16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me to heal the broken hearted,

to proclaim release to the captives,

recovering of sight to the blind,

to deliver those who are crushed,

19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

20 He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

16 Og han kom til Nasaret, hvor han var opfostret, og gikk efter sin sedvane på sabbatsdagen inn i synagogen og stod op for å lese for dem.

17 Og de gav ham profeten Esaias' bok, og da han slo boken op, fant han det sted hvor det var skrevet:

18 Herrens Ånd er over mig, fordi han salvet mig til å forkynne evangeliet for fattige; han har utsendt mig for å forkynne fanger at de skal få frihet, og blinde at de skal få syn, for å sette undertrykte i frihet,

19 for å forkynne et velbehagelig år fra Herren.

20 Og han lukket boken og gav den til tjeneren og satte sig, og alle som var i synagogen, hadde sine øine festet på ham.

21 Han begynte da med å si til dem: Idag er dette Skriftens ord opfylt for eders ører.