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 SPECIMEN VERSES 
 
 OF THE PRINCIPAL 
 
 Languages and Dialects 
 
 IN WHICH THE 
 
 HOLY BIBLE 
 
 IN WHOLE OR IN PART 
 
 HAS BEEN PRINTED AND CIRCULATED BY 
 
 THE 'American bible society 
 
 AND OTHER BIBLE SOCIETIES 
 
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 1907 
 
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SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
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 NOTE. 
 
 The following is not a complete list of the languages 
 and dialects into which the Bible or Portions of the Bible 
 has been translated — which now number about four 
 hundred and fifty — but it will be interesting as giving 
 the more important. 
 
 The specimens of versions are arranged, in gen- 
 eral, according to the countries in which thej' origi- 
 nated. The reader begins with the languages of the 
 British Isles, 1-6, and proceeds to the continent of 
 Europe, 7-68. After the languages of Asia, 69-162, and 
 of the Islands, 163-185, will be found those of Africa, 
 186-217, and finally those which are peculiar to the 
 American continent, 218-242. 
 
 In many cases, as will be noticed, the specimen is re 
 peated to show the different alphabets or characters 
 which the people use. The Turkish version, for exam- 
 ple, is prepared for Moslems in the Arabic letter, but for 
 Armenians an entirely different form is needed, and for 
 Greeks yet another. See Nos. 48-50. 
 
 [Keprint of 1907.] 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 1. ENGLISH. 
 
 For God so loved the world, that he 
 gaye his only begotten Son, that whoso- 
 ever believeth in him should not perish, 
 but have everlasting life. 
 
 (Highlands of 
 2. GAELIC. Scotland.) 
 
 Oir is anu mar sin a ghradhaich Dia an 
 
 saoglial, gu'n d'thug e 'aon-ghin Mhic f6in, 
 
 chum as ge b'e neach a chreideas ann, nach 
 
 sgriosar e, ach gu'm bi a'bheatha shiorruidh 
 
 aige. 
 
 3. IRISH. 
 
 Ofri If ■tT)<!iTv TO bo 5Ti^tJy,5 Dfa <vt) b6Tf)<xT), 
 
 50 bcu5 re <v eiT)3eii) SDl^ejc [ve]vl ]omr 
 
 5lb be cTxeibe<vr -at) t)<vc jKvcoib fe <x tt)U5<x, 
 
 'Acb 50 TT)beic <x.i) beca TfoftiVjbe -Aise. 
 
 4. IRISH (Roman). 
 Olr is mar so do glira,dhuigh Dia an domhan, 
 go dtug s6 a 6iughein Meic fein, ionnus gidh b6 
 chreideas ann, nach rachadh s6 a mugha, achd 
 go mbeith an bheatha shiorruidhe aige. 
 
 5. MANX. (IsUofMan.) 
 
 Son Iheid y ghraib shen ling Jee da'n theihll, 
 dy dug eh e ynrj'can Vac v'er uy glieddyn, 
 nagh jinnagh quoi-erbee chredjagh aynsyn 
 cherraghtyn, agh yn vea ta dy bragh farraghtyn 
 y chosney. 
 
 6. WELSH. 
 Canys felly y carodd Duw y byd, fel y 
 rhoddodd efe ei unig-anedig Fab, fel na choller 
 pwy bynnag a gredo ynddo ef, ond caflfael o 
 hono fywyd tragywyddol. 
 
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SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 7. BRETON. (Brittany.) 
 Rag evel-se eo en. deus Doue caret ar bed, 
 
 ma en deus roed e Vab uuik-ganet, evit na 
 vezo ket collet pioubenag a gred ennan, mes 
 ma en devezo ar vuez eternel. 
 
 8. FRENCH. 
 
 Car Dieu a tellement aim6 le monde, qu'il 
 a donn6 son Fils unique, afin que quiconque 
 croit en lui ne p6risse point, mais qu'il ait la 
 vie 6ternelle. 
 
 9. FRENCH BASQUE. (Pyrrhenees.) 
 
 Jaincoac ecen liain maite ipan du mundua, 
 non eman baitu bere Seme bakharra, amorea 
 gatic norcere sinhesten baitu hura baithan gal 
 ez dadin, bainan 9an de9an bethiereco bicia. 
 
 10. SPANISH. 
 
 Porque de tal manera amo Dios al mundo, 
 que haya dado !i su Hijo unig6uito ; para que 
 todo aquel que en 61 creyere, no se pierda, 
 mas tenga vida eterna. 
 
 11. CATALAN. (Eastern Spain.) 
 Puix Deu ha amat de tal modo al mon, que 
 
 ha donat son unigenit Fill, 5, fi de que tot 
 horn que creu en ell no peresca, ans be tinga 
 la vida eterna. 
 
 12. SPANISH BASQUE. 
 Alchatuco naiz, eta juaugonaiz nere aitagana, 
 eta esango diot: Aita, pecatu eguin nuen cerua- 
 ren contra, eta zure aurrean. — {Luke xv. 18.) 
 
 13. SPANISH BASQUE (Cuipuscoan Dialect). 
 Joaten ceratela bada eman zayozcatzute era- 
 cutsiac jeude guciai : batayatzen dituzutela Ai- 
 taren, eta Semearen, eta Espiritu santuaren 
 icenean. — {Matt, xxviii. 19.) 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 14. G I T A N O. {Spanish Gipsies.) 
 Mangue ardinelarC, y chalar6 al batusch, y le 
 penar6: Batu, he querdi crejete coutra o Tarpe 
 y anglal de tucue. — {Luke xv. 18.) 
 
 15. PORTUGUESE. 
 Porque de tal maneira araou Deos ao mundo, 
 que deo a seu Filho unigenito ; para que todo 
 aquelle que uelle cr6, nao pere9a, mas tenha 
 a vida eterna. 
 
 16. ICELANDIC. 
 
 Pvi svo elskaoi Guo heiminn, ao hann gaf 
 sinn eingetinn Son, til pess ao liver, sein 4 hann 
 triiir, ekki glatist, heldur hafi eilift lif. 
 
 17. NORWEGIAN. 
 
 !ll)i faa fjattcr ®iib clffct SScrbcn, at l)Cin ^aber gibct 
 fin 8oii ben eenbaarnc, paa bet at bner ben, fom troer 
 paa [jam, iffe ffal fortabcS, men l)a\)( et euigt Sib. 
 
 18. SWEDISH. 
 
 2\) ftt alffiibc ®ub lucrlbcna, att I)an utgaf fin cnba 
 ©on, pa bet att f)tuar od) rn, fom tror pa l^onoin, ffad 
 icfe forgafl, iitaii fii rminnciligit lif. 
 
 19. NORWAY-LAPPONESE (or Quanian). 
 
 Dastgo nuft rakkasen ani Ibmel mailme, atte 
 barnes san addi, dam aino, amas juokkas, gutte 
 su ala a.ssko, lapput, mutto vai agalas aellem 
 sau azusi. 
 
 20. LAPPONESE. 
 
 3utte nau etfl Snbnifl rodralbeb, atte fobn ulfofmabbi 
 ainaragatiim "^Uirbiu-bS, iivii fart fiitte, juffo Jaffa fo 
 nal, i falfa laljpot ainat obtjot efclrcn clcmcb. 
 
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 SPECIMEN VEESES. 
 
 21. RUSS LAPP. 
 
 T9H TjA^K lUTO HftiMejib HHT uia69mifl 
 Tan ajibMe, iuto lU'Kec Ajbre, axiy- 
 
 II13HTMa 9HAiM, T9H BapaC UITO lOKbflH'B, 
 
 Kie CoHHe Biep, ifi JwafiKbaxx, a jiexx 
 coHHe areea^iMyui. 
 
 22. FINNISH. 
 
 <B\M niin on Siiiiiiilfl nuiilinaa rafaflantit, ettd f)dn 
 nnboi ^dncn ainoaa ^oifanfa, cttd jofaincn ftiin iiffoo 
 ^diien ))ddllcnfd, ci pM [)uffimiaii, mutta iianfaiffifcti 
 eldnidn [aaman. 
 
 23. DUTCH. 
 
 Want alzoo lief heeft God de wereld gehad, 
 dat hij zijnen eeniggeboren' Zoon gegeven 
 heeft, opdat een iegelijk, die in hem gelooft, 
 niet verderve, maar het eeuwige leven hebbe. 
 
 24. FLEMISH. 
 
 "Want alzoo lief heeft God de wereld gehad, 
 dat hij zijnen eeniggeboren Zoon gaf; opdat 
 alien, die in hem gelooven, niet verloren wor- 
 den, maar het eeuwige leven hebben. 
 
 25. GERMAN. 
 
 Sllfo f)at ®Ott bie SBcIt ()clicbct bag cr fcincn ciiigc= 
 borncii ®o^n gab, atif ba^ Me, bic an ibn glatibeii, 
 nid)t bcrloren rrerben, fonbern baS emige Sebeti f;abcii. 
 
 26. GERMAN (Hebrew). 
 
 *]V3t>0 ]V3Vh V}^))V \bl Ill^lDf'^ /]P7")P1"I 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 27. LITHUANIAN. 
 
 ta\po 35ierc6 m»;lejo fmicta, fab fatoo hjiengimmujl 
 funii bdwe, jeib iflfp i jl tiffi ne })ra|)iiltit, bet amilna 
 gl;>Mta tuvvctu. 
 
 28. POLISH. 
 
 Albowiem tak B6g umilowal ^wiat, ze Syna 
 swego iednorodzonego dal, aby kazdy, kto wen 
 wierzy, nie zginal, ale mial zywot wieczny. 
 
 29. POLISH {Hebrew). 
 
 ,ri3?n?. i^"iib-ns i:"i: bsT anix "jx i:a'^'»b.) m^') 
 
 30. WEN DISH (Upper). {Lvmtia.) 
 ^f(f)cto,5 taf ie Sol; ton SSmjet lubotual, fo h)on 
 
 ffmoie[)o icuicjffOo iiaroti5cncl)o @6t)ua bal je, [o bi)djii 
 f(l)itjt), fii bo nicf)0 mjcrja, f^iibfiit nebl;li, ale JDJecjne 
 jitiHMiie nijcli. 
 
 31. WENDISH (Lower). (Lusatia.) 
 ^fd)cto taf jo So^g ten jTmet litbomal, oj hjon 
 
 lywojogo jabnoporojonego jfi)nna bal jo, abii \d)\)fne 
 bo liogo mcrcje, fgubone hcbtili, ale to uimcrne jfimehe 
 tneli. 
 
