Luke 12 (KOS) · Opened

1Ke tausin puspis mwet fahsreni ac elos asinukiyak ac longya sie sin sie, na Jesus el mutawauk in sramsram meet nu sin mwet tumal lutlut, “Kowos karinginkowosyang liki mwe pulol lun mwet Pharisee inge — nga kaskas ke wosounkas lalos uh.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2Kutena ma afyufi ac fah ikakla, ac ma wikla nukewa ac fah eteyuk.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Ke ma inge, kutena ma kowos fahkla yen lohsr uh ac fah lohngyuk in acn kalem, ac kutena ma kowos mahmai in lukma, ac fah sulkakinyuk ke pusra lulap nu sin mwet nukewa.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4“Nga fahk nu suwos, mwet kawuk luk, nik kowos sangeng sin mwet su ku in uniya mano, a wangin ma elos ku in oru toko.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Nga ac fahkak nu suwos lah su fal kowos in sangeng se uh: Sangeng sin God, su tukun El uniya, oasr ku lal in sisla nu in hell. Aok, El na pa kowos in sangeng se uh!But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6“Ya tia kukakinyukla won sparrow limekosr ke cent luo? Ne ouinge a God El tiana mulkunla siefanna selos.Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7Finne aunsifowos, oaoala nukewa tari. Ke ma inge, nik kowos sangeng; kais sie suwos arulana saok liki sparrow puspis!And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8“Nga fahk nu suwos, kutena mwet su fahkyuyak ye mutun mwet uh, nga, Wen nutin Mwet, fah oayapa fahkulak ye mutun lipufan lun God.I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9A kutena mwet su lafwekinyu ye mutun mwet uh, nga, Wen nutin Mwet, fah oayapa lafwekunul ye mutun lipufan lun God.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10“Kutena mwet su kaskas lain Wen nutin Mwet, ac ku in nunak munas nu sel; a kutena mwet su fahk kas enum lain Ngun Mutal, ac fah tia nunak munas nu sel kac.And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11“Ke elos ac uskowosyak in nununkeyuk kowos in iwen lolngok uh, ku ye mutun governor ku mwet leum saya uh, nimet sensen lah mea kowos ac sang topkolos, ku lah mea kowos ac fahk in aksuwosye kowos.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Mweyen Ngun Mutal ac fah luti nu suwos in pacl sac ma kowos in fahk.”For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Sie sin mwet ke u lulap sac fahk nu sin Jesus, “Mwet Luti, fahk nu sin tamulel luk in kitalik in fal mwe usru lasr sin papa tumasr.”Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Jesus el topuk nu sel, “Mukul, su srisrngiyuwi in mwet nununku lomtal, ku in kitalik mwe usru inmasrlomtal uh?”But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Ac el sifilpa fahk nu selos nukewa, “Liyaung ac karingin kowos liki kain in rapku nukewa, mweyen moul na pwaye lun sie mwet tia ma ke ma su oasr lal, el finne arulana kasrup.”And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Na Jesus el fahk nu selos pupulyuk se inge: “Oasr mwet kasrup se su acn lal uh oswe kain fokinsak na wowo.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17El mutawauk in sifacna nunku in el, ‘Wangin acn in nwanak fokin ima nukewa luk inge we. Mea nga ac oru uh?’So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Na el sifacna nunku mu, ‘Pa inge ma nga ac oru: nga ac kunausya lohm in filma luk inge ac musaela pac kutu in yohk liki, yen nga ac filiya fokin ima ac ma luk nukewa we.Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19Na nga fah fahk nu sik sifacna, Wo nu sum! Ma puspis ma lom ilusyukyak oan, yolyak in akfalye enenu lom nu ke yac puspis fahsru uh. Inge kom mongla na, mongo, nim ac akinsewowoye kom sifacna!’Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20A God El fahk nu sel, ‘Kom mwet lalfon! Ofong moul lom ac fah itukla liki kom; na ac lun su ma inge nukewa ma kom elosak?’”But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21Na Jesus el fahk nu selos, “Pa inge ma ac sikyak nu sin mwet su elosak mwe kasrup nu selos sifacna, ac tia kasrup ye mutun God uh.”This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Na Jesus el fahk nu sin mwet tumal lutlut, “Pa inge sripa se oru nga fahk nu suwos kowos in tia fosrnga ke mwe mongo ma kowos enenu nu ke moul lowos, ku ke nuknuk nu ke monuwos.Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23Tuh moul lowos arulana saok liki mwe mongo, ac monuwos saok liki na nuknuk.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Nunku ke won yen engyeng uh: elos tia taknelik ku kosrani, ac wangin nien filma lalos ku iwen mongo nalos, a God El kitalos. Ya kowos tia arulana saok liki won uh?Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Su suwos ac ku in akloesye moul lal el fin fosrnga kac?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Na kowos fin kofla orala ma na srisrik ouinge, efu kowos ku fosrnga ke ma saya uh?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Liye luman kapak lun kiuf inima uh. Elos tia orekma ku tuta nuknuk lalos. Ac nga fahk nu suwos lah finne Tokosra Solomon su arulana yohk kasrup lal, nuknuk lal uh tia kato oana sie sin ros kiuf inge.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

