Luka 5
1 A om rhuet vaengah anih te hlangping loh a et tih Pathen kah olka a hnatun uh. Te vaengah anih tah Gennesaret tuili taengah om tih pai.
One day while many people were crowding around him to hear the message from God, Jesus was standing on the shore of Gennesaret Lake, [which is also called Lake Galilee].
2 Te vaengah tuili kah aka pai lawng panit te a hmuh. Tedae te lamkah tuihoi rhoek tah lawk suk la khoe uh coeng. Te phoeiah ngol tih lawng dong lamkah loh hlangping te a thuituen.
He saw two [fishing] boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had gone out of the boats and were washing their [fishing] nets [on the shore]. One of the boats belonged to Simon.
3 Te phoeiah lawng pakhat khuila kun. Te tah Simon kah la a om dongah, “Lan lamkah bet thoeih dae,” a ti nah.
Jesus got in that boat and asked Simon to push the boat a little bit away from the shore [so that he could speak to the crowd more easily. Jesus] sat in the boat and taught the people [who were on the shore].
4 A thui a bawt van neh Simon te, “A dung la thoeih lamtah nga tuuknah ham na lawk te voei lah,” a ti nah.
After he finished speaking [to them], he said to Simon, “Push the boat out to where the water is deep. Then let your nets down [into the water] to catch [some fish]!”
5 Tedae Simon loh a doo tih, “Boeipa, khoyin khing ah ka thakthae uh tih ka dang uh moenih. Tedae namah ol dongah lawk te ka voei eh?,” a ti nah.
Simon replied, “Master, we [(exc)] worked hard all night but we did not catch any [fish]. But because you [(sg)] tell me to do it, I will let down the nets.”
6 A saii uh tangloeng vaengah nga hol te muep a kol uh tih a lawk khaw a va pah.
When Peter [and the men with him] had done that, they caught so many fish that their nets were breaking.
7 Te dongah lawng tloe dongkah a pueipo rhoek te a cavaih uh tih amih talong ham ha pawk uh. Tedae ha pawk uh vaengah lawng rhoi te bae coeng tih dalh buek uh.
They motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. So they came and filled both the boats [with fish from the net]. The result was that the boats were so full that they began to sink.
8 Simon Peter loh a hmuh vaengah Jesuh te khuklu a bakop thil tih, “Kai taeng lamloh nong laeh, kai he hlang tholh ni BOEIPA,” a ti nah.
Simon and all the men who were with him were amazed at how many fish they had taken. James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners, were among those who were amazed. When Simon, [whose other name was] Peter, saw [the fish, feeling ashamed to be in the presence of someone who obviously had God’s power], he prostrated himself before Jesus and said, “Lord, you should go away from me, because I am a sinful man!”
9 A tuuk uh bangla a nga tuknah soah amah neh a taengkah rhoek boeih te ngaihmangnah loh a tuuk.
10 Simon kah a pueipo la aka om Zebedee ca rhoi James neh Johan khaw a ngaihmang rhoi van. Te phoeiah Simon te Jesuh loh, “Rhih boeh tahae lamkah tah hlang aka tu la na om pawn ni,” a ti nah.
But Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid! [Up until now you(sg) have been gathering fish] [MET], but from now on you will gather people [to become my disciples].”
11 Lawng rhoek te lan la a thak phoeiah boeih a toeng uh tih Jesuh te a vai uh.
So after they brought the boats to the shore, they left their business [HYP] [in the hands of others] and went with Jesus.
12 Kho pakhat ah a om vaengah hlang pakhat tah hmaibae hoeng la tarha om. Jesuh te a hmuh vaengah a hmai long bakop. Te vaengah, “BOEIPA na ngaih atah kai nan cim sak thai,” a ti nah tih a bih.
While [Jesus] was in one of the cities [there in the district of Galilee], there was a man there who was very severely affected by leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he prostrated himself before him and, [wanting Jesus to heal him], pleaded with him, “Lord/Sir, [please heal me, because] you are able to heal me if you are willing to!”
13 Anih te kut a yueng doela a taek tih, “Ka ngaih ta, cim saeh,” a ti nah. Te dongah anih te hmaibae loh pahoi a nong tak.
[Then Jesus, disregarding the religious law that forbade people to come close to lepers], reached out his hand and touched the man. He said, “I am willing [to heal you]; and I heal you now!” Immediately the man [was healed]. He was no longer a leper [PRS]!
14 Tedae anih te Jesuh loh, “Thui boeh ne, tedae cet lamtah namah te khosoih taengah moe pah, na cimcaihnah dongah Moses loh ng'uen bangla nawn lamtah amih taengah laipai la om saeh,” a ti nah.
