Luke

1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina;

2Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.

3And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;

4As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

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 plain;

6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

7He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?

8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

9For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down and cast into the fire.

10And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do?

11And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner.

12And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do?

13But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.

14And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay.

15And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ;

16John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

17Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

18And many other things exhorting, did he preach to the people.

19But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done;

20He added this also above all, and shut up John in prison.

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

22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

23And Jesus himself was beginning about the age of thirty years; being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Mathat,

24Who was of Levi, who was of Melchi, who was of Janne, who was of Joseph,

25Who was of Mathathias, who was of Amos, who was of Nahum, who was of Hesli, who was of Nagge,

26Who was of Mahath, who was of Mathathias, who was of Semei, who was of Joseph, who was of Juda,

27Who was of Joanna, who was of Reza, who was of Zorobabel, who was of Salathiel, who was of Neri,

28Who was of Melchi, who was of Addi, who was of Cosan, who was of Helmadan, who was of Her,

29Who was of Jesus, who was of Eliezer, who was of Jorim, who was of Mathat, who was of Levi,

30Who was of Simeon, who was of Judas, who was of Joseph, who was of Jona, who was of Eliakim,

31Who was of Melea, who was of Menna, who was of Mathatha, who was of Nathan, who was of David,

32Who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Booz, who was of Salmon, who was of Naasson,

33Who was of Aminadab, who was of Aram, who was of Esron, who was of Phares, who was of Judas,

34Who was of Jacob, who was of Isaac, who was of Abraham, who was of Thare, who was of Nachor,

35Who was of Sarug, who was of Ragau, who was of Phaleg, who was of Heber, who was of Sale,

36Who was of Cainan, who was of Arphaxad, who was of Sem, who was of Noe, who was of Lamech,

37Who was of Mathusale, who was of Henoch, who was of Jared, who was of Malaleel, who was of Cainan,

38Who was of Henos, who was of Seth, who was of Adam, who was of God.

1Năm thứ mười lăm dưới triều hoàng đế Ti-bê-ri-ô, thời Phong-xi-ô Phi-la-tô làm tổng trấn miền Giu-đê, Hê-rô-đê làm tiểu vương miền Ga-li-lê, người anh là Phi-líp-phê làm tiểu vương miền I-tu-rê và Tra-khô-nít, Ly-xa-ni-a làm tiểu vương miền A-bi-lên,

2Kha-nan và Cai-pha làm thượng tế, có lời Thiên Chúa phán cùng con ông Da-ca-ri-a là ông Gio-an trong hoang địa.

3Ông liền đi khắp vùng ven sông Gio-đan, rao giảng, kêu gọi người ta chịu phép rửa tỏ lòng sám hối để được ơn tha tội,

4như có lời chép trong sách ngôn sứ I-sai-a rằng : *Có tiếng người hô trong hoang địa : hãy dọn sẵn con đường cho Đức Chúa, sửa lối cho thẳng để Người đi.*

5*Mọi thung lũng, phải lấp cho đầy, mọi núi đồi, phải bạt cho thấp, khúc quanh co, phải uốn cho ngay, đường lồi lõm, phải san cho phẳng.*

6*Rồi hết mọi người phàm sẽ thấy ơn cứu độ của Thiên Chúa*.

7Đám đông lũ lượt kéo đến xin ông Gio-an làm phép rửa ; ông nói với họ : “Nòi rắn độc kia, ai đã chỉ cho các anh cách trốn cơn thịnh nộ của Thiên Chúa sắp giáng xuống vậy ?

8Các anh hãy sinh những hoa quả xứng với lòng sám hối. Và đừng vội nghĩ bụng rằng : Chúng ta đã có tổ phụ Áp-ra-ham ; vì, tôi nói cho các anh hay, Thiên Chúa có thể làm cho những hòn đá này trở nên con cháu ông Áp-ra-ham.

9Cái rìu đã đặt sát gốc cây : bất cứ cây nào không sinh quả tốt đều bị chặt đi và quăng vào lửa.”

10Đám đông hỏi ông rằng : “Chúng tôi phải làm gì đây ?”

11Ông trả lời : “Ai có hai áo, thì chia cho người không có ; ai có gì ăn, thì cũng làm như vậy.”

12Cũng có những người thu thuế đến chịu phép rửa. Họ hỏi ông : “Thưa thầy, chúng tôi phải làm gì ?”

13Ông bảo họ : “Đừng đòi hỏi gì quá mức đã ấn định cho các anh.”

