¹And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

¹Neil päevil tuli Ristija Johannes ja kuulutas Juuda kõrbes:

²and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,`

²'Parandage meelt, sest taevariik on lähedal!'

³for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.`

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

⁴And this John had his clothing of camel`s hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

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

⁵Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

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

⁶and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.

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

⁷And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

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

⁸bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

⁸Kandke nüüd meeleparandusele kohast vilja

⁹and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to 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 unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

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

¹¹`I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit 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 thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.`

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 upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

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

¹⁴but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!`

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

¹⁵But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,` then he doth suffer him.

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

¹⁶And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming 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 out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.`

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