Matej 3
1 V tisti dnéh pa pride Janez Krstnik, ter je v puščavi Judejskej oznanjeval,
In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 In govoril: Spokorite se; kajti približalo se je nebeško kraljestvo.
and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 Kajti ta je, za kogar je povedal prerok Izaija, govoreč: "Glas vpijočega v puščavi: Pripravite pot Gospodu; poravnajte steze njegove."
For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 On pa, Janez, imel je obleko svojo iz kamelje dlake, in pas usnjat okoli ledja svojega; a živež njegov je bil: kobilice in med divji.
But the same John had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a girdle of leather around his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Tedaj je izhajal k njemu ves Jeruzalem in vsa Judeja in vsa okolica Jordanska.
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,
6 In on jih je krščeval v Jordanu, in izpovedovali so grehe svoje.
and were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Ko pa vidi mnogo Farizejev in Saducejev, da gredó h krstu njegovemu, reče jim: Gadja zalega! kdo vam je pokazal, kako ubežite prihodnjej jezi?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coining wrath?
8 Rodite torej vreden sad pokore.
Bring forth, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance:
9 In ne domišljujte si, da bi govorili v sebi: Abrahama imamo za očeta; kajti pravim vam, da more Bog iz tega kamenja obuditi Abrahamu sinove.
and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 Uže pa stojí tudi sekira drevju pri korenini: vsako drevo torej, ktero ne rodí dobrega sadú, posekalo se bo in vrglo na ogenj.
Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees: therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 Jaz vas krščujem z vodo za pokoro; a ta, ki gre za menoj, močneji je od mene, kteremu nisem vreden obutala ponesti. On vas bo krstil z Duhom svetim in ognjem.
I immerse you in water, in order to repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
12 Njemu je lopata v roki njegovej, in očedil bo gumno svoje, in pospravil bo pšenico svojo v žitnico, a plevo bo spalil z neugasljivim ognjem.
whose winnowing-shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his thrashing-floor, and gather his grain into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
13 Tedaj pride Jezus iz Galileje k Janezu na Jordan, da ga on krsti.
Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be immersed by him.
14 Janez mu je pa branil, govoreč: Meni je treba, da me ti krstiš, pa hodiš ti k meni?
But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me?
15 Jezus pa odgovorí in mu reče: Pusti sedaj! kajti tako nam je treba izpolniti vsako pravico. Tedaj ga pustí.
But Jesus answering said to him: Permit it now; for thus it becomes us to perform fully every righteous act. Then he permitted him.
16 In krstivši se Jezus, stopi precej iz vode; in glej, nebesa mu se odpró, in Duha Božjega vidi, da shaja ko golob, in pride na-nj.
And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
17 In glej, glas z nebes, govoreč: Ta je sin moj ljubljeni, kteri je po mojej volji.
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.
