3:1  anno autem quintodecimo imperii         1.  Now in the fifteenth year of the
Tiberii Caesaris procurante Pontio           reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
Pilato Iudaeam tetrarcha autem               Pilate being governor of Judaea, and
Galilaeae Herode Philippo autem fratre       Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and
eius tetrarcha Itureae et Trachonitidis      his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea
regionis et Lysania Abilinae tetrarcha       and of the region of Trachonitis, and
                                             Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

3:2  sub principibus sacerdotum Anna et      2.  Annas and Caiaphas being the high
Caiapha factum est verbum Dei super          priests, the word of God came unto John
Iohannem Zacchariae filium in deserto        the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3:3  et venit in omnem regionem              3.  And he came into all the country
Iordanis praedicans baptismum                about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
paenitentiae in remissionem peccatorum       repentance for the remission of sins;

3:4  sicut scriptum est in libro             4.  As it is written in the book of the
sermonum Esaiae prophetae vox clamantis      words of Esaias the prophet, saying,
in deserto parate viam Domini rectas         The voice of one crying in the
facite semitas eius                          wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
                                             Lord, make his paths straight.

3:5  omnis vallis implebitur et omnis        5.  Every valley shall be filled, and
mons et collis humiliabitur et erunt         every mountain and hill shall be
prava in directa et aspera in vias           brought low; and the crooked shall be
planas                                       made straight, and the rough ways shall
                                             be made smooth;

3:6  et videbit omnis caro salutare Dei      6.  And all flesh shall see the
                                             salvation of God.

3:7  dicebat ergo ad turbas quae             7.  Then said he to the multitude that
exiebant ut baptizarentur ab ipso            came forth to be baptized of him, O
genimina viperarum quis ostendit vobis       generation of vipers, who hath warned
fugere a ventura ira                         you to flee from the wrath to come?

3:8  facite ergo fructus dignos              8.  Bring forth therefore fruits worthy
paenitentiae et ne coeperitis dicere         of repentance, and begin not to say
patrem habemus Abraham dico enim vobis       within yourselves, We have Abraham to
quia potest Deus de lapidibus istis          our father: for I say unto you, That
suscitare filios Abrahae                     God is able of these stones to raise up
                                             children unto Abraham.

3:9  iam enim securis ad radicem             9.  And now also the axe is laid unto
arborum posita est omnis ergo arbor non      the root of the trees: every tree
faciens fructum exciditur et in ignem        therefore which bringeth not forth good
mittitur                                     fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
                                             fire.

3:10  et interrogabant eum turbae            10.  And the people asked him, saying,
dicentes quid ergo faciemus                  What shall we do then?

3:11  respondens autem dicebat illis         11.  He answereth and saith unto them,
qui habet duas tunicas det non habenti       He that hath two coats, let him impart
et qui habet escas similiter faciat          to him that hath none; and he that hath
                                             meat, let him do likewise.

3:12  venerunt autem et publicani ut         12.  Then came also publicans to be
baptizarentur et dixerunt ad illum           baptized, and said unto him, Master,
magister quid faciemus                       what shall we do?

3:13  at ille dixit ad eos nihil             13.  And he said unto them, Exact no
amplius quam quod constitutum est vobis      more than that which is appointed you.
faciatis

3:14  interrogabant autem eum et             14.  And the soldiers likewise demanded
milites dicentes quid faciemus et nos        of him, saying, And what shall we do?
et ait illis neminem concutiatis neque       And he said unto them, Do violence to
calumniam faciatis et contenti estote        no man, neither accuse any falsely; and
stipendiis vestris                           be content with your wages.

3:15  existimante autem populo et            15.  And as the people were in
cogitantibus omnibus in cordibus suis        expectation, and all men mused in their
de Iohanne ne forte ipse esset Christus      hearts of John, whether he were the
                                             Christ, or not;

3:16  respondit Iohannes dicens omnibus      16.  John answered, saying unto them
ego quidem aqua baptizo vos venit autem      all, I indeed baptize you with water;
fortior me cuius non sum dignus solvere      but one mightier than I cometh, the
corrigiam calciamentorum eius ipse vos       latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy
baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto et igni         to unloose: he shall baptize you with
                                             the Holy Ghost and with fire:

3:17  cuius ventilabrum in manu eius et      17.  Whose fan is in his hand, and he
purgabit aream suam et congregabit           will throughly purge his floor, and
triticum in horreum suum paleas autem        will gather the wheat into his garner;
conburet igni inextinguibili                 but the chaff he will burn with fire
                                             unquenchable.

3:18  multa quidem et alia exhortans         18.  And many other things in his
evangelizabat populum                        exhortation preached he unto the people.

3:19  Herodes autem tetrarcha cum            19.  But Herod the tetrarch, being
corriperetur ab illo de Herodiade uxore      reproved by him for Herodias his
fratris sui et de omnibus malis quae         brother Philip's wife, and for all the
fecit Herodes                                evils which Herod had done,

3:20  adiecit et hoc supra omnia et          20.  Added yet this above all, that he
inclusit Iohannem in carcere                 shut up John in prison.

