Luke 3
3
John the Baptist Begins His Ministry
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,#Or “the emperor Tiberius” when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, 2in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight!
5Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled,
and the crooked will become straight,
and the rough road will become#*Here “will become” is an implied repetition of the verb earlier in the verse smooth,
6and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’ ”#A quotation from Isa 40:3–5
7Therefore he was saying to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones! 9And even now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10And the crowds were asking him, saying, “What then should we do?” 11And he answered and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said to them, “The one who has two tunics must share with the one who does not have one,#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation and the one who has food must do likewise.” 12And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” 13And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you are ordered to.”#Literally “what is ordered to you” 14And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, “What should we also do?” And he said to them, “Extort from no one, and do not blackmail anyone,#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation and be content with your pay.”
15And while#*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were waiting expectantly”) the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christ,#Or “Messiah” 16John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I am is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing shovel is in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18So with many other exhortations also he proclaimed good news to the people. 19But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done, 20added this also to them all: he also locked up John in prison.
The Baptism of Jesus
21Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he#*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was praying”) was praying, heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
23And Jesus, when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“began”) which is understood as temporal began his ministry,#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation was himself about thirty years old, being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the son of Eli, 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, 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 Melea, 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,#Greek “Sala” 36the son of Cainan, 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 Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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Lukas 3
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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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