến những hòn đá này thành con cháu Áp-ra-ham.
So then, produce fruits worthy of repentance. And do not begin to say, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God has the power to raise up sons to Abraham from these stones.
9 Lưỡi búa xét đoán của Đức Chúa Trời đã vung lên! Cây nào không sinh quả tốt sẽ bị Ngài đốn và ném vào lửa!”
For even now the axe has been placed at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire.”
10 Dân chúng hỏi: “Vậy chúng tôi phải làm gì?”
And the crowed was questioning him, saying, “What then should we do?”
11 Giăng đáp: “Phải chia cơm sẻ áo cho người nghèo!”
But in response, he said to them: “Whoever has two coats, let him give to those who do not have. And whoever has food, let him act similarly.”
12 Những người thu thuế—hạng người mang tiếng xấu trong xã hội—cũng đến chịu báp-tem. Họ hỏi: “Chúng tôi phải làm gì?”
Now the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
13 Ông đáp: “Phải liêm khiết, đừng lạm thu các sắc thuế nhà nước đã ấn định.”
But he said to them, “You should do nothing more than what has been appointed to you.”
14 Các quân nhân cũng hỏi: “Còn chúng tôi phải làm gì?” Giăng đáp: “Đừng áp bức hay vu cáo để tống tiền, nhưng phải bằng lòng với đồng lương của mình!”
Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, “And what should we do?” And he said to them: “You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”
15 Lúc ấy, mọi người trông đợi Đấng Mết-si-a đều muốn biết Giăng có phải là Đấng Mết-si-a không.
Now all were thinking about John in their hearts, and the people were supposing that perhaps he might be the Christ.
16 Giăng giải đáp: “Tôi chỉ làm báp-tem bằng nước, nhưng Đấng sắp đến sẽ làm báp-tem bằng Chúa Thánh Linh và lửa. Người cao quý hơn tôi vô cùng, tôi không đáng mở quai dép cho Người.
John responded by saying to everyone: “Indeed, I baptize you with water. But there will arrive one stronger than me, the laces of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit, and with fire.
17 Người sẽ sảy lúa thật sạch, đem trữ lúa vào kho, và đốt rơm rác trong lò lửa chẳng hề tắt.”
His winnowing fan is in his hand. And he will purify his threshing floor. And he will gather the wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
18 Giăng còn dùng nhiều lời khuyến cáo khác mà công bố Phúc Âm.
Indeed, he also proclaimed many other things, exhorting the people.
19 Giăng còn công khai chỉ trích Hê-rốt An-ti-pa, vua chư hầu, vì vua cưới em dâu là Hê-rô-đia, vợ của em mình, và làm nhiều việc gian ác.
But Herod the tetrarch, when he was corrected by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evils that Herod had done,
20 Hê-rốt còn làm thêm một điều ác nữa là bắt Giăng giam vào ngục.
added this also, above all else: that he confined John to prison.
21 Khi toàn dân đều được báp-tem, Chúa Giê-xu cũng chịu báp-tem. Lúc Ngài đang cầu nguyện, bầu trời mở ra,
Now it happened that, when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized; and as he was praying, heaven was opened.
22 Chúa Thánh Linh lấy hình chim bồ câu ngự xuống trên Ngài, và có tiếng từ trời tuyên phán: “Con là Con yêu dấu của Ta, làm hài lòng Ta hoàn toàn.”
And the Holy Spirit, in a corporal appearance like a dove, descended upon him. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son. In you, I am well pleased.”
23 Khi Chúa Giê-xu bắt đầu chức vụ, tuổi Ngài khoảng ba mươi. Người ta tin Chúa Giê-xu là con Giô-sép. Giô-sép con Hê-li.
