1 I de dager stod døperen Johannes frem og forkynte i Judeas ørken

2 og sa: Omvend eder; for himlenes rike er kommet nær!

3 For det er ham profeten Esaias taler om når han sier: Det er en røst av en som roper i ørkenen: Rydd Herrens vei, gjør hans stier jevne!

4 Men Johannes hadde klædebon av kamelhår og lærbelte om sin lend, og hans mat var gresshopper og vill honning.

5 Da drog Jerusalem og hele Judea og hele landet om Jordan ut til ham,

6 og de blev døpt av ham i elven Jordan, idet de bekjente sine synder.

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.