Mattithyahu 3-4
Mat 3:1 And in those days Yochannan the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Yehuḏah,
Mat 3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has come near!”
Mat 3:3 For this is he who was spoken of by Yeshayahu HaNavi, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”1 Footnote:1Isa. 40:3.
Mat 3:4 And Yochannan had a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
Mat 3:5 Then Yerushalayim, and all Yehuḏah, and all the country around the Yardĕn went out to him,
Mat 3:6 and they were immersed by him in the Yardĕn, confessing their sins.
Mat 3:7 And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, “Brood of adders! Who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Mat 3:8 “Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance,
Mat 3:9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Avraham as father.’1 For I say to you that Elohim is able to raise up children to Avraham from these stones. Footnote: 1John 8:33-34,
Mat 3:10 “And the axe is already laid to the root of the trees. Every tree, then, which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Mat 3:11 “I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse you in Ruach HaKadosh and fire.
Mat 3:12 “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He shall thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff He shall burn with unquenchable fire.”
Mat 3:13 Then יהושע came from Galil to Yochannan at the Yardĕn to be mikvah-ed by him.
Mat 3:14 But Yochannan was hindering Him, saying, “I need to be mikvah-ed by You, and You come to me?”
Mat 3:15 But יהושע answering, said to him, “Permit it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.
Mat 3:16 And having been immersed, יהושע went up immediately from the water, and see, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Ruach of Elohim descending like a dove and coming upon Him,
Mat 3:17 and see, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I did delight.”
Mat 4:1 Then יהושע was led up by the Ruach into the wilderness to be tried by the devil.
Mat 4:2 And after having fasted forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
Mat 4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of Elohim, command that these stones become bread.”
Mat 4:4 But He answering, said, “It has been written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of יהוה.’ ”1 Footnote: 1Dt. 8:3.
Mat 4:5 Then the devil took Him up into the Kadosh city, set Him on the edge of Bayith HaMikdash,
Mat 4:6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of Elohim, throw Yourself down. For it has been written, ‘He shall command His messengers concerning you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
Mat 4:7 יהושע said to him, “It has also been written, ‘You shall not try יהוה your Elohim.’ ”1 Footnote: 1Dt. 6:16.
Mat 4:8 Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain, and showed Him all the reigns of the world, and their esteem,
Mat 4:9 and said to Him, “All these I shall give You if You fall down and worship me.”
Mat 4:10 Then יהושע said to him, “Go, Satan! For it has been written, ‘You shall worship יהוה your Elohim, and Him alone you shall serve.’ ”1 Footnote: 1Dt. 6:13.
Mat 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and see, messengers came and attended Him.
Mat 4:12 And יהושע, having heard that Yochannan had been put in prison, withdrew into Galil.
Mat 4:13 And leaving Natsareth, He came and dwelt in Kephar Naḥum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zeḇulun and Naphtali,
Mat 4:14 to fill what was spoken by Yeshayahu HaNavi, saying,
Mat 4:15 “Land of Zeḇulun and
Mat 4:16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and upon those who sat in the land and shadow of death, light arose to them.”1 Footnote: 1Isa. 9:1-2.
Mat 4:17 From that time יהושע began to proclaim and to say, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has drawn near.”
Mat 4:18 And יהושע, walking by the Sea of Galil, saw two brothers, Shimʽon called Kĕpha, and Andri his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Mat 4:19 And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I shall make you fishers of men.”
Mat 4:20 And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
Mat 4:21 And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, Yaʽakov the son of Zaḇdai, and Yochannan his brother, in the boat with Zaḇdai their father, mending their nets. And He called them,
Mat 4:22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
Mat 4:23 And יהושע went about all Galil, teaching in their congregations, and proclaiming the Good News of the reign, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.
Mat 4:24 And news about Him went out into all
Mat 4:25 And large crowds – from Galil, and Dekapolis, and Yerushalayim, and Yehuḏah, and beyond the Yardĕn – followed Him.
