Matthew 22 (KOS)

1Jesus el sifilpa orekmakin kas in pupulyuk ke el kaskas nu sin mwet uh.Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2El fahk, “Tokosrai lun God ouinge: Oasr sie tokosra su akoo sie kufwen marut nu sin wen se natul.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3El supwalik mwet kulansap lal in som solama mwet ma solsol tari nu ke kufwen marut uh elos in tuku, tuh elos tia lungse tuku.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Na el sifilpa supwala kutu pac mwet kulansap in fahk nu selos su solsol: ‘Kufwa luk uh akola tari, cow mukul wowo nutik ac cow fusr ma akfatyeyuk anwuki tari, ac ma nukewa akola. Fahsru nu ke kufwen marut uh!’Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5Tusruktu mwet ma solsol uh pilesru na ac oru na lungse lalos uh: sie som nu ke ima lal, sie som nu ke nien kuka lal,But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6ac kutu elos sruokya mwet kulansap inge, srunglulos ac onelosi.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Tokosra sac arulana kasrkusrakak, ac supwala mwet mweun lal ac uniya mwet akmas ingo ac esukak siti selos uh.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8Na el pangonma mwet kulansap lal ac fahk nu selos, ‘Kufwen marut luk akola, tusruk mwet ma nga tuh suli ah elos tia fal in wi.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Ke ma inge kowos som nu inkanek uh ac pangonma mwet nukewa kowos ac liyauk we nu ke kufwa uh.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Ouinge mwet kulansap elos som nu inkanek uh ac eisani nufon mwet elos liyauk we, mwet wo ac mwet koluk oana sie; ac iwen marut uh arulana tingtingi ke mwet.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11“Na tokosra sac el som in liye mwet su tuku, ac konauk lah sie mwet uh tia nukum nuknuk fal nu ke marut.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Ac tokosra sac fahk nu sel, ‘Mwet kawuk, kom utyak fuka nu in acn se inge ke kom tia nukum nuknuk fal nu ke marut?’ Tuh wanginna ma mwet sac fahk.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13Na tokosra sac fahk nu sin mwet kulansap uh, ‘Kapriya nial ac paol, ac sisella nu in acn lohsr likinum uh. El ac fah tung ac ngalis inwihsel we.’”Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14Na Jesus el aksafyela pupulyuk se inge ac fahk, “Mwet pus na pangonyuk, a mwet na pu suleyukla.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Mwet Pharisee elos som ac tukeni pwapa in sruokilya Jesus ke kutu mwe siyuk kutasrik.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Na elos supwala kutu sin mwet lutlut lalos ac oayapa kutu sin mwet in u lal Herod nu yurin Jesus. Elos som ac fahk, “Mwet Luti, kut etu lah kom fahk ma pwaye. Kom luti kas pwaye ke ma lungse lun God, ac tia suk lah acnu fuka nunak lun mwet uh kac, mweyen kom tia wiwimwet.They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

17Fahk nu sesr lah mea nunak lom? Ya ac lain Ma Sap lasr uh mwet uh in moli tax nu sin Caesar, tokosra in acn Rome, ku tia?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Tusruktu Jesus el akilen pwapa koluk lalos, ac el fahk nu selos, “Kowos mwet wosounkas! Efu kowos ku srike in srifeyu?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Ase nu sik sie ipin mani ma sang akfalye tax an!” Na elos use sie ac sang nu sel,Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20ac el siyuk selos, “Inen su, ac petsa lun su oan kac inge?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Ac elos fahk, “Ma lun Caesar.” Na Jesus el fahk nu selos, “Fin ouingan, kowos sang nu sel Caesar ma lun Caesar, ac sang nu sin God ma lun God.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Ke elos lohng ma inge, elos fwefela kac, ac som lukel.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23In len sacna kutu mwet Sadducee tuku nu yurin Jesus. (U se inge lulalfongi mu wangin sifil moulyak tokin misa.)That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24Elos fahk, “Mwet Luti, Moses el tuh fahk mu mwet se fin misa ac wangin tulik natul, mukul se wien mas sac uh enenu in payukyak sin katinmas sac, in mau oasr tulik natultal su ac fah pangpang ma nutin mas sac uh.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

25Tuh oasr tamulel itkosr su muta in acn se inge meet. Mukul se ma matu oemeet uh tuh payuk nwe misa a wangin tulik natul, ouinge mukul se tokol el payukyak sin katinmas sac.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Ouiya se inge sikyak pac nu sin mukul se akluo, ac mukul se aktolu, nwe sun pac wen se akitkosr.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Na tok katinmas sac misa.And last of all, the woman died.

28Fin sun len in moulyak lun mwet misa uh, ac mau kien su katinmas sac, mweyen eltal nufon tuh payuk nu sel?”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Na Jesus el topuk ac fahk nu selos, “Kowos arulana tafongla! Mweyen kowos tia etu ke Ma Simusla, ku ke ku lun God.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Tuh ke mwet misa elos ac moulyak, elos ac mau oana lipufan inkusrao, ac elos ac tia payuk.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Ac funu ke moulyak lun mwet misa uh, ya kowos soenna rit ke ma God El fahk nu suwos uh? El fahk mu,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘Nga God lal Abraham, God lal Isaac, ac God lal Jacob.’ El God lun mwet moul, ac tia lun mwet misa.”‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

33Ke u lulap sac lohng ma inge, elos arulana fwefela ke luti lal.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Ke mwet Pharisee elos lohng lah Jesus el kaliya oalin mwet Sadducee, elos fahsreni ac tukeni som nu yurin Jesus.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35Ac sie selos, su pisrla ke Ma Sap, el srike in srife Jesus ke sie mwe siyuk.One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36El fahk, “Mwet Luti, pia ma sap se ma yohk oemeet ke Ma Sap uh?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Ac Jesus el fahk nu sel, “‘Kom fah lungse Leum God lom ke insiom kewa, ke ngunum kewa, ac ke nunkom kewa.’Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Pa inge ma sap se ma yohk oemeet ac yohk sripa oemeet.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Ma sap se akluo yohk sripa oapana ma se meet an: ‘Kom fah lungse mwet tulan lom oana kom lungse kom sifacna.’And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Ma sap nukewa lal Moses ac mwe luti nukewa lun mwet palu oan ye ma sap luo inge.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Ke mwet Pharisee elos srakna tukeni muta, Jesus el siyuk selos,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Mea kowos nunku ke Christ? Kowos nunku mu el wen nutin su?” Ac elos fahk, “El wen natul David.”“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43Na Jesus el siyuk selos, “Fin ouingan, efu ku Ngun tuh oru David elan pangnol, ‘Leum’? Oana ke David el tuh fahk,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44‘Leum God El tuh fahk nu sin Leum luk: Muta siskuk layot, Nwe ke nga filiya mwet lokoalok lom ye niom.’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Na David el fin pangnol ‘Leum,’ ac fuka tuh Christ elan wen natul David?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Wangin sie selos ku in topuk Jesus, ac tukun len sac wangin sie mwet pulaik in sifil siyuk kutena mwe siyuk sel.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

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