Luke 3
1 Tiberius Kaisar a boeinaak kum hlainga a law awh (Pontius Pilat taw Judah qam ukkung boei na awm hy, a na Philip ce Iturea ingkaw Tracinitis qam ukkung na awm nawh, Lysinias taw Abilene qam ukkung na awm hy.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip being tetrarch of the region belonging to Ituraea, and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Anna ingkaw Kaiapha khawsoeih boei khyt na a ni awm awh, ) kqawng na ak awm Zekariah capa Johan a venawh Khawsak awi ce law hy.
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to be in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 Anih ing ce Jordan long keng qam boeih awh cet nawh thawlh qeennaak ham zutnaak baptisma awi ce kqawn hy.
And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins,
4 Tawngha Isaiah ak awi cabu awh a na qee hyt myihna: “Ramkoh awhkaw ak khy awi ing, 'Bawipa a lam ce qoek a bah unawh, a lamkhqi ce qui sak lah uh,
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, which says, The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
5 Lawk-kqawngkhqi ce be kawm usaw, tlangkhqi ce neem sak kawm uh; Lam ak kawikhqi ce dyng kawm usaw, lam ak kawkkhqi ce qui sakna awm kaw.
Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked things will be into straight and the rough into smooth ways.
6 Cawhtaw thlang boeih ing Khawsa a hulnaak ce hu kawm uh' tinawh,” kqawn hy.
And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
7 A venawh baptisma huh aham ak law thlang kqeng a venawh, “Nangmih khqui a cadilkhqi! Ak law hly kawi kawsonaak ce cehtaak aham u ing a nik kqawn peek khqi?
He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Zutnaak ing ak tingna thaih qah lah uh. Na mimah ingkaw na mimah, “Abraham cahlah ni,” koeh ti uh. Ka nik kqawn peek khqi, vawhkaw lungkhqi za Khawsa ing Abraham a cakhqi na dyih sak thai hy.
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 Tuhkawng taw thing kung boeih awh hqaica toen na awm hawh hy, thing ikawmih awm ak thaih leek amak qah taw hlu unawh mai awh phum khawi uhy,” tinak khqi hy.
And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not making good fruit is cut down, and cast into fire.
10 Cawh thlang kqeng ing, “Cawhtaw ikaw ka mi sai kaw?” tinawh doet uhy.
And the crowds questioned him, saying, What then shall we do?
11 Johan ing, “Angki zunghih ak ta ing amak ta ce pe seitaw, awk-ai ak ta ing amak ta a venawh cemyihna sai lawt seh,” tinak khqi hy.
And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.
12 Mangmu ak cawikungkhqi awm baptisma huh aham law lawt unawh a venawh, “Cawngpyikung ikaw ka mi sai kaw?” tinawh doet uhy.
And tax collectors also came to be immersed, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
13 Cek khqi venawh, “A ngoe anglakawh ak doem na koeh cawi law uh,” tinak khqi hy.
And he said to them, Collect not one thing more than from what has been appointed for you.
14 Qalkap a vangkhqi ce law unawh a venawh, “Kaimih taw ikaw ka mi sai kaw?” tina uhy. A mingmih a venawh, “Amak thym na tangka koeh lo unawh, amak thym na thlang thawlh koeh puk uh; nami huh namik thaphu ing naming ngaih qep sak uh,” tinak khqi hy.
And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
15 Thlangkhqi ing amik kawlung na Johan ve Khrih hawh mai hy voei aw? tinawh poek uhy.
And as the people were expectant, and all pondering in their hearts about John, if perhaps he was the Christ,
16 Cehlai Johan ing cekkhqi boeih a venawh, “Kai ingtaw tui ing baptisma ni pek khqi nyng. Cehlai kai anglakawh ak bau khqoet thlang law hyn kaw, kai taw anih a khawmyk qui ak suh peek aham naza am kawih nyng.
John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
17 Cang zahnaak ce a kut awh pawm nawh cangtakkhqi ce tep ak khuina thlak aham zaap kaw, cehlai ang hi cetaw amak thi thai qoe maih khuina phum kaw,” tinak khqi hy.
whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
18 Awih chang khawzah ing cekkhqi ce a yn coengawh awithang leek ce kqawn pek khqi hy.
Indeed therefore, also exhorting the people with many other things, he preached the good news.
