લૂક 3
1 ૧ હવે તિબેરિયસ કાઈસારની કારકિર્દીને પંદરમે વર્ષે, જયારે પોંતિયસ પિલાત યહૂદિયાનો અધિપતિ, તથા હેરોદ ગાલીલનો રાજ્યકર્તા તથા તેનો ભાઈ ફિલિપ ઇતુરાઈ તથા ત્રાખોનિતી દેશનો રાજ્યકર્તા તથા લુસાનિયસ આબીલેનેનો રાજ્યકર્તા હતો
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2 ૨ આન્નાસ તથા કાયાફા પ્રમુખ યાજકો હતા ત્યારે ઝખાર્યાનાં દીકરા યોહાનની પાસે ઈશ્વરનું વચન અરણ્યમાં આવ્યું.
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 ૩ તે યર્દનની આસપાસના સઘળા પ્રદેશમાં પાપોની માફીને સારુ પસ્તાવાનું બાપ્તિસ્મા જાહેર કરતો પ્રગટ થયો.
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 ૪ યશાયા પ્રબોધકનાં વચનોના પુસ્તકમાં લખ્યું છે તેમ કે, ‘અરણ્યમાં ઘાંટો કરનારની વાણી કે, પ્રભુનો માર્ગ તૈયાર કરો, તેમના રસ્તા સીધા કરો;
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 ૫ દરેક નીચાણ પુરાશે, દરેક પહાડ તથા ટેકરો નીચાં કરાશે, વાંકું સીધું કરાશે અને ખાડા ટેકરાવાળાં માર્ગ સપાટ કરવામાં આવશે.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 ૭ તેનાથી બાપ્તિસ્મા પામવાને આવતા ઘણાં લોકોને યોહાને કહ્યું કે, ‘ઓ સર્પોના વંશ, આવનાર કોપથી નાસવાને તમને કોણે ચેતવ્યાં?
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 ૮ તો પસ્તાવો કરનારને શોભે તેવાં ફળ ઉપજાવો, અને પોતાના મનમાં એમ ન કહેવા માંડો કે, ઇબ્રાહિમ અમારા પિતા છે,’ કેમ કે હું તમને કહું છું કે, ઈશ્વર આ પથ્થરોમાંથી ઇબ્રાહિમને સારુ સંતાન ઉત્પન્ન કરી શકે છે.’”
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 ૯ વળી હમણાં કુહાડો વૃક્ષોની જડ પર છે, માટે દરેક વૃક્ષ જે સારાં ફળ આપતું નથી, તે કપાય છે અને અગ્નિમાં નંખાય છે.’”
And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11 ૧૧ તેણે તેઓને ઉત્તર આપતાં કહ્યું કે, ‘જેની પાસે બે અંગરખા હોય તે જેની પાસે એક પણ નથી તેને આપે; જેની પાસે ખાવાનું હોય તે પણ એમ જ કરે.’”
He answereth and saith to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.
Then came also tax collectors to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?
And he said to them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
14 ૧૪ સૈનિકોએ પણ તેને પૂછતાં કહ્યું કે, ‘અમારે શું કરવું?’ તેણે તેઓને કહ્યું કે, ‘જબરદસ્તીથી કોઈની પાસેથી પૈસા પડાવો નહિ. અને કોઈની ઉપર જૂઠા આરોપો ન મૂકો. તમારા પગારથી સંતોષી રહો.’”
And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
15 ૧૫ લોકો ખ્રિસ્તની રાહ જોતાં હતા, અને સઘળા યોહાન સંબંધી પોતાના મનમાં વિચાર કરતા હતા કે, ‘એ ખ્રિસ્ત હશે કે નહિ;’
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, whether he was the Christ, or not;
16 ૧૬ ત્યારે યોહાને ઉત્તર આપતાં સર્વને કહ્યું કે, ‘હું તો પાણીથી તમારું બાપ્તિસ્મા કરું છું, પણ મારા કરતાં જે સામર્થ્યવાન છે તે આવે છે, તેમના ચંપલની દોરી છોડવાને પણ હું યોગ્ય નથી. તે પવિત્ર આત્માથી તથા અગ્નિથી તમારું બાપ્તિસ્મા કરશે.
John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you in water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
17 ૧૭ તેમનું સૂપડું તેમના હાથમાં છે, તે પોતાની ખળીને પૂરેપૂરી સાફ કરશે અને ઘઉં તે પોતાની વખારમાં ભરશે; પણ ભૂસું ન હોલવાનાર અગ્નિમાં બાળી નાખશે.’”
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
And many other things in his exhortation he preached to the people.
19 ૧૯ યોહાને હેરોદને તેના ભાઈની પત્ની હેરોદિયાસ સાથે લગ્ન કરવા બદલ તથા બીજા ઘણાં ખરાબ કામો કરવા બદલ ઠપકો આપ્યો,
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 ૨૧ સર્વ લોક બાપ્તિસ્મા પામ્યા પછી ઈસુ પણ બાપ્તિસ્મા પામીને પ્રાર્થના કરતા હતા, એટલામાં સ્વર્ગ ઊઘડી ગયું;
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 ૨૨ અને પવિત્ર આત્મા કબૂતરનાં રૂપે તેમના પર ઊતર્યા; અને સ્વર્ગમાંથી એવી વાણી થઈ કે, ‘તું મારો વહાલો દીકરો છે, તારા પર હું પ્રસન્ન છું.’”
And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
23 ૨૩ ઈસુ પોતે બોધ કરવા લાગ્યા, ત્યારે તે આશરે ત્રીસ વર્ષની ઉંમરના હતા, અને લોકોના ધાર્યા પ્રમાણે તે યૂસફના દીકરા હતા, જે હેલીનો દીકરો,
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being ( as was supposed ) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,
Who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Janna, who was the son of Joseph,
Who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos, who was the son of Nahum, who was the son of Esli, who was the son of Nagge,
Who was the son of Maath, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Semei, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Judah,
Who was the son of Joanna, who was the son of Rhesa, who was the son of Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, who was the son of Neri,
Who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,
Who was the son of Joshua, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi,
Who was the son of Simeon, who was the son of Judas, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonan, who was the son of Eliakim,
Who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menan, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David,
Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Nahshon,
Who was the son of Amminadab, who was the son of Ram, who was the son of Hezron, who was the son of Perez, who was the son of Judah,
Who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Terah, who was the son of Nahor,
Who was the son of Serug, who was the son of Reu, who was the son of Peleg, who was the son of Eber, who was the son of Shelah,
Who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of Noah, who was the son of Lamech,
Who was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Mahalaleel, who was the son of Cainan,
Who was the son of Enos, who was the son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God.
