1 W axay ahayd sannaddii shan iyo tobnaad oo Tiberiyas Kaysar boqranaa, markii Bontiyos Bilaatos xukumi jiray Yahuudiya, oo Herodos taliye u ahaa Galili, walaalkiis Filibosna taliye u ahaa Ituraya iyo dalkii Tarakhoonitis, oo Lusaniyas taliye u ahaa Abilene,

And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar -- Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --

2 o o Annas iyo Kayafas wadaaddadii sare ahaan jireen, markaasaa ereygii Ilaah cidlada ugu yimid Yooxanaa ina Sakariyas.

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

3 W uxuu yimid Webi Urdun hareerihiis oo dhan isagoo dadka ku wacdiyeya baabtiiskii toobadda dembidhaafka aawadiis,

and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

4 s iday ugu qoran tahay kitaabkii hadallada Nebi Isayos, Waa codka kan cidlada kaga qaylinaya, Jidka Rabbiga hagaajiya, Waddooyinkiisa toosiya.

as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

5 D ooxo walba waa la buuxin doonaa, Qar iyo buur walbana waa la gaabin doonaa, Wixii qalloocanna waa la toosin doonaa, Jidadka xunxunna waa la simi doonaa,

every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

6 U unka oo dhammuna badbaadinta Ilaah ayay arki doonaan.

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'

7 H addaba wuxuu ku yidhi dadkii badnaa oo u soo baxay inuu baabtiiso iyaga, Dhal jilbisay, yaa idiinka digay inaad ka carartaan cadhada imanaysa?

Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

8 H addaba midho toobad istaahila soo bixiya, hana bilaabina inaad isku tidhaahdaan, Waxaannu leennahay Ibraahim oo aabbe noo ah. Waayo, waxaan idinku leeyahay, Ilaah waa karaa inuu dhagaxyadan carruur uga kiciyo Ibraahim.

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

9 H addeer weliba faaska waxaa la dhigay geedaha guntooda. Sidaa darteed geed walba oo aan midho wanaagsan soo bixin waa la gooyaa oo dabka lagu tuuraa.

and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

10 M arkaasaa dadkii badnaa weyddiiyeen, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Haddaba maxaannu samaynaa?

And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?'

11 K olkaasuu u jawaabay oo iyagii ku yidhi, Kii laba khamiis qabaa, ha siiyo kii aan waxba qabin; kii cunto qabaana, sidaas oo kale ha yeelo.

and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats -- let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals -- in like manner let him do.'

12 M arkaasaa waxaa u yimid cashuurqaadayaal in la baabtiiso, waxayna ku yidhaahdeen, Macallimow, annaguna maxaannu samaynaa?

And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'

13 I saguna wuxuu ku yidhi, Waxaa laydiin amray wax ka badan ha qaadanina.

and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.'

14 M arkaasaa askarna weyddiisay oo ku tidhi, Annaguna maxaannu samaynaa? Wuxuu iyagii ku yidhi, Ninna ha dulmina, oo ninna ha masabidina; mushahaaradiinnana raalli ku ahaada.

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

15 I ntii dadku filanayeen oo kulligoodna qalbiyadooda kaga fikirayeen Yooxanaa inuu yahay Masiixii iyo in kale,

And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

16 a yaa Yooxanaa kulligood u jawaabay oo ku yidhi, Anigu waxaan idinku baabtiisaa biyo, laakiin waxaa imanaya ku iga itaal weyn, kan aanan istaahilin inaan yeelmihii kabihiisa furo. Isagu wuxuu idinku baabtiisi doonaa Ruuxa Quduuska ah iyo dab.

John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

17 M asaftiisu gacantiisay ku jirtaa inuu goobtiisa wax lagu tumo aad u safeeyo oo sarreenkana maqsinkiisa ku soo ururiyo, laakiin buunshaha ayuu dab aan demeyn ku gubi doonaa.

whose winnowing shovel in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'

18 D igniin badan oo kale ayuu dadka ku wacdiyey.

And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,

19 L aakiin kolkuu taliye Herodos u canaantay walaalkiis Filibos naagtiisii Herodiya aawadeed, iyo waxyaalaha xunxun oo Herodos sameeyey oo dhan aawadood,

and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

20 a yaa Herodos waxan oo dhan weliba ku daray inuu Yooxanaa ku xidho xabsigii. Ciise Waa La Baabtiisay

added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

21 M arkii dadkii oo dhan la baabtiisay, waxaa dhacay in Ciisena la baabtiisay, oo intuu tukanayay ayaa samadu furantay,

And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

22 o o Ruuxa Quduuska ah ayaa dushiisa ku soo degay isagoo muuqasho jidh leh oo qoolley u eg, waxaana samada ka yimid cod leh, Adigu waxaad tahay Wiilkayga aan jeclahay; ee waan kugu faraxsanahay. Abtirsiinta Ciise

and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

23 O o Ciise markuu bilaabay inuu wax baro, wuxuu ahaa qiyaas soddon jir, isagoo ahaa (sida loo moodayay) ina Yuusuf, kan ahaa ina Heli,

