¹And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

¹Kana O Jesus getosardia te phenel so te keren leske desh u dui disipluria, gelotar kotsar te sicharel ai te del duma pa Del ande lenge foruria.

²But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

²Kana o Iovano o baptisto ande temnitsa ashundia so kerelas O Kristo, tradia divano pe peske disipluria.

³and said to him, Art *thou* the coming [one]? or are we to wait for another?

³Te phushen lestar, "Tu san kodo kai trobulas te avel, vai trobul te azhukeras avres?"

⁴And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

⁴O Jesus phendia lenge, 'Zhan ai phenen le Iovanoske, so ashunen ai so dikhen;

⁵Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

⁵Le korhe dikhen, le bange phiren, le lepri vuzhon, le kashuke ashunen, le mule zhuvindin, ai e lashi viasta phendila le chorenge.

⁶and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

⁶Raduime kodo kai haliarel kon sim ai chaches pachalpe ande mande!"

⁷But as they went [away], Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

⁷Ai sar zhanastar, O Jesus dias duma le narodosa pa Iovano, "So gelian te dikhen ande pusta? E treshtia kai mishkilas katar e barval?

⁸But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.

⁸So gelian te dikhen? Iek manush huriardo andel shukar tsalia? Kodola kai phiraven shukar tsalia beshen andel khera amperatonge!

⁹But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet:

⁹So gelian te dikhen? Ek profeto? E, me phenav tumenge, "Ke wo si mai but sar profeto.

¹⁰this is he of whom it is written, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

¹⁰Ke kodo si kai si ramome pa leste: 'Tradava murho podaitori mai anglal tutar te getol o drom angla tute."

¹¹Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among [the] born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

¹¹Phenav tumenge o chachimos! "Mashkar manush kai arakhadile zhuvliatar chi vazdinesailo khonik mai baro sar o Iovano o baptisto. Numa kodo kai si mai xantsi ande amperetsia le rhaioski si mai baro lestar.

¹²But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it.

¹²De katar o dies kai o Iovano o baptisto delas duma pa Del ai zhi akana e amperetsia le rhaioski chinuil ke pe zor kerdiol ai manush pe zor len e amperatsi.

¹³For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.

¹³Ke sa le profeturia ai o zakono le Mosesoske dine profesi zhi ka o Iovano;

¹⁴And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

¹⁴Ai te mangena te primin, wo si o Elijah, kai sas te avel.

¹⁵He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁵Kodo kai si les khan te ashunel. Mek te ashunel!

¹⁶But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

¹⁶"Pe soste sai phenav ke miazol kadia vitsa. Miazol sar glate, kai beshen ando bazari, ai phenen le kolavrenge.

¹⁷say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.

¹⁷'Jilabadiam tumenge abiaveske jilia, ai tume chi kheldian! 'Jilabadiam tristo jili, ai tume chi nekezhisardian!'

¹⁸For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

¹⁸O Iovano avilo, chi xalia ai chi pelia, ai won phende leske, 'dzilolo, bengailo!' O Shav le Manushesko avilo, xalas ai pelas, ai won phende,

¹⁹The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: -- and wisdom has been justified by her children.

¹⁹O Shav le Manushesko xal but ai macharno lo, vortako lo manushensa kai chiden e taksa ai bezexalensa!' Numa lesko chachimos sikadiola pala e buchi kai kerdias."

²⁰Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had not repented.

²⁰Antunchi O Jesus doshardias le foruria kai kerdias mirakluria ande lende, ke chi keisaile.

²¹Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.

²¹"Nasul tuke Chorazin! Nasul tuke Bethsaida! Ke te avino le mirakluria kerde ande Tire ai Sidon, kai sas kerde tumende, dumult kamas te phiraven tsalia goneske, ai te thon wushar pe peste, te sikaven ke keisaile!"

²²But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you.

²²Numa me phenav tumenge, "Po dies la krisako mai vushoro avela lenge e Tire ai Sidon sar tumenge!"

²³And *thou*, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

²³"Ai tu, Capernaum! Avesa vazdini zhi ka rhaio? Nichi, ta tele si te zhas ta ando iado! Ke te avino le mirakluria kerde ando Sodom, kai sas kerde tute, sas te avel o Sodom zhi adies!"

²⁴But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for [the] land of Sodom in judgment-day than for thee.

²⁴Numa me phenav tuke, "Ke mai vushoro avela le themeske Sodom po dies la krisako de sar tuke!"

²⁵At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

²⁵Ande kodia vriama O Jesus phendia, "Naisiv tuke, murho Dat gazda le rhaiosko ai la phuviako! Ke meklian te haliaren kodola kai si sar glate ai na kodola kai gindinpe gojaver ai le studento.

²⁶Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

²⁶Anda kodia, murho Dat, naisiv tuke ke chi voia sas te kerdiol kadia.

²⁷All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal [him].

²⁷"Swako fielo thodias ando murho vas murho Dat. Ai khonik chi zhanel le Shaves ferdi O Dat, ai khonik chi zhanel le Dades ferdi O Shav, ai kon godi halol O Shav te mekel te zhanen le Dades.

²⁸Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and *I* will give you rest.

²⁸"Aven mande, sa tume kai san chinuime ai kai si baro pharipe pe tumende, ai dav tume hodina.

²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;

²⁹Le murhe ioke pe tute ai sicho mandar ke domolo sim ai kovlo ando ilo, ai si te arakhen hodina tumare duxoske.

³⁰for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

³⁰Ke murhi ioke nai trutno ai murho pharipe vushoro.