しかし、水でバプテスマを授けさせるために私を遣わされた方が、私に言われました。

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English Translation

Except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me...

Furigana

しかし、水(みず)でバプテスマを授(さづ)けさせるために私(わたし)を遣(つか)わされた方(ほう)が、私(わたし)に言(い)われました。

Romanji

Shikashi, mizu de baputesuma o sazukesaseru tameni watashi o tsukawasareta hō ga, watashi ni iwaremashita.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

バプテスマ (バプテスマ)

baptism

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

授ける (さずける)

to grant; to award; to teach

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

遣わす (つかわす)

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise