Luka 10
1 Boeipa loh a tloe sawmrhih panit a tuek tih, amih te amah hmai kah pha hamla a cai thil kho neh a hmuen takuem la panit panit ah a tueih.
After that, the Lord Jesus appointed 72 other [people]. He [prepared to] send them out, two-by-two, to every town and village where he [SYN] intended to go.
2 Te vaengah amih taengah, “Cangah hamla yet dae bibikung yool, te dongah cangah Boeipa taengah bih uh lamtah amah kah cangah hmuen ah bibikung han hlah saeh.
He said to them, “The [people who are ready to receive my message] are like a field [of] [MET] [grain] that is ready for [people] to harvest {to be harvested}. But there are not many people [to bring them to God]. So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his fields [to gather the] harvest.
3 Cet uh, uithang lakli ah tuca bangla nangmih kan tueih coeng he.
Start going; but [remember that] I am sending you [(pl)] out [to tell my message to people who will try to get rid of you. You will be] like lambs among wolves.
4 Sungkoi, sungsa neh khokhom khaw khuen uh boeh, longpueng ah hlang kuttu uh boeh.
Do not take along [any money in] a purse. Do not take a traveler’s bag. Do not take [extra] sandals. Do not [spend a lot of time] greeting people along the way.
5 Im te na kun thil uh coeng atah lamhma la, 'He im khuiah ngaimongnah om saeh, 'ti na uh.
Whenever you enter a house [to lodge there], first say to those people, ‘May [God give inner] peace to [you people] [MTY] [in] this house!’
6 Te ah te ngaimongnah kah a capa a om van atah nangmih kah ngaimongnah loh anih soah om ni. Te pawt koinih nangmih taengla koep ha bal bitni.
If people who [live] there [are (desiring to have]/worthy of receiving) [God’s] peace, they will experience the [inner] peace that you are [offering them]. If people who [live] there [are not desiring to have God’s] peace, you [will experience God’s inner] peace, [but they will not].
7 Te dongah amah tekah im ah naeh uh, amih taengkah te ca uh lamtah ouh. Bibikung tah a thapang a dang hamla tueng pai. Im pakhat lamloh im pakhat la thoeih uh boeh.
[If they welcome you], stay in that same house [until you leave that village]. Do not move around from one house to another. Eat and drink whatever they provide for you. A worker deserves to get pay [MET] [from the people for whom he works, so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
8 Khopuei te na kun uh thil tih nangmih te n'doe uh atah na taengah han tawn te ca uh.
Whenever you enter a town and the people [there] welcome you, eat what is provided {what [they] provide} for you.
9 A khuikah tattloel te hoeih sak uh lamtah amih te, 'Pathen kah ram tah nangmih taengah yoei coeng,’ ti nah.
Heal the people there who are sick. Tell them, ‘It is almost [time for] God to send his king to rule [MET] [your lives].’
10 Tedae khopuei te na kun thil uh vaengah nangmih te n'doe uh pawt atah toltung ah cet uh.
But if you enter a town whose [people] do not welcome you, go into its [main] streets and say,
11 Na khopuei lamkah loh kaimih kho dongah tangdik aka kap te nangmih kan khoek uh thil coeng, 'ti nauh. Tedae te nen te Pathen kah ram tah yoei coeng tila ming uh.
‘[Because you have refused to hear our message, we(exc) will not only leave], we will also shake off the dust of your town that clings to our sandals, to warn you [that God will reject/punish you]. But [we want you to know that] it is almost [the time when] God will start to rule!’
12 Nangmih taengah ka thui, tekah khohnin ah Sodom te tekah khopuei lakah a phoeng la om ni.
I will tell you this: On the [MTY] [final] day when [God judges everyone], he will punish the wicked people [MTY] who long ago lived in Sodom, [the city that he destroyed because its people were so wicked]. But he will punish [even] more severely the people [MTY] of any town [whose people refused to hear your message]!”
13 Anunae nang Khorazim, anunae nang Bethsaida, nangmih ah thaomnah aka om te Tyre neh Sidon ah om koinih, tlamhni neh hmaiphu dongah ngol uh vetih yut uh dingrhae pawn ni.
“There will be terrible [punishment] for [you people who live in] [MTY] Chorazin and Bethsaida [cities]. I did great miracles in your cities [to show God’s power, but you did not turn from your sinful behavior]. If the miracles that I performed in your [cities] had been done in Tyre and Sidon [cities], the wicked people who lived there would have long ago [shown that they were sorry for their sins by] sitting on the ground wearing coarse cloth and putting ashes on their heads.
14 Tedae laitloeknah khuiah Tyre neh Sidon te nangmih lakah a phoeng la om ni.
[But they did not have the opportunity that you have, so when God punishes people, he will punish the wicked people who lived in] Tyre and Sidon, but he will punish you more severely [because you did not pay attention to my message].
