Matej 3
1 V tistih dneh je prišel Janez Krstnik, ki je v divjini Judeje pridigal
THEN in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert country of Judea,
2 in govoril: »Pokesajte se, kajti nebeško kraljestvo je blizu.
and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh.
3 Kajti to je tisti, o katerem je govoril prerok Izaija, rekoč: ›Glas vpijočega v divjini: ›Pripravite Gospodovo pot, izravnajte njegove steze.‹«
For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait.”
4 In isti Janez je imel svoja oblačila iz kamelje dlake in usnjen pas okoli svojih ledij, njegova hrana pa so bile kobilice in divji med.
Now this John had his garment made of camel’s hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Tedaj so hodili k njemu Jeruzalem in vsa Judeja in vsa področja okoli Jordana
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the regions about Jordan,
6 in v Jordanu so bili krščeni po njem, priznavajoč svoje grehe.
and were baptized by him in Jordan, on making confession of their sins.
7 Toda ko je mnoge izmed farizejev in saducejev videl priti k njegovemu krstu, jim je rekel: »Oh gadji rod, kdo vas je opozoril, da pobegnete pred besom, ki pride?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Obrodite torej sadove, primerne kesanju
Produce then worthy fruits of repentance:
9 in ne mislite, da v sebi rečete: ›Mi imamo Abrahama za svojega očeta, ‹ kajti povem vam, da je Bog iz teh kamnov zmožen Abrahamu obuditi otroke.
and think not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say unto you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 In sedaj je poleg tega na korenino dreves položena sekira; zatorej bo vsako drevo, ki ne prinaša dobrega sadu, posekano in vrženo v ogenj.
And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire.
11 Zares vas krščujem z vodo v kesanje, toda kdor prihaja za menoj, je veličastnejši kakor jaz, čigar čevljev nisem vreden prenašati; on vas bo krstil s Svetim Duhom in z ognjem;
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
12 katerega vejálnik je v njegovi roki in svoja tla bo temeljito očistil in svojo pšenico zbral v kaščo, toda pleve bo sežgal z nepogasljivim ognjem.«
whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff will he burn up with fire unquenchable.
13 Tedaj pride Jezus iz Galileje k Jordanu, do Janeza, da bi se mu dal krstiti.
Then came Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to John, that he might be baptized by him.
14 Toda Janez mu je prepovedal, rekoč: »Jaz imam potrebo biti krščen od tebe, pa ti prihajaš k meni?«
But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 Jezus mu odgovori in reče: »Dopusti, da je to sedaj tako, kajti tako se nama spodobi, da izpolniva vso pravičnost.« Tedaj mu je pustil.
But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.
16 Ko je bil Jezus krščen, je nemudoma stopil iz vode, in glej, pred njim so se odprla nebesa in zagledal je Božjega Duha spuščati se kakor golobico in blesketanje nad njim;
And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:
17 in glej, glas iz nebes, rekoč: »Ta je moj ljubljeni Sin, s katerim sem zelo zadovoljen.«
and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.
