Matteo 4
La Nuova Diodati
4 Allora Gesú fu condotto dallo Spirito nel deserto, per essere tentato dal diavolo.
2 E, dopo aver digiunato quaranta giorni e quaranta notti, alla fine ebbe fame.
3 Ora il tentatore, accostandosi, gli disse: «Se tu sei il Figlio di Dio, di' che queste pietre diventino pane».
4 Ma egli, rispondendo, disse: «Sta scritto: "L'uomo non vive di solo pane, ma di ogni parola che procede dalla bocca di Dio"».
5 Allora il diavolo lo trasportò nella santa città, lo pose sull'orlo del tempio
6 e gli disse: «Se sei il Figlio di Dio, gettati giú, perché sta scritto: "Egli darà ordine ai suoi angeli riguardo a te; ed essi ti porteranno sulle loro mani, perché non urti col tuo piede in alcuna pietra"».
7 Gesú gli disse: «Sta anche scritto "Non tentare il Signore Dio tuo"».
8 Di nuovo il diavolo lo trasportò sopra un monte altissimo e gli mostrò tutti i regni del mondo e la loro gloria
9 e gli disse: «Io ti darò tutte queste cose se, prostrandoti a terra, mi adori».
10 Allora Gesú gli disse: «Vattene Satana, poiché sta scritto: "Adora il Signore Dio tuo e servi a lui solo"».
11 Allora il diavolo lo lasciò; ed ecco degli angeli gli si accostarono e lo servivano.
12 Or Gesú, avendo udito che Giovanni era stato messo in prigione, si ritirò nella Galilea.
13 Poi lasciò Nazaret e venne ad abitare a Capernaum, città posta sulla riva del mare, ai confini di Zabulon e di Neftali.
14 affinché si adempisse ciò che fu detto dal profeta Isaia, quando disse:
15 «Il paese di Zabulon, il paese di Neftali, sulla riva del mare, la regione al di là del Giordano, la Galilea dei gentili,
16 il popolo che giaceva nelle tenebre ha visto una grande luce, e su coloro che giacevano nella regione e nell'ombra della morte, si è levata la luce».
17 Da quel tempo Gesú cominciò a predicare e a dire: «Ravvedetevi, perché il regno dei cieli è vicino!».
18 Or Gesú, camminando lungo il mare della Galilea, vide due fratelli: Simone detto Pietro e Andrea suo fratello, i quali gettavano la rete nel mare, poiché erano pescatori;
19 e disse loro: «Seguitemi e io vi farò pescatori di uomini».
20 Or essi, lasciate prontamente le reti, lo seguirono.
21 E, proseguendo il cammino, vide due altri fratelli: Giacomo, il figlio di Zebedeo e Giovanni suo fratello, nella barca con Zebedeo loro padre, i quali riassettavano le reti; e li chiamò.
22 Ed essi, lasciata prontamente la barca e il padre loro, lo seguirono.
23 E Gesú andava attorno per tutta la Galilea, insegnando nelle loro sinagoghe, predicando l'evangelo del regno, e sanando ogni malattia e ogni infermità fra il popolo.
24 E la sua fama si sparse per tutta la Siria; e gli presentarono tutti i malati, colpiti da varie infermità e dolori, indemoniati, epilettici e paralitici; ed egli li guarí.
25 E grandi folle lo seguivano dalla Galilea, dalla Decapoli, da Gerusalemme, dalla Giudea e da oltre il Giordano.
Matteo 4
La Bibbia della Gioia
Le tentazioni di Gesù
4 Poi Gesù fu condotto nel deserto dallo Spirito Santo, per essere tentato da Satana. 2 Dopo un digiuno di quaranta giorni e quaranta notti in cui non mangiò niente ebbe una gran fame.
3 Allora il diavolo tentatore lo sfidò:
«Dato che tu sei il Figlio di Dio, cambia queste pietre in filoni di pane», insinuò.
4 Ma Gesù gli disse: «No! Perché le Scritture ci dicono che non è il pane che nutre lʼanima dellʼuomo, ma è lʼobbedienza ad ogni parola di Dio ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno».