28God pa yunela mah inima inge uh, su oan misenge, na lutu isisyak ac wanginla. Ya El ac fah tia yunikowosla in arulana wo liki? Arulana srikla lulalfongi lowos uh!If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29“Ke ma inge, nik kowos sisla pacl lowos in suk ac arulana fosrnga ke ma kowos ac kang ku nim.And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30(Tuh mwet pegan fin faclu elos suk ma inge in pacl nukewa.) Papa tomowos El etu lah kowos enenu ma inge.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31A kowos in suk Tokosrai lal, ac El ac fah asot pac ma inge nu suwos.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32Nikmet sangeng, kowos finne u srisrik se, tuh Papa tomowos El insewowo in asot Tokosrai nu suwos.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Kukakunla ma lowos nukewa ac sang mani an nu sin mwet sukasrup uh. Akoela nu suwos mwe neinyuk mani ma ac tia kulawi, ac elosak mwe kasrup lowos inkusrao, yen ma ac fah tiana srikeni we, mweyen wangin mwet pisrapasr ac fah utyak nu we, ac wangin watil ac fah kunausla.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

34Tuh yen ma saok lowos oasr we, insiowos ac fah oan pac we.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35“Loseni infulwowos in ku, ac akosak lam lowos an, tuh kowos in akola nu ke kutena ma ac sikyak,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36oana mwet kulansap su tupan foloko lun mwet kacto lalos liki kufwen marut uh. Ke pacl se leum lalos el tuku ac towol srungul uh, elos ac sa na ikasla nu sel.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37Insewowo mwet kulansap inge su ke leum lalos tuku el konalosyak tuh elos na ngetnget ac akola! Nga fahk nu suwos, el ac sarukla coat lal, sap elos in muta ke tepu in mongo, na el ac sang ma nalos.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

38Ac fuka lupan engan lalos el fin konauk tuh elos na akola, el finne tuku ke infulwen fong ku paht liki!Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Kowos arulana etu lah mwet se la lohm se fin etu ke pacl sie mwet pisrapasr ac tuku, el tia ku in lela elan utyak nu in lohm uh.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40Ke ma inge, kowos pac, kowos in akola, tuh Wen nutin Mwet el ac fah sikme ke ao se su kowos tia etu kac.”You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Peter el fahk, “Leum, ku pupulyuk se inge ma na nu sesr, ku kom fahk nu ke mwet nukewa?”“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Ac Leum el topuk, “Su sie mwet kulansap oaru ac lalmwetmet? El pa mwet se ma leum lal ac filiya in kol mwet kulansap wial, ac sang mwe mongo nalos in pacl fal uh.And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

43Fuka lupan insewowo lun mwet kulansap se inge leum lal fin foloko nu lohm sel ac konauk lah el oru ma inge!Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Pwayena nga fahk nu suwos, leum sac el ac sang tuh mwet kulansap se inge in liyaung ma lal nukewa.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Tusruk, mwet kulansap sac fin sifacna nunku sel mu leum se lal inge ac tia sa in foloko, ac el fin mutawauk in uni mwet kulansap wial — kewana mukul ac mutan — ac el mongo, nimnim ac sruhila,But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46na leum lal el ac foloko ke sie len ma mwet kulansap sac tia nunku mu el ac tuku, ac el tiana akola. Leum sac ac fah sang kai na upa nu sel, ac eisalang tuh elan keok yurin mwet sululalfongi ac seakos.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47“Sie mwet kulansap su etu ma leum lal lungse elan oru, a el tiana akola in oru, ac fah sringsring el upa na.That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48A sie mwet kulansap su tia etu ma leum lal lungse elan oru, a el orala sie ouiya ma fal in sringsring el kac, ac fah sringsring el fisrasr na. Mwet se ma itukyang ma pus nu se, ac fah siyukyuk ma pus sel; ac el su eis arulana yohk, arulana yohk pac ma enenu in ituk sel.But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

49“Nga tuku in akosak sie e fin faclu, ac nga kena in tari tayak!I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Oasr baptais se nga enenu in baptais kac, ac nga ac arulana toasr nwe ke na orekla!But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Ya kowos nunku mu nga tuku in ase misla nu faclu? Mo, tia misla, a sraclik.Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52In pacl se ingela, sou ma oasr mwet limekosr kac ac fah srisrielik, tolu lain luo, ac luo lain tolu.From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53Papa ac fah lain wen natulos, ac wen ac fah lain papa tumalos; nina ac fah lain acn natulos ac acn ac fah lain nina kialos; nina ac fah lain mutan kien mukul natulos, ac mutan payuk fah lain nina kien mukul tumalos.”They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54Jesus el fahk pac nu sin mwet uh, “Ke kowos liye sie pukunyeng sikyak roto, pacl sacn na kowos ac fahk mu ac afi — na mu afi.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55Ac ke kowos ac pula ke eng eir ac tuhme uh, na kowos fahk mu ac arulana fol — na mu fol na.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos ku in liye faclu ac kusrao, ac aketeya pulan pacl uh, na efu kowos ku tia etu kalmen pacl se inge?”You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57“Efu ku kowos tia sifacna nunku lah mea fal kowos in oru?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Fin oasr mwet se akola in us kom nu ke nununku, srike na in akmisye inmasrlomtal meet liki komtal sun acn in nununku. Kom fin tia, na el ac amakin kom nu ye mutun mwet nununku, su ac eiskomyang nu sin mwet liyaung presin, na ac fah sisiyang kom nu in presin.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59Nga fahk nu sum, kom ac fah muta we nwe ke na kom akfalyela ma nukewa pakpuki kom in moli uh.”I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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