Mark 4 (ULK1902)

1E iako degerati ko ereuerem keper tauer ge, gaire le netate gedim abim, abelelam E nar atiem, a emri, uiaba uridili tauer ge bamer.Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

2Gaire mer E uiabim ereuerem mer babisdarie, E uiabidaratagerare abara okadeskeda, kega,And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3Uaba aserauem; Dasmer, nerute amorda le bakeam ko emor:“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4E dikri, a uader kep gab dege abi, epe ebur giz kotorlam tabakeuda abele eroare.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Uader kep tumem neidge abi, kebi seb ge; sobkak omeili, abelelam lerkar seb ge:Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Gerger eupamada, a eueri, a eumili, abelelam nole sip kak.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Uader kep lu eipu daradara ge omeili, a detarapi, abelelam nole turum kak.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Uader kep debe seb ge abi, a omeili, a esali, a turum turum; a turum therti nagri, a sikesti; a uan handed.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”

9E uiabim detagereda, kega, Le grip nagri ko asoli, debele E asoli.Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10E tepteb emri, gaire le abi dog emri, pako tuelf le, abi itmer tonar abele mer babisdarie.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11E uiabim detagereda, kega, Gaire mu tonar Ade ra baselaia uabi dekuarare ko opaserertem; emetu ikeli abele gaire lu abkoreb uiabim nogle giz:He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

12Abelelam ui ko dasmerare, epe nole asmer kak; a asoli, epe nole asor kak; uiaba depegelam, a uiaba uit ko detue.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13E uiabim detagereda, kega, Nako, uaba nole asmer kak abele mer babisdarie? epe nako uaba ko umele gaire mer babisdarie uridili?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Abele amorda le, emor Ade ra mer.The farmer sows the word.

15Abele uader le gab ge, abele mer uiabi dog emor; uiaba asereda, epe Satana tabarki, abele mer uiabi nerkep ge emor ekadari.Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

16Abele uader tumem neid ge emor; uiaba abele mer asereda, a sobkak sererge erperida;Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Epe nole sip kak muige uiaba nerkep ge, abelelam nole niaiem ekue; menaba asiasi a dedkoli abele merlam tabarki, sobkak uiaba bakesmiri.But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

18Abele uader le eipu daradara ge emor; uiaba abele mer asoli,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Epe gaire dikiapor lu lag geseb ge uiabi nerkep ge badari, pako geseb lu okardarem, pako uader lu lag, abele mer etarapi, epe nole turum kak.but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20Ege uader emor debe seb ge; uiaba abele mer asoli, a mamor erpeili, a turum turum, uader therti, a uader sikesti, a uader uan handed.Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

21E uiabim detagereda, kega, Nako, lamepa ikedi kumete lokod ge, a laulau lokod ge? epe nole tum ge ikedi lamepa uteb?Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

22Epe nole lu ispili, a nole opasereret kak; pako nole mud ge lu, a nole akmer kak.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23Ese nerute le grip nagri ko asoli, debele E asoli.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24E uiabim detagereda, kega, Uaba mamoro aserauem; abele tonar uaba detare, ko uabim detare; a ko uabi daisuerare le asereda.He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

25Le nagri, ko abi ikuar; le nole nagri kak, ko ekada abele lu abi dog.For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26E detagereda, kega, Ade ra baselaia mokakalam le kep dikri seb ge;Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27E ko uteid, a ekeamlu ki ge a gerger, abele kep uai omeida, a bataile, E nole umer kak nagelam.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Tababu seb ge omeili; uai kekiam, sik keubu, epe turum agiag.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Turum agiag, epe namarida ko tigri, kerker ge nurabi.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30E detagereda, kega, Na lu meriba ko abkoreb Ade ra baselaia? na lu abkoreb abele babisdarie?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Abele mokakalam sinapi kep, emetu emor, kebikebi kep tumem gaire kep uridili geseb ge emor,It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Emetu emor, E omeida, a aule tumem gaire lu ekekri, epe gaire au tam disiri; a gaire ebur epereda mudi ge igiredi.But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

33E Ade ra mer uiabim detagereda, mokakalam gaire mer babisdarie, abkoreb uiaba umele asoli.With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34E nole uiabim atager kak, ese nole mer babisdarie; uiaba mud uteb ge, E uiabim, abara kaimeg giz, gaire tonar mer detaut.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Abele gerger kikem, E uiabim daratagereda, kega, Minaba atiem nerut apekem.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Uiaba emetu le lakub emarida, uiaba abi egared nar ge atiem. Uader kebi nar abi doakri.After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

37Au ui tabarki, a gaire zauber nar etatkoi, a mitkar.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38E amaz ge kor ge uteidi: uiaba abi itir, a abi detager, kega, Kole, mama laglag ki nabaume?But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

39E tekue, uag daisumda, a gur detager, kega, Bamer, debe meda. Iako uag ekeamulu, ege metalu.Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

40E uiabim daratagereda, kega, Nalugelam uaba geum mokakalam? nako uaba nole oatur kak?“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Uiaba au geumu, a mer atagere, kega, Nete dali, uag a gur abi asoli?Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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