Matthew 3Matthew3

Salkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New TestamentBerean Standard Bible

1. 1HSGוַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיָּבֹא יוֹחָנָן הַמְטַבֵּל וַיִּקְרָא בְמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמַר׃BSBBSB: In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2. 2HSGשׁוּבוּ כִּי־מַלְכוּת הַשָּׁמַיִם קָרְבָה לָבֹא׃BSBBSB: and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3. 3HSGהוּא אֲשֶׁר נִבָּא עָלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָֹה יַשְּׁרוּ מְסִלּוֹתָיו׃BSBBSB: This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
4. 4HSGוְיוֹחָנָן הָיָה לָבוּשׁ שְׂעַר גְּמַלִּים וְאֵזוֹר עוֹר אָזוּר בְּמָתְנָיו וּמַאֲכָלוֹ חֲגָבִים וּדְבַשׁ מִיָּעַר׃BSBBSB: John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5. 5HSGוַיֵּצְאוּ אֵלָיו יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וְכָל־יְהוּדָה וְכָל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן׃BSBBSB: People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6. 6HSGוַיִּטָּבְלוּ עַל־יָדוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן בְּהִתְוַדֹּתָם אֶת־חַטֹּאתֵיהֶם׃BSBBSB: Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7. 7HSGאַךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה רַבִּים מִן־הַפְּרוּשִׁים וּמִן־הַצַּדּוּקִים בָּאִים אֵלָיו לְהִטָּבֵל וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יַלְדֵי צִפְעֹנִים מִי הוֹרָה אֶתְכֶם לְהִמָּלֵט עַל־נַפְשְׁכֶם מִפְּנֵי חֲרוֹן אַף הַבָּא׃BSBBSB: But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8. 8HSGלָכֵן עֲשׂוּ פְרִי טוֹב לִתְשׁוּבָה׃BSBBSB: Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9. 9HSGוְאַל־תֶּהְגּוּ בִלְבַבְכֶם לֵאמֹר אַבְרָהָם לָנוּ לְאָב כִּי אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם גַּם מִן־אֲבָנִים אֵלֶּה תַּשִּׂיג יַד־אֱלֹהִים לְהָקִים בָּנִים לְאַבְרָהָם׃BSBBSB: And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
10. 10HSGוְגַם־כְּבָר נָטוּי הַגַּרְזֶן עַל־שֹׁרֶשׁ הָעֵצִים וְלָכֵן כָּל־עֵץ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה פְרִי טוֹב יִגָּדַע וְהָשְׁלַךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ׃BSBBSB: The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
11. 11HSGוַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מְטַבֵּל אֶתְכֶם בַּמַּיִם לִתְשׁוּבָה אַךְ הַבָּא אַחֲרַי חָסֹן הוּא מִמֶּנִּי אֲשֶׁר קָטֹנְתִּי מִשְּׂאֵת אֶת־נְעָלָיו הוּא יְטַבֵּל אֶתְכֶם בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבָאֵשׁ׃BSBBSB: I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12. 12HSGאֲשֶׁר מִזְרֵהוּ בְיָדוֹ לִזְרוֹת וּלְהָבֵר אֶת־גָּרְנוֹ וְאָסַף אֶת־הַחִטִּים אֶל־תּוֹךְ אֲסָמָיו וְאֶת־הַמֹּץ יִשְׂרֹף בַּאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִכְבֶּה׃BSBBSB: His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
13. 13HSGאָז יָבֹא יֵשׁוּעַ מִן־הַגָּלִיל אֶל־הַיַּרְדֵּן לִפְנֵי יוֹחָנָן לְהִטָּבֵל עַל־יָדוֹ׃BSBBSB: At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14. 14HSGוַיַּעֲצָר־בּוֹ יוֹחָנָן לֵאמֹר הֲלֹא נָכוֹן לִי לְהִטָּבֵל עַל־יָדְךָ וְאַתָּה בָּאתָ אֵלָי׃BSBBSB: But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15. 15HSGוַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הֶרֶף כַּיּוֹם כִּי־כֹה יָאֲתָה לָנוּ לְמַלֵּא כָל־צְדָקָה וַיִּרֶף מִמֶּנּוּ׃BSBBSB: “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
16. 16HSGוַיִּטָּבֵל יֵשׁוּעַ וַיְמַהֵר וַיַּעַל מִן־הַמָּיִם וְהִנֵּה נִפְתְחוּ־לוֹ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיַּרְא אֶת־רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים יֹרֶדֶת בִּדְמוּת־יוֹנָה וַתָּנַח עָלָיו׃BSBBSB: As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
17. 17HSGוְהִנֵּה קוֹל קֹרֵא מִשָּׁמַיִם זֶה הוּא בְנִי יְדִידִי בּוֹ רָצְתָה נַפְשִׁי׃BSBBSB: And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”