[I also have something to say to] you [people who live in] Capernaum [city]. (Do not [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven!/Do you [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven?) [RHQ] [That will not happen! On the contrary], [after you die, God] will send you down to the place where [sinful people] will be punished [forever]!” (Hadēs g86)
16 Nangmih taengah aka hnatun long tah kai ol a hnatun tih, nangmih aka hnawt long tah kai ni n'hnawt. Tedae kai aka hnawt long tah ka tueih hlang te khaw a hnawt,” a ti nah.
[Jesus also said to the disciples, “God will consider that] those who listen to your [message] are listening to me, and that those who reject your [message] are rejecting me. And [he will consider that] those who reject me are rejecting [God], the one who sent me.”
17 Sawmrhih panit tah omngaihnah neh mael uh tih, “Boeipa, nang ming nen tah rhaithae pataeng kaimih taengah boe a ngai uh coeng,” a ti uh.
The 72 [people whom Jesus appointed went and did as he told them to]. When they returned, they were very joyful. They said, “Lord, [people did what we(exc) told them to do]! Demons also obeyed us when by your [(sg)] authority [MTY] [we commanded them to leave people]!”
18 Te vaengah amih te, “Satan he vaan lamkah khophaa a tlak banglam ni ka hmuh.
Jesus replied, “[When those demons were obeying you, because God had enabled you to defeat them, it was as though] [MET] I saw Satan fall from heaven [as suddenly and quickly] as lightning [strikes].
19 Rhul neh saelkhui-ta-ai khaw, rhal kah thaomnah boeih khaw cawt thil hamla nangmih taengah saithainah kam paek he. Te dongah pakhat nen pataeng nangmih te n'thae sak loengloeng boel saeh.
Listen! I have given you authority so that if you oppose evil spirits [MET] [they will not hurt you]. I have given you authority to defeat our enemy, [Satan]. Nothing shall hurt you.
20 Tedae mueihla loh nangmih taengah boe a ngai dongah he omngaih uh boeh, vaan ah na ming a tarhit dongah mah omngaih uh,” a ti nah.
But [although] you can rejoice that evil spirits obey you, you should rejoice [more] that your names have been written {that [God] has written your names} in heaven, [because you will be with God forever].”
21 Amah te vaeng tue ah Mueihla Cim loh a hlampan sak tih, “A Pa, vaan neh diklai kah Boeipa namah te kan uem, lungming hlangcueih taengkah na phah tangtae te cahmang rhoek taengah a pumphoe pah. Te pai saeh, a pa, te ni na hmaiah kolonah la aka om.
At that time the Holy Spirit caused [Jesus] to be very happy. He said, “Father, you [(sg)] rule over [everything in] heaven and [on] the earth! Some [people think that they are] wise [because] they are well-educated. But I thank you that you have prevented them from [knowing] these things. [Instead], you have revealed them to [people who accept your truth as readily] [MET] [as] little children [do]. Yes, Father, [you have done that] because it seemed good to you [to do] so.”
22 A cungkuem he a Pa loh kai taengah a tloeng. Pa mueh atah capa te unim ti khaw a ming moenih. Capa mueh atah pa te unim ti khaw a ming moenih. Amih taengah khaw capa loh pumphoe hamla a ngaih,” a ti nah.
[Jesus also said to the 72 disciples], “[God], my Father, has revealed to me all [I need to know and the power I need for my work]. Only my Father knows who I [really] am. Furthermore, only I and those [people] to whom I wish to reveal him know what [God] my Father is [like].”
23 Te phoeiah amah te hnukbang rhoek taengla mael tih, “Na hmuh uh he na mik loh a hmuh dongah he a yoethen.
Then when Jesus’ disciples were alone with him, he turned toward them and said, “[God] is pleased with you [SYN] who have seen [the things that I have done]!
24 Nangmih ham ni ka thui, nangmih loh na hmuh uh he tonghma rhoek neh manghai rhoek loh hmuh ham muep a ngaih uh dae ana hmu uh pawh, na yaak uh he ana yaak lam khaw ana yaak uh moenih,” a ti nah.
I want you to know that many prophets and kings [who lived long ago] desired to see the things that you are seeing [me do], but these things did not [happen] then. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but these things were not [revealed to them] then.”
25 Te vaengah olming pakhat tah Jesuh te noemcai ham tarha thoo tih, “Saya, balae ka saii vetih dungyan hingnah ka pang eh?,” a ti nah. (aiōnios g166)
[One day as Jesus was teaching people], a man was there who had studied carefully the laws that [God gave Moses]. He wanted to ask Jesus a difficult question. So he stood up and asked, “Teacher, what shall I do in order to live [with God] forever?” (aiōnios g166)
26 Te dongah Jesuh loh anih te, “Olkhueng dongah a daek te metlam na tae te?” a ti nah.
Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] have read [RHQ] what [Moses] has written in the laws that [God gave him]. What did Moses write about living forever?”
27 Anih long khaw a doo tih, “Boeipa na Pathen te na thinko boeih, na hinglu boeih, na thadueng boeih, na kopoek boeih neh, na imben te khaw namah pum bangla na lungnah ni,” a ti nah.
