mathiḥ 3
1 tadānoṁ yohnnāmā majjayitā yihūdīyadeśasya prāntaram upasthāya pracārayan kathayāmāsa,
And in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 manāṁsi parāvarttayata, svargīyarājatvaṁ samīpamāgatam|
and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
3 parameśasya panthānaṁ pariṣkuruta sarvvataḥ| tasya rājapathāṁścaiva samīkuruta sarvvathā| ityetat prāntare vākyaṁ vadataḥ kasyacid ravaḥ||
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one who calls out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his roads straight.'"
4 etadvacanaṁ yiśayiyabhaviṣyadvādinā yohanamuddiśya bhāṣitam| yohano vasanaṁ mahāṅgaromajaṁ tasya kaṭau carmmakaṭibandhanaṁ; sa ca śūkakīṭān madhu ca bhuktavān|
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 tadānīṁ yirūśālamnagaranivāsinaḥ sarvve yihūdideśīyā yarddantaṭinyā ubhayataṭasthāśca mānavā bahirāgatya tasya samīpe
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,
6 svīyaṁ svīyaṁ duritam aṅgīkṛtya tasyāṁ yarddani tena majjitā babhūvuḥ|
and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
7 aparaṁ bahūn phirūśinaḥ sidūkinaśca manujān maṁktuṁ svasamīpam āgacchto vilokya sa tān abhidadhau, re re bhujagavaṁśā āgāmīnaḥ kopāt palāyituṁ yuṣmān kaścetitavān?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 manaḥparāvarttanasya samucitaṁ phalaṁ phalata|
Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
9 kintvasmākaṁ tāta ibrāhīm astīti sveṣu manaḥsu cīntayanto mā vyāharata| yato yuṣmān ahaṁ vadāmi, īśvara etebhyaḥ pāṣāṇebhya ibrāhīmaḥ santānān utpādayituṁ śaknoti|
and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
10 aparaṁ pādapānāṁ mūle kuṭhāra idānīmapi lagan āste, tasmād yasmin pādape uttamaṁ phalaṁ na bhavati, sa kṛtto madhye'gniṁ nikṣepsyate|
"Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 aparam ahaṁ manaḥparāvarttanasūcakena majjanena yuṣmān majjayāmīti satyaṁ, kintu mama paścād ya āgacchati, sa mattopi mahān, ahaṁ tadīyopānahau voḍhumapi nahi yogyosmi, sa yuṣmān vahnirūpe pavitra ātmani saṁmajjayiṣyati|
I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12 tasya kāre sūrpa āste, sa svīyaśasyāni samyak prasphoṭya nijān sakalagodhūmān saṁgṛhya bhāṇḍāgāre sthāpayiṣyati, kiṁntu sarvvāṇi vuṣāṇyanirvvāṇavahninā dāhayiṣyati|
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."
13 anantaraṁ yīśu ryohanā majjito bhavituṁ gālīlpradeśād yarddani tasya samīpam ājagāma|
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
14 kintu yohan taṁ niṣidhya babhāṣe, tvaṁ kiṁ mama samīpam āgacchasi? varaṁ tvayā majjanaṁ mama prayojanam āste|
But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
15 tadānīṁ yīśuḥ pratyavocat; īdānīm anumanyasva, yata itthaṁ sarvvadharmmasādhanam asmākaṁ karttavyaṁ, tataḥ so'nvamanyata|
But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it to happen now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
16 anantaraṁ yīśurammasi majjituḥ san tatkṣaṇāt toyamadhyād utthāya jagāma, tadā jīmūtadvāre mukte jāte, sa īśvarasyātmānaṁ kapotavad avaruhya svoparyyāgacchantaṁ vīkṣāñcakre|
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
17 aparam eṣa mama priyaḥ putra etasminneva mama mahāsantoṣa etādṛśī vyomajā vāg babhūva|
And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
