Matthew 3

那时，有施洗的约翰出来，在犹太的旷野传道，说：

nà shí ， yǒu shī xǐ de yuē hàn chū lái ， zài yóu tài de kuàng yě chuán dào ， shuō ：

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

「天国近了，你们应当悔改！」

「 tiān guó jìn le ， nǐ men yīng dāng huǐ gǎi ！」

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

这人就是先知以赛亚所说的。他说：「在旷野有人声喊着说： 预备主的道， 修直他的路！」

zhè rén jiù shì xiān zhī yǐ sài yà suǒ shuō de 。 tā shuō ：「 zài kuàng yě yǒu rén shēng hǎn zhe shuō ： yù bèi zhǔ de dào ， xiū zhí tā de lù ！」

For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”

这约翰身穿骆驼毛的衣服，腰束皮带，吃的是蝗虫、野蜜。

zhè yuē hàn shēn chuān luò tuó máo de yī fu ， yāo shù pí dài ， chī de shì huáng chóng 、 yě mì 。

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

那时，耶路撒冷和犹太全地，并约旦河一带地方的人，都出去到约翰那里，

nà shí ， yē lù sā lěng hé yóu tài quán dì ， bìng yuē dàn hé yí dài dì fāng de rén ， dōu chū qù dào yuē hàn nà lǐ ，

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

承认他们的罪，在约旦河里受他的洗。

chéng rèn tā men de zuì ， zài yuē dàn hé lǐ shòu tā de xǐ 。

They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

约翰看见许多法利赛人和撒都该人也来受洗，就对他们说：「毒蛇的种类！谁指示你们逃避将来的愤怒呢？

yuē hàn kàn jiàn xǔ duō fǎ lì sài rén hé sā dōu gāi rén yě lái shòu xǐ ， jiù duì tā men shuō ：「 dú shé de zhǒng lèi ！ shuí zhǐ shì nǐ men táo bì jiāng lái de fèn nù ne ？

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?

你们要结出果子来，与悔改的心相称。

nǐ men yào jié chū guǒ zǐ lái ， yǔ huǐ gǎi de xīn xiāng chèn 。

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!

不要自己心里说：『有亚伯拉罕为我们的祖宗。』我告诉你们， 神能从这些石头中给亚伯拉罕兴起子孙来。

bú yào zì jǐ xīn lǐ shuō ：『 yǒu yà bó lā hǎn wèi wǒ men de zǔ zōng 。』 wǒ gào sù nǐ men ， shén néng cóng zhè xiē shí tou zhōng gěi yà bó lā hǎn xīng qǐ zǐ sūn lái 。

Don’t 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.

现在斧子已经放在树根上，凡不结好果子的树就砍下来，丢在火里。

xiàn zài fǔ zǐ yǐ jīng fàng zài shù gēn shàng ， fán bù jié hǎo guǒ zǐ de shù jiù kǎn xià lái ， diū zài huǒ lǐ 。

Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

我是用水给你们施洗，叫你们悔改。但那在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是给他提鞋也不配。他要用圣灵与火给你们施洗。

wǒ shì yòng shuǐ gěi nǐ men shī xǐ ， jiào nǐ men huǐ gǎi 。 dàn nà zài wǒ yǐ hòu lái de ， néng lì bǐ wǒ gèng dà ， wǒ jiù shì gěi tā tí xié yě bú pèi 。 tā yào yòng shèng líng yǔ huǒ gěi nǐ men shī xǐ 。

“I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

他手里拿着簸箕，要扬净他的场，把麦子收在仓里，把糠用不灭的火烧尽了。」

tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe bò ji ， yào yáng jìng tā de chǎng ， bǎ mài zi shōu zài cāng lǐ ， bǎ kāng yòng bú miè de huǒ shāo jìn le 。」

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.”

当下，耶稣从加利利来到约旦河，见了约翰，要受他的洗。

dāng xià ， yē sū cóng jiā lì lì lái dào yuē dàn hé ， jiàn le yuē hàn ， yào shòu tā de xǐ 。

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

约翰想要拦住他，说：「我当受你的洗，你反倒上我这里来吗？」

yuē hàn xiǎng yào lán zhù tā ， shuō ：「 wǒ dāng shòu nǐ de xǐ ， nǐ fǎn dǎo shàng wǒ zhè lǐ lái ma ？」

But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”

耶稣回答说：「你暂且许我，因为我们理当这样尽诸般的义 。」于是约翰许了他。

yē sū huí dá shuō ：「 nǐ zàn qiě xǔ wǒ ， yīn wèi wǒ men lǐ dāng zhè yàng jìn zhū bān de yì 。」 yú shì yuē hàn xǔ le tā 。

But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

耶稣受了洗，随即从水里上来。天忽然为他开了，他就看见 神的灵仿佛鸽子降下，落在他身上。

yē sū shòu le xǐ ， suí jí cóng shuǐ lǐ shàng lái 。 tiān hū rán wèi tā kāi le ， tā jiù kàn jiàn shén de líng fǎng fú gē zi jiàng xià ， luò zài tā shēn shàng 。

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

从天上有声音说：「这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。」

cóng tiān shàng yǒu shēng yīn shuō ：「 zhè shì wǒ de ài zǐ ， wǒ suǒ xǐ yuè de 。」

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”