Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,
Men i de Dage fremstaar Johannes Døberen og prædiker i Judæas Ørken og siger:
2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
„Omvender eder, thi Himmeriges Rige er kommet nær.‟
3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
Thi han er den, om hvem der er talt ved Profeten Esajas, som siger: „Der er en Røst af en, som raaber i Ørkenen: Bereder Herrens Vej, gører hans Stier jævne!‟
4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Men han, Johannes, havde sit Klædebon af Kamelhaar og et Læderbælte om sin Lænd; og hans Føde var Græshopper og vild Honning.
5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;
Da drog Jerusalem ud til ham og hele Judæa og hele Omegnen om Jordan.
6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Og de bleve døbte af ham i Floden Jordan, idet de bekendte deres Synder.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Men da han saa mange af Farisæerne og Saddukæerne komme til hans Daab, sagde han til dem: „I Øgleunger! hvem har lært eder at fly fra den kommende Vrede?
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
Bærer da Frugt, som er Omvendelsen værdig,
9 and think 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.
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 Stene.
10 And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Men Øksen ligger allerede ved Roden af Træerne; saa bliver da hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, omhugget og kastet i Ilden.
11 I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
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 Helligaand og Ild.
12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
Hans Kasteskovl er i hans Haand, og han skal gennemrense sin Lo og samle sin Hvede i Laden; men Avnerne skal han opbrænde med uslukkelig Ild.‟
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Da kommer Jesus fra Galilæa til Jordan til Johannes for at døbes af ham.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Men Johannes vilde formene ham det og sagde: „Jeg trænger til at døbes af dig, og du kommer til mig!‟
15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Men Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: „Tilsted det nu; thi saaledes sømmer det sig for os at fuldkomme al Retfærdighed.‟ Da tilsteder han ham det.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
Men da Jesus var bleven døbt, steg han straks op af Vandet, og se, Himlene aabnedes for ham, og han saa Guds Aand dale ned som en Due og komme over ham.
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Og se, der kom en Røst fra Himlene, som sagde: „Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag.‟
