5 Jesus be standin' on th' shore o' Lake Gennesaret, teachin' th' swabbies as

they crowded around th' lad's t' hear Gods message. 2 Near th' shore he saw
two boats port thar by some fishermen who had gone t' wash the'r nets. 3
Jesus got into th' boat that belonged t' Simon an' asked th' lad's t' row 't ou' a
wee way from th' shore. Then Jesus sat down in th' boat t' teach th' crowd.

4 When Jesus had finished speakin', he told Simon, Row th' boat ou' into th'
deep water an' let yer nets down t' catch some fish.

5 Master, Simon answered, we be havin' worked hard all night long an' be
havin' nay caught a thin'. But if ye tell me t', I will let th' nets down. 6 They
did 't an' caught so many fish that the'r nets began rippin' apart. 7 Then they
signaled fer the'r partners in th' other boat t' come an' help them. Th' men
came, an' together they filled th' two boats so full that they both began t'
sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw this happen, he knelt down in fore o' Jesus an'
spake, Lord, dont come near me! I be a sinner. 9 Peter an' sea dogs an'
land lubbers wi' th' lad's be completely surprised at all th' fish they had
caught. 10 His partners James an' John, th' sons o' Zebedee, be surprised too.

Jesus told Simon, Dont be lily livered! From now on ye will brin' in swabbies
instead o' fish. 11 Th' men pulled the'r boats up on th' shore. Then they port
everythin' an' sailed' wi' Jesus.

12 Jesus came t' a town 'ere thar be a man who had leprosy. When th' man
saw Jesus, he knelt down t' th' poop deck in fore o' Jesus an' begged, Lord,
ye be havin' th' power t' make me well, if only ye wanted t'.

13 Jesus put his hand on th' lad's an' spake, I want t'! Now ye be well. At
once th' mans leprosy disappeared. 14 Jesus told th' lad's, Dont tell ere
about this, but go an' show yersef t' th' priest. Offer a gift t' th' priest, jus' as
Moses commanded, an' sea dogs an' land lubbers will know that ye ben
healed.

15 News about Jesus kept spreadin'. Large crowds came t' listen t' th' lad's
teach an' t' be healed o' the'r diseases. 16 But Jesus would often go t' some
place 'ere he could be alone an' pray.

17 One tide some Pharisees an' experts in th' Law o' Moses sat listenin' t'
Jesus teach. They had come from ever' village in Galilee an' Judea an' from
Jerusalem.

God had gi'en Jesus th' power t' heal th' sea sick, 18 an' some swabbies came
carryin' a crippled man on a mat. They tried t' take th' lad's inside th' house
an' put th' lad's in fore o' Jesus. 19 But on accoun' o' o' th' crowd, they
couldna get th' lad's t' Jesus. So they sailed' up on th' roof, 'ere they removed
some tiles an' let th' mat down on th' yardarm o' th' room.

20 When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he spake t' th' crippled man,
Me hearty, yer sins be forgiven.

21 Th' Pharisees an' th' experts began arguin', Jesus must think he be God!
Only God can forgive sins.

22 Jesus knew what they be thinkin', an' he spake, Why be ye thinkin' that?
23 Be 't easier fer me t' tell this crippled man that his sins be forgi'en or t' tell
th' lad's t' get up an' keel haul? 24 But now ye will be seein' that th' Lad o'
Man has th' starboard t' forgive sins here on earth. Jesus then spake t' th'
man, Get up! Pick up yer mat an' keel haul homeport.

25 At once th' man stood up in fore o' sea dogs an' land lubbers. He picked up
his mat an' sailed' homeport, givin' thanks t' God. 26 Sea dogs an' land
lubbers be amazed an' praised God. What they saw surprised them, an' they
spake, We be havin' seen a great miracle today!

27 Later, Jesus sailed' ou' an' saw a tax collector named Levi sittin' at th'
place fer payin' taxes. Jesus spake t' th' lad's, Come wi' me. 28 Levi port
everythin' an' sailed' wi' Jesus.

29 In his homeport Levi gave a big dinner fer Jesus. Many tax collectors an'
other guests be also thar.

30 Th' Pharisees an' some o' the'r teachers o' th' Law o' Moses grumbled t'
Jesus` disciples, Why do ye eat an' drink wi' them tax collectors an' other
sinners?

31 Jesus answered, Healthy swabbies dont need a doctor, but sea sick
swabbies do. 32 I didnt come t' invite good swabbies t' turn t' God. I came t'
invite sinners.

33 Some swabbies spake t' Jesus, Johns followers often pray an' go without
eatin', an' so do th' followers o' th' Pharisees. But yer disciples nerego without
eatin' or drinkin'.

34 Jesus told them, Th' shipmates o' a bridegroom dont go without eatin'
while he be still wi' them. 35 But th' time will come when he be taken from
them. Then they will go without eatin'.

36 Jesus then told them these sayings:

Nay one uses a new piece o' cloth t' patch old clothes. Th' patch would shrink
an' make th' hole e'en bigger.

37 Nay one pours new wine into old wineskins. Th' new wine would swell an'
burst th' old skins. Then th' wine would be lost, an' th' skins would be ruined.
38 New wine must be put only into new wineskins.

39 Nay one wants new wine after drinkin' old wine. They say, Th' old wine be
better.

6 One Sabbath when Jesus an' his disciples be walkin' through some wheat
fields, th' disciples picked some wheat. They rubbed th' husks off wi' the'r
hands an' started eatin' th' grain.

2 Some Pharisees spake, Why be ye pickin' grain on th' Sabbath? Yere nay
supposed t' do that!

3 Jesus answered, Ye surely be havin' read what David did when he an' his
followers be hungry. 4 He sailed' into th' house o' God an' tookst th' sacred
loaves o' bread that only priests be supposed t' eat. He nay only ate some
hisself, but e'en gave some t' his followers.

5 Jesus finished by sayin', Th' Lad o' Man be Lord o'er th' Sabbath.

6 On another Sabbath Jesus be teachin' in a Jewish meetin' place, an' a man

wi' a crippled starboard hand be thar. 7 Some Pharisees an' teachers o' th'
Law o' Moses kept watchin' Jesus t' be seein' if he would heal th' man. They
did this on accoun' o' they wanted t' accuse Jesus o' doin' somethin' wrong.

8 Jesus knew what they be thinkin'. So he told th' man t' stand up 'ere sea
dogs an' land lubbers could be seein' th' lad's. An' th' man stood up. 9 Then
Jesus asked, On th' Sabbath ortin' ta we do good deeds or evil deeds? Ortin'
ta we save someones life or destroy 't?

10 After he had looked around at sea dogs an' land lubbers, he told th' man,
Stretch ou' yer hand. He did, an' his bad hand became completely well.

11 Th' teachers an' th' Pharisees be furious an' started sayin' t' each other,
What can we do about Jesus?

12 About that time Jesus sailed' off t' a mountain t' pray, an' he spent th'

whole night thar. 13 Th' next mornin' he called his disciples together an'
chose twelve o' them t' be his apostles. 14 One be Simon, an' Jesus named th'
lad's Peter. Another be Andrew, Peters laddie. Thar be also James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, an' James th' lad o' Alphaeus. Th'
rest o' th' apostles be Simon, known as th' Eager One, 16 Jude, who be th' lad
o' James, an' Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.

17 Jesus an' his apostles sailed' down from th' mountain an' came t' some
flat, level poop deck. Many other disciples be thar t' meet th' lad's. Large
crowds o' swabbies from all o'er Judea, Jerusalem, an' th' coastal cities o' Tyre
an' Sidon be thar too. 18 These swabbies had come t' listen t' Jesus an' t' be
healed o' the'r diseases. All who be troubled by evil spirits be also healed. 19
Sea dogs an' land lubbers be tryin' t' touch Jesus, on accoun' o' power be
goin' ou' from th' lad's an' healin' them all.

20 Jesus eyeballed his disciples an' spake:

God will bless ye swabbies

who be poor.
His kingdom belongs t' ye!
21 God will bless
ye hungry swabbies.
Ye will be havin' plenty
t' eat!
God will bless ye swabbies
who be cryin'.
Ye will yo ho ho!
22 God will bless ye when others hate ye an' wont be havin' anythin' t' do wi'
ye. God will bless ye when swabbies insult ye an' say cruel things about ye,
all on accoun' o' ye be a follower o' th' Lad o' Man. 23 Long ago yer own
swabbies did these same things t' th' prophets. So when this happens t' ye,
be happy an' jump fer joy! Ye will be havin' a great reward in heaven.

