¹Eta Tiberio Cesaren emperadoregoaren hamaborzgarren vrthean, Pontio Pilate Iudeaco gobernadore cenean, eta Herodes Galileaco tetrarcha, eta harén anaye Philippe halaber Iturea eta Trachonite comarcaco tetrarcha, eta Lisania Abilineco tetrarcha,

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 —

²Eta Annas eta Caiphas Sacrificadore subirano ciradenean: eman cequión Iaincoaren hitza Ioannes Zachariasen semeari desertuan.

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

³Eta ethor cedin Iordanaren inguruco comarca gucira, predicatzen çuela emendamendutaco Baptismoa bekatuén barkamendutan:

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

⁴Nola baita scribatua Esaias prophetaren hitzén liburuän, dioela, Desertuan oihuz dagoenaren voza da, Appain eçaçue Iaunaren bidea, plana itzaçue haren bidescác.

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;

⁵Haran gucia betheren da, eta mendi eta mendisca gucia beheraturen da, eta makur diraden gauçác chuchenduren dirade, eta bide ikeçuac planaturen,

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;

⁶Eta ikussiren du haragui guciac Iaincoaren saluagarria.

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

⁷Erraiten cerauen bada harenganic batheya litecençat ethorten ciraden gendetzey, Vipera castá, norc auisatu çaituzte ethorteco den hirari ihes eguiten?

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?

⁸Eguin itzaçue bada fructu emendamenduaren digneac: eta etzaiteztela has erraiten ceuroc baithan, Abraham dugu aita: ecen badiotsuet, Iaincoac harri hautaric-ere Abrahami haour suscita, ahal dieçaqueola.

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;

⁹Bada ia aizcora-ere arborén errora eçarria da: beraz arbore fructu on eguiten eztuen gucia piccatzen da, eta sura egoizten.

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.`

¹⁰Orduan interroga ceçaten gendetzéc, cioitela, Cer eguinen dugu beraz?

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

¹¹Eta ihardesten çuela erran ciecén, Bi arropa dituenac eman bieço eztuenari: eta iatecoric duenac, halaber eguin beça.

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.`

¹²Ethor cedin publicanoetaric-ere batheya litecençat: eta erran cieçoten, Magistruá, cer eguinen dugu?

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

¹³Eta harc erran ciecén, Deus ordenatu çaiçuen baino guehiago ezteçaçuela erekar.

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

¹⁴Interroga ceçaten gendarmesec-ere, cioitela, Eta guc cer eguinen dugu ? Eta dioste, Nehor ezteçaçuela tormenta, ez iniuria: eta contenta çaitezte çuen gagéz.

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.`

¹⁵Eta populua beha cegoela, eta guciéc bere bihotzetan pensatzen çutela Ioannesez, eya hura liçatenez Christ,

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

¹⁶Ihardets ceçan Ioannesec, erraiten cerauela guciey, Eguia da nic batheyatzen çaituztet vrez: baina heldu da ni baino borthitzago dena, ceinen çapatetaco hedearen lachatzeco ezpainaiz digne: harc batheyaturen çaituzte Spiritu sainduaz eta suz.

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;

¹⁷Ceinen bahea haren escuan içanen baita, eta garbituren du chahu bere larraina: eta bilduren du bihia bere granerera: baina lastoa choil erreren du bihinere hiltzen ezten suan.

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.`

¹⁸Bada anhitz berce gauçaz-ere exhortatzen çuela euangelizatzen ceraucan populuari.

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

¹⁹Baina Herodes tetrarcha harçaz reprehenditzen cenean, Herodias bere anaye Philipperen emazteagatic, eta berac eguin cituen gaichtaqueria guciacgatic,

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

²⁰Eratchequi ceçan haur-ere berce gucién gainera, eçar baitzeçan Ioannes presoindeguian.

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

²¹Eta guertha cedin populu gucia batheyatzen cela, eta Iesus batheyaturic othoiztez cegoela, irequi baitzedin cerua:

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

²²Eta iauts baitzedin Spiritu saindua forma visibletan vsso columba baten guissán, haren gainera, eta vozbat cerutic eguin baitzedin, cioela, Hi aiz ene Seme maitea, hitan hartzen diat neure atseguin ona.

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.`

²³Eta Iesus bera hatsen cen hoguey eta hamar vrtheren inguruco içaten, seme (estimatzen çuten becembatean) Iosephen, Ioseph cen Heliren seme:

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

²⁴Heli Matthaten: Matthat, Leuiren: Leui, Melchiren: Melchi, Iannaren: Ianna, Iosephen:

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

²⁵Ioseph, Matthatiaren: Matthatia, Amosen: Amos, Nahumen: Nahum, Esliren: Esli, Naggeren:

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

²⁶Nagger, Maathen: Maath, Mattathiaren: Mattathia, Semeiren: Semei, Iosephen: Ioseph, Iudaren:

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

²⁷Iuda, Iohannaren: Iohanna, Rhesaren: Rhesa, Zorobabelen: Zorobabel, Salathielen: Salathiel, Neriren:

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

²⁸Neri, Melchiren: Melchi, Addiren: Addi, Cosamen: Cosam, Elmodamen: Elmodam, Eren:

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

²⁹Er, Ioseren: Iose, Eliezeren: Eliezer, Ioramen: Ioram, Matthaten: Matthat, Leuiren.

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

³⁰Leui, Simeonen: Simeon, Iudaren: Iuda, Iosephen: Ioseph, Ionamen: Ionam, Eliacimen:

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

³¹Eliacim, Melearen: Melea, Mainanen: Mainan, Mattatharen: Mattatha, Nathanen: Nathan, Dauid-en:

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

³²Dauid, Iesseren: Iesse, Obed-en: Obed, Boozen: Booz, Salmonen: Salmon, Naassonen:

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

³³Naasson, Aminadab-en: Aminadab, Aramen: Aram, Esronen: Esron, Pharesen: Phares, Iudaren:

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

³⁴Iuda, Iacob-en: Iacob, Isaac-en: Isaac, Abrahamen: Abraham, Thararen: Thara, Nachoren:

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

³⁵Nachor, Saruch-en: Saruch, Ragauren: Ragau, Phalec-en: Phalec, Heberen: Heber, Saleren:

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

³⁶Sale, Cainanen: Cainan, Arphaxad-en: Arphaxad, Semen: Sem, Noeren: Noe, Lamech-en:

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

³⁷Lamech, Mathusalaren: Mathusala, Henoch-en: Henoch, Iared-en: Iared, Mahalaleel-en: Mahalaleel, Cainanen:

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

³⁸Cainan, Henosen: Henos, Seth-en: Seth, Adamen: Adam, Iaincoaren.

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