 32. BOHEMIAN. 
 
 9leho taf Su^ milottjal (met, 3e St;na ftoe^o gebnO' 
 rojenef)© bal, ab>) fa5bl), fboj twerj tv nc\)o, nc3a{)l)nul, 
 o(c mcl 3il»ot iDccm;. 
 
 33. HUNGARIAN. 
 
 Mert dgy szeret6 Isten e' vilflgot, hogy az 6 
 egyetleuegy sziilbtt Fijftt adnS,, hogy minden, 
 valaki hiszeu 6 benne, el ne vesszen, hanem 
 or k 6letet vegyen. 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 (TFends in 
 34. HUNGARIAN-WENDISH. Hungary.) 
 
 Ar je tak lubo Bog ete szvet, da je Szina szvo- 
 
 jega jedinorodjenoga d^o, dS. vszaki, ki vu nyem 
 
 verje, sze ne szkvari, nego mS. 'zitek vekivecsni. 
 
 35. SLOVENIAN. 
 Kajti tako je Bog Ijubil svet, da je sina 
 svojega edinorojenega dal, da kdorkoli veruje 
 va-nj, ne pogine, nego da ima vefino oivljenje. 
 
 36. LATIN. 
 
 Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium 
 suum unigenitum daret, ut omnis qui credit 
 in eum non pereat, sed habeat vitam eternam. 
 
 37. ITALIAN. 
 
 Perciocche Iddio ha tanto amato il mondo, 
 ch'egli ha dato il suo unigenito Figliuolo, 
 acciocclie chiunque crede in lui non perisca, 
 ma abbia vita eterna. 
 
 3C. ROMANESE (Oberland). (Switzerland.) 
 
 Parcliei Deus ha teniu il mund aschi car, ca el 
 
 ha dau siu parsulnaschiu figl, par ca scadin, ca crei 
 
 en el, vomi buc & perder, mo hagi la vita perpetna. 
 
 39. ROMANESE (Enghadine). (SvAtzerland.) 
 
 Perche chia Deis ha taunt ama '1 muond, ch'el 
 
 ha dat seis unigenit Filg, acio chia seodiin chi 
 
 craja in el nun giaja a perder, mo haja vita eterna. 
 
 40. PIEDMONTESE. 
 
 Perch6 Iddiou a 1 ha voulsu tautou ben al 
 mound, ch'a 1 ha dait so Fieul unic, per che 
 cliiouuque a i presta fede a perissa nen, ma 
 ch'a 1 abbia la vita eterna. 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 
 (Wdldenses, 
 
 41. VAUDOIS. N.Itahj.) 
 
 Perqu6 Diou ha tant vourgu b6n ar mount, qu'a 
 1 ha dounS so Fill unic, per que quiouuqu6 cr6en 
 el periss6 pa, m^ qu'a 1 abbia la vita 6ternella. 
 
 42. MALTESE. 
 Ghaliex Alia hecca hab id dinia illi ta I'lben 
 
 tighu unigenitu, sabiex collmiu jemmen bih 
 ma. jiutilifx, izda icollu il haja ta dejem. 
 
 43. GREEK (Ancient). 
 OvTco yap i^yaTrrjaev 6 0eo? tov k6(T/xov, 
 
 wore TOV vlbv avrov tov fiovoyevij eSoyKev, Xva 
 7ra? o TTKTTevcov et? avTOV firj uTToXriTat, aXX 
 
 ^XV K'^W O'l(i>Vi0V. 
 
 44. GREEK (Modern). 
 Alqtl t6<70v Tjyd'jrrjaev 6 0eo9 tov Koafiov, 
 
 (0(TTG eSw/ce TOV Tlov avTOv tov /Movoyevrj, Blu 
 va fjur] dvoXeaOy ird^ 6 7n<7Tev(ov eh avTov, 
 dWd va e^rj ^(orjv al(oviov. 
 
 45. GREEK (Modern) (Roman). 
 Sieothis thelo ipaghi pros ton patera mu, ke 
 thelo ipi pros afton. Pater, imarton is ton ura- 
 non ke enopion su. — {Luke xv. 18.) 
 
 46. ALBANIAN (Gheg). 
 Sepse Perendia kalii e desti botene, sa Sa 
 Birin' e vet, vetera-l'emine, per mos me uvdiere 
 giee-kus t'i besoye, por te kete yete te pa- 
 soseme. 
 
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SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 47. ALBANIAN (Tosk). 
 
 Xe ■'^e TIepvrCa kukc e Secri, Troreve, aa 
 ke Ba T€ irlpp irly re ^ire/jLive, ke t^IXc 
 Bo ice re Trecroye vre at re yu,o9 p^ou/iTracre, 
 TTo T€ icere yeTeiP i tto, aoaovpe. 
 
 48. TURKISH (Arabic). 
 
 a5 f^^y^ jji y, v>_^V-^ '^ \i) 
 
 49. TURKISH (Gice7c). 
 ^tpa JlWa;^ rsvyiayir) irov Karap creySri' 
 
 /tt, KeVTL TTLptT^lK ^OyXoVVOV ^Cpil, TOLKL ^CjO 
 
 ova Ivavav, ^di oXfiayLU, 'iWa iireTL ')(alara 
 
 fiaXlx 6\d. 
 
 50. TURKISH {Armenian). 
 
 (Spanish Jews 
 51. SPANISH (Hebrew). in Turkey.) 
 
 lf>l OWf^ n5W ^f? Ob Vn yf' Wf' ^05^ ^pi)D 
 
 '^bnj^ ^p b^f? nir> 'p oit>D )it>bf^}^i irf' ID of? 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 (Danubian 
 52. ROUMAN (Roman). Prov.) 
 
 Caci asa a iubit Dumuedeu lumea, incat a dat 
 
 pre Fiiul seu eel uiiul-naseut, ca tot eel ce crede 
 
 iu el si uu se plenle, ci si aiba vleta eterna. 
 
 53. ROUMAN (Qiril character). 
 Kt-hi aiiia a isnix D«mnezc» jiumca, kt a dax ne4>iiiiji 
 CT.S HCA -BnVAn-bckvT, ka tot ^ca ho kpede .^n eji ci n« 
 neapi, HI cb aisi Biiaei Benniki. 
 
 54. R U T H E N I A N. (LittU Russia.) 
 
 fiCTABUJH HCI;\8 ^0 OTl^A MOIEPO, I 
 
 3KA?r8 lEMS: Otme, 3rpiiiJHB (em npOTiB 
 
 HEKA I nEpE/^ TCEOB.— (iMA;e xv. 18.) 
 55. SERVIAN. 
 
 Jep Bory thko oJiiLLe CBHJei ^a je h 
 cHiia CBOJera jejunopoariora 4ao, 4a iih 
 je4aH KOJH ra BJepyje 11 e nornHe, Hero 
 4a HMa /KHBOT BJemiH. 
 
 56. CROATSAN. 
 Jer Bogu tako omilje svijet da je i sina 
 
 svojega jediuorodnoga dao, da ni jedan kqji 
 ga vjeruje ne pogine, nego da ima zivot vjecni. 
 
 57. BULGARIAN. 
 
 3ainoTO Bon T0.iK03b b^;uio6h CBt>TX- 
 TX, moTO 4340 Cbina CBoero e4HH0p04Ha- 
 ro, 3a 4a lie norbine bchkoH koHto Btpy- 
 Ba Bi iicTO, lie 4a HMa TKUBOTb Bimewh. 
 
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SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 58. SLAVONIC. 
 
 Takw ko R03ak?kh Brx Mipz, rnKW 
 fi Gna CBOErc eAH"<^P<^A"^''<5 A''^^^ €CTh, 
 
 AA BCAKZ R'^pgAH BZ CHh, HE nOPHK- 
 HETZ, HO hMATb JKHBOTZ Bl^MNblH. 
 
 59. RUSSIAN. 
 II60 TOKl B03.1K)6M.n> KoFt wlpt, 1T0 
 
 0140^1 Cbiiia CBoero eAHnopo^iiaro, 4a6bi 
 BCflKiM, Btpyiomiil b'b Hero, iie norn6'L, ho 
 njwfeji Hviisiib Bt>qHyio. 
 
 60. ESTHONIAN (Reval). (Russia.) 
 Seft nciiba 011 Suninuil ma>ilma ariuaftamib, ft 
 
 temnia omnia aino fuiibiinilt '^o'ui on annub, ft fifffi, 
 ff8 tfmnia Pffe iifyub, ci pen [;uffa fama, iraib, ft i(iga= 
 iDfnnf f(Io tfmnial pccib odtma. 
 
 61. ESTHONIAN (Dorpat). 
 
 @ffl niba om 3»innial ffbba ilnia armaftanit, ft 
 tfnnna omnia aino fiinbinu spoiga om anbnu, ft fif, 
 ffa tfmnia psfe uftica, ^uffa fi fa, fnge iggaioffl fllo 
 falua. 
 
 62. LETTISH. (lAvonia.) 
 
 Un tit Iol)ti DffirS to ^jafauli mil)lfji8, fa Jrinfcl) 
 
 falDU })afd)u tt»fnnpffbrinnuifci)ii ^fI)Ui irr bfii>i8, fa 
 
 iiiiffffm tffin, fa6 tijj ffffd) titinna nt bul)^ pafuftcfS, 
 
 bft to muf)[cl)igu bp[;h)ofci)anu babbuljt. 
 
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 63. KARELIAN. (Finlaml.) 
 
 HiHmi ana Bajpyoni luiaHi eajrie 
 HiierMHsieHi ieiiiiua, k) ana Haxiuaficb 
 uiiHH'B riOBHiu'B asieiui .' h KlMuituiuiHtlcb 
 m'i'HH'B Tyauiuiyo, Kymfiane ohi luaHBara- 
 uiiiia.— (^^^«''<'- V. 16.) 
 
 (Fimis about 
 64. ZIRIAN, or Siryenian. Vologda.) 
 
 Gbl^SH ME/^X WrZAAACX TIANX WPbl- 
 ^X MOpTXACZ B0/\3HHZ, iUE^Z A^SACHhl 
 TlAHAIilCb EgpX KEpOMXACZ, H OQJKA- 
 CHbl KaTECZ TIAHAblCb, KO^bl HEKE- 
 CA/ACX BWAWHX.— (Ara«. v. 16.) 
 
 65. SAMOGITIAN. (Wilna.) 
 
 9li\a tciipo DietwaS ntimilejo froieta, jog (3unu foh)o 
 micngiimifl bame: ibaiit fiefmifnaS, furS tng ji tif, ne 
 |)rajutu, bet turetu nmiiiia gimata. 
 
