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,

¹Karon sa ikanapulo ug lima ka tuig sa paghari ni Tiberio Cesar, nga si Poncio Pilato mao ang gobernador sa Judea, ug si Herodes, ang tetrarca sa Galilea, ug si Felipe, iyang igsoon, ang tetrarca sa kayutaan sa Iturea, ug sa Traconite, ug si Lisanias, ang tetrarca sa Abilinia,

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

²Sa diha nga si Anas ug si Caifas mao ang mga labawng sacerdote, miabut ang pulong sa Dios kang Juan, nga anak ni Zacarias, sa didto siya sa kamingawan.

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

³Ug gilibut niya ang tibook nga kayutaan sa Jordan, sa pagwali sa bautismo sa paghinulsol alang sa kapasayloan sa mga sala.

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.

⁴Ingon sa nahasulat sa basahon sa mga pulong ni Isaias nga manalagna, nga nagaingon: Ang tingog sa usa nga nagasinggit sa kamingawan, Andama ninyo ang dalan sa Ginoo; tul-ira ninyo ang iyang mga agianan.

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;

⁵Ang tanang mga walog pagapun-on, ug ang tanang kabukiran ug kabungturan pagapaubson; ug ang mga balikong dalan pagatul-iron, ug ang gansanggansangon pagapatagon.

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶Ug ang tanang unod makakita sa kaluwasan sa Dios.

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?

⁷Busa siya miingon sa mga panon sa katawohan nga nangadto sa pagpabautismo kaniya: Mga kaliwatan sa mga bitin nga malala! Kinsa ang nagpasidaan kaninyo sa pagkalagiw sa kaligutgut nga umalabut?

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.

⁸Busa managhatag kamo ug mga bunga nga takus sa paghinulsol; ug dili kamo magsugod pag-ingon sa inyong kaugalingon: Gipakaamahan namo si Abraham; kay nagaingon ako kaninyo, nga ang Dios arang makapatindog ug mga anak kang Abraham niining mga bato.

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.

⁹Ug bisan karon gidaitol na usab ang wasay sa gamut sa mga kahoy; busa ang tanan nga kahoy nga wala magabaton sa maayong bunga, ginapulod ug ginasugnod sa kalayo.

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

¹⁰Ug nanagpangutana kaniya ang mga panon sa katawohan, nga nanag-ingon: Nan unsa may among pagabuhaton?

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.

¹¹Ug mitubag siya ug nag-ingon kanila: Ang adunay duha ka saput magahatag niadtong wala, ug ang adunay makaon makigbahin sa ingon.

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

¹²Ug nangabut usab ang mga maniningil sa buhis sa pagpabautismo, ug sila nag-ingon kaniya: Magtutudlo, unsay among pagabuhaton?

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

¹³Ug siya miingon kanila: Dili kamo maningil sa kapin sa gisugo kaninyo.

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.

¹⁴Ug nangutana usab kaniya ang mga sundalo, sa pag-ingon: Ug kami, unsay pagabuhaton namo? Ug siya miingon kanila: Dili kamo mangagaw sa linugsanay, bisan magsumbong kang bisan kinsa sa walay katarungan; ug magpahiuyon lamang kamo sa inyong mga suhol.

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

¹⁵Ug sa nagahulat ang katawohan ug nagatolotimbang ang tanan sa sulod sa ilang kasingkasing mahitungod kang Juan, kong siya mao ba kaha ang Cristo,

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:

¹⁶Mitubag si Juan nga nagaingon kanilang tanan: Ako sa pagkamatuod nagabautismo kaninyo sa tubig; apan moanhi siya nga labi pang gamhanan kay kanako, nga sa higut sa iyang sapin dili ako takus sa paghubad; siya magabautismo kaninyo sa Espiritu Santo ug sa kalayo.

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.

¹⁷Nga ang iyang nigong-paliranan anaa sa iyang kamot, ug iyang paga-hinloan pag-ayo ang iyang giokanan, ug pagatigumon niya ang trigo sa iyang dapa, apan ang tahop pagasunogon niya sa kalayo nga walay pagkapalong.

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

¹⁸Uban sa daghang mga pagpaha-matngon nagwali siya sa mga maayong balita sa katawohan.

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

¹⁹Apan si Herodes, ang tetrarca, nga ginabadlong ni Juan tungod kang Herodias, asawa ni Felipe nga iyang igsoon, ug tungod sa tanang mga mangil-ad nga nabuhat ni Herodes,

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

²⁰Dugang pa usab niining tanan nagpasulod siya kang Juan sa bilanggoan.

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

²¹Karon nahitabo nga sa gibautismohan ang tanang katawohan, nga sa nabautismohan usab si Jesus, ug sa nagaampo, ang langit naabli,

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.

²²Ug mikunsad sa ibabaw niya ang Espiritu Santo, sa dagway nga lawasnon sama sa usa ka salampati, ug gikan sa langit may usa ka tingog miabut nga miingon: Ikaw mao ang akong Anak nga hinigugma: kanimo aduna akoy kalipay.

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,

²³Ug si Jesus sa iyang kaugalingon, sa pagsugod niya sa pagtudlo, may mga katloan ka tuig ang iyang panuigon; siya anak ni Jose, (ingon sa gihunahuna) nga anak ni Eli,

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,

²⁴Nga anak ni Mattat, nga anak ni Levi, nga anak ni Melqui, nga anak ni Janna, nga anak ni Jose,

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,

²⁵Nga anak ni Mattatias, nga anak ni Amos, nga anak ni Nahum, nga anak ni Esli, nga anak ni 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,

²⁶Nga anak ni Maat, nga anak ni Mattatias, nga anak ni Semei, nga anak ni Jose, nga anak ni 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,

²⁷Nga anak ni Joanna, nga anak ni Resa, nga anak ni Zorobabel, nga anak ni Salatiel, nga anak ni 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,

²⁸Nga anak ni Melqui, nga anak ni Addi, nga anak ni Cosam, nga anak ni Elmodam, nga anak ni 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,

²⁹Nga anak ni Josue, nga anak ni Eliezer, nga anak ni Jorim, nga anak ni Mathat, nga anak ni 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,

³⁰Nga anak ni Simeon, nga anak ni Juda, nga anak ni Jose, nga anak ni Jonan, nga anak ni Eliaquim,

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,

³¹Nga anak ni Melea, nga anak ni Maman, nga anak ni Mattatha, nga anak ni Natan, nga anak ni 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,

³²Nga anak ni Isai, nga anak ni Obed, nga anak ni Booz, nga anak ni Salmon, nga anak ni 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,

³³Nga anak ni Aminadab, nga anak ni Aram, nga anak ni Esrom, nga anak ni Fares, nga anak ni 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,

³⁴Nga anak ni Jacob, nga anak ni Isaac, nga anak ni Abraham, nga anak ni Tara, nga anak ni Nacor,

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,

³⁵Nga anak ni Serug, nga anak ni Ragau, nga anak ni Falec, nga anak ni Jeber, nga anak ni 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,

³⁶Nga anakni Cainan, nga anak ni Arphaxad, nga anak ni Sem, nga anak ni Noe, nga anak ni Lamech,

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,

³⁷Nga anak ni Matusalem, nga anak ni Enoch, nga anak ni Jaret, nga anak ni Malalael, nga anak ni Cainan,

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

³⁸Nga anak Enos, nga anak ni Set, nga anak ni Adam, nga anak sa Dios.