Lukas 3
3
1In the shenat chamesh esreh (15th year) of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governing Yehudah, when Herod#3:1 Antipas was tetrarch of the Galil, and when Philippos the brother of Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis, and at the same time Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
2And when, during the same historical period, Anan and Caiapha were Kohanim Gedolim, then it was that the dvar Hashem came to#3:2 the kohen-navi Yochanan Ben Zecharyah bamidbar (in the wilderness).
3And Yochanan went into all the surrounding region of the Yarden darshenen a tevilah of teshuva for the selichat avon,
4As it has been written in the sefer divrei Yeshayah Hanavi, KOL KOREY BAMIDBAR#3:4 Isa 40:3 (A voice of one shouting in the wilderness): Prepare the Derech Hashem (the Way of the L-rd). Make his paths straight!
5KOL GEY YINNASE VKHOL HAR VGIVAH YISHPALU (Every valley will be filled in and every mountain and hill will be leveled off), VHAYAH HEAKOV LEMISHOR VHARKHASIM LVIKAH (The crooked will be made straight, the rough paths made into smooth roads);
6VRAU CHOL BASAR ES YESHU'AT ELOHEINU (and all basar will see the salvation of our G-d).#3:6 Isa 40:3-5; Ps 98:2; Isa 42:16; 52:10
7Therefore, Yochanan was saying to the multitudes coming out to have the mikveh mayimʼs tevilah supervised by him, You banim of nachashim, who warned you to flee from the charon af#3:7 Hashem [Hashem] habah (the coming burning wrath [of Hashem])?
8Therefore, produce p'ri tov l'teshuva (fruit worthy of repentance), and do not begin to presume within yourselves, saying, We have the zechut Avot (merit of the Fathers) of Avraham Avinu, for, I say to you, that Hashem is able from these avanim (stones) to raise up banim to Avraham Avinu.
9And already the ax is laid at the shoresh haetzim (the root of the trees). Therefore, every etz not producing pri tov is cut down and is thrown into the Eish.
10And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, What then should we do?
11And in reply, Yochanan was saying to them, Let the one having two kaftans share with the one having none, and let the one having okhel (food) do likewise.
12Now came also mochesim (tax collectors) to receive the tevilah of teshuva, and they said to him, Rabbi, what should we do?
13And Yochanan said to them, Collect nothing more than the amount having been commanded you.
14And chaiyalim (soldiers) as well were asking him, What should we do also? And Yochanan said to them, Extort kesef from no one, and let there be no lashon hora, and be satisfied with your loin (wages).
15As the Am [Berit] were filled with expectation, and all were wondering in their levavot (hearts) concerning Yochanan, whether perhaps he might be the Moshiach,
16Yochanan answered everyone, saying, I give you a tevilah with a mikveh mayim, but Hu HaBah (He Who Comes)#3:16 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach has more chozek (strength) than me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will give you a tevilah with the Ruach Hakodesh and with Eish.
17The winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the MOTZ (chaff) he will burn up with an EISH LO TIKHBEH (fire not [ever] extinguished).
18Therefore, with many other devarim Yochanan was exhorting them, preaching the Besuras HaGeulah to the Am [Berit].
19Now Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by Yochanan about Herodias, the wife of his brother, and about all resha'im (evil) which he did,
20Herod added this above all: he locked up Yochanan in the beit hasohar (prison).
21And it came about while all the Am [Berit] were receiving the tevilah, and when Yehoshua also had been given the tevilah and was davening, Shomayim was opened,
22And the Ruach Hakodesh descended in demut gashmit as a yonah upon Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach; and then came a bat kol out of Shomayim, saying, ATAH BNI AHUVI ASHER BCHA CHAFATSTI.
23And Yehoshua himself was about shaloshim shanah, at the beginning of his avodas kodesh ministry, being the ben (as it was being thought of Yosef) ben Eli,
24Ben Mattat, ben Levi, ben Malki, ben Yannai, ben Yosef,
25Ben Mattityahu, ben Amotz, ben Nachum, ben Chesli, ben Naggai,
26Ben Machat, ben Mattityahu, ben Shimi, ben Yosef, ben Yodah,
27ben Yochanan, ben Reisha, ben Zerubavel, ben Shealtiel, ben Neri,
28Ben Malki, ben Addi, ben Kosam, ben Elmadan, ben Er,
29Ben Yehoshua, ben Eli'ezer, ben Yorim, ben Mattat, ben Levi,
30Ben Shim'on, ben Yehudah, ben Yosef, ben Yonam, ben Elyakim,
31Ben Malah, ben Manah, ben Mattatah, ben Natan, ben Dovid,
32Ben Yishai, ben Oved, ben Boaz, ben Salmon, ben Nachshon,
33ben Amminadav, ben Admin, ben Arni, ben Chetzron, ben Peretz, ben Yehudah,
34Ben Ya'akov, ben Yitzchak, ben Avraham, ben Terach, ben Nachor,
35ben Serug, ben Reu, ben Peleg, ben Ever, ben Shelah,
36Ben Keinan, ben Arpachshad, ben Shem, ben Noach, ben Lemekh,
37Ben Metushelach, ben Chanokh, ben Yered, ben Mahalalel, ben Keinan,
38Ben Enosh, ben Shet, ben Adam, ben HaElohim.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Luke 3
3
1 #
Lk 23.1; 9.7; 13.31; 23.7. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberi-us Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysani-as tetrarch of Abilene, 2#Jn 18.13; Acts 4.6; Mt 26.3; Jn 11.49. in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness; 3#Mt 3.1-10; Mk 1.1-5; Jn 1.6,23. and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4#Is 40.3-5. 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.
5Every 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 #
Lk 2.30. and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
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Mt 12.34; 23.33. 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#Jn 8.33,39. 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#Mt 7.19; Heb 6.7-8. 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.”
10And the multitudes asked him, “What then shall we do?” 11#Lk 6.29. 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.” 12Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?” 13And he said to them, “Collect no more than is appointed you.” 14Soldiers 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 #
Acts 13.25; Jn 1.19-22. As the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he were the Christ, 16#Mt 3.11-12; Mk 1.7-8; Jn 1.26-27,33; Acts 1.5; 11.16; 19.4. 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. 17His 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.”
18So, with many other exhortations, he preached good news to the people. 19#Mt 14.3-4; Mk 6.17-18. But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodi-as, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20added this to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 #
Mt 3.13-17; Mk 1.9-11; Jn 1.29-34. #Lk 5.16; 6.12; 9.18,28; 11.1; Mk 1.35. Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, 22#Ps 2.7; Is 42.1; Lk 9.35; Acts 10.38; 2 Pet 1.17. and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “Thou art my beloved Son;#3.22 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved with thee I am well pleased.”#3.22 Other ancient authorities read today I have begotten thee
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Mt 1.1-17; Gen 5.3-32; 11.10-26; Ruth 4.18-22; 1 Chron 1.1-4,24-28; 2.1-15. #Jn 8.57; Lk 1.27. Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna-i, the son of Joseph, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Nagga-i, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Seme-in, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27the son of Jo-anan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of She-alti-el,#3.27 Greek Salathiel the son of Neri, 28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31the son of Mele-a, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Ca-inan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalale-el, the son of Ca-inan, 38the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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