Mateo 3
1 Bada dembora hartan ethor cedin Ioannes baptista, predicatzen çuela Iudeaco desertuan:
In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea;
2 Eta cioela, Emenda çaitezte: ecen ceruètaco resumá hurbil da.
"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
3 Ecen haur da Esaias Prophetáz erran içan cena, cioela, Desertuan oihuz dagoenaren voza da, Appain eçaçue Iaunaren bidea, çucen itzaçue haren bidescác.
This Johnit was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."
4 Ioannes hunec bada çuen bere abillamendua camellu biloz, eta larruzco guerricoa bere guerruncean inguru: eta haren viandá cen othiz eta bassa eztiz.
This Johnwore a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Orduan ethor cedin harengana Ierusaleme eta Iudea gucia, eta Iordanaren inguruco comarca gucia.
Then Jerusalem began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan,
6 Eta batheyatzen ciraden harenganic Iordanean, bere bekatuac confessatzen cituztela.
and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Ikussiric bada anhitz Phariseuetaric eta Sadduceuetaric ethorten ciradela haren baptismora, erran ciecén, Vipera castá, norc auisatu çaituzte hira ethortecoari ihes daguioçuen?
But when Johnsaw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said. "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Eguin itzaçue bada fructuac emendamenduaren digneac.
Then bring forth fruit worthy of repentance.
9 Eta ezteçaçuela presumi ceuroc baithan erraitera, Abraham dugu aita: ecen badiotsuet, Iaincoac harri hautaric-ere Abrahami haour suscita ahal dieçaqueola.
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’-I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.
10 Bada ia aizcorá arborén errora eçarria da: beraz arbore fructu onic eguiten eztuen gucia piccatzen da eta sura egoizten.
And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
11 Eguia da, nic batheyatzen çaituztet vrez emendamendutara: baina ene ondoan ethorten dena, ni baino borthitzago da, ceinen çapatén ekarteco ezpainaiz digne: harc batheyaturen çaituzté Spiritu sainduaz eta suz.
I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
12 Bere bahea bere escuan du, eta garbituren du bere larraina: eta bilduren du bere oguibihia granerera: baina lastoa choil erreren du behinere hiltzen ezten suan.
His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
13 Orduan ethor cedin Iesus Galileatic Iordanera Ioannesgana, harenganic batheya ledinçát.
At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
14 Baina Ioannesec haguitz empatchatzen çuen hura, cioela, Nic behar diat hireganic batheyatu, eta hi ethorten aiz enegana?
But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"
15 Eta ihardesten çuela Iesusec erran cieçón, Vtzac oraingotz: ecen hunela complitu behar diagu iustitia gucia. Orduan vtzi ceçan eguitera.
But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty."
16 Eta Iesus batheyatu cenean, bertan ilki cedin vretic: eta huná, irequi içan çaizcan ceruäc, eta ikus ceçan Iaincoaren Spiritua vsso columba baten guissán iausten eta haren gainera ethorten
Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,
17 Eta huná vozbat cerutic, cioela, Haur da ene Seme maitea, ceinetan neure atseguin ona hartzen baitut.
while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."
