22 en toe die dogter van dieselfde Herodias inkom en dans, en Herodes en die wat saam aan tafel was, behaag, sê die koning vir die meisie: Vra my net wat jy wil, en ek sal dit aan jou gee.

23 En hy het vir haar gesweer: Net wat jy my vra, sal ek jou gee, al was dit ook die helfte van my koninkryk.

24 Daarop gaan sy uit en sê vir haar moeder: Wat sal ek vra? Toe antwoord sy: Die hoof van Johannes die Doper.

25 En dadelik gaan sy haastig in na die koning en vra en sê: Ek wil hê dat u my op die daad die hoof van Johannes die Doper op 'n skottel gee.

26 Toe word die koning baie bedroef, maar ter wille van die eed en die wat saam aan tafel was, wou hy haar nie afwys nie.

27 En die koning stuur dadelik een van sy lyfwag met die bevel om sy hoof te bring; en hy het gegaan en hom in die gevangenis onthoof

28 en sy hoof op 'n skottel gebring en dit aan die meisie gegee, en die meisie het dit aan haar moeder gegee.

22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

23 And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

26 And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

27 And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

28 And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.