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

¹Ary tamin'ny taona fahadimy ambin'ny folo nanjakan'i Tiberia Kaisara, fony Pontio Pilato no governora tany Jodia, ary Heroda no mpanapaka tany Galilia, ary Filipo rahalahiny no mpanapaka ny tany Itoria sy Trakonitisy, ary Lysania no mpanapaka tany Abilena,

²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, [the] word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

²ary Anasy sy Kaiafa no mpisoronabe,- dia tonga tamin'i Jaona, zanak'i Zakaria, tany an-efitra ny tenin'Andriamanitra.

³And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,

³Ary nankany amin'ny tany rehetra any amoron'i Jordana izy nitory ny batisan'ny fibebahana ho famelan-keloka;

⁴as it is written in [the] book of [the] words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.

⁴araka ny voasoratra ao amin'ny bokin'ny tenin'Isaia mpaminany hoe: Injany! misy feon'ny miantso mafy any an-efitra hoe: Amboary ny lalan'i Jehovah, Ataovy mahitsy ny lalan-kalehany.

⁵Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places smooth ways,

⁵Ny lohasaha rehetra hototofana, Ary ny tendrombohitra sy ny havoana rehetra haetry, Ary ny meloka hahitsy, Ary ny lalana mikitoantoana hohamarinina;

⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶Ary ny nofo rehetra hahita ny famonjen'Andriamanitra (Isa. 40:3-5).

⁷He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

⁷Dia hoy izy tamin'ny vahoaka izay nankeo aminy mba hataony batisa: Ry taranaky ny menarana, iza no nanoro hevitra anareo handositra ny fahatezerana ho avy?

⁸Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in 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.

⁸Koa mamoaza voa miendrika ny fibebahana; ary 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.

⁹And already also 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.

⁹Ary, indro, efa mipetraka ao amin'ny fototry ny hazo sahady ny famaky; koa ny hazo rehetra izay tsy mamoa voa tsara dia hokapohina ka hatsipy any anaty afo.

¹⁰And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?

¹⁰Ary ny vahoaka nanontany an'i Jaona hoe: inona ary no hataonay?

¹¹And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

¹¹Ary namaly izy ka nanao taminy hoe: Izay manana akanjo roa dia aoka hanome ho an'ny tsy manana; ary izay manan-kanina, dia aoka hanao toy izany koa izy.

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

¹²Dia avy koa ny mpamory hetra sasany mba hataony batisa ka nanao taminy hoe: Mpampianatra ô, inona no hataonay?

¹³And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.

¹³Ary hoy izy taminy: Aza mampandoa mihoatra noho izay notendrena halainareo.

¹⁴And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.

¹⁴Ary nisy miaramila koa nanontany azy ka nanao hoe: Ary inona kosa no mba hataonay? Dia hoy izy taminy: Aza mitohatoha foana amin'olona, ary aza miampanga lainga, ary mianina amin'ny karamanareo.

¹⁵But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might be the Christ,

¹⁵Fa raha mbola niandry ny olona, ka samy nisaina an'i Jaona tam-pony, na izy no Kristy, na tsia,

¹⁶John answered all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;

¹⁶dia namaly Jaona ka nanao tamin'izy rehetra hoe: Izaho manao batisa anareo amin'ny rano, fa avy Izay mahery noho izaho, ka tsy miendrika hamaha ny fehin-kapany aza aho; Izy no hanao batisa anareo amin'ny Fanahy Masina sy ny afo;

¹⁷whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁷eny an-tànany ny fikororohany hanadiovany tsara ny no am-pamoloany ka hanangonany ny vary ho any amin'ny sompiny; fa ny akofa sy ny mololo hodorany amin'ny afo tsy azo vonoina.

¹⁸Exhorting then many other things also he announced [his] glad tidings to the people.

¹⁸Ary fananarana maro hafa koa no notoriny tamin'ny olona.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,

¹⁹Fa Heroda mpanapaka, nony nanarin'i Jaona noho ny amin'i Herodiasy, vadin-drahalahiny, sy noho ny ratsy rehetra izay nataony,

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

²⁰dia nanidy an'i Jaona tao an-tranomaizina ho fanampin'izany rehetra izany koa.

²¹And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,

²¹Ary rehefa natao batisa ny vahoaka rehetra, ary Jesosy koa efa natao batisa sy nivavaka, dia nisokatra ny lanitra;

²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

²²ary ny Fanahy Masina nidina teo amboniny, ka ny endriny dia tahaka ny voromailala; ary nisy feo avy tany an-danitra nanao hoe: Hianao no Zanako malalako; Hianao no sitrako.

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

²³Ary tokony ho efa telo-polo taona Jesosy, raha vao nanomboka ny raharahany, ka natao ho zanak'i Josefa, izay zanak'i Hely,

²⁴of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

²⁴zanak'i Matata, zanak'i Levy, zanak'i Melky, zanak'i Janay, zanak'i Josefa,

²⁵of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,

²⁵zanak'i Matitia, zanak'i Amosa, zanak'i Nahoma, zanak'i Esly, zanak'i Nagay,

²⁶of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,

²⁶zanak'i Mata, zanak'i Matatia, zanak'i Semey, zanak'i Joseka, zanak'i Joda,

²⁷of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,

²⁷zanak'i Joanana, zanak'i Resa, zanak'i Zerobabela, zanak'i Sealtiela, zanak'i Nery,[Gr. Salatiela]

²⁸of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,

²⁸zanak'i Melky, zanak'i Ady, zanak'i Kosama, zanak'i Elmadama, zanak'i Era,

²⁹of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,

²⁹zanak'i Jesosy, zanak'i Eliezera, zanak'i Joreima, zanak'i Matata, zanak'i Levy,

³⁰of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,

³⁰zanak'i Simeona, zanak'i Joda, zanak'i Josefa, zanak'i Jonama, zanak'i Eliakima,

³¹of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,

³¹zanak'i Melea, zanak'i Mena, zanak'i Matata, zanak'i Natana, zanak'i Davida,

³²of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,

³²zanak'i Jese, zanak'i Obeda, zanak'i Boaza, zanak'i Salmona, zanak'i Nahasona,

³³of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,

³³zanak'i Aminadaba, zanak'i Arny, zanak'i Hezrona, zanak'i Fareza, zanak'i Joda,[Na: (Arama)]

³⁴of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,

³⁴zanak'i Jakoba, zanak'isaka, zanak'i Abrahama, zanak'i Tera, zanak'i Nahora,

³⁵of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,

³⁵zanak'i Seroga, zanak'i Reo, zanak'i Palega, zanak'i Ebera, zanak'i Sela,

³⁶of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,

³⁶zanak'i Kenana, zanak'i Arpaksada, zanak'i Sema, zanak'i Noa, zanak'i Lameka,

³⁷of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,

³⁷zanak'i Metosela, zanak'i Enoka, zanak'i Jareda, zanak'i Mahalalila, zanak'i Kenana,zanak'i Enosa, zanak'i Seta, zanak'i Adama, zanak'Andriamanitra.

³⁸of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

³⁸zanak'i Enosa, zanak'i Seta, zanak'i Adama, zanak'Andriamanitra.