1 E, naqueles dias, apareceu João o Batista pregando no deserto da Judeia,

2 E dizendo: Arrependei-vos, porque está próximo o reino dos céus.

3 Porque este é o anunciado pelo profeta Isaías, que disse: Voz do que clama no deserto: Preparai o caminho do Senhor, endireitai as suas veredas.

4 E este João tinha as suas vestes de pelos de camelo, e um cinto de couro em torno de seus lombos; e alimentava-se de gafanhotos e de mel silvestre.

5 Então ia ter com ele Jerusalém, e toda a Judeia, e toda a província adjacente ao Jordão;

6 E eram por ele batizados no rio Jordão, confessando os seus pecados.

1 And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,

2 Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.

3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.

4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.

5 Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,

6 and they were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.