 66. MORDVIN. 
 
 CeKCh Hcuia BewKiise Qaat MacuiOpoHb 
 apHUauii, MHKCi MUKCbise uibpanao coHse 
 cKaMOHi uiamuyMaub, iiiui66bi apbBa Keuiiua 
 jiaHro30H3o aeojb fowa, ho yjcBejb hhh- 
 renb apsMoco. 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
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 67. TCHEREMISSIAN. Volga.) 
 
 TeHbrd flpaui9HT> lOnia caH4ajiHKaMX, 
 miua riht uihe apraacanix nyiux, caKafi 
 HHHHbuia mbi4ajain> riHHfe-HM'B, a rijeace 
 Bapa Mywam43Ma KypjMi MyiKa. 
 
 68. TCHUWASH. {Volga.) 
 
 Caujia iopa^pe Topa 94e.im, uito Sapad 
 xy ^BUAue nepb cibpa^nbiiie, iiiToSbi nopb 
 HiiaiiarrflHb oh^ aiii nib/iiapx, a ocp^^api 
 iJTttiopbrH 6^pHa3fl. 
 
 69. WOTJAK. {W.Siberia.) 
 
 03H Me/ti nHuiToai lorbiii-Tbi TPiJiaA'b 
 
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 aAHMHioctasHH-b, coocb Me4'b a43i63bi 
 
 43eUb yVKABCb TtlAkATi^ Cfi-HO Me4'b ci6T03bl 
 AuAbl, Ky4bl3l HHl BbUblHT,.— {Matt. v. 16.) 
 
 70. W O G U L. {Ural 3Imtntains.) 
 
 TH-cayBT TopiiM epenxHCxa wepMa cto 
 ejie-MHcia aKyTe.iHM nyeia, hcto cokhh- 
 Kap, KOH ariia raee, ai nn kojhh, a impa 
 
 JHJMa KOHTHTa. 
 
 71. ORENBURG, or Kirghise Tartar. 
 
 • Vj; yJ-V (/.ij' c)^ WJj. 15^** tJl^J \^T|J^ / 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 72. OSSETINIAN. (Caucasus.) 
 
 I^aeMsej^acpMTfflp Xfaatf a*t3 fia^fapaa Ay ad, sbmsb 
 JjB jj^Hserryp^ Ovpijvjjiep pa^ia yMaen, aseiiaej Yj JiEJ 
 ypua, yj ua *ecaB*a, *aeja3 in ya iEHycoH nap^, 
 
 73. HEBREW. 
 
 nb i^n*' Dbi:? ^^n-Di< "^d 
 
 74. ARMENIAN (Ancients 
 ,^^/r ui/Uuftu ufipbiug Y^u^ 
 
 jx/r// hi~n ilhuJC^nU cut ♦ np uiuh^ 
 bujuj nn ^lULiumiui p 'Imum^ up' 
 
 lUJLpuiliUiuuiuhu » 
 
 75. ARMENIAN (Modern). 
 \^it^nL np \^^uinnLUjh' luhuhil^ 
 
 uhphn lu^t^utp^p JJiU^L- np jtp 
 ilhiuh^jtlM WpnlilM innLuiL ♦ np 
 luJhili nJ np uiUnp ^iULtutnuii^ 
 ^linpuni^h , ^uituiu lUJi-hutlfUiu^ 
 liufu libiuhp nihil^iuj : 
 
 76. ARMENIAN (Ararat). 
 
 *l\u»m'a^UMtub np* \\uinni.tui- t'bu^(;u "pp^ff tu^lutup^^pti* 
 t^'li^L. np ^pu$U t^uii-fttt Wpi-l^ tnni tuu * np utiili'ii n't 
 np ^^uMuustnuMf %npiu%' wk^Clh t '^l- ,y«"«-^««*>""4"'^ 
 
 LfTuA{apL npn.nL^/i x 
 
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SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 77. GEORGIAN. 
 
 m69 acocm oLmnoo 0nQOtAcrnc5m5 md'^mco- 
 
 cdtLo 9ba>cmm-ra ocT>-Sn2T)o ocY>-jur/6 
 
 78. KOORDISH. 
 ^S}nuiMJ DO \\fOini^ unLuufu 
 
 ^nmuujUin uinltl^^ ^iu/u~uj do 
 bl^Dquj *|^/»#_#i-^ juo inuM^ ^V^P ^^P 
 Dp DO (rl^n-iu puujli luplMut uni_^ 
 
 <fUiiuifa^n-UM uiuipD lunuiiii » 
 
 79. AZERBIJAN. 
 
 (5Jo\ V^\ 4j,j\ iijU .^;jj^ o^^^ 
 
 .Ai^\ diiU AJW 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 80. TURKISH TARTAR, or Karass. (Astrakhan.) 
 jf^ u^ i^ijij ,jMj^ ^-j>. i^ ^.^y» J^ vJ?M* ^' )/J 
 
 81. ARABIC. 
 
 (Jews in Si/rta, 
 82. ARABIC (Hebrew). Yemen, dec.) 
 
 bha ■'nn obsybj^ nbbs an-' snsn nasc 
 
 nn pT^ p ba ibni sb-'Db Tmbs nsas 
 
 na«bfi5 nK'in nb "jir ba 
 
 83. ARABIC (Carshun). (Mesopotamia, &e.) 
 ^S^ ^1^ 01^^ CsLft^l 1^0) 
 ^i^iciU t\>^\ ^a^(^^ OVlal ^yd 
 
 84. SYR I AC (Ancient). 
 
 4^ 
 
 17 
 
SPECIMEN VEESES. 
 85. SYRIAC (Modern). 
 
 86. PERSIAN. 
 
 Jul jo^ U ^ j o jj) 5i) 
 
 87t PERSIAN {Hebrew). (Jews in Persia.) 
 
 ntJXT non «"i "jx™ Tip -jx «^b ns xn-^T 
 na ni^nb '^ssTni? ijn lib 'niSD'^ ^sr^fe na 
 ^fe^bn TiiK 'jxtt''« nx in nD od "in sn 
 
 88. PUSHTOO, or Afghan. 
 
 (j^i' &j^ C^j^^ iP^^ ^^^ ^ i*^ 
 «^ (Jjj tij-2i \ja^ Sji J^i. &«k A?. W 
 
 ^*^ 18 ^"^ 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 89. SANSKRIT. 
 
 90. URDU, or Hindustani (Arabic). 
 ^ ^ Vp jVo VsmJJ y Vi^ i lA?- 'Ojj.^ 
 
 91. URDU (Persian). 
 
 92. URDU (Bomnn). 
 Kytinki Khudd ue jahan ko aisa piyfir kiyS, 
 
 hai, ki us ne apnS. iklauta Beta bakhshS, taki 
 jo kol us par Ima.n Ifiwe, bald,k na howe balki 
 hamesha kl zindagf p^we. 
 
 93. BENGALI. 
 
 PRf(\ ^?r ^TtJ^st 2ff^ iSJ^Ta d'SR ' 'PfsZ^ , CI ^'Rta' 
 
 fiirsj^ ^!i RMy) JTi ■^^irt ^sr^ 5^t^ *rni i 
 
 4> 
 
 19 
 
SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 94. BENGALI (Roman). 
 Kenans, Ishwar jagater prati eman dayS 
 karilen, je fipandr adwitlya Putrake pradfin 
 karileu ; tSlifite tfinhdr bishw^skari pratyek 
 jan nashta nS, haiy5. ananta paramSyu pfiibe. 
 
 95. MUSSULMAN-BENGALI. 
 
 Tm c^i TTiTnnTi wisz^ '^^'^ c^^ ^fai^, oj fsPi 
 
 'SJtt^lIsI ii}^5C5flv»1 C^tH^ ^=tf»t»f iff^SR, ^^•n CI fTtSf 
 
 *t^ ^^f^ta ^^^ %srt^ 'arft^ c^ ^frt^ ^ ^^in ^^i^;? 
 
 96. SANTALI. (Bengal.) 
 Nonka bare ape hon borko sarnangre mars41 
 
 guel ochoitape jemon unko hon apca: bngi kami 
 gnelkate aporcn scrmaren jarnami: ko sarhaue. — 
 
 {Matt. V. 16.) (Koles of Chnta 
 
 97. MONDARI. mnjv'»e.) 
 
 f^f^ mHHJU 5l^ 55^ V'iA^ ^JTl ^rrt^t va'^TI ^T»TT 
 ^lil fHTft ^rifl ^^ ?m ^^Vl II (ifar^ iii 85.) 
 
 98. LEPCHA. 
 
 e] To ce: ao fj /3) if) (% <j -^^i 
 ui;^ (of ^3%jri0^3/o^ a 
 o ^u (\) oj (^ ^ ^ 5? '^) t ^^ 
 4e -e^i ^i 5(v <v cl-3 4j ^c Tto . 
 
 99. ORISSA. 
 
 »^ » G5!lQ q<?9 OQsiia aiQQ ^3S|q s^^q &si©^ 
 >^Gs^ eg SI OCR go gq eiiaeii q<5<sia g^^^^GQGR 
 
 20 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 100. HINDI, or Hindui. 
 
 Wffti t?^^ IRcT^T ^m ^T f^vHT 
 |t^ XHTtT ^^^ ^^H Tcn% I 
 
 101. HINDI (Kaithi). 
 !ira ^ ?T^ Tjij ^^if ?rhf^ xrri i 
 
 102. SINDHl (Arabic). (Westerri India.) 
 
 ♦ 
 
 103. SINDHl (Gurumuhhi). 
 
 104. MOULT AN, or Wuch, or Ooch. 
 
 ■av/a-^ €Xe>vci 'iTioan VS 5*.«)MW15 a3 aC rfs^^ 
 
 =^^ 
 
 21 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 105. PUNJABI, or Sikh. 
 
 ftQL&"3T Yi ftH; "^ TFa: '=^ ■?'T 
 
 106. CONDI. (Central India.) 
 
 WT?^ *fNT ■aTiTTtr wt^Irt »i% ^»f^ nr^ X^ f'S'i 
 
 (i*"'1*"^ ^^ " (ilfa«. V. 16.) 
 
 107. NEPALESE, or Parbutti. 
 
 108. TELUGU. (S.E. India.) 
 
 o;l)cr°Xo~& — e3oSbrC5 oSbo& t)F'^?6^ol^ 
 109. CANARESE. (Mysore.) 
 
 d^odi^ Boc)"??, O/S^^^coO^ ^'^^^ "^^^ ^TdZi 
 ^ 23 ^ 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 
 110. SINGHALESE. (Ceylon.) 
 
