Luke 4
1 Yeshua, full of the Rukha d'Qudsha, returned from the Yurdinan, and was led by the Rukha into the wilderness
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit into the desert,
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.
where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He didn't eat anything during that whole time, so at the end he was starving.
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 Yeshua answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone.'"
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not live on bread alone,’” Jesus answered.
5 And leading him up to a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
The devil led him up to a high place, and in a rapid view showed him all the kingdoms of the world.
6 The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.
Then the devil said to Jesus, “I will give you authority over all of them, and their glory. This authority has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.
7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
Bow down and worship me and you can have it all.”
8 Yeshua answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve only him,’” Jesus replied.
9 He led him to Urishlim, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
The devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, set him on the top of the Temple, and told him, “If you are the Son of God, then jump!
10 for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'
For it is written in Scripture, ‘He will order his angels to care for you,
11 and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
holding you up to protect you from stumbling over a stone.’”
12 And Yeshua, answering, said to him, "It is said, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God,’” Jesus replied.
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
When the devil had completed all his temptations, he waited for another opportunity.
14 Yeshua returned in the power of the Rukha into Galila, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
Jesus returned to Galilee, full of the Spirit's power. News about him spread everywhere.
15 He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.
Jesus taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He came to Natsrath, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
When he arrived in Nazareth, where he had grown up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day as usual.
17 The scroll of the prophet Eshaya was handed to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Jesus unrolled the scroll and found the place where it's written:
18 "The Rukha of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to announce good news to the destitute. He has sent me to proclaim that prisoners will be released, the blind will see, the oppressed will be freed,
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
and to proclaim the time of the Lord's favor.”
20 He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
He rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant. Then he sat down. Everybody in the synagogue was staring at him.
21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
“This Scripture you've just heard has been fulfilled today!” he told them.
22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Yauseph's son?"
Everybody expressed their approval of him, amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn't this Joseph's son?” they wondered.
23 He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Kepharnakhum, do also here in your hometown.'"
Jesus replied, “I'm sure you'll repeat this proverb to me, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and ask, ‘Why don't you do here in your own hometown what we heard you did in Capernaum?’
24 He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
25 But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israyel in the days of Eliya, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
I guarantee that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah when there was a drought for three and a half years, causing a great famine throughout the country.
26 Eliya was sent to none of them, except to Tsarpath, in the land of Tsaidan, to a woman who was a widow.
Yet Elijah wasn't sent to any of them. He was sent to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon!
27 There were many lepers in Israyel in the time of Elaysha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Armaya."
Even though there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, the only one who was healed was Naaman the Syrian!”
28 They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
When they heard this everyone in the synagogue became furious.
29 They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
They jumped to their feet and threw him out of the town. Then they dragged him to the top of the hill on which the town was built in order to throw him off the cliff.
30 But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
But he walked right through them and went on his way.
31 He came down to Kepharnakhum, a city of Galila. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On Sabbath he started teaching them.
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
They were amazed at what he taught them for he spoke with authority.
33 In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he shouted with a loud voice,
In the synagogue there was a man who was possessed by a demon. He cried out,
34 saying, "Ah. What have we to do with you, Yeshua, Natsraya? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are — the Holy One of God."
“So, what do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: God's Holy One!”
35 Yeshua rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him." When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
Jesus interrupted him, saying. “Be quiet!” Then he ordered the demon, “Come out of him!” Throwing him to the ground right before them, the demon left the man without injuring him.
36 Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
They were all amazed and asked each other, “What is this teaching? With power and authority he orders evil spirits to leave—and they do!”
37 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
News about Jesus spread throughout the nearby region.
38 He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Shimon's house. Now Shimon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they appealed to him about her.
Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever and those who were there asked Jesus to help.
39 He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
Jesus went and stood over her. He told the fever to leave her—which it did. She got up right away and prepared a meal for them.
40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
When the sun set, they brought to him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases. Jesus placed his hands on them, one after the other, and he healed them.
41 Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Meshikha.
Demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But Jesus stopped them and refused to let them speak because they knew he was the Christ.
42 When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the crowds looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he would not go away from them.
Early the following morning Jesus left to find some peace and quiet. But the crowds went out looking for him, and finally found him. They tried to stop him leaving because they did not want him to go.
43 But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."
But he told them, “I have to go to other towns to tell them the good news of the kingdom of God too, because that is what I was sent to do.”
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galila.
So Jesus went on traveling around, teaching the good news in the synagogues of Judea.