14Binh lính cũng hỏi ông : “Còn anh em chúng tôi thì phải làm gì ?” Ông bảo họ : “Chớ hà hiếp ai, cũng đừng tống tiền người ta, hãy an phận với số lương của mình.”

15Hồi đó, dân đang trông ngóng, và trong thâm tâm, ai nấy đều tự hỏi : biết đâu ông Gio-an lại chẳng là Đấng Mê-si-a !

16Ông Gio-an trả lời mọi người rằng : “Tôi, tôi làm phép rửa cho anh em trong nước, nhưng có Đấng mạnh thế hơn tôi đang đến, tôi không đáng cởi quai dép cho Người. Người sẽ làm phép rửa cho anh em trong Thánh Thần và lửa.

17Tay Người cầm nia rê sạch lúa trong sân : thóc mẩy thì thu vào kho lẫm, còn thóc lép thì bỏ vào lửa không hề tắt mà đốt đi.”

18Ngoài ra, ông còn khuyên dân nhiều điều khác nữa, mà loan báo Tin Mừng cho họ.

19Còn tiểu vương Hê-rô-đê thì bị ông Gio-an khiển trách vì đã lấy bà Hê-rô-đi-a là vợ của người anh, và vì tất cả các tội ác tiểu vương đã phạm.

20Ngoài ra, tiểu vương còn phạm thêm tội này là bỏ tù ông Gio-an.

21Khi toàn dân đã chịu phép rửa, Đức Giê-su cũng chịu phép rửa, và đang khi Người cầu nguyện, thì trời mở ra,

22và Thánh Thần ngự xuống trên Người dưới hình dáng chim bồ câu. Lại có tiếng từ trời phán rằng : *Con là Con của Cha ; ngày hôm nay, Cha đã sinh ra Con*.

23Khi Đức Giê-su khởi sự rao giảng, Người trạc ba mươi tuổi. Thiên hạ vẫn coi Người là con ông Giu-se. Giu-se là con Ê-li,

24Ê-li con Mát-tát, Mát-tát con Lê-vi, Lê-vi con Man-ki, Man-ki con Gian-nai, Gian-nai con Giô-xếp.

25Giô-xếp con Mát-tít-gia, Mát-tít-gia con A-mốt, A-mốt con Na-khum, Na-khum con Khét-li, Khét-li con Nác-gai.

26Nác-gai con Ma-khát, Ma-khát con Mát-tít-gia, Mát-tít-gia con Sim-y, Sim-y con Giô-xếch, Giô-xếch con Giô-đa.

27San-ti-ên con Nê-ri,

28Nê-ri con Man-ki, Man-ki con Át-đi, Át-đi con Cô-xam, Cô-xam con En-mơ-đam, En-mơ-đam con E.

29E con Giê-su, Giê-su con Ê-li-e-de, Ê-li-e-de con Giô-rim, Giô-rim con Mát-tát, Mát-tát con Lê-vi.

30Lê-vi con Si-mê-ôn, Si-mê-ôn con Giu-đa, Giu-đa con Giô-xếp, Giô-xếp con Giô-nam, Giô-nam con En-gia-kim,

31En-gia-kim con Ma-li-a, Ma-li-a con Mi-na, Mi-na con Mát-tát-ta, Mát-tát-ta con Na-than, Na-than con Đa-vít.

32Đa-vít con Gie-sê. Gie-sê con Ô-vết, Ô-vết con Bô-át, Bô-át con Xan-môn, Xan-môn con Nác-sôn.

33Nác-sôn con Am-mi-na-đáp, Am-mi-na-đáp con Át-min, Át-min con Ác-ni, Ác-ni con Khét-rôn, Khét-rôn con Pe-rét, Pe-rét con Giu-đa.

34Áp-ra-ham con Te-rác, Te-rác con Na-kho.

35Na-kho con Xơ-rúc, Xơ-rúc con Rơ-u, Rơ-u con Pe-léc, Pe-léc con Ê-ve. Ê-ve con Se-lác.

36Se-lác con Kê-nan, Kê-nan con Ác-pắc-sát, Ác-pắc-sát con Sêm, Sêm con Nô-ê, Nô-ê con La-méc.

37La-méc con Mơ-thu-se-lác. Mơ-thu-se-lác con Kha-nốc, Kha-nốc con Gie-rét, Gie-rét con Ma-ha-lan-ên, Ma-ha-lan-ên con Kê-nan.

38Kê-nan con E-nốt, E-nốt con Sết, Sết con A-đam và A-đam là con Thiên Chúa.