¹ Noonu saraxalekat bu mag ba ne ko: «Ndax loolu dëgg la?»

¹And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?`

² Ecen tontu ko: «Yéen samay bokk ak samay baay, dégluleen! Yàlla, miy Boroom ndam, feeñu woon na sunu maam Ibraayma, bi mu nekkee réewu Mesopotami, te dëkkagul woon Karan.

²and he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

³ Mu ne ko: “Toxul sa réew, bàyyi say bokk, te ñëw ci réew, mi ma lay won.”

³and He said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and come to a land that I shall shew thee.

⁴ «Ci kaw loolu mu génn réewu niti Kalde, dëkksi Karan. Te bi baayam faatoo, Yàlla toxale ko foofa, dëël ko ci réew, mi ngeen dëkk léegi.

⁴`Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,

⁵ Waaye mayu ko fa genn moomeel gu mu war a donnale, du sax fu mu man a teg tànkam; waaye dig na ko ne, dina ko may réew mi, mu yilif ko moom ak askanam, fekk booba amagul doom.

⁵and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him — he having no child.

⁶ Yàlla ne ko: “Ñi soqikoo ci yaw dinañu ganeyaan ci réew mu ñu dëkkul; dees na leen def ay jaam, di leen fitnaal diirub ñeenti téeméeri at.”

⁶`And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,

⁷ Waaye Yàlla nee na: “Xeet wi leen jaamloo, man maa leen di àtte te gannaaw loolu dinañu génn, di ma jaamu ci bérab bii.”

⁷and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.

⁸ Yàlla nag tëral kóllëre seen diggante, fas ko ci màndargam xaraf. Noonu Ibraayma jur Isaaxa, xarafal ko ca juróom-ñetteelu fan ba; Isaaxa def noonu Yanqóoba, Yanqóoba it def noonu fukki maam ya ak ñaar, ñi sos xeet wi.

⁸`And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob — the twelve patriarchs;

⁹ «Naka maam yooyu, dañoo iñaane Yuusufa, ba jaay ko, mu jëm réewu Misra. Waaye Yàlla taxawu ko,

⁹and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

¹⁰ génne ko ci coonoom yépp, defal ko yiw ak xel ci kanamu Firawna, buuru Misra, mu def ko kilifag Misra ak këram gépp.

¹⁰and did deliver him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he did set him — governor over Egypt and all his house.

¹¹ «Bi loolu amee xiif tàbbi ci biir Misra ak réewu Kanaan mépp, ba toskare ja metti lool, te sunuy maam amatuñu lu ñu lekk.

¹¹`And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

¹² Yanqóoba nag dégg ne, Misra am na dugub, mu yebal ca sunuy maam, ñu dem fa yoon wu jëkk.

¹²and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

¹³ Bi fa ay doomi baayam delloo nag, Yuusufa xàmmiku leen, te Firawna xamante ak njabootam.

¹³and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph`s kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

¹⁴ Ci kaw loolu Yuusufa yeble, woo baayam ak mbokkam yépp, ñuy juróom-ñaar-fukki nit ak juróom.

¹⁴and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred — with seventy and five souls —

¹⁵ Noonu Yanqóoba dem Misra, faatu fa, moom ak sunuy maam.

¹⁵and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,

¹⁶ Gannaaw loolu ñu yóbbu seeni néew Sikem, dugal leen ca bàmmeel, ba Ibraayma jëndoon ak xaalis ca doomi Emor ca Sikem.

¹⁶and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

¹⁷ «Bi loolu wéyee jamono ji jege woon na, ngir Yàlla amal li mu digoon Ibraayma ci ngiñ; fekk xeet wa di law tey gën a bare ci Misra,

¹⁷`And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

¹⁸ ba keroog beneen buur bu xamul Yuusufa di falu ci Misra.

¹⁸till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;

¹⁹ Buur boobu nag dafa daan nax sunu xeet, di fitnaal sunuy maam, ba di leen sànniloo seeni doom, ngir ñu dee.

¹⁹this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

²⁰ «Booba nag la Musaa juddu, di ku rafet ci kanam Yàlla; ñu yor ko ñetti weer ci biir kër baayam,

²⁰in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up three months in the house of his father;

²¹ ba noppi sànni ko. Noonu doom ju jigéen ju Firawna for ko, yar ko ni doomam.

²¹and he having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and did rear him to herself for a son;

²² Musaa nag di ku yeewu ci xam-xamu waa Misra bépp, di jàmbaar ci wax ak jëf.

