路加福音 3
1 凱撒提庇留執政第十五年，般雀比拉多作猶太總督，黑落德作分封侯，他的兄弟斐理伯作依突勒雅和特辣曷地方的分封侯，呂撒尼雅作阿彼肋乃分封侯，
Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,
2 亞納斯和蓋作大司祭時，在荒野中有天主的話，傳給匝加利亞的兒子若翰。
When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.
3 他遂來走遍約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，為得罪之赦。
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
4 正如依撒意亞先知預言書上記載的：『在荒野中有呼號者的聲音：你們當預備上主的道路，修直祂的途徑! 』
As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
5 一切深谷要填滿，一切山丘岳邱陵要剷平，彎曲的要修直，崎嶇的要開成炟途!
Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;
6 凡有血肉的，都要看見天主的救援。』
And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
7 於是，他對那些前來要受他洗禮的群眾說：「毒蛇的種類! 誰指教你們逃避那就要來的忿怒?
So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
8 那麼，結與悔改相稱的果實吧! 你們心裡不要以為：我們有亞巴郎為父。我給你們說：天主能從這些石頭中給亞巴郎興起子孫來。
Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
9 斧子已放到樹根上了；凡不結好果子的樹，必被砍倒，投入火中。」
And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
10 群眾向他說：「那麼，失們該作什麼呢?
And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
11 他答覆他們說：「有兩件內衣的，要分給那沒有的；有食物的，也應照樣做。」
And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
12 稅吏也來受洗，並問說：「師傅，我們該作什麼呢? 」
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
13 他向他門說：「除給你們規定的外，不要多徵收! 」
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
14 軍人也問說：「我們該作什麼呢? 」他向他門說：「不要勒索人，不要敲詐；對你的糧餉應該知足! 」
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
15 那時，百姓都在期待(默西亞)，為此人人心中推想：也許若翰就是默西亞。
And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
16 若翰便向眾人說道：「我固然以水洗你們，但是比我強的一位要來，就是解祂的鞋帶，我也不配。祂要以聖神和火洗你們。
John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
17 木欣已放在祂手中，祂要揚淨自己的禾場，把麥粒收在倉內；至於糠秕，卻要用不滅的火焚燒。」
In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.
18 他還講了許多別的勸言，給百姓傳報喜訊。
And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;
19 分封侯黑落德卻為了自已兄弟的妻子黑落狄雅，並為了本人所作的一切惡事，受了若翰的指謫，
But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
20 又在一切的惡事上加了這一件：即把若翰囚在監中。
Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
21 眾百姓受洗後，耶穌也受了洗；當祂祈禱時，天開了；
Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,
22 聖神藉著一個形像，如同鴿子，降祂上面；並有聲音從天上說：「你是我的愛子，我因你喜悅。」
The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
23 耶穌開始傳教hapi 時候，大約三十歲，人都以祂為若瑟的兒子：若瑟是赫里的兒子，赫是瑪塔特的兒子，
And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 瑪塔特是肋未的兒子，肋未是默爾希的兒子，默爾希是雅乃的兒子，雅乃是約色夫的兒子，
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25 約色夫是瑪塔提雅的兒子，瑪塔提雅是阿摩斯的兒子，阿摩斯是納洪的兒子，納洪是厄斯里的兒子，厄斯里是納革的兒子，
The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 納革是瑪哈特的兒子，瑪哈特是瑪提雅的兒子，瑪特提雅是史米的兒子，史米是約色黑的兒子，約色黑是約達的兒子，
The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27 約達是約哈南的兒子，約哈南是肋撒的兒子，肋撒是則魯巴貝耳的兒子，則魯巴貝耳是沙耳提耳的兒子，沙耳提耳是乃黎的兒子，
The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 乃黎是默耳希的兒子，默耳希阿狄的兒子，阿狄是科散的兒子，科散是厄耳瑪丹的兒子，厄耳瑪丹是厄爾的兒子，
The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 厄爾是耶蘇的兒子，耶蘇是厄里厄則爾的兒子，厄里厄則爾是約楞的兒子，約楞是瑪塔特的兒子，瑪塔特是肋未的兒子，
The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 肋未是西默盎的兒子，西默盎是猶達的兒子，猶達是約色夫的兒子，約色夫是約南的兒子，約南是厄耳雅金的兒子，
The son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 厄耳雅金是默肋阿的兒子，默肋阿是門納的兒子，門納是瑪塔塔的兒子，瑪塔塔是納堂的兒子，納堂是達味的兒子，
The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 達味是葉瑟的兒子，葉瑟是敖貝得的兒子，敖貝得是波阿次的兒子，波阿次是撒拉的兒子，撒拉是納赫雄的兒子，
The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33 納赫雄是阿米納達的兒子，阿米納達是阿得明的兒子，阿得明是阿爾的兒子，是阿爾是赫茲龍的兒子，赫茲龍是培勒茲的兒子，培勒茲是猶大的兒子，
The son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 猶大是雅各伯的兒子，雅各伯是依撒格的兒子，依撒格是亞巴郎的兒子，亞巴郎是特辣黑的兒子，特辣黑是納曷爾的兒子，
The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 納曷爾是色魯格的兒子，色魯格是勒伍的兒子，勒伍是培勒格的兒子，培勒格是厄貝爾的兒子，厄貝爾是舍拉的兒子，
The son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
36 舍拉是刻南的兒子，刻南是阿帕革沙的兒子，阿帕革沙是閃的兒子，閃是諾厄的兒子，諾厄是拉默客的兒子，
The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 拉默客是默突舍拉的兒子，默突舍拉是哈諾客的兒子，哈諾客是耶勒得的兒子，耶勒得是瑪拉勒耳的兒子，瑪拉勒耳是刻南的兒子，
The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
38 刻南是厄諾士的兒子，厄諾士是舍特的兒子，舍特是亞當的兒子，亞當是天主的兒子。
The son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
