Mark 4 (CFM) · Opened

1Jesuh cu Galilee Tili kap ah thuzirh a thok sal. A sinih a tiangtu minung an tam tuk ruangah, lawng sungah a lut ih a to. Mipi pawl cu tili kap leilung ah an um.Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

2Cun tahṭhipnak pawl hmangin thu a zirh hnei ih, mipi pawl sinah:And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Ṭhangai in ngai uh! Thlaici vorhtu cu thlaici vorh dingah a feh.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Thlaici cu a vorh ih, a hrekkhat cu zalam tluan ah an ṭil ih vate pawl nih an ei.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Thlaici hrekkhat cu lung tamnak hmun ah an ṭil ih leilung a sah lo ruangah thlaici cu an kho lohli.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Asinain ni a hang suah tikah, ni nih a sat hnei ih an hram a thuk lo ruangah an rocar colh.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Thlaici hrekkhat cu hling lakah an ṭil. Hling cu a hang ṭhang ih thlaikho cu a khuh colh ruangah an vui thei lo.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Thlaici dang pawl cu leiram ṭhatnak ah an ṭil. An hang ṭhang ih a let sawmthum, a let sawmruk, a let zakhat tiangin an vui thei,” tiah a sim hnei.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”

9Cun an sinah, “Theihnak naa a neitu nih thei seh,” tiah a ti.Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jesuh cu ama lawng a um laiah, a kiangkap um pawl le a dungthluntu hleinih pawl nih tahṭhipnak thu pawl an sutAs soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Cun Jesuh nih an sinah, “Pathian Uknak thuthup cu nan sinah pek a i cem, asinain a leng mi pawl hrangah cu tahṭhipnak thawn sip a i,He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

12curuangah, “ ‘An zoh ngelngo thok naʼn an hmu thei thok lo, An naa nih a thei thok naʼn an fiahthiam thok lo; Zangahtihle Pathian sin an kir sal thok ih a ngaihthiam hnei pang thok,’ ” tiah a sim.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Cun Jesuh nih an sinah, “Hivai tahṭhipnak hi nan cingthiam lo maw? Aitih cun zangtin tahṭhipnak hmahhmah cu nan cingthiam thok?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Thlaici vorhtu nih Pathian thu a vorh.The farmer sows the word.

15Mi hrekkhat cu zalam tluan ih a ṭilmi thlaici mang an i. Thu cu an thei, asinain Seihtan a tiang lohli ih an sungih tuhmi thu cu a laksak hnei.Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

16Cumangin a hrekkhat cu lung tamnak hmun ih a ṭilmi thlaici mang an i. Pathian thu an theih cangin lungawi ngai in an cohlang lohli.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Asinain anma ah hrilhhram an neih lo ruangah reilote kau a daih. Cun Pathian thu ruangih harsatnak le hremnak a tian tikah Pathian an phatsan.But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

18Mi hrekkhat cu hling lakih a ṭilmi thlaici mang an i. Pathian thu cu an thei,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19asinain leitlun nunnak thu ih donharnak, let duhnak le thil dang duhnak pawl nih, Pathian thu cu a khuh ruangah an vui thei lo.but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20Asinain mi hrekkhat cu leiram ṭhatnak ih a ṭilmi thlaici mang an i. Pathian thu cu an thei, an cohlang ih a let sawmthum, a let sawmruk, a let zakhat tiangin an vui thei,” tiah a ti.Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

21Cun Jesuh nih an sinah, “Mei-inn cu kho tang le ihkhun tangah siah a i kel maw? Mei-inn vannak ah siah a i ko lo maw?Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

22Zangahtihle phorh lo dingih thuhmi le lang nolhsal lo dingmi thuthup zangkhaw a um lo.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Theihnak naa a neitu nih thei seh,” tiah a ti.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Cun Jesuh nih an sinah, “Nan theihmi thu hi ṭhaten ruat uh. Midang tahnak ih nan hmanmi mangin nan khaw tah nan i ve thok — cunakih tamsawn hman bet nan i thok.He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

25Zangahtihle a neitu cu pek bet a i thok ih, a nei lo tu cu a neihsun hman laksak a i thok,” tiah a ti.For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Cun Jesuh nih, “Pathian Uknak cu, mi pakhat nih lo sungah thlaici a vorh ih,Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27ama cu zan ah a it ih sun ah a tho, cuvai lai ah thlaici cu ama ten a kho ih a ṭhang; zangah aitin a ṭhang thiam tih khaw a fiah lo.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28A ma ten leilung nih a ṭhang ter ih a thei ter, hmasabik ah hnah no a cerh ter, cule a vui ter ih netabik ah a fang a um ter.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Asinain a vui a cut tikah, cawlak can a cut i ruangah, a tacin thawn a la lohli tu mang a i,” tiah a ti.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Cun Jesuh nih, “Pathian Uknak cu zangtu thawn kan tahṭhim thok? Asihlole zangtu tahṭhipnak hmangin kan sim thok?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Lo sungih vorhmi ṭangṭap ci mang a i. Ṭangṭap ci cu leitlun ih thlaici hmahhmah lakih a fate bik a i.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Ṭangṭap ci cu vorh a ih tikah, a hang ṭhang ih thlaihnah dang hmahhmah nakin a hnem sawn. Tlangṭek hnem ngaingai a nei ih van ih vate pawl nih bu khaw an sa,” tiah a ti.But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

33An fiahthiam theinak dingah, Jesuh nih himang tahṭhipnak tamngai hmangin an sinah thu a sim.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Tahṭhipnak tello in an sinah thu a sim lo. Asinain anma lawng kau an um can ah, a dungthluntu pawl sinah zangtinkim a simfiang.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Cuvai ni simla a kim tikah, Jesuh nih a dungthluntu pawl sinah, “Tili khatla ralah feh u sing,” tiah a ti.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Cun mipi pawl cu an ramta; Jesuh cu lawng sungah a to cia ih an feh pit. Lawng dang pawl khaw cuva ah an um ve.After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

37Cun zil fak ngai in a zuang ciamco ih tisuar nih lawng cu a siatsuah ruangah lawng cu ti in a khat.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jesuh cu lawng mei laah a um ih tokheng tlun ah a ihhmul. Cun an ṭhang ih, “Sayapa, kan riaral colh thok hi poi na ti lo maw?” tiah an ti.But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

39Jesuh cu a hang tho ih zil cu a tai, cule tisuar sinah, “Dai i! Um zirziar!” tiah thu a pe. Cun zil cu a zuang i lo ih a dai ṭhipṭhep.Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

40Jesuh nih a dungthluntu pawl sinah, “Zangruangah aitluk lawmlam in nan ṭih? Zupnak nan nei rih lo maw?” tiah a ti hnei.“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Cun an ṭih tuk lawmlam ih pakhat le pakhat, “Hi pa hi zangtumang minung zetzo a i si na, zil le tisuar hman nih a thu an ngai?” tiah an ti fa.Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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