Matthew 3
1 In those dayes Ihon the Baptyst came and preached in the wildernes of Iury
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
2 saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde.
and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
3 This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Esay which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernes prepare the Lordes waye and make hys pathes strayght.
for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'
4 This Iho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony.
And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
5 The went oute to hym Ierusalem and all Iury and all ye regio roude aboute Iorda
Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,
6 and were baptised of him in Iorda cofessynge their synnes.
and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
7 When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come?
And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Brynge forth therfore the frutes belongynge to repentauce.
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
9 And se that ye ons thynke not to saye in your selues we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you that God is able of these stones to rayse vp chyldern vnto Abraha.
and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,
10 Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre.
and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.
11 I baptise you in water in toke of repentauce: but he ye cometh after me is myghtier then I whose shues I am not worthy to beare. He shall baptise you with ye holy gost and with fyre:
'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
12 which hath also his fan in his hod and will pourge his floure and gadre ye wheet into his garner and will burne ye chaffe with vnquecheable fyre
whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'
13 Then cam Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Ihon to be baptised of hym.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,
14 But Ihon forbade hym saynge: I ought to be baptysed of the: and comest thou to me?
but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!'
15 Iesus answered and sayd to hym: Let it be so now. For thus it becommeth vs to fulfyll all rightwesnes. Then he suffred hym.
But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.
16 And Iesus assone as he was baptised came strayght out of ye water. And lo heue was ope over hym: and Ihon sawe the spirite of God descende lyke a doue and lyght vpon hym.
And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,
17 And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
