< Luke 4 >

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,
being tempted forty days by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days, and when they were ended, afterward he was hungry.
3 and the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'
And the devil said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'
And Jesus answered, saying to him, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every saying of God.
5 And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
And having brought him onto a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;
And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it.
7 thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me — all shall be thine.'
If therefore thou will worship before me, it will all be thine.
8 And Jesus answering him said, 'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.
9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, 'If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down from here,
10 for it hath been written — To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,
for it is written, He will give his agents orders about thee, to protect thee,
11 and — On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'
and, They will take thee up on their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12 And Jesus answering said to him — 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
And having answered, Jesus said to him, It is said, Thou shall not challenge the Lord thy God.
13 And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.
And when the devil ended every temptation, he withdrew from him until a time.
14 And Jesus turned back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a fame went forth through all the region round about concerning him,
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. And a report went out about him through the entire region around.
15 and he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he hath been brought up, and he went in, according to his custom, on the sabbath-day, to the synagogue, and stood up to read;
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up. And according to that which was customary to him, he entered into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. And having opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18 'The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliverance those who have been broken,
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.'
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 And having folded the roll, having given [it] back to the officer, he sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing on him.
And having closed the book, having given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were focused on him.
21 And he began to say unto them — 'To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'
And he began to say to them, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.
22 and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'
And all witnessed to him, and wondered at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not the son of Joseph?
23 And he said unto them, 'Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;'
And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.
24 and he said, 'Verily I say to you — No prophet is accepted in his own country;
And he said, Truly I say to you, that not one prophet is acceptable in his fatherland.
25 and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,
But in truth I say to you, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine occurred on all the land.
26 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but — to Sarepta of Sidon, unto a woman, a widow;
And Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, to a widow woman of Sidon.
27 and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but — Naaman the Syrian.'
And many lepers were in Israel near Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all in the synagogue were filled with wrath, hearing these things,
And all in the synagogue were filled with rage, having heard these things.
29 and having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built — to cast him down headlong,
And having risen up, they thrust him outside of the city, and brought him as far as the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw him down headlong.
30 and he, having gone through the midst of them, went away.
But he, having passed through the midst of them, departed.
31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbaths,
And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day,
32 and they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with authority.
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
33 And in the synagogue was a man, having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a great voice,
And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean deity. And it cried out in a great voice, saying,
34 saying, 'Away, what — to us and to thee, Jesus, O Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art — the Holy One of God.'
Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.
35 And Jesus did rebuke him, saying, 'Be silenced, and come forth out of him;' and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nought;
And Jesus rebuked it, saying, Be thou muzzled, and come out of him. And the demon having thrown him down in the midst, it came out of him, not having harm him.
36 and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, 'What [is] this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'
And amazement developed in all, and they spoke among each other, saying, What is this word? Because with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 and there was going forth a fame concerning him to every place of the region round about.
And a report about him went forth into every place of the region around.
38 And having risen out of the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, and the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed with a great fever, and they did ask him about her,
And having arisen from the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was gripped by a great fever, and they besought him about her.
39 and having stood over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her, and presently, having risen, she was ministering to them.
And having stood over her, he rebuked the fever. And it left her, and immediately after rising up, she served them.
40 And at the setting of the sun, all, as many as had any ailing with manifold sicknesses, brought them unto him, and he on each one of them [his] hands having put, did heal them.
And when the sun was setting, all, as many as had those who were incapacitated with various diseases, brought them to him. And having laid his hands on each one of them, he healed them.
41 And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying — 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
And also demons came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou are the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
42 And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him — not to go on from them,
And when it became day, having departed, he went to a desolate place. And the multitudes sought him, and they came to him, and were restraining him not depart from them.
43 and he said unto them — 'Also to the other cities it behoveth me to proclaim good news of the reign of God, because for this I have been sent;'
But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this.
44 and he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

< Luke 4 >