²²and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

²³ «Bi mu demee ba am ñeent-fukki at, mu fas yéeney seeti ay bokkam, maanaam bànni Israyil.

²³`And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

²⁴ Noonu mu gis ca ku ñuy néewal doole, mu sotle ko, feyyul ko, ba dóor waayi Misra ja.

²⁴and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

²⁵ Mu defe ne, ay bokkam dinañu xam ne, ciy loxoom la leen Yàllay musale, waaye xamuñu ko.

²⁵and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

²⁶ Ca ëllëg sa mu juux ci ay Yawut yuy xeex, mu di leen jéem a jubale ne leen: “Yéen ay bokk ngeen, lu tax ngeen di xeex?”

²⁶`On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

²⁷ Waaye kiy néewal doole moroomam bëmëx ko ne: “Ku la teg kilifa ak àttekat ci sunu kaw?

²⁷and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

²⁸ Ndax danga maa bëgg a rey, ni nga defoon démb waayi Misra ja?”

²⁸to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

²⁹ Bi Musaa déggee wax jooju, mu daldi daw, dem réewu Majan, di fa ab doxandéem; mu séy fa, ba am ñaari doom.

²⁹`And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

³⁰ «Lu ko wees ñeent-fukki at nag, bi mu nekkee ca màndiŋu tundu Sinayi, malaaka feeñu ko ci takk-takku safara ci biir as ngarab.

³⁰and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

³¹ Bi ko Musaa gisee, mu daldi waaru ci li mu gis; mu jegesi ngir niir ko, dégg baatu Boroom bi ne ko:

³¹and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

³² “Man maay sa Yàllay maam, di Yàllay Ibraayma, Isaaxa ak Yanqóoba.” Ci kaw loolu Musaa tiit bay lox, te ñemeetul a xool.

³²I [am] the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. `And Moses having become terrified, durst not behold,

³³ Noonu Boroom bi ne ko: “Summil say dàll, ndaxte bérab bi nga taxaw, bérab bu sell la.

³³and the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place in which thou hast stood is holy ground;

³⁴ Gis naa bu baax fitnay sama xeet ci Misra te dégg naa seeni tawat, kon wàcc naa ngir musal leen. Léegi nag ñëwal, dinaa la yebal Misra.”

³⁴seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that [is] in Egypt, and their groaning I did hear, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send thee to Egypt.

³⁵ «Musaa moomu bañoon nañu ko, ba ne ko: “Ku la teg kilifa ak àttekat?” Waaye moom la Yàlla yebal, jaarale ko ci malaaka mi ko feeñu ca ngarab sa, ngir mu nekk kilifa gu leen di goreel.

³⁵`This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who appeared to him in the bush;

³⁶ Moo leen génne réewu Misra, di def ay kéemaan ak ay firnde ca réew ma, ca Géej gu xonq ga ak ca màndiŋ ma diirub ñeent-fukki at.

³⁶this one did bring them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years;

³⁷ Musaa moomu moo ne woon bànni Israyil: “Yàlla dina leen feeñalal ci seeni bokk Yonent bu mel ni man.”

³⁷this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

³⁸ Te moo nekkoon ak mbooloo ma ca màndiŋ ma, ànd ak sunuy maam, wéttalikoo malaaka, mi waxoon ak moom ci tundu Sinayi. Te mu jote ci Yàlla kàddu yiy dund, ngir jottali nu ko.

³⁸`This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger who is speaking to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who did receive the living oracles to give to us;

³⁹ Waaye sunuy maam nanguwuñu koo déggal; dañu koo bañ te seeni xel dëpp, dellu Misra.

³⁹to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

⁴⁰ Ñu sant Aaroona ne: “Sàkkal nu ay yàlla yuy jiitu ci sunu kanam, ndaxte Musaa male nu génne ci réewu Misra, xamunu lu ko dal.”

⁴⁰saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who shall go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what hath happened to him.

⁴¹ Booba nag ñu tëgglu aw sëllu, muy xërëm, ñu di ko tuuru, di bànneexu ci seeni jëfi loxo.

⁴¹`And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

⁴² Waaye bi ñu ko defee Yàlla dëddu leen, bërgël leen, ñuy jaamu biddiiwi asamaan. Moom lañu bind ci téereb yonent yi ne:“Yéen bànni Israyil, ndax rendi ngeen jur,jébbal ma, boole ko ak i sarax,diirub ñeent-fukki at ca màndiŋ ma?

