¹Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and 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,

²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, [the] word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

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

³And he came into all the district round the Jordan, preaching [the] baptism of repentance for [the] remission of sins,

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

⁴as it is written in [the] book of [the] words of Esaias the prophet: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.

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

⁵Every gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places 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.

⁷He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned 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?

⁸Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up 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 is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into [the] fire.

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 crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?

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

¹¹And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

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

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

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

¹³And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.

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

¹⁴And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.

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.``

¹⁵But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might 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 all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and 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-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but 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.``

¹⁸Exhorting then many other things also he announced [his] glad tidings to the people.

¹⁸Með mörgu öðru áminnti hann og flutti lýðnum fagnaðarboðin.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things which Herod had done,

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

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

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

²¹And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that 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 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 have found my 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 old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,

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

²⁴of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

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

²⁵of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,

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

²⁶of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,

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

²⁷of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,

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

²⁸of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,

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

²⁹of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,

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

³⁰of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,

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

³¹of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,

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

³²of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,

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

³³of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Juda,

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

³⁴of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,

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

³⁵of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,

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

³⁶of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,

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

³⁷of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,

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

³⁸of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

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