Matthew 3

New American Bible	Hrvatska Biblija
¹ In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea	¹ U one dane pojavi se Ivan Krstitelj propovijedajući u Judejskoj pustinji:
² (and) saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"	² »Obratite se jer približilo se kraljevstvo nebesko!«
³ It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: "A voice of one crying out in the desert, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'"	³ Ovo je uistinu onaj o kom proreče Izaija prorok: Glas viče u pustinji: Pripravite put Gospodinu, poravnite mu staze!
⁴ John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.	⁴ Ivan je imao odjeću od devine dlake i kožnat pojas oko bokova; hranom mu bijahu skakavci i divlji med.
⁵ At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him	⁵ Grnuo k njemu Jeruzalem, sva Judeja i sva okolica jordanska.
⁶ and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins.	⁶ Primali su od njega krštenje u rijeci Jordanu ispovijedajući svoje grijehe.
⁷ When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?	⁷ Kad ugleda mnoge farizeje i saduceje gdje mu dolaze na krštenje, reče im: »Leglo gujinje! Tko li vas je samo upozorio da bježite od skore srdžbe?
⁸ Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.	⁸ Donòsite dakle plod dostojan obraćenja.
⁹ And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.	⁹ I ne usudite se govoriti u sebi: ‘Imamo oca Abrahama!’ Jer, kažem vam, Bog iz ovoga kamenja može podići djecu Abrahamovu.
¹⁰ Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.	¹⁰ Već je sjekira položena na korijen stablima. Svako dakle stablo koje ne donosi dobroga roda, siječe se i u oganj baca.«
¹¹ I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.	¹¹ »Ja vas, istina, krstim vodom na obraćenje, ali onaj koji za mnom dolazi jači je od mene. Ja nisam dostojan obuće mu nositi. On će vas krstiti Duhom Svetim i ognjem.
¹² His winnowing fan is in his hand. He will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."	¹² U ruci mu vijača, pročistit će svoje gumno i skupiti žito u svoju žitnicu, a pljevu spaliti ognjem neugasivim.«
¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.	¹³ Tada dođe Isus iz Galileje na Jordan Ivanu da ga on krsti.
¹⁴ John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?"	¹⁴ Ivan ga odvraćaše: »Ti mene treba da krstiš, a ti da k meni dolaziš?«
¹⁵ Jesus said to him in reply, "Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.	¹⁵ Ali mu Isus odgovori: »Pusti sada! Ta dolikuje nam da tako ispunimo svu pravednost!« Tada mu popusti.
¹⁶ After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened (for him), and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove (and) coming upon him.	¹⁶ Odmah nakon krštenja izađe Isus iz vode. I gle! Otvoriše se nebesa i ugleda Duha Božjega gdje silazi kao golub i spušta se na nj.
¹⁷ And a voice came from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."	¹⁷ I eto glasa s neba: »Ovo je Sin moj, Ljubljeni! U njemu mi sva milina!«