¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

¹Kado sas o desh u panshto bersh kai sas o baro themesko kai busholas Tiberius, ai Pontius Pilate sas guvernori ande Judea, o Herod poronchilas pe Galilee, ai lesko phral o Philip poronchilas pe phuv kai bushol Iturea ai Trachonitis; ai o Lisanias poronchilas pe Abilene,

²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

²Ai Annas ai o Caiaphas sas le bare rasha. E vorba le Devleski geli zhi ka Iovano, o shav kodolesko kai bushol Zechariah, ande pusta.

³And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

³O Iovano gelo ande sa o them kruglom o pai kai zhal busholas Jordan. Motholas le narodoske, "Keiin tume katar che bezexa ai aven bolde, ai O Del iertila tumare bezexa."

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴Kadia areslia so o profeto Isaiah ramosardiasas ande peske klishka, o glaso le manushesko kai tsipil ande pusta, lasharen o drom le Devlesko, keren leske droma vorta!

⁵Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

⁵So godi gropi mashkar le plaia aven pherdo sar le plaia ai le mai tsinorhe aven vortome, le droma kai nai vorta avena vortome. Le mai tsinorhe droma kai si chorhe aven vortome.

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶Ai swako manush dikhela sar skepil O Del!"

⁷Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷But narodo avelas kai Iovano te bolel le, ai motholas lenge, "Tume kai san sar o sap, kon sichardia tume ke sai den rigate anglai Swunto xoli kai si te avel?

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁸Keren tumaro zakono vorta kai sikaven kai keisardian katar tumaro bezex, ai na mothon ande tumende, 'Abraham si amaro dat.' Phenav tumenge chachimasa, O Del sai kerel manush le Abrahamoske katar kadale bax.

⁹And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

⁹O tover gatalo te shinel le krenzhi kal vuni, swako krenzha kai nai fruta si te avel shindi ai shudini ande iag."

¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

¹⁰Antunchi o narodo phushelas les, "So trobul te keras?"

¹¹He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

¹¹Ai wo dia le atweto, "Kodo kai si les dui gada trobul te del iek ka kodo kai nai les, ai kodo kai si les xaben trobul te del kodo kai nai les."

¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

¹²Uni manush kai lenas le love pal taksa, vi won avile te bolenpe ai phushle katar o Iovano, "Gazda, so trobul te keras?" Ai wo phendia lenge,

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

¹³"Na keren te pochinel o narodo ke so si o zakono."

¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

¹⁴Ai vi ketani phushenas les, "Ai ame so trobul te keras?" ai wo phendia lenge, "Na len love kanikastar zorasa vai te xoxaven pe kodo manush. Numa aven raduime so si tumenge pochindo."

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

¹⁵O narodo ashunelas ai pachalaspe, savorhe gindinas ke o Iovano sas o skepitori (Messiah).

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

¹⁶Antunchi o Iovano phendia lenge, "Me bolav tume ando pai numa iek manush kai si mai zuralo mandar si te avel, ai me chi sim dosta lasho te phutrav le doria leske papuchenge. Wo bolela tume le Swuntone Duxosa ai iagasa.

¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁷Ande lesko vas si le o pata te alol o jiv ai le suluma, wo chidela o jiv ande peske shtala, numa phabarela le suluma andek iag kai shoxar chi getolpe.

¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

¹⁸Ai kadia motholas lenge so te keren kai o Iovano motholas e lashi viasta le narodoske.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

¹⁹Numa o Iovano phendia zurale vorbi le guvernoske, o Herod, ke ansurisailo ieka zhuvliasa kai bushol Herodias, kai sas e rhomni leske phraleske, ai vi ke mai kerdiasas but aver chorhe dieli.

²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

²⁰Antunchi o Herod mai kerdia iek chorhi diela, thodia le Iovanos ande temnitsa.

²¹Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²¹Kana sa narodo sas boldo, O Jesus vi vo boldiape, ai kana rhugilaspe o cheri phuterdilo.

²²And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²²Ai O Swunto Duxo vulisto pe leste ande ek stato sar ek gulumbo, ai ek glaso avilo anda rhaio, "Tu san murho Shav kai san mange drago ai ande tute thav murho raduimos."

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

²³Kana O Jesus nachinail peske buchi trenda bershengolo sas; le manush gindinas ke sas o shav le Josefosko, ai O Josef sas o shav le Helisosko,

²⁴Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

²⁴o shav le Matthatosko, o shav le Levisosko, o shav le Mechisosko, o shav le Jannaisosko, o shav le Josefosko,

²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

²⁵o shav le Mattathiasosko, o shav le Amososko, o shav le Nahumosko, o shav le Eslisosko, o shav le Naggaisosko,

²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

²⁶o shav le Maathosko, o shav le Mattathiasosko, o shav le Semeinosko, o shav le Josefosko, o shav le Jodasosko,

²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

²⁷o shav le Joananosko, o shav le Rhesasosko, o shav le Zerubbabelosko, o shav le Shealtielosko, o shav le Nerisosko,

²⁸Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

²⁸o shav le Melchisosko, o shav le Addisosko, o shav le Cosamosko, o shav le Elmadamosko, o shav le Erosko,

²⁹Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

²⁹o shav le Joshuasosko, o shav le Eliezerosko, o shav le Jorimosko, o shav le Matthatosko, o shav le Levisosko,

³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

³⁰o shav le Simeonosko, o shav le Judahosko, o shav le Josefosko, o shav le Jonamosko, o shav le Eliakimosko,

³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

³¹o shav le Meleasosko, o shav le Mennasosko, o shav le Mattathasosko, o shav le Nathanosko, o shav le Davidosko,

³²Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

³²o shav le Jessesosko, o shav le Obedosko, o shav le Boazosko, o shav le Salmonosko, o shav le Nahshonosko,

³³Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

³³o shav le Amminadabosko, o shav le Adminosko, o shav le Arnisosko, o shav le Hezronosko, o shav le Perezosko, o shav le Judahosko,

³⁴Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

³⁴o shav le Iakovosko, o shav le Isaakosko, o shav le Abrahamosko, o shav le Terahosko, o shav le Nahorosko,

³⁵Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

³⁵o shav le Serugosko, o shav le Reusosko, o shav le Pelegosko, o shav le Eberosko, o shav le Shelahosko,

³⁶Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

³⁶o shav le Cainanosko, o shav le Arphaxadosko, o shav le Shemosko, o shav le Noahosko, o shav le Lamechosko,

³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

³⁷o shav le Methuselahosko, o shav le Enochosko, o shav le Jaredosko, o shav le Mahalaleelosko, o shav le Cainanosko,

³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

³⁸o shav le Enososko, o shav le Sethosko, o shav le Adamosko, o shav le Devlesko.