19 Cehlai ram ukkung boei Herod ing ik-oeih che a saikhqi boeih ingkaw, a na a zu Herodi ce a zunaak a dawngawh, Johan ing ak kaanaak awh,
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all of which evil things Herod had done,
20 Herod ing ce mihkhqi boeih ce cun nawh: Johan ce am tu coengawh thawng khuina thla hy.
also added this to them all, he even locked up John in prison.
21 Cawhce, vemyihna awm hy, thlangkhqi boeih baptisma a mi huh awh, Jesu awm hu lawt hy. Ak cykcah huiawh, khan ce awng qu nawh
Now it came to pass, during the immersion of all the people, Jesus also having been immersed and praying, for the heaven to be opened,
22 Ciim Myihla ce kqukkqu myihna ak khan awh cuuk hy. Khawk khan nakawng awi ing: Nang taw ka lungnaak ka Capa ni; nak khan awh zeel soeih soeih nyng,” tina hy.
and the Holy Spirit to descend in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice to occur out of heaven, saying, Thou are my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.
23 Jesu ing bibinaak ak kqawn awh a kum sawmthum tluk law hawh hy. Thlanghqing ak poeknaak awhtaw anih ce Joseph a capa na awm hy, Joseph taw Heli a capa,
And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 Heli taw Matthat a capa, Matthat taw Levi a capa, Levi taw Melki a capa, Melki taw Jannai a capa, Jannai taw Joseph a capa,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
25 Joseph taw Mattathias a capa, Mattathias taw Amos a capa, Amos taw Nahum a capa, Nahum taw taw Esli a capa, Esli taw Naggai a capa,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 Naggai taw Maath a capa, Maath taw Mattathias a capa, Mattathias taw Semein a capa, Semein taw Joseeh a capa, Joseeh taw Joda a capa,
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Joda,
27 Joda taw Joanan a capa, Joanan taw Rhesa a capa, Rhesa taw Zerubbabel a capa, Zerubbabel taw Shealtiel a capa, Shealtiel taw Neri a capa,
the son of Joannan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 Neri taw Melki a capa, Melki taw Addi a capa, Addi taw Kosam a capa, Kosam taw Elmadam a capa, Elmadam taw Er a capa,
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 Er taw Josua a capa, Josua taw Eliezer a capa, Eliezer taw Jorim a capa, Jorim taw Maathat a capa, Matthat taw Levi a capa,
the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 Levi taw Simeon a capa, Simeon taw Judah a capa, Judah taw Joseph a capa, Joseph taw Jonam a capa, Jonam taw Eliakim a capa,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 Eliakim taw Melea a capa, Melea taw Menna a capa, Menna taw Mattatha a capa, Mattatha taw Nathan a capa, Nathan taw David a capa,
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 David taw Jesse a capa, Jesse taw Obed a capa, Obed taw Boaz a capa, Boaz taw Salmon a capa, Salmon taw Nahshon a capa.
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33 Nahshon taw Amminadab a capa, Amminadab taw Qam a capa, Qam taw Hezqon a capa, Hezqon taw Perez a capa, Perez taw Judah a capa,
the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 Judah taw Jakob a capa, Jakob taw Isaak a capa, Isaak taw Abraham a capa, Abraham taw Terah a capa, Terah taw Nahor a capa,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 Nahor taw Serug a capa, Serug taw Reu a capa, Reu taw Peleg a capa, Peleg taw Eber capa, Eber taw Shelah a capa,
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Shelah
36 Shelah taw Kainan a capa, Kainan taw Arphaxad a capa, Arphaxad taw Shem a capa, Shem taw Noah a capa, Noah taw Lamech a capa,
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 Lamech taw taw Methuselah a capa, Methuselah taw Enoch a capa, Enoch taw Jared a capa, Jared taw Mahalalel a capa, Mahalalel taw Kenan a capa,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
38 Kenan taw Enosh a capa, Enosh taw Seth a capa, Seth taw Adam a capa, Adam taw Khawsa capa na awm hy.
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
