Matthew 3
1 And in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Men i de Dage fremstår Johannes Døberen og prædiker i Judæas Ørken og siger:
2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
"Omvender eder, thi Himmeriges Rige er kommet nær."
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one who calls out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his roads straight.'"
Thi han er den, om hvem der er talt ved Profeten Esajas, som siger: "Der er en Røst af en, som råber i Ørkenen: Bereder Herrens Vej, gører hans Stier jævne!"
4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Men han, Johannes, havde sit Klædebon af Kamelhår og et Læderbælte om sin Lænd; og hans Føde var Græshopper og vild Honning.
5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,
Da drog Jerusalem ud til ham og hele Judæa og hele Omegnen om Jordan.
6 and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
Og de bleve døbte af ham i Floden Jordan, idet de bekendte deres Synder.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Men da han så mange af Farisæerne og Saddukæerne komme til hans Dåb, sagde han til dem: "I Øgleunger! hvem har lært eder at fly fra den kommende Vrede?
8 Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,
Bærer da Frugt, som er Omvendelsen værdig,
9 and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
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 Sten.
10 "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
Men Øksen ligger allerede ved Roden af Træerne; så bliver da hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, omhugget og kastet i Ilden.
11 I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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 Helligånd og Ild.
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."
Hans Kasteskovl er i hans Hånd, og han skal gennemrense sin Lo og samle sin Hvede i Laden; men Avnerne skal han opbrænde med uslukkelig Ild."
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
Da kommer Jesus fra Galilæa til Jordan til Johannes for at døbes af ham.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"
Men Johannes vilde formene ham det og sagde: "Jeg trænger til at døbes af dig, og du kommer til mig!"
15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it to happen now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.
Men Jesus svarede og sagde til ham: "Tilsted det nu; thi således sømmer det sig for os at fuldkomme al Retfærdighed." Da tilsteder han ham det.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water; and look, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
Men da Jesus var bleven døbt, steg han straks op af Vandet, og se, Himlene åbnedes for ham, og han så Guds Ånd dale ned som en Due og komme over ham.
17 And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Og se, der kom en Røst fra Himlene, som sagde: "Denne er min Søn, den elskede, i hvem jeg har Velbehag."