Then Jesus told him, “Make sure that you do not report [your healing immediately. First, go to a priest in Jerusalem] and show yourself to him [so that he can examine you and verify that you no longer have leprosy]. After the priest tells [the local people], they will know that [you have been healed, and you will be able to associate with them again]. Also take to the priest [the offering] that Moses commanded [that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer].”
15 Tedae anih kah olthang tah a nah la cet. Te dongah a ol hnatun ham neh amih vawtthoek rhoek te hoeih sak ham hlangping loh muep tingtun uh.
But many people heard the man’s report of what [Jesus had done]. The result was that large crowds came to Jesus to hear his [message] and to be healed of their sicknesses {so that he would heal their sicknesses}.
16 Tedae Jesuh amah tah khosoek la vi uh tih thangthui.
But he often would go away from them to the desolate area and pray.
17 Hnin at om tih Jesuh loh a thuituen vaengah, Galilee vangca boeih neh Judea, Jerusalem lamkah aka pawk Pharisee rhoek neh saya rhoek khaw om uh tih ngol uh. Te vaengah a hoeih ham khaw BOEIPA kah a thaomnah loh om ngawn coeng.
One day when [Jesus] was teaching, some men from the Pharisee [sect] were sitting there. Some of them were men who taught the [Jewish] laws. They had come from many [HYP] villages in Galilee [district] and also from Jerusalem and from [other] villages in Judea [district]. [At that time while] God was giving Jesus power to heal people,
18 Khawn tih aka om sut hlang te hlang rhoek loh phak dongah tarha hang khuen uh. Te phoeiah a taengla a khuen tih tloeng pah ham Jesuh a toem uh.
several men brought on a sleeping pad a man who was paralyzed. They wanted to bring him into [the house] and lay him in front of Jesus.
19 Tedae hlangping laklo ah metla anih khuen ham khaw hmu uh thai pawh. Imphu la yoeng uh bangyai longah a laklung kah Jesuh hmaiah thingkongca neh a hlak uh.
But there was no way to do that because of the large crowd of people, so they went up [the steps] onto the roof. They tied ropes onto the sleeping pad and, after [removing some of] the tiles on the roof, they lowered the man [on] the sleeping pad. They lowered him through the opening into the midst of the crowd in front of Jesus.
20 Amih kah tangnah te a hmuh vaengah, “Hlang pa aw, na tholhnah loh nang n'hlah coeng,” a ti nah.
When Jesus perceived that they believed that [he could heal the man], he said to him, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
21 Tedae cadaek rhoek neh Pharisee rhoek long tah dawtlet ham a tong uh tih, “Soehsalnah aka thui te unim ca he? Pathen bueng pawt atah tholh hlah ham ulae aka coeng thai eh?” a ti uh.
The men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the rest of the Pharisees began to think within themselves, “Who does this man [think he is, saying] that? He is insulting God! (Nobody can forgive sins!/What person can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can do that!”
22 Tedae amih kah poeknah te Jesuh loh a ming dongah amih te a doo tih, “Nangmih thinko khuiah balae na poek uh?
Jesus perceived what they were thinking. So he said to them, “(You should not think that way [about what I said]!/Why do you question within yourselves [about what I said]?) [RHQ] [Consider this]:
23 'Na tholh loh nang n'hlah coeng, 'ti ham neh 'Thoo lamtah cet, 'ti ham te melae a phoeng la aka om?
It would [not] be risky [for someone] to say [to this man], ‘[I] forgive your sins,’ [because no one could see whether or not his sins were really forgiven. But no one] [RHQ], [without having the power to heal], would say to [him], ‘Get up and walk!’ [because people could easily see whether he was healed or not].
24 Te daengah ni hlang capa loh diklai dongah tholh hlah hamla saithainah a khueh te na ming uh eh,” a ti nah. Aka khawn te khaw, “Namah khaw kan thui eh?, thoo, na thingkongca te khuen lamtah namah im la cet laeh,” a ti nah.
But [as a result of my healing this man] you [(pl)] will know that [God] has authorized [me], the one who came from heaven, to forgive the sins [of people while I am on] the earth, [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the man who was paralyzed, “To you I say, ‘Get up, pick up your sleeping pad, and go home!’”
25 Te dongah amih hmaiah hlat thoo tih, a yalh nah te a khuen tih, Pathen a thangpom doela a im te a paan.
Immediately the man [was healed]. He stood up in front of them. He picked up the [sleeping pad] on which he had been lying, and went home, praising God.
26 Te vaengah mueimang bangla boeih om uh tih Pathen te a thangpom uh. Rhihnah nen khaw baetawt uh tih, “Tihnin ah poektloel la m'hmuh,” a ti uh.
All the people [there] were amazed! They praised God and were completely awestruck. They kept saying, “We [(inc)] have seen wonderful things today!”