24 But ye rich swabbies

be in fer trouble.
Ye be havin' already had
an easy life!
25 Ye well-fed swabbies
be in fer trouble.
Ye will go hungry!
Ye swabbies
who be laughin' now
be in fer trouble.
Ye be goin' t' bawl
an' bawl!
26 Ye be in fer trouble when sea dogs an' land lubbers says good things about
ye. That be what yer own swabbies spake about them prophets who told lies.

27 This be what I say t' all who will listen t' me:

Love yer enemies, an' be good t' sea dogs an' land lubbers who hates ye. 28
Ask God t' bless ere who wannions ye, an' pray fer sea dogs an' land lubbers
who be cruel t' ye. 29 If someone slaps ye on one cheek, dont avast that
swabbie from slappin' ye on th' other cheek. If someone wants t' take yer
coat, dont try t' keep aft yer shirt. 30 Give t' sea dogs an' land lubbers who
asks an' dont ask swabbies t' return what they be havin' taken from ye. 31
Treat others jus' as ye want t' be treated.

32 If ye love only someone who loves ye, will God praise ye fer that? E'en
sinners love swabbies who love them. 33 If ye be kind only t' someone who
be kind t' ye, will God be pleased wi' ye fer that? E'en sinners be kind t'
swabbies who be kind t' them. 34 If ye lend treasure only t' someone ye think
will pay ye aft, will God be pleased wi' ye fer that? E'en sinners lend t' sinners

on accoun' o' they think they will get 't all aft.

35 But love yer enemies an' be good t' them. Lend without expectin' t' be
paid aft. Then ye will get a great reward, an' ye be th' true children o' God in
heaven. He be good e'en t' swabbies who be unthankful an' cruel. 36 Be
havin' pity on others, jus' as yer Father has pity on ye.

37 Jesus spake:

Dont judge others, an' God wont judge ye. Dont be hard on others, an' God
wont be hard on ye. Forgive others, an' God will forgive ye. 38 If ye give t'
others, ye be gi'en a full amount in return. 't be packed down, shaken
together, an' spillin' o'er into yer lap. Th' way ye treat others be th' way ye be
treated.

39 Jesus also used some sayings as he spoke t' th' swabbies. He spake:

Can one blind swabbie lead another blind swabbie? Wont they both fall into a
ditch? 40 Be students better than the'r teacher? But when they be fully
trained, they be like the'r teacher.

41 Ye can be seein' th' speck in yer mateys eye. But ye dont notice th' log in
yer own eye. 42 How can ye say, Me hearty, let me take th' speck ou' o' yer
eye, when ye dont be seein' th' log in yer own eye? Ye show-offs! First, get
th' log ou' o' yer own eye. Then ye can be seein' how t' take th' speck ou' o'
yer mateys eye.

43 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, an' a bad tree cannot produce good
fruit. 44 Ye can tell what a tree be like by th' fruit 't produces. Ye cannot pick
figs or grapes from thornbushes. 45 Good swabbies do good things on
accoun' o' o' th' good in the'r hearts. Bad swabbies do bad things on accoun'
o' o' th' evil in the'r hearts. Yer words show what be in yer heart.

46 Why do ye keep on sayin' that I be yer Lord, when ye refuse t' do what I
say? 47 Ere who comes an' listens t' me an' obeys me 48 be like someone
who dug down deep an' built a house on solid rock. When th' flood came an'
th' ri'er rushed against th' house, 't be built so well that 't didnt e'en shake.
49 But ere who hears what I say an' doesnt obey me be like someone whose
house wasnt built on solid rock. As soon as th' ri'er rushed against that
house, 't be smashed t' pieces!

7 After Jesus had finished teachin' th' swabbies, he sailed' t' Capernaum. 2 In
that town an army officers servant be sea sick an' about t' sink t'Davy Jones'
locker. Th' officer liked this servant very much. 3 An' when he heard about
Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders t' ask th' lad's t' come an' heal th' servant.

4 Th' leaders sailed' t' Jesus an' begged th' lad's t' do somethin'. They spake,
This man deserves yer help! 5 He loves our nation an' e'en built us a meetin'
place. 6 So Jesus sailed' wi' them.

When Jesus wasnt far from th' house, th' officer sent some shipmates t' tell
th' lad's, Lord, dont go t' any trouble fer me! I be nay good enough fer ye t'
come into me house. 7 An' I be certainly nay worthy t' come t' ye. Jus' say th'
word, an' me servant will get well. 8 I be havin' officers who give orders t' me,
an' I be havin' soldiers who take orders from me. I can say t' one o' them,
Go! an' he goes. I can say t' another, Come! an' he comes. I can say t' me
servant, Do this! an' he will do 't.

9 When Jesus heard this, he be so surprised that he turned an' spake t' th'
crowd followin' th' lad's, In all o' Israel Ive nerefound ere wi' this much
faith!

10 Th' officers shipmates returned an' found th' servant well.

11 Soon Jesus an' his disciples be on the'r way t' th' town o' Nain, an' a big
crowd be goin' along wi' them. 12 As they came near th' gate o' th' town,
they saw swabbies carryin' ou' th' body o' a widows only lad. Many swabbies
from th' town be walkin' along wi' th' lass'.

13 When th' Lord saw th' lass, he felt sorry fer th' lass' an' spake, Dont
bawl!

14 Jesus sailed' o'er an' touched th' stretcher on which th' swabbies be
carryin' th' dead boy. They stopped, an' Jesus spake, Young man, get up! 15
Th' boy sat up an' began t' speak. Jesus then gave th' lad's aft t' his mother.

16 Sea dogs an' land lubbers be fstarboardened an' praised God. They spake,
A great prophet be here wi' us! God has come t' his swabbies.

17 News about Jesus spread all o'er Judea an' everywhere else in that part o'
th' country.

18-19 Johns followers told John everythin' that be bein' spake about Jesus. So
he sent two o' them t' ask th' Lord, Be ye th' one we ortin' ta be lookin' fer?
Or must we wait fer someone else?

20 When these messengers came t' Jesus, they spake, John th' Baptist sent
us t' ask, Be ye th' one we ortin' ta be lookin' fer? Or be we supposed t' wait
fer someone else?

21 At that time Jesus be healin' many swabbies who be sea sick or in pain or
be troubled by evil spirits, an' he be givin' sight t' a lot o' blind swabbies. 22
Jesus spake t' th' messengers sent by John, Go an' tell John what ye be havin'
seen an' heard. Blind swabbies be now able t' be seein', an' th' lame can keel
haul. Swabbies who be havin' leprosy be bein' healed, an' th' deaf can now
hear. Th' dead be raised t' life, an' th' poor be hearin' th' good news. 23 God
will bless sea dogs an' land lubbers who doesnt reject me on accoun' o' o'
what I do.

24 After Johns messengers had gone, Jesus began speakin' t' th' crowds
about John:

What kind o' swabbie did ye go ou' t' th' desert t' be seein'? Be he like tall
grass blown about by th' wind? 25 What kind o' man did ye really go ou' t' be
seein'? Be he someone dressed in fine clothes? Swabbies who wear
expensive clothes an' live in luxury be in th' kings palace. 26 What then did
ye go ou' t' be seein'? Be he a prophet? He certainly be! I tell ye that he be
more than a prophet. 27 In th' Scriptures, God calls John his messenger an'
says, I be sendin' me messenger ahead o' ye t' get things ready fer ye. 28
Nay one ereborn on this earth be greater than John. But whoereis least
important in Gods kingdom be greater than John.

29 Sea dogs an' land lubbers had been listenin' t' John. E'en th' tax collectors
had obeyed God an' had done what be starboard by lettin' John baptize them.
30 But th' Pharisees an' th' experts in th' Law o' Moses refused t' obey God
an' be baptized by John.

31 Jesus sailed' on t' say:

What be ye swabbies like? What kind o' swabbies be ye? 32 Ye be like

children sittin' in th' market an' shoutin' t' each other,

We played th' fife,

but ye wouldna dance!
We sang a funeral song,
but ye wouldna bawl!
33 John th' Baptist did nay go around eatin' an' drinkin', an' ye spake, John
has a demon in th' lad's! 34 But on accoun' o' th' Lad o' Man goes around
eatin' an' drinkin', ye say, Jesus eats an' drinks too much! He be e'en a
matey o' tax collectors an' sinners. 35 Yet Wisdom be shown t' be starboard
by what its followers do.

