Matthew 22 (BGG)

1Isu è dinne najangthek è branthek shii yao.Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2Hamangkhung pha Sajathua ne hì duiine ro: Luang jia shii, saja jia è awuii dufuii pha phiyiy michie saro phi.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3Ai è awai khiaothek shii phiyiy hà wuii yi pha biwenthek ho pha thoh ge, jimagunde ithek ne awuii yang phi.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Ji-è, ai è gai khiaothek shii hì pha mua rog biwenthek hà thoh ge: Thuh shii gu michie ne ideb sha ro; Guro rawoithek nane igong um pha suwuiiduiithek ua jong muii ro, chiih-è zab ne ideb sha ro. Phiyiy pha michie shii wuii mage bo!Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5Jishii, ho pha biwenthek ne ji anuii pha awaithek pha chongjai hà wuii dun; jia yi awai raig hà wuii marui, gai jia è awai chongjai hà wuii marui,But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6giak è ai khiao shii zum srane zuang ne ua muii.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Jipha saja ne bajo lijieg dun, ji-è, ai ne awai siphahithek thoh ne hanyiethek è rek jipho shii ua ne ithek rajanthek de zab ziao muii.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8Chiihphado, ai è awai khiaothek shii ho srane ithek shii yao, guro phiyiy michie ne ideb sha ro, jishii gu è ho pha bran ji shii phi mua sapho asi ro;Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9thuh shii boh lumuiithek hà wuii ne khama pha bran ithek è doh pha ji shii ho mage.Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Ji-è, khiaothek è fuang wuii srane lumuiithek hà khama pha bran doh muii pha ji, wie awie miapho shii khrab ne, chiih-è, phiyiy hò shii bran è zab ley ched dun.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11Saja ji è bucho wuii ne biwenthek ji shii riig ne, chiih-è ai ne bran jia ne phiyiy yungthek aguii pha doh ro.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Saja ji è sai, “Gu ijak wo! Na ne phiyiy yung aguii pha ichiih shii nyie rek ne wuii phlei?” Jishii bran ji è nyie de ayao phi.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13Chiihphado Saja ji è awai khiaothek shii yao, “Aishii ne lai nane wad joi mua bo, chiih-è fuang pha igiia hà fen muii bo. Thiisa hà ai ne choh ne shinyin khriieg ruii phro.”Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14Isu è yao ched, “Bajo shii ho, jimagunde gua pha ji ne ìujia bie ro.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Pharisithek dun srane musaithek rog Isu shii phang pha phak rai.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Ji-è ithek è awaithek ro samoythek nane Herod ro branthek shii ai hà thoh ge. “Masdo,” ithek è yao, “Gathek ne thieg nane izai yao. Na ne Hamangkhung-aphuii ro yang pha izai ji yua phi, gai munow shii ne nyie de samadiig ro, nyieliieshii nane gaithek shii boh ìu ariig ro.They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

17Gathek shii yao bo, chiihphado, nane nyie now ga? Roman saja shii mijin than pha ji ne gethek Iphey shii gidieg ba, asi ba?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Isu, ithek ro awie pha muphak ji thieg, chiihphado ai yao, “Nathek lawasdai! Nathek gushii nyie um ne ibongbong phlei?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Mijin shii phi pha sikhi ji gushii riig yi bo!” Ithek è sikhi ji aishii yi ne phi,Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20chiih-è ithek shii sai, “Hìthek ne hanyie mizia nane ibeng lei?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Ithek è chang. “Bisiu ro.” Ji-è Isu è ithek shii yao, “Wie, chiihphado, nyie Bisiu ro ji Bisiu shii phi mage bo, chiih-è nyie Hamangkhung-aphuii ro ji ne Hamangkhung-aphuii shii phi mage bo.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Ithek ji yoi mage shii, ithek ne wiengphleg dun; chiih-è ithek aishii thoh marui ne dun dun.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23Jipha ò inai shii giak Sadusithek Isu shii wuii ne iy pha bran ne ahòi din phrone yao.That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24“Masdo,” ithek è yao, “Moses è yao hò-aphuii hanyie è ani agiak pha iy dun arone, awai khuiino misiungmuii shii yiy chid srane ani giak pha ji ne iy dun pha hò-aphuii ro ani rey bo.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

25Thuh shii, khuiino miley ichiih shii rai. Abam ji è yiy srane ani oi pha iy dun, jiè misiungmuii jine ikhuii shii thoh marui.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Ji duiine din pha ikhuii shii de irey, chiih-è uom pha khuiino shii irey, chiih-è mileynoi pha khuiino shii de irey dun.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Idohhè shii zab irey dun. Jipha hò-amuii de iy dun.And last of all, the woman died.

28Thuh shii, iy pha ji è chai hòi inai shii, ai ne hanyie yiy rey phlei? Ithek zab è aishii yiy.”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Isu è ithek shii chang, “Nathek ne khama adunmey pho ro nyieliieshii ithek ne jigigam nane Hamangkhung-aphuii ro blu athieg ara ro.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Chiih-è iy pha ji chai sieng mage shii, ithek ne hamangkhliiethek duiine chiih-è ayiy rai phro.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Thuh shii, iy pha ji chai sieng ruii pha chiang shii: Hamangkhung-aphuii è ithek shii nyie yao pha ji ne nathek atham riig bey? Ai è yao,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘Gu ne Abraham ro Hamangkhung-aphuii, Isakh ro Hamangkhung-aphuii, chiih-è Jakhob ro Hamangkhung-aphuii ro.’ Ai ne isieng Hamangkhung-aphuii ro, chiih-è iy pha Hamangkhung-aphuii ro asi ro.”‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

33Iphiing è ji yoi mage shii, nathek ne ai muyua jishii wiengphleg dun.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Isu è Sadusithek shii aro yiedang pha rek muii rone pharisithek è yoi mage shii, nathek ò wuii,And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35chiih-è nathek è jia, Iphey yua pha Masdo jia yi, musai rog aishii phang yi pha bidiang.One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36“Masdo,” Ai è sai, “Iphey shii zab è boh muyung nyie lei?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Isu è chang, nawai Ithong Hamangkhung-aphuii shii nawai lubu è miie bo, nawairo zab ragung rog è miie bo, chiih-è nawairo zab khani rog è miie bo.Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Jine zab è boh nane zab è mugak muyung ro.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Din pha zab è boh muyung hì ro: Nawai shii miie pha duiine nawai hadung-haluii pho shii miie bo.And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Moses ro Iphey nane chaigthek muyua jine hì pha muyung nyi è luthong phro.All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Giak Pharisithek ò shii khrab mage shii, Isu è ithek shii sai,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Masi chiang shii nathek nyie now lei? Ai ne hanyie ro riing lei?” “Ai ne Dawid ro riing ro,” ithek è chang.“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43“Chiihphado, nyie,” Isu è sai, Dawid shii Ithong ho phane Dawid shii ragung è thoh ne bey? Dawid è yao,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44Ithong è gu Ithong shii yao: Gu è na shuangthek shii naro lai iliing hà aruii sapho shii ne Ichiih gu phazoi shii dug bo.‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45“Chiihphado, Dawid è aishii ‘Ithong,’ rone ho arone, nyie khi-èrek Masaiya ne airo riing rey mua phlei?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Hanyie jia è de Isu musai ji achang mua, chiih-è ji pha idoh è hanyie de aishii musaisai pha lubu boh arek mua.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

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