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,

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

²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to 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."

³He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for 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 is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.

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 will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

⁶Ai swako manush dikhela sar skepil O Del!"

⁶All flesh will see God’s salvation.’” Isaiah 40:3-5

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?

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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.

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

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

⁹Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

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

¹⁰The multitudes asked him, “What then must 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."

¹¹He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

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,

¹²Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

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

¹³He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to 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."

¹⁴Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

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

¹⁵As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was 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 them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and 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 fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

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

¹⁸Then with many other exhortations he preached 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.

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s TR reads “brother Philip’s” instead of “brother’s” wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

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

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

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

²¹Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky 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 descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

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,

²³Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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

²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, 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 Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

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

²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

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

²⁷the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

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

²⁸the 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, the son of Levi,

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

³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, 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 Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

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

³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, 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, NU reads “Admin, the son of Arni” instead of “Aram” the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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

³⁴the 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, the son of Shelah,

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

³⁶the 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, the son of Cainan,

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

³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.