ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎹᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 3
1 ᏔᎵᏁᏃ ᏭᏴᎴ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎡᏙᎮ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎤᏩᎢᏎᎸᎯ.
[On another] ([Sabbath/Jewish day of rest]), Jesus entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) again. There was a man there whose hand was shriveled.
2 ᎬᏩᏯᏫᏎᏃ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎬᏩᏓᏅᏬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏰᎢᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ.
[Some men of the Pharisee sect] watched him carefully in order to see whether he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this in order that [if he healed the man], they would accuse him of disobeying [their Jewish laws, because he worked] ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]).
3 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎤᏩᎢᏎᎸᎯ; ᎠᏰᎵ ᎭᎴᎲᎦ.
Jesus said to the man whose hand was shriveled, “Stand up here in front of everyone!” [So the man stood up].
4 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏗᏍᎪ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ, ᎤᏲᎨ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ? ᎬᏅ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏍᏕᎸᎡᏗᏱ, ᎠᎯᏍᏗᏱᎨ? ᎡᎳᏪᏉᏃ ᎤᏅᏎᎢ.
Then Jesus said [to the Pharisees], “Do the laws [that God gave Moses] permit people to do good ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]), or do they permit people to do evil? Specifically, do his laws permit us to save a person’s life (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit us] to let him die [by refusing to help him]?” But they did not reply.
5 ᎤᏐᏅᏤᎯᏃ ᏕᎤᎧᎿᎭᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ, ᎤᏕᏯᏔᏁᎲ ᏗᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᎾᏫ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ; ᎭᏙᏯᏅᎯᏛ. ᎤᏙᏯᏅᎯᏕᏃ, ᎤᏬᏰᏂᏃ ᎬᏩᏃᏍᏛ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏐᎢ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.
He looked around at them angrily. He was very distressed that they were stubbornly [not wanting to help the man]. So he said to the man, “Reach out your hand!” When the man reached out his withered hand, his hand became all right again!
6 ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏃ ᎤᏂᏄᎪᏨ, ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏭᎾᎵᏃᎮᎴ ᎡᎶᏛ ᎬᏩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏡᏗᏍᎬ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
Then the Pharisees [decided to get rid of Jesus. So] after they left [the meeting house], they [immediately met with some of] the Jews who supported Herod [Antipas, who ruled Galilee district]. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus.
7 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᏓᏅᏎ ᏚᏘᏅᏎ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎥᏓᎵ ᏭᏂᎶᏎᎢ; ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎᎢ, ᏅᏓᏳᏂᎶᏒᎯ ᎨᎵᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏗᏱ,
Jesus and his disciples left [that] town and went to an area further along [Galilee Lake in order to get away from the people]. But a great crowd of people followed him. They were people who came from Galilee [district],
8 ᎠᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏙᎻᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᏓᏂ ᎢᏍᎪᏂᏗᏢ; ᎠᎴ ᏓᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏙᏂ ᎾᎥ ᏗᏁᎯ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᎪᏗᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏕᎤᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ, ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴᎢ.
from Jerusalem [city], from [other towns of] Judea [district], from Idumea [district], from [the region on] the [east] side of the Jordan [River], and from [the region] around Tyre and Sidon [cities]. This great crowd of people came to him because they heard about what he was doing.
9 ᏚᏁᏤᎴᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏳ ᎤᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏁᏄᎳᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
Because he had healed many people, many [other] people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him [they would come well]. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him [to get in and teach from it]. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him [when they pushed forward to touch him].
10 ᎤᏂᏣᏖᏰᏃ ᏚᏅᏩᏁᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎬᏩᏁᏄᎳᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎬᏩᏃᏟᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎨᎢ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏗᎾᎵᏍᏗᏍᎩ.
11 ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏓᎭ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎬᏩᎪᏩᏛ, ᎡᎳᏗ ᎬᏩᏓᏅᏁᎮ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᎷᎲᏍᎨ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏂᎯ.
Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, [they caused the people whom they controlled] to fall down in front of Jesus [in recognition of Jesus’ power]. Then they exclaimed, “You are (the Son of God/the man who is also God)!”
12 ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛᏃ ᏚᏁᏤᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
He commanded the [evil spirits] strongly that they should not tell anyone who he was.
13 ᎤᎿᎭᎷᏎᏃ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏯᏅᎮ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏧᏯᏅᏗᏱ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎮᎢ.
Jesus went [with many other people] up into the hills. After he picked out [from among them] the men whom he wanted [to accompany him], they came [close] to him.
14 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏑᏰᏎ ᏔᎳᏚ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᎵᏥᏙᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ,
He appointed twelve men in order that they might be with him and in order that he might send them out to preach. He called them apostles.
15 ᎠᎴ ᏧᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᏚᏂᏢᎬ ᏧᏂᏅᏬᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᏧᏂᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ;
He also gave them power in order that they might expel evil spirits [from people].
16 ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᏈᏓ ᏚᏬᎡᎢ.
