1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

4 Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

5 Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

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.