 ©eeaS 3x2riDC3 ©xTsdS 0^,23)3(3 oe>«2nc3 C©'^-) 
 6^C3 ©^Qo^Hji^sd «5®<^H55er5©d®c55 des 
 c5>55C523)c^3 ©(^^-^ ©e3e)3 c50S)^^ esdlxTia ^^C 
 
 111. PALI. 
 
 ODDDOODODgCO^O ODGg SsS^OGDDOgO 
 
 sot) ^ §|Oic038o3 G3Go) ODGODOOQOOO 
 TODcJ T L Q ^ 
 
 Om GODO GCOOODGOggOOGOGQOO H 
 
 112. TAMIL. 
 
 Gsffl-iOT, siL(ip(305L_uj ^GrjCU/finOT ^inrrtjSsOT 
 
 6lJl<5r6LirT&li3<QjT)aJOTT 6T6LJS(^ «H6U(fer GSll 
 
 ©uSurxanLcsi rfil4^uJ<S'6LiS3sr a|iS55L_u_i 
 iLuL9.<5@, ajajflo^rr^ si^sir^ffrrl, ^disuen 
 eu'iTLU asos^^^ a|OTTL^<eTi_nT3^nTT' 
 
 113. DAKHANI, or Madras Hindustani. 
 
 f ' o 
 
 ((?«!. i. 14.) • ,_;i.yb C^^ i ^j^^ ^Ji ^y^ j^\ 
 114. MALAYALAM. (Trauoncore.) 
 
 roocQ) o_4(2)QOO, cs^aojooltot a_nc/auCA5\<fiftnno 
 
 ^ 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 115. TULU. (W. of the Mysore.) 
 116. MA RAT HI. (Western India.) 
 
 ^t cR ^"^^ ^'TT^ T^^ iftfcT %5?t 
 
 ^TOT^V ^* ^ %^ ^T3{X UW^ 
 ^f^(ft ^^T ^'ST fr^ ^^, rPC ^T^ 
 
 117. MARATHI (Modi). 
 
 ' Dun (Uuj i/)4<i(j> "SuW^ (ju^ >c^i 
 
 118. CUJERATI. 
 1-Hi "a ev'Olrl H:^ '^nil >l1Pl fsHl, 5 
 
 sii»^> H^^i ^An €)n<^ Hi>l. 
 
 24 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 119. PARSI-GUJERATI. 
 
 (Colonies in 
 120. INDO-PORTUGUESE. CeyJou.) 
 
 Parqui assi Deos ja ama o mundo, qui elle 
 
 ja da sua s6 gerado Filho, qui quemseja lo er6 
 
 ne elle nada ser perdido senao qui lo achavidi, 
 
 eterno. 
 
 121. ASSAMESE. 
 
 Wl3 2f3!^ fTiJ»r <4'g tg^ ?pr»t W^t3J^ CFPT^ ^UlH I 
 
 122. KHASSI. (Eoatem India.) 
 Naba kumta U Blei u la feit ia ka pyrthei, 
 katba u la aitl-noh ia la U Khrin ia u ba-la- 
 kha,-inarwei, ba uei-uei-ruh u bangeit ha u, u'n 
 'nu'm jot shuh, hinrei u'n ioh ka jingim 
 b'ymjiukut. 
 
 123. SIAMESE. 
 
SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 124. PEGUESE. (Burmah.) 
 
 DGG\ OD6oCO S 9^ ' OOCjt U33 OCXX) S OOd£ 
 
 r org \v ^Qr rrr\'^ 
 
 3C CitOOD > OOGCOC pob COCJGC OS3CD OOl 
 
 (^^^oS^i ((7a;.v.l.) 
 
 125. BURMAN. 
 
 03O^coDOG[90cx3oS5i(S[36':o^G|^GoG6':^oqGj^0:co36'c)o588 
 |ooo1:coS:Goooar3JGcx)^o^g§Gao5ij^co5o^<5'G35o6'Gco3n5 
 oo3:c^c)^sj|So:>^otGc»5(|^diiii 
 
 126. KAREN. (Burmah.) 
 
 rC o \ r OrOQ 
 
 SoSlOoSjaO^) S^pODOT §. 9.8 ODCO'5" 
 
 J 11 f » 
 
 S^pOODOOS OICOOI . 3gOD^» "5*00 pOD'SoCOl 
 
 oocoiooScoi . 
 
 IL 
 
 127. BGHAI-KAREN. 
 
 \r » \r\ Q\r\r 
 
 OD1C01000 § 00 2 DD9 CD s ODSO'^T 009t/\00 
 
 SODDD^DD? 0DOD<J)IOJ0 ODOODOS ODgOOS 
 
 COT\, CDS CDS OD8oO(ilooSoDDCOOS CDS 03 
 
 26 
 
 -f* 
 
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 128. SCAU-KAREN. 
 
 ODXX)"lO069DD9, 3 SO^TODD39t).$o6s X)9 
 03X)93 3s8sOODC^CO'5bo§3SCy\9a^c8'\. 320 
 
 O99sa\uc|co'$bog§§of, 3sssxj'qjlco5fisoc|2 
 
 CO\. (1 John i. 3.) 
 
 129. PWO-KAREN. 
 
 So 
 
 ,1 cJ (Jlfa«. V. 16.) 
 
 130. TIBETAN. 
 
SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 131. MALAY. 
 
 Ci^jJut ^U j_^l« ^^ tJ^fJ ^yi> ^^1 »efV-r^ Xf- 
 
 132. MALAY (Roman). 
 Kurna dumlcianlah halnya Allah tulah munga- 
 sihi orang isi dnnia ini, sahingga dikurniakannya 
 Anaknya yang tunggal itu, siipaya barang siapa 
 y.tng purchaya akan dia tiada iya akan binasa, 
 niulainkan niundapat hidop yang kukal. 
 
 133. LOW MALAY, or Soerabayan. (Batavia.) 
 Karna sabagitoe sangat Allah soedah nienga- 
 sehi isi doenia, sahingga ija soedah membri 
 Anaknja laki-laki jaug toenggal, soepaja sasa- 
 orang jang pertjaja akan dia, djangan binasa, 
 hanja beroleh kahidoepan kakal. 
 
 134. DAJAK. (Borneo.) 
 
 Krana kalota kapaham Hatalla djaii sinta 
 kalunen, sampei iii djari menenga Anake idja 
 tonggal, nakara gene-genejj olo, idja pertjaja 
 huang ia, ala binasa, baja mina pambeloni 
 awang Ivatatahi. 
 
 135. JAVANESE. 
 DJi ani (^:ti im J T] i^in a I] (in [Lm (u J tJi •j/i IK acu) lui^in o a 
 
 a;Ti inji ) in i^in a I] (I n tuin (u ^ tJi •}/ 1 IK acu) lui -All) ( 
 
 » O' O- ex, Q 
 
 flnfffi3\ miKiiawCTOKUiijorriain'mimiEJi'viino 
 
 » Q» ex. » % 
 
 Ki, (isi, J^iJ J a i 
 
 (nj w oju o Ti (HIT o nm tji (un an (ui 3 Ti tuin 1^ 
 
 usininiKiB] 
 
 «](un3ininjim.i-naji 
 
 
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 136. BALINESE. (Ihitch E. Indiea.) 
 Mapan keto pitresnaa Hida sanghyang Widi 
 
 tken djagat6 makedjang, tka Hida nedoenang 
 hokan6 n6 sanoenggal kahoetoes mahi, kna 
 Cilang hanak6 n6 ngandelang hi hoka boe- 
 hoeng naraka, nangiug kna hya nepoekin 
 kahidoepan tan pegat. 
 
 137. SUNDANESE. 
 
 Ajeuna raah dek indit ngadeuheusan ka bapa, 
 sarta rek oendjoekan kijeu : Noen ama, simkoe- 
 ring geus tarima migawe dosa ka sawarga sargng 
 di pajoeneum ama. — {Luke xv. 18.) 
 
 138. N I A S. (Island near Sumatra.) 
 
 Ando wa lawa'o ira ma'afefu: Ya'ugo hulo 
 
 da sogi O'no Lowaldni? Ba manua'o la hora 
 
 ando : lami ande manua'o, me Ia'6do ande so 
 
 la ando. — -{Luke xxii. 70.) 
 
 ^¥ 
 
 139. BATTA (Toba). 
 
 (SMTOOtro.) 
 
 ^y-yo -»o *c* 
 
 
 r-W ,A.*-9 COX '->Tr'\ — » 
 
 
 140. BATTA (Mandaheling). 
 
 •^ •^•^-<'» ^-^-^X-A-x «S^-V><C .^ — ^(.J 
 
 29 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
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 141- 
 141. Classical. 
 
 
 144. CHINESE 
 142. Mandarin. 
 
 -ft 5c* 
 M A. 
 
 
 143. Foochow 
 
 (Colloquial). 
 
 ^^ 
 
 144. NINGPO (Colloquial) (Roman). 
 Ing-we Jing-ming se-sih shii-ksen-zong tao 
 ka-go din-di, we s-16h Gyi-zi-go doh-yiang 
 ng-ts, 8-teh vsen-pah siang-sing Gyi cii-kwu 
 feh-we mih-diao, tu hao teh-djoh iiong-yiin 
 weh-ming. 
 
 30 
 
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 145. Swatow 
 (Colloquial) 
 
 145-148. CHINESE. 
 
 146. Shanghai 
 
 (Colloquial). 
 
 A. m m' 
 
 '^ M :i; 
 
 E n 
 n p-- m- 
 7ic a ± 
 
 ^ m 
 
 •J 
 
 O S 
 
 148. AMOY (Colloquial) (Roman). 
 Siong-te chiong t6k-si° § Kia° siu"* su se-kan, 
 ho sin i 6 lS,ng m sai tim-lun oe tit-tioh eng- 
 oAh ; I thia° sekan 6 lang kau an-ni. 
 
 147. Soochow 
 (Colloquial). 
 
 M. Hi 
 Hi « 
 
 f ^ 
 
 :!' A 
 
 ^^ 
 
 31 
 
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 1 
 
 -M: 
 
 pM 
 
 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 »-t 
 
 T^ 
 
 
 149-152. CHINESE. 
 
