1 «Wottuleen a def seeni jëf yu jub ci kanamu nit ñi, muy ngistal. Lu ko moy, dungeen am yool ci seen Baay bi nekk ci kaw.
1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Booy sàkk sarax nag, bul yeble ci sa kanam, ñu yéene la. Moom la naaféq yi di def ca jàngu ya ak ca mbedd ya, ngir nit ñi màggal leen. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.
2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 Waaye booy sàkk sarax, bu sa loxob càmmooñ xam li sa loxob ndeyjoor di def,
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 ngir sa sarax nekk kumpa. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5 «Bu ngeen di ñaan, buleen mel ni naaféq yi, ñoom ñi bëgg di ñaan, taxaw ca jàngu ya ak fa mbedd yay daje, ngir nit ñi gis leen. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 Yaw nag booy ñaan, duggal ci sa néeg, tëj bunt bi, te nga ñaan sa Baay bi bët mënta gis. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.
6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 «Te it bu ngeen di ñaan, buleen bareel wax yu amul njariñ, mel ni ñi xamul Yàlla; ñoom defe nañu ne, Yàlla dina leen nangul ndax seen wax ju bare.
7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Buleen nirook ñoom, ndaxte seen Baay xam na seeni soxla, laata ngeen ko koy wax.
8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 Yéen nag nii ngeen war a ñaane:“Sunu Baay bi nekk ci kaw,na sa tur sell,
9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 na sa nguur ñëw,na sa coobare am ci suuf mel ni ci kaw.
10Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 May nu tey li nu war a dunde;
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12 te baal nu sunuy tooñ, ni nu baale ñi nu tooñ;
12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 bu nu teg ci yoonu nattu, waaye nga musal nu ci lu bon.Ndaxte yaw yaa yelloo nguur ak kàttan ak màggaay, ba fàww. Amiin.”
13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14 «Su ngeen baalee ñi leen tooñ, seen Baay bi ci kaw dina leen baal seeni tooñ yéen itam.
14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 Waaye su ngeen baalul ñi leen tooñ, seen Baay it du leen baal seeni tooñ.
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 «Su ngeen di woor, buleen mel ni naaféq yi, ñoom ñi yoggoorlu, di ñaawal seeni kanam, ngir seen koor feeñu nit ñi. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17 Yaw nag booy woor, xeeñalal sa bopp te nga sëlmu,
17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 ngir sa koor bañ a feeñu nit ñi, waaye mu feeñu sa Baay bi bët mënta gis. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.
18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19 «Buleen dajale alal ci àddina, fu ko max ak xomaag di yàqe, ak fu sàcc di dugg, jot ko.
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 Waaye dajaleleen alal ci laaxira, fu ko max ak xomaag dul yàqe, ak fu sàcc dul dugg, jot ko.
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 Ndaxte fu sa alal nekk, fa la sa xol nekk itam.
21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 «Bët mooy làmpu yaram. Bu sa bët wéree, kon sa yaram wépp leer,
22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23 waaye bu sa bët woppee, kon sa yaram wépp lëndëm. Leer gi nekk ci yaw, bu nekkee lëndëm, naka la lëndëm googu di këruuse!
23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 «Kenn mënul a jaamoondoo ñaari sang; fàww nga bañ kii, bëgg ki ci des, walla nga jàpp ci kenn ki, xeeb ki ci des. Mënuleen a boole jaamu Yàlla ak jaamu Alal.
24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 «Loolu moo tax maa ngi leen koy wax, buleen seen bakkan jaaxal, ci lu ngeen war a lekk, walla lu ngeen war a naan. Buleen jaaxle it ngir seen yaram, ci lu ngeen war a sol. Xanaa bakkan gënul lekk, te yaram gënul koddaay?
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Seetleen picci asamaan: duñu ji, duñu góob, duñu denc ci sàq; teewul seen Baay bi ci kaw moo leen di dundal. Ndax ëppuleen maana picc yi ci lu bare?
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Ana kan ci yéen ci kaw njaaxleem moo man a yokk waxtu ci àppam?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 «Te lu tax ngeen di jaaxle ngir koddaay? Seetleen bu baax, ni tóor-tóori ñax mi di saxe ci tool yi. Duñu liggéey, duñu ëcc,
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 waaye maa ngi leen di wax ne, Suleymaan sax ci ndamam soluwul woon ni benn ci ñoom.
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Yéen ñi néew ngëm! Bu Yàlla woddee nii ñaxum tool yi, miy sax tey, te bu subaa ñu def ko ci taal bi, ndax du leen gën a wodd?
30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Buleen jaaxle nag, di wax ne: “Lu nu war a lekk? Lu nu war a naan?” walla: “Lu nu war a sol?”
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 Ndaxte loolu lépp, ñi xamul Yàlla ñoo koy wut. Te seen Baay, bi nekk ci kaw, xam na ne am ngeen soxla ci loolu lépp.
32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 Waaye jëkkleen a wut nguuram ak njubteem, te loolu lépp dina leen ko ci dollil.
33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Buleen jaaxle nag ngir ëllëg, ndaxte ëllëg dina topptoo boppam. Bés bu nekk, coonoom doy na ko.
34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.