マタイの福音書 3
1 第一款 洗者ヨハネの先駆 其頃、洗者ヨハネ來りてユデアの荒野に教を宣べ、
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 云ひけるは、汝等改心せよ、天國は近づけり、と。
saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 蓋是預言者イザヤによりて云はれし人なり、曰く「荒野に呼はる人の聲ありて云ふ、汝等主の道を備へ、其小径を直くせよ」と。
For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!”
4 ヨハネは駱駝の毛衣を着、腰に皮帯を締め、蝗と野蜜とを常食と為し居たりき。
And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 時にエルザレムユデアの全國ヨルダン[河]に沿へる全地方[の人]彼の許に出で、
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan;
6 己が罪を告白して、ヨルダンにて洗せられ居りしが、
and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 多くのファリザイ人及サドカイ人の己に洗せられんとて來るを見て、ヨハネ是に云ひけるは、蝮の裔よ、來るべき怒を逃るる事を誰か汝等に誨へしぞ。
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 然れば改心の相當なる果を結べよ。
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance,
9 汝等、我等の父にアブラハムありと心の中に云はんとすること勿れ、蓋我汝等に告ぐ、神は是等の石よりアブラハムの為に子等を起すことを得給ふ。
and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 斧既に樹の根に置かれたり、故に総て善き果を結ばざる樹は伐られて火に投入れらるべし。
And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 我は改心の為に水にて汝等を洗すれども、我後に來り給ふ者は我よりも力あり、我は其履を執るにも足らず、彼は聖霊と火とにて汝等を洗し給ふべし。
I indeed baptize you in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
12 彼の手に箕ありて其禾場を浄め、麦は倉に納め、糠は消えざる火にて焼き給ふべし、と。
His winnowing-shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
13 第二款 キリスト自身の豫備 此時イエズス、ヨハネに洗せられんとて、ガリレアよりヨルダン[河]に來り給ひしかば、
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
14 ヨハネ辞して云ひけるは、我こそ汝に洗せらるべきに、汝我に來り給ふか。
But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?
15 イエズス答へて曰ひけるは、姑く其を許せ、斯く我等が正しき事を、悉く遂ぐるは當然なればなり、と。是に於てヨハネ是に許ししかば、
And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 イエズス洗せられて直に水より上り給ひしが、折しも天彼の為に開け、神の霊鳩の如く降りて我上に來り給ふを見給へり、
And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.
17 折しも又天より聲ありて、「是ぞ我心を安んぜる我愛子なる」と云へり。
And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
