Luka 3
1 Tiberius Kaisar a manghai kum hlainga vaengah Judea te Pontius Pilat loh a taem tih, Herod te Galilee ah khoboei la om. A manuca Philip tah Ituraea neh Trakhoniti kho kah khoboei la om. Lusania tah Abilene kah khoboei la om.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was Governor of Judea, Herod Ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip Ruler of the territory comprising Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Ruler of Abilene,
2 Annas neh Kaiaphas khosoihham la a om vaengah Pathen kah ol tah khosoek kah Zekhariah capa Johan taengla thoeng.
and when Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests, a Command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, while he was in the wilderness.
3 Te phoeiah Jordan pingpang te boeih a pha tih tholh khodawkngainah ham yutnah baptisma kawng a hoe.
And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming baptism upon repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
4 Tonghma Isaiah kah ol te cabu dongah ana daek sut bangla, khosoek kah pang ol loh, “Boeipa kah longpuei te rhoekbah uh lamtah, a caehlong te a dueng la saii uh.
This was in fulfilment of what is said in the writings of the Prophet Isaiah — ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: “Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
5 Soklong te boeih a et vetih, tlang neh mol khaw boeih a tlarhoel sak ni. Aka kawn te a dueng la, long mueng khaw long tlaai la om ni.
Every chasm shall be filled, Every mountain and hill shall be levelled, The winding ways shall be straightened, The rough roads made smooth,
6 Te vaengah pumsa boeih loh Pathen kah khangnah a hmuh ni.
and all mankind shall see the Salvation of God.”’
7 Te dongah anih kah a nuem hamla aka thoeng hlangping te, “Rhulthae rhoek kah cadil rhoek, kosi aka tawn uh te rhaelrham tak ham unim nangmih aka tueng?
And John said to the crowds that went to be baptized by him: “You brood of vipers! who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
8 Te dongah yutnah neh a tiing la a thaih te saii uh. Na khuiah, 'Abraham te pa la ka khueh,’ ti koeloe boeh. Pathen tah hekah lungto lamloh Abraham ca rhoek a thoh thai te nangmih ham kan thui.
Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves ‘Abraham is our ancestor,’ for I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!
9 Tedae hai tah thing yung ah oepsoeh la a khueh van coeng. Thaih tak la aka thai pawh thing tah boeih a vung tih hmai ah a pup,” a ti nah.
Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 Te dongah amah te hlangping loh a dawt tih, “Te koinih balae ka saii uh eh?” a ti nah.
“What are we to do then?” the people asked.
11 Te dongah amih te a doo tih, “Angki yungnit aka khueh loh aka khueh pawt te doedan saeh. Te vanbangla caak aka khueh long khaw saii van saeh,” a ti nah.
“Let the man who has two coats,” answered John, “share with him who has none; and the man who has food do the same.”
12 Te vaengah mangmucoi rhoek khaw nuem hamla ha pawk uh tih anih taengah, “Saya, balae ka saii uh eh? “a ti uh.
Even tax-gatherers came to be baptized, and said to John: “Teacher, what are we to do?”
13 Te dongah amih te, “Nangmih ng'uen phoeiah a yet la khoboe boeh,” a ti nah.
“Do not collect more than you have authority to demand,” John answered.
14 Anih te rhalkap rhoek long khaw a dawt uh tih, “Kaimih tah balae ka saii uh van eh?” a ti uh. Amih te khaw, “Hlang te hihham uh boeh, huttet uh boeh. Namamih kah buhcun neh rhaemhal uh,” a ti nah.
And when some soldiers on active service asked “And we — what are we to do?” he said: “Never use violence, or exact anything by false accusation; and be content with your pay.”
15 Pilnam kah a lamso vanbangla amamih kah thinko ah Johan te boeih a thui uh tih, “Anih he Khrih coini,” a ti uh.
Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,
16 Johan loh a doo tih, “Nangmih he kai loh tui dongah kan nuem dae kai lakah aka tlung te ha pawk coeng. Anih kah khokhom rhui hlam ham pataeng aka koih la ka om moenih. Anih loh nangmih te Mueihla Cim dongah hmai neh n'nuem ni.
John, addressing them all, said: “I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 A kut dongkah cangcopcung loh a cangtilhmuen a coeh vetih cang te a khai khuila a sang ni. Tedae canghi tah aka duek pawh hmai neh boeih a hoeh ni,” a ti nah.
