Matthew 3
1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
その頃バプテスマのヨハネ來り、ユダヤの荒野にて教を宣べて言ふ
2 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
『なんぢら悔改めよ、天國は近づきたり』
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
これ預言者イザヤによりて、斯く云はれし人なり、曰く『荒野に呼はる者の聲す「主の道を備へ、その路すぢを直くせよ」』
4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
このヨハネは駱駝の毛織衣をまとひ、腰に皮の帶をしめ、蝗と野蜜とを食とせり。
5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
ここにエルサレム及びユダヤ全國、またヨルダンの邊なる全地方の人々、ヨハネの許に出できたり、
6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
罪を言ひ表し、ヨルダン川にてバプテスマを受けたり。
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
ヨハネ、パリサイ人およびサドカイ人のバプテスマを受けんとて、多く來るを見て、彼らに言ふ『蝮の裔よ、誰が汝らに、來らんとする御怒を避くべき事を示したるぞ。
8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
さらば悔改に相應しき果を結べ。
9 Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
汝ら「われらの父にアブラハムあり」と心のうちに言はんと思ふな。我なんぢらに告ぐ、神は此らの石よりアブラハムの子らを起し得給ふなり。
10 Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
斧ははや樹の根に置かる。されば凡て善き果を結ばぬ樹は、伐られて火に投げ入れらるべし。
11 “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
我は汝らの悔改のために、水にてバプテスマを施す。されど我より後にきたる者は、我よりも能力あり、我はその鞋をとるにも足らず、彼は聖 靈と火とにて汝らにバプテスマを施さん。
12 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.”
手には箕を持ちて禾場をきよめ、その麥は倉に納め、殼は消えぬ火にて燒きつくさん』
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
ここにイエス、ヨハネにバプテスマを受けんとて、ガリラヤよりヨルダンに來り給ふ。
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
ヨハネ之を止めんとして言ふ『われは汝にバプテスマを受くべき者なるに、反つて我に來り給ふか』
15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
イエス答へて言ひたまふ『今は許せ、われら斯く正しき事をことごとく爲遂ぐるは、當然なり』ヨハネ乃ち許せり。
16 Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
イエス、バプテスマを受けて直ちに水より上り給ひしとき、視よ、天ひらけ、神の御靈の、鴿のごとく降りて己が上にきたるを見 給ふ。
17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
また天より聲あり、曰く『これは我が愛しむ子、わが悦ぶ者なり』
