Matthæus 3
1 Men i de Dage fremstår Johannes Døberen og prædiker i Judæas Ørken og siger:
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying,
2 "Omvender eder, thi Himmeriges Rige er kommet nær."
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 Thi han er den, om hvem der er talt ved Profeten Esajas, som siger: "Der er en Røst af en, som råber i Ørkenen: Bereder Herrens Vej, gører hans Stier jævne!"
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'”
4 Men han, Johannes, havde sit Klædebon af Kamelhår og et Læderbælte om sin Lænd; og hans Føde var Græshopper og vild Honning.
Now John wore clothing of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Da drog Jerusalem ud til ham og hele Judæa og hele Omegnen om Jordan.
Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan River went out to him.
6 Og de bleve døbte af ham i Floden Jordan, idet de bekendte deres Synder.
They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
7 Men da han så mange af Farisæerne og Saddukæerne komme til hans Dåb, sagde han til dem: "I Øgleunger! hvem har lært eder at fly fra den kommende Vrede?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to him for baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath that is coming?
8 Bærer da Frugt, som er Omvendelsen værdig,
Bear fruit worthy of repentance.
9 og mener ikke at kunne sige ved eder selv: Vi have Abraham til Fader; thi jeg siger eder, at Gud kan opvække Abraham Børn af disse Sten.
Do not think of saying among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham even out of these stones.
10 Men Øksen ligger allerede ved Roden af Træerne; så bliver da hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, omhugget og kastet i Ilden.
Already the ax has been placed against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
11 Jeg døber eder med Vand til Omvendelse, men den, som kommer efter mig, er stærkere end jeg, han, hvis Sko jeg ikke er værdig at bære; han skal døbe eder med den Helligånd og Ild.
I baptize you with water for repentance. But he who comes after me is mightier than I, and I am not worthy even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12 Hans Kasteskovl er i hans Hånd, og han skal gennemrense sin Lo og samle sin Hvede i Laden; men Avnerne skal han opbrænde med uslukkelig Ild."
His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather his wheat into the storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out.”
13 Da kommer Jesus fra Galilæa til Jordan til Johannes for at døbes af ham.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
14 Men Johannes vilde formene ham det og sagde: "Jeg trænger til at døbes af dig, og du kommer til mig!"
But John kept trying to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
15 Men Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: "Tilsted det nu; thi således sømmer det sig for os at fuldkomme al Retfærdighed." Da tilsteder han ham det.
Jesus responded and said to him, “Permit it now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted him.
16 Men da Jesus var bleven døbt, steg han straks op af Vandet, og se, Himlene åbnedes for ham, og han så Guds Ånd dale ned som en Due og komme over ham.
After he was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting upon him.
17 Og se, der kom en Røst fra Himlene, som sagde: "Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag."
Behold, a voice came out of the heavens saying, “This is my beloved Son. I am very pleased with him.”