 
 
 
 149. NANKING (Colloq). 
 
 150. CANTON (Colloq). 
 
 
 
 m » fL ^ h 
 
 M «!. « 
 
 m 
 
 
 
 iS:^ # ffi ^ 
 
 ■c^ m 
 
 ^} 
 
 
 
 A ^ m A, fll 
 in fi^ Ji H ® 
 
 Jit, ^ g 5?i5 4fe 
 
 ± rT (Ifi ^ 
 ^ ja ^ *v 
 
 X M m 
 n fi 4=. 
 m ^ z 
 
 4=,. IS ^ 
 "IE. f^ 
 
 Ifl: 
 
 
 
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 m. m 
 
 s? 
 
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 151. SHANGHAI (Colloquial) (Roman). 
 
 
 
 
 lung-wse' Zung juk se' s'-ka long' kuk niung 
 
 
 
 lau, soong' pseh ye kuk dok 'yang Nie-'ts 
 
 ,8' 
 
 
 
 fseh ki<i sa' niung, siang-sing' ye mseh, fseh 
 
 
 
 mih-t'seh lau, tuk-dzak 'ioong-'yo" wseh la'. 
 
 
 
 
 152. SWATOW (Colloquial) (Ronuin). 
 
 
 
 
 TJk ai" khi-sin lai-khu u4-pe--k6, kang i t^°, 
 
 
 
 Pe a, u4 tit-tsue-tieh thi° kua to lu min-t86i" 
 
 — 
 
 
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 {Luke XV. 18.) 
 
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 ^ifi. 
 
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 153-154. CHINESE. 
 153. HAKKA (Colloquial) (Roman). 
 Thai-fam^ yu sin-khu', khai^ tshuu-tam^ kai' 
 nyirij hau' loi^ tshyu, uai^, nai^ pin_ lii^ phiiij-on . 
 —{Matt. xi. 28.) 
 
 154. CANTON (Colloquial) (Romin). 
 No'- tsouh/an^ hu to"" ho'- lo' tavr ko'' su\ tui 
 khu'- war : a' pa, ho'- tak^ tsui~ thin, kuh^ a' 
 pa^ ni'-. — {Luke xv. 18.) 
 
 155. CALMUC, or Western Mongolian. 
 
 ^¥ 
 
 33 
 
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 -*=X 7*" 
 
 SPECIMEN^ VERSES. 
 
 156. MANCHU. 
 
 t\^y 
 
 
 $■ 
 
 Kit 
 
 ^ < 
 
 •ii 
 
 9 
 
 157. MONGOLIAN Literary. 
 
 n 
 
 •clt i 
 
 =^^ 
 
 34 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
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 158. MONGOLIAN 
 
 (Colloquial). 
 
 159. MONCOLIAN (Suriat 
 Colloquial). 
 
 % ft I 
 
 a f 
 
 'h 
 
 5) ^ 
 
 '> c 
 
 ± 
 
 
 "L 
 
 t. 
 
 •vj 
 
 i 1^ 
 
 35 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 160. JAPANESE. 
 
 t 
 
 
 z. 
 
 If' 
 
 A? 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 + 
 3 
 
 n 
 
 3: 
 
 ^ 
 
 &' ^- ^.| 
 
 ^ 
 
 161. CHI NO- 
 JAPANESE. 
 
 
 ♦o 
 
 ^s.. 
 
 
 
 z' 
 
 a 161. 
 
 CHINO- 
 
 COREAN. 
 
 fig 
 
 n 
 a: 
 
 Matt. V. 3. 
 
 ^^ 
 
 162. JAPANESE {-Roman). 
 Sore, Kami no seken wo itsukushimi-tamau 
 koto wa, subete kare wo ^hindzuru mono wa 
 horobidzu shite, kagiri nv*ki inochi wo uken 
 tame ni, sono hitori uraareshi ko wo tamayeru 
 hodo nari. 
 
 36 
 
 ^^ 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 .163. MALAGASY. (Madagascar.) 
 
 Fa izany no nitiavan' Audriumanitra izao 
 
 tontolo izao, fa nomeny ny Zanani-lahi-tokana, 
 
 mba tsy ho very izay rehetra mino Azy, fa 
 
 hahazo fiainaua mandrakizay. 
 
 164. NARRINYERI. (Australia.) 
 
 Lun ellio Jehovah an pornun an Narrinyeri : 
 
 pempir ile ityan kinauwe Brauwarate, ungunuk 
 
 korn wurruwarrin ityan, nowaiy el itye moru 
 
 hellangk, tumbewarrin itye kaldowamp. 
 
 165. MAORI. (New Zealand.) 
 
 Na, kola ano te aroha o te Atua ki te ao, 
 
 homai ana e ia tana Tamaiti ko tahi, kia kahore 
 
 ai e mate te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, 
 
 engari kia whiwhi ai ki te oranga touutanga. 
 
 166. NENGONE, or Mare. (Loyalty Isles.) 
 Wen' o re naeni Makaze hna raton' o re ten' o 
 re aw, ca ile nubonengo me nunuone te o re Tel 
 nubonengo sa so, thu deko di ma tango ko re 
 ngome me sa ci une du nubon, roi di nubone co 
 numu o re waruma tha thu ase ko. 
 
 167. LIFU. 
 Hna tune la hnimi Cahaze kowe la fene 
 hnengodfai, mate nyidati a hamane la Nekb i 
 nyidati ka casi, mate tha tro ko a meci la kete i 
 angete lapaune koi nyida, ngo tro ha hetenyi la 
 mele ka tha ase palua ko. 
 
 168. lAIAN. 
 
 Helang ibetengia anyin Khong ka ang mele- 
 dran, e ame ham Nokon a khaca thibi, me me 
 ca he ka mok ke at ame labageju kau, kame he 
 ka hu moat ame ca ba balua. 
 
4 
 
 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
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 169. AN E IT YUM. (New Hebrides.) 
 Is um ucce naiheuc vai iji pece asega o Atua 
 
 is abrai Inhal o un is eti ache aien, va eri eti 
 emesmas a ilpu atimi asgeig iran asega, jam leh 
 nitai umoh iran ineig inyi ti lep ti. 
 
 170. EROMANCA. 
 
 Muve kimi, mo mumpi ovun nurie enyx, ovun 
 numpun lo sti, wumbaptiso iranda ra nin eni 
 Itemen, im ra nin eni Netni, im ra nin eni Naviat 
 Tumpora.— J[/a«. 28: 19. 
 
 171. FATE. 
 
 Leatu ki nrum emeromina nin, tewan kin ki 
 tubulua Nain iskeimau i mai, nag sernatamol 
 nag ru seralesok os ruk fo tu mat mou, me 
 ruk fo biatlaka nagmolien nag i tok kai tok 
 mou tok. 
 
 172. FIJI. 
 
 Ni sa lomani ira vaka ko na Kalou na kai 
 vuravura, me solia kina na Luvena e dua 
 bauga sa vakasikavi, me kakua ni rusa ko ira 
 yadua sa vakabauti koya, me ra rawata ga na 
 bula tawa mudu. 
 
 173. ROTUMAN. 
 
 Ne e fuamamau ne hanis on Oiitu se rantei, 
 ia na on Lee eseama, la se raksa teu ne lelea ne 
 maa se ia, la iris po ma ke mauri seesgataaga. 
 
 174. TON G AN. {Friendly Islands.) 
 
 He nae ofa behe ae Otua ki mama ni, naa 
 
 ne foaki bono Alo be taha nae fakatubu, 
 
 koeuhi ko ia kotoabe e tui kiate ia ke oua 
 
 naa auha, kae ma'u ae moui taegata. 
 
 38 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 175. NIEUE, or Savage Island. 
 Nukua pihia niai e fakaalofa he Atua niai ke 
 he lalolagi, kua ta mai ai hana Tama fuataha, 
 kia nakai mate taha ne tua kia ia, ka kia moua 
 e ia 6 moui tukulagi. 
 
 176. S A M O A N. (Navigator''8 Island.) 
 
 Aua ua faapea lava ona alofa mai o le Atua 
 
 i le lalolagi, ua ia au mai ai lona Atalii e 
 
 toatasi, ina ia le fano se tasi e faatuatua ia te 
 
 ia, a ia maua e ia le ola e faavavau. 
 
 177. RAROTONCAN. (Cook's Island.) 
 
 I aroa mai te Atua i to te ao nei, kua tae 
 
 rava ki te oronga anga mai i tana Tamaiti 
 
 anau tai, kia kore e mate te akarongo iaia, 
 
 kia rauka ra te ora mutu kore. 
 
 178. TAHITI AN. (Society Islands.) 
 
 I aroha mai te Atua i to te ao, e ua tae roa 
 
 i te horoa mai i ta'na Tamaiti fanau tahi, ia 
 
 ore ia pohe te faaroo ia 'na ra, ia roaa ra te 
 
 ora mure ore. 
 
 179. MARQUESAN. 
 
 Ua kaoha nui mai te Atua i to te aomaama 
 nei, noeia, ua tuu mai ola i taia Tama fanautahi, 
 ia mate koe te enata i haatia ia ia, atia, ia koaa 
 ia ia te pohoe mau ana'tu. 
 
 180. EBON. (Marshall lOands.) 
 
 Bwe an Anij yokwe lol, einwot bwe E ar letok 
 
 juon wot Nejin E ar keutak, bwe jabrewot eo 
 
 ej tomak kin E e jamin joko, a e naj mour iu 
 
 drio. 
 
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 39 
 
 I 
 
SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 181. KUSAIEN. {Strong's Island.) 
 
 Tu God el lunsel fwalii ou ini, tu el kitamu 
 
 Mwen siewuuu iswsla natal, tu met e nu kemwu 
 
 su lalalfuni k'el elos tiu mise, a mol lajos 
 
 niapatpat. 
 
 182. GILBERT ISLANDS. 
 
 Ba e bati taniran te aomata iroiin te Atua, 
 ma naia are e ana Natiua ae te rikitemana, ba 
 e ao/ia n aki mate ane ouimakina, ma e na 
 maiu II aki tokl. 
 
 183. P O N A P E. (Ascension Island.) 
 Pue Kot me kupura jappa ie me a ki to ki Na 
 ieroj eu, pue me pojon la i, en ter me la, a en me 
 maur jo tuk. 
 
 184. MORTLOCK. 
 Pue an Kot a tane fanufan mi rapur, ie mi a 
 nanai na an Alaman, pue monison mi luku i ra 
 te pait mual la, pue ra pue uerai manau samur. 
 
 185. HAWAIIAN. (Sandwicn Islands.) 
 
 No ka mea, ua aloha nui mai ke Akua i ko 
 
 ke ao nei, nolaila, ua haawi mai oia i kana 
 
 Keiki hiwahiwa, i ole e make ka mea manaoio 
 
 la ia, aka, e loaa ia ia ke ola m^au loa. 
 
