Matthew 22 (STW)

1Iwe, Jesus a pwan kkepas ngaeniir aeremas kkewe noan fioangon awewe.Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2“Mweoiu Naaeng eweei minneen. Eno erhai king e oamoannatae aaen mwaaen we naiun gupwunon appwiuniupai.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3A fangenoa naiun rhooan engaang pwe repwe noa faingiir to waseona kkewe repwe itto tapweei gupwun we, nge rese mwerhaen itto.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Mwirin a pwan fangenoa aaemweoi rhooan engaang pwe repwe noa aengaeniir aeremas pwe: ‘Igina, aaei gupwun a moannotae; naeyi wakke me man pwetaei kkewe naiiur ra niir noa, iwe oanongan nge a moannotae. Oaw itto tapweei gupwuneen.’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.’

5Nge rhooawe re faingiir rese tepa, iwe ra siunoa: erhai a noa ngaeni aan menaai, nge erhai a noa ngaeni aan nenien chuwaai,But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6nge pwan aaemweoi ra torofiir rhooan engaang kkewe, ra wirhiir nge ra niir noa.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Iwe king we a igin soong, iwe a fangenoa sonotaw kkewe pwe repwe noa niir noa rhooawe renni menaw iwe me figinoa aepinoamwoor.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8Iwe a faingiir to rhooan engaang kkewe naiun nge a aengaeniir pwe, ‘Aaei gupwunon appwiuniupai a moannotae, nge waseona kkewe i faingiir pwe repwe itto tapweei gupwuneen nge ese fin pwe repwe itto.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Iwe oawnoa wooan ennap temoag kena pwe oawpwe faingiir to oanongeer aeremas kka oaw rhuungiir.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Iwe rhooan engaang kkewe ra faaeraeg wow wooan ennap kkewe nge ra faingiir oanongeer aeremas kka re rhuungiir, ese tiwegin aere aeremas gacch aere aeremas aenneew, iwe a sseog noa imwaen gupwun we reer waseona.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“Igiwe king we a toonong noan iimw we pwe epwe pipiiy rhooan gupwun kkewe, a weri erhai mwaaen ese memmengaag min mwamwaai to reen appwiuniupai we.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Iwe king we a aeiineow pwe, ‘Maereyaerei, ifa wusun oamw toonong igeei, nge wose memmengaag min mwamwaai to reen appwiuniupai eei?’ Nge mwaaen we ese paniuwaeni.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13Iwe king we a aengaeniir rhooan engaang kkewe pwe, ‘Oaw geoni paiun me pirheen nge oawwa oatorawow noan rorhappiung, iga epwe sessaeng nge akkaarengi me ee.’ ”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.’

14Nge Jesus a iura pwe, “Re towunap rhooawe re faingiir, nge fitiman rhag re finiir.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Pharisees kkewe ra noa nge ra pwiungiuw fengaenniy pwe repwe aettefaeti reen aar kkepas aeiineo.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Ra fangenoa aaemweoi rhooan kkayeo kkewe naiiur reen Jesus me aaemweoi rhinaen Erotes. Nge ra aengaeni pwe, “Sinsei, aemaem aei giuneei pwe een wo aepesa minikka ennet. Wa fenaiuw minikka ennet pwe wunuunun nee tipaen Deus ngaeniir aeremas, nge wose niuwaennei minikka aeremas ra aeni niunniuwaen, nge wose niuwaennei wunuunun erhai me erhai.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.

17Iwe, aengaenigemaem meeta oamw niunniuwaen. E mwamwaai aarh sipwe fang tax ngaeni Soamwoonin Rome, aere aapw?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Nge Jesus e giuneei aar niunniuwaen aenneew, iwe a aengaeniir pwe, “Aaemi rhooa oatupwutupw! Meeta oaw mwerhaen pwe oawpwe soatoniaei reen?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Oaw pwaeri ngaeniaei senaapiy mwu oawpwe fang pwe tax!” Iwe, ra pwigito reen efai senaapiy.Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20Nge Jesus a aeiineeor pwe, “Mesaen iyo me itaen iyo een?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Ra paniuwaeni pwe, “Soamwoonin Rome.” Iwe Jesus a aengaeniir pwe, “Iwe, oawfang ngaeni Soamwoonin Rome meeta aaen Soamwoonin Rome, nge oawfang ngaeni Deus meeta aaen Deus.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Oatowe re rongorong kkepas we, ra mwaar noa reen, iwe ra siusaengi.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23Noan raaenin we rhag nge aaemweoi Sadducees ra itto reen Jesus ra iura pwe aeremas resoapw menaw sefaaen me reen mae.That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24Iwe, ra aepesa pwe, “Sinsei, Moses a iura pwe ngaere erhai mwaaen a maenoa nge esooar naiun, ina nge mwaaen we pwiin epwe pwiuniuwaeni rhooapwut we pwe epwe yor naiun pwe epwe ffai pwe naiun mwaaen we a mae.“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.