⁴²and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

⁴³ Yóbbu ngeen sax fu nekk tànt,biy màggalukaayu Molog ak biddiiwub Refan,bi ñu daan bokkaaleel Yàlla,di ay nataal, yi ngeen defoon ngir màggal leen!Kon nag dinaa leen toxal,yóbbu leen ci gannaaw réewu Babilon.”

⁴³and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan — the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.

⁴⁴ «Sunuy maam amoon nañu ca màndiŋ ma tàntu màggalukaay, bi ëmboon li Yàlla seede. Tànt boobu nag defoon nañu ko, roye ko ci bi Musaa gisoon, ni ko ko Yàlla sante woon.

⁴⁴`The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

⁴⁵ Te gannaaw ga, bi Yosuwe nekkee kilifag sunuy maam, ñu jot tànt ba ñoom it, yóbbu ko ca réew, ma ñu nangu ca xeet ya Yàlla dàq ci seen kanam. Tànt ba nekk fa, ba ci jamonoy Daawuda.

⁴⁵which also our fathers having in succession received, did bring in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God did drive out from the presence of our fathers, till the days of David,

⁴⁶ Moom yiw na fa kanam Yàlla, mu ñaan ko, mu sàkkal ko kër ngir askanu Yanqóoba.

⁴⁶who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

⁴⁷ Waaye Suleymaan moo tabaxal Yàlla kër ga.

⁴⁷and Solomon built Him an house.

⁴⁸ «Moona Aji Kawe ji du dëkk ci fu loxol nit defar; moom la ab yonent wax ne:

⁴⁸`But the Most High in sanctuaries made with hands doth not dwell, according as the prophet saith:

⁴⁹ “Asamaan mooy sama jal,te suuf mooy sama tegukaayu tànk.Kon gan kër ngeen may tabaxal,mbaa fan mooy sama bérabu noppalukaay?

⁴⁹The heaven [is] My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what [is] the place of My rest?

⁵⁰ Ndax du sama loxo moo defar yëf yooyu yépp?— Moom la Boroom bi doon wax.”

⁵⁰hath not My hand made all these things?

⁵¹ «Yéen ñi dëgër bopp, ànd ak xol buy bañ ak ay nopp yuy fatt, mel ni ñi xamul Yàlla. Dungeen noppeek a diiroo ak Xel mu Sell mi; ni ko seen baay yi daan defe, noonu ngeen di def yéen itam.

⁵¹`Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers — also ye;

⁵² Kan ca yonent ya la seeni maam tegul woon ay fitna? Rey nañu ñi doon yégle ñëwug Aji Jub ji, moom mi ngeen jébbale léegi, ba ñu rey ko.

⁵²which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

⁵³ Jot ngeen yoonu Musaa, wi Yàlla wàcce jaarale ko ci ay malaaka, te sàggane ngeen ko.»

⁵³who received the law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep [it].`

⁵⁴ Bi ñu déggee loolu nag, seeni xol di dagg, ñuy yéyu, jëm ci kawam.

⁵⁴And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him;

⁵⁵ Waaye Ecen, mi fees ak Xel mu Sell mi, ne jàkk ci asamaan, gis ndamu Yàlla, te gis Yeesu mi taxaw ci ndeyjooru Yàlla.

⁵⁵and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked stedfastly to the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

⁵⁶ Mu ne: «Seetleen, maa ngi gis asamaan yi ubbiku, te Doomu nit kaa ngii taxaw ci ndeyjooru Yàlla.»

⁵⁶and he said, `Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.`

⁵⁷ Bi ñu déggee loolu, ñu daldi xaacu ca kaw, tey dar seeni nopp; ñu ànd, ne milib ci kawam;

⁵⁷And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him,

⁵⁸ ñu wat-wate ko, génne ko dëkk ba, dóor ko ay doj, ba mu dee. Seede ya tegoon nañu seeni yére ci tànki waxambaane wu tudd Sool.

⁵⁸and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning [him] — and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul —

⁵⁹ Noonu ñu dóor Ecen ay doj, muy ñaan Yàlla ne: «Boroom bi Yeesu, nangul sama ruu!»

⁵⁹and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, `Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;`

⁶⁰ Bi mu ko waxee, mu sukk, wax ak baat bu kawe: «Boroom bi, bu leen bindal bàkkaar bii,» ba noppi mu nelaw.

⁶⁰and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, `Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;` and this having said, he fell asleep.