5 Allora il diavolo tentatore lo portò a Gerusalemme sul tetto del tempio. 6 «Poiché tu sei il Figlio di Dio, salta!» gli disse, «perché le Scritture dichiarano: “Egli ordinerà ai suoi angeli di proteggerti ovunque andrai: ti porteranno in palmo di mano in modo che tu in nessun sasso possa inciampare”».
7 Ma Gesù replicò: «Nelle Scritture è anche detto di non tentare il Signore con stupide prove!»
8 Poi Satana lo portò sulla cima di una montagna altissima e gli mostrò tutte le nazioni del mondo e la loro gloria. 9 «Le darò tutte a te», disse, «soltanto se tu tʼinginocchierai per adorarmi».
10 «Vattene di qui, Satana!» disse Gesù, «Le Scritture dicono: “Adora solo il Signore, Dio tuo. Ed ubbidisci soltanto a lui!”»
11 Allora Satana se ne andò e vennero gli angeli a prendersi cura di Gesù.
Gesù comincia a predicare
12-13 Quando Gesù venne a sapere che Giovanni era stato arrestato, lasciò la Giudea e tornò a casa, a Nazaret, in Galilea; ma ben presto si trasferì a Cafarnao, sul lago di Galilea, vicino a Zàbulon e Neftali.
14 Così si avverava la profezia di Isaia:
15 «Nelle terre di Zàbulon e Neftali, vicino al lago, nelle campagne al di là del fiume Giordano e nellʼalta Galilea dove abitano tanti stranieri; 16 là i popoli che vivevano nellʼoscurità hanno visto una grande luce; stavano nella terra della morte e la luce si è levata sopra di loro».
17 Da allora in poi, Gesù cominciò a predicare: «Lasciate il peccato e volgetevi a Dio, perché il Regno dei Cieli è vicino!»
18 Un giorno, mentre stava passeggiando lungo la riva del lago di Galilea, Gesù vide due fratelli: Simone, (che poi sarà soprannominato Pietro) e Andrea. Stavano in barca a pescare con le reti, dato che erano pescatori di mestiere.
19 Gesù li chiamò: «Venite con me e vi insegnerò come si pescano le anime degli uomini!» 20 Lasciate immediatamente le loro reti, Simone e Andrea andarono con lui.
21 Poco più oltre, sempre sulla riva, Gesù vide altri due fratelli, Giacomo e Giovanni, che sedevano su di una barca col padre, Zebedeo, e riparavano le reti. Gesù li chiamò. 22 Ed anche quelli interruppero il lavoro e, lasciato il loro padre, andarono con lui.
23 Gesù percorse tutta la Galilea, insegnando nelle sinagoghe, predicando ovunque la buona notizia del Regno dei Cieli e guarendo ogni tipo di malattia ed infermità. 24 La notizia dei suoi miracoli varcò i confini della Galilea, così che una folla di malati ben presto si presentò a lui per farsi guarire, giungendo persino dalla Siria. Li guariva tutti, qualunque fosse la loro malattia o sofferenza; sia che fossero posseduti dai demòni, sia che fossero squilibrati, o paralizzati.
25 Unʼenorme folla lo seguiva ovunque andasse: gente dalla Galilea e dalla Decapoli, gente da Gerusalemme e da tutta la Giudea, e perfino gente che giungeva da oltre il Giordano.
Matthew 4
King James Version
4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Matthew 4
EasyEnglish Bible
The Devil tries to cause Jesus to do wrong things
4 Then the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. While he was there, the Devil came to him. He tried to cause Jesus to do wrong things.[a] 2 Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of this time, he was very hungry.
3 Then the Devil came to Jesus and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, speak to these stones. Tell them to become bread.’ 4 But Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible says that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that God speaks. That is what gives them true life.’[b]
5 Then the Devil led Jesus to Jerusalem. He made him stand on the highest part of the temple. 6 He said to Jesus, ‘If you are the Son of God, jump down from here to the ground. You know that the Bible says:
“God will tell his angels to keep you safe.
They will hold you safely in their hands.
They will not let you hurt your foot on a stone”.’[c]
7 Jesus replied, ‘No! The Bible also says, “Do not test the Lord God, to see if he will save you”.’[d]
8 Then the Devil led Jesus up a very high mountain. He showed Jesus all the countries in the whole world. They were very great and beautiful. 9 The Devil said, ‘I will give you power over all these countries. Just go down on your knees in front of me. Worship me and I will give it all to you.’