 186. ETHIOPIC. 
 
 "hCKp: "na^n: hQ.^c: "hinh-ndhC:: 
 a^a<p: TifiH: (DAje: T^je: (Dun: an: 
 
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 187. AMHARIC. (Abyssinia.) 
 
 Aij?-: A^-5 : 2ifi^A(D.^: ^z;fi::ncfr: 
 j'cpi: l^A• : h'ixsiaiA.: phaa*p : 
 
 188. T I G R E, (Abyssinia.) 
 
 a*p: 511^-0: "hup: -nrhi:: ■iHi-^A^: 
 (Dx: : ^ij]mq.?i : f^A.a)- : h.&^"5 : 
 -nhh-: 5iWfA:: K<pnc : fh^cD^ : 
 HA^A^: 
 
 189. COPTIC. (Egypt.) 
 
 n^ipH^ i?4j,p i.c^'f' iienpe njKocjtioc 
 ^CMCTe neqcyHpi JULJULiJ^T^Tq jtTeqTHiq 
 ^ijiij. oTonniSen eeji<j.^^epoqiiTe<!f- 
 cijTejULT<5.K0 ^,}0\^. jiTeqcTi jiovtMn^ 
 
 190. G A L L A. (South of Abyssinia.) 
 Waka akana tslialate tshira alami, Umasa 
 
 tokitsha aka kene, kan isati amane aka henbane, 
 tslienan feia aka taufFe garra duri. 
 
 191. KINIKA. 
 Nao ossi agomba, hikara uwe ni mana wa 
 Mulungu? a,ka gomba, niuimui munaamba, ni 
 mimi endimi. — Luke 22: 70. 
 
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 192. SWAHILI. (E. Coast of Africa.) 
 Kwani ndivyo Muungu alivyoupenda ulim- 
 
 wengu, akatoa na Mwana wake wa pekee, illi 
 wote wamwaminio waupate uzima wa milele 
 wala wasipotee. 
 
 193. SECHUANA. {South Africa.) 
 Gone Morimo o lo oa rata lehatsi yalo, ka o 
 
 lo oa uaea Moroa ona eo o tsecoefi a le esi, gore 
 monue le monue eo o rumelaii mo go ena, a si 
 ka a hela, mi a ne le botselo yo bo sa khutlen. 
 
 194. SESUTO. 
 
 Gobane Molimo o ratile lefats6 hakalo, o fe 
 neile Mora oa oona a tsuetseng a 'notsi ; gore 
 e mong le e mong a lumelang go 6ena, a s6 
 ke a fela, a mpe a be le bophSlo bo sa feleng. 
 
 195. ZULU. (South Africa.) 
 
 Ngokuba uTixo wa li tanda kangaka izwe, 
 
 wa li nika inDodana yake ezelweyo yodwa, 
 
 ukuba bonke aba kolwa kuyo ba nga bubi, 
 
 kodwa ba be nobomi obungapeliyo. 
 
 196. OTIYEHERERO. (South Africa.) 
 Me serekarere omuhingo: Yehova ua tyere 
 ku ami ; : " Ove omuatye uandye, m'eyuva ndi 
 mbe ku koatere." — Psalm 2: 7. 
 
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 197. KAFIR. (South Africa.) 
 
 Ngokuba Utixo walitanda ilizwe kangaka, 
 
 wada wanika unyana wake okupela kwozel- 
 
 weyo, ukuze osukuba ekolwa kuye angabubi, 
 
 koko abe nobomi obungunapakade. 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 198. DA MAR A. (South Africa.) 
 
 Omukuru oty'a suverere ouye, kutya e ua 
 
 opere mukoateua ue erike, auhe ngu nan 
 
 kampura mu ye, ope ha panyara, nokutya ga 
 
 kare nomuinyo bu ha yanda. 
 
 199. NAMACQUA. (South Africa.) 
 
 IINatigoseb gum Eloba jhub-eiba gye Inamo, 
 
 ob gye lloib di Iguise jnai ha Igoaba gye ma, 
 
 Ileib jna ra Jgomn hoan ga-llo tite se, ^^^awen 
 
 111 I ami) uiba u-ha se. 
 
 200. DUALLA. (West Africa.) 
 
 Loba lo bo wasi ndulo, na a boli mpom mau 
 
 mo Muna, na motu na motu nyi dube tenge na 
 
 mo, a si manyami, 'jidi a ma bene longe la 
 
 bwindia. 
 
 201. I BO. (West Africa.) 
 
 Ma ohidhan Tsuku hgnru eh,''Wcma na dnya, ma 
 ya nyere otu gli Qpdraya, na onye gioma itcereya, 
 ogagi ifil, ma ga ewete ndu ebigeii. 
 
 202. HAUSSA. (West Africa.) 
 
 Don Alia ya so dunia hakkanan ti ya bada 
 Dansa nafari, en kowa ya yirda da'si, ha si ghata 
 ba, amma si yi rat hal abbada. 
 
 203. N U P E. (West Africa.) 
 
 Lugo ebayetinye un nan atsi eye ezabOj a-a-le 
 etun wangi ''yeye, a-fe dzin yeho ndaye nan dan 
 alidzana nan. — {Matt. v. 16.) 
 
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 SPECIMEN VERSES. 
 
 204. YORUBA. (West Africa.) 
 
 Nitori ti Olorun fe araiye tobe ge, ti o fi 
 
 Omo bibi re nikansoso fun ni pe, enikeni ti o 
 
 ba gba a gbo ki yio segbe, sugbon yio ni iye 
 
 ti ko nipekun. 
 
 206. ACCRA, or Ga. (West Africa.) 
 Si neke Nyongmo sumo dse le, ake e ngo e 
 bi kome, ni a fo le, e lia, koni moferao, ni heo 
 e no yeo le, hie a ka kpata, si e na nano wola. 
 
 206. TSCHI, or Twi. (West Africa.) 
 Na senea Onyankopon do wiase ni, se ode 
 ne ba a owoo no koro mae, na obiara a ogye 
 no di no anyera, na wanya da nkwa. 
 
 207. MAN DINGO. (West Africa.) 
 
 Katuko Alia ye dunya kannu nyinuyama, an 
 
 ading wulukilering di, mensating mo-omo men 
 
 lata ala, ate tinyala, barri asi balu abadaring 
 
 sotto. 
 
 208. MENDE. (West Africa.) 
 Ghdmaile Ngiwo iye Igi lo ni a ndoloi, ia lo i ngi 
 
 loi yakpii vent, iye joni ; ia lo numut <^bi lo ngl 
 hgua lo a tgnyd, § IghH, Ice kuna/o Uvu lo ajg, 
 
 209. T E IVI N E. (West Africa.) 
 TiayQ K'icru q pot lotar ara-ru, Mg tgnd Qw'dn- 
 
 J^Qfi iom gho son, kdma w'iini 6 w'tini, qwo IdneJcQ^ 
 Q tse dittne; kere Mma q sqIo a-nisam atabdna. 
 
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 210. BENGA. (West Africa.) 
 Kakana ndi Anyainbg a tandaki he, ka M^-a 
 
 v6 Mwaii' 'ajii umbaka, na, uehepi a ka kamide 
 Ma, a nyangc, ndi a na emena ya egorabe 
 
 yehepi. 
 
 211. CREBO. {West Africa.) 
 Kare kre Nyesoa nuna kona ah nowanena, k 
 
 hnyina a seye ah kok^-yu donh, be nya be a 
 po na hanhte, a neh te wanh, nema a rau kona- 
 se-honhnoiih ka. 
 
 212. M PONG WE. (West Aft-ica.) 
 
 Kande Anyambifi arandi ntye yinia nli nta- 
 
 ndlnli m6 avenlig Ogwanli y6 wikika, inl6 om' 
 
 edu o bekelig avere, ndo e be doanla nl'em^nia 
 
 zakanlaka. 
 
 213. DIKELE. (West Africa.) 
 
 Nadiambilindl AnyanabiC a midinh pguzhe 
 nyi na thadiuh thati th6 tha y6 miv6 Miana 
 ngw(5i ugwadikika, na mutyi j6sh6 ngwa y6 
 bundlig a tyi magwa, nji a b6' na thaki' th' 
 adukwa jesh6. 
 
 214. GALL A. (Sotdh of Abyssinia.) 
 T3»P-T : 2\^rt : n,y : A4. : ^d. 
 ^A-t^, ;: ?i.Anq : P 6. : f-Yl^ : *h«^ 
 "fhY-X :: Tm : h/lX : K""^ : U-^^ 
 
 jvvmi .. ^tttnt . ni, : n6-x -. Kyx^ 
 
 215. BULLOM. (Near Sierra Leone.) 
 
 Ntunky kandirr no tre ke aniah eboU, leh 
 
 • ngha ngha keh mpant no nkeleng, nu kulluh 
 
 papah no, wonno cheh ko ke foy.— {Matt. v. 16.) 
 
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 216. EWE. (Gold Coast.) 
 
 Ke si ke nenem Mawu eloa xexe la me, bena 
 
 etso ye nuto vidsidsi deka he na, ne aine sya ame, 
 
 si exo edsi ese ko la, mele tsotsro ge wo, nekpe 
 
 woakpo agbe mavo la. 
 
 217. BERBER. (North Africa.) 
 
 ^Ui^\ ^yyL>U«^ t^oiJt/l JUJ\ lax^l ^yyl 
 
 ,.. ....o, .■■...:■ P. \ ,..\j\ , ]\*)\ _ Jl cJji\ 
 
 (iwA;exi.l3.) "-O ~ ^ >H ZF 
 
 218. GREENLAND. 
 
 SillarsVib innue Gudib taima assakigei, 
 Ei'netue tunniullugo taukkonunga, tamarmik 
 taursomunga opertut tammarkonnagit, naksaun- 
 gitsomigle iunurstitekarkollugit. 
 
 219. ESQUIMAUX. 
 Taimak Gudib sillaksoarmiut nsegligiveit, 
 
 Ernetuane tuunilugo, illunatik okpertut tap- 
 somunga, assiokonnagit nungusuitomigle in- 
 nogutekarkovlugit. 
 
 220. CREE (Homan). (British America.) 
 
 Weya Muneto a ispeeche saketapun uske, ke 
 
 makew oo pauko-Koosisana, piko una tapwato- 
 
 wayitche nnmoweya oo ga nissewniiatissety, maka 
 
 oo ga ayaty kakeka pimatissewin. 
 
