Luke 11
1 One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Mme ya re ka nako nngwe fa Jesu a ile go rapela, mongwe wa barutwa ba gagwe a tla mo go ene fa a fetsa a re, “Morena re rute thapelo jaaka Johane a rutile barutwa ba gagwe.”
2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Mme e ke yone thapelo e a neng a e ba ruta: “Rara leina la gago le tlotlelwe boitshepo jwa lone; Romela Bogosi jwa gago ka pele.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
Re fe dijo letsatsi le letsatsi.
4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Mme o re itshwarele melato ya rona gonne re itshwaretse ba ba neng ba re leofetse. Mme o se re letle go raelesega.”
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Hong ya re a ba ruta thata ka ga thapelo, a dirisa setshwantsho se a re: “A ke re o etetse tsala ya gago bosigogare o batla go adima dinkgwe di le tharo. Otlaa mo tlhaeletsa o re, ‘Tsala ya me e nketetse e e tswang kgakala mme ga ke na sepe se e ka se jang!’
6 because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
O tlaa fetola a le ka fa ntlwaneng ya borobalo a re, ‘Tswee-tswee se ntsose. Ga ke ka ke ka go thusa ka nako e!’
8 I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
“Mme ke tlaa go bolelela se, le fa a sa go direla jaaka tsala, fa o tswelela o kokota o tlaa tsoga a go neye sengwe le sengwe se o se batlang ka ntlha ya bobelotelele jwa gago.
9 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Mme go ntse fela jalo mo thapelong, tswelelang lo lope lo tlaa newa, batlang lo tlaa bona, kokotang lo tlaa bulelwa.
10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Mongwe le mongwe yo o kopang o tlaa amogela; botlhe ba ba batlang, ba a bona; mme go bulelwa mongwe le mongwe yo o kokotang.
11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
“Mme lona bo rra-bana, fa ngwana wa gago wa mosimane a go kopa senkgwe, a o ka mo naya lentswe? Fa a kopa tlhapi a o ka mo naya noga?
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Fa a kopa lee, a o ka mo naya phepheng? [Nnyaa!]
13 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
“Mme fa baleofi jaaka lona ba naya bana se ba se tlhokang, a ga lo lemoge gore Rraeno yo o kwa legodimong o tlaa dira mo go tona, a neela Mowa O O Boitshepo ba ba o kopang?”
14 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
Ka nako nngwe, fa Jesu a kgoromeletsa ntle mowa o o maswe mo monneng yo o neng a le semumu, lentswe la gagwe la mmoela, a mumuloga. Mme bontsintsi jwa batho jwa itumela thata ba nna matlhagatlhaga,
15 but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
mme bangwe ba re, “Ga go hakgamatse fa a kgoromeletsa mewa e e maswe ntle. O tsaya nonofo ya gagwe mo go Satane, Kgosi ya mewa e e maswe!”
16 And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
Bangwe ba kopa gore a dire sesupo sengwe mo loaping go supa go ipitsa ga gagwe a re ke Mesia.
17 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
Mme ka a ne a itsile dikakanyo tsa mongwe le mongwe wa bone a re, “Bogosi bongwe le bongwe jo bo itwantshang bo a senyega; le lolwapa lo lo tletseng kganetsanyo le ntwa lo ntse fela jalo.
18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
Hong fa se lo se buang e le boammaaruri, gore Satane o a itwantsha ka go nnonotsha go kgoromeletsa mewa ya gagwe e e maswe ntle, bogosi jwa gagwe bo ka ema jang?
19 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
Mme fa ke newa nonofo ke Satane, balatedi ba lona bone? Gonne ba kgoromeletsa mewa e e maswe ntle! A lo gopola gore mo go supa gore ba tsenywe ke Satane? Ba botseng fa e le gore lo bolelela ruri!
20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Mme fa ke kgoromeletsa ntle mewa e e maswe ka ntlha ya nonofo e e tswang mo Modimong, go supa gore Bogosi jwa Modimo bo tsile.
21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
“Gonne fa Satane a le thata a bile a tshotse dibolao, a tlhokomela ntlo ya gagwe ya segosi, e bolokesegile.
22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
Go fitlhelela mongwe yo o nonofileng a bile a tshotse dibolao tse di botoka a tla a mo fenya a bo a gapa dibolao tsa gagwe le dilwana tsa gagwe.
23 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
“Mongwe le mongwe yo e seng wa me o kgatlhanong le nna; fa a sa nthuse, o a ntlhokofatsa.
24 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
“E ya re fa mowa o o maswe o dule mo mothong o ye kwa dikakeng o batla boikhutso; mme e re o sa bo bone o boele kwa go yo o neng o tswa mo go ene,
25 On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
mme o fitlhele lolwapa lwa one lwa gale lo feetswe lo le phepa.
26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
Hong ‘o’ tsamaye, ‘o’ ye go tlisa mewa e mengwe e e maswe e le supa e e bosula go na le one, mme yotlhe e tsene mo mothung yoo. Hong motho wa mogolo a bife go gaisa jaaka a ne a ntse pele.”
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
Mme ya re a ntse a bua mosadi mongwe mo bontsintsing jwa batho a mo tlhaeletsa a re, “A Modimo o segofatse mmago, le sebopelo se o duleng mo go sone, le mabele a o a amuleng.”
28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Hong a mo fetola a re, “E, mme bogolo go sego botlhe ba ba utlwang Lefoko la Modimo ba le dirisa.”
