Matthew 23 (RHGC)

1Baade Isá ye manúc or dol ore edde Nizor ummot ókkol ore hoór de,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2“Córiyot buzáidi bolla alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol óilde Muúsar zagat.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3Hétolla, ítara tuáñra re ziín goittó hoó, híin beggún goijjó edde mainno, montor ítara goré de híin no goijjó; kiyólla-hoilé ítara ziín hoó híin toh nize no goré.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4Ítara bór-bór fuñzá ókkol bañdí maincór hañd or uore tulí déh, montor híin lari bolla ítara nize eggwá ooñl úddwa dito no saá.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.

5“Ítara ziín goré híin maincóre dahái bolla beh goré; ítara toh pak-kalam or ayat leikká tabis ore ḍoóñr góri bana, edde nizor fucák or hañrar doói lamba goré.All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6Ítara mela-cóbat barík zaga edde mujilíc-hána ókkol ot uñsol tokkar hadírat boitó fosón goré,They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7ítara aró, bazare-bazare sólam faito, edde maincé ítara re ‘Rabbí, Rabbí’ hoói ḍakilé fosón goré.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

8“Montor tuáñra re ‘Rabbí’ ḍaha no baiyó; kiyólla-hoilé tuáñrar Ustat toh eggwá éna, aar tuáñra beggún óilade bái bái.But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9Duniyait honókiyo re baf no ḍakiyó; kiyólla-hoilé tuáñrar Baf toh ekgwá éna, zibá níki asman ot asé.And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Tuáñra re ‘Sóddar’ dahá no baiyó, kiyólla-hoilé tuáñrar Sóddar toh ekgwá éna, Íba óilde Mosih.Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11Lekin tuáñra ttu zee niki ebbe ḍoóñr, íte tuáñrar háadem bonouk.The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Zee niki nizoré nize ḍoóñr kúwala, ítare cóñṛo gorá zaybo; aar zee niki nizoré nize cóñṛo kúwala, ítare ḍoóñr gorá zaybo.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13“Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé tuáñra toh maincór ttu asmani raijjo bon gorífelo; tuáñra nize yó no gólo aar zetará bútore góilto sár ítara re yó góilto no doh.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.

14Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé ek mikká ttu tuáñra toh rari ókkol or gór ókkol luṭ gorífelo, arek mikká ttu maincóre dahái bolla lamba-lamba dua goró. Hétolla tuáñra sáñza bicí ḍoóñr faiba.Not in the BSB

15“Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé tuáñra toh ezzon manúc ore tuáñrar dórmot aní bolla doijja-doijja edde zaga-zaga lamba sofór goró; aar zeñtté ezzon aní faro, héñtte tuáñra ítare nizor túaro dui gun zuzuki bano.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“Ó añdá foñt dahóya ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Tuáñra hoó de, ‘Honókiye baitul-mukaddos or hosóm háile, kessú no; montor honókiye baitul-mukaddos or cúnar hosóm háile, híyan hámaha adai gorá foribó.’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.’

17Ó bekuf edde añdá ókkol! Hon nán bicí ḍoóñr, cúna né náki cúna re pak-sáf goré de baitul-mukaddos?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18Tuáñra yián óu hoó de ki, ‘Honókiye kurbani-gáñr hosóm háile, kessú no; montor honókiye híyan or uore asé de kurbanir hosóm háile, híyan hámaha adai gorá foribó.’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.’

19Ó añdá ókkol! Hon nán bicí ḍoóñr, kurbani ne náki kurbani re pak-sáf goré de kurbani-gáñ?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20Hétolla zee niki kurbani-gáñr hosóm há, íte kurbani-gáñr edde híyan or uore asé de híin beggún or beh hosóm há.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21Aar zee niki baitul-mukaddos or hosóm há, íte baitul-mukaddos or edde híyan or bútore táke de Íbar beh hosóm há.And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22Zee niki asman or hosóm há, íte Allar toktór edde híyan or uore zibá boiyé Íbar beh hosóm há.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

23“Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé tuáñra toh fudinar, masswá bahór or, edde zirar doc bák or ek bák doo, lekin Córiyot or bicí dami hotá re, yáni insáf, rahám edde imandari re tuáñra bad difélo. Tuáñra ttu iín óu gorón accíl aar uúin óu bad no don accíl.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.

24Tuáñra óilade añdá ókkol, zetará oinno zon ore foñt dahó, zetará eggwá masí re úddwa sái yore félaido, montor uñṭ gilifélo.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25“Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé tuáñra toh fiyalar edde tálbason or baárḍák sáf goró, montor híin or bútore de tuáñra zulúm edde lalsí gorí faiyó de híine furaiya.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.

26Ó añdá Féroci! Age fiyalar edde tálbason or bútor or ḍák sáf gorífelo, tói baárḍák óu sáf óizayboi.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27“Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé tuáñra toh endilla hobor or ḍóilla, ziín ore dóla gorá gíyeh. Híin baár ttu saité de cúndor, montor bútore mora maincór áñḍḍi ókkol lói edde hárr ḍóilla hoñsara loi furaiya.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.

28Héndilla tuáñra re yó, maincé baár ttu saité forhésgar deké, montor tuáñrar bútore munaféki edde kuhame furaiya.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29“Ó munafék alem ókkol edde Féroci ókkol, tuáñrar uore afsús! Kiyólla-hoilé tuáñra toh nobi ókkol or hobor ore banaituló, aar forhésgar manúc ókkol or hobor ore háñzo.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30Aar tuáñra hoó de, ‘Zodi añára añárar bafdada ókkol or októt tákitam, nobi ókkol ore kún gorí bolla añára ítarar fúañti córik no óitam.’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.’

31Héengori tuáñra nize nizor baabute gobá dó de, tuáñra óilade nobi ókkol ore kún goijjíl de ítarar fuain.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32Yala zoo, tuáñrar bafdada ókkole ziín cúru goijjíl, tuáñra híin furussat gorífelogoi.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33“Ó háf or fuain háf ókkol! Tuáñra zuzuk or hókum ottu keéngori háriba?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34Hétolla, fúno, Añí tuáñrar hañse nobi, giyani manúc, edde alem ókkol difeṛáir; tuáñra héntu hodún ore kún goríba edde kúruc ot díba, aar hodún ore tuáñrar mujilíc-hána ókkol ot coóñk maribá edde cóore-cóore loraibá.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.

35Hétolla duniyait zedún behosúr manúc ore kún gorá gíyeh, ítara beggún or zimmadar óiba de tuáñra, behosúr Abel or lou wóttu lóti Berekaiyos or fua Zakaríyahr lou foijjonto, zibá re tuáñra kurbani-gáñr edde baitul-mukaddos or mazémaijja kún goijjíla.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.

36Añí tuáñra re sóiyi hoóir, híin beggún or zimmadar óibo de e nosól.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

37“Jerúsalem, ó Jerúsalem, tui zee niki nobi ókkol ore kotól gorós edde zetará re tor héṛe difeṛá gíyeh ítara re cíl or dola maros. Kuúñri-kurá ye zendilla nizor sóo ókkol ore yíbar fak or bútore zoma gorí raké, héndilla tor fuain dore zoma gorí rakí bolla Añí hotó bar saiyí de asé, montor tuáñra híyan nó soó.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!

38Fúno, tuáñrar gór tuáñrar suk or muúntu sáragor óizayboi.Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39Kiyólla-hoilé Añí tuáñra re hoóir, tuáñra Añré otókkal ar no dekíba zetókkal tuáñra nó hoó de, ‘Mubarek Ubá zibá Mabud or name aiyér.’ ”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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