I det femtende året av keiser Tiberius sin regjering, mens Pontius Pilatus var landshøvding i Judea, Herodes var landsfyrste i Galilea, og hans bror Filip var landsfyrste over Iturea og Trakonitis, og Lysanias var landsfyrste i Abilene,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

i yppersteprestene Annas og Kaifas tid, kom Guds ord til Johannes, Sakarjas sønn, i ørkenen.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

Han gikk omkring i hele landet rundt Jordan og forkynte et omvendelsesdåp til syndenes forlatelse.

He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

Som det står skrevet i profeten Jesajas bok: "En røst roper i ødemarken: Gjør Herrens vei klar, gjør hans stier rette.

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.

Hver dal skal fylles, hvert fjell og hver haug skal jevnes. De krokete veiene skal rettes, de røffe veiene skal jevnes ut.

Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, And the rough ways smooth.

Alt kjøtt skal se Guds frelse."

All flesh will see God's salvation.'"

Han sa derfor til folkemengden som kom ut for å bli døpt av ham: "Ormeyngel! Hvem har vist dere hvordan dere skal unnslippe den kommende vreden?

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bær derfor frukt som er omvendelsen verdig, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: 'Vi har Abraham til far'; for jeg sier dere at Gud har makt til å reise opp barn for Abraham av disse steinene!

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

Øksen ligger også allerede ved roten av trærne. Hvert tre som da ikke bærer god frukt, blir hugget ned og kastet på ilden."

Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."

Og folket spurte ham: "Hva skal vi da gjøre?"

The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"

Han svarte: "Den som har to kapper, skal dele med den som ingen har, og den som har mat, skal gjøre det samme."

He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."

Også tollerne kom for å bli døpt, og de spurte ham: "Mester, hva skal vi gjøre?"

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"

Han sa til dem: "Ta ikke mer enn det som er fastsatt for dere."

He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."

Soldatene spurte ham også: "Hva med oss? Hva skal vi gjøre?" Han svarte: "Ikke utpress noen med vold og ikke falsk anklage noen. Vær fornøyd med lønnen deres."

Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."

Mens folket ventet og alle spekulerte i sitt hjerte om Johannes kunne være Kristus,

As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

svarte Johannes dem alle: "Jeg døper dere med vann, men han som er mektigere enn jeg, kommer, og jeg er ikke verd å løse sandalreimen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

Han har kasteskovlen i hånden, og han skal rense treskeplassen fullstendig, og samle hveten i låven; men agnet skal han brenne opp med en ild som ikke kan slukkes."

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

Med mange andre formaninger forkynte han det gode budskap for folket.

Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

Men Herodes landshøvdingen, som ble klandret av ham for Herodias, sin brors hustru og for alle de onde gjerningene Herodes hadde gjort,

but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's{TR reads "brother Philip's instead of brother's"} wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

la til dette på alt annet, at han fengslet Johannes.

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

Det skjedde da hele folket ble døpt, og Jesus ble også døpt. Mens han ba, ble himmelen åpnet,

Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

og Den Hellige Ånd kom ned over ham i legemlig skikkelse som en due, og en røst kom fra himmelen: "Du er min elskede Sønn, i deg har jeg min glede."

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."

Jesus selv var omkring tretti år gammel da han begynte sin gjerning, og påstått å være sønn av Josef, som var sønn av Eli,

Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

som var sønn av Mattat, Levi, Melki, Jannai, Josef,

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Mattatias, Amos, Nahum, Esli, Naggai,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

Maat, Mattatias, Semein, Josef, Juda,

the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

Jojakim, Resa, Serubabel, Sealitiel, Neri,

the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

Melki, Addi, Kosam, Elmodam, Er,

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,

Josa, Elieser, Jorim, Mattat, Levi,

the son of Josa, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

Simeon, Juda, Josef, Jonan, Eliakim,

the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

Melea, Menna, Mattata, Natan, David,

the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

Isai, Obed, Boas, Salmon, Nahson,

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

Aminadab, Aram, Hezron, Perez, Juda,

the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Joram,{TR omits "the son of Joram"} the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

Jakob, Isak, Abraham, Tara, Nahor,

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Sala,

the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah

Kainan, Arpaksad, Sem, Noah, Lamek,

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Metusalem, Enok, Jared, Mahalalel, Kainan,

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

Enos, Set, Adam, Gud.

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.