Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea,

本丟彼拉多作猶太巡撫

and Herod, the ruler of Galilee,

希律作加利利分封的王

and Annas and Caiaphas the high priests,

以及亞拿和該亞法作猶太大祭司的時候

The word of God came to John in the desert,

伊麗莎伯的兒子 約翰在曠野裡

and he came into all the country near the Jordan river,

上帝的話臨到了他

preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

他就來到約旦河那一帶宣講悔改的洗禮

Turn away from your sins! And be baptized!

使罪得到赦免

And God will forgive your sins!

離棄你們的罪

As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah;

接受洗禮

Someone is shouting in the desert;

上帝將赦免你們的罪

Get the road ready for the Lord!

這正是上帝的先知以賽亞所說的

Make a straight path for Him to travel.

在曠野裡有人喊著說

Every valley must be filled up.

預備好主的道路

Every hill and mountain leveled off!

修直他所要行走的路

The winding roads must be made straight.

一切山谷都要填滿

And the rough paths made smooth,

大小山崗都要削平

and all mankind will see God's salvation!

彎曲的道路要修直

What shall we do?

高低的道路要鋪平

You brood of vipers!

全人類都將看見上帝的救恩

What do you want us to do?

我們該怎麼辦呢

Whoever has two shirts,

那我們該怎麼做呢

must give one to the man who has none.

你這虛偽的人啊

And whoever has food must share it!

你要我們怎麼辦呢

Teacher,

告訴我們 我們該怎樣悔改

we are tax collectors.

如果有倆件衣服的

What shall we do?

要分一件給沒有衣服的人

Don't collect more than is legal.

有食物的也要 分給他人

And what about us? What are we to do?

老師

Don't take money from anyone by force.

我們是收稅的

And don't accuse anyone falsely.

該怎麼做呢

Be content with your pay.

除了規定的數目 不要多收

Tell us. Are you the Christ?

那我們呢

I baptize you with water.

我們該怎麼辦呢

But Someone is coming who is much greater than I am.

不要敲詐勒索 強取錢財

I'm not good enough even to untie His sandals.

不要去冤枉別人

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

要滿足於你現有的

He has His grain shovel with Him,

告訴我們

to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into His barn.

你是基督嗎

And the Holy Spirit came down on Jesus in bodily form like a dove.

我要用水給你們施洗

And a voice from Heaven said;

但有一位比我更偉大的要來

You are My beloved Son,

我就是給他解鞋帶也不配

in You I am well pleased.

他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