Mark 4 (CTH) · Opened

1Jisuh ni tuipui kongteng vah bout a cangkhai nah, tamihupui teh king a kamkhueng awh dawkvah, Jisuh teh long dawk a luen teh a tahung. Tamihupui teh a oung lah ao awh.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.

2Hatnavah bangnuenae lahoi moi a cangkhai e teh,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3Thai awh haw, cati kaheikung ni cati kahei hanlah a kamthaw.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Cati a kahei navah, a tangawn teh lam dawkvah a bo dawkvah tavanaw ni koung a pâtu.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5A tangawn teh talai a rapamnae koe lungcarawk um a bo dawkvah tang a paw eiteh,Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6A khongyang a payang hoeh dawkvah, kanî a tâco, khumbei a thoe toteh, a kamyai teh a ke.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7A tangawn teh pâkhing um a bo dawkvah, pâkhing ni a lawnglei teh a paw paw thai hoeh.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8A tangawn teh talai kahawi dawk a bo dawkvah, a paw teh, a roung dawkvah, alet 30, 60,100 totouh a pung.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.”

9Thainae hnâ ka tawn pueng ni thai naseh, telah a ti.Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Jisuh ama dueng ao navah, a hnukkâbangnaw hlaikahni touh hoi alouke taminaw ni bangnuenae deingainae hah a pacei awh.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Jisuh ni nangmouh teh Cathut uknaeram hrolawk hah panuethainae na poe awh. Alawilae taminaw hane teh bangpueng hai bangnuenae lahoi a pâpho pouh.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,

12A lungkâthung awh teh yon ngaithoum lah ao awh hoeh nahanlah a hmu a ei nout awh hoeh, a thai a ei panuek awh hoeh.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Nangmouh ni hete bangnuenae patenghai na thai panuek awh hoehpawiteh, bangtelamaw bangnuenae pueng na thai panuek awh han.Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Cati ka hei e tami ni Cathut lawk hah a kahei.The farmer sows the word.

15Cathut lawk lam dawk kabawt e tinae teh, a lawk a thai ei, Setan ni a tho teh a lungthung kahei pouh e Cathut lawk hah, tang a lawp ti a dei ngainae doeh.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.

16Lungcarawk um kahei ti deingainae teh a lawk a thai navah, lunghawinae lahoi tang a dâw ei,Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17A lungthung a khongyang a payang hoeh dawkvah, Cathut lawk kecu dawk runae hoi rektapnae a kâhmo toteh a lung tang apout awh, tingainae doeh.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.

18Pâkhing um cati kahei tie a deingainae teh Cathut lawk a thai eiteh,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19talaivan hno dawk lungpuennae, hnopai ni dumyennae hoi, alouke hnonaw noenae lungthin ni a ramuk dawkvah a paw paw thai awh hoeh tingainae doeh.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.

20Talai kahawi dawk cati kahei ti deingainae teh Cathut lawk a thai teh a dâw dawkvah, alet 30, 60, 100 totouh apung teh a paw a paw thai ti ngainae doeh.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.”

21Hat hoiyah, hmaiim hah apinimaw tangthung hoi a ramuk boimaw. Ikhun rahim ouk a ta boimaw. Hmaiimkhok dawk hoi ouk paang nahoehmaw .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?

22A hmonae koe kaawm e pueng koung a kamnue han, ramuk lah kaawm e naw pueng koung kamawng han.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Thainae hnâ katawnnaw ni thai naseh.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Hathnukkhu hoi Jisuh ni na thai e lawknaw kahawicalah kâhruetcuet awh. Ayâ na poe e patetlah nama ni bout na hmu awh han.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.

25Ka tawn e tami teh bout poe sin lah ao han. Ka mathoe e tami teh a tawn e ca patenghai la pouh lah ao han telah a ti.For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jisuh ni Cathut uknaeram teh tami buet touh ni law dawk cati a kahei e hoi a kâvan.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Ahni ni cati kahei hnukkhu karum khodai a i ao ei teh a kung a pâw teh a roung, hatei bangtelah hoi maw a roung tie teh panuek hoeh.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Talai ni cati kapâw e a roung sak teh a paw a paw sak. Hmaloe vah akung, hahoi a vui, hahoi cakang a tâco sak.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Cang a hmin teh canga tue a pha toteh imkung ni uet laipalah karang poung lah tangkoun hoi ouk a a telah a dei.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jisuh ni Cathut uknaeram teh bangtelamaw ka kamnue sak han vai, bangpatet e bangnuenae hoi maw ka bangnue han vai.Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Hot teh antam mu hoi doeh a kâvan. Antam mu teh anhla munaw hlak kathounghnawn e lah ao ei, patue toteh,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Anhlakungnaw hlak a roung teh tavanaw ni a kang dawk tabu a tuk awh teh a tâhlip dawk a kâhat nahane totouh akangnaw kalen lah a cawn awh.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.”

33Hot patet e bangnuenae hoi taminaw ni a thai panuek nahanelah, a cangkhai.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Bangnuenae hno laipalah ahnimouh koevah cangkhai hoeh. Amamouh dueng ao awh navah a hnukkâbangnaw koe bangpuengpa a pâpho pouh.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Hat hnin tangmin vah Jisuh ni namran lah cet a sei telah a hnukkâbangnaw koe atipouh.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Hatdawkvah a hnukkâbangnaw ni tamimaya a ceitakhai teh long thung sut kaawm e Jisuh hoi namran lah a cei awh. Alouke longnaw hai a kâbang awh.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.

37Hatnavah tûilî a tho teh, tuicapa a thaw dawkvah long dawk tui muen akawi.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jisuh teh long a mai koe lah, lahoung a lahoung teh muet a i. A hnukkâbangnaw ni a pâhlaw awh teh, saya maimouh due awh han toe hei, banglahai na pouk hoeh bo aw! atipouh awh.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?”

39Hatnavah Jisuh ni a thaw teh, tûilî hoi tuicapa a yue, hatdawkvah tûilî hoi tuicapa teh a roum.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.

40Hat hnukkhu Bawipa ni bangkongmaw telah totouh na taki thai awh vaw. Bangkongmaw yuemnae na tawn awh hoeh vaw atipouh.“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Ahnimouh ni thouk a taki awh teh, hete tami teh bangpatet e tami na mah aw, tûilî hoi tuipui ni hai a lawk a ngai pouh bo aw telah buet touh hoi buet touh a kâdei awh.Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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