¹施洗约翰（太3:1-12；可1:3-5、7-8；约1:19-28）

¹And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar — Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene —

²亚那和该亚法作大祭司的时候，　神的话临到撒迦利亚的儿子，在旷野的约翰。

²Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

³他就来到约旦河一带地方，宣讲悔改的洗礼，使罪得赦。

³and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,

⁴正如以赛亚先知的书上写着：“在旷野有呼喊者的声音：‘预备主的道，修直他的路！

⁴as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

⁵一切洼谷都当填满，大小山冈都要削平！弯弯曲曲的改为正直，高高低低的修成平坦！

⁵every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

⁶所有的人都要看见　神的救恩。’”

⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.`

⁷约翰对那出来要受他洗礼的群众说：“毒蛇所生的啊，谁指示你们逃避那将要来的忿怒呢？

⁷Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

⁸应当结出果子来，与悔改的心相称；你们心里不要说：‘我们有亚伯拉罕作我们的祖宗。’我告诉你们，　神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起后裔来。

⁸make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father — Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

⁹现在斧头已经放在树根上，所有不结好果子的树，就砍下来，丢在火里。”

⁹and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.`

¹⁰群众问他：“那么，我们该作什么呢？”

¹⁰And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?`

¹¹他回答：“有两件衣服的，当分给那没有的，有食物的也当照样作。”

¹¹and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats — let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals — in like manner let him do.`

¹²又有税吏来要受洗，问他：“老师，我们当作什么呢？”

¹²And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?`

¹³他说：“除了规定的以外，不可多收。”

¹³and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.`

¹⁴兵丁也问他：“至于我们，我们又应当作什么呢？”他说：“不要恐吓，不要敲诈，当以自己的粮饷为满足。”

¹⁴And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?` and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.`

¹⁵那时众人正在期待，人人心里都在猜想会不会约翰就是基督。

¹⁵And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

¹⁶约翰对众人说：“我用水给你们施洗，但那能力比我更大的要来，我就是给他解鞋带都没有资格。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。

¹⁶John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals — he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

¹⁷他手里拿着簸箕，要扬净麦场，把麦子收进仓里，却用不灭的火把糠秕烧尽。”

¹⁷whose winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.`

¹⁸他还用许多别的话劝勉众人，向他们传福音。

¹⁸And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,

¹⁹分封王希律，因他弟弟的妻子希罗底，并因他自己所行的一切恶事，受到约翰的责备。

¹⁹and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

²⁰他在这一切事以外，再加上一件，就是把约翰关在监里。

²⁰added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

²¹耶稣受洗（太3:13-17；可1:9-11）众人受了洗，耶稣也受了洗。他正在祷告，天就开了，

²¹And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²²圣灵仿佛鸽子，有形体地降在他身上；有声音从天上来，说：“你是我的爱子，我喜悦你。”

²²and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.`

²³耶稣的家谱（太1:1-17）耶稣开始传道，年约三十岁，人以为他是约瑟的儿子，约瑟是希里的儿子，

²³And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

²⁴依次往上推，是玛塔、利未、麦基、雅拿、约瑟、

²⁴the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

²⁵玛他提亚、亚摩斯、拿鸿、以斯利、拿该、

²⁵the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Naum, the [son] of Esli,

²⁶玛押、玛他提亚、西美、约瑟、约大、

²⁶the [son] of Naggai, the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semei, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Juda,

²⁷约哈难、利撒、所罗巴伯、撒拉铁、尼利、

²⁷the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel,

²⁸麦基、亚底、哥桑、以摩当、珥、

²⁸the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er,

²⁹耶书、以利以谢、约令、玛塔、利未、

²⁹the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,

³⁰西缅、犹大、约瑟、约南、以利亚敬、

³⁰the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Simeon, the [son] of Juda, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonan, the [son] of Eliakim,

³¹米利亚、买拿、马达他、拿单、大卫、

³¹the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Mainan, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan,

³²耶西、俄备得、波阿斯、撒门（“撒门”有些抄本作“撒拉”）、拿顺、

³²the [son] of David, the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Booz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

³³亚米拿达、亚当民（有些抄本无“亚当民”一词）、亚兰（“亚兰”有些抄本作“亚珥尼”）、希斯仑、法勒斯、犹大、

³³the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Esrom, the [son] of Pharez,

³⁴雅各、以撒、亚伯拉罕、他拉、拿鹤、

³⁴the [son] of Judah, the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

³⁵西鹿、拉吴、法勒、希伯、沙拉、

³⁵the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber,

³⁶该南、亚法撒、闪、挪亚、拉麦、

³⁶the [son] of Salah, the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

³⁷玛土撒拉、以诺、雅列、玛勒列、该南、

³⁷the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,

³⁸以挪士、塞特、亚当，亚当是　神的儿子。

³⁸the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.