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,

¹¶ Na i te tekau ma rima o nga tau o te rangatiratanga o Taipiria Hiha, i a Ponotia Pirato e kawana ana i Huria, i a Herora e tetaraki ana i Kariri, i tona teina hoki, i a Piripi, e tetaraki ana i Ituria, i te whenua hoki o Tarakonaiti, ko Raihania e tetaraki ana i Apirini,

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

²Ko Anaha raua ko Kaiapa nga tohunga nui, ka puta te kupu a te Atua ki a Hoani tama a Hakaraia ki te koraha.

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

³Na ka haere mai ia ki nga wahi katoa e patata ana ki Horano, ka kauwhau i te iriiri ripeneta hei murunga hara;

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.

⁴I pera ano ia me te mea i tuhituhia ki te pukapuka o nga korero a Ihaia poropiti, He reo no tetahi i te koraha e karanga ana, Whakapaia te huarahi o te Ariki, whakatikaia ona ara;

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,

⁵Ka whakakiia nga awaawa katoa, ka whakahoroa nga maunga me nga pukepuke katoa; e meinga hoki kia tika nga wahi kopikopiko, ko nga wahi taratara hei ara maeneene.

⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶A e kite nga kikokiko katoa i te whakaoranga a te Atua.

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?

⁷Na reira ka mea ia ki nga mano i haere kia iriiria e ia, E te uri nakahi, na wai koutou i whakamahara kia rere i te riri meake puta mai?

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.

⁸Na whakaputaina nga hua e rite ana ki o te ripeneta; kei anga kei mea i roto i a koutou, Ko Aperahama to tatou matua: ko taku kupu hoki tenei ki a koutou, E ahei ana ano i te Atua te whakaara tamariki ake ma Aperahama i roto i enei kohatu.

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.

⁹Na inaianei ano kei te pa te toki ki te pakiaka o nga rakau: ki te kahore tetahi rakau e hua i te hua pai, ka tuaina, ka maka ki te ahi.

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

¹⁰Na ka ui nga mano ki a ia, ka mea, Me aha ra matou?

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.

¹¹Na ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki a ratou, Ko te tangata i nga koti e rua, kia hoatu ki te tangata kahore ona; me te tangata he kai tana, kia pera ano.

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

¹²Na ka haere mai hoki nga pupirikana kia iriiria, ka mea ki a ia, E te kaiwhakaako, me aha matou?

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

¹³Ka mea ia ki a ratou, Kei nui ake i nga mea i whakaritea ma koutou ta koutou e tango ai.

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.

¹⁴Ka ui ano hoki nga hoia ki a ia, ka mea, Me aha hoki matou? Na ko tana meatanga ki a ratou, Kaua e tukinotia tetahi, kaua e muru noa i tetahi mea; kati ano ma koutou ko o koutou utu.

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

¹⁵¶ Na, i te iwi e tatari ana e whakaaroaro katoa ana i roto i o ratou ngakau ki a Hoani, mehemea ko te Karaiti ia;

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;

¹⁶Ka whakahoki a Hoani, ka mea ki a ratou katoa, Ko ahau nei, he iriiri taku i a koutou ki te wai; kei te haere mai ia tetahi he kaha rawa ake i ahau, e kore ahau e tau hei wewete i te here o ona hu: mana koutou e iriiri ki te Wairua Tapu, ki te k apura.

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.

¹⁷Ko tana mea tahi kei tona ringa, hei tino tahi i tana patunga witi, hei kohi hoki i te witi ki roto ki tana whare witi: ko te papapa ia e tahuna ki te kapura e kore e tineia.

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

¹⁸He maha atu ano ana kupu whakahau i kauwhau ai ia i te rongopai ki te iwi.

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,

¹⁹Otira, na tona riringa i a Herora tetaraki mo Heroriaha, mo te wahine a tona tuakana, a Piripi, a mo nga kino katoa hoki i meinga e Herora;

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

²⁰Ka apititia atu e Herora tenei ki runga i era katoa, tutakina ana e ia a Hoani ki te whare herehere.

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

²¹¶ Na, ka poto katoa te iwi te iriiri, i a Ihu kua oti te iriiri, a i a ia e inoi ana, ka tuwhera te rangi,

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.

²²A ka heke iho te Wairua Tapu, ka heke tinana iho, ano he kukupa, ki runga ki a ia, a ka puta mai he reo no te rangi, e mea ana, Ko koe taku Tama i aroha ai, taku i ahuareka ai.

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

²³Na ko Ihu, i a ia i timata ai ki te whakaako, kei te toru tekau ona tau, a ki ta te tangata ki, he tama ia na Hohepa, tama a Heri,

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

²⁴Ko ia he tama na Matata, tama a Riwai, tama a Mereki, tama a Iana, tama a Hohepa,

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

²⁵Tama a Matatiaha, tama a Amoho, tama a Nahumu, tama a Eheri, tama a Nakai,

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

²⁶Tama a Maata, tama a Matiaha, tama a Hemei, tama a Hohepa, tama a Hura,

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

²⁷Tama a Hoana, tama a Reha, tama a Herupapera, tama a Haratiera, tama a Neri,

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

²⁸Tama a Mereki, tama a Ari, tama a Kohama, tama a Eremorama, tama a Ere,

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

²⁹Tama a Hohe, tama a Erietere, tama a Horimi, tama a Matata, tama a Riwai,

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

³⁰Tama a Himiona, tama a Hura, tama a Hohepa, tama a Honana, tama a Eriakimi,

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

³¹Tama a Merea, tama a Menana, tama a Matata, tama a Natana, tama a Rawiri,

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

³²Tama a Hehe, tama a Opere, tama a poaha, tama a Haramono, tama a Nahona,

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

³³Tama a Aminarapa, tama a Arame tama a Heteromo, tama a Parete, tama a Hura,

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

³⁴Tama a Hakopa, tama a Ihaka, tama a Aperahama, tama a Tera, tama a Nahora,

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

³⁵Tama a Haruku, tama a Rakau, tama a Pereke, tama a Epere, tama a Haraha,

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

³⁶Tama a Kainana, tama a Arapahata, tama a Hema, tama a Noa, tama a Rameka,

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

³⁷Tama a Matuhara, tama a Enoka, tama ia Iarere, tama a Marereere, tama a Kainana,

³⁸of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

³⁸Tama a Enoha, tama a Heta, tama a Arama, a te tama a te Atua.