Matthew 23 (KOS)

1Tok kutu, Jesus el kaskas nu sin un mwet uh wi mwet tumal lutlut,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2ac fahk, “Mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee pa fal in aketeya Ma Sap lal Moses uh.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Ke ma inge kowos enenu in akos ac oru ma nukewa ma elos fahk kowos in oru uh; tusruktu, nimet kowos etai orekma lalos, mweyen elos tia oru oana ma elos fahk.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Elos kapreni mwe utuk toasr ac upa ac filiya finpisen mwet uh, ac elos tia sang sokofanna kufinpaolos in kasrelos us ma toasr inge.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.

5Ma nukewa elos oru, elos oru mwet uh in liye. Ngetang liye ke elos arulana akyokye box in nein verse in Ma Simusla ma elos kapriya ke motonsrolos ac paolos! Liye pac ke arulana loes mwe yun ke pulun nuknuk lalos uh!All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Elos lungse muta ke acn wowo ke pacl in kufwa, ac ke acn ma sriyukla nu sin mwet fulat in iwen lolngok uh.They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7Elos lungse mwet uh in paingulos ac srim nu selos ke nien tukeni lun mwet uh, ac lungse mwet in pangnolos ‘Mwet Luti.’the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8Tia enenu in pangpang kowos ‘Mwet Luti,’ mweyen kowos nukewa mwet lili ac lulu lun sie sin sie, ac oasr Mwet Luti sefanna lowos nukewa.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Ac kowos in tia pangon kutena mwet fin faclu ‘Papa,’ mweyen Papa sefanna tomowos su inkusrao.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Kowos in tia pac lela mwet uh in pangon kowos ‘Mwet Kol,’ mweyen mwet kol sefanna lowos uh pa Messiah.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Eneneyuk tuh el su fulat emeet inmasrlowos elan mwet kulansap lowos.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12El su sifacna akfulatyal ac fah akpusiselyeyuk, ac el su sifacna akpusiselyal el ac fah akfulatyeyuk.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13“We nu suwos, mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee! Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos kaliya nien utyak nu in Tokosrai lun kusrao nu sin mwet uh, a kowos sifacna tia utyak nu we ku fuhlela mwet su lungse utyak in utyak! [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.

14We nu suwos, kowos mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee. Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos kiapu katinmas ac pusrala lohm selos, tari kowos filangkin pre loeloes lowos! Ke kowos oru ouinge ac fah arulana yohk kaiyuk nu suwos!]Not in the BSB

15“We nu suwos, mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee! Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos kalkal in meoa uh ac tupalla facl lulap in furokla moul lun sie mwet nu ke alu lun mwet Jew; ac tukun el forla kowos oru tuh elan ilyak nu in Hell ac koluk yohk liki kowos pacl luo.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.

16“We nu suwos, kowos mwet kol kun! Kowos luti mwet uh ac fahk, ‘Kutena mwet su fulahk ke Tempul, el tia enenu in akfalye fulahk lal; a el fin fulahk ke gold ma oan in Tempul, na el enenu na in akfalye.’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.’

17Kowos mwet sulonginten ac lalfon! Ma ya kac yohk uh: gold uh, ku Tempul su oru gold uh in mutal?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Kowos oayapa luti ac fahk mu, ‘Kutena mwet su fulahk ke loang in kisa uh, el ac tia enenu in akfalye fulahk lal uh; a el fin fulahk ke mwe kisa ma oan fin loang uh, na el enenu na in akfalye.’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.’

19Kowos arulana kun! Pia ma se ma yohk sripa uh: mwe kisa uh, ku loang se su oru tuh mwe kisa uh in mutal?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Ke ma inge, mwet se fin fulahk ke loang uh, el fulahk ke loang uh ac ma nukewa ma oan fac,So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21ac el fin fulahk ke Tempul, el fulahk kac ac oayapa ke God su muta we.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Ac mwet se fin fulahk ke acn inkusrao, el orek fulahk ke tron lun God ac ke El su muta fac.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23“We nu suwos, mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee! Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos sang nu sin God sie tafu singoul, finne ke mahsrik mwe akyuye mongo, oana mint, dill, ac cumin; a kowos tiana akos ma yohk sripa ke Ma Sap inge uh: moulkin nununku suwohs, pakoten, ac inse pwaye. Fal kowos in oru ma inge, ac tia pilesru ma saya uh.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.

24Kowos mwet kol kun! Kowos srengak ke won srisrik ngalngul ma putati nu ke ma nimowos uh, a kowos okomla camel na fon soko!You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25“We nu suwos, mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee! Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos aknasnasye likin cup lowos ac ahlu lowos uh, a acn luac uh sessesla ke ma kowos eis ke inkanek in funmwet ac sulallal.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.

26Kom sie mwet Pharisee kun! Aknasnasyela luin cup uh meet, na acn lik uh ac fah nasnasla pac!Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27“We nu suwos, mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee! Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos oana kulyuk ma sroalla fasrfasr luku uh, a acn loac uh sessesla ke srin mwet misa ac ke ma kulawi.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.

28In lumah sac pacna, wona lumowos lik, a insiowos sesseslana ke wosounkas ac ke ma koluk.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29“We nu suwos, mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee! Kowos mwet wosounkas! Kowos oru kulyuk na wowo nu sin mwet palu, ac nawela eot ke kulyuk lun mwet ma wo moul la,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30a kowos fahk mu kowos funu oasr in pacl lun mwet matu lowos, kowos lukun tia oru ma elos tuh oru, ke elos uniya mwet palu ah.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.’

31Ke fahk lowos inge, kowos sifacna akkalemye lah kowos ma nutin mwet akmas su tuh uniya mwet palu ah!So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Fin ouinge, kowos tafwelana orekma su mwet matu lowos ah tuh mutawauk ah!Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33Kowos wet sulallal ac wen nutin wet pwasin! Kowos ac kaingla fuka in tia anwuki kowos in hell?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Ke ma inge nga fahkot nu suwos lah nga ac supwaot nu yuruwos mwet palu, mwet lalmwetmet, ac mwet luti. Kowos ac fah uniya kutu, srupusrak kutu fin sakseng, ac sringil kutu in iwen lolngok ac ukwalos liki sie siti nu ke sie pac siti.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.

35Ac ke ma inge, kaiyuk nu ke akmas ma orek nu sin mwet wangin mwata nukewa ac fah putati fowos, mutawauk oe ke akmas nu sel Abel, su wangin mwatal, nwe ke anwuki lal Zechariah wen natul Berechiah, su kowos akmuseya inmasrlon Tempul ac loang in kisa uh.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.

36Pwayena nga fahk nu suwos, kaiyuk nu ke akmas inge nukewa ac fah putati nu fin mwet in fwil se inge!Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Kom uniya mwet palu, ac tungal nu ke misa elos su God El supwalosme in fahkak kas lal nu sum! Pacl ekasr nga tuh kena sruokkomi inpouk oana ke sie won el kafisani torokrok natul ye paol, a kom tia lela!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!

38Ke ma inge, Tempul lom uh ac fah pisinmala mweyen mwet uh ac fahsrelik liki.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Nga fahkot nu suwos, ingela kowos fah tia sifil liyeyu nwe ke na kowos fahk, ‘God Elan akinsewowoyal su tuku Inen Leum.’”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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