耶稣受试探

后来,耶稣被圣灵带到旷野,去受魔鬼的试探。 耶稣禁食了四十昼夜后,很饥饿。 试探者前来对祂说:“如果你是上帝的儿子,可以叫这些石头变成食物。”

耶稣回答说:“圣经上说,‘人活着不是单靠食物,乃是靠上帝口中的每一句话。’”

魔鬼又带祂进圣城,让祂站在圣殿的最高处, 说:“如果你是上帝的儿子,就跳下去吧!因为圣经上说,‘上帝会差遣祂的天使用手托住你,不让你的脚碰在石头上。’”

耶稣回答说:“圣经上也说,‘不可试探主——你的上帝。’”

魔鬼再带耶稣到一座极高的山上,把世上万国及其荣华富贵展示给祂看, 说:“如果你俯伏敬拜我,我就把这一切都给你。”

10 耶稣说:“撒旦,走开!圣经上说,‘要敬拜主——你的上帝,单单事奉祂。’”

11 于是魔鬼离开了耶稣,这时有天使前来伺候祂。

开始传道

12 耶稣听见约翰被捕入狱,就回到加利利。 13 后来,祂离开拿撒勒去迦百农住。迦百农靠近湖边,在西布伦和拿弗他利地区。 14 这就应验了以赛亚先知的话:

15 “西布伦、拿弗他利、
沿海一带及约旦河东、外族人居住的加利利啊!
16 你们住在黑暗中的人看见了大光,
活在死亡阴影下的人被光照亮了!”

17 从那时起,耶稣开始传道:“悔改吧,因为天国临近了!”

呼召门徒

18 耶稣沿着加利利湖边行走的时候,看见被称为彼得的西门和安得烈两兄弟正在撒网打鱼,他们是渔夫。 19 耶稣对他们说:“来跟从我!我要使你们成为得人的渔夫。” 20 他们立刻撇下渔网,跟从了耶稣。 21 耶稣再往前走,又看见雅各和约翰两兄弟正和父亲西庇太一起在船上补渔网。耶稣呼召他们, 22 他们马上离开渔船,辞别父亲,跟从了耶稣。

教导和医治

23 耶稣走遍加利利,在各个会堂里教导人,宣讲天国的福音,医治人们各样的疾病。 24 祂的名声传遍了整个叙利亚。人们把一切患病的,就是患各种疾病的、疼痛的、癫痫的、瘫痪的,以及被鬼附身的都带到祂面前,祂都医治了他们。 25 因此,有大群的人跟从了祂,他们来自加利利、低加坡里、耶路撒冷、犹太和约旦河东。

Okukemebwa kwa Yesu

Awo Yesu n’atwalibwa Mwoyo Mutukuvu mu ddungu okukemebwa Setaani. (A)N’amala ennaku amakumi ana ng’asiiba, nga talya, emisana n’ekiro, oluvannyuma enjala n’emuluma. (B)Setaani n’ajja gy’ali n’amugamba nti, “Obanga oli Mwana wa Katonda, lagira amayinja gano gafuuke emmere.”

(C)Naye Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Kyawandiikibwa nti: ‘Omuntu tabeera mulamu na mmere yokka, wabula na buli kigambo ekiva mu kamwa ka Katonda.’ ”

(D)Awo Setaani n’amutwala mu kibuga ekitukuvu n’amussa ku kitikkiro kya Yeekaalu. (E)N’amugamba nti,

“Obanga oli Mwana wa Katonda weesuule wansi
    kubanga kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Katonda aliweereza bamalayika be bakuwanirire mu mikono gyabwe
oleme okwekoona ekigere kyo ku jjinja.’ ”

(F)Yesu n’addamu Setaani nti, “Kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Tokemanga Mukama Katonda wo.’ ”

Ate Setaani n’amutwala ku lusozi oluwanvu n’amulengeza ensi zonna n’obwakabaka bwamu n’ekitiibwa kyabwo kyonna, n’amugamba nti, “Bino byonna nnaabikuwa bw’onoovuunama n’onsinza.”

10 (G)Yesu n’addamu nti, “Vvaawo, genda Setaani. Kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Osinzanga Mukama Katonda wo yekka, era gw’oweerezanga.’ ”

11 (H)Setaani n’amuviira n’agenda. Bamalayika ne bajja ne bamuweereza.

