< Luke 4 >

1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
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
2 where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. He ate nothing in those days, and afterward, when they had ended, he was hungry.
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.
3 Then the devil said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
The devil said to him, “If you are the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·, command this stone to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every d'var Elohim ·word of God·.’”
5 So the devil brought him up to a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 Then the devil said to him, “To yoʋ I will give all this authority and glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I can give it to whomever I wish.
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.
7 If yoʋ, then, will worship me, it will all be yoʋrs.”
If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
8 Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘Yoʋ shall worship the Lord yoʋr God, and him only shall yoʋ serve.’”
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.’”
9 Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, throw yoʋrself down from here,
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,
10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning yoʋ, to guard yoʋ,’
for it is written, ‘He will enjoin his angels concerning you, to guard you;’
11 and, ‘In their hands they will lift yoʋ up, so that yoʋ do not strike yoʋr foot against a stone.’”
and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.’”
12 Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Yoʋ shall not put the Lord yoʋr God to the test.’”
Yeshua [Salvation] answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt Yahweh your God.’”
13 And when the devil had finished every temptation, he left him until an opportune time.
When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.
14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire surrounding region.
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.
15 And he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom, and stood up to read.
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.
17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him, so he unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written,
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,
18 “The Spirit 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 release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free,
“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,
19 and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
and to proclaim the acceptable year of MarYah [Master Yahweh].”
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed upon him,
He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 and he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
He began to tell them, “Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
22 They were all speaking well of him and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph's son?”
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?”
23 Then Jesus said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yoʋrself.’ Do here in yoʋr hometown what we have heard that yoʋ did in Capernaum.”
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.’”
24 He also said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
25 But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months and a severe famine came over all the land,
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.
26 yet Elijah was sent to none of them except a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.
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.
27 There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”
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.”
28 When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.
They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.
29 They rose up, drove him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw him down from the cliff.
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.
30 But Jesus passed through the crowd and went away.
But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.
31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began teaching the people.
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,
32 They were astonished at his teaching, because his message was spoken with authority.
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had an unclean demonic spirit, and he cried out with a loud voice,
In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 “Leave us alone! What do yoʋ have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have yoʋ come to destroy us? I know who yoʋ are—the Holy One of God.”
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]!”
35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out of him, having done him no harm.
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.
36 Amazement came over all the people, and they said to one another, “What kind of message is this? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out!”
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!”
37 And news about him went out to every place in the surrounding region.
News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
38 Then Jesus arose, left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
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.
39 So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. At once she rose and began to serve them.
He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus, and he laid his hands on each one of them and healed them.
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.
41 Demons also came out of many, crying out, “Yoʋ are the Christ, the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
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].
42 When daybreak came, Jesus departed and went to a desolate place. The crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.
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.
43 But Jesus said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, for that is why I was sent.”
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.”
44 So he continued preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee [District, Circuit].

< Luke 4 >