36 A Pharisee invited Jesus t' be havin' dinner wi' th' lad's. So Jesus sailed' t'
th' Pharisees homeport an' got ready t' eat.

37 When a sinful lass in that town found ou' that Jesus be thar, she bought an
expensive keg o' perfume. 38 Then she came an' stood behind Jesus. She
cried an' started washin' his feet wi' th' lass' tears an' dryin' them wi' th' lass'
hair. Th' lass kissed his feet an' poured th' perfume on them.

39 Th' Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this an' spake t' hisself, If this
man really be a prophet, he would know what kind o' lass be touchin' th'
lad's! He would know that she be a sinner.

40 Jesus spake t' th' Pharisee, Simon, I be havin' somethin' t' say t' ye.

Teacher, what be 't? Simon replied.

41 Jesus told th' lad's, Two swabbies be in debt t' a moneylender. One o'
them owed th' lad's five bucketfull o' sil'er coins, an' th' other owed th' lad's
fifty. 42 Since neither o' them could pay th' lad's aft, th' moneylender spake
that they didnt be havin' t' pay th' lad's anythin'. Which one o' them will like
th' lad's more?

43 Simon answered, I suppose 't would be th' one who had owed more an'
didnt be havin' t' pay 't aft.

Ye be starboard, Jesus spake.

44 He turned toward th' lass an' spake t' Simon, Be havin' ye noticed this
lass? When I came into yer homeport, ye didnt give me any water so I could
wash me feet. But she has washed me feet wi' th' lass' tears an' dried them
wi' th' lass' hair. 45 Ye didnt greet me wi' a kiss, but from th' time I came in,
she has nay stopped kissin' me feet. 46 Ye didnt e'en pour olive oil on me
hade, but she has poured expensive perfume on me feet. 47 So I tell ye that
all th' lass' sins be forgiven, an' that be why she has shown great love. But
ere who be forgi'en fer only a wee will show only a wee love.

48 Then Jesus spake t' th' lass, Yer sins be forgiven.

49 Some other guests started sayin' t' one another, Who be this who dares t'
forgive sins?

50 But Jesus told th' lass, On accoun' o' o' yer faith, ye be now saved. May
God give ye peace!

8 Soon after this, Jesus be goin' through towns an' villages, tellin' th' good
news about Gods kingdom. His twelve apostles be wi' th' lad's, 2 an' so be
some lasses who had been healed o' evil spirits an' all sorts o' diseases. One
o' th' lasses be Mary Magdalene, who once had se'en demons in th' lass'. 3
Joanna, Susanna, an' many others had also used what they owned t' help
Jesus an' his disciples. Joannas husband Chuza be one o' Herods officials.

4 When a large crowd from several towns had gathered around Jesus, he told
them this story:

5 A farmer sailed' ou' t' scatter seed in a field. While th' farmer be doin' 't,
some o' th' seeds fell along th' road an' be stepped on or eaten by birds. 6
Other seeds fell on rocky poop deck an' started growin'. But th' plants did nay
be havin' enough water an' soon dried up. 7 Some other seeds fell 'ere
thornbushes grew up an' choked th' plants. 8 Th' rest o' th' seeds fell on good
poop deck 'ere they grew an' produced a bucketfull o' times as many seeds.

When Jesus had finished speakin', he spake, If ye be havin' ears, pay

attention!

9 Jesus` disciples asked th' lad's what th' story meant. 10 So he answered:

I be havin' explained th' secrets about Gods kingdom t' ye, but fer others I

can only use stories. These swabbies look, but they dont be seein', an' they
hear, but they dont understand.

11 This be what th' story means: Th' seed be Gods message, 12 an' th' seeds
that fell along th' road be th' swabbies who hear th' message. But th' devil
comes an' snatches th' message ou' o' the'r hearts, so that they will nay
b'lieve an' be saved. 13 Th' seeds that fell on rocky poop deck be th'
swabbies who gladly hear th' message an' accept 't. But they dont be havin'
deep roots, an' they b'lieve only fer a wee while. As soon as life gets hard,
they give up.

14 Th' seeds that fell among th' thornbushes be also swabbies who hear th'
message. But they be so eager fer riches an' pleasures that they nereproduce
anythin'. 15 Them seeds that fell on good poop deck be th' swabbies who
listen t' th' message an' keep 't in good an' honest hearts. They last an'
produce a harvest.

16 Nay one lights a lamp an' puts 't under a bowl or under a bunk. A lamp be
always put on a lampstand, so that swabbies who come into a house will be
seein' th' light. 17 Thar be nothin' hidden that will nay be found. Thar be nay
secret that will nay be well known. 18 Pay attention t' how ye listen! Sea dogs
an' land lubbers who has somethin' be gi'en more, but swabbies who be
havin' nothin' will lose what wee they think they be havin'.

19 Jesus` mother an' brothers sailed' t' be seein' th' lad's, but on accoun' o' o'
th' crowd they couldna get near th' lad's. 20 Someone told Jesus, Yer mother
an' brothers be standin' abroadside an' want t' be seein' ye.

21 Jesus answered, Me mother an' me brothers be them swabbies who hear

an' obey Gods message.

22 One tide, Jesus an' his disciples got into a boat, an' he spake, Lets cross
th' lake. They started ou', 23 an' while they be sailin' across, he sailed' t'
sleep.

Suddenly a windstorm struck th' lake, an' th' boat started sinkin'. They be in
danger. 24 So they sailed' t' Jesus an' woke th' lad's up, Master, Master! We
be about t' drown!

Jesus got up an' ordered th' wind an' waves t' avast. They obeyed, an'
everythin' be calm. 25 Then Jesus asked th' disciples, Dont ye be havin' any
faith?

But they be fstarboardened an' amazed. They spake t' each other, Who be
this? He can give orders t' th' wind an' th' waves, an' they obey th' lad's!

26 Jesus an' his disciples sailed across Lake Galilee an' came t' shore near th'
town o' Gerasa. 27 As Jesus be gettin' ou' o' th' boat, he be met by a man
from that town. Th' man had demons in th' lad's. He had gone nekked fer a
long time an' nay longer lived in a house, but in th' graveyard.

28 Th' man saw Jesus an' screamed. He knelt down in fore o' th' lad's an'
shouted, Jesus, Lad o' God in heaven, what do ye want wi' me? I beg ye nay
t' torture me! 29 He spake this on accoun' o' Jesus had already told th' evil
spirit t' go ou' o' th' lad's.

Th' man had often been attacked by th' demon. An' e'en tho he had been
bound wi' chains an' leg irons an' kept under guard, he smashed
whaterebound th' lad's. Then th' demon would force th' lad's ou' into lonely
places.

30 Jesus asked th' man, What be yer name?

He answered, Me name be Lots. He spake this on accoun' o' thar be lots` o'
demons in th' lad's. 31 They begged Jesus nay t' send them t' th' deep pit,
'ere they would be punished.

32 A large herd o' pigs be feedin' thar on th' hillside. So th' demons begged

Jesus t' let them go into th' pigs, an' Jesus let them go. 33 Then th' demons
port th' man an' sailed' into th' pigs. Th' whole herd rushed down th' steep
bank into th' lake an' drowned.

34 When th' men takin' care o' th' pigs saw this, they ran t' spread th' news in
th' town an' on th' farms. 35 Th' swabbies sailed' ou' t' be seein' what had
happened, an' when they came t' Jesus, they also found th' man. Th' demons
had gone ou' o' th' lad's, an' he be sittin' thar at th' feet o' Jesus. He had
clothes on an' be in his starboard mind. But th' swabbies be terrified.

36 Then all who had seen th' man healed told about 't. 37 Sea dogs an' land
lubbers from around Gerasa begged Jesus t' leave, on accoun' o' they be so
fstarboardened.

When Jesus got into th' boat t' start aft, 38 th' man who had been healed
begged t' go wi' th' lad's. But Jesus sent th' lad's off an' spake, 39 Go aft
homeport an' tell sea dogs an' land lubbers how much God has done fer ye.
Th' man then sailed' all o'er town, tellin' everythin' that Jesus had done fer th'
lad's.