3:21  factum est autem cum baptizaretur      21.  Now when all the people were
omnis populus et Iesu baptizato et           baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus
orante apertum est caelum                    also being baptized, and praying, the
                                             heaven was opened,

3:22  et descendit Spiritus Sanctus          22.  And the Holy Ghost descended in a
corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum      bodily shape like a dove upon him, and
et vox de caelo facta est tu es Filius       a voice came from heaven, which said,
meus dilectus in te conplacuit mihi          Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am
                                             well pleased.

3:23  et ipse Iesus erat incipiens           23.  And Jesus himself began to be
quasi annorum triginta ut putabatur          about thirty years of age, being (as
filius Ioseph qui fuit Heli                  was supposed) the son of Joseph, which
                                             was the son of Heli,

3:24  qui fuit Matthat qui fuit Levi         24.  Which was the son of Matthat,
qui fuit Melchi qui fuit Iannae qui          which was the son of Levi, which was
fuit Ioseph                                  the son of Melchi, which was the son of
                                             Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

3:25  qui fuit Matthathiae qui fuit          25.  Which was the son of Mattathias,
Amos qui fuit Naum qui fuit Esli qui         which was the son of Amos, which was
fuit Naggae                                  the son of Naum, which was the son of
                                             Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

3:26  qui fuit Maath qui fuit                26.  Which was the son of Maath, which
Matthathiae qui fuit Semei qui fuit          was the son of Mattathias, which was
Iosech qui fuit Ioda                         the son of Semei, which was the son of
                                             Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

3:27  qui fuit Iohanna qui fuit Resa         27.  Which was the son of Joanna, which
qui fuit Zorobabel qui fuit Salathihel       was the son of Rhesa, which was the son
qui fuit Neri                                of Zorobabel, which was the son of
                                             Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

3:28  qui fuit Melchi qui fuit Addi qui      28.  Which was the son of Melchi, which
fuit Cosam qui fuit Helmadam qui fuit        was the son of Addi, which was the son
Her                                          of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam,
                                             which was the son of Er,

3:29  qui fuit Iesu qui fuit Eliezer         29.  Which was the son of Jose, which
qui fuit Iorim qui fuit Matthat qui          was the son of Eliezer, which was the
fuit Levi                                    son of Jorim, which was the son of
                                             Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

3:30  qui fuit Symeon qui fuit Iuda qui      30.  Which was the son of Simeon, which
fuit Ioseph qui fuit Iona qui fuit           was the son of Juda, which was the son
Eliachim                                     of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan,
                                             which was the son of Eliakim,

3:31  qui fuit Melea qui fuit Menna qui      31.  Which was the son of Melea, which
fuit Matthata qui fuit Nathan qui fuit       was the son of Menan, which was the son
David                                        of Mattatha, which was the son of
                                             Nathan, which was the son of David,

3:32  qui fuit Iesse qui fuit Obed qui       32.  Which was the son of Jesse, which
fuit Booz qui fuit Salmon qui fuit           was the son of Obed, which was the son
Naasson                                      of Booz, which was the son of Salmon,
                                             which was the son of Naasson,

3:33  qui fuit Aminadab qui fuit Aram        33.  Which was the son of Aminadab,
qui fuit Esrom qui fuit Phares qui fuit      which was the son of Aram, which was
Iudae                                        the son of Esrom, which was the son of
                                             Phares, which was the son of Juda,

3:34  qui fuit Iacob qui fuit Isaac qui      34.  Which was the son of Jacob, which
fuit Abraham qui fuit Thare qui fuit         was the son of Isaac, which was the son
Nachor                                       of Abraham, which was the son of Thara,
                                             which was the son of Nachor,

3:35  qui fuit Seruch qui fuit Ragau         35.  Which was the son of Saruch, which
qui fuit Phalec qui fuit Eber qui fuit       was the son of Ragau, which was the son
Sale                                         of Phalec, which was the son of Heber,
                                             which was the son of Sala,

3:36  qui fuit Cainan qui fuit Arfaxat       36.  Which was the son of Cainan, which
qui fuit Sem qui fuit Noe qui fuit           was the son of Arphaxad, which was the
Lamech                                       son of Sem, which was the son of Noe,
                                             which was the son of Lamech,

3:37  qui fuit Mathusalae qui fuit           37.  Which was the son of Mathusala,
Enoch qui fuit Iared qui fuit Malelehel      which was the son of Enoch, which was
qui fuit Cainan                              the son of Jared, which was the son of
                                             Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

3:38  qui fuit Enos qui fuit Seth qui        38.  Which was the son of Enos, which
fuit Adam qui fuit Dei                       was the son of Seth, which was the son
                                             of Adam, which was the son of God.