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,

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 —

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

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

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

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

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.

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;

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

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;

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

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

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?

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?

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.

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;

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.

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.`

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

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

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.

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.`

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

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

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

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

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.

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.`

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

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

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;

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;

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.

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.`

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.`

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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