Now the birth, of Jesus Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, - before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.

Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, - and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.

And, they, said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea, - for, so, is it written through the prophet:

Now, they, hearing the king, went, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east, was going before them, until it went and stood over where the child was;

and, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

and, coming into the house, they saw the child, with Mary its mother, - and, falling down, prostrated themselves unto it, and, opening their treasures, offered unto it gifts - gold and frankincense and myrrh;

and, being instructed by dream, not to return unto Herod, by another way, retired they unto their own country.

Now, when they had retired, lo! a messenger of the Lord, appeareth by dream unto Joseph, saying, Arise, take unto thee the child and its mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there, until I tell thee, - for Herod is about to seek the child, to destroy it.

A voice, in Ramah, was heard, weeping and great mourning, - Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, - because they are not.

saying - Arise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel, - for they are dead, who were seeking the life of the child.

and saith to him - If thou art God's, Son, cast thyself down, - for it is written, To his messengers, will he give charge concerning thee; and, on hands, will they bear thee up, lest once thou strike, against a stone, thy foot.

And, walking round beside the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren - Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, - casting a large fishing-net into the sea, for they were fishers;

And, they, straightway, leaving the nets, followed him.

And, they, straightway, leaving the boat and their father, followed him.

And forth went the report of him into all Syria; and they brought unto him all who were sick, with divers diseases and tortures, distressed, demonized and lunatic and paralyzed, - and he cured them.

Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:

Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth:

Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:

Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:

Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:

Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:

Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.

Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:

Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

Neither light they a lamp, and place it under the measure; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

In like manner, let your light shine before men, - that they may see your good works, - and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

When, therefore, thou mayest be doing an alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, just as, the hypocrites, do in the synagogues and in the streets - that they may be glorified by men, - Verily, I say unto you, they are getting back their reward.

And, when ye may be praying, ye shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love, in the synagogues, and at the corners of the broad ways, to take their stand and pray, that they may shine before men; Verily, I say unto you, they are getting back their reward.

And, being at prayer, use not vain repetitions, just like the nations, - for they think, that, in their much speaking, they shall be hoard;

And, when ye may he fasting, become not ye, as the hypocrites, of sullen countenance, - for they darken their looks, that they may appear, unto men, to be fasting: Verily, I say unto you, they are getting back their reward.

Observe intently, the birds of the heaven, - that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and yet, your heavenly Father, feedeth, them: Are no, ye, much better than, they?

And, about clothing, why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow, - they toil not neither do they spin;

Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, - lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.

Enter ye in at, the narrow gate; because broad and roomy is the way that leadeth unto destruction, - and, many, are they who enter thereby:

Because, narrow, is the gate, and, confined, the way, that leadeth unto life, - and, few, are they who find, it.

Beware of false prophets, who come unto you in clothing of sheep, - while, within, they are ravening wolves.

But, when, evening, came, they brought unto him many demonized, - and he cast out the spirits with a word, and, all who were sick, he cured:

And, coming near, they aroused him, saying, Master! save, we perish!

and lo! they cried aloud, saying, What have we in common with thee, O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, before the right time, to torment us?

And he said unto them, Withdraw! So, they, going out, departed into the swine, - and lo! all the herd rushed down the cliff, into the sea, and died in the waters.

And, they who were feeding them, fled, - and, departing into the city, reported all things, and what concerned them who had been demonized.

And lo! all the city, came out to meet Jesus, - and, seeing him, they besought that he would pass on from their bounds.

And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic, - Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins.

And, he, hearing it, said, - No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick.

And Jesus said unto them, - Can, the sons of the bridechamber, mourn, so long as, the bridegroom, is, with them? But days will come, when the bridegroom, shall be taken from them, and, then, will they fast.

Neither pour they new wine into old skins: otherwise at least, the skins are burst, and, the wine, runneth out, and, the skins, are spoiled, - but they pour new wine into unused skins, and, both, are together preserved.

Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him.

And, when he entered the house, the blind men came unto him, - and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye, that I can, do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord!