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 221. CREE. 
 
 V"A"P KP'Cl' P^LCi) <"Pi^o b P"t>"p 
 
 ip^ >vvdm, <iA-v Rcv-^r^Lq- vb- pp 
 \r:'<-Lnt", Lb pp oV bP^ Alnt'A-^ 
 
 222. Ml CM AC. (Nova Scotia.) 
 
 Mndu Nicsc%m ieliksatcus tnsitcumni vredji 
 
 igunum-taeda-gub-unn ncraktoi-bistadjal tacwisul, 
 
 cml^m^n m'sit wen ts|n kedlamsitc mti^nincuj m^ 
 
 annmadtjinpuic^c^dni rasco>tK ap9ai^wE m jmadjoiocun. 
 
 223. T I N N E. (Hudson's Bay.) 
 
 TMo >!yv is JCTD' vi^c uvf' iibcn', c 
 n'jT] >r^ vm i^dtj cu' vu' jovp au >jiji, 
 
 224. CHIPPEWAYAN. 
 Apeech zhahwaindung sah Keshamunedoo 
 ewh ahkeh, ooge-oonje megewanun enewh atah 
 tatabenahwaKahoogwesejin, wagwain dush ka- 
 tapwayainemahgwain chebahnahdezesig, cheah- 
 yong dush goo ewh kahkenig pemahtezewin. 
 
 225. TUKUDH. (Loucheux Indians.) 
 
 Kwugguh yoo Vittukoochanchyo nunh kug 
 
 kwikyit kettinizhin, tih Tinji chihthlug rzi 
 
 kwuntlantshi chootyin tte yih kyinjizhit rsyet^ 
 
 tetgititelya kkwa, ko sheggu kwundui tettiya. 
 
 226. MALISEET. (New Brunmick.) 
 Eebuchul Nukskam edooche-moosajitpun oos- 
 kitkiimikw wejemelooetpiin wihwebu Ookwoosul, 
 welaman 'mseu w6n tan welimsutuk oohukek, 
 skatup uksekahawe, kanookuloo ooteinp asku- 
 mowsooagun. 
 
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 227. MOHAWK. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Iken ne Yehovah egh ne s'hakouoroughkwa 
 B'ongwe, nene rodeweudeghton nene raonhaon 
 rodewedon rohhawak, nene onghka kiok teya- 
 kaweghdaghkon raonhage yaghten a-ongh- 
 tonde, ok denghnon aontehodiyendane ne eterna 
 adonheta. 
 
 228. C H O C T A W. (N: Am. Indian.) 
 
 Chihowa yvt yakni a i hullo fehna kvt, kuna 
 liosh yumma i yimmikm'ut ik illo hosh, amba ai 
 okchayut bilia yo pisa hi o, Ushi ach'ufa ilia 
 holitopa ya auet iraa tok. 
 
 229. SENECA. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Net sSh'ah ne' sohjih' ha iio'oh gwah Na'- 
 
 wen ni yob' he'yoan ja deb, Neb No'awak neb" 
 sho' kub sgat bo wi'yS, ylb tot gab wab' ha o'- 
 gweb da wiib beb yo an'ja deb' ; neb neb, Son'- 
 dih gwa'nab ot S, o wa'i wa gwen ni yos, tab Sb' 
 ta ye'i wab dob', nebgwaa', ng, yo'i wa da dyeb' 
 a ya'go yan dabt' ne' yob beb'o web. 
 
 230. DAKOTA. {N. Am. Indian.) 
 Wakantanka oyate kin cantewicakiya, heon 
 
 Cinhintku i^nana icage cin wicaqu, qa tuwe 
 awacin kinhan owihanke kte ^ni, tuka owi- 
 hanke wanin wiconi yuhe kta. 
 
 231. O J I B W A. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 
 Gaapij sbauendv su Kishemanito iu aki, ogion- 
 
 jimigiuenun iniu baiezbigonijin Oguisun, aueguen 
 
 dush getebueienimaguen jibunatizisig, jiaiat dush 
 
 iu kagige bimatiziuin. 
 
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 232. MUSKOKEE. {N. Am. Iiulian.) 
 Hesaketvmese ekvnv vuokece mahet omekv, 
 
 Eppuce hvmkuse heckuecvte emvtes, mvu 
 estimvt oh vkvsamat estemerkekot, momis 
 hesaketv yuksvsekon oevren. 
 
 233. CHEROKEE. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 6t»y^z hsiy CPyiwo-jj o^F-crRy rg.^, 9=o=fi- 
 
 ny (PTT* CPjwit Ovby (pcr.^g?' cp^a-^a, ye 
 eoey >5A.^Grji'di)* (PRVJioi^rb iiF'ne, Eii(r''V*c»yiv 
 
 234. DELAWARE. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Woak necama giiliechtagunenanall ktnat- 
 
 tauchsowoaganaenanall, taku kiluna nechoha, 
 schuk ulaha wemi elgigunk haki omattauchso- 
 woaganowa oliechtonepanni. — 1 John 2: 2. 
 
 235. NEZ PERCE S. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Kunki wiwihnath, awitaaishkaiikith, uyi- 
 
 kashliph, wiwatashph, Awibaptainaiikith im- 
 
 muua Pishitpiin wanikitph, wah Miahspim. 
 
 Wanikitph, Wah Holy Ghostnim wanikitph.— 
 
 Matt. 28:19. 
 
 236. MAYAN. (Yucatan.) 
 
 Tuinen bay tu yacuntali Dioz le yokolcab, 
 
 ca tu caah u pel mehenan Mehen, utial tulacal 
 
 le max cu yoczictuyol ti leti, ma u kaztal, uama 
 
 ca yanacti euxtal minanuxul. 
 
 237. MEXICAN, or Aztec. 
 
 Ni mehnaz yhuan ni az cam pa c^ in no t^tzin 
 yhuan nic ilhniz : No tatzin e, oni tl4.tlac6 ihui- 
 copa in ilhuicatl yliuan mixpan tfehuatl. — [Luke 
 XV. 18.) 
 
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 238. N EG RO- ENGLISH. (Swinarn.) 
 
 Bikasi na so fasi Gado ben lobbi kondre, va 
 
 a gi da wan Pikien va hem, va dem allamal, 
 
 dissi briebi na hem, no sa go lasi, ma va dem 
 
 liabi da Liebi vo tehgo. 
 
 239. CREOLES E. (West Indies.) 
 
 Want soo Godt ka hab die Weereld lief, dat 
 
 hem ka giev sie eenig gebooren Soon, dat 
 
 sellie almael die gloov na hem, no sal kom 
 
 verlooren, maer sal hab die eewig Leven. 
 
 240. AY MAR A. (Peru.) 
 
 Hucama Diosaja mundo munana, sapa 
 Yokapa quitani, taque haquenaca iau-siri 
 ifiayan hacaiia-pataqui. 
 
 241. ARRAWACK. (Guiana.) 
 Lui k6 uduma abba Wadili uri» karaijakuba 
 
 je namaqua Wunabu ubannam^mutti, nassi- 
 koattoanti tuhu Wunabu ubaiiamiin. Lui k6- 
 wai assikissia namiin ikissihii, pattahii na 
 kakiinti, hallidi na kassikoanibia ba ukun- 
 namiin. — Acts 17 : 26. 
 
 242. QUICHUAN. (Argentine.) 
 Pachacamackca chicatami runacunata mu- 
 
 narca, chay Zapallay-Churinta kokcurca, tucuy 
 paypi yniic, mana huafiunanpac, uinay cauzay- 
 tari apinanpae. 
 
 243. RUK. 
 
 lue Moses a et tu, kera to samol an aramas kana, 
 o puar ngani ir kei kapas me Inisin me Jioua a kapas 
 ngani i. — {Exod. 19: 7.) 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 244. SHEETSWA. 
 
 Fambani hi kwa laho, mu 3'a gonzisa tixaka 
 tonkle, mu ba bapatize hi bito ga Dadani, ni ga 
 iVwana ni ga Moya wa ku basa. — {Matt. 28: 19.) 
 
 245. BULU. 
 
 Amu beta nye'en ane Zainbe a nga nye'e je si nyi, 
 a nga Idm atyi'e nione de, bo' bese be buni nye b'ayi 
 fe jan, ve tabe enine ya melu mese. 
 
 246. BICOL. (Philippines.) 
 
 Mag-titindog aco, asin mapadumfin aco sa sacu- 
 
 yang ama, asinsa iya sasabihon co: Ara&., nag-casaljt, 
 
 aco tumang sa langit asin sa atubangan mo. — {Luke 
 
 15: 18.) 
 
 247. TAGALOG. (Philippines.) 
 Magtitindig aco, at paroroou aco sa aquing ama, 
 at aquing sasabihin sa caniya: Ama, nagcasala aco 
 laban sa langit at labau sa lyo. — {Luke 15: 18.) 
 
 248. VISA Y A. (Phmppines.) 
 
 Kag sang mag tabuk liwat si Jesus sa isang bintas 
 
 sa luyong higad, nasig impon sa iya ang kadamuang 
 
 tawo, kag sia ara sa malapit sang dagat. — {Mark 5: 
 
 21.) 
 
 249. PANGASINAN. (Philippines.) 
 
 Ta ontan so inpangaroy Dios so mundo nia, ta 
 
 initer to so Anac ton Bocbocton, piano ag nabalang 
 
 so amin ya manisia ed sicato, no ag oala to so bilay 
 
 andi angaan. 
 
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 250. I L O C A N O. {Philippines.) 
 
 Ta casta uuay ti piuagayat ti Dios itoy liibong, 
 
 a intedna ti Anacna a Bugbugtong, tapno ainin a 
 
 mamati quencuana, saaa a mapucao, ngeiii adda 
 
 biagna nga agnanayon. 
 
 251. NORWEGIAN (Roman). 
 Thi saa bar Gud elsket Verdea, at ban bar givet 
 sia Son, den eenbaarne, forat bver den, som tror 
 paa bam, ikke skal fortabes, men bave et evigt Liv. 
 
 252. SWEDISH. 
 
 Ty sa aiskade Gud varlden, att han utgaf sin enfodde 
 Son, pa det att hvar och en, som tror pa honom, icke ma 
 forgas utan haf va evigt lif . 
 
 253. SLOVAK. 
 
 9^e6o taf S56f) mifowaf fwet, je ©ina fweljo 
 gebnorobcnet)© bal, abi fajbt, fbo weri n? ite^o, 
 nejaf)imuf: ale mai liwot wecni. 
 
