Teprve p\u0159ed \u0161esti m\u011bs\u00edci se Al\u017eb\u011bt\u011b a Zachari\u00e1\u0161i, kte\u0159\u00ed byli ji\u017e v pokro\u010dil\u00e9m v\u011bku, narodil syn Jan. Ale tak mal\u00e9mu pachol\u00e1tku ji\u017e hrozilo nebezpe\u010d\u00ed. Zl\u00fd a podez\u0159\u00edvav\u00fd \u017eidovsk\u00fd kr\u00e1l Herodes se dozv\u011bd\u011bl od mudrc\u016f, \u017ee budouc\u00ed kr\u00e1l Izraele se narodil v jeho zemi. Byl to Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161, syn Marie, p\u0159\u00edbuzn\u00e9 Al\u017eb\u011bty. Narodil se v Betl\u00e9m\u011b, kam Maria se sv\u00fdm snoubencem Josefem p\u0159ijeli jen proto, aby se na na\u0159\u00edzen\u00ed \u0159\u00edmsk\u00e9 vl\u00e1dy z\u00fa\u010dastnili s\u010d\u00edt\u00e1n\u00ed lidu. Nikdo je v tomto m\u011bst\u011b neznal, nem\u011bli tam toti\u017e p\u0159\u00edbuzn\u00e9 ani zn\u00e1m\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Herodes nev\u011bd\u011bl, o jak\u00e9 konkr\u00e9tn\u00ed d\u00edt\u011b jde. Ale velmi se b\u00e1l, \u017ee mu budouc\u00ed kr\u00e1l Izraele vezme moc. Proto vydal Herodes hrozn\u00fd rozkaz \u2013 zab\u00edt v\u0161echna nemluv\u0148ata v Betl\u00e9m\u011b a jeho okol\u00ed. V t\u011bch dnech byly zavra\u017ed\u011bny tis\u00edce nevinn\u00fdch d\u011bt\u00ed. V\u00a0okol\u00ed Betl\u00e9ma p\u0159estali zp\u00edvat pt\u00e1\u010dci, cel\u00e1 zem\u011b se pono\u0159ila do smutku. Nad m\u011bstem byl sly\u0161et jen ho\u0159k\u00fd n\u00e1\u0159ek ne\u0161\u0165astn\u00fdch matek. Ale ukrutn\u00e9mu kr\u00e1li se nepoda\u0159ilo zab\u00edt mal\u00e9ho Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161e. And\u011bl varoval jeho rodinu p\u0159ed bl\u00ed\u017e\u00edc\u00edm se nebezpe\u010d\u00edm a poda\u0159ilo se jim uprchnout z Betl\u00e9ma do zahrani\u010d\u00ed, do Egypta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ale v Judsku bylo je\u0161t\u011b jedno neobvykl\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b. Nebylo t\u0159eba ho hledat, proto\u017ee se o n\u011bm u\u017e od jeho narozen\u00ed v\u011bd\u011blo po cel\u00e9 zemi. Byl to Jan, syn kn\u011bze Zachari\u00e1\u0161e. \u201ePr\u00fd jeho narozen\u00ed bylo p\u0159edpov\u011bzeno and\u011blem. Mo\u017en\u00e1 pr\u00e1v\u011b on je ten budouc\u00ed kr\u00e1l?\u201c p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel Herodes a pro jistotu poslal sv\u00e9 voj\u00e1ky do Hebronu, aby zabili i mal\u00e9ho Jana. Z okna sv\u00e9ho pal\u00e1ce se kr\u00e1l d\u00edval na jezdce m\u00ed\u0159\u00edc\u00ed po zapr\u00e1\u0161en\u00e9 cest\u011b a myslel si, \u017ee te\u010f u\u017e nic neohro\u017euje jeho moc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dat\u011bk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slunce t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 dos\u00e1hlo zenitu nad starobyl\u00fdmi budovami Hebronu. Brzy se vzduch ve m\u011bst\u011b roz\u017ehav\u00ed tak, \u017ee m\u011b\u0161\u0165an\u00e9 budou muset opustit n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed a ulice, aby p\u0159e\u010dkali horko doma. Star\u00e9 domy z horsk\u00e9ho kamene a hl\u00edny dok\u00e1\u017eou udr\u017eet p\u0159\u00edjemn\u00fd chlad i b\u011bhem hork\u00e9ho odpoledne. Al\u017eb\u011bta kojila d\u00edt\u011b. Najednou do domu vb\u011bhla rozcuchan\u00e1 sousedka, kter\u00e1 na trhu prod\u00e1vala koz\u00ed ml\u00e9ko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Al\u017eb\u011bto, ut\u00edkej! Cht\u011bj\u00ed zab\u00edt tv\u00e9ho syna!