Luke 3

Nan tan sa a, Seza Tibè te gen kenzan depi li te wa; Pons Pilat t'ap kòmande nan peyi Jide; Ewòd menm te chèf nan peyi Galile; Filip, frè Ewòd la, te chèf nan peyi Litoure ak nan rejyon Trakonit; Lizanyas te chèf nan Labilèn.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Lè sa a, se An ak Kayif ki t'ap sèvi tankou granprèt. Nan menm epòk sa a, Bondye pale ak Jan, pitit Zakari a, ki te nan dezè a.

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

Jan mache nan tout peyi bò larivyè Jouden an; li t'ap bay mesaj sa a: Tounen vin jwenn Bondye. vin resevwa batèm: Bondye va padonnen peche nou yo.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Se konsa, sa ki te ekri nan Liv ki gen pawòl pwofèt Ezayi a vin rive vre: Se vwa yon nonm k'ap rele nan dezè a: Pare gran wout Seyè nou an. Plani chemen an byen plani pou li.

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Tout fon gen pou konble. Tout gwo mòn, tout ti mòn gen pou vin plat. Kote ki gen detou gen pou vin dwat. Chemen ki an movèz eta gen pou vin bèl.

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;

Tout moun va wè jan Bondye ap delivre nou an.

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Moun t'ap vin an foul bò kote Jan pou l' te batize yo. Lè konsa li di yo: Bann vèmen! Ki moun ki fè nou konnen nou kapab chape anba kòlè Bondye k'ap vini an?

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Fè bagay ki pou fè wè nou chanje lavi nou tout bon. Sispann di nan kè nou: Se pitit pitit Abraram nou ye! Paske, mwen pa kache di nou sa: Bondye kapab pran wòch sa yo, li fè yo tounen pitit pou Abraram.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Epitou, rach la tou pare pou koupe rasin pyebwa yo. Nenpòt pyebwa ki pa bay bon donn, yo pral koupe sa, jete nan dife.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Foul moun yo mande l' konsa: Kisa pou nou fè menm?

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

Li reponn yo: Sa ki gen de rad, se pou yo bay sak pa genyen an yonn. Sa ki gen manje pou manje, se pou l' separe l' bay yon lòt.

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Kèk pèseptè kontribisyon te vini tou pou l' te batize yo. Yo mande Jan: Mèt, kisa pou nou fè?

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Li reponn yo: Pa fè moun peye plis pase sa lalwa mande a.

And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

Kèk sòlda tou mande li: E nou menm, kisa pou nou fè? Li reponn yo: Pa fè brital ak pesonn. Pa fè manti sou pesonn pou pran lajan nan men yo. Fè kè nou kontan ak sa yo peye nou an.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Pèp la t'ap tann konsa: yo t'ap mande nan kè yo si se pa Jan ki Kris la.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

Lè sa a, Jan di yo tout: Mwen batize nou nan dlo. Men, gen yon moun ki gen pou vini ki gen plis pouvwa anpil pase mwen. Mwen menm, mwen pa bon ase pou m' ta demare kòd sapat ki nan pye li. Se li menm ki va batize nou nan Sentespri ak nan dife.

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Laye l' nan men li, l'ap vannen tout grenn ki sou glasi a. La ranmase grenn ki bon yo, la mete yo nan galata li. Men, l'ap boule pay la nan yon dife ki p'ap janm mouri.

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

Se avèk anpil lòt pawòl konsa Jan t'ap ba yo konsèy, li t'ap anonse bon nouvèl la bay pèp la.

And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

Men, Jan te fè chèf Ewòd repwòch poutèt Ewodyad, madanm frè li a, li te pran pou madanm li, ak pou anpil lòt move zak li te fè.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

Le sa a, Ewòd mete ankò sou sa l' te fè deja: li fè fèmen Jan nan prizon.

Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

Lè Jan te fin batize tout moun, li batize Jezi tou. Antan Jezi t'ap lapriyè, syèl la louvri.

Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

Sentespri a desann sou li an fòm yon ti pijon. Yon vwa soti nan syèl la, li di: Ou se Pitit mwen renmen anpil la, ou fè kè m' kontan anpil.

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Jezi te gen trantan konsa lè l' kòmanse travay li. Dapre sa yo te kwè, li te pitit Jozèf, Jozèf sa a te pitit Eli.

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

Eli te pitit Matat, Matat te pitit Levi, Levi te pitit Mèlki, Mèlki te pitit Janayi, Janayi te pitit Jozèf.

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

Jozèf te pitit Matatyas, Matatyas te pitit Amòs, Amòs te pitit Nawoum, Nawoum te pitit Esli, Esli te pitit Nagayi.

Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

Nagayi te pitit Maat, Maat te pitit Matatyas, Matatyas te pitit Semeyin, Semeyin te pitit Jozèk, Jozèk te pitit Joda.

Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

Joda te pitit Joanan, Joanan te pitit Reza, Reza te pitit Zowobabèl, Zowobabèl te pitit Salasyèl, Salasyèl te pitit Neri.

Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

Neri te pitit Mèlki, Mèlki te pitit Adi, Adi te pitit Kozam, Kozam te pitit Elmadam, Elmadam te pitit Er.

Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

Er te pitit Jezi, Jezi te pitit Elyezè, Elyezè te pitit Jorim, Jorim te pitit Matat, Matat te pitit Levi.

Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

Levi te pitit Simeyon, Simeyon te pitit Jida, Jida te pitit Jozèf, Jozèf te pitit Jonam, Jonam te pitit Elyakim.

Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

Elyakim te pitit Melea, Melea te pitit Mena, Mena te pitit Matata, Matata te pitit Natan, Natan te pitit David.

Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

David te pitit Izayi, Izayi te pitit Jobèd, Jobèd te pitit Booz, Booz te pitit Sala, Sala te pitit Naason.

Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

Naason te pitit Aminadab, Aminadab te pitit Admen, Admen te pitit Ani, Ani te pitit Eswòm, Eswòm te pitit Perèz, Perèz te pitit Jida.

Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

Jida te pitit Jakòb, Jakòb te pitit Izarak, Izarak te pitit Abraram, Abraram te pitit Tara, Tara te pitit Nakò.

Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

Nakò te pitit Sewouk, Sewouk te pitit Rago, Rago te pitit Falèk, Falèk te pitit Ebè, Ebè te pitit Sala.

Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

Sala te pitit Kayinam, Kayinam te pitit Afaksad, Afaksad te pitit Sèm, Sèm te pitit Noe, Noe te pitit Lamèk.

Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

Lamèk te pitit Matizala, Matizala te pitit Enòk, Enòk te pitit Jarèd, Jarèd te pitit Maleleyèl, Maleleyèl te pitit Kaynan.

Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Kaynan te pitit Enòs, Enòs te pitit Sèt, Sèt te pitit Adan, epi Adan te pitit Bondye.

Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.