1. And in those days Yoḥanan the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Yehuḏah,
2. and saying, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has come near!”
3. For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”
4. And Yoḥanan had a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
5. Then Yerushalayim, and all Yehuḏah, and all the country around the Yardĕn went out to him,