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Co to \u0159\u00edk\u00e1\u0161? \u2013 Al\u017eb\u011bta se zamra\u010dila. \u2013 Kdo m\u016f\u017ee cht\u00edt zab\u00edt tak mal\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Trhem proj\u00ed\u017ed\u011bj\u00ed jezdci Herodovy str\u00e1\u017ee. Ti, kte\u0159\u00ed zab\u00edjeli d\u011bti v Betl\u00e9m\u011b. Ptali se, kde bydl\u00ed kn\u011bz Zachari\u00e1\u0161. Lid\u00e9 se jich b\u00e1li a \u0159\u00edkali, \u017ee nev\u011bd\u00ed. Jezdci byli velmi na\u0161tvan\u00ed. Zbili chrom\u00e9ho hrn\u010d\u00ed\u0159e, kdy\u017e jim odm\u00edtl \u0159\u00edct, kde je v\u00e1\u0161 d\u016fm. Nechala jsem sv\u00e9 zbo\u017e\u00ed a b\u011b\u017eela sem, abych t\u011b varovala…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ale Al\u017eb\u011bta ji\u017e svou znepokojenou sousedku neposlouchala. Rychlost\u00ed blesku sb\u00edrala v\u0161e, co bylo pot\u0159ebn\u00e9 k \u00fat\u011bku. Za okam\u017eik ji\u017e dr\u017eela v n\u00e1ru\u010d\u00ed mal\u00e9ho Jana. Vyb\u011bhla z domu a zam\u00ed\u0159ila tam, kde se za \u0159ekou ty\u010dily vysok\u00e9 hory. Jakmile se Al\u017eb\u011bta skryla za rohem domu, po jej\u00ed ulici zarachotila kopyta kon\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Prohledejte d\u016fm! \u2014 vyk\u0159ikl velitel jezdc\u016f a p\u0159idr\u017eel kon\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O chv\u00edli pozd\u011bji jeho voj\u00e1ci vyt\u00e1hli z domu vyd\u011b\u0161enou prodava\u010dku ml\u00e9ka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pane, v dom\u011b je pouze tato \u017eena. Nikdo jin\u00fd tam nen\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Hele, vid\u011bl jsem t\u011b na trhu. Nen\u00ed to tv\u016fj d\u016fm. \u0158ekli n\u00e1m, \u017ee tu bydl\u00ed rodina kn\u011bze Zachari\u00e1\u0161e. Varovala jsi je p\u0159ed na\u0161\u00edm p\u0159\u00edjezdem? \u2014 k\u0159i\u010del velitel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ne, m\u016fj pane, zamumlala prodava\u010dka, \u2014 Cht\u011bla jsem jim vr\u00e1tit dluh, m\u00e1m toti\u017e dneska dobrou tr\u017ebu. Pod\u00edvej, t\u0159esouc\u00ed se rukou \u017eena podala jezdci dva \u0161ekely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velitel zlostn\u011b vycenil zuby a rukojet\u00ed bi\u010de ude\u0159il \u017eenu. Mince se s rachotem zakut\u00e1lela po kostkov\u00e9 dla\u017eb\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Vid\u011bla jsi, kam utekla star\u00e1 \u017eena s d\u00edt\u011btem? Vypov\u00eddej, nebo zem\u0159e\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ano vid\u011bla jsem. B\u011b\u017eela tam, do \u00fadol\u00ed. Sly\u0161ela jsem, \u017ee tam bydl\u00ed jej\u00ed bratr, chce se schovat u n\u011bj, \u2014 uk\u00e1zala obchodnice opa\u010dn\u00fdm sm\u011brem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jezdci nasedli do sedel a jeli po ulici dol\u016f, do \u00fadol\u00ed. Jejich kon\u011b b\u011b\u017eeli jako v\u00edtr. Ale ka\u017ed\u00fdm krokem je odn\u00e1\u0161eli d\u00e1l od \u017eeny s d\u00edt\u011btem. State\u010dn\u00e1 prodava\u010dka ml\u00e9ka usedla na zem a ho\u0159ce se rozplakala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V t\u00e9 dob\u011b u\u017e Al\u017eb\u011bta opustila m\u011bsto a stoupala k\u0159ivolakou stezkou po svahu hory. Pak zmizela i stezka, v\u0161ude kolem byly jen rozbit\u00e9 kameny a vysok\u00e9 sk\u00e1ly. Nedostane se sem \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd jezdec. Ani past\u00fd\u0159i zde