1Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
1 «Wottuleen a def seeni jëf yu jub ci kanamu nit ñi, muy ngistal. Lu ko moy, dungeen am yool ci seen Baay bi nekk ci kaw.
2When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
2 Booy sàkk sarax nag, bul yeble ci sa kanam, ñu yéene la. Moom la naaféq yi di def ca jàngu ya ak ca mbedd ya, ngir nit ñi màggal leen. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
3 Waaye booy sàkk sarax, bu sa loxob càmmooñ xam li sa loxob ndeyjoor di def,
4that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
4 ngir sa sarax nekk kumpa. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.
5And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
5 «Bu ngeen di ñaan, buleen mel ni naaféq yi, ñoom ñi bëgg di ñaan, taxaw ca jàngu ya ak fa mbedd yay daje, ngir nit ñi gis leen. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.
6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
6 Yaw nag booy ñaan, duggal ci sa néeg, tëj bunt bi, te nga ñaan sa Baay bi bët mënta gis. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.
7And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
7 «Te it bu ngeen di ñaan, buleen bareel wax yu amul njariñ, mel ni ñi xamul Yàlla; ñoom defe nañu ne, Yàlla dina leen nangul ndax seen wax ju bare.
8Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
8 Buleen nirook ñoom, ndaxte seen Baay xam na seeni soxla, laata ngeen ko koy wax.
9After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
9 Yéen nag nii ngeen war a ñaane:“Sunu Baay bi nekk ci kaw,na sa tur sell,
10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
10 na sa nguur ñëw,na sa coobare am ci suuf mel ni ci kaw.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
11 May nu tey li nu war a dunde;
12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
12 te baal nu sunuy tooñ, ni nu baale ñi nu tooñ;
13And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one.]
13 bu nu teg ci yoonu nattu, waaye nga musal nu ci lu bon.Ndaxte yaw yaa yelloo nguur ak kàttan ak màggaay, ba fàww. Amiin.”
14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
14 «Su ngeen baalee ñi leen tooñ, seen Baay bi ci kaw dina leen baal seeni tooñ yéen itam.
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
15 Waaye su ngeen baalul ñi leen tooñ, seen Baay it du leen baal seeni tooñ.
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
16 «Su ngeen di woor, buleen mel ni naaféq yi, ñoom ñi yoggoorlu, di ñaawal seeni kanam, ngir seen koor feeñu nit ñi. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.
17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
17 Yaw nag booy woor, xeeñalal sa bopp te nga sëlmu,
18that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.
18 ngir sa koor bañ a feeñu nit ñi, waaye mu feeñu sa Baay bi bët mënta gis. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
19 «Buleen dajale alal ci àddina, fu ko max ak xomaag di yàqe, ak fu sàcc di dugg, jot ko.
20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
20 Waaye dajaleleen alal ci laaxira, fu ko max ak xomaag dul yàqe, ak fu sàcc dul dugg, jot ko.
21for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.
21 Ndaxte fu sa alal nekk, fa la sa xol nekk itam.
22The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
22 «Bët mooy làmpu yaram. Bu sa bët wéree, kon sa yaram wépp leer,
23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!
23 waaye bu sa bët woppee, kon sa yaram wépp lëndëm. Leer gi nekk ci yaw, bu nekkee lëndëm, naka la lëndëm googu di këruuse!
24No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
24 «Kenn mënul a jaamoondoo ñaari sang; fàww nga bañ kii, bëgg ki ci des, walla nga jàpp ci kenn ki, xeeb ki ci des. Mënuleen a boole jaamu Yàlla ak jaamu Alal.
25Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
25 «Loolu moo tax maa ngi leen koy wax, buleen seen bakkan jaaxal, ci lu ngeen war a lekk, walla lu ngeen war a naan. Buleen jaaxle it ngir seen yaram, ci lu ngeen war a sol. Xanaa bakkan gënul lekk, te yaram gënul koddaay?
26Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?
26 Seetleen picci asamaan: duñu ji, duñu góob, duñu denc ci sàq; teewul seen Baay bi ci kaw moo leen di dundal. Ndax ëppuleen maana picc yi ci lu bare?
27And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
27 Ana kan ci yéen ci kaw njaaxleem moo man a yokk waxtu ci àppam?
28And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
28 «Te lu tax ngeen di jaaxle ngir koddaay? Seetleen bu baax, ni tóor-tóori ñax mi di saxe ci tool yi. Duñu liggéey, duñu ëcc,
29yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
29 waaye maa ngi leen di wax ne, Suleymaan sax ci ndamam soluwul woon ni benn ci ñoom.
30But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?
30 Yéen ñi néew ngëm! Bu Yàlla woddee nii ñaxum tool yi, miy sax tey, te bu subaa ñu def ko ci taal bi, ndax du leen gën a wodd?
31Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
31 Buleen jaaxle nag, di wax ne: “Lu nu war a lekk? Lu nu war a naan?” walla: “Lu nu war a sol?”
32For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
32 Ndaxte loolu lépp, ñi xamul Yàlla ñoo koy wut. Te seen Baay, bi nekk ci kaw, xam na ne am ngeen soxla ci loolu lépp.
33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
33 Waaye jëkkleen a wut nguuram ak njubteem, te loolu lépp dina leen ko ci dollil.
34Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
34 Buleen jaaxle nag ngir ëllëg, ndaxte ëllëg dina topptoo boppam. Bés bu nekk, coonoom doy na ko.