¹Neil päevil tuli Ristija Johannes ja kuulutas Juuda kõrbes:

¹Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

²'Parandage meelt, sest taevariik on lähedal!'

²and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

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

³For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.

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

⁴And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.

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

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,

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

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

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

⁷But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

⁸Kandke nüüd meeleparandusele kohast vilja

⁸Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

⁹ja ärge hakake iseenestes ütlema: 'Meie isa on ju Aabraham!', sest ma ütlen teile: Jumal võib siinsetest kividest äratada Aabrahamile lapsi.

⁹And do not think to say within 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.

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

¹⁰And already 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.

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.

¹¹*I* indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;

¹²Tal on visklabidas käes ja ta puhastab oma rehealuse ning kogub oma nisud aita, aga aganad põletab ta ära kustutamatu tulega.'

¹²whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

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

¹³Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;

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

¹⁴but John urgently forbad him, saying, *I* have need to be baptised of thee; and comest *thou* to me?

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

¹⁵But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers 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,

¹⁶And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

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

¹⁷and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.