Mateo 3
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Pangangaral ni Juan na Tagapagbautismo(A)
3 Nang mga panahong iyon, dumating si Juan na Tagapagbautismo sa ilang ng Judea at nagsimulang mangaral. 2 Ganito(B) ang kanyang sinasabi, “Magsisi kayo at talikuran ang inyong mga kasalanan sapagkat malapit nang dumating ang kaharian ng langit!” 3 Si(C) Juan ang tinutukoy ni Propeta Isaias nang sabihin niya,
“Ito ang pahayag ng isang taong sumisigaw sa ilang:
‘Ihanda ninyo ang daraanan ng Panginoon,
gumawa kayo ng mga tuwid na landas na kanyang lalakaran!’”
4 Gawa(D) sa balahibo ng kamelyo ang damit ni Juan at sa balat naman ng hayop ang kanyang sinturon. Ang kanya namang pagkain ay balang at pulot-pukyutan. 5 Dinarayo siya ng mga tao mula sa Jerusalem, sa buong Judea at sa magkabilang panig ng Ilog Jordan. 6 Ipinapahayag nila ang kanilang mga kasalanan at sila'y binautismuhan niya sa Ilog Jordan.
7 Nang(E) makita niyang lumalapit din sa kanya ang maraming Pariseo at mga Saduseo upang magpabautismo, sinabi niya sa kanila, “Lahi ng mga ulupong! Akala ba ninyo'y makakatakas kayo sa parusa ng Diyos? 8 Patunayan muna ninyo sa inyong mga buhay na kayo'y talagang nagsisisi, 9 at(F) huwag ninyong akalain na makakaiwas kayo sa parusa ng Diyos dahil sinasabi ninyong ama ninyo si Abraham. Sinasabi ko sa inyo na kahit sa mga batong ito ay makakalikha ang Diyos ng mga anak ni Abraham. 10 Ngayon(G) pa lamang ay nakaamba na ang palakol sa ugat ng mga punongkahoy; ang bawat punong hindi mabuti ang bunga ay puputulin at itatapon sa apoy.
11 “Binabautismuhan ko kayo sa tubig bilang patunay ng inyong pagsisisi at pagtalikod sa kasalanan. Ngunit ang darating na kasunod ko ay magbabautismo sa inyo sa Espiritu Santo at sa apoy. Higit siyang makapangyarihan kaysa akin; ni hindi man lamang ako karapat-dapat magdala ng kanyang sandalyas. 12 Hawak(H) na niya ang kanyang kalaykay upang alisin ang dayami. Titipunin niya sa kamalig ang trigo ngunit ang ipa ay susunugin sa apoy na di mamamatay kailanman.”
Binautismuhan si Jesus(I)
13 Dumating si Jesus sa Ilog Jordan mula sa Galilea upang magpabautismo kay Juan. 14 Ngunit tinangka ni Juan na pigilan siya at sinabi, “Ako po ang dapat magpabautismo sa inyo! Bakit kayo nagpapabautismo sa akin?” 15 Subalit sumagot si Jesus, “Hayaan mong ito ang mangyari ngayon, sapagkat ito ang nararapat nating gawin upang matupad ang kalooban ng Diyos.” Kaya't pumayag din si Juan. 16 Nang mabautismuhan si Jesus, kaagad siyang umahon sa tubig. Nabuksan ang langit at nakita ni Jesus ang Espiritu ng Diyos na bumababang parang isang kalapati at dumapo sa kanya. 17 At(J) isang tinig mula sa langit ang nagsabi, “Ito ang minamahal kong Anak na lubos kong kinalulugdan!”
Matthew 3
Wycliffe Bible
3 In those days John Baptist came, and preached in the desert of Judaea, [In those days came John Baptist, preaching in the desert of Judaea,]
2 and said, Do ye penance, for the kingdom of heavens shall approach.[a]
3 For this is he, of whom it is said by Esaias, the prophet, saying, A voice of a crier in desert, Make ye ready the ways of the Lord; make ye right the paths of him.[b]
4 And this John [Forsooth that same John] had clothing of camel's hairs, and a girdle of skin about his loins; and his meat was honeysuckles [soothly his meat was locusts], and honey of the wood.
5 Then Jerusalem went out to him, and all Judaea, and all the country about Jordan;
6 and they were washed of him in Jordan [and were christened of him in Jordan], acknowledging their sins.
7 But he saw many of the Pharisees and of Sadducees coming to his baptism, and said to them, Generation of adders, who showed to you to flee from the wrath that is to come? [Soothly he seeing many of Pharisees and of Sadducees coming to his baptism, said to them, Generations of adders, who showed to you to flee from wrath to come?]
8 Therefore do ye worthy fruits of penance,
9 and do not ye say within you, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, that God is mighty to raise up of these stones the sons of Abraham.
10 And now the ax is put to the root of the tree; therefore every tree that maketh not good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
11 I wash you in water [Soothly I christen you in water], into penance; but he that shall come after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you [he shall baptize, or christen, you] in the Holy Ghost and [in] fire.
12 Whose winnowing cloth is in his hand, and he shall fully cleanse his corn floor, and shall gather his wheat into his barn; but the chaff he shall burn with fire that may not be quenched.[c]
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee into Jordan to John, to be baptized of him [to be christened of him].
14 And John forbade him, and said, I owe to be baptized of thee, and thou comest to me? [Soothly John forbade him, saying, I owe to be christened of thee, and comest thou to me?]
15 But Jesus answered, and said to him, Suffer now, for thus it falleth to us to fulfill all rightwiseness [Forsooth Jesus answering said to him, Suffer now, for so it becometh us to fulfill all rightwiseness]. Then John suffered him.
16 And when Jesus was baptized, at once he went up from the water [Forsooth Jesus christened ascended up anon from the water]; and lo! heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down as a dove, and coming on him [and coming upon him];
17 and lo! a voice from heaven, saying, This is my loved Son [and lo! a voice from heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son], in which I have well pleased to me.
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:2 saying, Do ye penance, for the kingdom of heaven shall nigh.
- Matthew 3:3 Forsooth this is he, of whom it is said by Esaias, saying, A voice of a man crying in desert, Make ye ready the way of the Lord; make ye rightful the paths of him.
- Matthew 3:12 Whose winnowing cloth, or fan, in his hand, and he shall fully cleanse his floor, and shall gather his wheat into his barn; but chaffs he shall burn with fire unquenchable, or that never shall be quenched.
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