The man replied, “[He wrote that] we [(inc)] must love the Lord our God. [We must show that] by what we feel and by what we do and by what we think. [He] also [wrote that we must love] people that we come in contact with as much as [we love] ourselves.”
28 Te dongah anih te, “Buelh nan doo coeng, te te saii lamtah na hing bitni,” a ti nah.
Jesus replied, “You [(sg)] have answered [your question] correctly. If you do all that [continually], you will live [with God forever].”
29 Tedae anih long te amah a tang a ngaih dongah, Jesuh te, “Ka imben te unim,” a ti nah.
But the man wanted to defend [the way] he [acted toward people that he came in contact with] (OR, to defend why he [had asked a question that Jesus answered so simply]). So he said to Jesus, “Which people that I come in contact with [should I love]?”
30 Jesuh loh a doo tih, “Hlang pakhat tah Jerusalem lamkah loh Jerikho la suntla dae dingca rhoek neh tonguh. Anih te a pit uh phoeiah lucik la a khuehuh. Te daengah a toeng uh tih duekhlong la a caeh tak uh.
Jesus replied [by telling him this illustration]: “A [Jewish] man was once going down along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Bandits attacked him. They took away [most of] the man’s clothes [and everything else that he had], and they beat him until he was almost dead. Then they left him.
31 Tapkhoeh taploeng la khosoih pakhat tah tekah longpuei ah suntla tih anih te a hmuh dae a rhael.
It happened that a [Jewish] priest was going along that road. When he saw that man, [instead of helping him], he passed by on the other side [of the road].
32 Te vanbangla Levi khaw te hmuen kah aka om te a thoeng thil tih a hmuh dae a rhael bal.
Similarly, a man who worked in the temple [in Jerusalem] came to that place and saw the man. But he also passed by on the other side [of the road].
33 Tedae Samaria yin pakhat loh anih te a thoeng thil tih a hmuh vaengah a thinphat.
Then a man from Samaria [province] came along that road to where the man was lying. [People from Samaria despise Jews. But] when he saw that man, he pitied him.
34 Te dongah a paan tih a hma te a ben pah, situi, misurtui neh a toi pah. Te phoeiah anih te amah kah boiva dongah a ngol sak, rhaehim la a khuen tih, a cuncah.
He went over to him and put some [olive] oil and wine on his wounds [to help heal them]. He wound strips of cloth [around the wounds]. He placed the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn and took care of him.
35 A vuen ah tah denari panit te a loh tih imtawt te a paek. Te phoeiah, 'Anih he cuncah lamtah pakhat khaw na vak yet te tah ka mael vaengah nang te kan thuung bitni,” a ti nah.
The next morning he gave two silver coins to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of this man. If you [(sg)] spend more than this amount [to care for him], I will pay you back when I return.’”
36 Te rhoek pathum khuiah dingca kut ah aka cungku kah imben la ulae aka om ni tila na poek?” a ti nah.
Then Jesus said, “Three people [saw] the man whom bandits attacked. Which one of them [acted in a loving way toward] that man?”
37 Te vaengah anih long te, “A soah rhennah aka tueng sak te,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah amah te Jesuh loh, “Cet lamtah namah loh saii van,” a ti nah.
The man who studied the Scriptures replied, “The one who acted mercifully toward him.” Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] go and act like that [toward] everyone whom [you can help]!”
38 A caeh uh vaengah kho pakhat ah pah. Te vaengah huta pakhat, a ming ah Martha loh Jesuh te a doe.
As Jesus and his disciples continued to travel, they entered a village [near Jerusalem]. A woman whose name was Martha invited them to come to her house.
39 Te vaengah a mana Mary la a khue te khaw om. Anih tah Boeipa kah kho taengah ngol van tih a ol te a hnatun.
Her [younger] sister, whose name was Mary, sat near Jesus. She was listening to what he was teaching.
40 Tedae Martha tah bibi dongah mat tok. Te dongah koe pai tih, “Boeipa, kai mana tah nang hamla a ngaihuet voel pawt tih kamah bueng he thohtat ham n'hnoo coeng. Te dongah anih te thui pah lamtah kai n'bom mai saeh,” a ti nah.
But Martha was very much concerned about preparing [a meal]. She went to Jesus and said, “Lord, (you do not seem to care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself!/do you not care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself?) [RHQ] Tell her that she should help me!”
41 Tedae anih te Boeipa loh a doo tih, “Martha, Martha, muep na mawn tih na tom na ta mai.
But the Lord replied, “Martha, Martha, you [(sg)] are very worried about many things.
42 Tedae pakhat a ngoe om, Mary loh buham then te a tuek coeng dongah anih kah he rhawt pa uh mahpawh,” a ti nah.
But only one thing is truly necessary, and that is, [to listen to what I am teaching]. Mary has decided to [do that], and that is better [than worrying]. [The blessing that she is receiving from listening to me] will not be taken away from her {No one will take away from her [the blessing that she is receiving from listening to me]}.”
