| 1:1 |
The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, l-Iben ta’ Alla. |
| 1:2 |
As it has been written by the prophet Isaiah: “Ara, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you. |
| 1:3 |
The voice of one crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.” |
| 1:4 |
John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching a baptism of repentance, as a remission of sins. |
| 1:5 |
And there went out to him all the region of Judea and all those of Jerusalem, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. |
| 1:6 |
And John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey. |
| 1:7 |
And he preached, qal: “One stronger than me comes after me. I am not worthy to reach down and loosen the laces of his shoes. |
| 1:8 |
I have baptized you with water. Iżda tassew, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” |
| 1:9 |
U ġara hekk, f’dawk il-jiem, Jesus arrived from Nazareth of Galilee. And he was baptized by John in the Jordan. |
| 1:10 |
U immedjatament, upon ascending from the water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit, like a dove, descending, and remaining with him. |
| 1:11 |
And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.” |
| 1:12 |
And immediately the Spirit prompted him into the desert. |
| 1:13 |
And he was in the desert for forty days and forty nights. And he was tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the Angels ministered to him. |
| 1:14 |
Imbagħad, wara li Ġwanni ġie mgħoddi, Ġesù mar il-Galilija, jippriedka l-Evanġelju tas-saltna ta’ Alla, |
| 1:15 |
u qal: “Għax iż-żmien tlesta u s-saltna t’Alla resqet qrib. Indmu u emmnu fl-Evanġelju.” |
| 1:16 |
U għaddej minn xatt il-Baħar tal-Galilija, ra lil Xmun u lil ħuh Andrija, jitfgħu xbieki fil-baħar, għax kienu sajjieda. |
| 1:17 |
U Ġesù qalilhom, “Ejja warajja, u nagħmel lilkom sajjieda tal-bnedmin.” |
| 1:18 |
U mill-ewwel jabbandunaw ix-xbieki tagħhom, marru warajh. |
| 1:19 |
U tkompli ftit modi minn hemm, ra lil Ġakbu ta’ Żebedew u lil ħuh Ġwanni, u kienu qed isewwu x-xbieki tagħhom f’dgħajsa. |
| 1:20 |
U minnufih sejjaħhom. U ħallew warajhom lil missierhom Żebedew fid-dgħajsa b’idejh mikrija, marru warajh. |
| 1:21 |
U daħlu Kafarnahum. U jidħol fis-sinagoga fil-pront fis-Sibtijiet, għallimhom. |
| 1:22 |
U baqgħu mistagħġbin bid-duttrina tiegħu. Għax kien jgħallimhom bħala wieħed li għandu awtorità, u mhux bħall-kittieba. |
| 1:23 |
U fis-sinagoga tagħhom, kien hemm raġel bi spirtu mhux nadif; u għajjat, |
| 1:24 |
qal: “X’aħna għalik, Ġesù ta’ Nazaret? Ġejt biex teqridna? Naf min int: il-Qaddis ta’ Alla.” |
| 1:25 |
U Ġesù wissieh, qal, “Kun siekta, u tbiegħed mill-bniedem.” |
| 1:26 |
U l-ispirtu mhux nadif, jgħaqqduh u jgħajtu b’leħen qawwi, telaq minnu. |
| 1:27 |
U tant baqgħu mistagħġbin li staqsew bejniethom, qal: “Dan x’inhu? U x'inhi din id-duttrina l-ġdida? Għax b’awtorità jikkmanda anke lill-ispirti mhux nodfa, u huma jobduh.” |
| 1:28 |
U l-fama tiegħu spiċċat malajr, madwar ir-reġjun kollu tal-Galilija. |
| 1:29 |
U ftit wara telaq mis-sinagoga, daħlu fid-dar ta’ Xmun u Indrija, ma’ Ġakbu u Ġwanni. |
| 1:30 |
Imma l-omm ta’ Xmun kienet marida bid-deni. U mill-ewwel qalulu dwarha. |
| 1:31 |
U jersaq qrib tagħha, huwa qajjem tagħha up, tieħu minn idejha. U minnufih id-deni ħallietha, u hi qdidithom. |
| 1:32 |
Imbagħad, meta waslet filgħaxija, wara li kienet niżlet ix-xemx, ġabu miegħu lil dawk kollha li kellhom il-mard u lil dawk li kellhom id-demonji. |
| 1:33 |
U l-belt kollha kienet miġbura flimkien mal-bieb. |
| 1:34 |
U fejjaq lil ħafna li kienu mnikkta b’diversi mard. U keċċa ħafna demonji, imma ma kienx jippermettilhom jitkellmu, għax kienu jafuh. |
| 1:35 |
U tqum kmieni ħafna, jitilqu, ħareġ f’post mitluq, u hemm talab. |
| 1:36 |
U Simon, u dawk li kienu miegħu, segwiti warajh. |
| 1:37 |
U meta kienu sabuh, qalulu, "Għax kulħadd qed ifittexek." |
| 1:38 |
U qalilhom: “Ejja mmorru fl-ibliet ġirien, biex jien nipprietka hemmhekk ukoll. Tabilħaqq, kien għalhekk li ġejt.” |
| 1:39 |
U kien qed jippriedka fis-sinagogi tagħhom u mal-Galilija kollha, u tkeċċi d-demonji. |
| 1:40 |
U lebbruż ġie għandu, tallaba lilu. U tinkina, qallu, “Jekk inti lest, int kapaċi tnaddafni.” |
| 1:41 |
Imbagħad Ġesù, tieħu ħasra minnu, laħaq idu. U tmissu, qallu: “Jien lest. Kun imnaddaf.” |
| 1:42 |
U wara li kien tkellem, minnufih il-lebbra telqet minnu, u kien imnaddaf. |
| 1:43 |
U wissieh, u fil-pront bagħtu. |
| 1:44 |
U qallu: “Ara li ma tgħid lil ħadd. Imma mur u uri lilek innifsek lill-qassis il-kbir, u offri għat-tindif tiegħek dak li ordna Mosè, bħala xhieda għalihom.” |
| 1:45 |
Imma wara li telaq, beda jipprietka u jxerred il-kelma, hekk li ma kienx aktar kapaċi jidħol fil-miftuħ fil-belt, imma kellu jibqa’ barra, f’postijiet abbandunati. U kienu miġbura miegħu minn kull direzzjoni. |
