¹In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

¹Neil päevil tuli Ristija Johannes ja kuulutas Juuda kõrbes:

²And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

²'Parandage meelt, sest taevariik on lähedal!'

³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

³Tema ongi see, kellest on räägitud prohvet Jesaja kaudu: 'Hüüdja hääl on kõrbes: Valmistage Issandale tee, tehke tasaseks tema teerajad!'

⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

⁴Johannesel oli kaamelikarvadest kuub, ja ta niuete ümber oli nahkvöö, aga roaks olid talle rohutirtsud ja metsmesi.

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

⁵Siis läks tema juurde Jeruusalemma ja terve Juudamaa ja kogu Jordani ümbruskonna rahvas,

⁶And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ning kui nad olid oma patud üles tunnistanud, ristis Johannes nad Jordani jões.

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷Aga kui ta nägi palju varisere ja sadusere ristimisele tulevat, ütles ta neile: 'Rästikute sugu, kes teid on hoiatanud põgenema tulevase viha eest?

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

⁸Kandke nüüd meeleparandusele kohast vilja

⁹And think 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.

⁹ja ärge hakake iseenestes ütlema: 'Meie isa on ju Aabraham!', sest ma ütlen teile: Jumal võib siinsetest kividest äratada Aabrahamile lapsi.

¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰Kirves on juba pandud puude juurte külge. Iga puu, mis ei kanna head vilja, raiutakse nüüd maha ja visatakse tulle.

¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

¹¹Mina ristin teid veega, et te meelt parandaksite, aga see, kes tuleb pärast mind, on minust vägevam. Mina ei kõlba tooma talle jalatseidki. Tema ristib teid Püha Vaimu ja tulega.

¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

¹²Tal on visklabidas käes ja ta puhastab oma rehealuse ning kogub oma nisud aita, aga aganad põletab ta ära kustutamatu tulega.'

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

¹³Siis tuli Jeesus Galileast Jordani äärde, et lasta ennast Johannesel ristida.

¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

¹⁴Aga Johannes püüdis teda igati keelata: 'Mul on vaja lasta ennast sinul ristida - ja sina tuled minu juurde!'

¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

¹⁵Jeesus aga kostis talle: 'Olgu pealegi; sest nõnda on meile kohane täita kõike õigust!' Siis Johannes andis talle järele.

¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

¹⁶Kui nüüd Jeesus oli ristitud, tuli ta kohe veest välja. Ja vaata, taevad avanesid ning ta nägi, kuidas Jumala Vaim laskus otsekui tuvi ja tuli tema peale,

¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

¹⁷ja ennäe, hääl taevast ütles: 'See on minu armas Poeg, kellest mul on hea meel!'