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Predicación de Juan el Bautista

(Mr. 1.1-8; Lc. 3.1-9,15-17; Jn. 1.19-28)

En aquellos días vino Juan el Bautista predicando en el desierto de Judea, y diciendo: Arrepentíos, porque el reino de los cielos(A) se ha acercado.(B) Pues este es aquel de quien habló el profeta Isaías, cuando dijo:

Voz del que clama en el desierto:

Preparad el camino del Señor,

Enderezad sus sendas.(C)

Y Juan estaba vestido de pelo de camello, y tenía un cinto de cuero alrededor de sus lomos;(D) y su comida era langostas y miel silvestre. Y salía a él Jerusalén, y toda Judea, y toda la provincia de alrededor del Jordán, y eran bautizados por él en el Jordán, confesando sus pecados.

Al ver él que muchos de los fariseos y de los saduceos venían a su bautismo, les decía: ¡Generación de víboras!(E) ¿Quién os enseñó a huir de la ira venidera? Haced, pues, frutos dignos de arrepentimiento, y no penséis decir dentro de vosotros mismos: A Abraham tenemos por padre;(F) porque yo os digo que Dios puede levantar hijos a Abraham aun de estas piedras. 10 Y ya también el hacha está puesta a la raíz de los árboles; por tanto, todo árbol que no da buen fruto es cortado y echado en el fuego.(G)

11 Yo a la verdad os bautizo en agua para arrepentimiento; pero el que viene tras mí, cuyo calzado yo no soy digno de llevar, es más poderoso que yo; él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego. 12 Su aventador está en su mano, y limpiará su era; y recogerá su trigo en el granero, y quemará la paja en fuego que nunca se apagará.

El bautismo de Jesús

(Mr. 1.9-11; Lc. 3.21-22)

13 Entonces Jesús vino de Galilea a Juan al Jordán, para ser bautizado por él. 14 Mas Juan se le oponía, diciendo: Yo necesito ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a mí? 15 Pero Jesús le respondió: Deja ahora, porque así conviene que cumplamos toda justicia. Entonces le dejó. 16 Y Jesús, después que fue bautizado, subió luego del agua; y he aquí los cielos le fueron abiertos, y vio al Espíritu de Dios que descendía como paloma, y venía sobre él. 17 Y hubo una voz de los cielos, que decía: Este es mi Hijo amado, en quien tengo complacencia.(H)

(A)В ония дни дохожда Иоан Кръстител и проповядва в Иудейската пустиня

и казва: покайте се, защото се приближи царството небесно.

(B)Защото този е, за когото е казал пророк Исаия: „гласът на викащия в пустинята говори: пригответе пътя на Господа, прави правете пътеките Му“.

(C)А сам Иоан носеше дреха от камилска вълна и кожен пояс на кръста си; а храната му беше акриди и див мед.

Тогава Иерусалим и цяла Иудея, и цяла Иорданска околност излизаха при него

и се кръщаваха от него в река Иордан, като изповядваха греховете си.

(D)И като видя Иоан мнозина фарисеи и садукеи, че дохождат при него да се кръстят, рече им: рожби ехиднини! кой ви подсказа да бягате от бъдещия гняв?

Сторете, прочее, плод достоен за покаяние

(E)и не помисляйте да думате в себе си: наш отец е Авраам; защото, казвам ви, Бог може от тия камъни да въздигне чеда Аврааму;

10 (F)и секирата лежи вече при корена на дърветата; затова всяко дърво, което не дава добър плод, бива отсичано и хвърляно в огън;

11 (G)аз ви кръщавам с вода за покаяние; но Оня, Който иде подире ми, е по-силен от мене; аз не съм достоен да Му понеса обущата; Той ще ви кръсти с Дух Светий и с огън;

12 (H)лопатата Му е в ръката Му, и Той ще очисти гумното Си и ще събере житото Си в житницата, а плявата ще изгори с неугасим огън.

13 (I)Тогава Иисус дохожда от Галилея на Иордан при Иоана, за да се кръсти от него.

14 А Иоан Го възпираше и думаше: аз имам нужда да се кръстя от Тебе, а Ти ли идеш при мене?

15 Но Иисус му отговори и рече: остави сега; защото тъй нам подобава да изпълним всяка правда. Тогава Иоан Го допуска.

16 (J)И като се кръсти, Иисус веднага излезе из водата, и ето, отвориха Му се небесата, и видя Духа Божий да слиза като гълъб и да се спуща върху Него.

17 (K)И ето, глас от небесата, който казваше: Този е Моят възлюбен Син, в Когото е Моето благоволение.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](D)

John’s(E) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(F) His food was locusts(G) and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized(H) by him in the Jordan River.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(I) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(J) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(K) And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(M)

11 “I baptize you with[b] water for repentance.(N) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit(O) and fire.(P) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(Q)

The Baptism of Jesus(R)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(S) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(T) and he saw the Spirit of God(U) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(V) said, “This is my Son,(W) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(X)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or in

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

And think 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.

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

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.