Matthew 23 (CTH)

1Hathnukkhu Jisuh ni a hnukkâbangnaw hoi tamimaya koe lawk a dei pouh.Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2Cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw teh Mosi e tahungnae dawk a tahung awh.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Hatdawkvah ahnimouh ni a dei awh e pueng hah tarawi a nateh sak pouh awh. Ahnimae sak e patetlah teh sak awh hanh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a dei awh e patetlah a sak awh hoeh dawk doeh.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Ahnimouh ni ka ri ni teh phu ka ru e hnonaw hah a roup awh teh taminaw e loung dawk ouk a patue awh. Amamouh ni hote hnonaw teh a kutdawn ca hoi boehai takhoe ngai awh hoeh.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5A sak awh e hno pueng hah ayâ ni hmu nahanlah doeh a sak awh. A tampa dawk a kawm sin awh e akana a len sak awh teh, khohna dawk e akana a saw sak awh.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Buvennae hoi sinakoknaw koe kahawi e tahungnae hah a lungpataw awh,They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7hno yonae koe barinae, kacangkhaikung telah kawnae hah a ngai awh.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8Nangmouh teh Rabbi telah kawnae hah dâw awh hanh. Khrih buet touh dueng doeh nangmouh na kacangkhaikung na tawn awh. Nangmouh pueng teh hmaunawngha lah na o awh.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Talai van vah apihai apa telah kaw awh hanh. Kalvan kho vah nangmae na Pa buet touh dueng doeh kaawm.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Saya telah kawnae hai dâw awh hanh. Khrih dueng doeh nangmouh na kacangkhaikung lah ka awm.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Nangmouh thung dawk kalenpounge tami teh nangmae patoun patang e lah ao han.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Apipatethai amahoima kârasang e teh a rahim vah pabo lah kaawm han. Apipatethai amahoima kârahnoum e teh tawm lah kaawm han.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13A laikathout e cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw yawthoe lah na o awh. Kalvan uknaeram teh ayânaw hanlah na khan awh teh namamouh hai na kâen awh hoeh, kâen han kangainaw haiyah na ngang awh.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

14A laikathout e cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw yawthoe lah na o awh. Lahmainu e im hah na lawp awh teh a kamphawng hoeh nahanlah kasaw poung lah na ratoum awh. Hatdawkvah hoe kalen e yonphukhangnae hah na khang awh han.Not in the BSB

15A laikathout e cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw, yawthoe lah na o awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, tami buet touh hai namamae bawknae dawk kâen sak hanlah talî hoi a oung pheng na katin awh teh, na kâen sak hnukkhu teh namamouh hlak let hni e hell ca lah na o sak awh.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16Kahrawikung mit ka dawnnaw, yawthoe lah na o awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Bawkim hah noe lahoi thoe ka bo e teh cak hoeh. Bawkim thung e sui hah noe hoi thoe ka bo e doeh ka cak na ti awh.Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

17Tamipathu, mitdawnnaw, nâ e hno maw ka talue. Sui maw, nahoeh pawiteh sui ka thoungsak e Bawkim na ou.You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Thuengnae khoungroe noe lahoi thoe ka bo e teh cak hoeh, thuengnae khoungroe van kaawm e thuengnae hno hah noe lahoi thoe ka bo e teh a cak na ti awh.And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

19Mitdawnnaw, bangpatet e hno maw hoe ka talue. Hote thuengnae hno na ou, Hote thuengnae hno hah ka thoungsak e thuengnae khoungroe na ou.You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Hatdawkvah thuengnae khoungroe hah noe lahoi thoe na bo pawiteh thuengnae khoungroe khuehoi avan e kaawm hno pueng hah mek na noe teh thoe na bo toe.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Bawkim hah noe lahoi thoe na bo pawiteh a thung kaawm e khuehoi thoe mek na bo toe.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Kalvan kho noe hoi thoe ka bo e teh Cathut e bawitungkhung hoi, a van ka tahung e khuehoi mek na noe teh thoe na bo toe.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23A laikathout cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw yawthoe lah na o awh. Nangmouh ni teh anhla a pawhiknaw hoi sawngpam totouh hra touh dawk buet touh na hmoun awh. Hatei, kâlawk thung dawk hoi hoe alawkpui e lannae, pahrennae yuemnae hah lat na hnoun awh. Hete hnonaw na sak han roeroe lah ao. A lathueng lah dei e hai sak laipalah awm awh hanh.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24Kahrawikung mitdawnnaw, tui dawk manging buet touh boehai ao hoeh nahanlah na raci awh ei kalauk hah na payawp awh.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25A laikathout e cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw yawthoe lah na o awh. Manang hoi tongben hah avanlah na pâle awh ei a thung lah teh lawpnae hoi dumyennae hoi na kawi awh.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26Mit ka dawn e Farasinaw, manang hoi tongben hah a thung lah hmaloe pâle awh. Hottelah na sak pawiteh doeh alawilah hai thoung tih.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27A laikathout e cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw yawthoe lah na o awh. Avan ka pangaw dui hluk e tangkom hoi na kâvan awh. Hote tangkom teh alawilah hroung ahawi. Athung teh tami hru, khinnae a cawngca hoi akawi.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

28Hot patetvanlah alawilah, taminaw hmalah teh tamikalan patetlah na o awh, athunglah teh laithoenae hoi dumyennae hoi na kawi awh.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29A laikathout e cakathutkungnaw hoi Farasinaw, yawthoe lah na o awh. Profetnaw e phuen hah na sak awh teh tami kalannaw e phuen hah na pathoup awh.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30A mintoenaw e se nah kaawm awh pawiteh profetnaw theinae dawk ka bawk awh mahoeh na ti awh.And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31Hottelah na tet awh pawiteh profetnaw ka thet awh e catoun lah ka o awh tie hah namamouh hoi namamouh ni na kampangkhai awh toe.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Hatdawkvah mintoenaw e a sakyoe awh e totouh phat awh.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Hrunthoe catounnaw bangtelamaw lawkcengnae hell thung hoi na hlout a thai han raw vaw.You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Hatdawkvah thai awh haw, nangmouh koevah, profetnaw, a lungkaang naw, cakathutkungnaw ka patoun han. A tangawn teh na thei awh vaiteh thingpalam dawk na pathout awh han. Atangawn hah sinakoknaw dawk na hem awh teh, kho buet touh hoi buet touh na rektap awh teh na hrek awh han.Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

35Hatdawkvah, tamikalan Abel e thi koehoi athung bawkim hoi thuengnae khoungroe rahak na thei awh e Berekhiah capa Zekhariah e a thi totouh talai van dawk rabawk lah kaawm tangcoung e tami kalannaw e thi teh nangmae lû dawk ka bawt han.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36Atangcalah na dei pouh awh. Hete hno pueng heh, hete catounnaw van vah ka phat han.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37Oe! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, profetnaw kathetkung, nang koe patoun lah kaawm e naw talung hoi kadêikung, Âpui ni a canaw hah a rathei rahim a pâkhueng e patetlah na canaw hah kamkhueng sak hanlah avai moikapap ngainae ka tawn toe. Hatei, nang ni teh na ngai hoeh.O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38Thai haw, na onae im teh tami kingkadi lah doeh ceitakhai lah ao toe.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Na dei pouh awh, Bawipa min lahoi ka tho e hah yawhawinae awm naseh telah na dei awh hoehroukrak, atu hoi teh nangmouh ni ka minhmai hah na hmawt a mahoeh toe atipouh.For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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