They, however, going forth, made him known throughout the whole of that land.

And, as, they, were going forth, lo! there was brought to him, a dumb man, demonized.

But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep hating no shepherd.

But beware of men; for they will deliver you up into high-councils, and, in their synagogues, will they scourge you, -

And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak, - for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak;

And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into another, - for, verily, I say unto you, in nowise shall ye finish the cities of Israel, till, he Son of Man, come.

Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house!

And, a man foes, are, they of his own house.

But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft clothing, arrayed? Lo! they who soft clothing do wear, are in the houses of kings.

For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say - A demon, he hath!

The Son of Man, came, eating and drinking, and they say, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine-drinker! a friend of, tax-collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works.

Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not: -

Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power, which were done in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes, had they repented.

And he said unto them, have ye never read what, David, did, when he hungered, and they who were with him? how

and lo! a man having, a withered hand, and they questioned him, saying, Is it allowable, on the sabbath, to heal? that they might accuse him.

And the Pharisees, going forth, took, counsel, against him, to the end that, him, they might destroy.

and straitly charged them, lest they should make him, manifest:

Then they brought unto him, one demonized, blind and dumb, - and he cured him, so that the dumb did speak and see.

And, if, I, in Beelzebul, am casting out the demons, In whom are, your sons, casting them out? Wherefore, they, shall be, judges of you.

But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a day of judgment;

Men of Nineveh, will rise up in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it, - because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah; and lo! something greater than Jonah, here.

For this reason, in parables, unto them, do I speak, - because, seeing, they see not, and, hearing, they hear not, - neither do they understand.

And, again is being fulfilled in them, the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, - They shall, surely hear, and yet will not understand, and, surely see, and yet not perceive;

For the heart of this people hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed, - lest, once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return; when I would certainly heal them.

But happy are, your, eyes, that they see, and your ears, that they hear;

And he said unto them - An enemy, hath, done this. And they say, unto him - Wilt thou, then, that we go and collect it?

The Son of Man will send forth his messengers, and they will collect, out of his kingdom, all the causes of stumbling, and the doers of lawlessness,

which, when it was filled, they dragged up on the beach, and, sitting down, collected the good into vessels, but, the worthless, forth they cast.

Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea!

and, coming into his own city, began teaching them in their synagogue, so that with astonishment were they being struck, and were saying - Whence, hath, this one, this wisdom, and the mighty works?

and, his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence, then hath, this one, all these things?

And they began to find cause of stumbling in him. But, Jesus, said unto them - A prophet is not without honour, save in his city, and in his house.

And desiring, to kill, him, he feared the multitude, because, as a prophet, they held him.

And, evening, arriving, the disciples came unto him, saying - The place is, a desert, and, the hour, hath already passed, - dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves food.

But, Jesus, said unto them, No need, have they to go away, - give, ye, them to eat.

But, they, say unto him - We have nothing here, save five loaves and two fishes.

And they did all eat, and were filled, - and they took up the remainder of the broken pieces, twelve baskets, full.

And, they who did eat, were about five thousand, men, besides women and children.

And, the disciples, seeing him, upon the lake walking, were troubled, - saying - It is, a ghost; and, by reason of their fear, they cried out.

And, when they came up into the boat, the wind abated.

And, they in the boat, bowed down to him, saying - Truly, God's Son, thou art!

And, going across, they came up the land, into Gennesaret.

And, recognizing him, the men of that place, sent out into all that region, and they brought unto him all who were sick;

and were beseeching him, that they might, only, touch the border of his mantle, and, as many as touched, were made quite well.

Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!

But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.

Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall.

while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man.

And there came unto him large multitudes, having with themselves the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, - and they cast them near his feet, and he cured them;

so that the multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, - and they glorified the God of Israel.

But, Jesus, calling near his disciples, said - My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because even now, three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat, - and, to dismiss them fasting, I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way.

And Jesus saith unto them - How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, - Seven, and a few small fishes.