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 the region of Ituraea and 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,

²in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came 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 into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

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

⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

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 brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

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!'

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

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.

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 even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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

¹⁰And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

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

¹¹And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

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

¹²And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

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

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

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

¹⁴And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; 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 as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

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

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] 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 fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

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

¹⁸With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

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

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

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

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

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

²¹Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, 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 descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

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

²⁴the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, 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 Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai,

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

²⁶the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,

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

²⁷the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,

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

²⁸the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er,

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

²⁹the [son] of Jesus, the [son] of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi,

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

³⁰the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, 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 Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

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

³²the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, 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 Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

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

³⁴the [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, the [son] of Shelah

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

³⁶the [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, the [son] of Cainan,

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

³⁸the [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.