¹Now 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,

¹Im fünfzehnten Jahre aber der Regierung des Kaisers Tiberius, als Pontius Pilatus Landpfleger von Judäa war und Herodes Vierfürst von Galiläa, sein Bruder Philippus aber Vierfürst der Landschaft Ituräa und Trachonitis und Lysanias Vierfürst von Abilene,

²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

²unter den Hohenpriestern Hannas und Kajaphas, erging das Wort Gottes an Johannes, den Sohn des Zacharias, in der Wüste.

³And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

³Und er kam in die ganze Umgegend des Jordan und predigte die Taufe der Buße zur Vergebung der Sünden,

⁴As 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.

⁴wie geschrieben steht im Buche der Reden des Propheten Jesaja, der da spricht: «Eine Stimme ruft in der Wüste: Bereitet den Weg des Herrn, machet seine Pfade eben!

⁵Every 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;

⁵Jedes Tal soll ausgefüllt und jeder Berg und Hügel erniedrigt werden, und das Krumme soll gerade und die rauhen Wege eben werden,

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶und alles Fleisch wird das Heil Gottes sehen.»

⁷Then 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?

⁷Er sprach nun zu dem Volke, das hinausging, um sich von ihm taufen zu lassen: Schlangenbrut! Wer hat euch unterwiesen, dem kommenden Zorn zu entrinnen?

⁸Bring 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.

⁸So bringet nun Früchte, die der Buße würdig sind, und fanget nicht an, bei euch selbst zu sagen: Wir haben Abraham zum Vater! Denn ich sage euch, Gott vermag dem Abraham aus diesen Steinen Kinder zu erwecken.

⁹And 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.

⁹Schon ist aber die Axt an die Wurzel der Bäume gelegt. Ein jeder Baum nun, der nicht gute Frucht bringt, wird abgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.

¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

¹⁰Da fragte ihn das Volk und sprach: Was sollen wir denn tun?

¹¹He 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.

¹¹Und er antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Wer zwei Röcke hat, gebe dem, der keinen hat; und wer Speise hat, tue ebenso!

¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

¹²Es kamen auch Zöllner, um sich taufen zu lassen, und sprachen zu ihm: Meister, was sollen wir tun?

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

¹³Er sprach zu ihnen: Fordert nicht mehr, als was euch verordnet ist!

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴Es fragten ihn aber auch Kriegsleute und sprachen: Und was sollen wir tun? Und er sprach zu ihnen: Mißhandelt niemand, erhebet keine falsche Anklage und seid zufrieden mit eurem Sold!

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

¹⁵Da aber das Volk in Erwartung stand und alle in ihren Herzen sich wegen Johannes fragten, ob er selbst vielleicht der Christus wäre,

¹⁶John 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:

¹⁶antwortete Johannes und sprach zu allen: Ich taufe euch mit Wasser; es kommt aber einer, der stärker ist als ich, dem ich nicht gut genug bin, den Riemen seiner Schuhe zu lösen; der wird euch im heiligen Geist und Feuer taufen.

¹⁷Whose 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.

¹⁷Er hat die Worfschaufel in seiner Hand, um seine Tenne durch und durch zu reinigen und den Weizen in seine Scheune zu sammeln; die Spreu aber wird er mit unauslöschlichem Feuer verbrennen.

¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

¹⁸Auch mit vielen andern Ermahnungen noch verkündigte er dem Volk die frohe Botschaft.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

¹⁹Der Vierfürst Herodes aber, da er von ihm getadelt wurde wegen Herodias, der Frau seines Bruders Philippus, und wegen all des Bösen, was Herodes tat,

²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

²⁰fügte zu allem noch das hinzu, daß er den Johannes ins Gefängnis schloß.

²¹Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²¹Es begab sich aber, da alles Volk sich taufen ließ und auch Jesus getauft wurde und betete, daß sich der Himmel auftat

²²And 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.

²²und der heilige Geist in leiblicher Gestalt wie eine Taube auf ihn herabstieg und eine Stimme aus dem Himmel erscholl: Du bist mein geliebter Sohn; an dir habe ich Wohlgefallen!

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

²³Und Jesus war ungefähr dreißig Jahre alt, als er anfing zu lehren; und war, wie man meinte, ein Sohn Josephs,

²⁴Which 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,

²⁴welcher war des Eli, des Matthat, des Levi, des Melchi, des Janna, des Joseph,

²⁵Which 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,

²⁵des Mattathias, des Amos, des Nahum, des Esli, des Nangai,

²⁶Which 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,

²⁶des Maath, des Mattathias, des Semei, des Joseph, des Juda,

²⁷Which 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,

²⁷des Johanan, des Resa, des Serubbabel, des Sealtiel, des Neri,

²⁸Which 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,

²⁸des Melchi, des Addi, des Kosam, des Elmadam, des Er,

²⁹Which 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,

²⁹des Jesus, des Eliezer, des Jorim, des Matthat, des Levi,

³⁰Which 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,

³⁰des Simeon, des Juda, des Joseph, des Jonan, des Eliakim,

³¹Which 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,

³¹des Melea, des Menna, des Mattatha, des Nathan, des David,

³²Which 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,

³²des Jesse, des Obed, des Boas, des Salmon, des Nahasson,

³³Which 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,

³³des Aminadab, des Aram, des Esrom, des Perez, des Juda,

³⁴Which 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,

³⁴des Jakob, des Isaak, des Abraham, des Thara, des Nahor,

³⁵Which 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,

³⁵des Seruch, des Regu, des Peleg, des Eber, des Sela,

³⁶Which 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,

³⁶des Kainan, des Arphaxad, des Sem, des Noah, des Lamech,

³⁷Which 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,

³⁷des Methusala, des Henoch, des Jared, des Maleleel, des Kainan,

³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

³⁸des Enos, des Set, des Adam, Gottes.