Mark 4 (WRO) · Opened

1Tjilenda wun-man-bąli kaniiŋgundaleri wo:ndum pąlawḁlul' dąnja. Djąruk kadbiena aua nąnja peleŋgąraia djenbeŋuru, gewunja namąndi nąnja dąra kena, atją kauwona wo:ndum maninja; pelengąraia ardarawaia wo:ŋdum wodjulu kadina kabąiba nąnja.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.

2Darawa kaniiŋgundąla bare-bare nanja, kundjuŋąnąŋgori ąŋgąniingundaleri.And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

3Nuru njidu; wai! tjaląngąnja ŋąra keŋaŋuru, Tjaląngąnja njąŋo:gule kundjuŋu;“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4Ge kuniŋaiena, tjḁląngąnja njąŋgo:guleŋeri, ndjakekąrinja njąŋgari:na kalumba nanja, punaria wuŋo:ru ŋąria kariŋgunal, mindjḁl kubądjuŋanąŋga.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5Ndjakekąrinja njąngari:na kaiug bądąm maninja, ma kabąlba pidi:n dąka wąli; maiirgi:rkum ba wa kundjuŋal, kabąlba tjalani ŋuru-ŋuru pąngąngalb;Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

6Wuno-murum mąrąŋunja ba njiŋgengunal, wori kaŋuriena, wondudba ino:ra, iralga kandjuiena.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7Ndjakekąrinja njąŋgari:na wonąndja nąnja; wonąndja ba wa kubądjuŋal, limbitja kauero:neri, kurab kari wa bari pąŋgaiąndenja.Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

8Ndjakekąrinja njąŋgarima kabąlba mḁniam maninja, kurab bḁri kandjąndala, tjḁlanai kubądjuŋiri, karwongenjiri; bḁri kandjąndala, atjąkekąria 30, atjakekąria 60, atjąkekąria 100.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.”

9Gejau kundjuŋu, Aua ini:um kudai ŋuru wunja, ŋuru kaninja.Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10Wuno:murum auekama iŋgąnina, arka wo:ri iŋgarwuneri ąnŋenŋąlja nąnja, burkai kaueriąbuna bḁre-bḁre wunja.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

11Aua kundjuŋanąŋgori, Njiri nanja kunauwi:na wundjąlgaie God ŋąri; arka nąnja dąnde nąria darawa kuniŋaieŋu bḁre-bḁre nąnja;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,

12Gewunja mąŋgadidjeri pąmadidja ŋąna, wa mąra pḁmarwun; ŋuru ąŋgąnuŋiri ŋuru padu ŋana, wa puŋgadenąn madji worarkar njele pądu ŋąna, wai puŋgaiąbienąŋgori.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

13Kundjunaŋgori, Wawu laiburu pinjidin bḁre-bḁre wuna? Ŋarunąŋgọwu pitja laiburu njirąnu bḁre-bḁre darawa?Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

14Tjḁląngąnja ŋąra ŋąla-ŋąla ko:gulejiri.The farmer sows the word.

15Andja kaduŋ arka kalumba nąnja, ma ŋąla-ŋąla ko:gulieŋu; wuno:murum ŋuru ąŋgąnina, maiirgi:rkum keŋgal Satan, kąno:ŋgu ŋąla-ŋąla ko: guliena arka nąnja.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.

16Arge kądjindjia ąŋgo:guliena kaiug bądąm maninja, arka ŋąla-ŋąla wuno:murum ŋuru ąŋgąnina, maiirgi:rkum tjukul ŋąria kubądba;Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

17Wondudba ardo:reja arge wurura, pulągajau kaduŋ; gejau murdądąr, wundjo:rie keŋgal ŋąla-ŋąla wunja, maiirgi:rkum idjuwa karwona.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.

18Atjąkekąria kaduŋ wonąndja nąnja ąŋgo:guliena; ąndja kaduŋ arka ŋąla-ŋąla ŋuru ąŋgąnina,Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

19Murdądąr bąndaia ŋąri, wuŋgadjuie wuląnbiri ŋąri, tjąkąri lai kauwonąnąŋgori, dąra kunjąŋgal, ŋąla-ŋąla limbitja kumbu, kurab wuno:ra kuniŋaieŋu.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.

