Jesus, fylt av Den Hellige Ånd, kom tilbake fra Jordan og ble ledet av Ånden i ørkenen.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

I førti dager ble han fristet av den Onde. Han spiste ingenting i de dagene, og da de var over, var han sulten.

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

Den Onde sa til ham: Hvis du er Guds Sønn, si til denne steinen at den skal bli til brød.

And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

Men Jesus svarte: Det står skrevet: Mennesket lever ikke bare av brød.

And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

Så tok han ham opp og viste ham alle verdens riker på et øyeblikk.

And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

Den Onde sa til ham: Jeg vil gi deg makt over alle disse rikene og deres herlighet, for det er overgitt til meg, og jeg gir det til hvem jeg vil.

And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

Hvis du tilber meg, skal alt dette bli ditt.

If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.

Men Jesus svarte: Det står skrevet: Du skal tilbe Herren din Gud og tjene ham alene.

And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

Så tok han ham til Jerusalem og satte ham på Templets høyeste punkt og sa: Hvis du er Guds Sønn, kast deg ned herfra;

And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

for det står skrevet: Han vil gi sine engler befaling om deg for å bevare deg,

He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

og de skal bære deg på sine hender, så du ikke støter foten mot noen stein.

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Jesus svarte: Det står også skrevet: Du skal ikke sette Herren din Gud på prøve.

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

Da alle fristelsene var slutt, forlot den Onde ham inntil en tid.

And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

Jesus kom tilbake til Galilea i Åndens kraft, og nyheten om ham spredte seg over hele området.

And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

Han lærte i synagogene deres, og alle priste ham.

And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

Han kom til Nasaret, hvor han hadde vokst opp. På sabbaten gikk han som vanlig inn i synagogen og reiste seg for å lese.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

Profeten Jesajas bok ble gitt til ham, og da han åpnet boken, fant han stedet hvor det står:

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

Herrens Ånd er over meg, for han har salvet meg til å forkynne et godt budskap for de fattige, han har sendt meg for å helbrede dem som har et knust hjerte, for å forkynne frihet for de fangede og syn for de blinde, for å sette de undertrykte fri,

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

for å proklamere et nådeår fra Herren.

To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

Han lukket boken, ga den tilbake til tjeneren og satte seg; og øynene til alle i synagogen var festet på ham.

And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

Han begynte å si til dem: I dag er dette skriftordet blitt oppfylt i deres ører.

Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.

Alle vitnet om ham og undret seg over nådens ord som kom fra hans munn. De sa: Er ikke dette Josefs sønn?

And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

Han sa til dem: Dere vil uten tvil si til meg: Lege, helbred deg selv. Alt vi har hørt at fant sted i Kapernaum, gjør det også her i ditt fedreland.

And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.

Så sa han: Sannelig, jeg sier dere, ingen profet blir anerkjent i sitt hjemland.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.

Sannelig, jeg sier dere, det var mange enker i Israel på Elias' tid, da himmelen var stengt i tre år og seks måneder, og det var stor hungersnød i hele landet;

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

men Elias ble ikke sendt til en av dem, bare til Sarepta i Sidon, til en kvinne som var enke.

But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

Det var mange spedalske i Israel på profeten Elisjas tid, men ingen av dem ble renset, bortsett fra Naaman fra Syria.

And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

Alle i synagogen ble fylt av vrede da de hørte dette.

And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.

De reiste seg, drev ham ut av byen og førte ham til kanten av fjellet som byen deres var bygd på, for å styrte ham ned.

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

Men han gikk sin vei innimellom dem og dro bort.

But he came through them and went on his way.

Han kom ned til Kapernaum, en by i Galilea, og underviste dem på sabbaten.

And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

De ble forbauset over hans lære, for ordet hans hadde myndighet.

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

Det var en mann i synagogen som hadde en uren ånd; han ropte høyt og sa:

And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

Hva har vi med deg å gjøre, Jesus fra Nasaret? Har du kommet for å ødelegge oss? Jeg vet hvem du er – Guds Hellige.

Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.

Men Jesus irettesatte ham og sa: Vær stille og kom ut av ham. Den urene ånden kastet mannen ned før den kom ut av ham, uten å skade ham.

And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

Alle ble forundret og sa til hverandre: Hva slags ord er dette? For med myndighet og makt befaler han de urene åndene, og de kommer ut.

And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

Ryktene om ham spredte seg over hele området.

And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.

Han forlot synagogen og gikk inn i Simons hus. Simons svigermor lå med høy feber, og de ba Jesus for henne.

And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her

Han stod ved henne, befalte feberen, og den forlot henne; straks stod hun opp og sørget for dem.

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

Da solen gikk ned, kom alle som hadde syke med forskjellige plager til ham, og han la hendene på hver enkelt av dem og helbredet dem.

And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.

Demoner kom også ut av mange og ropte: Du er Guds Sønn. Men han forbød dem å tale, for de visste at han var Messias.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

Da det ble dag, dro han til et øde sted. Store folkemengder lette etter ham, kom til ham og ønsket å holde ham tilbake fra å dra bort.

And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

Men han sa til dem: Jeg må forkynne Guds rike til de andre byene også, for det er derfor jeg er sendt.

But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

Og han forkynte i synagogene i Galilea.

And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.