Luc 3

1La quinzième année du règne de Tibère César, Ponce Pilate étant gouverneur de la Judée ; Hérode, tétrarque de la Galilée ; Philippe, son frère, tétrarque de l’Iturée et du pays de la Trachonite, et Lysanias, tétrarque de l’Abilène ;

2au temps des grands prêtres Anne et Caïphe, la parole du Seigneur se fit entendre à Jean, fils de Zacharie, dans le désert.

3Et il vint dans toute la contrée du Jourdain, prêchant le baptême de pénitence pour la rémission des péchés,

4ainsi qu’il est écrit au livre des oracles du prophète Isaïe : « Une voix a retenti au désert : Préparez le chemin du Seigneur, aplanissez ses sentiers.

5Toute vallée sera comblée, toute montagne et toute colline seront abaissées ; les chemins tortueux deviendront droits, et les raboteux unis.

6Et toute chair verra le salut de Dieu. »

7Il disait à ceux qui accouraient en foule, pour être baptisés par lui : « Race de vipères, qui vous a appris à fuir la colère qui vient ?

8Faites donc de dignes fruits de repentir, et n’essayez pas de dire en vous-mêmes : Abraham est notre père ; car je vous dis que de ces pierres mêmes Dieu peut susciter des enfants à Abraham.

9Déjà la cognée est à la racine des arbres. Tout arbre donc qui ne porte pas de bon fruit sera coupé et jeté au feu. »

10Et le peuple lui demanda : « Que faut-il donc faire ? »

11Il leur répondit : « Que celui qui a deux tuniques en donne une à qui n’en a point, et que celui qui a de quoi manger fasse de même. »

12Il vint aussi des publicains pour être baptisés, et ils lui dirent : « Maître, que devons-nous faire ? »

13Il leur dit : « N’exigez rien au delà de ce qui vous est ordonné. »

14Des gens de guerre l’interrogèrent aussi, disant : « Et nous, que devons-nous faire ? » Il leur répondit : « Abstenez-vous de toute violence et de toute fraude, et contentez-vous de votre solde. »

15Comme le peuple était dans l’attente, et que tous se demandaient dans leurs cœurs, à l’égard de Jean, s’il ne serait pas le Christ,

16Jean leur dit à tous : « Moi, je vous baptise dans l’eau ; mais il vient, celui qui est plus puissant que moi, et dont je ne suis pas digne de délier la courroie de la chaussure ; lui, il vous baptisera dans l’Esprit-Saint et le feu.

17Sa main tient le van, et il nettoiera son aire, et il amassera le froment dans son grenier, et il brûlera la paille dans un feu qui ne s’éteint point. »

18Par ces exhortations, et beaucoup d’autres semblables, il annonçait donc au peuple la bonne nouvelle.

19Mais Hérode le tétrarque, étant repris par lui au sujet d’Hérodiade, femme de son frère, et de tout le mal qu’il avait fait,

20il ajouta ce crime à tous les autres, et enferma Jean en prison.

21Or, dans le temps que tout le peuple venait de recevoir le baptême, Jésus fut aussi baptisé, et pendant qu’il priait, le ciel s’ouvrit,

22et l’Esprit-Saint descendit sur lui sous une forme corporelle, comme une colombe, et du ciel une voix se fit entendre, disant : « Tu es mon Fils bien-aimé ; en toi j’ai mes complaisances. »

23Jésus avait environ trente ans lorsqu’il commença son ministère ; il était, comme on le croyait, fils de Joseph, fils d’Héli,

24fils de Matthat, fils de Lévi, fils de Melchi, fils de Janné, fils de Joseph,

25fils de Mattathias, fils d’Amos, fils de Nahum, fils d’Hesli, fils de Naggé,

26fils de Maath, fils de Mattathias, fils de Séméï, fils de Josech, fils de Juda,

27fils de Joanan, fils de Résa, fils de Zorobabel, fils de Salathiel, fils de Néri,

28fils de Melchi, fils d’Addi, fils de Cosam, fils d’Elmadam, fils de Her,

29fils de Jésus, fils d’Eliézer, fils de Jorim, fils de Matthat, fils de Lévi,

30fils de Siméon, fils de Juda, fils de Joseph, fils de Jonan, fils d’Eliakim,

31fils de Méléa, fils de Menna, fils de Mattatha, fils de Nathan, fils de David,

32fils de Jessé, fils d’Obed, fils de Booz, fils de Salmon, fils de Naasson,

33fils d’Aminadab, fils d’Aram, fils d’Esron, fils de Pharès, fils de Judas,

34fils de Jacob, fils d’Isaac, fils d’Abraham, fils de Tharé, fils de Nachor,

35fils de Sarug, fils de Réü, fils de Phaleg, fils d’Héber, fils de Salé,

36fils de Caïnan, fils d’Arphaxad, fils de Sem, fils de Noé, fils de Lamech,

37fils de Mathusalé, fils d’Enoch, fils de Jared, fils de Malaléel, fils de Caïnan,

38fils d’Enos, fils de Seth, fils d’Adam, fils de Dieu.

1Anno autem quintodecimo imperii Tiberii Cæsaris, procurante Pontio Pilato Judæam, tetrarcha autem Galiææ Herode, Philippo autem fratre ejus tetrarcha Iturææ, et Trachonitidis regionis, et Lysania Abilinæ tetrarcha,

2sub principibus sacerdotum Anna et Caipha: factum est verbum Domini super Joannem, Zachariæ filium, in deserto.

3Et venit in omnem regionem Jordanis, prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum,

4sicut scriptum est in libro sermonum Isaiæ prophetæ: [Vox clamantis in deserto: Parate viam Domini; rectas facite semitas ejus:

5omnis vallis implebitur, et omnis mons, et collis humiliabitur: et erunt prava in directa, et aspera in vias planas:

6et videbit omnis caro salutare Dei.]

7Dicebat ergo ad turbas quæ exibant ut baptizarentur ab ipso: Genimina viperarum, quis ostendit vobis fugere a ventura ira?

8Facite ergo fructus dignos pœnitentiæ, et ne cœperitis dicere: Patrem habemus Abraham. Dico enim vobis quia potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahæ.

9Jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor non faciens fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.

10Et interrogabant eum turbæ, dicentes: Quid ergo faciemus?

11Respondens autem dicebat illis: Qui habet duas tunicas, det non habenti: et qui habet escas, similiter faciat.

12Venerunt autem et publicani ut baptizarentur, et dixerunt ad illum: Magister, quid faciemus?

13At ille dixit ad eos: Nihil amplius, quam quod constitutum est vobis, faciatis.

14Interrogabant autem eum et milites, dicentes: Quid faciemus et nos? Et ait illis: Neminem concutiatis, neque calumniam faciatis: et contenti estote stipendiis vestris.

15Existimante autem populo, et cogitantibus omnibus in cordibus suis de Joanne, ne forte ipse esset Christus,

16respondit Joannes, dicens omnibus: Ego quidem aqua baptizo vos: veniet autem fortior me, cujus non sum dignus solvere corrigiam calceamentorum ejus: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto et igni:

17cujus ventilabrum in manu ejus, et purgabit aream suam, et congregabit triticum in horreum suum, paleas autem comburet igni inextinguibili.

18Multa quidem et alia exhortans evangelizabat populo.

19Herodes autem tetrarcha cum corriperetur ab illo de Herodiade uxore fratris sui, et de omnibus malis quæ fecit Herodes,

20adjecit et hoc super omnia, et inclusit Joannem in carcere.

21Factum est autem cum baptizaretur omnis populus, et Jesu baptizato, et orante, apertum est cælum:

22et descendit Spiritus Sanctus corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum: et vox de cælo facta est: Tu es filius meus dilectus, in te complacui mihi.

23Et ipse Jesus erat incipiens quasi annorum triginta, ut putabatur, filius Joseph, qui fuit Heli, qui fuit Mathat,

24qui fuit Levi, qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Janne, qui fuit Joseph,

25qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Amos, qui fuit Nahum, qui fuit Hesli, qui fuit Nagge,

26qui fuit Mahath, qui fuit Mathathiæ, qui fuit Semei, qui fuit Joseph, qui fuit Juda,

27qui fuit Joanna, qui fuit Resa, qui fuit Zorobabel, qui fuit Salatheil, qui fuit Neri,

28qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Addi, qui fuit Cosan, qui fuit Elmadan, qui fuit Her,

29qui fuit Jesu, qui fuit Eliezer, qui fuit Jorim, qui fuit Mathat, qui fuit Levi,

30qui fuit Simeon, qui fuit Juda, qui fuit Joseph, qui fuit Jona, qui fuit Eliakim,

31qui fuit Melea, qui fuit Menna, qui fuit Mathatha, qui fuit Natham, qui fuit David,

32qui fuit Jesse, qui fuit Obed, qui fuit Booz, qui fuit Salmon, qui fuit Naasson,

33qui fuit Aminadab, qui fuit Aram, qui fuit Esron, qui fuit Phares, qui fuit Judæ,

34qui fuit Jacob, qui fuit Isaac, qui fuit Abrahæ, qui fuit Thare, qui fuit Nachor,

35qui fuit Sarug, qui fuit Ragau, qui fuit Phaleg, qui fuit Heber, qui fuit Sale,

36qui fuit Cainan, qui fuit Arphaxad, qui fuit Sem, qui fuit Noë, qui fuit Lamech,

37qui fuit Methusale, qui fuit Henoch, qui fuit Jared, qui fuit Malaleel, qui fuit Cainan,

38qui fuit Henos, qui fuit Seth, qui fuit Adam, qui fuit Dei.

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.