Luke 20 (GOFWFTW)

1Issi gallas Yesuusi Xoossa Keethan asaa tamaarssishininne Wonggelaa markkattishin, kahine halaqati, higge asttamaaretinne deriya cimati issife iyaakko yidi,One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

2“Neeni hayssata aybi maatan oothiyako nuus oda. Ha maata new immiday oonee?” yaagidi oychchidosona.“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

3I enttako, “Takka hinttena issibaa oychchana, ane taw zaarite.“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

4Xammaqiya Yohaannisa xinqqatey Xoossafeyye asappe?” yaagis.John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

5Entti woli giddon yaagidi zorettidosona: “Xoossafe giikko yaatin, ays ammanibeekketii?” yaagana.They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

6“Asappe giikko, asay ubbay Yohaannisi nabe gideyssa ammaniyaa gisho nuna shuchchan caddana.”But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

7Yaaniya gisho, “Awuppeeko nu erokko” yaagidi zaaridosona.So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

8Yesuusi zaaridi, “Hiza, takka ay maatan hayssata oothiyako hinttew odikke” yaagis.And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

9Hessafe guye, Yesuusi ha leemisuwa asaas yaagidi odis; “Issi asi woyne turaa tokkis. Goshshanchchotas kera immidi daro wode gam77idi yaanaw hara biitta bis.Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

10Woyne ayfiyaa maxiya wodey gakkin woyniya ayfiyaappe iyaw yeddana mela goshshanchchotakko ba aylliya kiittis. Shin goshshanchchoti he aylliya oykkidi wadhdhidi mela kushe yeddidosona.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

11Kaallidikka hara aylliya kiittis. Qassi goshshanchchoti iya wadhdhidi, kawushshidi mela kushe yedidosona.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

12Ha77ika zaaridi heedzantho aylliya kiittis. Goshshanchchoti iyakka madunxisidi woyniya turaa giddofe gaxa kessidi yeggidosona.Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

13“Woyniya goday, ‘Yaatin ta ay ootho? Ane qassi ta dosiya ta na7aa yeddana; ooni eri entti iya bonchchonna aggokona’ yaagis.‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

14“Shin goshshanchchoti uraa na7aa be7ida wode, ‘Hayssi iya laatteyssa, haa yiite iya wodhana, yaatikko laatay nuus gidana’ yaagidi zorettidosona.But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

15Woyniya giddofe gaxa kessidi wodhidosona. “Yaatin, woyniya goday he asata waatanee?So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16Yidi he goshshanchchota dhayssana, woyniya bessaa hara asatas immana. Asay hessa si7ida wode ‘Shinchchalle hessa melabaa ehoppo’ yaagidosona.He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

17Yesuusi entta caddi xeellidi, “Yaatin ‘Gimbbe keexiya asati borida shuchchay, keethaas malanne minotethi immiya ubbaafe aadhdhiya shuchchi gidis’ geetettidi xaafettidayssa birshshethay aybe?But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

18He shuchchaa bolla kunddiya ubbay qoxettana, shuchchay iya bolla wodhdhiya ubbay liiqana” yaagis.Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

19Higge asttamaaretinne kahine halaqati ha leemisoy odettiday entta bolla gideyssa eridi he wode iya oykkanaw koyidosona, shin asaas babbidosona.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

20Hessa gisho, Yesuusa deriya haariya Roome kawuwa maatas aathi immanaw koyidi iya doonappe bala qaala naagoosona. Hessa polisanaw xillo daanidi cimmiya asata iyaakko kiittidosona.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

21Kiitettidi bida asati, “Asttamaariyaw, neeni odeysinne tamaarsseyssi likke gideyssa, qassi Xoossaa ogiya tumatethan tamaarsseyssanne oonakka shaakkonnayssa nu eroos.“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

22Hanoshin, Roome kawuwas giira giiranaw bessi bessennee?” yaagidi iya oychchidosona.Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23Shin I entta wozanaa iitatethaa erida gisho,But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

24“Ane tana issi santime bessite, Iya bolla de7iya misileynne sunthay oodebaye?” yaagis. Entti zaaridi, “Roome Kawuwa Qeesareyssa” yaagidosona.“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

25I zaaridi, “Yaatikko, Qeesareyssa Qeesares, Xoossayssa Xoossaas immite” yaagis.So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

26Hessa gisho, I zaarida zaaruwan asaa sinthan bala demmanaw dandda7ibookkona. Iya zaaruwan malaalettidi si7i gidosona.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

27Hayqoppe denddoy baawa yaagiya Saduqaawetappe issoti issoti Yesuusakko yidi,Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

28“Asttamaariyaw, issi asi machcho ekkidi na7a yelonna hayqqiko, iya ishay he maccasiw ekkidi nayta yelidi ba ishaas zerethi ashshana mela Musey xaafis.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

29Hekko laappun ishati de7oosona. Koyroyssi machcho ekkidi na7a yelonna hayqqis.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

30Nam77anthoy iyo ekkidi na7a yelonna hayqqis.Then the second

31Heedzanthoyka hessatho hanis. Laappunati ubbay hessada hanidi iyo ekkidosona, shin na7a yelonna hayqqidosona.and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32Wurssethan maccasiya hayqqasu.And last of all, the woman died.

33Hiza, laappun addey iyo ekkida gisho hayqoppe denddiya wode iya oode machcho gidanee?” yaagidi oychchidosona.So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

34Yesuusi zaaridi, “Asay ha wodiyan ekkoosonanne geloosona.Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35Shin hayqoppe denddidi yaana alamiyan daanaw besseyssati ekkokonanne gelokkona.But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36Entti kiitanchcho mela gidiya gisho sinthafe hayqqokona. Hayqoppe denddida gisho entti Xoossaa nayta.In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

37Musey Godaa, ‘Abrahaame Godaa, Yisaaqa Godaa, Yayqooba Godaa’ gidi tushiya giddon xuugettiya tama taarikiya xaafidayssan hayqqida asay denddeyssa bessees.Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38Ubbay iyaw de7on de7eyssata gidiya gisho I de7on de7eyssata Godaappe attin hayqqidayssata Goda gidenna” yaagidi zaaris.He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

39Higge asttamaaretappe issoti issoti, “Asttamaariyaw, lo77obaa odadasa” yaagidosona.Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

40Hessafe guye, hara oysho oychchanaw yayyidosona.And they did not dare to question Him any further.

41Iyappe kaallidi Yesuusi enttako, “Asay Kiristtoosa waattidi Dawite na7a yaagonaa?Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

42Ays giikko, Dawitey ba huu7en ba maxaafan, ‘Xoossay ta Godaakko ta ne morkketa ne tohoy yedhdhiyaso oothana gakkanaw taappe ushachchan baggan utta’ gis” yaagis.For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

44“Hiza, Dawitey Kiristtoosa, ‘Godaa gidi xeegishe iyaw na7a waanidi gidi?’ ” yaagis.Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

45Derey ubbay si7ishin ba tamaaretakko,In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

46“Adussa ma7o ma77idi yuushshe doseyssatappe, giyan bonchcho sarotho, Ayhude Woosa Keethan bonchcho oyde, mokettiya sonkka bonchcho bessi koyaa higge asttamaaretappe naagettite.“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

47Entti am77eta keethaa kalloyoosona, xillo asi daanidi woosa adussoosona. Hessati ubbaafe aadhdhiya iita pirdda ekkana” yaagis.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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