John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.
5Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
the rough ways smooth.
6And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
7John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10“What should we do then?” the crowd asked.
11John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
12Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13“Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.
14Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”
He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”
15The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16John answered them all, “I baptize you with3:16 Or in water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with3:16 Or in the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 18And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus
21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,
the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi, the son of Melki,
the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,
the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,
the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,
the son of Josek, the son of Joda,
27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,
the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,
the son of Neri, 28the son of Melki,
the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,
the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,
the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon,
the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,
the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31the son of Melea, the son of Menna,
the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,
the son of David, 32the son of Jesse,
the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,
the son of Salmon,3:32 Some early manuscripts Sala the son of Nahshon,
33the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,3:33 Some manuscripts Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni; other manuscripts vary widely.
the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,
the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob,
the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,
the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35the son of Serug, the son of Reu,
the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,
the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan,
the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,
the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,
the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,
the son of Kenan, 38the son of Enosh,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam,
the son of God.
Yesu Fiti Ne Nnwuma Ase
1Kaesare Tiberio dii adeɛ ne mfeɛ dunum so na Onyankopɔn asɛm baa Sakaria ba Yohane so wɔ ɛserɛ so. 2Saa ɛberɛ no na Pilato yɛ amrado wɔ Yudea, na Herode di Galilea mansinihene; ne nua Filipo di Iturea ne Trakoniti mansini so; na Lisania di Abilene mansinihene, ɛnna Anas ne Kaiafa nso yɛ Yudafoɔ asɔfoɔ mpanin. 3Yohane kyinkyinii Asubɔnten Yordan ho nyinaa kyerɛkyerɛɛ nnipa sɛ, wɔmma wɔmmɔ wɔn asu nsakra mfiri wɔn bɔne ho, na wɔde wɔn bɔne akyɛ wɔn. 4Sɛdeɛ Odiyifoɔ Yesaia kaa sɛ,
“Nne bi reteam wɔ ɛserɛ so sɛ,
‘Monsiesie ɛkwan3.4 Ansa na ɔhene bi bɛtu kwan akɔ akyirikyiri man bi so no, wɔsiesie akwan a ɔbɛfa so no so. Yohane adwumayɛ mu nso ɔyɛɛ ɔbrasu ne honhom fam nsiesieeɛ maa Agyenkwa no. Ɔsii ahonuo ne bɔnefakyɛ a ɛho hia Agyenkwa no so dua. mma Awurade;
momma nʼatempɔn ntene.
5Bɔnhwa biara bɛyɛ ma.
Bepɔ ne nkokoɔ nyinaa bɛkɔ fam;
asase a ɛyɛ monkyi mmɔnka no bɛyɛ tamaa,
na mmeaɛ a ɛyɛ kɔntɔnkye no ayɛ tata.
6Na nnipa nyinaa bɛhunu Onyankopɔn nkwagyeɛ.’ ”
7Yohane ka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfoɔ a wɔbaa hɔ sɛ ɔmmɔ wɔn asu no sɛ, “Awɔ mma! Hwan na ɔbɔɔ mo kɔkɔ sɛ monnwane mfiri abufuhyeɛ a ɛreba no ho? 8Monkɔbɔ ɔbra pa mfa nkyerɛ sɛ moasakyera ampa. Na monnhoahoa mo ho sɛ moyɛ Abraham asefoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, Onyankopɔn bɛtumi ama saa aboɔ yi adane nnipa ma wɔabɛyɛ Abraham asefoɔ. 9Onyankopɔn de nʼabonnua ato dua biara a ɛnso aba pa nhini ho sɛ ɔde bɛtwa na ɔde agu ogya mu, ahye no.”
10Nnipakuo no bisaa no sɛ, “Na ɛnneɛ ɛdeɛn na yɛnyɛ?”
11Yohane buaa wɔn sɛ, “Sɛ wowɔ ntoma mmienu a, ma deɛ ɔnni bi no baako. Saa ara nso na sɛ wowɔ aduane a, ma deɛ ɔnni bi no bi.”
12Togyefoɔ a wɔbaa hɔ sɛ wɔmmɔ wɔn asu no nso bisaa sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, yɛnyɛ ɛdeɛn?”
13Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ, “Monnnye mmoro deɛ wɔatwa ato hɔ sɛ monnye no.”
14Asraafoɔ bi nso bisaa sɛ, “Yɛn nso yɛnyɛ ɛdeɛn?”
Yohane buaa wɔn sɛ, “Mommmɔ apoo, monntoto obiara ano, momma mo akatua nsɔ mo ani!”