Yesu Atandika Okubuulira

12 (I)Yesu bwe yawulira nga Yokaana bamusibye mu kkomera n’agenda e Ggaliraaya. 13 (J)Bwe yava e Nazaaleesi n’agenda abeera e Kaperunawumu ekiri ku lubalama lw’ennyanja mu byalo by’e Zebbulooni n’e Nafutaali. 14 Kino ne kituukiriza ekyayogerwa nnabbi Isaaya ng’agamba nti,

15 “Ensi ya Zebbulooni n’ensi ya Nafutaali, okuliraana ennyanja,
    n’ebyalo ebiri emitala w’omugga Yoludaani,
    n’e Ggaliraaya ey’ekyengulu omuli bannaggwanga abangi,
16 (K)abantu abaatuulanga mu kizikiza,
    balabye Omusana mungi.
Abaatuulanga mu nsi ey’ekisiikirize eky’okufa,
    omusana gubaakidde.”

17 (L)Okuva mu kiseera ekyo Yesu n’atandika okubuulira nti, “Mwenenye, kubanga obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu busembedde.”

Okuyitibwa kw’Abayigirizwa Abaasooka

18 (M)Yesu bwe yali ng’atambula ku lubalama lw’ennyanja y’e Ggaliraaya n’alaba abooluganda babiri: Simooni, gwe bayita Peetero, ne Andereya, nga basuula obutimba bwabwe mu nnyanja, kubanga baali bavubi. 19 (N)Awo Yesu, n’abagamba nti, “Mujje mungoberere, nange ndibafuula abavubi b’abantu.” 20 Amangwago ne baleka awo obutimba bwabwe, ne bamugoberera.

21 (O)Bwe yeeyongerayo katono, n’asanga abooluganda abalala babiri: Yakobo, ne Yokaana, nga batudde ne kitaabwe Zebbedaayo mu lyato nga baddaabiriza obutimba bwabwe, nabo n’abayita bamugoberere. 22 Amangwago, ne baleka awo kitaabwe mu lyato ne bagenda naye.

Yesu Awonya Abalwadde

23 (P)Yesu n’abuna wonna mu Ggaliraaya ng’ayigiriza mu makuŋŋaaniro g’Abayudaaya ng’abuulira Enjiri ey’obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu, era ng’awonya buli ndwadde yonna n’obuyongobevu bwonna mu bantu. 24 (Q)Amawulire ag’ebyamagero bye yakolanga ne gatuuka mu Siriya yonna. Ne bamuleetera abayongobevu, n’abalina ebibabonyaabonya, n’ab’ensimbu n’abo abaaliko baddayimooni, abakoozimbye n’ab’endwadde endala ezitali zimu, bonna n’abawonya. 25 (R)Ebibiina binene ne bimugoberera, abantu nga bava mu Ggaliraaya ne mu Dekapoli,[a] ne mu Yerusaalemi ne mu Buyudaaya yonna, n’emitala w’omugga Yoludaani.

Footnotes

  1. 4:25 Dekapoli kitegeeza ebibuga ekkumi

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a](B) by the devil.(C) After fasting forty days and forty nights,(D) he was hungry. The tempter(E) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,(F) tell these stones to become bread.”

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b](G)

Then the devil took him to the holy city(H) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,”(I) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c](J)

Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d](K)

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(L) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e](M)

11 Then the devil left him,(N) and angels came and attended him.(O)

Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,(P) he withdrew to Galilee.(Q) 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,(R) which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill(S) what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
    the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
    Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.”[f](T)

17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(U) has come near.”

Jesus Calls His First Disciples(V)

18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee,(W) he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter(X) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,”(Y) Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.(Z)

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(AA) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.(AB)

Jesus Heals the Sick

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee,(AC) teaching in their synagogues,(AD) proclaiming the good news(AE) of the kingdom,(AF) and healing every disease and sickness among the people.(AG) 24 News about him spread all over Syria,(AH) and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed,(AI) those having seizures,(AJ) and the paralyzed;(AK) and he healed them. 25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,[g] Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
  2. Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  3. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12
  4. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16
  5. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13
  6. Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2
  7. Matthew 4:25 That is, the Ten Cities