¹Hi kahampulu' lima mpae-na poparenta Kaisar Tiberius hi ngata Roma, Pontius Pilatus jadi' gubernur hi tana' Yudea pai' Herodes Antipas to moparenta hi Galilea. Filipus ompi' -na Herodes moparenta hi Iturea pai' hi Trakhonitis, pai' Lisanias moparenta hi Abilene.

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

²To jadi' Imam Bohe nto'u toe, Hanas pai' Kayafas. Hi mpae tohe'e, Alata'ala mpoparata lolita-na hi Yohanes ana' Zakharia hi papada to wao'.

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

³Jadi', momako' -imi Yohanes mure' -nca'u ue Yordan mpoparata Lolita Alata'ala hi ntodea, na'uli': "Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, pai' kana tumai-koi kuniu', bona Alata'ala mpo'ampungi jeko' -ni."

³He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

⁴Yohanes toei mpopadupa' napa to te'uki' hi rala sura nabi Yesaya owi, moni-na hewa toi: Ria tauna to mekio' hi papada to wao', na'uli': `Neo' rata-imi Pue'! Porodo ami' -miki ohea-na! Nipakalempe ami' -mi ohea to natara mpai'!

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.

⁵To lobu' -na kana ra'ihii', to molangko pai' to pabulu' -bulu' kana rapohimpaya'. To pahiku-hiku rapomonoa', pai' to moloke' -loke' rapokalempe.

⁵Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

⁶Oti toe, hawe'ea manusia' mpohilo Alata'ala mpohore ntodea-na ngkai jeko' -ra.'"

⁶All flesh will see God’s salvation.’” Isaiah 40:3-5

⁷Wori' tauna tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Na'uli' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka: "He koi' to bengku' gau' -ni! Napa pai' tumai-koie? Ba ni'uli' -koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Pue' Ala to neo' mporumpa' -koi?

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'. Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu-watu toe lau.

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

⁹Neo' rata-mi pehuku' Alata'ala! Pehuku' -na hewa pati to rodo ami' -mi hi tawu kaju. Butu ngkaju-na to uma lompe' wua' -na, bate ratoki pai' ratene' hi rala apu."

⁹Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

¹⁰Ntodea mpekune' Yohanes, ra'uli': "Ane wae, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi?"

¹⁰The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

¹¹Na'uli' Yohanes: "Hema-koi to rontonga' baju-ni, hantonga' wai' -raka-rawo to uma nakariai. Pai' tauna to ria pongkoni' -ra, bagii-ra-rawo to uma ria pongkoni' -ra."

¹¹He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

¹²Rata wo'o-ra-rawo topesingara' paja' mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Mepekune' -ra, ra'uli': "Guru, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?"

¹²Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

¹³Natompoi' -ra: "Neo' -koi mesingara' melabi ngkai to rapakatantu topoparenta."

¹³He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

¹⁴Rata wo'o-ra-rawo tantara mpekune' -i, ra'uli': "Hiaa' beiwa wo'o-ka-kaiwo kai'! Napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?" Na'uli' -raka: "Neo' -koi mporampaki rewa doo, pai' neo' mpo'ekahi ntodea bona rawai' -koi doi. Hangkuja-mi-hawo gaji' -ni, tarima-mi hante kagoea' nono."

¹⁴Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

¹⁵Nto'u toe, ntodea ntora mpopea karata-na Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Alata'ala. Hawe'ea-ra mepekune' hi rala nono-ra, meka' ba lue' Yohanes lau-mi Magau' Topetolo' to rapopea toe.

¹⁵As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

¹⁶Toe pai' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka omea: "Ane aku' -le, mponiu' -koi hante ue-wadi, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpobongka koloro sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu.

¹⁶John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

¹⁷Hi'a ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa' -na duu' -na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu-na, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."

¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

¹⁸Hewa toei Yohanes mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hi ntodea, pai' naparesai' -ra nte wori' nyala tudui' -na.

