Matthæus 3
1 Men i de Dage fremstaar Johannes Døberen og prædiker i Judæas Ørken og siger:
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
2 „Omvender eder, thi Himmeriges Rige er kommet nær.‟
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
3 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!‟
This is the one who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, who said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
4 Men han, Johannes, havde sit Klædebon af Kamelhaar og et Læderbælte om sin Lænd; og hans Føde var Græshopper og vild Honning.
Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Da drog Jerusalem ud til ham og hele Judæa og hele Omegnen om Jordan.
Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and so were all Judea and all the region around the Jordan.
6 Og de bleve døbte af ham i Floden Jordan, idet de bekendte deres Synder.
They were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 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?
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Bærer da Frugt, som er Omvendelsen værdig,
Produce fruit consistent with repentance.
9 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.
And do not think that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
10 Men Øksen ligger allerede ved Roden af Træerne; saa bliver da hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, omhugget og kastet i Ilden.
Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 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.
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
12 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.‟
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
13 Da kommer Jesus fra Galilæa til Jordan til Johannes for at døbes af ham.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 Men Johannes vilde formene ham det og sagde: „Jeg trænger til at døbes af dig, og du kommer til mig!‟
But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by yoʋ, and yet yoʋ are coming to me?”
15 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.
But Jesus answered him, “Permit it for now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted him.
16 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.
After being baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water. And behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
17 Og se, der kom en Røst fra Himlene, som sagde: „Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag.‟
And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