These were the twelve men he appointed: Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name Peter; his [younger] brother Andrew;
17 ᎠᎴ ᏥᎻ ᏤᏈᏗ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᏂ ᏥᎻ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏉᎠᎾᏥ ᏚᏬᎡᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎩ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎦᏛᎦ;
James, [the son] of Zebedee, and John, the [younger] brother of James, to [both of] whom he added the [new] name, ‘Men who are like Thunder’. [because of their fiery zeal];
18 ᎠᎴ ᎡᏂᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏆᏙᎳᎻ, ᎠᎴ ᎹᏚ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎻ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᎻ ᎡᎵᏈ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏗᏯ, ᎠᎴ ᏌᏩᏂ ᎠᎨᎾᏂᏗ,
Philip; Bartholomew; Levi, whose other name was Matthew; Thomas; [another] James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus; [another] Simon, who was a [member of the party that wanted] to overthrow [the Roman government];
19 ᎠᎴ ᏧᏓᏏ ᎢᏍᎦᎳᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏍᏉ ᏧᎶᏄᎮᎴᎢ; ᎠᏓᏁᎸᏃ ᏭᏂᎶᏎᎢ.
and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]). He was the one who [later] (betrayed Jesus/helped Jesus’ enemies seize him).
20 ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏚᏂᎳᏫᏦᎴᎢ, ᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎤᏟᏍᏕ ᎦᏚ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏗᏱ.
Jesus [along with his disciples] went to the house where he was staying [in Capernaum. Again a crowd gathered where he was]. There were many people crowding around him, so that he and his disciples had no time when they could eat or [when they could do anything else].
21 ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏃ ᏧᏩᏅ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ, ᎤᏁᏅᏎ ᎬᏩᏂᏴᎲᏎᎢ; ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ, ᎤᎸᏃᏘᎭ.
After his relatives heard about this, they went to take him home [with them] because (some people/they) were saying that he was insane.
22 ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏅᏓᏳᏂᎶᏒᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ, ᏇᎵᏥᏆ ᎤᏪᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᎬᏗᎭ ᏕᎦᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ.
[Around that time] some men who taught the [Jewish] laws came down from Jerusalem [city. They heard that Jesus was expelling demons]. So they were telling [people], “Beelzebub, who rules the evil spirits, controls him. He is the one who enables this man to expel evil spirits [from people]!”
23 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎲ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏎᏓᏂ ᏱᎦᏄᎪᏩ ᏎᏓᏂ?
Jesus summoned those men. [Then he spoke to them] in parables [to enable them to realize that Satan would not oppose his own evil spirits. He also wanted them to realize that by expelling evil spirits, he was demonstrating that he was much more powerful than Satan]. So he said, “([It is ridiculous] to suggest that Satan would expel his own [evil spirits]!/Why would Satan expel his own [evil spirits]?) [RHQ]
24 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎪᏢᏒ ᏔᎵ ᏱᏄᏓᎠ, ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏯᏓᏡᏗᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎪᏢᏒᎢ.
If [people who live in the same] country are fighting one another, they will cease to be a single group under one ruler.
25 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᏱᏄᏓᎠ, ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏯᏓᏡᏗᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗᏉ.
And if [people who live in the same] house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one family].
26 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᏎᏓᏂ ᏱᏚᎴᏅ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏱᏚᏓᎦᏘᎴᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᏱᏄᏓᎠ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗᏉ, ᏱᏩᏍᏔᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᎲᎢ.
Similarly, if Satan and his [evil spirits] were fighting one another, instead of remaining strong, he would become powerless.
27 ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏴᎬᏴᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᎬᏬᏅ ᎤᎿᎭᎥᎢ, ᎬᏂ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏳᎸᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ; ᎩᎳ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏯᏬᏅ ᎦᏁᎸ ᎤᎿᎭᎥᎢ.
Contrary to [what you say about me], someone can enter the house of a strong man [like Satan] and carry off his possessions only if he first ties up the strong man. Then [and only then] will he [be able to] steal the things in that man’s house.”
28 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏍᎦᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎦᎨᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ ᏧᏁᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎬᏩᏂᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
[Jesus also said], “Consider this carefully! People may sin in many ways and they may speak evilly about God, but [if] they [then are sorry and ask God to] forgive [them], [God] will forgive them for doing that.
30 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᎢ, ᎦᏓᎭ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏯᎠ, ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎢ.
[Jesus told them that] because [they refused to admit that the Holy Spirit was helping him to expel demons. Instead], they were saying, “An evil spirit is controlling him!”
31 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᏓᏂᏙᎨ, ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏎ ᏫᎬᏩᏯᏂᏍᎨᎢ.
Jesus’ mother and [younger] siblings arrived. While they stood outside, they sent [someone inside] in order to call him [outside].
32 ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᎠᏂᏁ ᎬᏩᏓᏡᏫᏍᏕᎢ; ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᎬᏩᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ, ᏣᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᏗᎨᏣᏲᎭ.
A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, “Listen/Hey, your mother and your [younger] brothers and sisters are outside, and they are wanting (to see/to talk with) you!”
33 ᏚᏁᏤᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᎡᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ?
Jesus replied to them, “([I will tell you something about] my mother and my brothers.[/Do you know whom I consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [RHQ]
34 ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛᏃ ᏚᎧᎿᎭᏂᏙᎸ ᎤᏬᎸ ᎾᎥ ᎠᏂᏂ ᏚᎧᎾᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎡᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ?
After he looked around at [the disciples] who were sitting around him [in a circle], he said, “Look here! I [love these men as much as] I [love] my mother and my brothers.
35 ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎾᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᏍᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᎩᏙ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥ.
Those who habitually do what God wants are [as dear to me] [MET] as my brother, my sister, or my mother!”
