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Predicación de Juan el Bautista

(Mt. 3.1-12; Mr. 1.1-8; Jn. 1.19-28)

En el año decimoquinto del imperio de Tiberio César, siendo gobernador de Judea Poncio Pilato, y Herodes tetrarca de Galilea, y su hermano Felipe tetrarca de Iturea y de la provincia de Traconite, y Lisanias tetrarca de Abilinia, y siendo sumos sacerdotes Anás y Caifás, vino palabra de Dios a Juan, hijo de Zacarías, en el desierto. Y él fue por toda la región contigua al Jordán, predicando el bautismo del arrepentimiento para perdón de pecados, como está escrito en el libro de las palabras del profeta Isaías, que dice:

Voz del que clama en el desierto:

Preparad el camino del Señor;

Enderezad sus sendas.

Todo valle se rellenará,

Y se bajará todo monte y collado;

Los caminos torcidos serán enderezados,

Y los caminos ásperos allanados;

Y verá toda carne la salvación de Dios.(A)

Y decía a las multitudes que salían para ser bautizadas por él: ¡Oh generación de víboras!(B) ¿Quién os enseñó a huir de la ira venidera? Haced, pues, frutos dignos de arrepentimiento, y no comencéis a decir dentro de vosotros mismos: Tenemos a Abraham por padre;(C) porque os digo que Dios puede levantar hijos a Abraham aun de estas piedras. Y ya también el hacha está puesta a la raíz de los árboles; por tanto, todo árbol que no da buen fruto se corta y se echa en el fuego.(D)

10 Y la gente le preguntaba, diciendo: Entonces, ¿qué haremos? 11 Y respondiendo, les dijo: El que tiene dos túnicas, dé al que no tiene; y el que tiene qué comer, haga lo mismo. 12 Vinieron también unos publicanos para ser bautizados,(E) y le dijeron: Maestro, ¿qué haremos? 13 Él les dijo: No exijáis más de lo que os está ordenado. 14 También le preguntaron unos soldados, diciendo: Y nosotros, ¿qué haremos? Y les dijo: No hagáis extorsión a nadie, ni calumniéis; y contentaos con vuestro salario.

15 Como el pueblo estaba en expectativa, preguntándose todos en sus corazones si acaso Juan sería el Cristo, 16 respondió Juan, diciendo a todos: Yo a la verdad os bautizo en agua; pero viene uno más poderoso que yo, de quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de su calzado; él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego. 17 Su aventador está en su mano, y limpiará su era, y recogerá el trigo en su granero, y quemará la paja en fuego que nunca se apagará.

18 Con estas y otras muchas exhortaciones anunciaba las buenas nuevas al pueblo. 19 Entonces Herodes el tetrarca, siendo reprendido por Juan a causa de Herodías, mujer de Felipe su hermano, y de todas las maldades que Herodes había hecho, 20 sobre todas ellas, añadió además esta: encerró a Juan en la cárcel.(F)

El bautismo de Jesús

(Mt. 3.13-17; Mr. 1.9-11)

21 Aconteció que cuando todo el pueblo se bautizaba, también Jesús fue bautizado; y orando, el cielo se abrió, 22 y descendió el Espíritu Santo sobre él en forma corporal, como paloma, y vino una voz del cielo que decía: Tú eres mi Hijo amado; en ti tengo complacencia.(G)

Genealogía de Jesús

(Mt. 1.1-17)

23 Jesús mismo al comenzar su ministerio era como de treinta años, hijo, según se creía, de José, hijo de Elí, 24 hijo de Matat, hijo de Leví, hijo de Melqui, hijo de Jana, hijo de José, 25 hijo de Matatías, hijo de Amós, hijo de Nahum, hijo de Esli, hijo de Nagai, 26 hijo de Maat, hijo de Matatías, hijo de Semei, hijo de José, hijo de Judá, 27 hijo de Joana, hijo de Resa, hijo de Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, hijo de Neri, 28 hijo de Melqui, hijo de Adi, hijo de Cosam, hijo de Elmodam, hijo de Er, 29 hijo de Josué, hijo de Eliezer, hijo de Jorim, hijo de Matat, 30 hijo de Leví, hijo de Simeón, hijo de Judá, hijo de José, hijo de Jonán, hijo de Eliaquim, 31 hijo de Melea, hijo de Mainán, hijo de Matata, hijo de Natán, 32 hijo de David, hijo de Isaí, hijo de Obed, hijo de Booz, hijo de Salmón, hijo de Naasón, 33 hijo de Aminadab, hijo de Aram, hijo de Esrom, hijo de Fares, hijo de Judá, 34 hijo de Jacob, hijo de Isaac, hijo de Abraham, hijo de Taré, hijo de Nacor, 35 hijo de Serug, hijo de Ragau, hijo de Peleg, hijo de Heber, hijo de Sala, 36 hijo de Cainán, hijo de Arfaxad, hijo de Sem, hijo de Noé, hijo de Lamec, 37 hijo de Matusalén, hijo de Enoc, hijo de Jared, hijo de Mahalaleel, hijo de Cainán, 38 hijo de Enós, hijo de Set, hijo de Adán, hijo de Dios.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Á fimmtánda stjórnarári Tíberíusar keisara, þegar Pontíus Pílatus var landstjóri í Júdeu, en Heródes fjórðungsstjóri í Galíleu, Filippus bróðir hans í Ítúreu og Trakónítishéraði og Lýsanías í Abílene,

í æðstapreststíð Annasar og Kaífasar, kom orð Guðs til Jóhannesar Sakaríasonar í óbyggðinni.

