¹Ary tamin'izany andro izany dia niseho Jaona Mpanao batisa, nitory tany an-efitr'i Jodia nanao hoe:

¹And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

²Mibebaha ianareo; fa efa akaiky ny fanjakan'ny lanitra.

²and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,`

³Fa izy no ilay nampilazaina an'Isaia mpaminany hoe: Injany! misy feon'ny miantso mafy any an-efitra hoe: Amboary ny lalan'i Jehovah, Ataovy mahitsy ny lalan-kalehany (Isa. 40. 3).

³for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.`

⁴Ary ny fitafian'izany Jaona izany dia lamba volon-drameva, ary fehin-kibo hoditra no tamin'ny valahany; ary ny fihinany dia valala sy tantely remby.

⁴And this John had his clothing of camel`s hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

⁵Ary Jerosalema sy Jodia rehetra mbamin'ny tany rehetra amoron'i i Jordana dia nivoaka nankany amin'i Jaona,

⁵Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

⁶ka nataony batisa tao amin'ny ony Jordana ireny, rehefa niaiky ny fahotany.

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

⁷Fa nony nahita ny Fariseo sy ny Sadoseo maro nanatona ny batisany izy, dia hoy izy taminy: Ry taranaky ny menarana, iza no nanoro hevitra anareo handositra ny fahatezerana ho avy?

⁷And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

⁸Koa mamoaza voa miendrika ny fibebahana ianareo;

⁸bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

⁹ary 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 do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

¹⁰Ary, indro, efa mipetraka eo amin'ny fototry ny hazo sahady ny famaky; koa ny hazo rehetra izay tsy mamoa voa tsara dia hokapaina ka hatsipy any anaty afo.

¹⁰and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

¹¹Izaho dia manao batisa anareo amin'ny rano ho amin'ny fibebahana; fa Ilay avy ao aoriako no mahery noho izaho, ka tsy miendrika hitondra ny kapany aza aho; Izy no hanao batisa anareo amin'ny Fanahy Masina sy ny afo;

¹¹`I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

¹²eny an-tànany ny fikororohany, ary Izy hanadio tsara ny eo am-pamoloany ka hanangona ny variny ho any an-tsompitra; fa ny akofa sy ny mololo hodorany amin'ny afo tsy mety maty.

¹²whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.`

¹³Ary tamin'izay Jesosy dia avy tany Galilia ka tonga teo amoron'i Jordana, dia nanatona an'i Jaona Izy mba hataony batisa.

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

¹⁴Fa Jaona nandà Azy ka nanao hoe: Izaho no tokony hataonao batisa, ka Hianao indray va no mankaty amiko?

¹⁴but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!`

¹⁵Fa namaly Jesosy ka niteny taminy hoe: Ekeo ihany ankehitriny, fa izao no mety amintsika hahatanteraka ny fahamarinana rehetra. Ka dia nekeny Izy.

¹⁵But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,` then he doth suffer him.

¹⁶Ary raha vao natao batisa Jesosy, dia niakatra avy teo amin'ny rano niaraka tamin'izay Izy; ary, indro, nisokatra taminy ny lanitra, ary hitany ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra nidina tahaka ny voromailala ka nankeo amboniny.Ary, injao! nisy feo avy tany an-danitra nanao hoe: Ity no Zanako malalako Izay sitrako.

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

¹⁷Ary, injao! nisy feo avy tany an-danitra nanao hoe: Ity no Zanako malalako Izay sitrako.

¹⁷and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.`