nepasou sv\u00e9 ove\u010dky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nakonec si Al\u017eb\u011bta oddechla. Nyn\u00ed jej\u00edmu synovi nic nehroz\u00ed. Ale tady, na t\u00e9to kamenn\u00e9 pou\u0161ti, daleko od lid\u00ed se ned\u00e1 \u017e\u00edt. Pak si ale \u017eena vzpomn\u011bla na slova and\u011bla, \u017ee B\u016fh jej\u00edho syna ur\u010dil pro velik\u00e9 v\u011bci. Al\u017eb\u011bta zvedla ruce k nebi a za\u010dala se modlit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Pane! Zachr\u00e1nil jsi m\u00e9ho syna p\u0159ed me\u010dem, nedej mu zem\u0159\u00edt hlady v t\u00e9to pustin\u011b. Zde n\u00e1m nepom\u016f\u017ee nikdo, jen ty, Hospodine, n\u00e1s dok\u00e1\u017ee\u0161 zachr\u00e1nit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kdy\u017e pronesla tato slova, spat\u0159ila trhlinu ve sk\u00e1le, za n\u00ed se uk\u00e1zal \u00fazk\u00fd pr\u016fchod a mal\u00e1 \u00fatuln\u00e1 louka obklopen\u00e1 ze v\u0161ech stran obrovsk\u00fdmi kameny. Uprost\u0159ed louky tryskal ze zem\u011b pramen \u010dist\u00e9 vody. P\u0159\u00edmo nad pramenem rostl velk\u00fd datlovn\u00edk obsypan\u00fd zral\u00fdmi plody. A nedaleko ve sk\u00e1le byla jeskyn\u011b, ve kter\u00e9 se dalo schovat p\u0159ed de\u0161t\u011bm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 D\u011bkuji ti, Hospodine! V\u011bd\u011bla jsem, \u017ee n\u00e1m pom\u016f\u017ee\u0161, pomodlila se Al\u017eb\u011bta a za\u010dala vybavovat sv\u016fj nov\u00fd domov, v n\u011bm\u017e m\u011bli se synem str\u00e1vit n\u011bkolik let.<\/p>\n\n\n Rozzloben\u00ed jezdci se vr\u00e1tili do Jeruzal\u00e9ma s pr\u00e1zdn\u00fdma rukama. Nedok\u00e1zali mal\u00e9ho Jana naj\u00edt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Povale\u010di! \u2014 hroziv\u011b na n\u011b k\u0159i\u010del kr\u00e1l Herodes. Plat\u00edm v\u00e1m, abych poslouchal va\u0161e sm\u011b\u0161n\u00e9 v\u00fdmluvy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Kr\u00e1li, oslovil ho velitel jezdc\u016f a sklonil hlavu, \u2014 nena\u0161li jsme d\u00edt\u011b v Hebronu. Ale jeho otec, kn\u011bz, nyn\u00ed slou\u017e\u00ed zde, v Jeruzal\u00e9msk\u00e9m chr\u00e1mu. Mo\u017en\u00e1 v\u00ed, kde je jeho syn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Tak pro\u010d jste po\u0159\u00e1d tady? Jd\u011bte a donu\u0165te ho, aby promluvil. Ale pokud odm\u00edtne \u0159\u00edct, kde je jeho man\u017eelka s d\u00edt\u011btem, zabijte ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Zab\u00edt kn\u011bze? \u2014 str\u00e1\u017en\u00edci se zd\u011b\u0161en\u011b d\u00edvali na kr\u00e1le.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ano. Za neposlu\u0161nost kr\u00e1li. A pokud to neud\u011bl\u00e1te, nech\u00e1m popravit v\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O n\u011bkolik minut pozd\u011bji kr\u00e1lov\u0161t\u00ed str\u00e1\u017en\u00edci ve\u0161li do chr\u00e1mu a p\u0159istoupili k Zachari\u00e1\u0161ovi, kter\u00fd se chystal zap\u00e1lit ohe\u0148 u olt\u00e1\u0159e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Kde jsi schoval sv\u00e9ho syna, star\u010de?