Luke, 3

1. In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar's reign, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the territories of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

1. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiber'i-us Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturae'a and Trachoni'tis, and Lysa'ni-as tetrarch of Abile'ne,

2. and while the high-priesthood was held by Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah, in the desert.

2. in the high-priesthood of Annas and Ca'iaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechari'ah in the wilderness;

3. He went through the whole Jordan area proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

3. and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

4. as it is written in the book of the sayings of Isaiah the prophet: A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight!

4. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

5. Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be levelled, winding ways be straightened and rough roads made smooth,

5. 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;

6. and all humanity will see the salvation of God.

6. and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

7. He said, therefore, to the crowds who came to be baptised by him, 'Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming retribution?

7. He said therefore to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8. Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, and do not start telling yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father," because, I tell you, God can raise children for Abraham from these stones.

8. Bear fruits that befit repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, `We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

9. Yes, even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees, so that any tree failing to produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown on the fire.'

9. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

10. When all the people asked him, 'What must we do, then?'

10. And the multitudes asked him, "What then shall we do?"

11. he answered, 'Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone with something to eat must do the same.'

11. And he answered them, "He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."

12. There were tax collectors, too, who came for baptism, and these said to him, 'Master, what must we do?'

12. Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

13. He said to them, 'Exact no more than the appointed rate.'

13. And he said to them, "Collect no more than is appointed you."

14. Some soldiers asked him in their turn, 'What about us? What must we do?' He said to them, 'No intimidation! No extortion! Be content with your pay!'

14. Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Rob no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."

15. A feeling of expectancy had grown among the people, who were beginning to wonder whether John might be the Christ,

15. As the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he were the Christ,

16. so John declared before them all, 'I baptise you with water, but someone is coming, who is more powerful than me, and I am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

16. John answered them all, "I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

17. His winnowing-fan is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn in a fire that will never go out.'

17. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

18. And he proclaimed the good news to the people with many other exhortations too.

18. So, with many other exhortations, he preached good news to the people.

19. But Herod the tetrarch, censured by John for his relations with his brother's wife Herodias and for all the other crimes he had committed,

19. But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Hero'di-as, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done,

20. added a further crime to all the rest by shutting John up in prison.

20. added this to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

21. Now it happened that when all the people had been baptised and while Jesus after his own baptism was at prayer, heaven opened

21. Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,

22. and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a physical form, like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, 'You are my Son; today have I fathered you.'

22. and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."

23. When he began, Jesus was about thirty years old, being the son, as it was thought, of Joseph son of Heli,

23. Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

24. son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

24. the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jan'na-i, the son of Joseph,

25. son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai,

25. the son of Mattathi'as, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Nag'ga-i,

26. son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda,

26. the son of Ma'ath, the son of Mattathi'as, the son of Sem'e-in, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

27. son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

27. the son of Jo-an'an, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerub'babel, the son of She-al'ti-el, the son of Neri,

28. son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er,

28. the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elma'dam, the son of Er,

29. son of Jesus, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi,

29. the son of Joshua, the son of Elie'zer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

30. son of Symeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim,

30. the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eli'akim,

31. son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,

31. the son of Me'le-a, the son of Menna, the son of Mat'tatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

32. son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon,

32. the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Bo'az, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

33. son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah,

33. the son of Ammin'adab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

34. son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,

34. the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

35. son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah,

35. the son of Serug, the son of Re'u, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

36. son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

36. the son of Ca-i'nan, the son of Arphax'ad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

37. son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan,

37. the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maha'lale-el, the son of Ca-i'nan,

38. son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

38. the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.