Matthew 3
1 Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
ती दिनमा बप्तिस्मा-दिने यूहन्ना यहूदियाको उजाड-स्थानमा यसो भनेर प्रचार गर्दै आए,
2 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
“पश्चात्ताप गर, किनभने स्वर्गको राज्य नजिकै छ ।”
3 For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
किनभने यी मानिस तिनै हुन् जसको बारेमा यशैया अगमवक्ताद्वारा यसो भनिएको थियो, “उजाड-स्थानमा एक जना कराउनेको आवाज, ‘परमप्रभुको मार्ग तयार पार, उहाँका मार्गहरू सोझा बनाओ’ ।”
4 And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
अब यूहन्नाले उँटको रौँका वस्त्र र कम्मरको वरिपरि छालाको पेटी लगाउँथे । उनका खानेकुरा सलह र वन-मह थिए ।
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,
त्यसपछि यरूशलेम, सारा यहूदिया र यर्दन नदी वरपरका सबै क्षेत्रका मानिसहरू उनीकहाँ आए ।
6 and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना पाप स्वीकार गर्दै यर्दन नदीमा बप्तिस्मा लिए ।
7 But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
तर जब तिनले धेरै फरिसीहरू र सदुकीहरू बप्तिस्माको निम्ति तिनीकहाँ आएको देखे, तब तिनले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “विषालु सर्पका सन्तान हो, आउन लागेको क्रोधबाट भाग्न तिमीहरूलाई कसले चेतावनी दियो?
8 Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
पश्चात्तापको निम्ति सुहाउँदो फल फलाओ ।
9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
र आफ्नै बिचमा यस्तो विचार नगर, ‘अब्राहाम नै हाम्रा पिता हुन् ।’ किनकि म तिमीहरूलाई यो भन्दछु, कि अब्राहामका निम्ति परमेश्वरले यी ढुङ्गाहरूबाट पनि सन्तान उत्पन्न गराउन सक्नुहुन्छ ।
10 And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
रुखहरूको फेदमा बन्चरो अगि नै परिसकेको छ । यसकारण, असल फल नफलाउने हरेक रुख काटी ढालिनेछ, र आगोमा फ्याँकिनेछ ।
11 I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
म तिमीहरूलाई पश्चात्तापको निम्ति पानीले बप्तिस्मा दिन्छु । तर मपछि आउनुहुनेचाहिँ मभन्दा शक्तिशाली हुनुहुन्छ, र म उहाँका चप्पलहरू बोक्न पनि योग्यको छैनँ । उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई पवित्र आत्मा र आगोले बप्तिस्मा दिनुहुनेछ ।
12 whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
उहाँको खलालाई राम्ररी सफा गर्न र धनसारमा उहाँको गहुँ थुपार्न उहाँको निफन्ने नाङ्लो उहाँको हातमा छ । तर उहाँले भुसलाई चाहिँ कहिल्यै निभाउन नसकिने आगोले डढाइदिनुहुनेछ ।”
13 Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;
त्यसपछि यूहन्नाबाट बप्तिस्मा लिनको निम्ति येशू गालीलबाट यर्दन नदीमा आउनुभयो ।
14 but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?
तर यूहन्नाले यसो भन्दै उहाँलाई रोक्न खोजिरहे, “मैले पो तपाईंबाट बप्तिस्मा लिनुपर्नेमा के तपाईंचाहिँ म कहाँ आउनुहुन्छ?”
15 But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.
येशूले जवाफ दिँदै तिनलाई यसो भन्नुभयो, “अहिलेलाई यस्तै हुन देऊ, किनकि सबै धार्मिकता पुरा गर्नु हाम्रो निम्ति उपयुक्त छ ।” तब यूहन्नाले उहाँलाई बप्तिस्मा लिन दिए ।
16 And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:
उहाँको बप्तिस्मा भइसकेपछि येशू तुरुन्तै पानीबाट बाहिर निस्केर आउनुभयो, र हेर, उहाँको निम्ति स्वर्ग उघारियो । उहाँले परमेश्वरका आत्मा ढुकुरजस्तै गरी तल झर्दै आफूमाथि आइरहनुभएको देख्नुभयो ।
17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
हेर, स्वर्गबाट यसो भन्ने एउटा आवाज आयो, “यिनी मेरा अति प्रिय पुत्र हुन् । म यिनीसँग अत्यन्त प्रसन्न छु ।”