27 Te phoei lamkah loh a caeh vaengah a ming ah Levi, mangmu aka coi tah mangmu doenah ah a ngol te a hmuh tih, “Kai m'vai laeh,” a ti nah.
Then [Jesus] left [the town] and saw a man who collected taxes [for the Roman government]. His name was Levi. He was sitting in the booth where he collected the taxes. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!”
28 Te dongah a cungkuem te a hnoo phoeiah thoo tih Jesuh te a vai.
So Levi left his work [HYP] and went with Jesus.
29 Te phoeiah Levi loh amah im ah Jesuh ham buhloei muep a tael pah. Te vaengah mangmucoi rhoek khaw hlangping la muep om tih amih taengkah aka om hlang tloe rhoek long khaw a vael uh.
Afterwards, Levi prepared a big feast in his own house [for Jesus and his disciples]. There was a large group of tax collectors and others eating together with them.
30 Te dongah Pharisee rhoek neh cadaek rhoek loh Jesuh kah hnukbang rhoek te a kohuet thil uh tih, “Balae tih mangmucoi rhoek neh hlangtholh rhoek taengah na caak na ok uh?” a ti na uh.
The men who were there who taught the [Jewish] laws, ones who belonged to the Pharisee [sect], complained to Jesus’ disciples, saying, “([It is disgusting that] you are eating with tax collectors and [others who we(exc) consider to be] sinners!/Why are you eating with tax collectors [and others who we(exc) consider to be] sinners?)” [RHQ]
31 Jesuh loh amih te a doo tih, “Siboei he sading rhoek loh ngoe pawt cakhaw tloh aka khueh rhoek long tah a ngoe.
Then, [to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him for help], Jesus said to them, “[It is] people who are sick who need a doctor, not those who are well [MET].
32 Aka dueng rhoek khue ham pawt tih aka tholh rhoek te yutnah dongla khue ham ni ka pawk,” a ti nah.
[Similarly], I did not come [from heaven] to invite [those who think they are] righteous [to come to me]. On the contrary, [I came to invite those who know that they are] sinners to turn from their sinful behavior [and come to me].”
33 Te rhoek loh Jesuh te, “Johan kah hnukbang rhoek tah puet a yaeh uh tih rhenbihnah khaw a saii uh. Pharisee rhoek kah hnukbang rhoek long khaw a saii uh van. Nangmih tah na caak na ok uh,” a ti na uh.
[Those Jewish leaders] said to Jesus, “The disciples of John [the Baptizer] often abstain from food [to show that they want to please God], and the disciples of the Pharisees do that, too. But your disciples keep on eating and drinking! [Why do not they fast like the others]?”
34 Tedae Jesuh loh amih te, “Yulueihmuen kah pacaboeina la na om uh moenih a? Amih neh a om rhuet ah yulokung loh a yaeh ham na saii uh aya?
[To show them that it was not appropriate for his disciples to be sad and abstain from food while he was still with them] [MET], Jesus said to them, “When (the bridegroom/man who is getting married) is with [his friends at the time of the wedding], you certainly do not make his friends abstain from food, do you [RHQ]? [No, you do not do that].
35 Tedae a tue ha pawk bitni, yulokung te amih taeng lamkah loh a khue khohnin ah a yaeh uh bitni,” a ti nah.
[But] some day he will be taken away {[his enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, at that time, his friends will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
36 Te phoeiah amih te nuettahnah neh, “Himbai a thai te a himbai pen la a phen tih himbai rhuem a bo thil moenih. Te pawt koinih, a thai khaw pawn vetih himpai pen a thai te a rhuem neh rhoep mahpawh.
Then Jesus told them two parables [to show them that those who desire to live according to God’s new message should not be forced to obey the old religious traditions like] ([fasting/abstaining from food]), [and that those who know only the old traditions are not eager to accept new ones] [MET]. He said, “People never tear a piece of cloth from a new garment and attach it to an old garment [to mend it]. If they did that, not only would they be ruining the new garment by tearing it, but the new piece of cloth would not match the old garment.
37 Misur noe te tuitang rhuem dongah a than moenih, te pawt koinih, misur noe loh tuitang te a va vetih, misur khaw cae ni, tuitang khaw poci ni.
Neither does anyone put freshly-[squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If anyone did that, the grape juice would burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the] new [wine ferments and expands. Then] the skin bags would be ruined, and [the wine] would [also] be spilled.
38 Tedae misur noe te tuitang thai dongah ni a than.
On the contrary, new wine must be put into new wineskins.
39 A rhuem aka o loh misur noe a ngaih moenih. 'A rhuem tah kodam la om,’ a ti,” a ti nah.
Furthermore, those who have drunk [only] old wine [are content with that]. They do not want to drink the new wine, because they say, ‘The old wine is [MET] fine!’”