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Jak vid\u00edte, slou\u017e\u00edm Bohu a nev\u00edm, kde je m\u016fj syn, \u2014 odpov\u011bd\u011bl Zachari\u00e1\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Vydej n\u00e1m ho, tak p\u0159ik\u00e1zal kr\u00e1l. Jinak zem\u0159e\u0161 p\u0159\u00edmo tady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Opravdu nev\u00edm, co v\u00e1m m\u00e1m \u0159\u00edct. Kdy\u017e m\u011b zabijete, prolijete nevinnou krev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Star\u010de, s\u00e1m sis vybral sv\u016fj osud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A str\u00e1\u017en\u00edci zavra\u017edili kn\u011bze Zachari\u00e1\u0161e p\u0159\u00edmo p\u0159ed chr\u00e1mem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n K\u0159titel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Al\u017eb\u011bta se ji\u017e nikdy nevr\u00e1tila ze sv\u00e9ho horsk\u00e9ho \u00fato\u010di\u0161t\u011b zp\u00e1tky do Hebronu. \u017dila v jeskyni s mal\u00fdm Janem, u\u010dila ho ps\u00e1t a \u010d\u00edst P\u00edsmo. Vypr\u00e1v\u011bla mu p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh o jeho narozen\u00ed, o zjeven\u00ed and\u011bla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sedm let po \u00fat\u011bku Al\u017eb\u011bta zem\u0159ela. Jan se v t\u00e9 dob\u011b ji\u017e nau\u010dil, jak p\u0159e\u017e\u00edt na pou\u0161ti. Sb\u00edral divok\u00fd med, vykop\u00e1val jedl\u00e9 ko\u0159eny a datle. Nec\u00edtil se b\u00fdt osamocen\u00fd, proto\u017ee ho \u010dasto nav\u0161t\u011bvoval and\u011bl. Nikdo nev\u00ed, o \u010dem mluvili b\u011bhem t\u011bchto n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bv. Ale v\u00edme, \u017ee and\u011bl\u00e9 jsou poslov\u00e9 Boha a v\u017edy sd\u011bluj\u00ed lidem v\u016fli sv\u00e9ho P\u00e1na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nakonec se z mal\u00e9ho Jana stal dosp\u011bl\u00fd mu\u017e. Jednoho dne mu and\u011bl \u0159ekl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Jane, \u010das nastal. Jdi k izraelsk\u00e9mu lidu, abys p\u0159ipravil cestu P\u00e1n\u011b, jen\u017e jde po tob\u011b. Naprav zatvrzel\u00e1 srdce, p\u0159ive\u010f zp\u011bt ztracen\u00e9, vypr\u00e1v\u011bj jim o spravedliv\u00e9m \u017eivot\u011b a nau\u010d je chodit p\u0159ed Bohem tak, jak jsem t\u011b u\u010dil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Ano, Hospodine. U\u017e jdu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan si obl\u00e9kl pl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 z velbloud\u00ed srsti, p\u0159ev\u00e1zal ho p\u00e1sem a \u0161el k \u0159ece Jord\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brzy se po cel\u00e9m Izraeli roznesla zv\u011bst, \u017ee z pou\u0161t\u011b na b\u0159ehy \u0159eky Jord\u00e1n p\u0159i\u0161el Bo\u017e\u00ed prorok. Lid\u00e9 o n\u011bm \u0159\u00edkali, \u017ee nikdy nepije v\u00edno, nej\u00ed chl\u00e9b a neust\u00e1le se modl\u00ed. A B\u016fh ho poslal, aby u\u010dil izraelsk\u00fd lid spravedliv\u00e9mu \u017eivotu. Tis\u00edce lid\u00ed se k n\u011bmu sj\u00ed\u017ed\u011bly z cel\u00e9 zem\u011b, aby p\u0159ijali pou\u010den\u00ed a omyt\u00ed h\u0159\u00edch\u016f ve vod\u00e1ch Jord\u00e1nu. Tomuto ob\u0159adu se \u0159\u00edkalo k\u0159est. Proto Janovi lid\u00e9 za\u010dali \u0159\u00edkat K\u0159titel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n K t\u011bm, kte\u0159\u00ed k n\u011bmu p\u0159ich\u00e1zeli a sna\u017eili se skr\u00fdt n\u011bkter\u00e9 sv\u00e9 h\u0159\u00edchy, Jan mluvil hroziv\u00e1 slova:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Plemeno zmij\u00ed, kdo v\u00e1m uk\u00e1zal, \u017ee m\u016f\u017eete ut\u00e9ci p\u0159ed nadch\u00e1zej\u00edc\u00edm hn\u011bvem? Neste tedy ovoce, kter\u00e9 ukazuje, \u017ee \u010din\u00edte pok\u00e1n\u00ed. Sekera u\u017e je na ko\u0159eni strom\u016f; a ka\u017ed\u00fd strom, kter\u00fd nenese dobr\u00e9 