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,

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,

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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!

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

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

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

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,

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;

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.”

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.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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