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,

¹Penkioliktais ciesoriaus Tiberijaus viešpatavimo metais, Poncijui Pilotui valdant Judėją, Erodui esant Galilėjos tetrarchu, jo broliui Pilypui­Iturėjos bei Trachonitidės krašto tetrarchu, Lisanijui­Abilenės tetrarchu,

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

²prie vyriausiųjų kunigų Ano ir Kajafo, buvo Viešpaties žodis Zacharijo sūnui Jonui dykumoje.

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

³Jis apėjo visą Pajordanę, skelbdamas atgailos krikštą nuodėmėms atleisti,

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.

⁴kaip parašyta pranašo Izaijo žodžių knygoje: “Dykumoje šaukiančiojo balsas: ‘Paruoškite Viešpačiui kelią, ištiesinkite Jam takus!

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

⁵Kiekvienas slėnis tebūna užpiltas, kiekvienas kalnas bei kalnelis­nulygintas. Kreivi keliai tetampa tiesūs, o duobėti­išlyginti.

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

⁶Ir kiekvienas kūnas išvys Dievo išgelbėjimą’ ”.

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?

⁷Ateinančioms pas jį krikštytis minioms Jonas sakė: “Angių išperos, kas perspėjo jus bėgti nuo besiartinančios rūstybės?

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!

⁸Duokite vaisių, vertų atgailos! Ir nebandykite ramintis: ‘Mūsų tėvas­Abraomas’. Aš jums sakau, kad Dievas gali pažadinti Abraomui vaikų iš šitų akmenų.

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.”

⁹Štai kirvis jau prie medžių šaknų. Kiekvienas medis, kuris neduoda gerų vaisių, yra nukertamas ir įmetamas į ugnį”.

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

¹⁰Minios jį klausė: “Ką gi mums daryti?!”

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

¹¹Jis joms atsakė: “Kas turi dvi tunikas, tepasidalina su neturinčiu, ir kas turi maisto, tegul taip pat daro”.

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

¹²Ėjo ir muitininkai krikštytis ir klausė: “Mokytojau, ką mums daryti?”

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

¹³Jis sakė jiems: “Nereikalaukite daugiau, kaip jums nustatyta”.

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.”

¹⁴Taip pat ir kariai klausė: “Ką mums daryti?” Jis jiems atsakė: “Nieko neskriauskite, melagingai neskųskite, tenkinkitės savo alga”.

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

¹⁵Žmonėms esant apimtiems lūkesčio ir visiems mąstant širdyse apie Joną, ar kartais jis ne Kristus,

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,

¹⁶Jonas visiems kalbėjo: “Aš, tiesa, krikštiju jus vandeniu, bet ateina už mane galingesnis, kuriam aš nevertas atrišti sandalų dirželio. Jis krikštys jus Šventąja Dvasia ir ugnimi.

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.”

¹⁷Jo rankoje vėtyklė: Jis kruopščiai išvalys savo kluoną ir surinks kviečius į klėtį, o pelus sudegins neužgesinama ugnimi”.

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

¹⁸Ir dar daug kitų paraginimų jis davė tautai, skelbdamas Gerąją naujieną.

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,

¹⁹Tetrarchas Erodas, Jono baramas dėl Erodiados, savo brolio žmonos, ir dėl visų piktadarybių, kurias buvo padaręs,

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

²⁰pridėjo prie jų dar ir tai, kad uždarė Joną į kalėjimą.

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

²¹Kai, visai tautai krikštijantis, ir Jėzus pakrikštytas meldėsi, atsivėrė dangus,

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.”

²²ir Šventoji Dvasia kūnišku pavidalu nusileido ant Jo tarsi balandis, o balsas iš dangaus prabilo: “Tu mano mylimasis Sūnus, Tavimi Aš gėriuosi”.

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

²³Jėzui buvo apie trisdešimt metų, kai Jis pradėjo veikti. Jis buvo laikomas sūnumi Juozapo, Helio,

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

²⁴Matato, Levio, Melchio, Janajo, Juozapo,

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

²⁵Matatijo, Amoso, Naumo, Heslio, Nagajo,

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

²⁶Maato, Matatijo, Semeino, Josecho, Jodos,

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

²⁷Joanano, Resos, Zorobabelio, Salatielio, Nerio,

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

²⁸Melchio, Adijo, Kosamo, Elmadamo, Ero,

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

²⁹Jėzaus, Eliezero, Jorimo, Matato, Levio,

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

³⁰Simeono, Judo, Juozapo, Jonamo, Eliakimo,

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

³¹Melėjo, Menos, Matatos, Natano, Dovydo,

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

³²Jesės, Jobedo, Boozo, Salmono, Naasono,

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,

³³Aminadabo, Aramo, Esromo, Faro, Judo,

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

³⁴Jokūbo, Izaoko, Abraomo, Taros, Nachoro,

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

³⁵Serucho, Ragaujo, Faleko, Ebero, Salos,

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

³⁶Kainamo, Arfaksado, Semo, Nojaus, Lamecho,

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

³⁷Matūzalio, Henocho, Jareto, Maleleelio, Kainamo,

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

³⁸Eno, Seto, Adomo, Dievo.