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 Batista, pregando no deserto da Judéia.

2 Dizia ele: Fazei penitência porque está próximo o Reino dos céus.

3 Este é aquele de quem falou o profeta Isaías, quando disse: Uma voz clama no deserto: Preparai o caminho do Senhor, endireitai as suas veredas {Is 40,3}.

4 João usava uma vestimenta de pêlos de camelo e um cinto de couro em volta dos rins. Alimentava-se de gafanhotos e mel silvestre.

5 Pessoas de Jerusalém, de toda a Judéia e de toda a circunvizinhança do Jordão vinham a ele.

6 Confessavam seus pecados e eram batizados por ele nas águas do Jordão.