Luke

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.

1Now 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,

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

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

4As 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.

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 shall be made smooth;

6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

7Then 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?

8Bring 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.

9And 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.

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

11He 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.

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

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

14And 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.

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

16John 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:

17Whose 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.

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

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

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

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

22And 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.

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

24Which 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,

25Which 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,

26Which 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,

27Which 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,

28Which 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,

29Which 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,

30Which 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,

31Which 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,

32Which 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,

33Which 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,

34Which 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,

35Which 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,

36Which 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,

37Which 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,

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