25Iwe, eyor fiusiuman pwipwi re fasiun nonno igeei. Iwe mwaaen we e tugufaeyi a pwiuniuwaeni erhai rhooapwut, nge a maenoa nge esooar naiun, iwe a nigiti niewe ngaeni wonowe pwiin.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Taeppen rhag meeta we ewen ngaeni iwe ariiurhaiun me iwe aeiniurhaiun toori oanongeer noa rhooawe fiusiuman.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Mwirin noan, nge rhooapwut we a maenoa.And last of all, the woman died.

28Iwe, noan raaenin na manimae repwene menaw sefaaen, iyo me neeiir rhooawe fiusiuman minne pwiuniuwaen rhooapwut we? Igiwe oanongeer nge re pwiuniuwaeni niewe.”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Nge Jesus a paniuwaeniir pwe, “Aaemi oawwa mwaerhei, pwe iga aaemi oawse giuneei oawton Pwapwior we e Santus ngaere minikkena maemaewaen Deus.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Pwe oate rhooa mae repwe menaw sefaaen, repwene aeffitaeg ngaeniir rhag angkenusun naaeng nge resoapw pwiuppwiuniuw no.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Iwe nge reer manimae iga repwe menaw sefaaen tae: esaaen yor mwo aaemi aeraegi meeta we Deus e aengaenigaemi? Iwe e aepesa pwe,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘Ngaang aaen Abraham Deus, aaen Isaac Deus me aaen Jacob Deus.’ Iiy aar Deus rhooakka re menaw, nge saapw aar Deus rhooakka remae.”‘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.”

33Igiwe pwuwaen aeremas kkewe ra rongorong kkepas kkewe, ra mwaar noa reen aan fenai.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Oatowe Pharisees ra rongorong noa pwe Sadducees kkewe ra iugiu noa pwe resa giuneei no minne repwe paniuwaeni ngaeni Jesus, iir ra rhu fengaen,And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35nge erhai me neeiir, erhai sinsein anniug, a aegina ne soatoni Jesus reen aan kkepas aeiineo.One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36A aeiineow pwe, “Sinsei, ifa oasoapwosoapw e oarosaen taegias me neeiin oanongaen Anniug?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Jesus a paniuwaeni pwe, “Wopwe aerhaengi Soamwoon na oamw Deus reen oanongaen nee tipoamw, reen oanongaen ngeoniumw pwan reen oanongaen oamw niunniuwaen.Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Ieei minne e oarosaen taegias me yor ipitan me neeiin oanongan oasoapwosoapw.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Nge oaruwowwaen oasoapwosoapw epwan taegias nge: ‘Wopwe aerhaengiir rhooan weni oaromw taeppen rhag oamw sipegin aerhaengi oanongoamw.’And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Oanongaen aaen Moses Anniug me aar profeta kkewe pwapwior nge re oanongonong rhag wooan oasoapwosoapw kka ruwowu.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Igiwe aaemweoi Pharisees ra rhu fengaen, Jesus a aeiineeor pwe,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Meeta oaw niuwaennei reen Kristus? Iiy teoteeon iyo?” Ra paniuwaeni pwe, “Iiy teoteeon David.”“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43Jesus a aeiineeor pwe, “Meeta rhag nge Espritu Santus a aemeyaefi ngaeni David aan epwe faingi pwe ‘Soamwoon’? Iwe David a aepesa,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44‘Soamwoon a aengaeniaei Soamwoon pwe: Mooat tiw peig mwaaeneei toori aaei ipwe iseniir tiw rhooan oapwutoag faaen pirhemw.’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Iwe, ngaere David e faingi ngaeni pwe iiy ‘Soamwoon’, ifa wusun nge Kristus epwe no pwe teoteeon David?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Esooar erhai ne emmwenen paniuwaeni kkepas aeiyeg kkewe aaen Jesus, iwe saengi rhag noan raaenin we nge esooar no ne e rhiuwen mwerhaen pwe epwe aeiineow aekkaew kkepas aeiineo.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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