29 As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Ya re bontsi jwa batho bo ntse bo ikgotlhaganyetsa mo go ene, a ba rerela thero e, a re: “Dipaka tseno ke tse di bosula, tsa batho ba ba bosula. Ba tswelela ka go kopa tiragalo e e sa tlwaelesegang mo loaping [gore ke supe gore ke Mesia], mme kgakgamalo e ke tlaa ba e nayang fela ke ele ya ga Jona, yo dikai tsa gagwe di neng tsa supegetsa batho ba Ninefe gore o rometswe ke Modimo. Sekai sa me se se tshwanang le sone se tlaa supegetsa batho ba gore ke romilwe ke Modimo.
30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
“Mme ka Letsatsi la Katlholo Mohumagadi wa Sheba o tlaa tsoga mme a supe morafe o ka monwana, a o sekise gonne o tsamaile loeto lo lo leele go tla go reetsa botlhale jwa ga Solomone; mme fano go yo mogolo thata go gaisa Solomone [mme o reediwa ke ba se kae fela].
32 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
“Batho ba Ninefe le bone ba tlaa tsoga ba sekisa sechaba se, gonne ba sokologile ka lobaka lwa thero ya ga Jona, mme yo mogola go gaisa Jona o fano. [Mme sechaba se ga se mo reetse].
33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
“Ga go ope yo o tshubang lobone a tswe a lo fitlhe! eseng jalo, o lo baya mo setlhomong go bonesetsa botlhe ba ba tsenang mo tlung.
34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
Matlho a gago a bonesa bokafateng jwa gago. Leitlho le le nang le keletso e e bosula le fifatsa lesedi mme le go latlhela mo lefifing.
35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
Jalo tlhokomela gore lesedi la gago le se ka la fifala.
36 So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
Fa go tletse lesedi mo go wena, go se na dintlha dipe tsa lefifi, hong bontle jwa gago le jone bo tlaa phatsima jaaka ekete lesedi le go phatsimela ka marang a lone.”
37 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
Ya re a ntse a bua, mongwe wa Bafarasai a mo kopa go ya go ja kwa lwapeng lwa gagwe. Mme ya re a goroga a nna fa fatshe a ja kwa ntle ga go dirisa mokgwa wa Sejuta wa go tlhapa diatla pele ga a ja. Mme mo ga gakgamatsa yo o neng a mo laleditse.
38 But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
39 “Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Mme Jesu a mo raya a re, “Lona Bafarasai lo tlhatswa bokafa ntle, mme mo teng lo sa le leswe, go tletse bobelotshetlha le bosula!
40 You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
Dieleele ke lona! A Modimo ga oa ka wa dira bokafateng le bokafantle?
41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
Bophepa bo supa bopelontle.
42 Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
“Mme a bo go latlhega lona Bafarasai! Gonne le fa lo tlhokomela go ntsha di tsa bosome tsa mo go nnye mo lo go amogetseng, lo lebala gotlhelele kaga tshiamo le lorato lwa Modimo. Lo tshwanetse go kgetha, ee, lo tshwanetse go ntsha ditsa bosome, mme ga lo a tshwanela go tlogela tse dingwe tse di sa dirwa.
43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
“A bo go latlhega lona Bafarasai! Gonne lo rata manno a tlotlego mo disenagogeng le go dumedisiwa ka maitseo ke mongwe le mongwe fa lo tsamaya mo marekelong!
44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
Ee, katlholo e e boitshegang e lo letile. Gonne lo tshwana le mabitla a a fitlhilweng mo nageng. Batho ba feta ka lona ba sena kitso ya gore lo batho ba ba kgopo jang.”
45 One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Mme moitseanape wa tumelo yo o neng a eme foo a re, “Morena, o tlhapaditse le yone tiro ya me ka se o ntseng o se bua.”
46 “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
Mme Jesu a re, “Ee, bogale jo bo ntseng jalo bolo emetse! Gonne lo gatelela batho mo ditaolong tsa tumelo tse di se ka keng tsa kgonega, tse le lona ka bo lona lo se ka keng lwa leka go di tshegetsa.
47 Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
A bo go latlhega lona! Gonne lo tshwana fela le bagolwane ba lona ba ba bolaileng baporofiti bogologolo.
48 So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
Babolai ke lona! Lo dumalana le bo rraalona gore se ba neng ba se dira se ne se siame, lo ka bo lo dirile jalo le lona.
49 Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
“Mme se ke se Modimo o se buang kaga lona: ‘Ke tlaa romela baporofiti le baapostoloi kwa go lona, mme lo tlaa bolaya bangwe ba bone lo bo lo leleke ba bangwe’.
50 As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
“Mme lona ba dipaka tseno lo tlaa arabela polao ya batlhanka ba Modimo go tswa tshimologong ya lefatshe,
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
go tswa polaong ya ga Abele go tsena ka ya ga Sakarea yo o swetseng fa gare ga aletara le felo fa go boitshepo. Ee, ruri e tlaa lopiwa mo go lona.
52 Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
“A bo go latlhega lona baitseanape ba tuelo! Gonne lo fitlhela batho boammaaruri. Ga lo bo ikamogelele, mme lo kganela ba bangwe go nna le nako ya go bo dumela.”
53 As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
Hong Bafarasai le baruti ba molao ba gakala; mme ya re go tswa foo ba mo gagautlha ka dipotso tse dintsi, ba leka go mo raela gore a bue sengwe se ba ka mo tshwarang ka sone.
54 waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
