1NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberios Cesar, in the government of Pontios Pilatos in Jehud, Herodes being chief of the Fourth in Galila, and Philipos his brother chief of the Fourth in Ituria and in the region of Trakona, and Lusania chief of the Fourth of Abilini; 2in the high priesthood of Chanan and of Kaiopha, was the word of Aloha unto Juchanon bar Zakaria in the desert. 3And he came into the whole country about the Jurdan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 4As it is written in the book of the words of Eshaia the prophet, who said, The voice which crieth in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, And make straight in the plain the highways for our Aloha. 5All valleys shall be filled, And all mountains and heights be brought low, And the mound shall be a level (place), And the rough place a plain, 6And all flesh shall see the salvation of Aloha. 7And he said to those multitudes who came to him to be baptized, O brood of vipers, who hath showed you to flee from the wrath that cometh? 8Work therefore fruits which are worthy of repentance. And begin not to say within yourselves that Abraham is father to us; for I tell you, that from these stones Aloha is able to raise up sons unto Abraham. 9But, behold, the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which good fruit maketh not, is cut down and into the fire falleth. 10And the assemblies inquired of him, saying, What then shall we do? 11He answered and said to them, Whoever hath two tunics, let him give to him who hath none; and whoever hath food, so let him do (likewise). 12The publicans also came to be baptized, and they said to him, Malphona, what shall we do? 13But he said to them, Demand not any thing more upon what is prescribed to you to require. 14And the military servants asked of him and said, What shall we also do? And he said to them, Molest no man, oppress no man, and let your wages satisfy you. 15But while the people thought concerning Juchanon, and all of them reasoned in their hearts whether he were the Meshicha, 16Juchanon answered and said to them, Behold, I baptize you with waters, but there cometh after me He who is mightier than I; He, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose; He shall baptize you with the Spirit of Holiness and with fire: 17He who, holding the fan in his hand, and cleansing his floors, gathereth the wheat into his garners, and the chaff he will burn in the fire which is not quenched. 18But many other things he also taught and preached to the people. 19But Herodes Tetrarka, because he was reproved by Juchanon concerning Herodia the wife of Philipos his brother, and concerning all the evil things which he had done, 20added this also upon all, and shut up Juchanon in the house of the chained. 21But it was when he had baptized all the people, and also Jeshu he baptized. And while he prayed, 22the heavens were opened, and the Spirit of Holiness descended upon him in the bodily likeness of a dove: and the voice was from the heavens, which said, Thou art my Son the Beloved One, in thee I have delighted. 23NOW Jeshu himself was as a son of thirty years, and was considered the son of Jauseph bar Heli, 24bar Mattath, bar Levi, bar Malki, bar Jani, bar Jauseph, 25bar Mattha, bar Amuts, bar Nachum, bar Chesli, bar Nagi, 26bar Math, bar Matath, bar Shemri, bar Jauseph, bar Jihuda, 27bar Juchanon, bar Rosa, bar Zurbobel, bar Shelathiel, bar Niri, 28bar Malki, bar Adi, bar Kusam, bar Elmudod, bar Ir, 29bar Jose, bar Eleazar, bar Juram, bar Mathitha, bar Levi, 30bar Shemun, bar Jihuda, bar Jauseph, bar Jonam, bar Eliakim, 31bar Malia, bar Mani, bar Mattha, bar Nathan, bar David, 32bar Jeshi, bar Ubid, bar Boos, bar Salmon, bar Nachshun, 33bar Aminodob, bar Aram, bar Chetsrun, bar Pharets, bar Jihuda, 34bar Jakub, bar Ishok, bar Abraham, bar Tarach, bar Nachur, 35bar Soruk, bar Aru, bar Pholeg, bar Ebor, bar Shaloch, 36bar Kainan, bar Arphakshad, bar Shim, bar Nuch, bar Lamek, 37bar Mathushalach, bar Chanuk, bar Jared, bar Mahloleel, bar Kainan, 38bar Anush, bar Sheth, bar Adom, who was from Aloha.