1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying, 2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Make ye ready the way of the Lord,

Make his paths straight.

4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan; 6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

1 Naqueles dias apareceu João, o Batista, pregando no deserto da Judéia,

2 dizendo: Arrependei-vos, porque é chegado o reino dos céus.

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

4 Ora, João usava uma veste de pelos de camelo, e um cinto de couro em torno de seus lombos; e alimentava-se de gafanhotos e mel silvestre.

5 Então iam ter com ele os de Jerusalém, de toda a Judéia, e de toda a circunvizinhança do Jordão,

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