¹In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

¹Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia niseho Jaona Mpanao batisa, nitory tany an-efitr'i Jodia nanao hoe:

²And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

²Mibebaha ianareo; fa efa akaiky ny fanjakan'ny lanitra.

³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

³Fa izy no ilay nampilazaina an'Isaia mpaminany hoe: Injany! misy feon'ny miantso mafy any an-efitra hoe: Amboary ny lalan'i Jehovah, Ataovy mahitsy ny lalan-kalehany (Isa. 40. 3).

⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

⁴Ary ny fitafian'izany Jaona izany dia lamba volon-drameva, ary fehin-kibo hoditra no tamin'ny valahany; ary ny fihinany dia valala sy tantely remby.

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

⁵Ary Jerosalema sy Jodia rehetra mbamin'ny tany rehetra amoron'i i Jordana dia nivoaka nankany amin'i Jaona,

⁶And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ka nataony batisa tao amin'ny ony Jordana ireny, rehefa niaiky ny fahotany.

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷Fa nony nahita ny Fariseo sy ny Sadoseo maro nanatona ny batisany izy, dia hoy izy taminy: Ry taranaky ny menarana, iza no nanoro hevitra anareo handositra ny fahatezerana ho avy?

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

⁸Koa mamoaza voa miendrika ny fibebahana ianareo;

⁹And think 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.

⁹ary aza manao anakampo hoe: Manana an'i Abrahama ho rainay izahay; fa lazaiko aminareo fa Andriamanitra mahay manangana zanaka ho an'i Abrahama avy amin'ireto vato ireto.

¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰Ary, indro, efa mipetraka eo amin'ny fototry ny hazo sahady ny famaky; koa ny hazo rehetra izay tsy mamoa voa tsara dia hokapaina ka hatsipy any anaty afo.

¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

¹¹Izaho dia manao batisa anareo amin'ny rano ho amin'ny fibebahana; fa Ilay avy ao aoriako no mahery noho izaho, ka tsy miendrika hitondra ny kapany aza aho; Izy no hanao batisa anareo amin'ny Fanahy Masina sy ny afo;

¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

¹²eny an-tànany ny fikororohany, ary Izy hanadio tsara ny eo am-pamoloany ka hanangona ny variny ho any an-tsompitra; fa ny akofa sy ny mololo hodorany amin'ny afo tsy mety maty.

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

¹³Ary tamin'izay Jesosy dia avy tany Galilia ka tonga teo amoron'i Jordana, dia nanatona an'i Jaona Izy mba hataony batisa.

¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

¹⁴Fa Jaona nandà Azy ka nanao hoe: Izaho no tokony hataonao batisa, ka Hianao indray va no mankaty amiko?

¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

¹⁵Fa namaly Jesosy ka niteny taminy hoe: Ekeo ihany ankehitriny, fa izao no mety amintsika hahatanteraka ny fahamarinana rehetra. Ka dia nekeny Izy.

¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

¹⁶Ary raha vao natao batisa Jesosy, dia niakatra avy teo amin'ny rano niaraka tamin'izay Izy; ary, indro, nisokatra taminy ny lanitra, ary hitany ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra nidina tahaka ny voromailala ka nankeo amboniny.Ary, injao! nisy feo avy tany an-danitra nanao hoe: Ity no Zanako malalako Izay sitrako.

¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

¹⁷Ary, injao! nisy feo avy tany an-danitra nanao hoe: Ity no Zanako malalako Izay sitrako.