Luke 4
1 Yeshua, full of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Ruach into the wilderness
On returning from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by the power of the Spirit through the wilderness for forty days, tempted by the devil.
2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.
All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.
3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."
So the devil said to him, “If you are God’s Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
4 Yeshua answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Humankind cannot live by bread alone.'"
And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘It is not on bread alone that a person is to live.’”
5 And leading him up to a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And the devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him,
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.
“I will give you all this power, and the splendor of them; for it has been given into my hands and I give it to whom I wish.
7 If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."
If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 Yeshua answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
And Jesus answered him, “Scripture says – ‘You should worship the Lord your God, and worship him only.’”
9 He led him to Jerusalem, 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 next led him into Jerusalem, and, placing him on the parapet of the Temple, said, “If you are God’s Son throw yourself down from here,
10 for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'
for scripture says – ‘He will give his angels commands about you, to guard you safely,’
11 and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"
And ‘On their hands they will lift you up, otherwise you might strike your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Yeshua, answering, said to him, "It is said, 'Do not test the Lord your God.'"
But Jesus answered him, “It is said – ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
When he had tried every kind of temptation, the devil left Jesus, until another opportunity.
14 Yeshua returned in the power of the Ruach into Galil, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
Moved by the power of the Spirit, Jesus returned to Galilee. Reports about him spread through all that region;
15 He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.
and he began to teach in their synagogues, and was honored by everyone.
16 He came to Natzeret, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the synagogue, and stood up to read the scriptures.
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
He was given the book of the prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says –
18 "The Ruach 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 on me, for he has consecrated me to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed at liberty,
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
20 He closed the scroll, gave it back to the shammash, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Then, closing the book and returning it to the attendant, he sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him,
21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
and Jesus began, “This very day this passage has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. “Isn’t Joseph’s son?” they asked.
23 He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Kfar-Nahum, do also here in your hometown.'"
“Doubtless,” said Jesus, “you will remind me of the saying – ‘Doctor, cure yourself;’ and you will say ‘Do here in your own country all that we have heard that has been done at Capernaum.’
24 He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
I tell you,” he continued, “that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
There were, doubtless, many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, and a severe famine prevailed throughout the country;
26 Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
and yet it was not to one of them that Elijah was sent, but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidonia.
27 There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but Naaman the Syrian.”
28 They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
All the people in the synagogue, as they listened to this, became enraged.
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.
Starting up, they drove Jesus out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town stood, intending to hurl him down.
30 But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
But he passed through the middle of the crowd and went on his way.
31 He came down to Kfar-Nahum, a city of Galil. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
Then Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath he taught the people.
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
They were amazed at his teaching, because his words were spoken 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 with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly,
34 saying, "Ah. What have we to do with you, Yeshua of Natzeret? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are — the Holy One of God."
“Stop! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!”
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.
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent! Come out from him,” he said. The demon flung the man down in the middle of the people, and then came out from him, without causing him further harm.
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."
And they were all lost in amazement, and kept saying to one another, “What words are these? For he gives his commands to the foul spirits with a marvelous authority, and they come out.”
37 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
And rumors about Jesus traveled through every place in the region.
38 He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Shim'on's house. Now Shim'on's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they appealed to him about her.
On leaving the synagogue, Jesus went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a severe attack of fever, and they asked Jesus to cure her.
39 He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to take care of 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.
At sunset, all who had friends suffering from various diseases took them to Jesus; and he placed his hands on everyone of them and cured 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 Messiah.
And even demons came out from many people, screaming ‘You are the Son of God.’ Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that 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.
At daybreak, Jesus went out and walked to a lonely spot. But crowds of people began to look for him; and they came to where he was and tried to detain him and prevent his leaving them.
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."
Jesus, however, said to them, “I must take the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that was why I was sent.”
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galil.
And he continued to make his proclamation in the synagogues of Judea.
