ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎹᏚ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 3
1 ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎨ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏧᏗᏱ,
In those days, John [Yah is gracious] the Immerser came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea [Praise], saying,
2 ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᏗᏥᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎿᎭᏉᏰᏃ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎡᏍᎦᏂᏳ ᏓᏯᎢ.
“Teshuvah ·Turn repent·, for the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is at hand!”
3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ Ꮎ ᏥᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎢᏌᏯ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᎤᏪᎷᎦ ᎩᎶ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᎭ; ᎣᏍᏛ ᏂᏨᎦ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᏚᏅᏅ ᏗᏥᏥᏃᎯᏍᏓ.
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah [Salvation of Yah] the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of MarYah [Master Yahweh]. Make his paths straight.”
4 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏣᏂ ᎤᏄᏪ ᎨᎻᎵ ᎤᏍᏘᏰᏅᎯ, ᎦᏃᏥᏃ ᎤᏓᏠᏍᏕᎢ, ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏃ ᎥᎴ ᎨᏎ ᎢᎾᎨᏃ ᎡᎯ ᏩᏚᎵᏏ.
Now John [Yah is gracious] himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 ᎾᏉᏃ ᏫᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎾᏅᎾᏛ ᏦᏓᏂ,
Then people from Jerusalem [City of peace], all of Judea [Praise], and all the region around the Jordan [Descender] went out to him.
6 ᏦᏓᏂᏃ ᏕᎤᏬᎡᎢ, ᎠᏂᏃᎲᏍᎨ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ.
They were baptized by him in the Jordan [Descender], confessing their sins.
7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᎪᎲ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏌᏚᏏ ᎠᏂᎷᎬ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᎭᎴᎢ; Ᏺ! ᎢᎾᏛ ᏧᏁᏥ ᏂᎯ! ᎦᎪ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᏅ ᎡᏣᎵᎡᏗᏱ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᏨᏣᎢ?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees [Separated] and Sadducees [Morally-upright] coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏩᏲᎪ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᏟᏴᏒ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ;
Therefore produce fruit worthy of teshuvah ·complete repentance·!
9 ᎠᎴ ᏝᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᏲᏥᏪᏏ ᎢᏤᎵᏒᎩ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ; ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎣᎩᏙᏓ; ᎢᏨᏲᏎᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏯ ᏱᏕᎬᏓ ᏱᏕᎪᏢᎾ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᏧᏪᏥ.
Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham [Father of a multitude] Avinu ·our Father·,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham [Father of a multitude] from these stones.
10 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎭ ᏚᎿᎭᏍᏕᏢ ᏕᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏕᏡᎬ ᎠᏃᏍᏛ ᎾᎾᏓᏛᏍᎬᎾ ᏗᎦᎴᏴᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ ᏫᏓᏗᏅᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 ᎠᏴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᎹ ᏕᏨᏯᏬᏍᏗᎭ ᏗᏥᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏂ ᏨᏓᏯᎢ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏴ, ᏧᎳᏑᎶ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎪᎢ ᏗᎩᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ ᏙᏓᏣᏬᏍᏔᏂ.
I indeed baptize you in water for teshuvah ·complete repentance·, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in Ruach haKodesh [Spirit of the Holiness].
12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎳᏐᏫᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᏰᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏓᎦᎳᏐᏫᏏ, ᎤᏤᎵᏃ ᎤᎦᏔᏔᏅᎯ ᏓᎦᏟᏌᏂ ᏛᏂ ᎠᏓᎾᏅᏗᏱ ᎤᏘᏴᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏛᎪᎲᏍᏔᏂ ᏂᎬᏠᏍᎬᎾ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ.
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
13 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏥᏌ ᎨᎵᎵ ᏧᎶᏎᎢ, ᏦᏓᏂ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏣᏂ ᎡᏙᎲᎢ ᎠᎦᏬᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏎᎢ.
Then Yeshua [Salvation] came from Galilee [District, Circuit] to the Jordan [Descender] to John [Yah is gracious], to be baptized by him.
14 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏂ ᏚᏢᏫᏎᎴᏉ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏍᏆᏬᎥ; ᏥᎪᏃ ᎢᏍᎩᎷᏤᎭ?
But John [Yah is gracious] would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
15 ᏥᏌᏃ ᏧᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎮᎳ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᎩᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎩᎳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎤᏪᎵᏎᎴᎢ.
But Yeshua [Salvation], answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
16 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎠᎦᏬᎥ, ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᎿᎭᎷᏎᎢ, ᎠᎹᏱ ᎤᏓᏅᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏣᏥᏍᏚᎩᎡᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏭᎪᎮ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏅᏧᏛᎿᎭᏗᏎ ᎫᎴ-ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯ ᏗᏤᎵᏛ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏯᎸᏤᎢ.
Yeshua [Salvation], when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw haRuach [the Spirit] of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
17 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏧᏪᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ; ᎯᎠ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᏥᏰᎸᎠ.
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my agapetos ·beloved, esteemed· Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