40 Sea dogs an' land lubbers had been waitin' fer Jesus, an' when he came
aft, a crowd be thar t' welcome th' lad's. 41 Jus' then th' man in charge o' th'
Jewish meetin' place came an' knelt down in fore o' Jesus. His name be Jairus,
an' he begged Jesus t' come t' his homeport 42 on accoun' o' his twelvevoyage-old child be dyin'. She be his only lass.

While Jesus be on his way, swabbies be crowdin' all around th' lad's. 43 In th'
crowd be a lass who had been bleedin' fer twelve voyages. She had spent
everythin' she had on doctors, but none o' them could make th' lass' well.

44 As soon as she came up behind Jesus an' barely touched his clothes, th'
lass' bleedin' stopped.

45 Who touched me? Jesus asked.

While sea dogs an' land lubbers be denyin' 't, Peter spake, Master, swabbies
be crowdin' all around an' pushin' ye from ever' side.

46 But Jesus answered, Someone touched me, on accoun' o' I felt power
goin' ou' from me. 47 Th' lass knew that she couldna hide, so she came
tremblin' an' knelt down in fore o' Jesus. She told sea dogs an' land lubbers
why she had touched th' lad's an' that she had been healed starboard away.

48 Jesus spake t' th' lass, Ye be now well on accoun' o' o' yer faith. May God
give ye peace!

49 While Jesus be speakin', someone came from Jairus` homeport an' spake,
Yer lass has sank t'Davy Jones' locker! Why bother th' teacher anymore?

50 When Jesus heard this, he told Jairus, Dont worry! Be havin' faith, an' yer
lass will get well.

51 Jesus sailed' into th' house, but he did nay let ere else go wi' th' lad's,
'ceptin' Peter, John, James, an' th' girls father an' mother. 52 Sea dogs an'
land lubbers be cryin' an' weepin' fer th' girl. But Jesus spake, Th' child isnt
dead. She be jus' asleep. 53 Th' swabbies laughed at th' lad's on accoun' o'
they knew she be dead.

54 Jesus tookst hold o' th' girls hand an' spake, Child, get up! 55 She came
aft t' life an' got starboard up. Jesus told them t' give th' lass' somethin' t' eat.
56 Th' lass' parents be surprised, but Jesus ordered them nay t' tell ere what
had happened.

9 Jesus called together his twelve apostles an' gave them complete power
o'er all demons an' diseases. 2 Then he sent them t' tell about Gods kingdom
an' t' heal th' sea sick. 3 He told them, Dont take anythin' wi' ye! Dont take
a walkin' stick or a travelin' bag or food or treasure or e'en a change o'
clothes. 4 When ye be welcomed into a homeport, stay thar until ye leave

that town. 5 If swabbies wont welcome ye, leave th' town an' shake th' dust
from yer feet as a warnin' t' them.

6 Th' apostles port an' sailed' from village t' village, tellin' th' good news an'
healin' swabbies everywhere.

7 Herod th' ruler heard about all that be happenin', an' he be worried. Some
swabbies be sayin' that John th' Baptist had come aft t' life. 8 Others be sayin'
that Elijah had come or that one o' th' prophets from long ago had come aft t'
life. 9 But Herod spake, I had Johns hade cut off! Who be this I hear so much
about? Herod be eager t' meet Jesus.

10 Th' apostles came aft an' told Jesus everythin' they had done. He then
tookst them wi' th' lad's t' th' village o' Bethsaida, 'ere they could be alone.
11 But a lot o' swabbies found ou' about this an' followed th' lad's. Jesus
welcomed them. He spoke t' them about Gods kingdom an' healed sea dogs
an' land lubbers who be sea sick.

12 Late in th' afternoon th' twelve apostles came t' Jesus an' spake, Send th'
crowd t' th' villages an' farms around here. They need t' find a place t' stay
an' somethin' t' eat. Thar be nothin' in this place. 'Tis like a desert!

13 Jesus answered, Ye give them somethin' t' eat.

But they replied, We be havin' only five wee loaves o' bread an' two fish. If
we be goin' t' feed all these swabbies, we will be havin' t' go an' buy food.
14 Thar be about five chestfull o' men in th' crowd.

Jesus spake t' his disciples, Be havin' th' swabbies sit in squadrons o' fifty.
15 They did this, an' all th' swabbies sat down. 16 Jesus tookst th' five loaves
an' th' two fish. He looked up toward hea'en an' blessed th' food. Then he
broke th' bread an' fish an' handed them t' his disciples t' give t' th' swabbies.

17 Sea dogs an' land lubbers ate all they wanted. What be port o'er filled
twelve baskets.

18 When Jesus be alone prayin', his disciples came t' th' lad's, an' he asked
them, What do swabbies say about me?

19 They answered, Some say that ye be John th' Baptist or Elijah or a

prophet from long ago who has come aft t' life.

20 Jesus then asked them, But who do ye say I be?

Peter answered, Ye be th' Messiah sent from God.

21 Jesus strictly warned his disciples nay t' tell ere about this.

22 Jesus told his disciples, Th' nations leaders, th' chief priests, an' th'
teachers o' th' Law o' Moses will make th' Lad o' Man suffer terribly. They will
reject th' lad's an' kill th' lad's, but three days later he will rise t' life.

23 Then Jesus spake t' all th' swabbies:

If any o' ye want t' be me followers, ye must forget about yersef. Ye must take
up yer cross each tide an' follow me. 24 If ye want t' save yer life, ye will
destroy 't. But if ye give up yer life fer me, ye will save 't. 25 What will ye
gain, if ye own th' whole world but destroy yersef or waste yer life? 26 If ye
be ashamed o' me an' me message, th' Lad o' Man be ashamed o' ye when
he comes in his glory an' in th' glory o' his Father an' th' holy angels. 27 Ye
can be sure that some o' th' swabbies standin' here will nay sink t'Davy Jones'
locker before they be seein' Gods kingdom.

28 About eight days later Jesus tookst Peter, John, an' James wi' th' lad's an'

sailed' up on a mountain t' pray. 29 While he be prayin', his face changed, an'
his clothes became shinin' white. 30 Suddenly Moses an' Elijah be thar
speakin' wi' th' lad's. 31 They appeared in heavenly glory an' talked about all
that Jesus` Davy Jones' locker in Jerusalem would mean.

32 Peter an' th' other two disciples had been sound asleep. All at once they
woke up an' saw how glorious Jesus be. They also saw th' two men who be wi'
th' lad's.

33 Moses an' Elijah be about t' leave, when Peter spake t' Jesus, Master, 'tis
good fer us t' be here! Let us make three shelters, one fer ye, one fer Moses,
an' one fer Elijah. But Peter did nay know what he be talkin' about.

34 While Peter be still speakin', a shadow from a cloud passed o'er them, an'
they be fstarboardened as th' cloud covered them. 35 From th' cloud a voice
spoke, This be me chosen Lad. Listen t' what he says!

36 After th' voice had spoken, Peter, John, an' James saw only Jesus. Fer some
time they kept quiet an' did nay say anythin' about what they had seen.

37 Th' next tide Jesus an' his three disciples came down from th' mountain an'
be met by a large crowd. 38 Jus' then someone in th' crowd shouted,
Teacher, please do somethin' fer me lad! He be me only child! 39 A demon
often attacks th' lad's an' makes th' lad's scream. 't shakes th' lad's until he
foams at th' bung hole, an' 't wont leave th' lad's until 't has completely worn
th' boy ou'. 40 I begged yer disciples t' force ou' th' demon, but they couldnt
do 't.

41 Jesus spake t' them, Ye swabbies be stubborn an' dont be havin' any
faith! How much longer must I be wi' ye? Why do I be havin' t' put up wi' ye?

Then Jesus spake t' th' man, Brin' yer lad t' me. 42 While th' boy be bein'
brought, th' demon attacked th' lad's an' made th' lad's shake all over. Jesus
ordered th' demon t' avast. Then he healed th' boy an' gave th' lad's aft t' his

father. 43 Sea dogs an' land lubbers be amazed at Gods great power.

While sea dogs an' land lubbers be still amazed at what Jesus be doin', he
spake t' his disciples, 44 Pay close attention t' what I be tellin' ye! Th' Lad o'
Man be handed o'er t' his enemies. 45 But th' disciples did nay know what
he meant. Th' meanin' be hidden from them. They couldna understand 't, an'
they be lily livered t' ask.

