¹Nang ikalabinglimang taon nga ng paghahari ni Tiberio Cesar, na noo'y gobernador sa Judea si Poncio Pilato, at tetrarka sa Galilea si Herodes, at ang kaniyang kapatid na si Felipe ay tetrarka sa lalawigan ng Iturea at Traconite, at si Lisanias ay tetrarka sa Abilinia,

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,

²Nang kasalukuyang mga pangulong saserdote si Anas at si Caifas, ay dumating ang salita ng Dios kay Juan, anak ni Zacarias, sa ilang.

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

³At siya'y napasa buong lupain sa palibotlibot ng Jordan, na ipinangangaral ang bautismo ng pagsisisi sa ikapagpapatawad ng mga kasalanan;

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

⁴Gaya ng nasusulat sa aklat ng salita ng propeta Isaias, Ang tinig ng isang sumisigaw sa ilang, Ihanda ninyo ang daan ng Panginoon, Tuwirin ninyo ang kaniyang mga landas.

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.

⁵Lahat ng libis ay tatambakan, At pababain ang bawa't bundok at burol; At ang liko ay matutuwid, At ang mga daang bakobako ay mangapapatag;

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,

⁶At makikita ng lahat ng laman ang pagliligtas ng Dios.

⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁷Sinasabi nga niya sa mga karamihang nagsisilabas upang mangagpabautismo sa kaniya, Kayong lahi ng mga ulupong, sino ang sa inyo'y nagudyok upang tumakas sa galit na darating?

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?

⁸Kayo nga'y mangagbunga ng karapatdapat sa pagsisisi, at huwag mangagpasimulang mangagsabi sa inyong sarili, Si Abraham ang siya naming ama; sapagka't sinasabi ko sa inyo, na makapagpapabangon ang Dios ng mga anak ni Abraham maging sa mga batong ito.

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.

⁹At ngayon pa'y nakalagay na ang palakol sa ugat ng mga punong kahoy: ang bawa't punong kahoy nga na di nagbubunga ng mabuti ay pinuputol, at inihahagis sa apoy.

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.

¹⁰At tinanong siya ng karamihan, na nangagsasabi, Ano ngang dapat namin gawin?

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

¹¹At sinagot niya at sinabi sa kanila, Ang may dalawang tunika ay magbahagi sa wala; at ang may pagkain ay gayon din ang gawin.

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.

¹²At dumating naman ang mga maniningil ng buwis upang mangagpabautismo, at sinabi nila sa kaniya, Guro, anong dapat naming gawin?

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

¹³At sinabi niya sa kanila, Huwag na kayong sumingil pa ng higit kay sa utos sa inyo.

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

¹⁴At tinanong naman siya ng mga kawal, na nangagsasabi, At kami, anong dapat naming gawin? At sa kanila'y sinabi niya, Huwag kayong kumuhang may karahasan sa kanino man, ni mangagparatang; at mangagkasiya kayo sa bayad sa inyo.

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.

¹⁵At samantalang ang mga tao'y nagsisipaghintay at pinagbubulaybulay ng lahat sa kanilang puso ang tungkol kay Juan, kung siya kaya ang Cristo;

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

¹⁶Ay sumagot si Juan na sinasabi sa kanilang lahat, Katotohanang binabautismuhan ko kayo ng tubig; datapuwa't dumarating ang lalong makapangyarihan kay sa akin; ako'y hindi karapatdapat magkalag ng panali ng kaniyang mga pangyapak: kayo'y babautismuhan niya sa Espiritu Santo at sa apoy:

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;

¹⁷Nasa kaniyang kamay ang kaniyang kalaykay, upang linising lubos ang kaniyang giikan, at tipunin ang trigo sa kaniyang bangan; datapuwa't susunugin niya ang dayami sa apoy na hindi mapapatay.

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.

¹⁸Sa mga iba pang maraming pangaral ay ipinangangaral nga niya sa bayan ang mabuting balita;

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

¹⁹Datapuwa't si Herodes na tetrarka, palibhasa'y pinagwikaan niya dahil kay Herodias, na asawa ng kaniyang kapatid, at dahil sa lahat ng masasamang bagay na ginawa ni Herodes,

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,

²⁰Ay naparagdag naman ito sa lahat, na kinulong niya si Juan sa bilangguan.

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

²¹Nangyari nga, nang mabautismuhan ang buong bayan, na si Jesus ay binautismuhan naman, at nang nananalangin, ay nabuksan ang langit,

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

²²At bumaba sa kaniya ang Espiritu Santo na may anyong katawan, tulad sa isang kalapati, at nanggaling ang isang tinig sa langit, Ikaw ang sinisinta kong Anak; sa iyo ako lubos na nalulugod.

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.

²³At si Jesus din, nang magpasimula siyang magturo ay may gulang na tatlongpung taon, na anak (ayon sa sinasapantaha) ni Jose, ni Eli,

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

²⁴Ni Matat, ni Levi, ni Melqui, ni Jane, ni Jose,

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

²⁵Ni Matatias, ni Amos, ni Nahum, ni Esli, ni Nage,

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

²⁶Ni Maat, ni Matatias, ni Semei, ni Jose, ni Juda,

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

²⁷Ni Joana, ni Resa, ni Zorobabel, ni Seatiel, ni Neri,

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

²⁸Ni Melqui, ni Adi, ni Cosam, ni Elmodam, ni Er,

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

²⁹Ni Jesus, ni Eliezer, ni Jorim, ni Mata, ni Levi,

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

³⁰Ni Simeon, ni Juda, ni Jose, ni Jonan, ni Eliaquim,

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

³¹Ni Melea, ni Mena, ni Matata, ni Natan, ni David,

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

³²Ni Jesse, ni Obed, ni Booz, ni Salmon, ni Naason,

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

³³Ni Aminadab, ni Aram, ni Esrom, ni Fares, ni Juda,

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

³⁴Ni Jacob, ni Isaac, ni Abraham, ni Tare, ni Nacor,

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

³⁵Ni Serug, ni Regan, ni Paleg, ni Heber, ni Selah,

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

³⁶Ni Cainan, ni Arfaxjad, ni Sem, ni Noe, ni Lamec,

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

³⁷Ni Matusalem, ni Enoc, ni Jared, ni Mahalaleel, ni Cainan,

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

³⁸Ni Enos, ni Set, ni Adam, ng Dios.

³⁸of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.