Ruka 3
1 Na i te tekau ma rima o nga tau o te rangatiratanga o Taipiria Hiha, i a Ponotia Pirato e kawana ana i Huria, i a Herora e tetaraki ana i Kariri, i tona teina hoki, i a Piripi, e tetaraki ana i Ituria, i te whenua hoki o Tarakonaiti, ko Raihania e tetaraki ana i Apirini,
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Ko Anaha raua ko Kaiapa nga tohunga nui, ka puta te kupu a te Atua ki a Hoani tama a Hakaraia ki te koraha.
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
3 Na ka haere mai ia ki nga wahi katoa e patata ana ki Horano, ka kauwhau i te iriiri ripeneta hei murunga hara;
He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
4 I pera ano ia me te mea i tuhituhia ki te pukapuka o nga korero a Ihaia poropiti, He reo no tetahi i te koraha e karanga ana, Whakapaia te huarahi o te Ariki, whakatikaia ona ara;
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one calling out in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Ka whakakiia nga awaawa katoa, ka whakahoroa nga maunga me nga pukepuke katoa; e meinga hoki kia tika nga wahi kopikopiko, ko nga wahi taratara hei ara maeneene.
Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the crooked roads will be made straight, and the uneven places will be built into roads,
6 A e kite nga kikokiko katoa i te whakaoranga a te Atua.
and all flesh will see the salvation of God.'”
7 Na reira ka mea ia ki nga mano i haere kia iriiria e ia, E te uri nakahi, na wai koutou i whakamahara kia rere i te riri meake puta mai?
So John said to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to run away from the wrath that is coming?
8 Na whakaputaina nga hua e rite ana ki o te ripeneta; kei anga kei mea i roto i a koutou, Ko Aperahama to tatou matua: ko taku kupu hoki tenei ki a koutou, E ahei ana ano i te Atua te whakaara tamariki ake ma Aperahama i roto i enei kohatu.
Therefore, produce fruits that are worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
9 Na inaianei ano kei te pa te toki ki te pakiaka o nga rakau: ki te kahore tetahi rakau e hua i te hua pai, ka tuaina, ka maka ki te ahi.
Even now the ax is set against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
10 Na ka ui nga mano ki a ia, ka mea, Me aha ra matou?
Then the crowds kept asking him, saying, “What then are we to do?”
11 Na ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki a ratou, Ko te tangata i nga koti e rua, kia hoatu ki te tangata kahore ona; me te tangata he kai tana, kia pera ano.
He answered and said to them, “If someone has two tunics, he should share it with a person who has none, and the one having food should do the same.”
12 Na ka haere mai hoki nga pupirikana kia iriiria, ka mea ki a ia, E te kaiwhakaako, me aha matou?
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
13 Ka mea ia ki a ratou, Kei nui ake i nga mea i whakaritea ma koutou ta koutou e tango ai.
He said to them, “Do not collect more money than you have been ordered to collect.”
14 Ka ui ano hoki nga hoia ki a ia, ka mea, Me aha hoki matou? Na ko tana meatanga ki a ratou, Kaua e tukinotia tetahi, kaua e muru noa i tetahi mea; kati ano ma koutou ko o koutou utu.
Some soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, and do not accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your wages.”
15 Na, i te iwi e tatari ana e whakaaroaro katoa ana i roto i o ratou ngakau ki a Hoani, mehemea ko te Karaiti ia;
Now as the people were eagerly expecting the Christ to come, everyone was wondering in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ.
16 Ka whakahoki a Hoani, ka mea ki a ratou katoa, Ko ahau nei, he iriiri taku i a koutou ki te wai; kei te haere mai ia tetahi he kaha rawa ake i ahau, e kore ahau e tau hei wewete i te here o ona hu: mana koutou e iriiri ki te Wairua Tapu, ki te k apura.
John answered by saying to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy even to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 Ko tana mea tahi kei tona ringa, hei tino tahi i tana patunga witi, hei kohi hoki i te witi ki roto ki tana whare witi: ko te papapa ia e tahuna ki te kapura e kore e tineia.
His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out.”
18 He maha atu ano ana kupu whakahau i kauwhau ai ia i te rongopai ki te iwi.
With many other exhortations also, John preached good news to the people.
19 Otira, na tona riringa i a Herora tetaraki mo Heroriaha, mo te wahine a tona tuakana, a Piripi, a mo nga kino katoa hoki i meinga e Herora;
When Herod the tetrarch had been reproved for marrying his brother's wife Herodias, and for all the other evil things that Herod had done,
20 Ka apititia atu e Herora tenei ki runga i era katoa, tutakina ana e ia a Hoani ki te whare herehere.
he added this to them all, that he locked John up in prison.
21 Na, ka poto katoa te iwi te iriiri, i a Ihu kua oti te iriiri, a i a ia e inoi ana, ka tuwhera te rangi,
Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, the heavens opened,
22 A ka heke iho te Wairua Tapu, ka heke tinana iho, ano he kukupa, ki runga ki a ia, a ka puta mai he reo no te rangi, e mea ana, Ko koe taku Tama i aroha ai, taku i ahuareka ai.
and the Holy Spirit in bodily form came down on him like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you.”
23 Na ko Ihu, i a ia i timata ai ki te whakaako, kei te toru tekau ona tau, a ki ta te tangata ki, he tama ia na Hohepa, tama a Heri,
When Jesus began his ministry, he was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it was assumed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 Ko ia he tama na Matata, tama a Riwai, tama a Mereki, tama a Iana, tama a Hohepa,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph.
25 Tama a Matatiaha, tama a Amoho, tama a Nahumu, tama a Eheri, tama a Nakai,
Joseph was the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 Tama a Maata, tama a Matiaha, tama a Hemei, tama a Hohepa, tama a Hura,
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda.
27 Tama a Hoana, tama a Reha, tama a Herupapera, tama a Haratiera, tama a Neri,
Joda was the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri,
28 Tama a Mereki, tama a Ari, tama a Kohama, tama a Eremorama, tama a Ere,
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 Tama a Hohe, tama a Erietere, tama a Horimi, tama a Matata, tama a Riwai,
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi.
30 Tama a Himiona, tama a Hura, tama a Hohepa, tama a Honana, tama a Eriakimi,
Levi was the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 Tama a Merea, tama a Menana, tama a Matata, tama a Natana, tama a Rawiri,
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 Tama a Hehe, tama a Opere, tama a poaha, tama a Haramono, tama a Nahona,
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon.
33 Tama a Aminarapa, tama a Arame tama a Heteromo, tama a Parete, tama a Hura,
Nahshon was the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 Tama a Hakopa, tama a Ihaka, tama a Aperahama, tama a Tera, tama a Nahora,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 Tama a Haruku, tama a Rakau, tama a Pereke, tama a Epere, tama a Haraha,
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah.
36 Tama a Kainana, tama a Arapahata, tama a Hema, tama a Noa, tama a Rameka,
Shelah was the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 Tama a Matuhara, tama a Enoka, tama ia Iarere, tama a Marereere, tama a Kainana,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
38 Tama a Enoha, tama a Heta, tama a Arama, a te tama a te Atua.
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
