Matthæus 3
1 Men i de Dage fremstaar Johannes Døberen og prædiker i Judæas Ørken og siger:
And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,
2 „Omvender eder, thi Himmeriges Rige er kommet nær.‟
Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.
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!‟
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of 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 himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about 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, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,
6 Og de bleve døbte af ham i Floden Jordan, idet de bekendte deres Synder.
and they were immersed 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 he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Bærer da Frugt, som er Omvendelsen værdig,
Therefore produce fruit worthy of 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 think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to 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.
And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast 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 indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in 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.‟
Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Da kommer Jesus fra Galilæa til Jordan til Johannes for at døbes af ham.
Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be immersed by him.
14 Men Johannes vilde formene ham det og sagde: „Jeg trænger til at døbes af dig, og du kommer til mig!‟
But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come 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 having answered, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows 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.
And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
17 Og se, der kom en Røst fra Himlene, som sagde: „Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag.‟
And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