And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Matthat,
24 Hê-li con Mát-tát. Mát-tát con Lê-vi. Lê-vi con Mên-chi. Mên-chi con Gia-ne. Gia-ne con Giô-sép.
who was of Levi, who was of Melchi, who was of Jannai, who was of Joseph,
25 Giô-sép con Ma-ta-thia. Ma-ta-thia con A-mốt. A-mốt con Na-hum. Na-hum con Ếch-li. Ếch-li con Na-ghê.
who was of Mattathias, who was of Amos, who was of Nahum, who was of Esli, who was of Naggai,
26 Na-ghê con Ma-át. Ma-át con Ma-ta-thia. Ma-ta-thia con Sê-mê-in. Sê-mê-in con Giô-sếch. Giô-sếch con Giô-đa.
who was of Maath, who was of Mattathias, who was of Semein, who was of Josech, who was of Joda,
27 Giô-đa con Giô-a-nan. Giô-a-nan con Rê-sa. Rê-sa con Xô-rô-ba-bên. Xô-rô-ba-bên con Sa-la-thi-ên. Sa-la-thi-ên con Nê-ri.
who was of Joanan, who was of Rhesa, who was of Zerubbabel, who was of Shealtiel, who was of Neri,
28 Nê-ri con Mên-chi. Mên-chi con A-đi. A-đi con Cô-sam. Cô-sam con Ên-ma-đan. Ên-ma-đan con Ê-rơ.
who was of Melchi, who was of Addi, who was of Cosam, who was of Elmadam, who was of Er,
29 Ê-rơ con Giô-suê. Giô-suê con Ê-li-ê-se. Ê-li-ê-se con Giô-rim. Giô-rim con Mát-thát. Mát-thát con Lê-vi.
who was of Joshua, who was of Eliezer, who was of Jorim, who was of Matthat, who was of Levi,
30 Lê-vi con Si-mê-ôn. Si-mê-ôn con Giu-đa. Giu-đa con Giô-sép. Giô-sép con Giô-nam. Giô-nam con Ê-li-a-kim.
who was of Simeon, who was of Judah, who was of Joseph, who was of Jonam, who was of Eliakim,
31 Ê-li-a-kim con Mê-lê-a. Mê-lê-a con Mên-na. Mên-na con Mát-ta-tha. Mát-ta-tha con Na-than. Na-than con Đa-vít.
who was of Melea, who was of Menna, who was of Mattatha, who was of Nathan, who was of David,
32 Đa-vít con Gie-sê. Gie-sê con Ô-bết. Ô-bết con Bô-ô. Bô-ô con Sa-la. Sa-la con Na-ách-son.
who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Boaz, who was of Salmon, who was of Nahshon,
33 Na-ách-son con A-mi-na-đáp. A-mi-na-đáp con Át-min. Át-min con A-rơ-ni. A-rơ-ni con Ếch-rôm. Ếch-rôm con Pha-rê. Pha-rê con Giu-đa.
who was of Amminadab, who was of Aram, who was of Hezron, who was of Perez, who was of Judah,
34 Giu-đa con Gia-cốp. Gia-cốp con Y-sác. Y-sác con Áp-ra-ham. Áp-ra-ham con Tha-rê. Tha-rê con Na-cô.
who was of Jacob, who was of Isaac, who was of Abraham, who was of Terah, who was of Nahor,
35 Na-cô con Sê-rúc. Sê-rúc con Rê-hu. Rê-hu con Bê-léc. Bê-léc con Hê-be. Hê-be con Sa-la.
who was of Serug, who was of Reu, who was of Peleg, who was of Eber, who was of Shelah,
36 Sa-la con Cai-nam. Cai-nam con A-bác-sát. A-bác-sát con Sem. Sem con Nô-ê. Nô-ê con Lê-méc.
who was of Cainan, who was of Arphaxad, who was of Shem, who was of Noah, who was of Lamech,
37 Lê-méc con Mê-tu-sê-la. Mê-tu-sê-la con Hê-nóc. Hê-nóc con Gia-rết. Gia-rết con Ma-ha-la-ên. Ma-ha-la-ên con Kê-nan.
who was of Methuselah, who was of Enoch, who was of Jared, who was of Mahalalel, who was of Cainan,
38 Kê-nan con Ê-nót. Ê-nót con Sết. Sết con A-đam. A-đam con Đức Chúa Trời.
who was of Enos, who was of Seth, who was of Adam, who was of God.
