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,

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

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.

²Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

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."

³and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation — to remission of sins,

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!

⁴as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

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.

⁵every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

⁶Ai swako manush dikhela sar skepil O Del!"

⁶and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.`

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?

⁷Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

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.

⁸make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father — Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

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

⁹and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.`

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

¹⁰And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?`

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."

¹¹and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats — let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals — in like manner let him 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,

¹²And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?`

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

¹³and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.`

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."

¹⁴And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?` and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.`

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

¹⁵And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

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.

¹⁶John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals — he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

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.

¹⁷whose winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat to his storehouse, and the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.`

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

¹⁸And, therefore, indeed with many other things, exhorting, he was proclaiming good news to the people,

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.

¹⁹and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

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

²⁰added also this to all, that he shut up John in the prison.

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

²¹And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

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."

²²and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.`

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,

²³And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

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

²⁴the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

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

²⁵the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Naum, the [son] of Esli,

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

²⁶the [son] of Naggai, the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semei, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Juda,

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

²⁷the [son] of Joanna, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel,

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

²⁸the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er,

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

²⁹the [son] of Jose, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,

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

³⁰the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Simeon, the [son] of Juda, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonan, the [son] of Eliakim,

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

³¹the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Mainan, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan,

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

³²the [son] of David, the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Booz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

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

³³the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Esrom, the [son] of Pharez,

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

³⁴the [son] of Judah, the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

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

³⁵the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber,

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

³⁶the [son] of Salah, the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

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

³⁷the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,

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

³⁸the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.