¹It happened that when Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there 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.

²Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples

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

³and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”

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

⁴Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

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

⁵ the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, Isaiah 35:5 the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. Isaiah 61:1-4

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

⁶ Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

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

⁷As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken 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?

⁸ But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king’s houses.

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

⁹ But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

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

¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ Malachi 3:1

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

¹¹ Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven 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.

¹² From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. or, plunder 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.

¹³ For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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

¹⁴ If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.

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

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

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

¹⁶ “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

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

¹⁷ and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’

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

¹⁸ For John came 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,

¹⁹ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children. NU reads “actions” instead of “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 he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.

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

²¹ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago 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!"

²² But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

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

²³ You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. or, Hell For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have 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!"

²⁴ But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you.”

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

²⁵At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

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.

²⁶ Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

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

²⁷ All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires 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.

²⁸ “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily 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.

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

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

³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

³⁰Ke murhi ioke nai trutno ai murho pharipe vushoro.