Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, 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 ye; 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 that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, 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 had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and 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 went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;
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 and they were baptized of him in the river 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 to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye 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 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
さらば悔改に相應しき果を結べ。
9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
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 And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn 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 unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
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 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, 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 cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of 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 have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou 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 unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth 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 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon 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 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in 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』
