Matthew 4
1 Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.
Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.
and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.
3 And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God — speak that these stones may become loaves.'
4 Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
5 Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple,
Then doth the Devil take him to the [holy] city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
6 And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone.
and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God — cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
7 Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
8 Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,
Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,
9 And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me.
and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'
10 Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written, The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.
Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go — Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
11 Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to him.
Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.
12 And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:
And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,
13 And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;
and having left Nazareth, having come, he dwelt at Capernaum that is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtalim,
14 That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:
that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
'Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations! —
16 The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.
the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death — light arose to them.'
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, 'Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'
18 And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea — for they were fishers —
19 And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.
and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
20 And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him.
and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,
22 And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him.
and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and he cured them:
and his fame went forth to all Syria, and they brought to him all having ailments, pressed with manifold sicknesses and pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he healed them.
25 And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
And there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
