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| [1]NOW in those days came Juchanonⓘ the Baptizer preaching in the desert of Jehud, |
[1]In those dayes, came Iohn the Baptist, preachyng in the wyldernesse of Iurie, and saying |
| [2]And saying, Repent! the kingdom of heaven hath drawn nigh. |
[2]Repent, for the kingdome of heauen is at hande |
| [3]For this is he of whom it was spoken by Eshaia the prophet: The voice which crieth in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths plain. |
[3]For this is he, of whom it is spoken by the prophete Esayas, saying. The voyce of one crying in the wyldernesse: prepare ye the way of the Lorde, make his pathes strayght |
| [4]But this Juchanon, his clothing was of the hair of camels, with a loins-belt of leather upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wilderness-honey. |
[4]This Iohn had his rayment of Camels heere, and a girdle of a skynne about his loynes, his meate was locustes, and wylde hony |
| [5]Then went forth to him Urishlem,ⓘ and all Jehud, and the whole country about Jurdan; |
[5]Then went out to hym Hierusalem, and all Iurie, and all the region rounde about Iordane |
| [6]And were baptized of him in Jurdan, the river, while they were confessing their sins. |
[6]And were baptized of hym in Iordane, confessyng their sinnes |
| [7]But when he saw many of the Pharishee and Zodukoyee coming to be baptized, he said to them, Generation of vipers, who hath showed you to escape from the wrath that cometh? |
[7]But when he sawe many of the Pharisees, and Saducees come to his baptisme, he sayde vnto them. O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the anger to come |
| [8]Work, therefore, fruits which are suitable to repentance. |
[8]Bryng foorth therefore fruites meete for repentaunce |
| [9]Neither ruminate and say within yourselves, that Abraham is father to us; for I say to you that Aloha is able from these stones to raise up sons unto Abraham. |
[9]And be not of suche mynde, that ye woulde say within your selues, we haue Abraham to [our] father. For I say vnto you, that God is able, of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham |
| [10]But, behold, the axe lieth at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which maketh not good fruit is cut down and falleth into the fire. |
[10]Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire |
| [11]I, indeed, baptize you with water unto repentance; but He who cometh after me is mightier than I; he, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear,—he baptizeth you with the Spirit of Holiness and with fire. |
[11]I baptize you in water vnto repentaunce: But he that shall come after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire |
| [12]He [it is] whose fan is in his hand, and, purifying his floors, the wheat he gathereth into his garner, but the chaff he burneth with the fire that is not quenched. |
[12]Whose fanne is in his hande, and he wyll purge his floore, and gather his wheate into [his] garner: but wyl burne vp the chaffe with vnquencheable fire |
| [13]Then came Jeshu from Galila unto Jurdan to Juchanan to be baptized of him. |
[13]Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of hym |
| [14]But Juchanon prohibited him, and said, I need from thee to be baptized, and hast thou come unto me? |
[14]But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me |
| [15]But Jeshu answered and said unto him, Permit [this] now; for thus it becometh us to accomplish all righteousness. And then he permitted him. |
[15]Iesus aunsweryng, sayde vnto hym: Suffer it to be so nowe. For thus it becommeth vs, to fulfyll all righteousnes. Then he suffred hym |
| [16]But when Jeshu was baptized, he immediately ascended from the waters; and the heaven was opened unto him; and he saw the Spirit of Aloha, who descended, like the dove, and came upon him. |
[16]And Iesus, when he was baptized, came strayghtwaye out of the water, and loe the heauens was open vnto hym, and (Iohn) sawe the spirite of God descendyng lyke a doue, and lyghtyng vpon hym |
| [17]And, lo, the voice from heaven, which said, This [is] my Son, the Beloved, in whom I have delighted. |
[17]And loe, there (came) a voyce from the heauens, saying: This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased |