Matthæus 3
1 Men i de Dage fremstaar Johannes Døberen og prædiker i Judæas Ørken og siger:
In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea;
2 „Omvender eder, thi Himmeriges Rige er kommet nær.”
"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
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 Johnit was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."
4 Men han, Johannes, havde sit Klædebon af Kamelhaar og et Læderbælte om sin Lænd; og hans Føde var Græshopper og vild Honning.
This Johnwore 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 began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan,
6 Og de bleve døbte af ham i Floden Jordan, idet de bekendte deres Synder.
and were baptized by him in the river 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 Johnsaw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said. "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bærer da Frugt, som er Omvendelsen værdig,
Then bring forth 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 do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’-I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants 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.
And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear 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 am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
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-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
13 Da kommer Jesus fra Galilæa til Jordan til Johannes for at døbes af ham.
At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
14 Men Johannes vilde formene ham det og sagde: „Jeg trænger til at døbes af dig, og du kommer til mig!”
But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you 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, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty."
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.
Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,
17 Og se, der kom en Røst fra Himlene, som sagde: „Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag.”
while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."