10 Jesus then said to him, ‘Satan, go away from me! The Bible says, “Only worship your Lord God. He is the only one that you should obey”.’
11 Then the Devil left Jesus alone. Immediately angels came to Jesus and they took care of him.
Jesus starts his work in Galilee
12 Then Jesus heard that Herod had put John the Baptist in prison. So Jesus returned to Galilee.
13 But he did not stay in Nazareth. He went to live in Capernaum, which is a town on the shore of Lake Galilee. It was in the part of Israel called Zebulun and Naphtali.[e]
14 This caused God's message to become true. Long ago God had said through his prophet Isaiah:[f]
15 ‘I am speaking to you people who live in Zebulun and Naphtali.[g]
Your part of this country is on the way to Lake Galilee.
It is across the Jordan River in the part of the country called Galilee.
Some people who are not Jews live there.
16 They are like people who are living in the dark.
They live in the shadow which death brings.
God will send a light to shine on them.’
17 Then Jesus began to speak God's message to people. He said, ‘You have done many wrong things. You must turn away from them and change how you live. Do this now, because the kingdom of heaven has come very near.’
Jesus asks some men to become his disciples
18 One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two men who were brothers. One man was called Simon, and he was also called Peter. His brother's name was Andrew.[h] Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish. 19 Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.’[i]
20 Simon and Andrew immediately put their nets down and they went with Jesus.
21 They continued to walk along the shore. Soon Jesus saw two more men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were in their boat with their father, Zebedee. They were mending their nets. Jesus said to James and John, ‘Come with me.’ 22 The brothers immediately left the boat and their father behind. They went with Jesus to be his disciples.
Jesus teaches about God and he makes sick people well again
23 Jesus travelled everywhere in Galilee. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses. 24 More and more people in all parts of Syria heard about Jesus. So they brought all the sick people to see him. These people had many different illnesses, and some of them had strong pains. Bad spirits were living inside some of them. Some people could not control their bodies, and some people could not walk. Jesus caused all these people to become well again. 25 Because of this, large crowds of people followed him. They came from Galilee and from the region called ‘The ten cities’. Some of them came from Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea. And some came from the other side of the Jordan River.[j]
Footnotes
- 4:1 The Devil is a bad angel. He was once a good angel but he refused to obey God. Now he is the leader of all the bad spirits. He is also called Satan. He tries to cause people to do wrong things. Jesus was alone when the Devil came to him. He told his friends about it later.
- 4:4 Jesus was very hungry. The Devil knew that Jesus could make stones become bread. He also knew that Jesus was God's Son. God had not told Jesus to make bread, so he did not obey the Devil. Jesus used God's word from Deuteronomy 8:3 to answer the Devil.
- 4:6 The Devil was using the words from Psalms 91:12. But the Devil was using the words in a wrong way.
- 4:7 Jesus was remembering God's words in Deuteronomy. Jesus was standing on the highest part of the temple. This place was 600 metres above the ground. God had not told Jesus to jump down. We must not do dangerous things if we do not need to. We must obey God. Then he will take care of us.
- 4:13 Zebulun and Naphtali were the names of parts of Galilee. They were also the names of two of Jacob's sons. They lived in this land many years before.
- 4:14 See Isaiah 9:1-2
- 4:15 These people did not know God or his book very well. Isaiah said that they were like people who are walking in the dark. God promised to send his Son Jesus to them. He would be like a light to show them what God was like.
- 4:18 Simon and his brother lived in a town called Capernaum. This town is on the shore of Lake Galilee. Jesus had taught there. He had caused many people to become well again from their illnesses. So they knew that Jesus was a very powerful person.
- 4:19 Jesus did not mean that Simon and Andrew would really catch people. He would teach Simon and Andrew how to tell other people the good news about himself. They had brought fish out of the water. But now they would bring people to Jesus, so that they could believe in him. These people would then be his disciples.
- 4:25 Syria was a part of Israel that was on the east side of Galilee. ‘The Decapolis’ means 10 towns. The Decapolis was another part of Israel.
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