ovoce, bude vy\u0165at a hozen do ohn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lid se ho ptal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Co m\u00e1me d\u011blat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan odpov\u00eddal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Kdo m\u00e1 dvoje oble\u010den\u00ed, dej tomu, kdo nem\u00e1 \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9, a kdo m\u00e1 co k j\u00eddlu, ud\u011blej tak\u00e9 tak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Najednou se dav u jezera rozestoupil a nechal proj\u00edt ozbrojen\u00e9 voj\u00e1ky. Byli to \u0159\u00edm\u0161t\u00ed legion\u00e1\u0159i. Pro\u010d sem p\u0159i\u0161li? Mo\u017en\u00e1 cht\u011bj\u00ed zatknout Jana za to, \u017ee shrom\u00e1\u017edil tolik lid\u00ed? Legion\u00e1\u0159i ale klidn\u011b st\u00e1li na b\u0159ehu. Jejich velitel p\u0159istoupil k Janovi, zdvo\u0159ile sklonil hlavu a zeptal se:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 U\u010diteli, co m\u00e1me d\u011blat, abychom \u017eili spravedliv\u011b?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lid\u00e9 se na cizince d\u00edvali s nen\u00e1vist\u00ed a strachem. \u0158\u00edmsk\u00e1 arm\u00e1da dobyla Izrael a v\u0161ichni se legion\u00e1\u0159\u016f hrozn\u011b b\u00e1li. Lid\u00e9 \u010dekali, \u017ee neboj\u00e1cn\u00fd prorok zak\u0159i\u010d\u00ed na \u0158\u00edmany: \u201eVypadn\u011bte odsud, bezbo\u017en\u00edci!\u201c Ale Jan jen ti\u0161e promluvil:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nikomu ne\u010di\u0148te n\u00e1sil\u00ed, nikoho nevyd\u00edrejte, spokojte se se sv\u00fdm \u017eoldem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tot\u00e9\u017e \u0159ekl celn\u00edk\u016fm, v\u00fdb\u011br\u010d\u00edm dan\u00ed pro \u0158\u00edmany:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Nevym\u00e1hejte v\u00edc, ne\u017e m\u00e1te na\u0159\u00edzeno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Celn\u00edci byli nen\u00e1vid\u011bni v\u0161emi \u017didy, ale i pro tyto vyvr\u017eence Jan na\u0161el slova, kter\u00e1 se mohla dotknout jejich srdce. A jenom ti, kte\u0159\u00ed necht\u011bli p\u0159estat h\u0159e\u0161it, sly\u0161eli od n\u011bj hroziv\u00e9 odsouzen\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00edce ne\u017e \u010dty\u0159i sta let se neobjevil v judsk\u00e9 zemi tak velik\u00fd prorok. A nyn\u00ed si lid\u00e9 mysleli, \u017ee Jan je t\u00edm prav\u00fdm Mesi\u00e1\u0161em, na n\u011bj\u017e v\u0161ichni \u010dekali. Ale Jan od d\u011btstv\u00ed v\u011bd\u011bl od and\u011bla, \u017ee jeho \u00fakolem je pouze p\u0159ipravit cestu pro p\u0159ich\u00e1zej\u00edc\u00edho Mesi\u00e1\u0161e a Kr\u00e1le.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prorok sklonil hlavu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n V t\u00e9 dob\u011b bylo Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161ovi, synovi Marie, t\u0159icet let. P\u0159i\u0161el tak\u00e9 k \u0159ece Jord\u00e1n k Janovi, aby se od n\u011bj nechal pok\u0159t\u00edt. Nikdo z davu nev\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee tento mlad\u00fd, skromn\u011b oble\u010den\u00fd mu\u017e je bezh\u0159\u00ed\u0161n\u00fd Syn Bo\u017e\u00ed. A pouze Jan pochopil, kdo za n\u00edm p\u0159i\u0161el. Kdy\u017e vid\u011bl, jak se Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 bl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed, poklonil se mu a \u0159ekl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 J\u00e1 bych m\u011bl b\u00fdt pok\u0159t\u011bn od tebe, a ty jde\u0161 ke mn\u011b?