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

24 k an ahaa ina Matad, kan ahaa ina Laawi, kan ahaa ina Malki, kan ahaa ina Yanna,

the of Eli, the of Matthat, the of Levi, the of Melchi, the of Janna, the of Joseph,

25 k an ahaa ina Yuusuf, kan ahaa ina Matatiyas, kan ahaa ina Caamoos, kan ahaa ina Na'uum, kan ahaa ina Esli, kan ahaa ina Naggay,

the of Mattathias, the of Amos, the of Naum, the of Esli,

26 k an ahaa ina Ma'ad, kan ahaa ina Matatiyas, kan ahaa ina Semey, kan ahaa ina Yuusuf, kan ahaa ina Yuuda,

the of Naggai, the of Maath, the of Mattathias, the of Semei, the of Joseph, the of Juda,

27 k an ahaa ina Yo'anna, kan ahaa ina Reesa, kan ahaa ina Serubaabel, kan ahaa ina Salaatii'eel, kan ahaa ina Neeri,

the of Joanna, the of Rhesa, the of Zerubbabel, the of Shealtiel,

28 k an ahaa ina Malki, kan ahaa ina Addi, kan ahaa ina Koosam, kan ahaa ina Elmoodam, kan ahaa ina Ceer,

the of Neri, the of Melchi, the of Addi, the of Cosam, the of Elmodam, the of Er,

29 k an ahaa ina Yooses, kan ahaa ina Eliiceser, kan ahaa ina Yoorim, kan ahaa ina Matad, kan ahaa ina Laawi,

the of Jose, the of Eliezer, the of Jorim, the of Matthat,

30 k an ahaa ina Simecoon, kan ahaa ina Yuuda, kan ahaa ina Yuusuf, kan ahaa ina Yoonam, kan ahaa ina Eliyaqiim,

the of Levi, the of Simeon, the of Juda, the of Joseph, the of Jonan, the of Eliakim,

31 k an ahaa ina Mele'as, kan ahaa ina Menna, kan ahaa ina Matata, kan ahaa ina Naataan, kan ahaa ina Daa'uud,

the of Melea, the of Mainan, the of Mattatha, the of Nathan,

32 k an ahaa ina Yesay, kan ahaa ina Coobeed, kan ahaa ina Bocas, kan ahaa ina Salmoon, kan ahaa ina Naasoon,

the of David, the of Jesse, the of Obed, the of Booz, the of Salmon, the of Nahshon,

33 k an ahaa ina Caminadaab, kan ahaa ina Araam, kan ahaa ina Esroom, kan ahaa ina Feres, kan ahaa ina Yahuudah,

the of Amminadab, the of Aram, the of Esrom, the of Pharez,

34 k an ahaa ina Yacquub, kan ahaa ina Isxaaq, kan ahaa ina Ibraahim, kan ahaa ina Tara, kan ahaa ina Naakoor,

the of Judah, the of Jacob, the of Isaac, the of Abraham, the of Terah, the of Nahor,

35 k an ahaa ina Seruukh, kan ahaa ina Ragaw, kan ahaa ina Faleg, kan ahaa ina Xeber, kan ahaa ina Salah,

the of Serug, the of Reu, the of Peleg, the of Eber,

36 k an ahaa ina Qaynaan, kan ahaa ina Arfaksad, kan ahaa ina Sheem, kan ahaa ina Nuux, kan ahaa ina Lameg,

the of Salah, the of Cainan, the of Arphaxad, the of Shem, the of Noah, the of Lamech,

37 k an ahaa ina Metushelax, kan ahaa ina Enoog, kan ahaa ina Yaared, kan ahaa ina Mahalaleel, kan ahaa ina Qaynaan,

the of Methuselah, the of Enoch, the of Jared, the of Mahalaleel,

38 k an ahaa ina Enoos, kan ahaa ina Seed, kan ahaa ina Aadan, kan ahaa ina Ilaah.

the of Cainan, the of Enos, the of Seth, the of Adam, the of God.