15Esiane sɛ saa ɛberɛ no na nnipa no nyinaa rehwɛ Agyenkwa no kwan enti, na wɔsusu sɛ Yohane ne Agyenkwa no. 16Yei maa Yohane ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Me deɛ mede nsuo na ɛrebɔ mo asu. Nanso, obi di mʼakyi a ɔreba a, ɔwɔ tumi sene me na ne mpaboa mpo, mensɛ sɛ mekura. Ɔno deɛ, sɛ ɔba a, ɔde Honhom Kronkron ne ogya na ɛbɛbɔ mo asu. 17Ɔno na sɛ ɔba a, ɔbɛhuhu mo so sɛ ɛmo, ayiyi mu aba pa no afiri ntɛtɛ no mu na ɔde aba pa no akɔsie na ɔde ogya a ɛnnum da ahye ntɛtɛ no.” 18Ɔnam afotuo ahodoɔ so kaa asɛmpa no kyerɛɛ wɔn.
Yohane Afiaseda
19Yohane kaa Herode anim wɔ ne nua yere Herodia a ɔwaree no ne bɔne ahodoɔ a na ɔyɛ no ho. 20Yei maa Herode de Yohane too afiase.
Yesu Asubɔ
21Ɛberɛ a Yohane bɔɔ nkurɔfoɔ pii asu wieeɛ no, ɔbɔɔ Yesu nso asu. Ɔbɔɔ no asu wieeɛ a ɔrebɔ mpaeɛ no, ɔsoro bueɛ. 22Honhom Kronkron sianee honam mu te sɛ aborɔnoma baa Yesu so na nne bi firi ɔsoro kaa sɛ, “Wone me Dɔ Ba a wosɔ mʼani.”
Awoɔ Ntoatoasoɔ A Ɛfiri Yesu So Kɔsi Adam So
23Yesu hyɛɛ nʼadwuma ase no, na wadi bɛyɛ mfeɛ aduasa. Nkurɔfoɔ susuu sɛ, Yesu yɛ Yosef ba.
Yosef agya ne Eli. 24Eli agya ne Mattat;
Mattat agya ne Lewi; Lewi agya ne Melki;
Melki agya ne Yanai; Yanai agya ne Yosef;
25Yosef agya ne Matatia; Matatia agya ne Amos;
Amos agya ne Nahum; Nahum agya ne Hesli;
Hesli agya ne Nagai; 26Nagai agya ne Mahat;
Mahat agya ne Matatia; Matatia agya ne Semein;
Semein agya ne Yosek; Yosek agya ne Yoda;
27Yoda agya ne Yohanan; Yohanan agya ne Resa;
Resa agya ne Serubabel; Serubabel agya ne Sealtiel;
Sealtiel agya ne Neri; 28Neri agya ne Melki;
Melki agya ne Adi; Adi agya ne Kosam;
Kosam agya ne Elmadam; Elmadam agya ne Er;
29Er agya ne Yosua; Yosua agya ne Elieser;
Elieser agya ne Yorim; Yorim agya ne Matat;
Matat agya ne Lewi; 30Lewi agya ne Simeon;
Simeon agya ne Yuda; Yuda agya ne Yosef; Yosef agya ne
Yonam; Yonam agya ne Eliakim;
31Eliakim agya ne Melea; Melea agya ne Mena;
Mena agya ne Matata; Matata agya ne Natan;
Natan agya ne Dawid; 32Dawid agya ne Yisai;
Yisai agya ne Obed; Obed agya ne Boas;
Boas agya ne Sala; Sala agya ne Nahson;
33Nahson agya ne Aminadab; Aminadab agya ne Admin;
Admin agya ne Arni; Arni agya ne Hesron; Hesron agya ne Peres;
Peres agya ne Yuda; 34Yuda agya ne Yakob;
Yakob agya ne Isak; Isak agya ne Abraham;
Abraham agya ne Tera; Tera agya ne Nahor;
35Nahor agya ne Serug; Serug agya ne Reu;
Reu agya ne Peleg; Peleg agya ne Eber;
Eber agya ne Sala; 36Sala agya ne Kainan;
Kainan agya ne Arfaksad; Arfaksad agya ne Sem;
Sem agya ne Noa; Noa agya ne Lamek;
37Lamek agya ne Metusela; Metusela agya ne Henok;
Henok agya ne Yared; Yared agya ne Mahalalel;
Mahalalel agya ne Kenan; 38Kenan agya ne Enos;
Enos agya ne Set; Set agya ne Adam;
Adam agya ne Onyankopɔn.
