Mark 4 (EKA) · Opened

1Jisos kehm kpe tahm go eto ji Galili song tib ane. Ellong ane ni ba yiimi senng-e kak, gbale sehng. Owo á kehm song yel go egbang bi woomo go alahb, ellong ane jol ga nkpe egbuk.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.

2Á jo ko ngaane, tib bo nsol tvv. A wo li eltibi ene ni á tibi bo re,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3“Wuungen atung! Nne jolo gona, no tahme re á song wohngo amohk nti enye.“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Eji á tahme no re á song wohngo amohk nti go ege egbe, nyandiki gbo noongo go mbang. Nruk ba suudu kpee mele.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5“Nyandiki gbo noongo go ndi nyi li atal atal. Abon ndi jolo ntiil. Amohk nti nyao gulu elmahnge. Tibre edi jio, ndi gbalem.Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Njul nyaare kan a me, akohdo nti nyao wuudu, fere kpo. Tibre alohk jolem.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7“Nyandiki gbo kuumu elkob akpiri. Akpiri nyao gbale na, bulu akohdo nti nyao, kabem.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8“Amohk nti nyako gbo noongo go nnooba ndi, kehm mahnge, fere gbal arahn, kab. Atasok nyandiki jo jolo eltahl a nkab ewubu eltahl a nkab ewubu, atasok nyandiki nkab atahl ara ara, atasok nyandiki nkab atahl alon alon.”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.”

9Jisos kehm bungu re, “Wuungen atung! Nne no kpi atung, nong á wuk!”Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Eji Jisos jolo ntahngtahng, egom jindiki, a abatꞌtoono ebe kehm song ji senng-e kak, kehm-e bahbe bada ngaane enye.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Jisos kehm faange re, “Wahn, boblennge nsol nyi li bade etul bi Esowo ka-n, nyi Esowo behre no. Ngare anyehng anyehng egom jehko jo wuku ngaane nyi nyi.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,

12“ ‘Re bo seenge na seenge seenge, jol bo nehm tiki nyehn. Re bo wuk na wuk wuk kak atung, jol bo nehm tiki kahn, eji bo lꞌkꞌgbo ndon, feere goji Esowo, fere bel eltahmeka.’ ”so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Jisos kehm bahbe bo re, “Elgan nia wahn lenngema? Bahke limi renan, ń kehm kahne ngaane nyehko nyi m bahke kpe tuubu?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14“Mbahmgbe noo tahme song wohngo alum Esowo.The farmer sows the word.

15“Ane bandiki li ana amohk nti nya gbo noongo go mbang. Bo lꞌwuk alum Esowo, nnehm soro ba tvtv, ba yehke etib bio go bo a ntim.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.

16“Ane bandiki li ana amohk nti nya gbo noongo go ndi nyi li atal atal. Bo lꞌwuk alum Esowo, bo ko tvtv a eyebatahng.Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Nehm yel rahbe go bo a ntim, lim alohk. Jol nehm tohko kꞌkang, erem lꞌba, a ntong go alum Esowo nya bo wuku no, bo soro gbo tvtv.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.

18“Ane bandiki li ana amohk nti nya fooro gbo go elkob akpiri. Bao ba li ane ba kpo wuk etib bio o.Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Gana, nsol nyi njini nyia kpi bo gbiingi go bo a ntim. Ekor akpohko kpꞌnehme bo. Bo fere jo nok, eji bo lꞌbel ejum ajehng ajehng ji bo ki kpi. Nsol nyia kpee bahke rake yel go bo a ntim, bulu alum Esowo tv. Akab nehm kab.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.

20“Ane bako li ana amohk nti nya bo wohngo go nnooba ndi. Bo lꞌwuk alum Esowo ko, bo fere kab akab, egom jindiki eltahl a nkab ewubu eltahl a nkab ewubu, egom jindiki nkab atahl ara ara, egom jindiki nkab atahl alon alon.”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.”

21Jisos kehm kpe soro asi re, “Nne ebkꞌko etꞌrekahng ba a jia, ba nyaala, fere rod ejeere konnga, afi á bum go nla ekpꞌkuru? Á kpo rod kunu go edi ji li gbuul.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?

22Ajehng ajehng ji bo behre no, bo bahke koko ba edi ji li gbuul. Ajehng ajehng ji bo bulu no, bo bahke tiki lennge.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Wuungen atung! Nne no kpi atung, nong, á wuk!”If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Fvfo, á kehm bungu tong bo re, “Kunen ekpu go ajehng ajehng ji ń kpo wuk. Mbang nyꞌnehm nyi ń kpo lam ane bako, nyꞌnehm nyi Esowo bahke tob lam-n. Elam ji Esowo bahke gbale sehng, fere sꞌsab.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.

25Nne no kpi no, Esowo bahk-e kpe budu na. Nne no kpi ntiil, Esowo bahk-e gohro taare na, no á kpi no.”For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Jisos kehm bungu re, “Etul bi Esowo li ana nne no song wohngo amohk nti go ege egbe.Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Á jo kono elnoongo lal ngare atv, fere nyahme efungfu. Amohk nti nyao mahng, fere gbal. Á kahnem ana limi lim.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Ndi nyi kpo lim antahng re nsol mahng, fere gbal, kab akab.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Ngare nyi nti nyio ma kab, nne noo bahke koko ebgbagodo, song bong. Tibre ngare elbongo ebrehng.”And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Jisos kehm bahbe re, “E bahke bungu renan bade ana etul bi Esowo li no? Elgan ani e bahke koko lennge?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Li ana mmohk asia nyi sahb sꞌse go njini nyia sehnge mmohk eti anyehng anyehng.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Nne kehm rodo bahm go ndi. Kange kan a me, kehm gbale sehnge elrahnti anehng anehng, jamme agburu abꞌbo, nruk ba si ntahk.”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.”

33Jisos jo bungu alum enye gbalee go ngaane ana elgan nia. Á jo bungu, eji bo lꞌmal elwuku.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Á jo tiki bung a bo go ngaane. Á lꞌjol ntahngtahng, a abatꞌtoono ebe, á jo lennge ajehng ajehng tong bo.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Efung bꞌnehm ona, ngare elgung, Jisos kehm tongo abatꞌtoono ebe re, “Wahr siiren eto jia, rehng go egbuk jehko.”When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Bo kehm yake ellong ane bao. Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm tahme yel egbang. Ngare nyio Jisos ebyel. Agbang nyako tob jolo o fvfo.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.

37Nfeb nyi kpꞌtahne kehm bake. Ebuku kehm kehme ellimi. Alahb kehm jo kim, yel egbang, ba elruru.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Jisos noongo go nnahb egbang jo lal. Á kunu esi go etisi. Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm-e nyahme re, “Ntꞌtibi, wa nehme luba, wahr ga yahke tano?!”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?”

39Jisos kehm mehle yiimi, kehm bungu tꞌtahne, tong nfeb re, “Rahke!” Á kehm fere tong ebuku re, “Goomo!” Nfeb nyio kehm rahke. Edi kehm naange soom.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.

40Jisos kehm fere bung tong abatꞌtoono ebe re, “Jen ji ń kpꞌfahle ana? Jen ji wahng ka ń kil-m elbumu go etingitingi?”“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Tibre bo fahle sehng. Bo kehm kehme elbungu atemtem re, “Anv, elkohn nne awo anae, no kpo bung tong nfeb, a ebuku, wuk-e?”Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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