¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

¹Ar bemzekvet bloavezh eus impalaerded Tiberius Kezar, Poñs-Pilat o vezañ gouarner Judea, Herodez tetrark Galilea, Filip e vreur tetrark Iturea ha Trakonitiz, Lisaniaz tetrark Abilen,

²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

²dindan belegiezh veur Annaz ha Kaifaz, ger Doue a voe kaset da Yann, mab Zakaria, el lec'h distro.

³And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

³Yann a zeuas en holl vro war-dro ar Jordan, o prezeg badeziant ar geuzidigezh evit pardon ar pec'hedoù,

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴evel ma'z eo skrivet e levr lavarioù ar profed Izaia: Mouezh an hini a gri el lec'h distro a lavar: Kempennit hent an Aotrou, plaenait e wenodennoù.

⁵Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

⁵Pep traonienn a vo leuniet, pep menez ha krec'hienn a vo izelaet; an hentoù gwariet a vo eeunaet, hag ar re dorgennek a vo kompezet;

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶ha pep kig a welo silvidigezh Doue.

⁷Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷Lavarout a rae eta d'ar bobl a zeue evit bezañ badezet gantañ: Lignez a naered-wiber, piv en deus desket deoc'h tec'hout diouzh ar gounnar da zont?

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁸Dougit eta frouezh dereat d'ar geuzidigezh, ha n'en em lakait ket da lavarout ennoc'h hoc'h-unan: Ni hon eus evit tad Abraham; rak me a lavar deoc'h, e c'hell Doue ober genel eus ar vein-se bugale da Abraham.

⁹And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

⁹Ar vouc'hal a zo a-vremañ lakaet ouzh gwrizioù ar gwez. Pep gwezenn eta na ro ket frouezh mat, a ya da vezañ troc'het ha taolet en tan.

¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

¹⁰Neuze ar bobl a c'houlennas digantañ: Petra a raimp eta?

¹¹He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

¹¹Eñ a respontas dezho: An neb en deus daou gwiskamant, ra roio unan d'an hini n'en deus ket.

¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

¹²Dont a reas ivez publikaned evit bezañ badezet, hag e lavarjont dezhañ: Mestr, petra a raimp?

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

¹³Eñ a lavaras dezho: Na gemerit ket en tu-hont d'ar pezh a zo gourc'hemennet deoc'h.

¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

¹⁴Soudarded a c'houlennas ivez digantañ: Ha ni, petra a raimp? Eñ a lavaras dezho: Na wallgasit den ha na damallit den e gaou, met tremenit gant ho pae.

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

¹⁵Evel ma oa ar bobl o c'hortoz, ha ma c'houlenne an holl en o c'halon hag eñ ne oa ket Yann ar C'hrist,

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

¹⁶Yann en em lakaas da lavarout d'an holl: Me ho padez en dour, met unan all a zeu, galloudusoc'h egedon, ha n'on ket dellezek da zieren korreenn e votoù. Eñ ho padezo er Spered-Santel hag en tan.

¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁷E grouer a zo en e zaouarn, naetaat a raio mat e leur, hag e tastumo ar gwinizh en e solier, met ar pell a zevo en tan na varv ket.

¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

¹⁸Eñ a lavare meur a gelennadurezh all d'ar bobl, o prezeg dezho an Aviel.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

¹⁹Met Herodez an tetrark, o vezañ bet tamallet gant Yann diwar-benn Herodiaz, gwreg [Filip] e vreur, ha diwar-benn an holl draoù fall en devoa graet,

²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

²⁰a reas goude an holl draoù fall all, an hini da lakaat Yann er prizon.

²¹Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²¹Evel ma rae an holl bobl en em vadeziñ gantañ, Jezuz a voe ivez badezet; hag e-pad ma pede, an neñv a zigoras,

²²And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²²hag ar Spered-Santel a ziskennas warnañ e doare ur c'horf, evel hini ur goulm; hag ur vouezh a zeuas eus an neñv, o lavarout: Te eo va Mab karet-mat, ennout em eus lakaet va holl levenez.

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

²³Jezuz a oa oadet war-dro tregont vloaz p'en em lakaas da brezeg, hag e oa, evel ma kreded, mab da Jozef, mab Heli,

²⁴Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

²⁴mab Matat, mab Levi, mab Melki, mab Jannai, mab Jozef,

²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

²⁵mab Matatiaz, mab Amoz, mab Nahum, mab Esli, mab Naggai,

²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

²⁶mab Maaz, mab Mataziaz, mab Semein, mab Jozef, mab Juda,

²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

²⁷mab Joanan, mab Resa, mab Zorobabel, mab Salatiel, mab Neri,

²⁸Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

²⁸mab Melki, mab Addi, mab Kosam, mab Elmodam, mab Er,

²⁹Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

²⁹mab Joze, mab Eliezer, mab Jorim, mab Mazat, mab Levi,

³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

³⁰mab Simeon, mab Juda, mab Jozef, mab Jonam, mab Eliakim,

³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

³¹mab Melea, mab Mainan, mab Mattaza, mab Natan, mab David,

³²Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

³²mab Jese, mab Obed, mab Booz, mab Salmon, mab Naason,

³³Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

³³mab Aminadab, mab Aram, [mab Joram,] mab Ezrom, mab Farez, mab Juda,

³⁴Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

³⁴mab Jakob, mab Izaak, mab Abraham, mab Tara, mab Nac'hor,

³⁵Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

³⁵mab Seruk, mab mab Ragav, mab Faleg, mab Eber, mab Sala,

³⁶Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

³⁶mab Kainam, mab Arpaksad, mab Sem, mab Noe, mab Lamec'h,

³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

³⁷mab Matuzala, mab Enoc'h, mab Jared, mab Maleleel, mab Kainan,

³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

³⁸mab Enoz, mab Set, mab Adam, mab Doue.