Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,
In pacl sac John Baptais el tuku nu in acn mwesis in Judea ac mutawauk in luti we.
2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
El fahk, “Forla liki ma koluk lowos, tuh Tokosrai lun kusrao apkuranme!”
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.
John pa mwet se mwet palu Isaiah el tuh kaskaskin ac fahk, “Oasr sie pusra su wowoyak yen mwesis ac fahk, ‘Akoela soko inkanek nu sin Leum; Aksuwosyela elan fahsr kac!’”
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.
Nuknuk lal John uh orekla ke unen camel, ac infulwal losyuki ke mwe lohl orek ke kulun kosro, ac mwe mongo nal pa locust ac honey inima.
5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;
Mwet uh tuku nu yorol liki acn Jerusalem, liki acn Judea nufon, ac liki acn nukewa ma apkuran nu Infacl Jordan.
6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Elos fahkak ma koluk lalos, ac el baptaiselosla ke Infacl Jordan.
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?
Ke John el liye mwet Pharisee ac mwet Sadducee puspis tuku nu yorol in tuh baptaisla, el fahk nu selos, “Kowos wet pwasin! Su fahk mu kowos ac ku in kaingkunla mwe keok ma God El akoo in oru?
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
Kowos in oru ma ac ku in akkalemye lah pwaye kowos forla liki ma koluk lowos an.
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.
Ac nimet nunku mu kowos ac ku in kaingkunla mwe keok ke kowos fahk mu Abraham pa papa matu tumowos uh. Nga fahk nu suwos lah God El ku na in eis eot inge ac ekulla nu ke tulik natul Abraham!
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.
Tuhla uh akola tari in pakiya sak uh nwe ke oka uh. Sak nukewa ma tia oswe fahko wo, ac fah pakpuki ac sisila nu in e uh.
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:
Nga baptaisi kowos ke kof, in akkalemye lah kowos auliyak, tusruktu el su ac tuku tukuk el ac fah baptaisi kowos ke Ngun Mutal ac ke e. Arulana yohk sripal likiyu; finne faluk lal uh nga kupansuwol in us.
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.
Fork in sraclik lal oasr inpaol, ac el akola in sraclik fiten wheat liki kulun wheat. El ac fah orani wheat lal nu in nien filma lal, tusruk kulun wheat uh ac fah isisyak in sie e su ac fah tiana kunla.”
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
In pacl sac Jesus el tuku Galilee me nu yorol John ke Infacl Jordan tuh John elan baptaisella.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Tusruktu John el srike in oru Jesus elan ekulla nunkal. John el fahk, “Fal in nga pa baptaisla sum uh, a kom tuku nu yuruk!”
15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Tuh Jesus El fahk, “Pwaye, tuh ke pacl se inge oru oana nga fahk. Ke lumah se inge kut ac akfalye ma nukewa ma God El enenu in orekla uh.” Ouinge John el insese nu kac.
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;
Tukunna Jesus El baptaisla ah, el otyak liki kof uh. Na ikakla acn inkusrao nu sel ac el liye Ngun lun God oatume oana sie wuleoa ac tuhwi facl.
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Na sie pusra inkusrao me fahk, “El inge Wen kulo nutik, su nga insewowo kacl.”
