1 N ow in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, 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,

Or nell'anno quindicesimo del regno di Tiberio Cesare, mentre Ponzio Pilato era governatore della Giudea. Erode tetrarca della Galilea, suo fratello Filippo tetrarca dell'Iturea e della regione della Traconitide e Lisania tetrarca dell'Abilene,

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

sotto i sommi sacerdoti Anna e Caiafa, la parola di Dio fu indirizzata a Giovanni, figlio di Zaccaria, nel deserto.

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

Egli allora percorse tutta la regione nei dintorni del Giordano, predicando un battesimo di ravvedimento per il perdono dei peccati,

4 A s 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.

come sta scritto nel libro delle parole del profeta Isaia, che dice: «Ecco la voce di uno che grida nel deserto: Preparate la via del Signore, raddrizzate i suoi sentieri.

5 E very 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;

Ogni valle sia colmata e ogni monte e colle sia abbassato; i luoghi tortuosi siano raddrizzati e le vie scabrose appianate

6 A nd all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

e ogni carne vedrà la salvezza di Dio».

7 T hen 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?

Egli dunque diceva alle folle che andavano per essere da lui battezzate: «Razza di vipere, chi vi ha insegnato a fuggire dall'ira a venire?

8 B ring 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.

Fate dunque frutti degni del ravvedimento e non cominciate a dire dentro di voi: "Noi abbiamo Abrahamo per padre", perché io vi dico che Dio può suscitare dei figli ad Abrahamo anche da queste pietre.

9 A nd 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.

E già la scure è posta alla radice degli alberi; ogni albero quindi che non produce buon frutto sarà tagliato e gettato nel fuoco».

10 A nd the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

Or le folle lo interrogavano, dicendo: «Che faremo noi dunque?».

11 H e 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.

Allora egli, rispondendo, disse loro: «Chi ha due tuniche ne faccia parte a chi non ne ha, e chi ha da mangiare faccia altrettanto».

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

Or vennero anche dei pubblicani per essere battezzati e gli chiesero: «Maestro, che dobbiamo fare.».

13 A nd he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

Ed egli disse loro: «Non riscuotete nulla di piú di quanto vi è stato ordinato».

14 A nd 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.

Anche i soldati lo interrogarono dicendo: «E noi, che dobbiamo fare?». Ed egli disse loro: «Non fate estorsioni ad alcuno, non accusate falsamente alcuno e contentatevi della vostra paga».

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

Ora il popolo era in attesa, e tutti si chiedevano in cuor loro se Giovanni fosse lui il Cristo,

16 J ohn 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:

Giovanni rispose, dicendo a tutti: «lo vi battezzo con acqua; ma viene colui che è piú forte di me, al quale io non sono neppure degno di sciogliere il legaccio dei sandali; egli vi battezzerà con lo Spirito Santo e col fuoco.

17 W hose 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.

Egli ha in mano il suo ventilabro, per pulire interamente la sua aia e raccogliere il grano nel suo granaio; ma brucerà la pula con fuoco inestinguibile».

18 A nd many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

Cosí egli evangelizzava il popolo, esortandolo in molti altri modi.

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

Ora Erode, il tetrarca, essendo stato da lui ripreso a causa di Erodiade, moglie di suo fratello Filippo, e per tutte le malvagità che egli aveva commesso,

20 A dded yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

aggiunse a tutte le altre anche questa, cioè di rinchiudere Giovanni in prigione.

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

Ora, come tutto il popolo era battezzato, anche Gesú fu battezzato, e mentre stava pregando, il cielo si aprí

22 A nd 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.

e lo Spirito Santo scese sopra di lui in forma corporea come di colomba; e dal cielo venne una voce, che diceva: «Tu sei il mio amato Figlio, in te mi sono compiaciuto!».

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

E Gesú aveva circa trent'anni e lo si credeva figlio di Giuseppe, figlio di Eli;

24 W hich 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,

figlio di Matthat, figlio di Levi, figlio di Melchi, figlio di Ianna, figlio di Giuseppe;

25 W hich 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,

figlio di Mattathia, figlio di Amos, figlio di Naum, figlio di Esli, figlio di Naggai;

26 W hich 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,

figlio di Maath, figlio di Mattathia, figlio di Semei, figlio di Giuseppe, figlio di Giuda

27 W hich 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,

figlio di Ioanna, figlio di Resa, figlio di Zorobabel, figlio di Salathiel, figlio di Neri.

28 W hich 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,

figlio di Melchi, figlio di Addi, figlio di Cosam, figlio di Elmodam figlio di Er;

29 W hich 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,

figlio di Iose, figlio di Eliezer, figlio di Iorim, figlio di Matthat, figlio di Levi;

30 W hich 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,

figlio di Simeone, figlio di Giuda, figlio di Giuseppe, figlio di Ionan, figlio di Ellakim;

31 W hich 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,

figlio di Melea, figlio di Mena figlio di Mattatha, figlio di Natan, figlio di Davide

32 W hich 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,

figlio di Iesse, figlio di Obed, figlio di Booz, figlio di Salmon, figlio di Naasson;

33 W hich 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,

figlio di Aminadab, figlio di Aram, figlio di Esrom, figlio di Fares, figlio di Giuda.

34 W hich 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,

figlio di Giacobbe, figlio di Isacco, figlio di Abrahamo, figlio di Tara, figlio di Nacor;

35 W hich 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,

figlio di Seruk, figlio di Ragau, figlio di Pelek, figlio di Eber, figlio di Sela

36 W hich 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,

figlio di Cainan, figlio di Arfacsad, figlio di Sem, figlio di Noè, figlio di Lamek;

37 W hich 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,

figlio di Mathusala, figlio di Enok, figlio di Iared, figlio di Mahalaleel, figlio di Cainan;

38 W hich was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

figlio di Enos, figlio di Set, figlio di Adamo, di Dio.