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 —

¹Á fimmtánda stjórnarári Tíberíusar keisara, þegar Pontíus Pílatus var landstjóri í Júdeu, en Heródes fjórðungsstjóri í Galíleu, Filippus bróðir hans í Ítúreu og Trakónítishéraði og Lýsanías í Abílene,

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

²í æðstapreststíð Annasar og Kaífasar, kom orð Guðs til Jóhannesar Sakaríasonar í óbyggðinni.

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

³Og hann fór um alla Jórdanbyggð og prédikaði iðrunarskírn til fyrirgefningar synda,

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;

⁴eins og ritað er í bók Jesaja spámanns: Rödd hrópanda í eyðimörk: Greiðið veg Drottins, gjörið beinar brautir hans.

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;

⁵Öll gil skulu fyllast, öll fell og hálsar lægjast. Krókar skulu verða beinir og óvegir sléttar götur.

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

⁶Og allir menn munu sjá hjálpræði Guðs.

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?

⁷Við mannfjöldann, sem fór út til að skírast af honum, sagði hann: ,,Þér nöðru kyn, hver kenndi yður að flýja komandi reiði?

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;

⁸Berið þá ávexti samboðna iðruninni, og farið ekki að segja með sjálfum yður: ,Vér eigum Abraham að föður.` Ég segi yður, að Guð getur vakið Abraham börn af steinum þessum.

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.`

⁹Öxin er þegar lögð að rótum trjánna og hvert það tré, sem ber ekki góðan ávöxt, verður upp höggvið og í eld kastað.``

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

¹⁰Mannfjöldinn spurði hann: ,,Hvað eigum vér þá að gjöra?``

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.`

¹¹En hann svaraði þeim: ,,Sá sem á tvo kyrtla, gefi þeim, er engan á, og eins gjöri sá er matföng hefur.``

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

¹²Þá komu og tollheimtumenn til að skírast. Þeir sögðu við hann: ,,Meistari, hvað eigum vér að gjöra?``

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

¹³En hann sagði við þá: ,,Heimtið ekki meira en fyrir yður er lagt.``

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.`

¹⁴Hermenn spurðu hann einnig: ,,En hvað eigum vér að gjöra?`` Hann sagði við þá: ,,Hafið ekki fé af neinum, hvorki með ofríki né svikum. Látið yður nægja mála yðar.``

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

¹⁵Nú var eftirvænting vakin hjá lýðnum, og allir voru að hugsa með sjálfum sér, hvort Jóhannes kynni að vera Kristur.

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;

¹⁶En Jóhannes svaraði öllum og sagði: ,,Ég skíri yður með vatni, en sá kemur, sem mér er máttugri, og er ég ekki verður að leysa skóþveng hans. Hann mun skíra yður með heilögum anda og eldi.

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.`

¹⁷Hann er með varpskófluna í hendi sér til þess að gjörhreinsa láfa sinn og safna hveitinu í hlöðu sína, en hismið mun hann brenna í óslökkvanda eldi.``

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

¹⁸Með mörgu öðru áminnti hann og flutti lýðnum fagnaðarboðin.

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

¹⁹Hann vítti Heródes fjórðungsstjóra vegna Heródíasar, konu bróður hans, og fyrir allt hið illa, sem hann hafði gjört.

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

²⁰Þá bætti Heródes einnig því ofan á allt annað, að hann varpaði Jóhannesi í fangelsi.

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

²¹Er allur lýðurinn lét skírast, var Jesús einnig skírður. Þá bar svo við, er hann gjörði bæn sína, að himinninn opnaðist,

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.`

²²og heilagur andi steig niður yfir hann í líkamlegri mynd, eins og dúfa, og rödd kom af himni: ,,Þú ert minn elskaði sonur, á þér hef ég velþóknun.``

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

²³En Jesús var um þrítugt, er hann hóf starf sitt. Var hann, eftir því sem haldið var, sonur Jósefs, sonar Elí,

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

²⁴sonar Mattats, sonar Leví, sonar Melkí, sonar Jannaí, sonar Jósefs,

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

²⁵sonar Mattatíass, sonar Amoss, sonar Naúms, sonar Eslí, sonar Naggaí,

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

²⁶sonar Maats, sonar Mattatíass, sonar Semeíns, sonar Jóseks, sonar Jóda,

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

²⁷sonar Jóhanans, sonar Hresa, sonar Serúbabels, sonar Sealtíels, sonar Nerí,

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

²⁸sonar Melkí, sonar Addí, sonar Kósams, sonar Elmadams, sonar Ers,

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

²⁹sonar Jesú, sonar Elíesers, sonar Jóríms, sonar Mattats, sonar Leví,

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

³⁰sonar Símeons, sonar Júda, sonar Jósefs, sonar Jónams, sonar Eljakíms,

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

³¹sonar Melea, sonar Menna, sonar Mattata, sonar Natans, sonar Davíðs,

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

³²sonar Ísaí, sonar Óbeðs, sonar Bóasar, sonar Salmons, sonar Naksons,

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

³³sonar Ammínadabs, sonar Admíns, sonar Arní, sonar Esroms, sonar Peres, sonar Júda,

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

³⁴sonar Jakobs, sonar Ísaks, sonar Abrahams, sonar Tara, sonar Nakórs,

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

³⁵sonar Serúgs, sonar Reú, sonar Pelegs, sonar Ebers, sonar Sela,

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

³⁶sonar Kenans, sonar Arpaksads, sonar Sems, sonar Nóa, sonar Lameks,

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

³⁷sonar Metúsala, sonar Enoks, sonar Jareds, sonar Mahalalels, sonar Kenans,sonar Enoss, sonar Sets, sonar Adams, sonar Guðs.

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

³⁸sonar Enoss, sonar Sets, sonar Adams, sonar Guðs.