 254. ARAPAHOE. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Nau hanaaejasesenehethaude, nuu desenee 
 
 nuu hathauthaunauhuu hethauvaa haunaudau- 
 nunenau. — {Luke 4: 21.) 
 
 255. PAMPANGA. (PhiUppines.) 
 At Jbie neng papate niug capatad ing keang 
 
 eapatad, at ning tata Ing anSc ; ding anac sala- 
 Tigsangla caring matuara, at papaterala. — {Matt. 
 10: 21. 
 
 256. YIDDISH. 
 
 DKT ,|j?p''ii w: d'pkt "in'K dkt ts'j h'^ri yvi n'lms^ 
 (/. Cor. 10 : 'i.) •IJ'^Jx^yi TT' hi: ayijji'^piy} 
 
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 NO. 
 
 Accra, or Ga 20.") 
 
 Albanian (GlieR) 46 
 
 Albanian (Tosk) 47 
 
 AMiliaiir 187 
 
 Ani'it.viiDi 169 
 
 Arabic 81 
 
 Araliic (Hebrew) 82 
 
 Arabic (Cai'shuu) HH 
 
 AraiMihoe 254 
 
 Armenian (Ancient) 74 
 
 Armenian ( Arai at) 76 
 
 Armenian (Modern) 75 
 
 Arrawaciv 241 
 
 As-saniese...: 121 
 
 Aymara 240 
 
 Azerbijan 79 
 
 Balinese 130 
 
 Basiine, French 9 
 
 Basque, Spanish 12 
 
 Basque, Span. (Guipuscoan)... 13 
 
 Batta (Toba) 139 
 
 Bat ta ( Mandahelinp) 1 40 
 
 Benga 210 
 
 Benirali 93 
 
 Bengali (Roman) 94 
 
 Berber 217 
 
 Bicol 246 
 
 Bohemian 32 
 
 Breton 7 
 
 Bulgarian 57 
 
 Bulfom 215 
 
 Bulu 245 
 
 Burman 125 
 
 Calmuc 155 
 
 Canai-ese 109 
 
 Catalan H 
 
 Cherokee 2.33 
 
 Chinese 141-154 
 
 Amoy Colloquial 148 
 
 Canton Colloquial 150 
 
 Canton Colloquial (Konian).. 154 
 
 Classical 141 
 
 Foochow Colloquial 143 
 
 Hakka Colloquial l.VJ 
 
 Mandarin 142 
 
 Nanking Colloquial 149 
 
 Ningpo Colloquial — 144 
 
 Shanghai Colloquial 146 
 
 Shanghai Coll. (Roman) 151 
 
 Soochow Colloquial 147 
 
 Swatow Colloquial 145 
 
 Swatow Coll. (Roman) 1.52 
 
 Chino-Corean a 161 
 
 Chippewayan 2V4 
 
 Choctaw 228 
 
 Coptic 189 
 
 Crce(Roman) 220 
 
 Cree 221 
 
 Creolese 239 
 
 Croatian 56 
 
 Dajak 134 
 
 Dakhani 113 
 
 Dakota 2.T0 
 
 Damara 198 
 
 Danish, or Norwegian 17 
 
 Delaware 2.S4 
 
 Dikele 213 
 
 NO. 
 
 Dualla 200 
 
 Dutch 23 
 
 Ebon 180 
 
 English 1 
 
 Eroinanga 170 
 
 Esthonian (Reval) 60 
 
 Esthonian (Dorpat) 61 
 
 Esquimaux 219 
 
 Ethiopic 186 
 
 Ewe 216 
 
 Fate 171 
 
 Fiji 172 
 
 Finni.ih 22 
 
 Flemish 24 
 
 French 8 
 
 Gaelic 2 
 
 Galla 214 
 
 Galla (Roman) 190 
 
 Georgian 77 
 
 German 25 
 
 German (Hebrew) 26 
 
 Gilbert Islands 182 
 
 Gitano 14 
 
 Gondi 106 
 
 Grebo 211 
 
 Greek (Ancient) 43 
 
 Greek (Modern) 44 
 
 Greek (Modern, Roman) 46 
 
 Greenland 218 
 
 Gujerati 118 
 
 Haussa 202 
 
 Hawaiian 185 
 
 Hebrew 73 
 
 Hindi, or Hindu! 100 
 
 Hindi (Kaithi) 101 
 
 Hungarian 33 
 
 laian 168 
 
 Ibo 201 
 
 Icelandic 16 
 
 Ilocano 250 
 
 Indo-Portugruese 120 
 
 Iri-sh 3 
 
 Irish (Roman) 4 
 
 Italian 37 
 
 Japanese 160 
 
 Japanese, Chlno 161 
 
 Japanese (Roman) 162 
 
 Javanese 136 
 
 Kafir 197 
 
 Karelian 63 
 
 Karen 126 
 
 Karen, Bghai 127 
 
 Karen, Sgau 128 
 
 Karen, Pwo 129 
 
 Khassi 122 
 
 Klnlka 191 
 
 Koordish ?. 78 
 
 Kusaien 181 
 
 I^pponese 20 
 
 Lapp, Russ 21 
 
 Ijitin 88 
 
 Lepclia 98 
 
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 NO. 
 
 Lettish 62 
 
 Lifu 167 
 
 Lithuanian 27 
 
 Malagasy 163 
 
 Malay 131 
 
 Malay (Low), or Soerabayan.. 133 
 
 Malay (Roman) 132 
 
 Malayalani 114 
 
 Maliseet 226 
 
 Maltese 42 
 
 Manchu 156 
 
 Mandingo 207 
 
 Manx 5 
 
 Maori.. 165 
 
 Marathi 116 
 
 Marathi (Modi) 117 
 
 Marquesan 179 
 
 Mayan 236 
 
 Mende 808 
 
 Mexican 237 
 
 Micmac 222 
 
 Mohawk 227 
 
 Mondari 97 
 
 Mongolian 157 
 
 Mongolian Colloquial 158 
 
 Mongolian Buriat 159 
 
 Moravin 66 
 
 Mortlock 184 
 
 Moultan, or Ooch 104 
 
 Mpongwe 212 
 
 Muskokee 232 
 
 Mussulman-Bengali 95 
 
 Naraacqua 199 
 
 Narriny eri 164 
 
 Negro-English 238 
 
 Nengone, or Mare 166 
 
 Nepalese, or Parbutti 107 
 
 Nez Perces 235 
 
 Nias 138 
 
 Nieue, or Savage Island 175 
 
 Norwegian 17 
 
 Nor wegian ( Roman) , 251 
 
 Norway-Lapponese, or Qua- 
 
 nian 19 
 
 Nup6 203 
 
 Orenburg, or Kirghise Tartar 71 
 
 Ojibwa 231 
 
 Orissa 99 
 
 Ossetinian 72 
 
 Otiyeherero 196 
 
 PaU Ill 
 
 Pampanga 2.55 
 
 Pangasinan 849 
 
 Parsi-Gujerati 119 
 
 Peguese 124 
 
 Persian 86 
 
 Persian (Hebrew) 87 
 
 Piedmontese 40 
 
 Polish 28 
 
 Polish (Hebrew) 29 
 
 Ponape 183 
 
 Portuguese 15 
 
 Punjabi, or Sikh 105 
 
 Pushtoo, or Afghan 88 
 
 QuichuaJi 242 
 
 Rarotongan 177 
 
 Romanese (Oberland). . . 
 Romanese (Enghadine). 
 
 Rotuman 
 
 Rouman 
 
 Rouman (Cyril) 
 
 Ruk 
 
 Russian 
 
 Ruthenian 
 
 Samoan 
 
 Samogitian 
 
 Sanskrit 
 
 Santali 
 
 Sechuana 
 
 Seneca 
 
 Servian 
 
 Sesuto 
 
 Sheetswa 
 
 Siamese 
 
 Sindhi 
 
 Sindhi (Clurumukhi) 
 
 Singhalese 
 
 Slavonic 
 
 Slovak 
 
 Slovenian 
 
 Spanish 
 
 Spanish (Hebrew) 
 
 Sundanese 
 
 Swahili 
 
 Swedish 
 
 Swedish (Revised, Roman). 
 
 Syriac (Ancient) 
 
 Sy riac (Modern) 
 
 Tagalog 
 
 Tanitian 
 
 Tamil 
 
 Tcheremi.ssian 
 
 Tchuwash 
 
 Telugu 
 
 Temne 
 
 Thibetan 
 
 Tigre 
 
 Tinne 
 
 Tongan 
 
 Tschi, or Twi 
 
 Tukudh 
 
 Tulu 
 
 Turkish (Arabic) 
 
 Turkish (Armenian). 
 
 Turkish (Greek) 
 
 Turkish Tartar 
 
 39 
 173 
 
 176 
 65 
 89 
 96 
 193 
 229 
 65 
 194 
 344 
 123 
 102 
 108 
 
 no 
 
 58 
 263 
 S5 
 10 
 51 
 137 
 192 
 18 
 952 
 
 Urdu, or Hindustani. 
 
 Urdu (Persian) 
 
 Urdu (Roman) 
 
 Vaudois. 
 Visaya... 
 
 Welsh 
 
 Wendish (Upper) 
 
 Wendish (Lower) 
 
 Wendish, Hungarian. 
 
 Wogul 
 
 Wotjak 
 
 Yiddish. 
 Yoruba. . 
 
 247 
 178 
 112 
 67 
 88 
 108 
 209 
 180 
 188 
 223 
 174 
 206 
 225 
 115 
 48 
 60 
 49 
 80 
 
 2S6 
 204 
 
 Zirian, or Syrenian. 
 Zulu 
 
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 54 
 
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!4 ) -0 - . <^ f= 
 
 THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. 
 LEGACIES. 
 
 In the past the Society has been gen- 
 erously remembered by the bequests of 
 those who were its hberal supporters 
 during their Hves. One-half of its in- 
 come for its missionary and benevolent 
 work has been derived from legacies. 
 It stiU holds a warm place in the affec- 
 tions of its friends, and confidently 
 expects not to be forgotten in the 
 future. For the convenience of those 
 who may be devising hberal things for 
 the Society, a form of bequest is ap- 
 pended : 
 
 FORM OF A BEQUEST. 
 
 I give and bequeath to the Ameri- 
 can Bible Society, formed in New 
 York in the year eighteen hundred 
 
 and sixteen, the sum of , to 
 
 be apphed to the charitable uses and 
 purposes of said Society. 
 
 It should also be stated that the 
 Society is empowered, by its amended 
 charter, to take and hold real estate 
 by gift or devise. 
 
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