9 Already the axe is laid at the root of the trees: every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

10 And the people asked him, 'What shall we do?'

11 Он сказал им в ответ: у кого две одежды, тот дай неимущему, и у кого есть пища, делай то же.

12 Пришли и мытари креститься, и сказали ему: учитель! что нам делать?

13 Он отвечал им: ничего не требуйте более определенного вам.

14 Спрашивали его также и воины: а нам что делать? И сказал им: никого не обижайте, не клевещите, и довольствуйтесь своим жалованьем.

15 Когда же народ был в ожидании, и все помышляли в сердцах своих об Иоанне, не Христос ли он, –

16 And John answered all, 'I baptize you with water, but there is one who is stronger than I, from whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of my shoes; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

17 His shovel [48] is in his hand, and he will purge his threshing floor, and gather the wheat into his garner, and the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

18 And he preached many other things to the people, teaching them.

19 And Herod the tetrarch, who was rebuked by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all that Herod had done evil,

20 And he added to all the other things that he had put John in prison.

21 And when all the people were baptized, and Jesus was baptized, and prayed, 'The heavens are opened,

22 And the Holy Spirit came upon him in bodily form, like a dove, and there was a voice from heaven, saying, 'Thou art my beloved Son; in Thee is My good pleasure!

23 And Jesus, beginning his ministry, was about thirty years old, and was thought to be the son of Joseph, Eli,

24 Matthat, Leviin, Melchi, Janna, Joseph,

25 Mattathius, Amosov, Naumov, Shelimov, Naggei,

26 Maaphim, Mattathius, Shemeii, Joseph, Judah,

27 Ioannanov, Risaev, Zerubbavel, Salathiel, Niri,

28 Melkhiev, Addiev, Kosamov, Elmodamov, Irov,

29 Josiah, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Leviin,