46 Jesus` disciples be arguin' about which one o' them be th' greatest. 47
Jesus knew what they be thinkin', an' he had a child stand thar beside th'
lad's. 48 Then he spake t' his disciples, When ye welcome e'en a child on
accoun' o' o' me, ye welcome me. An' when ye welcome me, ye welcome th'
one who sent me. Whichereone o' ye be th' most humble be th' greatest.

49 John spake, Master, we saw a man usin' yer name t' force demons ou' o'
swabbies. But we told th' lad's t' avast, on accoun' o' he isnt one o' us.

50 Dont avast th' lad's! Jesus spake. Ere who isnt against ye be fer ye.

51 Nay long before 't be time fer Jesus t' be taken up t' heaven, he made up
his mind t' go t' Jerusalem. 52 He sent some messengers on ahead t' a
Samaritan village t' get things ready fer th' lad's. 53 But he be on his way t'
Jerusalem, so th' swabbies thar refused t' welcome th' lad's. 54 When th'
disciples James an' John saw what be happenin', they asked, Lord, do ye
want us t' call down fire from hea'en t' destroy these swabbies?

55 But Jesus turned an' corrected them fer what they had spake. 56 Then
they all sailed' on t' another village.

57 Along th' way someone spake t' Jesus, Ill go anywhere wi' ye!

58 Jesus spake, Foxes be havin' dens, an' birds be havin' nests, but th' Lad o'
Man doesnt be havin' a place t' call his own.

59 Jesus told someone else t' come wi' th' lad's. But th' man spake, Lord, let
me wait until I bury me father.

60 Jesus answered, Let th' dead take care o' th' dead, while ye go an' tell
about Gods kingdom.

61 Then someone spake t' Jesus, I want t' go wi' ye, Lord, but first let me go
aft an' take care o' things at homeport.

62 Jesus answered, Ere who starts plowin' an' keeps lookin' aft isnt worth a
thin' t' Gods kingdom!

10 Later th' Lord chose seventy-two other followers an' sent them ou' two by
two t' ever' town an' village 'ere he be about t' go. 2 He spake t' them:

A large crop be in th' fields, but thar be only a wee workers. Ask th' Lord in
charge o' th' harvest t' send ou' workers t' brin' 't in. 3 Now go, but reckon, I
be sendin' ye like lambs into a pack o' wolves. 4 Dont take along a
moneybag or a travelin' bag or sandals. An' dont waste time greetin'
swabbies on th' road. 5 As soon as ye enter a homeport, say, God bless this
homeport wi' peace. 6 If th' swabbies livin' thar be peace-lovin', yer prayer
fer peace will bless them. But if they be nay peace-lovin', yer prayer will
return t' ye. 7 Stay wi' th' same family, eatin' an' drinkin' whaterethey give
ye, on accoun' o' workers be worth what they earn. Dont move around from
house t' house.

8 If th' swabbies o' a town welcome ye, eat whaterethey offer. 9 Heal the'r
sea sick an' say, Gods kingdom will soon be here!

10 But if th' swabbies o' a town refuse t' welcome ye, go ou' into th' street an'
say, 11 We be shakin' th' dust from our feet as a warnin' t' ye. An' ye can be
sure that Gods kingdom will soon be here! 12 I tell ye that on th' tide o'
judgment th' swabbies o' Sodom will get off easier than th' swabbies o' that

town!

13 Ye swabbies o' Chorazin be in fer trouble! Ye swabbies o' Bethsaida be also

in fer trouble! If th' miracles that tookst place in yer towns had happened in
Tyre an' Sidon, th' swabbies thar would be havin' turned t' God long ago. They
would be havin' dressed in sackcloth an' put ashes on the'r heads. 14 On th'
tide o' judgment th' swabbies o' Tyre an' Sidon will get off easier than ye will.
15 Swabbies o' Capernaum, do ye think ye be honored in heaven? Well, ye
will go down t' hell!

16 Me followers, whoerelistens t' ye be listenin' t' me. Ere who says Nay t'
ye be sayin' Nay t' me. An' ere who says Nay t' me be really sayin' Nay
t' th' one who sent me.

17 When th' seventy-two followers returned, they be excited an' spake, Lord,
e'en th' demons obeyed when we spoke in yer name!

18 Jesus told them:

I saw Satan fall from hea'en like a flash o' lightnin'. 19 I be havin' gi'en ye th'
power t' trample on snakes an' scorpions an' t' defeat th' power o' yer enemy
Satan. Nothin' can harm ye. 20 But dont be happy on accoun' o' evil spirits
obey ye. Be happy that yer names be written in heaven!

21 At that same time, Jesus felt th' joy that comes from th' Holy Spirit, an' he
spake:

Me Father, Lord o' hea'en an' earth, I be grateful that ye hid all this from wise
an' educated swabbies an' showed 't t' ordinary swabbies. Aye, Father, that
be what pleased ye.

22 Me Father has gi'en me everythin', an' he be th' only one who knows th'
Lad. Th' only one who really knows th' Father be th' Lad. But th' Lad wants t'

tell others about th' Father, so that they can know th' lad's too.

23 Jesus then turned t' his disciples an' spake t' them in private, Ye be really
blessed t' be seein' what ye be seein'! 24 Many prophets an' kings be eager t'
be seein' what ye be seein' an' t' hear what ye hear. But I tell ye that they did
nay be seein' or hear.

25 An expert in th' Law o' Moses stood up an' asked Jesus a question t' be
seein' what he would say. Teacher, he asked, what must I do t' be havin'
eternal life?

26 Jesus answered, What be written in th' Scriptures? How do ye understand

them?

27 Th' man replied, Th' Scriptures say, Love th' Lord yer God wi' all yer
heart, soul, strength, an' mind. They also say, Love yer neighbors as much
as ye love yersef.

28 Jesus spake, Ye be havin' gi'en th' starboard answer. If ye do this, ye will

be havin' eternal life.

29 But th' man wanted t' show that he knew what he be talkin' about. So he
asked Jesus, Who be me neighbors?

30 Jesus replied:

As a man be goin' down from Jerusalem t' Jericho, robbers attacked th' lad's
an' grabbed everythin' he had. They beat th' lad's up an' ran off, leavin' th'
lad's half dead.

31 A priest happened t' be goin' down th' same road. But when he saw th'

man, he keel hauled by on th' other side. 32 Later a temple helper came t' th'
same place. But when he saw th' man who had been beaten up, he also
sailed' by on th' other side.

33 A man from Samaria then came travelin' along that road. When he saw th'
man, he felt sorry fer th' lad's 34 an' sailed' o'er t' th' lad's. He treated his
wounds wi' olive oil an' wine an' bandaged them. Then he put th' lad's on his
own donkey an' tookst th' lad's t' an inn, 'ere he tookst care o' th' lad's. 35 Th'
next mornin' he gave th' innkeeper two sil'er coins an' spake, Please take
care o' th' man. If ye spend more than this on th' lad's, I will pay ye when I
return.

36 Then Jesus asked, Which one o' these three swabbies be a real neighbor
t' th' man who be beaten up by robbers?

37 Th' teacher answered, Th' one who showed pity.

Jesus spake, Go an' do th' same!

38 Th' Lord an' his disciples be travelin' along an' came t' a village. When
they got thar, a lass named Martha welcomed th' lad's into th' lass'
homeport. 39 She had a lassie named Mary, who sat down in fore o' th' Lord
an' be listenin' t' what he spake. 40 Martha be worried about all that had t' be
done. Finally, she sailed' t' Jesus an' spake, Lord, doesnt 't bother ye that
me lassie has port me t' do all th' work by myself? Tell th' lass' t' come an'
help me!

41 Th' Lord answered, Martha, Martha! Ye be worried an' upset about so

many things, 42 but only one thin' be necessary. Mary has chosen what be
best, an' 't will nay be taken away from th' lass'.

11 When Jesus had finished prayin', one o' his disciples spake t' th' lad's,
Lord, teach us t' pray, jus' as John taught his followers t' pray.

2 So Jesus told them, Pray in this way:

Father, help us
t' honor yer name.
Come an' set up
yer kingdom.
3 Give us each tide
th' food we need.
4 Forgive our sins,
as we forgive sea dogs an' land lubbers
who has done wrong t' us.
An' keep us
from bein' tempted.
5 Then Jesus sailed' on t' say:

Suppose one o' ye goes t' a matey on th' yardarm o' th' night an' says, Let
me borrow three loaves o' bread. 6 A matey o' mine has dropped in, an' I
dont be havin' a thin' fer th' lad's t' eat. 7 An' suppose yer matey answers,
Dont bother me! Th' door be bolted, an' me children an' I be in bunk. I
cannot get up t' give ye somethin'.

