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,

¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

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

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

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

³He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

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

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

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

⁵Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

⁶Og allir menn munu sjá hjálpræði Guðs.

⁶All flesh will see God’s salvation.’” Isaiah 40:3-5

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

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

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.

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

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

⁹Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

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

¹⁰The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

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

¹¹He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

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

¹²Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

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

¹³He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

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.``

¹⁴Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

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

¹⁵As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

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.

¹⁶John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

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.``

¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

¹⁸Með mörgu öðru áminnti hann og flutti lýðnum fagnaðarboðin.

¹⁸Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

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

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s TR reads “brother Philip’s” instead of “brother’s” wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

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

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

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

²¹Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

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.``

²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

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

²³Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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

²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

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

²⁵the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

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

²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

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

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

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

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

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

²⁹the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

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

³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

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

³¹the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

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

³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

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

³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, NU reads “Admin, the son of Arni” instead of “Aram” the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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

³⁴the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

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

³⁵the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

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

³⁶the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

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

³⁷the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

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

³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.