¹And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar — Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene —

¹Keiser Tibeeriuse valitsemise viieteistkümnendal aastal, kui Pontius Pilaatus oli Judea maavalitseja ja Heroodes Galilea nelivürst, tema vend Filippus aga Iturea ja Trahhoniitisemaa nelivürst ja Lüsaanias Abileene nelivürst,

²Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

²kui Hannas ja Kaifas olid ülempreestrid, sai Jumala sõna Sakariase poja Johannese kätte kõrbes.

³and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,

³Ta käis läbi kogu Jordani ümberkaudse maa ja kuulutas meeleparandusristimist pattude andeksandmiseks,

⁴as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

⁴nagu on kirjutatud prohvet Jesaja sõnade raamatusse: 'Hüüdja hääl on kõrbes: Valmistage Issandale tee, tehke tasaseks tema teerajad!

⁵every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

⁵Kõik kuristikud täidetagu ning kõik mäed ja kingud tasandatagu, ja kõverikud saagu sirgeks, ja mis konarlik, siledaks teeks,

⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.`

⁶siis saavad kõik inimesed näha Jumala päästet!'

⁷Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

⁷Johannes ütles nüüd rahvale, kes oli tulnud, et lasta ennast temal ristida: 'Rästikute sugu, kes teid on hoiatanud põgenema tulevase viha eest?

⁸make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father — Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

⁸Kandke nüüd meeleparandusele kohaseid vilju ja ärge hakake iseenestes ütlema: 'Meie isa on ju Aabraham.' Sest ma ütlen teile: Jumal võib neist kividest äratada Aabrahamile lapsi.

⁹and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.`

⁹Kirves on juba pandud puude juurte külge. Iga puu nüüd, mis ei kanna head vilja, raiutakse maha ja visatakse tulle.'

¹⁰And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?`

¹⁰Rahvahulgad küsisid Johanneselt: 'Mis meil siis tuleb teha?'

¹¹and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats — let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals — in like manner let him do.`

¹¹Aga tema kostis: 'Kellel on kaks särki, jagagu sellele, kellel ei ole, ning kellel on toitu, tehku niisamuti!'

¹²And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?`

¹²Ent ka tölnereid tuli, et lasta ennast ristida, ja nemad ütlesid: 'Õpetaja, mis meil tuleb teha?'

¹³and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.`

¹³Tema ütles neile: 'Ärge nõudke rohkem, kui teie jaoks on seatud!'

¹⁴And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?` and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.`

¹⁴Aga temalt küsisid ka sõjamehed: 'Ja meie, mis meil tuleb teha?' Tema ütles neile: 'Ärge tehke kellelegi liiga, ärge olge väljapressijad, leppige oma palgaga!'

¹⁵And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

¹⁵Rahvas oli täis ootust ja kõik mõtlesid oma südames, et ehk Johannes ongi Messias.

¹⁶John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals — he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

¹⁶Siis vastas Johannes kõikidele: 'Mina ristin teid veega, aga on tulemas minust vägevam, kelle jalatsipaelagi ei kõlba ma lahti päästma. Tema ristib teid Püha Vaimu ja tulega.

¹⁷whose winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.`

¹⁷Temal on visklabidas käes, et puhastada oma rehealust ja koguda nisud oma aita, kuid aganad põletab ta ära kustumatu tulega.'

¹⁸And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,

¹⁸Ka veel paljude muude asjade pärast manitsedes kuulutas Johannes rahvale rõõmusõnumit.

¹⁹and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

¹⁹Aga kui nelivürst Heroodes sai Johannese käest noomida oma venna Filippuse naise Heroodiase ja kõigi pahategude pärast, mida Heroodes oli teinud,

²⁰added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

²⁰sai ta hakkama veel sellega, et pani Johannese vangi.

²¹And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²¹Ent sündis, kui kogu rahvast ristiti ja ka Jeesus oli ristitud ja palvetas, et taevas avanes

²²and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.`

²²ja Püha Vaim laskus ihulikul kujul Jeesuse peale kui tuvi, ja taevast kostis hääl: 'Sina oled mu armas Poeg, sinust on mul hea meel!'

²³And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

²³Ja Jeesus oli oma tegevust alustades umbes kolmkümmend aastat vana, ja oli, nagu oletati, Joosepi poeg, see oli Eeli,

²⁴the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

²⁴see oli Mattati, see oli Leevi, see oli Malki, see oli Jannai, see oli Joosepi,

²⁵the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Naum, the [son] of Esli,

²⁵see oli Mattitjahu, see oli Aamose, see oli Nahumi, see oli Hesli, see oli Naggai,

²⁶the [son] of Naggai, the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semei, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Juda,

²⁶see oli Mahati, see oli Mattitjahu, see oli Simei, see oli Jooseki, see oli Jooda,

²⁷the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel,

²⁷see oli Joohanani, see oli Reesa, see oli Serubbaabeli, see oli Sealtieli, see oli Neeri,

²⁸the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er,

²⁸see oli Melki, see oli Addi, see oli Koosami, see oli Elmadami, see oli Eeri,

²⁹the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,

²⁹see oli Jeesuse, see oli Elieseri, see oli Joorimi, see oli Mattati, see oli Leevi,

³⁰the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Simeon, the [son] of Juda, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonan, the [son] of Eliakim,

³⁰see oli Siimeoni, see oli Juuda, see oli Joosepi, see oli Joonami, see oli Eljakimi,

³¹the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Mainan, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan,

³¹see oli Melea, see oli Menna, see oli Mattata, see oli Naatani, see oli Taaveti,

³²the [son] of David, the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Booz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

³²see oli Iisai, see oli Oobedi, see oli Boase, see oli Salma, see oli Nahsoni,

³³the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Esrom, the [son] of Pharez,

³³see oli Amminadabi, see oli Admini, see oli Arni, see oli Hesroni, see oli Peretsi, see oli Juuda,

³⁴the [son] of Judah, the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

³⁴see oli Jaakobi, see oli Iisaki, see oli Aabrahami, see oli Terahi, see oli Naahori,

³⁵the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber,

³⁵see oli Serugi, see oli Reu, see oli Pelegi, see oli Eeberi, see oli Selahi,

³⁶the [son] of Salah, the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

³⁶see oli Keenani, see oli Arpaksadi, see oli Seemi, see oli Noa, see oli Lemeki,

³⁷the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,

³⁷see oli Metuusala, see oli Eenoki, see oli Jeredi, see oli Mahalaleli, see oli Keenani,

³⁸the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.

³⁸see oli Enose, see oli Seti, see oli Aadama, see oli Jumala poeg.