¹Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

¹ Gaa no Yesu salaŋ nga talibey da jama marga se.

¹Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples,

²saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.

² A ne: «Asariya* dondonandikoy da Farisi* fonda borey goono ga goro Musa nango ra.

²saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:

³ All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.

³ Hayey kulu kaŋ i ga ci araŋ se, araŋ m'i gana, araŋ m'i te mo. Day wa si te i goyey cine bo, zama i ga ci no, amma i si ga te.

³all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

⁴ For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

⁴ Oho, i ga jaraw tiŋoyaŋ haw, kaŋ yaŋ sambuyaŋ ga sandi mo, ka dake borey jasey gaa, amma ngey din si ta k'i buti nda ngey kambayzey baa kayna.

⁴Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

⁵ But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries phylacteries (tefillin in Hebrew) are small leather pouches that some Jewish men wear on their forehead and arm in prayer. They are used to carry a small scroll with some Scripture in it. See Deuteronomy 6:8. broad, enlarge the fringes or, tassels of their garments,

⁵ Amma i ga ngey goyey kulu te no borey ma di se. I ga ngey tira kobtey te itafoyaŋ, ka ngey kwaay bazay-bazey te i ma ku.

⁵But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments],

⁶ and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

⁶ I ga ba mo jine goray bucey do, da boro beerey nangorayey diina marga* fuwey ra,

⁶and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

⁷ the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.

⁷ da habey ra fooyaŋey mo, borey m'i ce Alfa.

⁷and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.

⁸ But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

⁸ Amma araŋ ma si ta i m'araŋ ce Alfa, zama araŋ alfaga ya afolloŋ no, araŋ mo care nya-izeyaŋ no.

⁸But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.

⁹ Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

⁹ Ndunnya ra mo araŋ ma si ne boro kulu se Baaba, zama araŋ Baabo ya afolloŋ no, nga kaŋ go beena ra.

⁹And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven.

¹⁰ Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.

¹⁰ I ma si ne araŋ se jine boroyaŋ mo, zama araŋ jine bora ya afolloŋ no, nga Almasihu.

¹⁰Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, [even] the Christ.

¹¹ But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

¹¹ Amma araŋ ra bora kaŋ ga ti albeeri ka bisa ikulu, nga no ga ciya araŋ se bannya.

¹¹But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

¹² Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

¹² Boro kulu mo kaŋ ga nga boŋ beerandi, i g'a kaynandi. Boro kulu kaŋ ga nga boŋ kaynandi mo, i g'a beerandi.

¹²And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

¹³ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

¹³ Amma kaari araŋ asariya dondonandikoy da Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ na beene koytara furoyaŋ meyo daabu borey se. Araŋ bumbey din si furo, araŋ siino ga ta mo ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga ba ka furo ma du ka furo.

¹³But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter[.]

¹⁴ “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. Some Greek manuscripts reverse the order of verses 13 and 14, and some omit verse 13, numbering verse 14 as 13.

¹⁴ Kaari araŋ, asariya dondonandikoy nda Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ goono ga wayborey kaŋ kurnye bu windey ŋwa. Araŋ ga adduwa kuuku te ka te ce birji mo. Woodin se no i ga ciiti konno te araŋ se kaŋ ga jaase ikulu.

¹⁴Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

¹⁵ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna or, Hell as yourselves.

¹⁵ Kaari araŋ, asariya dondonandikoy da Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ ga teeko da laabo windi ka ceeci boro folloŋ hinne kaŋ ga furo araŋ diina ra. Day waati kaŋ a ciya yaadin, gaa no araŋ g'a ciya danji bangu ize ka jaase araŋ hala sorro hinka.

¹⁵Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

¹⁶ “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’

¹⁶ Kaari araŋ, araŋ danawey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goobu candi danawyaŋ se! Araŋ ga ne: ‹Boro kulu kaŋ ga ze da Irikoy fuwo, manti hay fo no, amma boro kaŋ ga ze da fuwo wura, kal a zeyaŋo m'a di.›

¹⁶Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

¹⁷ You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

¹⁷ Araŋ saamey da danawey! Woofo no ga beeri ka bisa, wura, wala fuwo kaŋ ga wura fay waani?

¹⁷Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

¹⁸ ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?’

¹⁸ Araŋ ga ne mo koyne: ‹Boro kaŋ ga ze da sargay* feema, manti hay fo no, amma boro kaŋ ga ze da sarga kaŋ go feema boŋ, kal a zeyaŋo m'a di.›

¹⁸And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

¹⁹ You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

¹⁹ Araŋ danawey! Woofo no ga bisa beeray, sarga no, wala feema kaŋ ga sarga fay waani?

¹⁹Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

²⁰ He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

²⁰ A binde, boro kaŋ ze da sargay feema, a ze da sarga mo kaŋ go a ra.

