Mark 4
1 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.
Jesus tuili hui ah thuhil kipan kik hi: a kung ah mihon tampi te hong ki kaikhop ciang in tuili sung ngunkuang sung ah tuak in to a; mihonpi te sia tuili hui ah om uh hi.
2 And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
Tasiaciang sontena te zang in thuhil a,
3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
Ngai vun a; en vun, thaici poaipa khat thaici poai tu in pai hi:
4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Tabang a poai ciang in, thaici pawlkhat te sia lampi ah tak a, tungleang te hongpai in ne siat hi.
5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Pawlkhat te suang tam na mun ah tak a, lei tawm a hi man in thaici te hong po pai hi, banghangziam cile lei thuk ngawl hi:
6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Ni hong sua ciang in, nisa in kang a; zung tha ngawl ahikom ngawtak hi.
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
Pawlkhat te sia lingphung sung ah tak a, lingkung te a khan ciang in deapcip in, nga zo ngawl hi.
8 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.”
A dang te sia lei pha na tung ah tak hi, taciang po in hong khang a, a nga hong nga hi; pawlkhat te a se sawmthum, pawlkhat te a se sawmluk, pawlkhat te a se zakhat dong in khang hi, ci hi.
9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Taciang Jesus in amate tung ah, Zak natu bil a nei peuma in za tahen, ci hi.
10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
Ama nguak a om laitak in, a nungzui sawmleni te taw a om te in sontena thu dong uh hi.
11 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,
Jesus in amate tung ah, Pathian kumpingam thuku heak theina hong pia zo hi: ahihang a puasang a omte tung ah, tua thu te theampo sia sontena te taw son hi:
12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
Amate in mu tu hi napi, a he bua tu uh hi; ngai tu hi napi, a tel thei bua tu uh hi; tabang hi bua le hun khatpo ah amate ki kheal in, amate i mawna ki maisak tu hi, ci hi.
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
Jesus in amate tung ah, Hi sontena te he ngawl nu ziam? taciang sontena theampo bangbang in tel thei tu nu ziam?
14 The farmer sows the word.
Thaici poaipa in Pathian kammal poai hi.
15 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.
Lampi ah a tak thaici te thu sia hibang te a hihi, amate in Pathian kammal a zak uh ciang in Satan manlang tak in hongpai a, amate thinsung pan Pathian kammal te laksak hi.
16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
Suang tam na mun ah a tak thaici te sia hibang te a hihi; amate sia Pathian kammal a zak uh ciang in thakhatthu in lungdamna taw sang hi napi;
17 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.
Amate sung ah zungtha ngawl ahikom, tawmvei sung bek khom hi: Pathian thu hang in haksatna le vawtsiatna a thet ciang in, thakhathu in pukkik hi.
18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
Lingsung a tak thaici te thu sia hibang te a hihi, Pathian kammal za napi,
19 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. (aiōn g165)
Hi leitung thinngimna, hauna i theamna, nadang tampi te lungngul nate tum in Pathian thu sia deapcip ahikom, a nga toai ngawl hi. (aiōn g165)
20 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.”
Lei pha na a tak thaici te thu sia hibang a hihi; Pathian thu za in sang a, pawlkhat te a se sawmthum, pawlkhat te a se sawmluk, pawlkhat te a se zakhat in a nga hong toai hi, ci hi.
21 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?
Jesus in amate tung ah, Khuaimei sia khum nuai ah, a hibale, lupna nuai ah koi tu in ki keng ngei ziam? meivak na tung ah a ki koi tu hi ngawl ziam?
22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
Banghangziam cile a ki lang ngawl tu in phualcip thei bangma a om ngawl bangma; pualak ngawl tu thuku zong om ngawl hi.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Zak natu bil nei theampo in za tahen, ci hi.
24 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.
Jesus in amate tung ah, Na zak thu uh kidawm vun: ngualdang nate uh bangma in noma zong hong ki tekik tu hi: taciang a za te a tamzaw hong ki piakik tu hi.
25 For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
Banghangziam cile a nei te ki pia thua tu a: a nei ngawl te a neisun ki laksak tu hi, ci hi.
26 Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Jesus in, Pathian kumpingam sia, a lo ah thaici poai tu hi;
27 Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
Taciang mu in, le tho in a, sun le zan in thaici bangbang in po tu le bangbang in khang tu ci a he ngawl thaici poaipa taw kibang hi.
28 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
Banghangziam cile leitang in ama thu in ngasak a; a masabel in a te meangsak hi, tua zawkciang vui a, a vui zawkciang a tang hong suak hi.
29 And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
Ahihang anlak hun hong thet ciang in, ama in phiau taw manlangtak in at hi, banghangziam cile anlak hun cing zo hi,
30 Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
Jesus in, Kumpingam sia bangtaw sonte tu khi ziam? a hibale bangtaw tekak tu khi ziam?
31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
Hisia in ankam cii taw kibang hi, lei ah a poai ciang in thaici dang theampo sang in no zaw hi:
32 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.”
Ahihang a poai zawkciang in hong khang a, an te theampo sung pan a lianbel hong suak hi, van a vacim te a lim ah tawlnga thei zadong in a bak te nei hi, ci hi.
33 With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
Amate i zak thei tuh in sontena tampi taw thuhil hi.
34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Sontena kihel ngawl in amate tung ah thuhil ngawl hi: taciang amate bek a om uh ciang in a nungzui te kung ah tua thu te son thiang hi.
35 When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
Tua ni nitak sang in, Jesus in a nungzui te kung ah, Ngalkhat ah pai tawng, ci hi.
36 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.
Amate in mihonpi te a paisak zawk uh ciang in, Ama sia nungzui te in ngunkuang taw paipui hi. Tua mun ah a dang ngunkuang no te zong om hi.
37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
Tasiaciang huipi suangval nasiatak in hong tho a, tuihual te in ngunkuang sia nuaicip ahikom, ngunkuang sung ah tui hong dim hi.
38 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?”
Jesus sia ngunkuang nungsang kham in mu hi: amate in phong uh a, Syapa awng, ka thisiat tu uh phamaw hong sa ngawl ni ziam? ci uh hi.
39 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.
Jesus hong tho in, huipi tei hi, taciang tuipi tung ah, Thim in, ci hi. Taciang hui thim in, dai dide hi.
40 “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
Jesus in nungzui te kung ah, Banghang in hibang lalawm in lau nu ziam? bangbang lalawm in upna nei ngawl nu ziam? ci hi.
41 Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
Amate lau mama uh a, hisia pa sia bangbang mihing ziam, hui le tuipi in a thuni hi? ci in khat le khat kici uh hi.
