Lukas 3 | King James Version

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

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Johannes döparen banar väg för Jesus

1 Det var nu den romerska kejsaren Tiberius 15:e regeringsår. Pontius Pilatus var landshövding i Judeen, Herodes härskare över Galileen, hans bror Filippos härskare över Itureen och Trachonitis och Lysanias härskare över Abilene.

2 Hannas och Kajafas var överstepräster. Vid den här tiden kom ett budskap från Gud till Johannes, Sakarias son, som levde ute i ödemarken.

3 Och Johannes gav sig iväg till trakterna kring Jordanfloden och undervisade överallt människorna om att de kunde få sina synder förlåtna om de lämnade synden, vände om till Gud och lät döpa sig.

4 Gud hade förutsagt, genom det som profeten Jesaja skrev i sin bok:”En röst ropar i ödemarken:’Bana väg för Herren! Gör stigarna raka för honom!

5 Fyll dalarna, sänk alla berg och höjder! Räta ut kurvornaoch jämna till de steniga vägarna!

6 Då ska alla människor få seGuds räddning.’ ”*

7 Och när stora mängder människor nu kom till Johannes för att bli döpta, talade han strängt till dem och sa: ”Ni huggormsyngel, tror ni att ni kan klara er undan Guds kommande dom?

8 Nej, först måste ni bevisa att ni vänt er bort från synden genom att göra det som är rätt. Inbilla er inte att ni kan komma undan. Tänk inte: ’Vi är trygga, för vi är judar och Abraham är vår stamfar.’ Jag försäkrar er att det inte hjälper. Gud kan förvandla de här stenarna till judar!

9 Domen hänger över er, yxan har redan börjat hugga i trädstammarna. Varje träd som inte bär god frukt ska huggas ner och kastas i elden!”

10 Då frågade folket: ”Vad vill du att vi ska göra?”

11 Han svarade: ”Om ni har två skjortor, så ge bort en av dem till någon som ingen har. Och om ni har mat att dela med er av, så ge till dem som är hungriga.”

12 Till och med tullindrivare* kom för att döpas, och de frågade: ”Hur kan vi visa att vi har slutat att synda?”

13 ”Genom att vara ärliga”, svarade han. ”Kräv inte mer i skatt än vad de romerska myndigheterna ger order om.”

14 ”Och vi då, vad ska vi göra?” frågade några soldater. Johannes svarade: ”Tvinga inte till er pengar genom hot och våld, utan nöj er med er lön.”

15 Hela folket väntade att Messias, den utlovade kungen, snart skulle komma, och nu frågade man sig om det inte kunde vara Johannes.

16 Men Johannes svarade dem alla: ”Jag döper er med vatten, men snart kommer en som är större än jag. Han är så mäktig att jag inte ens är värdig att knyta upp hans sandalremmar.* Han ska döpa er med Guds heliga Ande och eld.

17 Det är han som ska döma världen. Han står färdig att skilja de onda människorna från dem som följer Guds vilja, på samma sätt som bonden skiljer agnarna från vetet. Och sedan han har rensat upp på tröskplatsen, ska han samla vetet i ladan, men agnarna ska han bränna upp i en eld som aldrig slocknar.”

18 På många olika sådana sätt förmanade Johannes folket när han framförde sitt budskap till dem.

Herodes sätter Johannes i fängelse

19 Johannes riktade också direkt kritik mot Herodes, härskaren i Galileen, för hans förhållande med sin brors fru Herodias och för allt annat ont han gjort.

20 Därför lät Herodes senare sätta Johannes i fängelse, och gjorde på det viset ännu en ond gärning.

Jesus blir döpt

21 Men när mycket folk nu kom till Johannes för att bli döpta, kom också Jesus dit och lät döpa sig. Och när Jesus efter dopet stod där och bad öppnades himlen.

22 Guds heliga Ande sänkte sig synligt ner över honom i form av en duva, och en röst från himlen sa: ”Du är min älskade Son, du är min glädje.”

Jesus släkttavla

23 Jesus var runt 30 år när han började undervisa folket och göra under bland dem. Han ansågs vara son till Josef. Och Josefs far och förfäder var: Eli, Mattat, Levi, Melki, Jannaj, Josef, Mattatias, Amos, Nahum, Hesli, Naggaj, Machat, Mattatias, Shimi, Josek, Joda, Jochanan, Resa, Serubbabel, Shealtiel, Ner, Melki, Addi, Kosam, Elmadam, Er, Josua, Elieser, Jorim, Mattat, Levi, Symeon, Juda, Josef, Jonam, Eljakim, Melea, Menna, Mattatta, Natan, David, Jishaj, Oved, Boas, Salma, Nachshon, Amminadav, Admin, Arni, Hesron, Peres, Juda, Jakob, Isak, Abraham, Terach, Nachor, Serug, Regu, Peleg, Ever, Shelach, Kenan, Arpakshad, Sem, Noa, Lemek, Metushelach, Henok, Jered, Mahalalel, Kenan, Enosh, Set. Set var son till Adam, som skapades av Gud.

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