²⁰He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

²¹ He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living NU reads “lives” in it.

²¹ Boro kaŋ ze da Irikoy fuwo, a ze da nga mo kaŋ go a ra.

²¹And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

²² He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

²² Koyne, boro kaŋ ze da beene, a koy ze da Irikoy karga, ka margu nda nga kaŋ go a boŋ ga goro mo.

²²And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

²³ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, cumin is an aromatic seed from Cuminum cyminum, resembling caraway in flavor and appearance. It is used as a spice. and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

²³ Kaari araŋ, asariya dondonandikoy da Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ ga kori gabu da maari da yaazi zakka kaa, amma araŋ na Tawretu* ra hayey kaŋ yaŋ ga beeri ka bis'ey naŋ, ngey neeya: cimi ciiti nda bakaraw da cimbeeri*. Woone yaŋ no ga hima araŋ m'i te, ya-haray waney mo ma si gaze.

²³Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

²⁴ You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

²⁴ Araŋ danawyaŋ wo kaŋ goono ga fondo cabe, kaŋ yaŋ ga hamn'ize soolam ka yo gon!

²⁴Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

²⁵ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. TR reads “self-indulgence” instead of “unrighteousness”

²⁵ Kaari araŋ, asariya dondonandikoy da Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ goono ga gullayze da gaasu banda gaa nyun, amma i ra haray go ga to da zamba da jaŋ-ka-boŋ-hinay.

²⁵Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

²⁶ You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.

²⁶ Nin, Farisi fonda boro, danaw, ma gullayzo da gaaso ra haray nyun jina, a banda mo ga hanan.

²⁶Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

²⁷ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

²⁷ Kaari araŋ, asariya dondonandikoy da Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ go sanda saaray kwaaranteyaŋ, kaŋ ga nyaale taray haray, amma a ra haray ga to da buuko biri da ziibi kulu dumi.

²⁷Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

²⁸ Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

²⁸ Yaadin mo no araŋ wo. Taray haray araŋ ga hima sanda boro adilanteyaŋ no borey se, amma araŋ biney ra araŋ to da munaficitaray da izefututaray.

²⁸Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

²⁹ “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,

²⁹ Kaari araŋ, asariya dondonandikoy nda Farisi fonda borey, araŋ munaficey! Zama araŋ goono ga annabey saarayey cina, ka adilantey saarayey taalam.

²⁹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

³⁰ and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’

³⁰ Araŋ ga ne: ‹D'iri go no iri kaayey jirbey ra, doŋ iri si margu nd'ey ka annabey wi.›

³⁰and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

³¹ Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.

³¹ Woodin boŋ no araŋ goono ga te seeda araŋ boŋ se, araŋ ya annabey wiikoy izeyaŋ no.

³¹Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

³² Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.

³² Araŋ mo, kal araŋ m'araŋ kaayey bata toonandi.

³²Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

³³ You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna or, Hell ?

³³ Araŋ gondiyaŋ wo, gazama izey! Mate no araŋ ga te ka danji bangu ciito yana?

³³Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?

³⁴ Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

³⁴ Woodin se, wa guna. Ay goono ga annabiyaŋ da laakalkooniyaŋ da dondonandikoyaŋ donton araŋ gaa. Afooyaŋ araŋ g'i wi, afooyaŋ mo araŋ g'i kanji. Afooyaŋ mo araŋ g'i barzu no araŋ diina marga fuwey ra, k'i gurzugandi kwaara fo ka koy kwaara fo do.

³⁴Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

³⁵ that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.

³⁵ Zama adilante kulu kaŋ i n'a kuri mun ne ndunnya ra, i m'a alhakko kaa araŋ gaa, za adilanta Habila kuro ka koy Baraciya izo Zakariya kuro, nga kaŋ araŋ wi Irikoy fuwo da sargay feema game ra.

³⁵that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.

³⁶ Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

³⁶ Haciika ay ga ne araŋ se: hayey din kulu ga kaŋ zamana wo borey boŋ.

³⁶Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁷ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

³⁷ Ya Urusalima*, Urusalima, kaŋ ga annabey wi! Borey kaŋ yaŋ i donton ni do mo, ni g'i catu-catu nda tondiyaŋ! Sorro marge no ay ga ba ya ni izey margu, sanda mate kaŋ cine goroŋo nya ga nga fambu taji margu nga fatey cire, amma araŋ mana ta!

³⁷O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

³⁸ Behold, your house is left to you desolate.

³⁸ Wa guna, i n'araŋ fuwo naŋ araŋ se kurmu.

³⁸Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

³⁹ For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” Psalm 118:26

³⁹ Zama ay ga ne araŋ se: Araŋ si ye ka di ay koyne kal alwaati kaŋ araŋ ga ne: ‹Albarkante no nga kaŋ goono ga kaa Rabbi maa ra.› »

³⁹For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.