Matthew 12 (TBX)

1Lek bouk wei Sabat eno Yesu la eivek xuk wei wit. E xe xel betiyeing maxepya xel om xel embei qou wit lu valu me gya.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

2Xel Parisi yei tine, eno xel neil wou e, “Wei! Wa xe xel betiyeing di wong vati wei se la teyei lek petieing o lek bouk wei Sabat o.”When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

3Moxo lewexe, “Beip xam seng pyaw vati wei Dawit wong gyeik ingwei e me e xe xel wei mi la is eno maxepya xel o?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4Om Dawit la eivek xomek wei Anutu xe yo, de e me e xe xel wei mi la is e yo ya belet wei vambuing wei xel peti yo, en inyon xel lumuki venaxow xe.He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

5O xam seng pyaw eivek qapiya wei petieing o, bei lek Sabat eno xel lumuki wei mi wo xuk eivek xomek vambuing eno pyalek petieing wei Sabat o, eno se wo sewokeing?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

6A neil wou xam bei tiwei toundei inye eno ghanaw xomek vambuing.But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

7Wangwei xam ghe boulek qayeeng tine qes, “‘A laleing vind lalei pyaweingxow, de se seing xound,’ xam seng teyei bei toung nimaying lek xel wei se wo sewokeing o.If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

8En Xomaxoneing Neu Moux on Tambiy Ngandoung wei Sabat o.”For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9Yesu la veil beyeeng tiyon, me la eivek xel xe xomek qekueing ama,Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

10me tambiy wei mema bezomb eno ti toundei inyon. Xel di yimexe qayeeng qes wei xel embei bong qayeeng en Yesu yo, om xel teling wou e, “Beip inyei teyei lek bei xey a bong xel wei vanei eno bo nimzalek Sabat, o ma?”and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

11Moxo neil wou xel, “Wangwei xam ti xe sipsip ti deteina eivek leiveeng lek Sabat, tyek wa seng na zeim e me na puw e nam myayaing?He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

12Xel xomaxoneing on ghanaw sipsip veil! Omva petieing neil embei xey a bong kwa nimza lek Sabat.”How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13Woyom moxo neil wou tambiy on, “Tatei memam.” Om moxo tatei mema de mema wo nimza no, nambei mema nge.Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

14Ekom xel Parisi la myayaing me luk wouma bei tyek xel nyeis Yesu nambei nya.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

15Om Yesu la veil beyeeng tiyon, en woulek vati wei xel Parisi embei bo wou e yo. Xel ngenong betiwou e, me moxo wong xel dalus xe vanei ma,Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

16de peti xel bei eti se neil e teyei bei e eti.warning them not to make Him known.

17Kwa tine la teyei lek vati wei Anutu neil eivek poropet Yesaya mya yo.This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18“Wei, inye a xe xukxe tiwei a beyal o, a laleing vind e me na wo xeinglala en e. Tyek a toung a xe Laweeng lek e, me moxo tyek baluk en kwa bombek wei moux alis vex wei tembuing sapa yo.“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

19Tyek moxo se neil qayeeng is lalei vanei me taxe niseikeing, me xelti tyek se ngo e vya eivek sakwaing mema nayak on.He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

20Wangwei ghet na pyaw nayaka eno tyek se pyaw veil, me wangwei lam bo lu bandaing tyek moxo se nyeis lam amey, qe ka e menyex wou sakwaing bombek me e bo neing lek.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

21Eivek e lei eno xomaxoneing eivek tembuing bamba tyek na toung mend en e.”In His name the nations will put their hope.”

22Woyom xel qou tambiy wei memo wong e ma tuzeyi me myatu yo me lam wou Yesu, me e wong moxo wo nimzalek, en kandek moxo teyei bei baluk me gyeina.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

23Xomaxoneing dalus etek me neil, “Beip inye Dawit Neu Moux?”The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24Ekom gyeik xel Parisi ngo tine, xel neil, “Tambiy tine mi tiy memo en nikanzek wei Belsebul o, lukanzek wei xel memo yo.”But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

25Yesu woulek xel xe woueing nalei om neil wou xel, “Tete lalei dalus wei dembuma yo tyek bo nol wouma, me beyeeng ngandoung o xomek ti dembuma on tyek se bale nikanzek.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26Wangwei Sandang na tiy Sandang na veil, on moxo dembu venaxow. Woyom nambei nya moxo xe tete lalei tyek bale nikanzek?If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

27Me wangwei a tiy memo na veil angya Belsebul nikanzek nei, ond eti mi vind xel wei xam o me xel mi tiy memo yon la myayaing? Om xel wei xam eno tyek talex wou xam bei qayeeng wei xam on se la wo bombek.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