¹⁸Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

¹⁹Pai' nakamaro wo'o kasalaa' -na Herodes Antipas, topoparenta hi tana' Galilea, apa' Herodes mpo'ago pai' mpotobine Herodias, tobine ompi' -na moto. Yohanes mpokamaro-i sabana gau' -na toe, pai' sabana hawe'ea gau' -na to dada'a ntani' -na.

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s TR reads “brother Philip’s” instead of “brother’s” wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

²⁰Jadi', kana'epe-na Herodes pekamaro Yohanes toe, uma-di nabalii' gau' -na to dada'a, nadonihii lau-di: nahoko' lau-imi Yohanes pai' -i natarungku'.

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

²¹Kako'ia-na Yohanes ratarungku', bula-na meniu' -pidi mponiu' ntodea, Yesus wo'o-hawo tumai mpopeniu'. Ka'oti-nai raniu', bula-na mosampaya, muu-mule' tebea-mi langi',

²¹Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

²²pai' Inoha' Tomoroli' mana'u tumai dungku hi Yesus, lence-na hewa danci mangkebodo. Pai' Alata'ala mololita ngkai suruga mpo'uli' -ki Yesus: "Iko toi-mi Ana' -ku to kupe'ahi'. Iko-mi to mpakagoe' nono-ku."

²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

²³Nto'u umuru Yesus kira-kira tolu mpulu' mpae, natepu'u-mi pobago-na. Ntuku' pomporataa tauna, Yesus ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Eli,

²³Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

²⁴Eli ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi, Lewi ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Yanai, Yanai ana' Yusuf,

²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

²⁵Yusuf ana' Matica, Matica ana' Amos, Amos ana' Nahum, Nahum ana' Hesli, Hesli ana' Nagai,

²⁵the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

²⁶Nagai ana' Maat, Maat ana' Matica, Matica ana' Simei, Simei ana' Yosekh, Yosekh ana' Yoda,

²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

²⁷Yoda ana' Yohanan, Yohanan ana' Resa, Resa ana' Zerubabel, Zerubabel ana' Sealtiel, Sealtiel ana' Neri,

²⁷the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

²⁸Neri ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Adi, Adi ana' Kosam, Kosam ana' Elmadam, Elmadam ana' Er,

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

²⁹Er ana' Yesua, Yesua ana' Eliezer, Eliezer ana' Yorim, Yorim ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi,

²⁹the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

³⁰Lewi ana' Simeon, Simeon ana' Yehuda, Yehuda ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Yonam, Yonam ana' Elyakim,

³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

³¹Elyakim ana' Melea, Melea ana' Mina, Mina ana' Matata, Matata ana' Natan, Natan ana' Daud,

³¹the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

³²Daud ana' Isai, Isai ana' Obed, Obed ana' Boas, Boas ana' Salmon, Salmon ana' Nahason,

³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

³³Nahason ana' Aminadab, Aminadab ana' Admin, Admin ana' Arni, Arni ana' Hezron, Hezron ana' Peres, Peres ana' Yehuda,

³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, NU reads “Admin, the son of Arni” instead of “Aram” the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

³⁴Yehuda ana' Yakub, Yakub ana' Ishak, Ishak ana' Abraham, Abraham ana' Terah, Terah ana' Nahor,

³⁴the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

³⁵Nahor ana' Serug, Serug ana' Rehu, Rehu ana' Peleg, Peleg ana' Eber, Eber ana' Salmon,

³⁵the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

³⁶Salmon ana' Kenan, Kenan ana' Arpakhsad, Arpakhsad ana' Sem, Sem ana' Nuh, Nuh ana' Lamekh,

³⁶the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

³⁷Lamekh ana' Metusalah, Metusalah ana' Henokh, Henokh ana' Yared, Yared ana' Mahalaleel, Mahalaleel ana' Kenan,

³⁷the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

³⁸Kenan ana' Enos, Enos ana' Set, Set ana' Adam, Adam ana' Alata'ala.

³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.