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

²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, [the] word of God came upon 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 district round the 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: Voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.

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 gorge shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked [places] shall become a straight [path], and the rough places smooth ways,

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!"

⁷He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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?

⁸Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to 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 already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut 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 crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?

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

¹¹And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, 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."

¹²And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should 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 to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.

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

¹⁴And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.

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."

¹⁵But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether *he* might be the Christ,

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

¹⁶John answered all, saying, *I* indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and 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 winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his threshing-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.

¹⁸Exhorting then many other things also he announced [his] glad tidings to 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 as to Herodias, the wife of his brother, and as to all the wicked things 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 this also to all [the rest], that he shut up John in prison.

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

²¹And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,

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

²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

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 was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,

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,

²⁴of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

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

²⁵of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naoum, of Esli, of Naggai,

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

²⁶of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,

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

²⁷of Joannes, of Resa, of Zorobabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,

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

²⁸of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,

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

²⁹of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,

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

³⁰of Simeon, of Juda, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,

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

³¹of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,

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

³²of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,

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

³³of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, 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,

³⁴of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,

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

³⁵of Seruch, of Ragau, of Phalek, of Eber, of Sala,

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

³⁶of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,

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

³⁷of Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,

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

³⁸of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

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