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,

¹I femtonde året av kejsar Tiberius' regering, när Pontius Pilatus var landshövding i Judeen, och Herodes var landsfurste i Galileen, och hans broder Filippus landsfurste i Itureen och Trakonitis-landet, och Lysanias landsfurste i Abilene,

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

²på den tid då Hannas var överstepräst jämte Kaifas -- då kom Guds befallning till Johannes, Sakarias' son, i öknen;

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

³och han gick åstad och predikade i hela trakten omkring Jordan bättringens döpelse till syndernas förlåtelse.

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.

⁴Så uppfylldes vad som var skrivet i profeten Esaias' utsagors bok: »Hör rösten av en som ropar i öknen: Bereden vägen för Herren, gören stigarna jämna för honom.

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;

⁵Alla dalar skola fyllas och alla berg och höjder sänkas; vad krokigt är skall bliva rak väg, och vad oländigt är skall bliva släta stigar;

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶och allt kött skall se Guds frälsning.'»

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?

⁷Han sade nu till folket som kom ut för att låta döpa sig av honom: »I huggormars avföda, vem har ingivit eder att söka komma undan den tillstundande vredesdomen?

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.

⁸Bären då ock sådan frukt som tillhör bättringen. Och sägen icke vid eder själva: 'Vi hava ju Abraham till fader'; Ty jag säger eder att Gud av dessa stenar kan uppväcka barn åt Abraham.

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.

⁹Redan är också yxan satt till roten på träden; så bliver då vart träd som icke bär god frukt avhugget och kastat på elden.

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

¹⁰Och folket frågade honom och sade: »Vad skola vi då göra?»

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.

¹¹Han svarade och sade till dem: »Den som har två livklädnader, han dele med sig åt den som icke har någon; och en som har matförråd, han göre sammalunda.»

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

¹²Så kommo ock publikaner för att låta döpa sig, och de sade till honom: »Mästare, vad skola vi göra?»

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

¹³Han svarade dem: »Kräven icke ut mer än vad som är eder föreskrivet.»

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.

¹⁴Också krigsmän frågade honom och sade: »Vad skola då vi göra? Han svarade dem: »Tilltvingen eder icke penningar av någon, genom hot eller på annat otillbörligt sätt, utan låten eder nöja med eder sold.»

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

¹⁵Och folket gick där i förbidan, och alla undrade i sina hjärtan om Johannes icke till äventyrs vore Messias.

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:

¹⁶Men Johannes tog till orda och sade: till dem alla: »Jag döper eder med vatten, men den som kommer, som är starkare än jag, den vilkens skorem jag icke är värdig att upplösa; han skall döpa eder i helig ande och eld.

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.

¹⁷Han har sin kastskovel i handen, ty han vill noga rensa sin loge och samla in vetet i sin lada; men agnarna skall han bränna upp i en eld som icke utsläckes.»

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

¹⁸Så förmanade han folket också i många andra stycken och förkunnade evangelium för dem.

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

¹⁹Men när han hade förehållit Herodes, landsfursten, hans synd i fråga om hans broders hustru Herodias och förehållit honom allt det onda som han eljest hade gjort,

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

²⁰lade Herodes till allt annat också det att han inspärrade Johannes i fängelse.

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

²¹När nu allt folket lät döpa sig och jämväl Jesus blev döpt, så skedde därvid, medan han bad, att himmelen öppnades,

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.

²²och den helige Ande sänkte sig ned över honom I lekamlig skepnad såsom en duva; och från himmelen kom en röst: »Du är min älskade Son; i dig har jag funnit behag.»

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,

²³Och Jesus var vid pass trettio år gammal, när han begynte sitt verk. Och man menade att han var son av Josef, som var son av Eli,

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,

²⁴som var son av Mattat, som var son av Levi, som var son av Melki, som var son av Jannai, som var son av Josef,

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,

²⁵som var son av Mattatias, som var son av Amos, som var son av Naum, som var son av Esli, som var son av Naggai,

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,

²⁶som var son av Maat, som var son av Mattatias, som var son av Semein, som var son av Josek, som var son av Joda,

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,

²⁷som var son av Joanan, som var son av Resa, som var son av Sorobabel, som var son av Salatiel, som var son av 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,

²⁸som var son av Melki, som var son av Addi, som var son av Kosam, som var son av Elmadam, som var son av 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,

²⁹som var son av Jesus, som var son av Elieser, som var son av Jorim, som var son av Mattat, som var son av 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,

³⁰som var son av Simeon, som var son av Judas, som var son av Josef, som var son av Jonam, som var son av Eljakim,

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,

³¹som var son av Melea, som var son av Menna, som var son av Mattata, som var son av Natam, som var son av 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,

³²som var son av Jessai, som var son av Jobed, som var son av Boos, som var son av Sala, som var son av Naasson,

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,

³³som var son av Aminadab, som var son av Admin, som var son av Arni, som var son av Esrom, som var son av Fares, som var son av Judas,

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,

³⁴som var son av Jakob, som var son av Isak, som var son av Abraham, som var son av Tara, som var son av Nakor,

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,

³⁵som var son av Seruk, som var son av Ragau, som var son av Falek, som var son av Eber, som var son av Sala,

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,

³⁶som var son av Kainam, som var son av Arfaksad, som var son av Sem, som var son av Noa, som var son av Lamek,

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,

³⁷som var son av Matusala, som var son av Enok, som var son av Jaret som var son av Maleleel, som var son av 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.

³⁸som var son av Enos, som var son av Set, som var son av Adam, som var son av Gud.