Matthew 21 (STW)

1Igiwe Jesus me rhooan kkayeo kkewe naiun ra arap ngaeni Jerusalem, ra itto reen Bethphage reen rhugun Olives. Iwe nge Jesus a fangenoa riiurhai rhooan kkayeo kkeweAs they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

2iwe a aengaeniir pwe, “Oawpwe noa noan pwugos mwu mmwaemi, nge oawpwe noa weri erhai donkey e feotaeg iginaan fengaen me minna naiun eno oaron. Oawpwe pwaeisiir nge oawwa wummwuur to reei.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

3Nge aere erhai epwe aepesa eew meeta ngaenigaemi, oawpwe aengaeni pwe, ‘Soamwoon e mwerhaen waawa’; ina rhag nge epwe fangenoa iir.”If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4A wen minneen pwe epwe pwaeri noa miniwe profeta e aepesa:This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5“Aengaeni aepinoamwon Zion pwe: Emwaeri, a itto king we noawumw! Etip sessoan nge e waawa erhai donkey, erhai donkey mwittig, naiun erhai donkey.”“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

6Iwe rhooan kkayeo kkewe naiun ra noa feeori meeta miniwe Jesus a aengaeniir.So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

7Ra pwigito donkey we me miniwe naiun donkey we, ra iseni tae mengaagiiur wooar, nge Jesus a teeotae wooan.They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.

8Iwe rhooa towunap we ra mmeraeg noa mengaagiiur wooan aan we, nge aaemweoi ra gopogop tiw paeiniu pwe enenaen wooan aan we.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

9Towunepeer aeremas kkewe regommw me mmwaen Jesus, pwan rhooawe re tapweto mwirin ra aekkepwas pwe, “Sipwe aepingepinga Naiun David! Deus epwe aewenepwuwa aeremas na epwe itto faaen itaen Soamwoon! Aepingepinga Deus na oarosaen taegias!”The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

10Igiwe Jesus a toonong noan Jerusalem, oanongaen aepinoamw we ra riu pwurhopwurh fetaen reen. Ra aeiineo pwe, “Iyo mwaaeneei?”When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11Aaemweoi aeremas ra paniuwaeni pwe, “Iiy profeta we Jesus saengi Nazareth noan Galilee.”The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

12Igiwe Jesus a toonong noan Temple we, nge a asiiur wow rhooawe re chuwaai me ameomeo pisaeg me igiwe. A aerheppa noa table kkewe aar rhooan ssiuwen senaapiy me nenien mooat kkewe aar rhooan chuwaai pigeons,Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

13nge a aengaeniir pwe, “E foatofoat noan Pwapwior we e Santus pwe Deus a aepesa pwe, ‘Temple e aaei epwe ffai pwe imwaen maeipin,’ nge aaemi oawwa ssiuweniy ngaeni eew nenien wopoor rhooa mwoarho.”And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

14Iwe rhooa kkewe re masparh me rhooa pirhemae ra itto reen Jesus noan Temple we, nge a aecchipwaar tae.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

15Nge soamwoonin patere kkewe me sinsein anniug kkewe ra igin soong reen min amwaraar kkewe Jesus a feeorin, me pwan aar wonigaet kkewe re iyaekkepwas me noan Temple we pwe, “Sipwe aepingepinga Naiun David!”But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

16Iwe ra aeiineow Jesus pwe, “Wo rongorong minikka wonigaet kaan ra aepesa?” Jesus a paniuwaeniir pwe, “Ewaer, iya rongorong. Oawsaaen aeraegi mwo miniwe a foat noan Pwapwior we e Santus? ‘Aaemi oawwa oasuguunaar wonigaet me goagoa pwe repwe oassoara itoamw.’ ”“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

17Iwe Jesus a nigitiir me Jerusalem, a noa ngaeni aepinoamwon Bethany. Iwe a noa no aegini epwoong igiwe.Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

18Igiwe a sefaaeniti aepinoamw we noan soran we, nge Jesus a pecchai.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.