His winnowing-fan is in his hand, that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire.”
18 Te dongah pilnam te a tloe neh muep a thaphoh tih olthangthen a phong pah.
And so with many different exhortations John told his Good News to the people.
19 Tedae Herod a khoboei vaengah a mana yuu Herodias kawng dongah Herod loh boethae a saii boeih te Johan loh a toeltham.
But Prince Herod, being rebuked by John respecting Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother, and for all the evil things that he had done,
20 Te te boeih a tungsaep thil dongah Johan te thongim ah a uup.
crowned them all by shutting John up in prison.
21 Pilnam te boeih a nuem vaengah Jesuh khaw a nuem tih a thangthui hatah vaan te ong uh.
Now after the baptism of all the people, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, the heavens opened,
22 Te phoeiah Mueihla Cim te a pumrho neh vahu kah mueimae bangla a suntlak thil. Te vaengah, “Nang tah ka capa thintlo la na om tih, nang taengah ka lungtlun,” tila vaan lamkah ol ha thoeng.
and the Holy Spirit descended, in a visible form, like a dove, upon him, and from the heavens came a voice — “Thou art my Son, the Beloved; in thee I delight.”
23 Jesuh loh amah bibi a tong vaengah a kum sawmthum tluk lo coeng. Poek vaengah Heli capa Joseph kah a ca bangla om.
When beginning his work, Jesus was about thirty years old. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, whose ancestors were — Eli,
24 Tedae Heli te Matthat capa, Matthat te Levi capa, Levi te Melkhi capa, Melkhi te Janna capa, Janna te Joseph capa,
Mattith, Levi, Melchiah, Janna, Joseph,
25 Joseph te Mattathias capa, Mattathias te Amos capa, Amos te Nahum capa, Nahum te Esli capa, Esli te Naggai capa,
Mattithiah, Amos, Nahum, Azaliah, Nogah,
26 Naggai te Maath capa, Maath te Mattathias capa, Mattathias te Shimei capa, Shimei te Joseph capa, Joseph te Joda capa,
Mattith, Mattithiah, Shimei, Joseph, Josheh,
27 Joda te Joanan capa, Joanan te Rhesa capa, Rhesa te Jerubbabel capa, Zerubbabel te Shealtiel capa, Shealtiel te Neri capa,
Johanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Shealtiel, Neriah,
28 Neri te Melkhi capa, Melkhi te Addi capa, Addi te Kosam capa, Kosam te Elmadam capa, Elmadam te Er capa,
Melchiah, Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er,
29 Er te Jose capa, Jose te Eliezer capa, Eliezer te Jorim capa, Jorim te Matthat capa, Matthat te Levi capa,
Joshua, Eliezer, Joram, Mattith, Levi,
30 Levi te Simeon capa, Simeon te Judah capa, Judah te Joseph capa, Joseph te Jonan te Eliakim capa,
Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,
31 Eliakim te Melea capa, Melea te Menna capa, Menna te Mattatha capa, Mattatha te Nathan capa, Nathan te David capa,
Meleah, Menan, Mattithiah, Nathan, David,
32 David te Jesse capa, Jesse te Obed capa, Obed te Boaz capa, Boaz te Sala capa, Sala bte Nashon capa,
Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salah, Nahshon,
33 Nashon te Amminadab capa, Aminadab te Admin capa, Admin te Aram capa, Aram te Hezron capa, Hezron te Perez capa, Perez te Judah capa,
Amminadab, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah,
34 Judah te Jakob capa, Jakob te Isaak capa, Isaak te Abraham capa, Abraham te Terah capa, Terah te Nakhaw capa,
Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, Nahor,
35 Nakhaw te Saruk capa, Saruk te Rhagau capa, Rhagau te Phalek capa, Phalek te Eber capa, Eber te Shelah capa,
Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah,
36 Shelah te Kainan capa, Kainan te Arpaxad capa, Arpaxad te Shem capa, Shem te Noah capa, Noah te Lamekh capa,
Kenan, Arpachshad, Shem, Noah, Lamech,
37 Lamekh te Methuselah capa, Mehtuselah te Enok capa, Enok te Jared capa, Jared te Maleleel capa, Maleleel te Kainan capa,
Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalalel, Kenan,
38 Kainan te Enos capa, Enos te Seth capa, Seth te Adam capa, Adam te Pathen capa la om.
Enosh, Seth and Adam the son of God.