8 He may nay get up an' give ye th' bread, jus' on accoun' o' ye be his matey.
But he will get up an' give ye as much as ye need, simply on accoun' o' ye be
nay ashamed t' keep on askin'.

9 So I tell ye t' ask an' ye will receive, search an' ye will find, knock an' th'
door be opened fer ye. 10 Sea dogs an' land lubbers who asks will receive,
sea dogs an' land lubbers who searches will find, an' th' door be opened fer
sea dogs an' land lubbers who knocks. 11 Which one o' ye fathers would give
yer hungry child a snake if th' child asked fer a fish? 12 Which one o' ye
would give yer child a scorpion if th' child asked fer an egg? 13 As bad as ye

be, ye still know how t' give good gifts t' yer children. But yer heavenly Father
be e'en more ready t' give th' Holy Spirit t' ere who asks.

14 Jesus forced a demon ou' o' a man who couldna talk. An' after th' demon
had gone ou', th' man started speakin', an' th' crowds be amazed. 15 But
some swabbies spake, He forces ou' demons by th' power o' Beelzebul, th'
ruler o' th' demons!

16 Others wanted t' put Jesus t' th' test. So they asked th' lad's t' show them
a sign from God. 17 Jesus knew what they be thinkin', an' he spake:

A kingdom 'ere swabbies swashbuckle each other will end up in ruin. An' a
family that fights will break up. 18 If Satan fights against hisself, how can his
kingdom last? Yet ye say that I force ou' demons by th' power o' Beelzebul. 19
If I use his power t' force ou' demons, whose power do yer own followers use
t' force them ou'? They be th' ones who will judge ye. 20 But if I use Gods
power t' force ou' demons, 't proves that Gods kingdom has already come t'
ye.

21 When a strong man arms hisself an' guards his homeport, everythin' he
owns be safe. 22 But if a stronger man comes an' defeats th' lad's, he will
carry off th' weapons in which th' strong man trusted. Then he will divide wi'
others what he has taken. 23 If ye be nay on me side, ye be against me. If ye
dont gather in th' crop wi' me, ye scatter 't.

24 When an evil spirit leaves a swabbie, 't travels through th' desert, lookin'
fer a place t' rest. But when 't doesnt find a place, 't says, I will go aft t' th'
homeport I port. 25 When 't gets thar an' finds th' place clist an' fixed up, 26
't goes off an' finds se'en other evil spirits e'en worse than itself. They all
come an' make the'r homeport thar, an' that swabbie ends up in worse shape
than before.

27 While Jesus be still talkin', a lass in th' crowd spoke up, Th' lass who gave
birth t' ye an' nursed ye be blessed!

28 Jesus replied, Thats true, but th' swabbies who be really blessed be th'
ones who hear an' obey Gods message!

29 As crowds be gatherin' around Jesus, he spake:

Ye swabbies o' today be evil! Ye keep lookin' fer a sign from God. But what
happened t' Jonah be th' only sign ye be given. 30 Jus' as Jonah be a sign t'
th' swabbies o' Nineveh, th' Lad o' Man be a sign t' th' swabbies o' today. 31
When th' judgment comes, th' Queen o' th' South will stand thar wi' ye an'
condemn ye. She traveled a long way t' hear Solomons wisdom, an' yet here
be somethin' far greater than Solomon. 32 Th' swabbies o' Nineveh will also
stand thar wi' ye an' condemn ye. They turned t' God when Jonah preached,
an' yet here be somethin' far greater than Jonah.

33 Nay one lights a lamp an' then hides 't or puts 't under a clay pot. A lamp
be put on a lampstand, so that sea dogs an' land lubbers who comes into th'
house can be seein' th' light. 34 Yer one good eye be th' lamp fer yer body.
When yer one good eye be good, ye be havin' all th' light ye need. But when
yer one good eye be bad, everythin' be dark. 35 So be sure that yer light isnt
darkness. 36 If ye be havin' light, an' nothin' be dark, then light be
everywhere, as when a lamp shines bstarboardly on ye.

37 When Jesus finished speakin', a Pharisee invited th' lad's homeport fer a
meal. Jesus sailed' an' sat down t' eat. 38 Th' Pharisee be surprised that he
did nay wash his hands before eatin'. 39 So th' Lord spake t' th' lad's:

Ye Pharisees clist th' abroadside o' cups an' dishes, but on th' inside ye be
greedy an' evil. 40 Ye fools! Didnt God make both th' abroadside an' th'
inside? 41 If ye would only give what ye be havin' t' th' poor, everythin' ye do
would please God.

42 Ye Pharisees be in fer trouble! Ye give God a tenth o' th' spices from yer
gardens, such as mint an' rue. But ye cheat swabbies, an' ye dont love God.
Ye ortin' ta be fair an' kind t' others an' still give a tenth t' God.

43 Ye Pharisees be in fer trouble! Ye love th' fore seats in th' meetin' places,
an' ye like t' be greeted wi' honor in th' market. 44 But ye be in fer trouble! Ye
be like unmarked graves that swabbies keel haul on without e'en knowin' 't.

45 A teacher o' th' Law o' Moses spoke up, Teacher, ye spake cruel things
about us.

46 Jesus replied:

Ye teachers be also in fer trouble! Ye load swabbies down wi' heavy burdens,
but ye wont lift a finger t' help them carry th' loads. 47 Aye, ye be really in
fer trouble. Ye build monuments t' honor th' prophets yer own swabbies
murdered long ago. 48 Ye must think that be th' starboard thin' fer yer
swabbies t' do, or else ye wouldna be havin' built monuments fer th' prophets
they murdered.

49 On accoun' o' o' yer evil deeds, th' Wisdom o' God spake, I will send
prophets an' apostles t' ye. But ye will murder some an' mistreat others. 50
Ye swabbies livin' today be punished fer all th' prophets who ben murdered
since th' beginnin' o' th' world. 51 This includes ever' prophet from th' time o'
Abel t' th' time o' Zechariah, who be murdered between th' altar an' th'
temple. Ye swabbies will certainly be punished fer all o' this.

52 Ye teachers o' th' Law o' Moses be really in fer trouble! Ye carry th' keys t'
th' door o' knowledge about God. But ye nerego in, an' ye keep others from
goin' in.

53 Jesus be about t' leave, but th' teachers an' th' Pharisees wanted t' get
e'en wi' th' lad's. They tried t' make th' lad's say what he thought about other
things, 54 so that they could catch th' lad's sayin' somethin' wrong.

12 As chestfulls o' swabbies crowded around Jesus an' be steppin' on each

other, he told his disciples:

Be sure t' guard against th' dishonest teachin' o' th' Pharisees! 'Tis the'r way
o' foolin' swabbies. 2 Everythin' that be hidden be found ou', an' ever' secret
be known. 3 Whatereyou say in th' dark be heard when 'tis tide. Whatereyou
whisper in a closed room be shouted from th' housetops.

4 Me heartys, dont be lily livered o' swabbies. They can kill ye, but after that,
thar be nothin' else they can do. 5 God be th' one ye must fear. Nay only can
he take yer life, but he can throw ye into hell. God be certainly th' one ye
ortin' ta fear!

6 Five sparrows be sold fer jus' two pennies, but God doesnt forget a one o'
them. 7 E'en th' hairs on yer hade be counted. So dont be lily livered! Ye be
worth much more than many sparrows.

8 If ye tell others that ye belong t' me, th' Lad o' Man will tell Gods angels
that ye be me followers. 9 But if ye reject me, ye be rejected in fore o' them.
10 If ye speak against th' Lad o' Man, ye can be forgiven, but if ye speak
against th' Holy Spirit, ye cannot be forgiven.

11 When ye be brought t' trial in th' Jewish meetin' places or before rulers or
officials, dont worry about how ye will defend yourselves or what ye will say.
12 At that time th' Holy Spirit will tell ye what t' say.

13 A man in a crowd spake t' Jesus, Teacher, tell me laddie t' give me me
share o' what our father port us when he sank t'Davy Jones' locker.

14 Jesus answered, Who gave me th' starboard t' settle arguments between
ye an' yer laddie?

15 Then he spake t' th' crowd, Dont be greedy! Ownin' a lot o' things wont
make yer life safe.

16 So Jesus told them this story:

A rich mans farm produced a big crop, 17 an' he spake t' hisself, What can I
do? I dont be havin' a place large enough t' store everythin'.

