Matthew 3

1 ସହେି ସମୟରେ ବାପ୍ତିଜକ ଯୋହନ ଆସି ୟିହୂଦା ପ୍ରଦେଶର ପ୍ରାନ୍ତର ମଧିଅରେ ଘାଷେଣା କରି କହିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ

2 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଜୀବନ ଓ ହୃଦୟ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କର, କାରଣ ସ୍ବର୍ଗ ରାଜ୍ଯ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆସୁଅଛି।

3 ସହେି ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ବଷୟ ରେ ଭବିଷ୍ଯଦ୍ବକ୍ତା ୟିଶାଇୟ କହୁଥିଲେ,ପ୍ରାନ୍ତର ରେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଶବ୍ଦ କରୁଥିବା ଜଣକର ସ୍ବର। 'ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପଥ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କର, ତାହାଙ୍କ ରାଜପଥ ସଳଖ କର। ୟିଶାଇୟ 40:3

4 ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଓଟ ଲୋମ ରେ ତିଆରି ହାଇେଥିଲା। ସେ ଅଣ୍ଟା ରେ ଚମଡା ପଟି ବାନ୍ଧିଥିଲେ। ପଙ୍ଗପାଳ ଓ ବନମଧୁ ତାହାଙ୍କର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଥିଲା।

5 ସେ ସମୟରେ ୟିରୂଶାଲମ,ସମଗ୍ର ୟିହୂଦା ରାଜ୍ଯ ଓ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀର ଦୁଇପାଖ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ରେ ଥିବା ଲୋକେ ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଉପଦେଶ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଆସିଲେ।

6 ସମାନେେ ନିଜ ନିଜ ପାପ ସ୍ବୀକାର କଲେ। ଯୋହନ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ ରେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ଦେଲେ।

7 ଅନକେ ଫାରୂଶୀ ଓ ସାଦ୍ଦୂକୀ ଯୋହନ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ଦେଉଥିବା ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଆସିଲେ। ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଦେଖି ଯୋହନ କହିଲେ, ହେ କାଳସର୍ପ ଗଣା ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଆଗାମୀ କୋର୍ଧରୁ ପଳାୟନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କିଏ ଚତାବେନୀ ଦଲୋ?

8 ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ନିଜର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଦ୍ବାରା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବାକୁ ହବେ ଯେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବାସ୍ତବ ରେ ମନପରିର୍ତ୍ତନ କରିଛ।

9 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ନିଜକୁ ଅବ୍ରାହାମ ସନ୍ତାନ ବୋଲି କହି ଦେଲେ ଯେ ୟଥେଷ୍ଟ ହାଇଗେଲା, ସେ କଥା କବେେ ହେଲେ ଭାବ ନାହିଁ। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କହି ରଖୁଛି ଯେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଅବ୍ରହାମଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ପଥରଗୁଡିକରୁ ମଧ୍ଯ ସନ୍ତାନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିପାରିବେ।

10 ଗଛର ମୂଳ ଉପରେ କୁରାଢି ରଖା ଯାଇସାରିଲାଣି। ଯେଉଁସବୁ ଗଛ ଭଲ ଫଳ ଦେଉ ନାହାଁନ୍ତି, ସଗେୁଡିକୁ କାଟି ନିଆଁ ରେ ପକଇେ ଦିଆୟିବ।

11 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମନପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କରିଥିବାରୁ ମୁଁ ତ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଜଳ ରେ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ଦେଉଛି, କିନ୍ତୁ ମାେ ପରେ ଯେ ଆସୁଛନ୍ତି, ସେ ମାେ'ଠାରୁ ମହାନ। ମୁଁ ତ ତାହାଙ୍କର ଜୋତାବୋହି ନବୋକୁ ମଧ୍ଯ ୟୋଗ୍ଯ ନୁହେଁ। ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ପବିତ୍ରଆତ୍ମା ଓ ଅଗ୍ନି ରେ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ଦବେେ।

12 ତାହାଙ୍କ ହାତ ରେ କୁଲା ଅଛି। ସେଥି ରେ ସେ ଶସ୍ଯ ସବୁରୁ ଅଗାଡି ତକ ଅଲଗା କରି ଦବେେ। ସେ ତାହାଙ୍କ ଖଳାରୁ ପରିଷ୍କାର ହାଇେଥିବା ଶସ୍ଯତକ ଏକାଠି କରିନଇେ ଅମାର ଭତ ରେ ରଖି ଦବେେ ଓ ଅଗାଡି, କାଠ-କୁଟାତକ ନିଆଁ ରେ ପକଇେ ଦବେେ। ସେ ନିଆଁ କବେେ ହେଲେ ଲିଭିବ ନାହିଁ।

13 ସହେି ସମୟରେ ଯୋହନଙ୍କଠାରୁ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ନବୋପାଇଁ ଯୀଶୁ ଗାଲିଲୀରୁ ୟର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ନଦୀ କୂଳକୁ ଆସିଲେ।

14 କିନ୍ତୁ ଯୋହନ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ତାହାଙ୍କଠା ରେ ନବୋ ପାଇଁ ମନା କରିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରି କହିଲେ, ମାରେ ତୁମ୍ଭଠାରୁ ବାପ୍ତସ୍ମ ନବୋ ଦରକାର। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେ ପାଖକୁ କାହିଁକି ଆସିଛ?

15 ଉତ୍ତର ରେ ଯୀଶୁ ତାହାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ବହିଭଳି ହେଉ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ସମସ୍ତ ବିଷୟ କରିବା ଉଚିତ, ଯାହା ଉତ୍ତମ ଅଟେ। ତେଣୁ ଯୋହନ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ବାପ୍ତିସ୍ମ ଦବୋପାଇଁ ରାଜି ହେଲେ।

16 ଯୀଶୁ ବାପ୍ତିଜିତ ହେଲେ। ଯୀଶୁ ଜଳରୁ ବାହାରିବା ମାତ୍ ରେ ଆକାଶ ଖାଲିଗେଲା, ଏବଂ ସେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ଗୋଟିଏ କପୋତ ରୁପରେ ତଳକୁ ଓହ୍ଲଇେ ତାହାଙ୍କ ଉପରକୁ ଆସୁଥିବାର ଦେଖିଲେ।

17 ସେତବେେଳେ ଆକାଶରୁ ଏହି ବାଣୀ ହେଲା: ଏ ମାରେ ପ୍ରୟ ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ମୁଁ ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ ରମେ କରେ। ମୁଁ ତାହାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ପରମ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ।

1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

9 And think 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.

10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.

6 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

9 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

11 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.

20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.

21 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses.

23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

26 A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.

29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,

31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.