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ale Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 odpov\u011bd\u011bl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 P\u0159ipus\u0165 to nyn\u00ed; nebo\u0165 tak je t\u0159eba, abychom naplnili v\u0161ecko, co B\u016fh \u017e\u00e1d\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan mu ji\u017e nebr\u00e1nil a pok\u0159til ho. Kdy\u017e Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 vystoupil z vody, otev\u0159ela se nebesa a Jan spat\u0159il Ducha Bo\u017e\u00edho, jak sestupuje jako holubice a p\u0159ich\u00e1z\u00ed na Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161e. A z nebe promluvil hlas: \u201eToto je m\u016fj milovan\u00fd Syn, jeho\u017e jsem si vyvolil.\u201c Pot\u00e9 se Jan definitivn\u011b p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dil, \u017ee Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 je Syn Bo\u017e\u00ed a Kr\u00e1l, jeho\u017e o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1 v\u0161echen lid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tak byl Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 Kristus pok\u0159t\u011bn ve vod\u00e1ch \u0159eky Jord\u00e1n mu\u017eem, kter\u00e9ho s\u00e1m pozd\u011bji nazval nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00edm z prorok\u016f. Te\u010f u\u017e ka\u017ed\u00e9ho z nich \u010dekal vlastn\u00ed osud. Jan odhal\u00ed p\u0159estupky zl\u00e9ho kr\u00e1le Heroda. Za to ho kr\u00e1l uvrhne do v\u011bzen\u00ed a pak ho nech\u00e1 popravit. Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 bude proch\u00e1zet izraelsk\u00fdmi m\u011bsty, k\u00e1zat, uzdravovat nemocn\u00e9, \u010dinit z\u00e1zraky. A po t\u0159ech letech na Paschu v Jeruzal\u00e9m\u011b s\u00e1m sebe vyd\u00e1 jako sm\u00edrnou ob\u011b\u0165 za h\u0159\u00edchy cel\u00e9ho lidstva a na z\u00e1klad\u011b k\u0159iv\u00e9ho obvin\u011bn\u00ed bude uk\u0159i\u017eov\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ale po smrti du\u0161e obou, Jana a Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161e, sestoup\u00ed do stra\u0161n\u00e9ho podsv\u011bt\u00ed. Jan tam bude k\u00e1zat brzk\u00fd p\u0159\u00edchod Syna Bo\u017e\u00edho a vysvobozen\u00ed. A Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 p\u0159ijde, aby zni\u010dil pekeln\u00e9 br\u00e1ny a vyvedl v\u0161echny v\u011bzn\u011b, kte\u0159\u00ed cht\u011bj\u00ed vej\u00edt do v\u011b\u010dn\u00e9ho kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed Syna Bo\u017e\u00edho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To v\u0161e v\u0161ak p\u0159ijde pozd\u011bji. A nyn\u00ed se lid\u00e9 t\u00edsn\u00edc\u00ed se na b\u0159ehu Jord\u00e1nu d\u00edvaj\u00ed na tyto dva mu\u017ee a div\u00ed se, pro\u010d tak uct\u00edvan\u00fd prorok pokorn\u011b sklonil hlavu p\u0159ed nezn\u00e1m\u00fdm \u010dlov\u011bkem, jen\u017e k n\u011bmu p\u0159i\u0161el, aby byl pok\u0159t\u011bn spolu s ostatn\u00edmi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexandr Tka\u010denko<\/p>\n\n\n\n Obr\u00e1zky: Halina Voroneck\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n P\u0159eklad: Nad\u011b\u017eda Skvarnik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" V lednu slav\u00edme sv\u00e1tek K\u0159tu P\u00e1n\u011b. Kdo byl ten \u010dlov\u011bk, jen\u017e pok\u0159til samotn\u00e9ho Syna Bo\u017e\u00edho? 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