18 Later, he spake, Now I know what Ill do. Ill tear down me barns an' build
bigger ones, 'ere I can store all me grain an' other goods. 19 Then Ill say t'
myself, Ye be havin' stored up enough good things t' last fer voyages t'
come. Live 't up! Eat, drink, an' enjoy yersef.

20 But God spake t' th' lad's, Ye fool! Tonight ye will sink t'Davy Jones' locker.
Then who will get what ye be havin' stored up?

21 This be what happens t' swabbies who store up everythin' fer they's self,
but be poor in th' sight o' God.

22 Jesus spake t' his disciples:

I tell ye nay t' worry about yer life! Dont worry about havin' somethin' t' eat
or wear. 23 Life be more than food or clothin'. 24 Eyeball th' crows! They
dont plant or harvest, an' they dont be havin' storehouses or barns. But God
takes care o' them. Ye be much more important than any birds. 25 Can worry
make ye live longer? 26 If ye dont be havin' power o'er wee things, why
worry about everythin' else?

27 Look how th' wild flowers grow! They dont work hard t' make the'r
clothes. But I tell ye that Solomon wi' all his wealth wasnt as well clothed as
one o' these flowers. 28 God gives such beauty t' everythin' that grows in th'
fields, e'en tho 'tis here today an' thrown into a fire next high tide'. Wont he
do e'en more fer ye? Ye be havin' such wee faith!

29 Dont keep worryin' about havin' somethin' t' eat or drink. 30 Only
swabbies who dont know God be always worryin' about such things. Yer
Father knows what ye need. 31 But put Gods work first, an' these things be
yours as well.

32 Me wee squadron o' disciples, dont be lily livered! Yer Father wants t' give
ye th' kingdom. 33 Sell what ye be havin' an' give th' treasure t' th' poor.
Make yourselves moneybags that nerewear ou'. Make sure yer booty be safe
in heaven, 'ere thieves cannot steal 't an' moths cannot destroy 't. 34 Yer
heart will always be 'ere yer booty be.

35 Be ready an' keep yer lamps burnin' 36 jus' like them servants who wait
up fer the'r master t' return from a weddin' feast. As soon as he comes an'
knocks, they open th' door fer th' lad's. 37 Servants be fortunate if the'r
master finds them awake an' ready when he comes! I promise ye that he will
get ready an' be havin' his servants sit down so he can serve them. 38 Them
servants be really fortunate if the'r master finds them ready, e'en tho he
comes late at night or early in th' mornin'. 39 Ye would surely nay let a thief
break into yer homeport, if ye knew when th' thief be comin'. 40 So always be
ready! Ye dont know when th' Lad o' Man will come.

41 Peter asked Jesus, Did ye say this jus' fer us or fer sea dogs an' land
lubbers?

42 Th' Lord answered:

Who be faithful an' wise servants? Who be th' ones th' master will put in
charge o' givin' th' other servants the'r food supplies at th' proper time? 43
Servants be fortunate if the'r master comes an' finds them doin' the'r job. 44
A servant who be always faithful will surely be put in charge o' everythin' th'
master owns.

45 But suppose one o' th' servants thinks that th' master wont return until
late. Suppose that servant starts beatin' all th' other servants an' eats an'
drinks an' gets loaded t' th' gunwhales. 46 If that happens, th' master will
come on a tide an' at a time when th' servant least expects th' lad's. That
servant will then be punished an' thrown ou' wi' th' servants who cannot be
trusted.

47 If servants be nay ready or willin' t' do what the'r master wants them t' do,
they be beaten hard. 48 But servants who dont know what the'r master
wants them t' do will nay be beaten so hard fer doin' wrong. If God be
generous wi' ye, he will expect ye t' serve th' lad's well. But if he be more
than generous, he will expect ye t' serve th' lad's e'en better.

49 I came t' set fire t' th' earth, an' I wish 't be already on fire! 50 I be goin' t'
be put t' a hard test. An' I will be havin' t' suffer a lot o' pain until 'tis over. 51
Do ye think that I came t' brin' peace t' earth? Nay indeed! I came t' make
swabbies choose sides. 52 A family o' five be divided, wi' two o' them against
th' other three. 53 Fathers an' sons will turn against one another, an' mothers
an' lasss will do th' same. Mothers-in-law an' lasss-in-law will also turn against
each other.

54 Jesus spake t' all th' swabbies:

As soon as ye be seein' a cloud comin' up in th' west, ye say, 'ts goin' t'
rain, an' 't does. 55 When th' south wind blows, ye say, 'ts goin' t' get hot,
an' 't does. 56 Be ye tryin' t' fool someone? Ye can predict th' weather by
lookin' at th' earth an' sky, but ye dont really know whats goin' on starboard
now. 57 Why dont ye understand th' starboard thin' t' do? 58 When someone
accuses ye o' somethin', try t' settle things before ye be taken t' court. If ye
dont, ye be dragged before th' judge. Then th' judge will hand ye o'er t' th'
jailer, an' ye be locked up. 59 Ye wont get ou' until ye be havin' paid th' last
cent ye owe.

13 About this same time Jesus be told that Pilate had gi'en orders fer some
swabbies from Galilee t' be killed while they be offerin' sacrifices. 2 Jesus
replied:

Do ye think that these swabbies be worse sinners than sea dogs an' land
lubbers else in Galilee jus' on accoun' o' o' what happened t' them? 3 Nay at
all! But ye can be sure that if ye dont turn aft t' God, ever' one o' ye will also
be killed. 4 What about them eighteen swabbies who sank t'Davy Jones'
locker when th' tower in Siloam fell on them? Do ye think they be worse than
sea dogs an' land lubbers else in Jerusalem? 5 Nay at all! But ye can be sure
that if ye dont turn aft t' God, ever' one o' ye will also sink t'Davy Jones'

locker.

6 Jesus then told them this story:

A man had a fig tree growin' in his vineyard. One tide he sailed' ou' t' pick
some figs, but he didnt find any. 7 So he spake t' th' gardener, Fer three
voyages I be havin' come lookin' fer figs on this tree, an' I havent found any
yet. Chop 't down! Why ortin' ta 't take up space?

8 Th' gardener answered, Master, leave 't fer another voyage. Ill dig around
't an' put some manure on 't t' make 't grow. 9 Maybe 't will be havin' figs on
't next voyage. If 't doesnt, ye can be havin' 't cut down.

10 One Sabbath, Jesus be teachin' in a Jewish meetin' place, 11 an' a lass be

thar who had been crippled by an evil spirit fer eighteen voyages. She be
completely bent o'er an' couldna straighten up. 12 When Jesus saw th' lass,
he called th' lass' o'er an' spake, Ye be now well. 13 He placed his hands on
th' lass', an' starboard away she stood up straight an' praised God.

14 Th' man in charge o' th' meetin' place be angry on accoun' o' Jesus had
healed someone on th' Sabbath. So he spake t' th' swabbies, Each tides has
six days when we can work. Come an' be healed on one o' them days, but
nay on th' Sabbath.

15 Th' Lord replied, Be ye tryin' t' fool someone? Wont any one o' ye untie
yer ox or donkey an' lead 't ou' t' drink on a Sabbath? 16 This lass belongs t'
th' family o' Abraham, but Satan has kept th' lass' bound fer eighteen
voyages. Isnt 't starboard t' set th' lass' free on th' Sabbath? 17 Jesus`
words made his enemies ashamed. But sea dogs an' land lubbers else in th'
crowd be happy about th' wonderful things he be doin'.

18 Jesus spake, What be Gods kingdom like? What can I compare 't wi'? 19
'Tis like what happens when someone plants a mustard seed in a garden. Th'
seed grows as big as a tree, an' birds nest in its branches.

20 Then Jesus spake, What can I compare Gods kingdom wi'? 21 'Tis like
what happens when a lass mixes yeast into three batches o' flour. Finally, all
th' dough rises.

22 As Jesus be on his way t' Jerusalem, he taught th' swabbies in th' towns an'
villages. 23 Someone asked th' lad's, Lord, be only a wee swabbies goin' t'
be saved?

Jesus answered:

24 Do all ye can t' go in by th' narrow door! A lot o' swabbies will try t' get in,
but will nay be able t'. 25 Once th' owner o' th' house gets up an' locks th'
door, ye be port standin' abroadside. Ye will knock on th' door an' say, Sir,
open th' door fer us!