28Ekom wangwei a tiy memo yon na veil nangya Anutu xe Laweeng, woyom Anutu xe tete lalei eno lam wou xam woy.But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29“Nambei nya tambiy ti teyei bei na eivek tambiy wei nikanzek o beeng me na qou e xe lulul, ka e tup tambiy nikanzek on bole? Woyom e teyei bei na panax lulul eivek e xe xomek.Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30“Moux wei se mindei is ay, eno inye mi wo vevek wou ay, de tambiy wei se mi qekuwou moux alis vex is ay eno mi tiy xel lala.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

31Om a neil wou xam bei, sewokeing tambak me qayeeng lukeingyak wei xomaxoneing mi wong eno Anutu teyei bei semaleeng veil, ekom tambiy ti embei baluk yak lek Laweeng Vambuing eno e xe nilul on tyek se semaleeng veil.Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32Tambiy ti embei baluk qayeeng nilul lek Xomaxoneing Neu Moux on tyek semaleeng veil, ekom xelti embei baluk nilul lek Laweeng Vambuing on tyek nilul wei e yon se teyei bei semaleeng veil, eivek bouk tine me bouk loxyus wei di lam o is.Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

33“Wangwei xax on nimza, ond tyek neing on bo nimza is, o wangwei xax on bo nilul on tyek neing on bo nol is ambei nyon, en xel mi woulek xax lek e neing.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

34Xam on myeiy nilul neuyeiw, nambei nya tyek xam baluk qayeeng nimza? En qayeeng mi lam veil xomaxoneing laleind me xel myend mi luk.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

35Xomaxoneing wei nimza eno tyek bo lulul nimza wei mindei eivek e lalei yo, dom xomaxoneing wei nilul eno tyek bo lul wei nilul wei toundei eivek e yo nam myayaing.The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

36Ekom a neil wou xam bei gyeik Anutu embei daxe xomaxoneing, xel eti yeiw wei mi neil qayeeng bandabanda dalus eno xel a tul pavulek wei xel o teyei.But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

37En wamaxow xe qayeeng eno tyek Anutu na neimbei wa bombek, de wamaxow xe qayeeng eno tyek na neimbei wa tambiy nilul.”For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

38Woyom xel Parisi valu me putoung wei petieing o neil wou Yesu, “Putoung, xa bei ghei dee wei lulvako valu wou wang.”Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

39Moxo lewexe, “Xel moux alis vex nilul wei bouk tine wei mi toung demind wou Anutu yo eno mi teling en dee wei lulvako! Ekom xel se teyei bei gyei dee ti, qe tyek xel gyei dee wei poropet Yona yo.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40En Yona toundei bendiyeing yal me boukeing yal eivek woing ngandoung on bambou, om Xomaxoneing Neu Moux tyek mendei bendiyeing yal me boukeing yal eivek tembuing lalei.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41Lek bouk wei ngoeing qayeeng eno xel wei Niniwe tyek qandi me bale me bo qayeeng en xomaxoneing wei gweimbeeng ne me na neil xel xe nilul teyei, en xel pekwi xow gyeik ingwei Yona la neil xoulek o. Wei, gweimbeeng tambiy ti ghanaw Yona veil, eno lam toundei inye.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

42Kwin wei xonei eno tyek nam bale lek qayeeng is xel wei gweimbeeng ne me bo qayeeng en xel, en vexo lam anghei tembuing myasepu bei nam a ngo Salomo xe kwa nimza. De gweimbeeng ne tambiy ti ghanaw Salomo eno lam toundei inye.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

43“Gyeik laweeng nilaxes lam myayaing veil xomaxoneing ti, eno la eivek beyeeng bandaing me yimexe beyeeng wei embei na qou laweeng o ekom se yeiwou ti.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

44Woyom neil, ‘Tyek a nox mena beyeeng wei a ghanaw o.’ Gyeik e lam tyip me yei xomek wei xelti se qou yo. Eno xel pepa e wo vako me vunekwou e wo nimza.Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.

45Woyom moxo la me qou laweeng lim yuw ba wei nilul ayang ghanaw e yo, me xel la lalei me dei inyon. Om tambiy tiyon xe deing wo nilul ghanaw ingwei mindei tax o. Inyon tyek bong ambei kayon wou xel nilul wei gweimbeeng ne yo.”Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

46Gyeik Yesu di luk is xel qendu yon, moxo ta me liyeiw moux toukale myayaing, en xel embei baluk is e.While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

47Xel ti neil wou e, “Wa tam me limyeiw moux lam toukale myayaing, en xel embei baluk is wang.”Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

48Yesu neil elox wou e, “A tang eti, me a lingyeiw eti?”But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

49Om seloung mema la wou e xe betiyeingyeiw, me neil, “Inye a tang me a lingyeiw moux.Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

50En eti yeiw wei mi betiwou Mang wei toundei eivek tyoung gheyapu yo lalei yond inyon a ling moux me a ling vex me a tang.”For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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