The Lord’s Prayer in Keševan

Ravalga Bene
prayer lord-gen
The Lord’s Prayer

Sait dal ka se ešre su,
1p.poss father rel in sky-gen be.3s
Our father, who is in heaven,

za pel račarta sus,
2s.poss name make.holy-pass.part be.subj.3s
hallowed be thy name,

za kursan vanos,
2s.poss kingdom come-subj.3s
thy kingdom come,

za válassa dašus,
2s.poss will fall-subj.3s
thy will be done,

se sémneže ašve se ešre.
in earth-gen like in sky-gen
on earth as it is in heaven.

Setuže za sada émebza sait úžela isa.
today 2s 1p.acc give-subj.2s 1p.poss daily-acc bread-acc
Give us this day our daily bread.

Ke za sanáûsebza saž žečasežen,
and 2s forgive-hab.subj.2s 1p err-hab.subj.1p
And forgive us our trespasses,

Ašve saž sanáûsežen enčuk ku sade žečaseton.
like 1p forgive-hab.subj.1p other-p against 1p.gen err-hab.subj.3p
As we forgive those who trespass against us.

Ke za ísebza sada tarse ra kutéšeîna,
and 2s not-hab.subj.2s 1p.acc lead-inf to temptation-acc
And lead us not into temptation,

e sada radéûsebza le rapre.
but 1p.acc free-hab.subj.2s from wickedness-gen
But deliver us from evil.

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