Vulgata Latin to English
Initium Evangelii Jesu Christi, Filii Dei
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Sicut scriptum est in Isaia propheta : Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam, qui præparabit viam tuam ante te
As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.
Vox clamantis in deserto : Parate viam Domini, rectas facite semitas ejus
A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
Fuit Joannes in deserto baptizans, et prædicans baptismum pœnitentiæ in remissionem peccatorum.
John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.
Et egrediebatur ad eum omnis Judææ regio, et Jerosolymitæ universi, et baptizabantur ab illo in Jordanis flumine, confitentes peccata sua.
And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Et erat Joannes vestitus pilis cameli, et zona pellicea circa lumbos ejus, et locustas et mel silvestre edebat.
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.