19A weri waniwan we fig eno wenepeigin aan we iwe a faaeraeg ngaeni, nge a weri pwe esooar uwaan pwe rheon rhag. Iwe a aengaeni waniwan we pwe, “Esooar faaen eew ne wopwe rhiuwen uwa!” Noan rhag oaton we nge waniwan we a ppwass noa.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.

20Igiwe rhooan kkayeo kkewe ra weri miniwe nge ra riutae nge ra iura pwe, “E ifa wusun rhag nge a noa mwetekkaein ppwass noa waniwan fig een?”When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

21Jesus a paniuwaeniir pwe, “Ennetaen, ipwe aengaenigaemi pwe aere oaw niugiuniug, nge oawse tip mwaramwar, oawpwe mmwenen feeori meeta ngaang iya feeori ngaeni waniwan we fig. Nge saapw minneen rhag, pwe oawpwe pwan mmwenen aengaeni rhug een pwe, ‘Mwagiut saengi igeei nge wa noa oatoranoa oanongoamw nee metaw,’ nge epwe mmwen.“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

22Aere oaw niugiuniug, nge oawpwe pwigi oanongaen meeta oaw tingoar noan aaemi maeipin.”If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

23Igiwe Jesus a sefaaen nong noan Temple we, nge a fenai, nge soamwooniir patere kkewe me mwaaen kkewe aar ra itto reen nge ra aeiineow pwe, “Meeta nemaenioamw pwe wopwe feeori minikkeei? Iyo a ngaenneog oamw nemenem?”When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

24Jesus a paniuwaeniir, “Ngaang ipwe aeiineogaemi eew kkepas aeiineo, nge aere oaw paniuwaeni, ngaang ipwe pwan aengaenigaemi iya iga i pwigi aaei nemenem me ee pwe ipwe feeori minikkeei.“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

25Iya e itto aaen John nemenem pwe epwe paptismus fetaen: saengi Deus aere saengi aeremas?” Iwe, ra rhaepetae aar aengimaw fengaen wooar, “Meeta sipwe iura? Aere sipwe iura pwe, ‘Saengi Deus,’ nge iiy epwe aeiineogirh pwe, ‘Meeta rhag oawse niugiuniug ngaeni John reen?’What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

26Nge aere sipwe iura pwe, ‘Saengi aeremas,’ si mesagiiur aeremas, pwe oanongeer re niugiuniug pwe John nge erhai profeta.”But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

27Iwe ra paniuwaeni Jesus pwe, “Aeise giuneei.” Jesus a aengaeniir, “Iwe ngaang isoapw pwan aengaenigaemi iya iga i pwigi me ee nemaeniaei pwe ipwe feeori minikkeei.So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28“Igina meeta aaemi niunniuwaen? Eno erhai mwaaen eyor riiurhai naiun mwaaen. A noa reen mwaaen we e tugufaeyi nge a aengaeni pwe, ‘Naeyi, wonoa engaang noan maetaen grape igina.’But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

29Iwe nge iiy a paniuwaeni pwe, ‘Ngaang ise tipaeni ipwe noa.’ Nge mwirin a ssiuwen noa aan niunniuwaen nge a noa.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

30Iwe wonowe semeer a noa reen erhai naiun nge a noa aengaeni taeppen rhag iwe e aengaeni iwe erhai. Nge a paniuwaeni, ‘Ooa menap, ngaang ipwe noa,’ nge ese noa.Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

31Iwe iyo neeiir rhooa ee riiurhai efeeori miniwe semeer e tipaeni?” Iwe, ra paniuwaeni, “Iwe e faeregit.” Iwe Jesus a aengaeniir, “Ennetaen, ipwe aengaenigaemi, pwe rhooawe rhooan iyoiyon tax me rhooapwutoi chuwaai kkewe nge repwe toonong noan Mweoiun Deus me mmwaemi.Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

