Luke 4
1 Yeshua [Salvation], full of Ruach haKodesh [Spirit of the Holiness], teshuvah ·completely returned· from the Jordan [Descender], and was led by haRuach [the Spirit] 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. Afterward, 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 Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim 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 [Salvation] answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every d'var Elohim ·word of God·.’”
“It is written in Scripture, ‘You shall not live on bread alone,’” Jesus answered.
5 The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, 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 [Salvation] answered him, “Get behind me Satan [Adversary]! For it is written, ‘You shall worship MarYah [Master Yahweh] your God, and you shall 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 Jerusalem [City of peace], and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim 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 enjoin his angels concerning 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 Yeshua [Salvation] answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt Yahweh 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 [Salvation] teshuvah ·completely returned· in the power of haRuach [the Spirit] into Galilee [District, Circuit], 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 glorified by all.
Jesus taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He came to Nazareth [Branch, Separated one], where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath ·To cease· 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 book of the prophet Isaiah [Salvation of Yah] was handed to him. He opened the book, and 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 Ruach of MarYah [Spirit of Master Yahweh] is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release 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 MarYah [Master Yahweh].”
and to proclaim the time of the Lord's favor.”
20 He closed the book, 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 Joseph [May he add]’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 Capernaum [Village-Comfort, Village-Compassion], 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, “Most certainly 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 Israel [God prevails] in the days of Elijah [My God Yah], 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 Elijah [My God Yah] was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, 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 people with tzara'at in Israel [God prevails] in the time of Elisha [My God salvation] the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”
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 middle of them, went his way.
But he walked right through them and went on his way.
31 He came down to Capernaum [Village-Comfort, Village-Compassion], a city of Galilee [District, Circuit]. He was teaching them on the Sabbath ·To cease· 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 cried out 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 [Salvation] of Nazareth [Branch, Separated one]? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: haKadosh Elohim [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 [Salvation] rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, 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 Simeon [Hearing]’s house. Simeon [Hearing]’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for 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 of many, crying out, and saying, “You are the Messiah [Anointed one], the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah [Anointed one].
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 multitudes 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 preach the good news of God’s Kingdom 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 He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee [District, Circuit].
So Jesus went on traveling around, teaching the good news in the synagogues of Judea.