20Arka kaduŋ kabąlba mąniam maninja ąŋgo:guliena; arka ŋąla-ŋąla ŋuru karkaŋuru, kadba, kurab bḁri ąŋgaiąnda, atjąkekąria 30, atjakekąria 60, atjąkekąria 100.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.”

21Njele kundjuŋąnąŋgori, Tjḁnaim maŋuriena maŋgandieŋu wunja waiuru kuni:n, waiuru inarugu, wawu ŋuwonu nąnja pḁmandienja?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?

22Gewunja kari kundjąlgiena, ŋąmba wa mąra puŋgauwi:n; kari mululu ŋḁri, ŋąmba wa lewąra njini puŋgeŋgal gąri.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23I:dja ŋąmba ini:um kudai ŋuru wunja, ŋuru kąninja.If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24Kundjuŋąnąŋgori, Maranindj ŋąnąŋga ŋuru wurąŋungaŋuru; kądjinu wurąŋungugule pitja njo:gulienuri; tjile pitja njḁnawi:nuri.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.

25Aua kudai, pitja njanawi:naŋga, aua ino:ra, pitja njḁno:ŋgienąŋga ge njini kudai iŋgąnuŋ.For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

26Kundjuŋu, Wuna kadjinu bąndaia God anąŋga, i:dja tjḁląnganja njąŋgo:gulejiri kabąlba nąnja;Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

27Kulunu iŋgąnuŋ, bari iŋgąnuŋ, wundugum lewąra, tjḁląngąnja ba pinjeŋąŋ pinjimbąnge ŋąna, ŋḁrunąŋgọwu wa laiburu pąŋgąnin.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

28Kabąlba kurab bąri kaiąnda mauekama; jedmąŋgḁngule, imuŋga njini, gejau corn arąŋga njini imuŋga nąnja.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

29Wuno:murum kurab iwidjara iŋganuŋ, maiirgi:rkum kuldjuru ko:gule, wulgundjiri gole keŋgunal.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

30Kundjuŋu, Ŋḁrunąŋgọwu kądjinu workundju bąndaia God anąŋga? Bḁre-bḁre ŋḁnąŋga nanja workungugule?Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

31Kądjinu tjḁląngąnja ndjḁruŋ mustard, njiŋge, kabąlba nąnja njąŋgo:gulienu, pidi:n njinuŋ tjḁląngąnja njindarawa mandągąnja kabalba nąnja.It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

32Wuno:murum njąŋgo:gulieŋu, tjḁlanai kundju, njinaiud' ban dągąnja irululu darawa nąnja njiniŋaienu, njuŋgalalidjerudja njinaiudj njąŋgo:gulejiri, gewunja punaria wuŋo:ru ŋaria gole atją parwa djedba ma nąnja.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.”

33Bare-bare darawa wuna kadjinu ŋąla-ŋąla kululanąŋgori, gole ŋuru ŋąna padu;With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

34Nąmba wa bare-bare nąnja wa puŋgenjanąŋgori; argekama inalalaia kanmiimbuneri.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

35Lewara gejau kąle-kąlem njiŋgąnina, kundjunąŋgori, Kanal' guru ŋḁriuri.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

36Peleŋgąraia ąŋganbądbąŋgi:la, kaueraŋuru arka nąnja, aua geŋida, namąndi nąnja. Namąndi tjąkekąri aua nąnja kuladi:na.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.

37Adjadjiri mandjum maiilworam meŋgal, pąląŋgąrinja namąndi dai njimbunal, gewunja namandi kąlabu kundjuŋiri.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

38Aue ŋundju-ŋundju umbąnde nąnja kąnina, kulunu kąnineri bururu nąnja; kauero:lunda, kubądjunąŋga, Iniiŋgundeja, gole ŋarkḁriiŋiri, wawu djerara pąmąndjąmąn?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?”

39Barele kąnina, mandjum mamaiḁmbuna, wo:ndum kundjuŋunąŋga, Abi:la, kąmuk bowi:. Mandjum wudun kundjuŋu, tjumulu njini kunina.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.

40Kundjuŋanąŋgori, Ąŋudja kunja njirkulguneŋiri? Weni wawą panjḁrąŋudjarąn ŋąri?“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

41Djenbeŋuru karkulgunenja, arge wurura kubądjuŋ, Indja ąŋguja, mąndjum a wo:ndum ŋuru iŋgarkaŋurandu?Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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