¹وفي تلك الايام جاء يوحنا المعمدان يكرز في برية اليهودية.

¹Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

²قائلا توبوا لانه قد اقترب ملكوت السموات.

²and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

³فان هذا هو الذي قيل عنه باشعياء النبي القائل صوت صارخ في البرية اعدوا طريق الرب. اصنعوا سبله مستقيمة.

³For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.

⁴ويوحنا هذا كان لباسه من وبر الابل وعلى حقويه منطقة من جلد. وكان طعامه جرادا وعسلا بريا.

⁴And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.

⁵حينئذ خرج اليه اورشليم وكل اليهودية وجميع الكورة المحيطة بالاردن.

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

⁶واعتمدوا منه في الاردن معترفين بخطاياهم

⁶and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁷فلما رأى كثيرين من الفريسيين والصدوقيين ياتون الى معموديته قال لهم يا اولاد الافاعي من اراكم ان تهربوا من الغضب الآتي.

⁷But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

⁸فاصنعوا اثمارا تليق بالتوبة.

⁸Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

⁹ولا تفتكروا ان تقولوا في انفسكم لنا ابراهيم ابا. لاني اقول لكم ان الله قادر ان يقيم من هذه الحجارة اولادا لابراهيم.

⁹And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

¹⁰والآن قد وضعت الفاس على اصل الشجر. فكل شجرة لا تصنع ثمرا جيدا تقطع وتلقى في النار.

¹⁰And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

¹¹انا اعمدكم بماء للتوبة. ولكن الذي يأتي بعدي هو اقوى مني الذي لست اهلا ان احمل حذاءه. هو سيعمدكم بالروح القدس ونار.

¹¹*I* indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;

¹²الذي رفشه في يده وسينقي بيدره ويجمع قمحه الى المخزن. واما التبن فيحرقه بنار لا تطفأ

¹²whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹³حينئذ جاء يسوع من الجليل الى الاردن الى يوحنا ليعتمد منه.

¹³Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;

¹⁴ولكن يوحنا منعه قائلا انا محتاج ان اعتمد منك وانت تأتي اليّ.

¹⁴but John urgently forbad him, saying, *I* have need to be baptised of thee; and comest *thou* to me?

¹⁵فاجاب يسوع وقال له اسمح الآن. لانه هكذا يليق بنا ان نكمل كل بر. حينئذ سمح له.

¹⁵But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.

¹⁶فلما اعتمد يسوع صعد للوقت من الماء. واذا السموات قد انفتحت له فرأى روح الله نازلا مثل حمامة وآتيا عليه.

¹⁶And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

¹⁷وصوت من السموات قائلا هذا هو ابني الحبيب الذي به سررت

¹⁷and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.