Matthew 22 (TBX)

1Yesu luk is xel lu nge no eivek qayeeng pakeing, me neil embei,Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2“Tete lalei wei tyoung gheyapu eno nambei king ti wei menyex wou mata ngandoung wei iingama yo en neu moux.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3Moxo wong e xe xel xukxe la wou eti yeiw wei wong qayeeng la me neil wou xel bei xel nam en mata ngandoung wei iingama yo, ekom xel pesek bei se nam.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4“Woyom moxo wong xel xukxe valu no la me neil, ‘Neil wou xel wei a wong qayeeng la wou xel bei a menyex wou a xe yaeing woy, “Wei, a xe manghaxo me leliy wei ling tata yo eno xel leis me ghuw, me lul sapa a menyex wou woy. Xam lam en mata ngandoung wei iingama ne.” ’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.’

5“Ekom xel se di li nenyend wou qayeeng qe xel la. Ti la e xe xuk, de nge la emaxow xe xuk malew.But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6De xel ba zeimaxoun e xe xel xukxe me wo nol wou xel de leis xel mey.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7King moxo lalei wo vanei mouyo. Om wong e xe xel vevekyeiw la me semaleeng xel tiwei leis xel xukxe mey yo me nyuw beyeeng ngandoung wei xel on is.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8“Woyom neil wou e xe xel xukxe bei, ‘A menyex wou mata ngandoung wei iingama eno woy, ekom xel wei a wong qayeeng la bei xel nam eno xel on se nimza teyei bei nam.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Om xam ghe na sakwaingta dalus me eti yeiw wei xam ghe gweiwou eno xam a qou me ghe nam eivek mata ngandoung wei iingama ne.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Om xel xukxe la eivek sakwaingta dalus nei me qekuwou xomaxoneing dalus wei xel yeiwou yo, xel nimza me nilul is, om xomek lalei wei mata ngandoung wei iingama yon puplek en xel.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“Ekom gyeik king lam lalei me yei xel on, moxo woulek bei tambiy ti toundei inyon eno se byex teimb wei iingama yo.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Moxo teling, ‘Gweleeng, wang lam eivek xomek ne lalei nambei nya, ekom wang seng byex teimb wei iingama yo?’ Ekom tambiy on se wo lukluk.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13“Woyom king neil wou e xe xel xukxe, ‘Xam tup e mema vaxa, dom nex e la myayaing nei eivek mapetok ngandoung nanghei inyon eno xel mi eng me mi nga newound mi wo nyiknyik.’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.’

14“En nambei Anutu taxe xel ngenong, ekom beyal xel nuyuw ka.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Woyom xel Parisi la myayaing me yimexe sakwaing wei xel embei pakei qayeeng lek e en e maxow xe lukeing o.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Xel wong xel xe betiyeing la wou e is xel wei Herot o. Xel neil, “Putoung, xa woulek bei wang on moux wei wang mi neil zonghek o me inyon wang mi teyoxe sakwaing wei Anutu xe lalei nimza is zonghek o. Wa seng mi waleeng en xelti, en nambei wa seng mi li nenyam wou xelti xe qayeeng.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.

17Woyom neil wou xa, wang wou naleim ambei nya? Beip inye teyeimbei xey a toung takis wou Sisa o xe se toung?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18Ekom Yesu woulek xel xe woueing nalei nilul on, om neil, “Xam wei myamim yuw o, nambei nya xam ghe di wong en xam ambei bong axeing wou ay?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Xam talex malew selewa wei xel mi toung takis eno ti me a xei.” Xel qou malew selewa ti me talex wou e,Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20om Yesu teling xel, “Eti xe tenu tine? Me eti lei tine?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Xel neil elox bei, “Sisa.” Woyom moxo neil wou xel bei, “Xam ghe bong vati wei Sisa xe yo ena wou Sisa, de vati wei Anutu xe yo ena wou Anutu.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Xel ngo tine eno xel etek mouyo. Om xel la veil e me la.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23Lek bouk kayon Sadyusiyeiw wei mi neil embei xel meyeing tyek se qandi lek, eno lam wou e is telinyeing ti.That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24Xel neil, “Putoung, Mose neil wou xa bei wangwei moux ti e mey de neu ema, ond e li moux e dii vexeiv on me bo li neuyeiw en e lei e se ma.“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.

25Woyom inyon xel lim yuw lindama toundei eivek xa senghoing. Xel lind ti tax o ii vex on me mey, de moxo se wong yak ti, om li nge wei nexlek eno ii li venei vexeiv on.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Sakwaing kayon eno li nge wei yuw me nge yal, me ela tei lek tiwei lim yuw eno teyeima.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27De loxyus eno vex on mey.And last of all, the woman died.

28Woyom lek bouk wei qandieing lek eno eivek xel lim yuw on eti venei? En inyon nambei xel xouing ii vex tiyon.”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29Yesu neil elox, “Xam ghe neil esewok en inyon xam seng mi pyaw qayeeng wei di yeip eivek qapiya vambuing o me xam seng woulek Anutu xe nikanzek.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Gyeik bouk wei qandieing lek veil meyeing eno xomaxoneing tyek se diima o diima nox me noum. Tyek xel ghok ambei angelayeiw wei tyoung gheyapu nei.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Ekom qayeeng tiwei qandieing lek veil meyeing, eno beind xam seng pyaw vati wei Anutu neil wou xam bei,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘A ne Anutu wei Apraham xe yo, Anutu wei Isaka xe yo me Anutu wei Yakop xe yo.’ Moxo se Anutu wei meyeing o, qe Anutu wei mapieing o.”‘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.”

33Xel xomaxoneing qendu tiyon ngo tine, xel etek en e xe teyoxeing.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34Xel Parisi ngo bei Yesu qateiv xel Sadyusi xe lukeing, om xel Parisiyeiw toung lekti.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35Eivek xel senghoing eno tambiy ti, wei wo lupeyei en petieing, eno wo axeing wou Yesu en telinyeing tine,One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36“Putoung, qayeeng petieing tina inye ngandoung ghanaw veil eivek petieing?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37Yesu neil elox, “‘Xam laleimim devind Tambiy Ngandoung xam xe Anutu is xam laleimim dalus me is xam numim dalus me is xam lumimpeyei dalus.’ Petieing 6:5Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Tine inye qayeeng petieing tiwei tax o me ngandoung ghanaw veil.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39De nge yuw wei teyei lek eno nambei nye, ‘Wa laleim devind nimpapu nge nambei wa laleim mi vind xow o.’ Lumuki 19:18And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Petieing dalus me qayeeng poropet dalus eno milek qayeeng petieing yuw ne.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Ka xel Parisi di qekuma eno Yesu teling xel,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Xam ghe wou naleimim ambei nya en Kilisi? Eti neu e?” Xel neil elox bei, “Dawit neu moux o.”“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43Moxo neil wou xel, “Woyom nambei nya Laweeng Vambuing wong kwa wou Dawit me moxo taxe e ‘Tambiy Ngandoung’? En moxo neil ambei nye,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44“‘Tambiy Ngandoung neil wou a xe Tambiy Ngandoung, “Dei wou a memang payeiv deka a toung wa xe xel vevek eivek wa vaxam xeinghembi le.”’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Woyom wangwei Dawit a mi taxe e bei ‘Tambiy ngandoung,’ on nambei nya ekom e yon Dawit neu moux?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Xelti se teyei bei neil qayeeng nge nox wou e, de lek bouk kayon me ela eno xelti se mi teling e no en lulti.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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