1 Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;2 as it is written in {Isaiah} the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.3 Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of {the} Lord, make his paths straight.4 There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching {the} baptism of repentance for remission of sins.5 And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.6 And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.7 And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.8 *I* indeed have baptised you with water, but *he* shall baptise you with {the} Holy Spirit.9 And it came to pass in those days {that} Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.10 And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.11 And there came a voice out of the heavens: *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.12 And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.13 And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.14 But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,15 and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.16 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, {Simon's} brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;18 and straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him.19 And going on thence a little, he saw James the {son} of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these {were} in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;20 and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.21 And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.22 And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.23 And there was in their synagogue a man {possessed} by an unclean spirit, and he cried out24 saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him.26 And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him.27 And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.28 And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.29 And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.30 And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.31 And he went up to {her} and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.32 But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;33 and the whole city was gathered together at the door.34 And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.35 And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.36 And Simon and those with him went after him:37 and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.38 And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.39 And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.40 And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.41 But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.42 And as he spoke straightway the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.43 And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,44 and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.45 But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim {it} much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.
1 Die begin van die evangelie van Jesus Christus, die Seun van God.2 Soos geskrywe is in die Profete: Kyk, Ek stuur my boodskapper voor u aangesig, wat u pad voor U uit sal regmaak --3 die stem van een wat roep in die woestyn: Berei die weg van die Here, maak sy paaie reguit!4 Johannes het gekom en was besig om in die woestyn te doop en die doop van bekering tot vergifnis van sondes te verkondig.5 En die hele Joodse land en die inwoners van Jerusalem het uitgegaan na hom toe, en almal is deur hom gedoop in die Jordaanrivier met belydenis van hulle sondes.6 En Johannes was gekleed met kameelhare en 'n leergord om sy heupe, en hy het sprinkane en wilde heuning geëet.7 En hy het gepreek en gesê: Hy wat sterker is as ek, kom n my, en ek is nie waardig om neer te buk en sy skoenriem los te maak nie.8 Ek het julle wel met water gedoop, maar Hy sal julle doop met die Heilige Gees.9 En in daardie dae het Jesus van N saret in Galil,a gekom en is deur Johannes in die Jordaan gedoop.10 En dadelik toe Hy opklim uit die water, sien Hy die hemele skeur en die Gees soos 'n duif op Hom neerdaal.11 En daar het 'n stem uit die hemele gekom: U is my geliefde Seun in wie Ek 'n welbehae het.12 En dadelik het die Gees Hom uitgedryf in die woestyn.13 En Hy was daar in die woestyn veertig dae lank, terwyl Hy deur die Satan versoek is; en Hy was saam met die wilde diere, en die engele het Hom gedien.14 En nadat Johannes oorgelewer was, het Jesus in Galil,a gekom en die evangelie van die koninkryk van God verkondig15 en gesê: Die tyd is vervul en die koninkryk van God het naby gekom; bekeer julle en glo die evangelie.16 En terwyl Hy langs die see van Galil,a loop, sien Hy Simon en Andr,as, sy broer, besig om 'n net in die see uit te gooi; want hulle was vissers.17 En Jesus sê vir hulle: Kom agter My aan, en Ek sal maak dat julle vissers van mense word.18 En dadelik het hulle hul nette laat staan en Hom gevolg.19 En toe Hy daarvandaan 'n bietjie verder gaan, sien Hy Jakobus, die seun van Sebed,Âs, en Johannes, sy broer, wat besig was om die nette in die skuit heel te maak.20 En dadelik het Hy hulle geroep, en hulle het hul vader Sebed,Âs met die gehuurde mense in die skuit laat staan en Hom gevolg.21 En hulle het in Kap,rnaÂm gekom, en dadelik op die sabbat het Hy in die sinagoge ingegaan en begin leer.22 En hulle was verslae oor sy leer, want Hy het hulle geleer soos een wat gesag het en nie soos die skrifgeleerdes nie.23 En daar was in hulle sinagoge 'n man met 'n onreine gees; en hy het uitgeskreeu24 en gesê: Hou op! Wat het ons met U te doen, Jesus, Nasar,ner? Het U gekom om ons te verdelg? Ek ken U, wie U is: die Heilige van God!25 En Jesus het hom bestraf en gesê: Bly stil en gaan uit hom uit!26 En die onreine gees het hom stuiptrekkings laat kry en met 'n groot stem geskreeu en uit hom uitgegaan.27 En almal was verbaas, sodat hulle onder mekaar vra en sê: Wat is dit? Watter nuwe leer is dit, dat Hy met gesag ook aan die onreine geeste bevel gee en hulle Hom gehoorsaam is?28 En die gerug aangaande Hom is dadelik versprei in die hele omtrek van Galil,a.29 En dadelik toe hulle uit die sinagoge uitgegaan het, kom hulle saam met Jakobus en Johannes in die huis van Simon en Andr,as.30 En die skoonmoeder van Simon het siek gelê aan die koors; en dadelik het hulle Hom van haar gesê.31 Daarop gaan Hy na haar, neem haar hand en rig haar op, en dadelik het die koors haar verlaat, en sy het hulle bedien.32 En toe dit aand geword het en die son onder was, het hulle na Hom gebring almal wat ongesteld en van duiwels besete was.33 En die hele stad het by die deur saamgekom.34 En baie wat aan allerhande siektes gely het, het Hy gesond gemaak en baie duiwels uitgedryf en die duiwels nie toegelaat om te praat nie, omdat hulle Hom geken het.35 En vroeg in die môre , nog diep in die nag, het Hy opgestaan en uitgegaan en na 'n eensame plek vertrek en daar gebid.36 En Simon en die wat by hom was, het Hom gevolg.37 En toe hulle Hom vind, sê hulle vir Hom: Almal soek U.38 En Hy sê vir hulle: Laat ons na die naburige dorpe gaan, sodat Ek ook daar kan preek; want daarvoor het Ek uitgegaan.39 En Hy het die hele Galil,a deur in hulle sinagoges gepreek en die duiwels uitgedryf.40 En daar kom 'n melaatse na Hom toe wat Hom smeek en voor Hom op die knieë val en vir Hom sê: As U wil, kan U my reinig.41 En Jesus het vir hom innig jammer gevoel en die hand uitgesteek en hom aangeraak en vir hom gesê: Ek wil, word gereinig!42 En toe Hy dit sê, het die melaatsheid hom dadelik verlaat, en hy is gereinig.43 En nadat Hy hom ernstig aangespreek het, stuur Hy hom dadelik weg44 en sê vir hom: Pas op dat jy aan niemand iets vertel nie, maar gaan vertoon jou aan die priester en offer vir jou reiniging wat Moses voorgeskryf het, tot 'n getuienis vir hulle.45 Maar hy het uitgegaan en begin om baie dinge rond te vertel en die saak rugbaar te maak, sodat Hy nie meer openlik in 'n stad kon ingaan nie; maar Hy was buite in verlate plekke, en hulle het van alle kante na Hom gekom.