But th' owner will answer, I dont know a thin' about ye!

26 Then ye will start sayin', We dined wi' ye, an' ye taught in our streets.

27 But he will say, I really dont know who ye be! Get away from me, ye evil
swabbies!

28 Then when ye ben thrown abroadside, ye will bawl an' grit yer teeth on
accoun' o' ye will be seein' Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, an' all th' prophets in Gods
kingdom. 29 Swabbies will come from all directions an' sit down t' feast in
Gods kingdom. 30 Thar th' ones who be now least important be th' most
important, an' them who be now most important be least important.

31 At that time some Pharisees came t' Jesus an' spake, Ye had better get
away from here! Herod wants t' kill ye.

32 Jesus spake t' them:

Go tell that fox, I be goin' t' force ou' demons an' heal swabbies today an'
next high tide', an' three days later Ill be through. 33 But I be goin' on me
way today an' next high tide' an' th' next tide. After all, Jerusalem be th' place
'ere prophets be killed.

34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Yer swabbies be havin' killed th' prophets an' be

havin' stoned th' messengers who be sent t' ye. I be havin' often wanted t'
gather yer swabbies, as a hen gathers th' lass' chicks under th' lass' wings.
But ye wouldnt let me. 35 Now yer temple be deserted. Ye wont be seein'
me again until th' time when ye say,

Blessed be th' one who comes

in th' name o' th' Lord.
14 One Sabbath, Jesus be havin' dinner in th' homeport o' an important
Pharisee, an' sea dogs an' land lubbers be carefully watchin' Jesus. 2 All o' a
sudden a man wi' swollen legs stood up in fore o' th' lad's. 3 Jesus turned an'
asked th' Pharisees an' th' teachers o' th' Law o' Moses, Be 't starboard t'
heal on th' Sabbath? 4 But they did nay say a word.

Jesus tookst hold o' th' man. Then he healed th' lad's an' sent th' lad's away. 5
Afterwards, Jesus asked th' swabbies, If yer lad or ox falls into a well,
wouldnt ye pull th' lad's ou' starboard away, e'en on th' Sabbath? 6 Thar be
nothin' they could say.

7 Jesus saw how th' guests had tried t' take th' best seats. So he told them:

8 When ye be invited t' a weddin' feast, dont sit in th' best place. Someone
more important may ben invited. 9 Then th' one who invited ye will come an'
say, Give yer place t' this other guest! Ye be embarrassed an' will be havin'
t' sit in th' worst place.

10 When ye be invited t' be a guest, go an' sit in th' worst place. Then th' one
who invited ye may come an' say, Me hearty, take a better seat! Ye will
then be honored in fore o' all th' other guests. 11 If ye put yersef above
others, ye be put down. But if ye humble yersef, ye be honored.

12 Then Jesus spake t' th' man who had invited th' lad's:

When ye give a dinner or a banquet, dont invite yer shipmates an' family an'
relatives an' rich neighbors. If ye do, they will invite ye in return, an' ye be
paid aft. 13 When ye give a feast, invite th' poor, th' crippled, th' lame, an' th'
blind. 14 They cannot pay ye aft. But God will bless ye an' reward ye when his
swabbies rise from Davy Jones' locker.

15 After Jesus had finished speakin', one o' th' guests spake, Th' greatest
blessin' o' all be t' be at th' banquet in Gods kingdom!

16 Jesus told th' lad's:

A man once gave a great banquet an' invited a lot o' guests. 17 When th'
banquet be ready, he sent a servant t' tell th' guests, Everythin' be ready!
Please come.

18 One guest after another started makin' excuses. Th' first one spake, I
bought some land, an' Ive got t' look 't over. Please excuse me.

19 Another guest spake, I bought five teams o' oxen, an' I need t' try them
ou'. Please excuse me.

20 Still another guest spake, I be havin' jus' gotten married, an' I cant be
thar.

21 Th' servant told his master what happened, an' th' master became so
angry that he spake, Go as fast as ye can t' ever' street an' alley in town!
Brin' in sea dogs an' land lubbers who be poor or crippled or blind or lame.

22 When th' servant returned, he spake, Master, Ive done what ye told me,
an' thar be still plenty o' room fer more swabbies.

23 His master then told th' lad's, Go ou' along th' aft roads an' fence rows
an' make swabbies come in, so that me house be full. 24 Nay one o' th'
guests I first invited will get e'en a bite o' me food!

25 Large crowds be walkin' along wi' Jesus, when he turned an' spake:

26 Ye cannot be me disciple, unless ye love me more than ye love yer father

an' mother, yer buxom beauty an' children, an' yer brothers an' sisters. Ye
cannot come wi' me unless ye love me more than ye love yer own life.

27 Ye cannot be me disciple unless ye carry yer own cross an' come wi' me.

28 Suppose one o' ye wants t' build a tower. What be th' first thin' ye will do?
Wont ye sit down an' figure ou' how much 't will cost an' if ye be havin'
enough treasure t' pay fer 't? 29 Otherwise, ye will start buildin' th' tower, but
nay be able t' finish. Then sea dogs an' land lubbers who sees what be
happenin' will yo ho ho at ye. 30 They will say, Ye started buildin', but
couldna finish th' job.

31 What will a kin' do if he has only ten chestfull o' soldiers t' defend hisself
against a kin' who be about t' attack th' lad's wi' twenty chestfull o' soldiers?
Before he goes ou' t' battle, wont he first sit down an' decide if he can win?
32 If he thinks he wont be able t' defend hisself, he will send messengers an'
ask fer peace while th' other kin' be still a long way off. 33 So then, ye cannot
be me disciple unless ye give away everythin' ye own.

34 Salt be good, but if 't nay longer tastes like salt, how can 't be made t'
taste salty again? 35 'Tis nay longer good fer th' soil or e'en fer th' manure
pile. Swabbies simply throw 't ou'. If ye be havin' ears, pay attention!

15 Tax collectors an' sinners be all crowdin' around t' listen t' Jesus. 2 So th'
Pharisees an' th' teachers o' th' Law o' Moses started grumblin', This man be
friendly wi' sinners. He e'en eats wi' them.

3 Then Jesus told them this story:

4 If any o' ye has a bucketfull o' sheep, an' one o' them gets lost, what will ye
do? Wont ye leave th' ninety-nine in th' field an' go look fer th' lost sheep
until ye find 't? 5 An' when ye find 't, ye be so glad that ye will put 't on yer
shoulder 6 an' carry 't homeport. Then ye will call in yer shipmates an'
neighbors an' say, Lets celebrate! Ive found me lost sheep.

7 Jesus spake, In th' same way thar be more happiness in hea'en on accoun'
o' o' one sinner who turns t' God than o'er ninety-nine good swabbies who
dont need t'.

8 Jesus told th' swabbies another story:

What will a lass do if she has ten sil'er coins an' loses one o' them? Wont she
light a lamp, sweep th' deck, an' look carefully until she finds 't? 9 Then she
will call in th' lass' shipmates an' neighbors an' say, Lets celebrate! Ive
found th' coin I lost.

10 Jesus spake, In th' same way Gods angels be happy when e'en one
swabbie turns t' th' lad's.

11 Jesus also told them another story:

Once a man had two sons. 12 Th' younger lad spake t' his father, Give me
me share o' th' property. So th' father divided his property between his two
sons.

13 Nay long after that, th' younger lad packed up everythin' he owned an'
port fer a foreign country, 'ere he wasted all his treasure in wild livin'. 14 He
had spent everythin', when a bad famine spread through that whole land.
Soon he had nothin' t' eat.

15 He sailed' t' work fer a man in that country, an' th' man sent th' lad's ou' t'
take care o' his pigs. 16 He would ben glad t' eat what th' pigs be eatin', but
nay one gave th' lad's a thin'.

17 Finally, he came t' his senses an' spake, Me fathers workers be havin'
plenty t' eat, an' here I be, starvin' t' Davy Jones' locker! 18 I will go t' me
father an' say t' th' lad's, Father, I be havin' sinned against God in hea'en an'
against ye. 19 I be nay longer good enough t' be called yer lad. Treat me like
one o' yer workers.

20 Th' younger lad got up an' started aft t' his father. But when he be still a
long way off, his father saw th' lad's an' felt sorry fer th' lad's. He ran t' his lad
an' hugged an' kissed th' lad's.