32Pwe John Baptist a itto reemi nge a pwaeri ngaenigaemi aan na e mwamwaai, nge aaemi oawse niugiuniug reen. Nge rhooawe rhooan iyoiyon tax me rhooapwutoi chuwaai kkewe ra niugiuniug reen. Inamwo iga oawwa weri minneen, nge aaemi oawse ssiuweniy aaemi niunniuwaen pwe oawpwe niugiuniug ngaeni.”For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

33Iwe Jesus a iura pwe, “Oaw aiussaening ngaeni pwan eew fioangon awewe. A yor erhai mwaaen e foatogi eew maetaen grape, a feeori gurun niugiun, a genengi eew niipw pwe nenien wongowongin uwaen grape we nge a aiuwtae eew imwaen poos taegias me noan. Mwirin a ngaenneer aaemweoi rhooan maat pwe repwe aefaenniy. Iwe rhag nge a saei taaw noa.Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

34Nge igiwe a toori oaton gin, a fangenoa naiun rhooan akkiuneo reer rhooan maat kkewe pwe repwe noa pwigito inetin me reen uwaen grape kkewe.When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.

35Iwe nge rhooan maat kkewe ra torofi rhooan akkiuneo kkewe nge ra wirhiy erhai, ra niiy noa erhai nge ra tera iwe erhai.But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

36Mwirin nge mwaaen we a pwan fangenoa aaemweoi rhooan akkiuneo re towunap saengi rhooawe mmwan, nge rhooan maat kkewe ra pwan feeori ngaeniir wunuunun meeta kkewe ra feeori ngaeniir rhooawe regommw.Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.

37Oarosan nge a fangenoa mwaaen we naiun reer, nge a iura pwe, ‘I niugiuw nge repwe aesirowu mwaaen e naeyi.’Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38Nge igiwe rhooan maat kkewe ra weri miniwe naiun, ra aepesa fengaenniy nee fineer pwe, ‘Ieen mwaaen we naiun mwaaen we aan maat eei iwe epwe pwugusaeni minneei. Oaw itto sipwe niiy noa, pwe sipwe pwigi minne pwugusaen pwe pwugusarh!’But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

39Iwe ra torofi, ra oatorawow me niugiun maat we nge ra niiy noa.”So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40Jesus a aeiineeor pwe, “Igina, ngaere mwaaen we aan maat we a war, meeta epwe feeori ngaeniir rhooan maat kkewe?”Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

41Ra paniuwaeni pwe, “Epwe niir noa rhooawe re aenneew nge a ngaenneer aaemweoi maat we iyo kka repwe mmwenen fang inetin uwaen grape kkewe oaton gin.”“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

42Iwe, Jesus a aengaeniir, “Oawsaaen pwan aeraegi mwo meeta kkewe Pwapwior we e Santus e aepesa? ‘Fai we rhooan kaiu iimw re aerheei noa, nge faer ina fai we egin yor ipitan me mmwaen oanongan. Minneen nge feeoriaen Soamwoon, a inamwo amwaraeran nningen!’Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43“Iwe, ipwe aengaenigaemi, pwe minna Mweoiun Deus nge repwe pwigi saengigaemi pwe repwe ngaenneer aeremas kka epwe mmwen epwe feeori uuwan.Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

44Iyo a ppiungiutiw wooan faai een nge epwe mwetoarotoar noa, nge aere faai een epwe ppiungiutiw wooan erhai, epwe aepettatiw.”He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

45Igiwe soamwooniir patere kkewe me Pharisees ra rongorong fioangon awewe kkewe, nge re giuneei pwe e aepesaar,When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.

46iwe ra aegina pwe repwe torofi. Nge re mesagiu pwuwaen aeremas kkewe, pwe iir re iseni Jesus pwe erhai profeta.Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

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