Lc 3 (Catholique Crampon)

¹ La quinzième année du règne de Tibère César, Ponce Pilate étant gouverneur de la Judée ; Hérode, tétrarque de la Galilée ; Philippe, son frère, tétrarque de l'Iturée et du pays de la Trachonitide, et Lysanias, tétrarque de l'Abilène ;
² au temps des grands prêtres Anne et Caïphe, la parole de Dieu fut sur Jean, fils de Zacharie, dans le désert.
³ Et il vint dans toute la région du Jourdain, prêchant un baptême de repentir pour la rémission des péchés,
⁴ ainsi qu'il est écrit au livre des oracles du prophète Isaïe : Voix de celui qui crie dans le désert : Préparez le chemin du Seigneur, aplanissez ses sentiers.
⁵ Toute vallée sera comblée, toute montagne et colline seront abaissées ; les chemins tortueux deviendront droits, et les raboteux unis.
⁶ Et toute chair verra le salut de Dieu.
⁷ Il disait donc aux foules qui s'en venaient se faire baptiser par lui : "race de vipères, qui vous a appris à fuir la colère qui vient ?
⁸ Faites donc de dignes fruits de repentir et n'allez pas dire en vous-mêmes : nous avons Abraham pour père ! Car je vous dis que de ces pierres mêmes Dieu peut faire naître des enfants à Abraham.
⁹ Déjà la cognée est à la racine des arbres : tout arbre donc qui ne porte pas de bon fruit sera coupé et jeté au feu. "
¹⁰ Et les foules lui demandaient : "que devons-nous donc faire ?"
¹¹ Il leur répondait : "que celui qui a deux tuniques en donne une à qui n'en a point, et que celui qui a de quoi manger fasse de même."
¹² Il vint aussi des publicains pour se faire baptiser et ils lui dirent : "Maître, que devons-nous faire ?"
¹³ Il leur dit : "n'exigez rien au delà de ce qui vous est prescrit."
¹⁴ Des gens de la milice aussi lui demandèrent : "et nous, que devons-nous faire ?" Il leur dit :" ne molestez ni ne dénoncez faussement personne, et contentez-vous de votre solde."
¹⁵ Comme le peuple s'y attendait, et que tous se demandaient dans leurs coeurs, relativement à Jean, s'il n'était pas le Christ,
¹⁶ Jean, s'adressant à tous, dit : "Moi, je vous baptise avec l'eau ; mais il vient, celui qui est plus puissant que moi, et dont je ne suis pas digne de délier la courroie de ses sandales ; lui, il vous baptisera dans l'Esprit-Saint et le feu.
¹⁷ Dans sa main est le van pour nettoyer son aire et amasser le froment dans son grenier, et il brûlera la paille dans un feu qui ne s'éteint point. "
¹⁸ Par ces exhortations donc, et beaucoup d'autres, il annonçait au peuple la bonne nouvelle.
¹⁹ Mais Hérode le tétrarque, repris par lui au sujet d'Hérodiade, la femme de son frère, et au sujet de tous les méfaits que lui, Hérode, avait commis,
²⁰ en ajouta un à tous les autres, en enfermant Jean en prison.
²¹ Or, quand tout le peuple eut reçu le baptême, et que Jésus qui avait été baptisé priait, le ciel s'ouvrit,
²² et L'Esprit-Saint descendit sur lui sous une forme corporelle, comme une colombe, et du ciel il y eut une voix : " Tu es mon Fils bien-aimé : en toi j'ai mes complaisances. "
²³ Jésus avait environ trente ans lorsqu'il commença (son ministère), étant, comme on le croyait, fils de Joseph, fils d'Héli,
²⁴ fils de Matthat, fils de Lévi, fils de Melchi, fils de Iannaï, fils de Joseph,
²⁵ fils de Mattathias, fils d'Amos, fils de Naoum, fils d'Esli, fils de Naggaï,
²⁶ fils de Maath, fils de Mattathias, fils de Séméïn, fils de Iosech, fils de Ioda,
²⁷ fils de Ioanan, fils de Résa, fils de Zorobabel, fils de Salathiel, fils de Néri,
²⁸ fils de Melchi, fils d'Addi, fils de Kosam, fils d'Elmadam, fils d'Er,
²⁹ fils de Jésus, fils d'Eliézer, fils de Iorim, fils de Matthat, fils de Lévi,
³⁰ fils de Siméon, fils de Juda, fils de Joseph, fils de Ionam, fils d'Eliacim,
³¹ fils de Méléa, fils de Menna, fils de Mattatha, fils de Nathan, fils de David,
³² fils de Jessé, fils de Iobed, fils de Booz, fils de Sala, fils de Naasson,
³³ fils d'Aminadab, fils d'Admin, fils d'Arni, fils de Hesron, fils de Pharès, fils de Juda,
³⁴ fils de Jacob, fils d'Isaac, fils d'Abraham, fils de Thara, fils de Nachor,
³⁵ fils de Sérouch, fils de Ragau, fils de Phalec, fils d'Eber, fils de Sala,
³⁶ fils de Caïnan, fils d'Arphaxad, fils de Sem, fils de Noé, fils de Lamech,
³⁷ fils de Mathousala, fils de Hénoch, fils de Iaret, fils de Maléléël, fils de Caïnan,
³⁸ fils d'Enos, fils de Seth, fils d'Adam, fils de Dieu.

Lc 3 (King James)

¹ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
² Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
³ And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
⁵ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
⁷ Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin 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.
⁹ And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
¹⁰ And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
¹¹ He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
¹² Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
¹³ And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
¹⁴ And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
¹⁵ And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
¹⁶ John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
¹⁷ Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
¹⁸ And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
²⁰ Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
²² And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
²³ And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
²⁴ Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
²⁵ Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
²⁶ Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
²⁷ Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
²⁸ Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
²⁹ Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
³⁰ Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
³¹ Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
³² Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
³³ Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
³⁴ Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
³⁵ Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
³⁶ Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
³⁷ Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
³⁸ Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.