Mateus 3

1E naqueles dias veio João Batista, pregando no deserto da Judeia, 2E dizendo: Arrependei-vos, porque perto está o Reino dos céus. 3Porque este é aquele que foi declarado pelo profeta Isaías, que disse: Voz do que clama no deserto: “Preparai o caminho do Senhor; endireitai suas veredas”. 4Este João tinha sua roupa de pelos de camelo e um cinto de couro ao redor de sua cintura, e seu alimento era gafanhotos e mel silvestre. 5Então vinham até ele moradores de Jerusalém, de toda a Judeia, e de toda a região próxima do Jordão; 6E eram por ele batizados no rio Jordão, confessando os seus pecados. 7Mas quando ele viu muitos dos fariseus e dos saduceus que vinham ao batismo, disse-lhes: Ninhada de víboras! Quem vos ensinou a fugir da ira futura? 8Dai, pois, fruto condizente com o arrependimento. 9E não imagineis, dizendo em vós mesmos: “Temos por pai a Abraão”, porque eu vos digo que até destas pedras Deus pode fazer surgir filhos a Abraão. 10E agora o machado está posto à raiz das árvores; portanto toda árvore que não dá bom fruto é cortada e lançada ao fogo. 11Realmente eu vos batizo com água para arrependimento, mas aquele que vem após mim é mais poderoso do que eu; suas sandálias não sou digno de levar. Ele vos batizará com o Espírito Santo e com fogo. 12Ele tem sua pá na mão; limpará sua eira, e recolherá seu trigo no celeiro; mas queimará a palha com fogo que nunca se apaga. 13Então Jesus veio da Galileia ao Jordão até João para ser por ele batizado. 14Mas João lhe impedia, dizendo: Eu preciso ser batizado por ti, e tu vens a mim? 15Porém Jesus lhe respondeu: Permite por agora, porque assim nos convém cumprir toda a justiça. Então ele o permitiu. 16E tendo Jesus sido batizado, subiu logo da água. E eis que os céus se abriram, e ele viu o Espírito de Deus descendo como uma pomba, vindo sobre ele. 17E eis uma voz dos céus, dizendo: Este é o meu Filho amado, em quem me agrado.

1In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!” 3For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.” 4Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. 6They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 7But 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? 8Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! 9Don’t 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. 10“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. 11I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. 12His 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.” 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?” 15But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. 16Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. 17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

1En in die dagen kwam Johannes de Doper, predikende in de woestijn van Judea, 2En zeggende: Bekeert u; want het Koninkrijk der hemelen is nabij gekomen. 3Want deze is het, van denwelken gesproken is door Jesaja, den profeet, zeggende: De stem des roependen in de woestijn: Bereidt den weg des Heeren, maakt Zijn paden recht! 4En dezelve Johannes had zijn kleding van kemelshaar, en een lederen gordel om zijn lenden; en zijn voedsel was sprinkhanen en wilde honig. 5Toen is tot hem uitgegaan Jeruzalem en geheel Judea, en het gehele land rondom de Jordaan; 6En werden van hem gedoopt in de Jordaan, belijdende hun zonden. 7Hij dan, ziende velen van de Farizeen en Sadduceen tot zijn doop komen, sprak tot hen: Gij adderengebroedsels! wie heeft u aangewezen te vlieden van den toekomenden toorn? 8Brengt dan vruchten voort, der bekering waardig. 9En meent niet bij uzelven te zeggen: Wij hebben Abraham tot een vader; want ik zeg u, dat God zelfs uit deze stenen Abraham kinderen kan verwekken. 10En ook is alrede de bijl aan den wortel der bomen gelegd; alle boom dan, die geen goede vrucht voortbrengt, wordt uitgehouwen en in het vuur geworpen. 11Ik doop u wel met water tot bekering; maar Die na mij komt, is sterker dan ik, Wiens schoenen ik niet waardig ben Hem na te dragen; Die zal u met den Heiligen Geest en met vuur dopen. 12Wiens wan in Zijn hand is, en Hij zal Zijn dorsvloer doorzuiveren, en Zijn tarwe in Zijn schuur samenbrengen, en zal het kaf met onuitblusselijk vuur verbranden. 13Toen kwam Jezus van Galilea naar de Jordaan, tot Johannes, om van hem gedoopt te worden. 14Doch Johannes weigerde Hem zeer, zeggende: Mij is nodig van U gedoopt te worden, en komt Gij tot mij? 15Maar Jezus, antwoordende, zeide tot hem: Laat nu af; want aldus betaamt ons alle gerechtigheid te vervullen. Toen liet hij van Hem af. 16En Jezus, gedoopt zijnde, is terstond opgeklommen uit het water; en ziet, de hemelen werden Hem geopend, en hij zag den Geest Gods nederdalen, gelijk een duive, en op Hem komen. 17En ziet, een stem uit de hemelen, zeggende: Deze is Mijn Zoon, Mijn Geliefde, in Denwelken Ik Mijn welbehagen heb!