Luke 3
1 And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar — Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene —
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，
2 Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,
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。
3 and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,
他遂來走遍約旦河一帶地方，宣講悔改的洗禮，為得罪之赦。
4 as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;
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! 』
5 every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;
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!
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'
凡有血肉的，都要看見天主的救援。』
7 Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, 'Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?
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?
8 make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father — Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;
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。
9 and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'
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。」
10 And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, 'What, then, shall we do?'
群眾向他說：「那麼，失們該作什麼呢?
11 and he answering saith to them, 'He having two coats — let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals — in like manner let him do.'
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。」
12 And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?'
稅吏也來受洗，並問說：「師傅，我們該作什麼呢? 」
13 and he said unto them, 'Exact no more than that directed you.'
他向他門說：「除給你們規定的外，不要多徵收! 」
14 And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'
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! 」
15 And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;
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。
16 John answered, saying to all, 'I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals — he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
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。
17 whose winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'
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。」
18 And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,
他還講了許多別的勸言，給百姓傳報喜訊。
19 and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,
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，
20 added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.
又在一切的惡事上加了這一件：即把若翰囚在監中。
21 And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,
眾百姓受洗後，耶穌也受了洗；當祂祈禱時，天開了；
22 and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, 'Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'
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。」
23 And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,
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，
24 the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,
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，
25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Naum, the [son] of Esli,
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，
26 the [son] of Naggai, the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semei, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Juda,
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，
27 the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel,
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，
28 the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er,
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，
29 the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,
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，
30 the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Simeon, the [son] of Juda, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonan, the [son] of Eliakim,
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，
31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Mainan, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan,
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，
32 the [son] of David, the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Booz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
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，
33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Esrom, the [son] of Pharez,
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，
34 the [son] of Judah, the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,
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，
35 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber,
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，
36 the [son] of Salah, the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,
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，
37 the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,
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，
38 the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.
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。