Og hann fór um alla Jórdanbyggð og prédikaði iðrunarskírn til fyrirgefningar synda,

eins og ritað er í bók Jesaja spámanns: Rödd hrópanda í eyðimörk: Greiðið veg Drottins, gjörið beinar brautir hans.

Öll gil skulu fyllast, öll fell og hálsar lægjast. Krókar skulu verða beinir og óvegir sléttar götur.

Og allir menn munu sjá hjálpræði Guðs.

Við mannfjöldann, sem fór út til að skírast af honum, sagði hann: "Þér nöðru kyn, hver kenndi yður að flýja komandi reiði?

Berið þá ávexti samboðna iðruninni, og farið ekki að segja með sjálfum yður: ,Vér eigum Abraham að föður.` Ég segi yður, að Guð getur vakið Abraham börn af steinum þessum.

Öxin er þegar lögð að rótum trjánna og hvert það tré, sem ber ekki góðan ávöxt, verður upp höggvið og í eld kastað."

10 Mannfjöldinn spurði hann: "Hvað eigum vér þá að gjöra?"

11 En hann svaraði þeim: "Sá sem á tvo kyrtla, gefi þeim, er engan á, og eins gjöri sá er matföng hefur."

12 Þá komu og tollheimtumenn til að skírast. Þeir sögðu við hann: "Meistari, hvað eigum vér að gjöra?"

13 En hann sagði við þá: "Heimtið ekki meira en fyrir yður er lagt."

14 Hermenn spurðu hann einnig: "En hvað eigum vér að gjöra?" Hann sagði við þá: "Hafið ekki fé af neinum, hvorki með ofríki né svikum. Látið yður nægja mála yðar."

15 Nú var eftirvænting vakin hjá lýðnum, og allir voru að hugsa með sjálfum sér, hvort Jóhannes kynni að vera Kristur.

16 En Jóhannes svaraði öllum og sagði: "Ég skíri yður með vatni, en sá kemur, sem mér er máttugri, og er ég ekki verður að leysa skóþveng hans. Hann mun skíra yður með heilögum anda og eldi.

17 Hann er með varpskófluna í hendi sér til þess að gjörhreinsa láfa sinn og safna hveitinu í hlöðu sína, en hismið mun hann brenna í óslökkvanda eldi."

18 Með mörgu öðru áminnti hann og flutti lýðnum fagnaðarboðin.

19 Hann vítti Heródes fjórðungsstjóra vegna Heródíasar, konu bróður hans, og fyrir allt hið illa, sem hann hafði gjört.

20 Þá bætti Heródes einnig því ofan á allt annað, að hann varpaði Jóhannesi í fangelsi.

21 Er allur lýðurinn lét skírast, var Jesús einnig skírður. Þá bar svo við, er hann gjörði bæn sína, að himinninn opnaðist,

22 og heilagur andi steig niður yfir hann í líkamlegri mynd, eins og dúfa, og rödd kom af himni: "Þú ert minn elskaði sonur, á þér hef ég velþóknun."

23 En Jesús var um þrítugt, er hann hóf starf sitt. Var hann, eftir því sem haldið var, sonur Jósefs, sonar Elí,

24 sonar Mattats, sonar Leví, sonar Melkí, sonar Jannaí, sonar Jósefs,

25 sonar Mattatíass, sonar Amoss, sonar Naúms, sonar Eslí, sonar Naggaí,

26 sonar Maats, sonar Mattatíass, sonar Semeíns, sonar Jóseks, sonar Jóda,

27 sonar Jóhanans, sonar Hresa, sonar Serúbabels, sonar Sealtíels, sonar Nerí,

28 sonar Melkí, sonar Addí, sonar Kósams, sonar Elmadams, sonar Ers,

29 sonar Jesú, sonar Elíesers, sonar Jóríms, sonar Mattats, sonar Leví,

30 sonar Símeons, sonar Júda, sonar Jósefs, sonar Jónams, sonar Eljakíms,

31 sonar Melea, sonar Menna, sonar Mattata, sonar Natans, sonar Davíðs,

32 sonar Ísaí, sonar Óbeðs, sonar Bóasar, sonar Salmons, sonar Naksons,

33 sonar Ammínadabs, sonar Admíns, sonar Arní, sonar Esroms, sonar Peres, sonar Júda,

34 sonar Jakobs, sonar Ísaks, sonar Abrahams, sonar Tara, sonar Nakórs,

35 sonar Serúgs, sonar Reú, sonar Pelegs, sonar Ebers, sonar Sela,

36 sonar Kenans, sonar Arpaksads, sonar Sems, sonar Nóa, sonar Lameks,

37 sonar Metúsala, sonar Enoks, sonar Jareds, sonar Mahalalels, sonar Kenans,

38 sonar Enoss, sonar Sets, sonar Adams, sonar Guðs.