Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
Cekcoengawh Jesu ing thlang kqeng ingkaw a hubatkhqi venawh awi kqawn pehy.
2 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
“Vemyihna tina hy, “Anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasikhqi ing Mosi a ngawihdoelh awh ngawi uhy.
3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Cedawngawh a mingmih ing amik kqawn saqui ce ngai pe kawm utik saw sai pe kawm uk ti. Cehlai a mingmih amyihna ik-oeih koeh sai law uh, a mingmih ingtaw a mimah ing amik kqawn ce am sai uhy.
4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
A mimah a phyihqih ak qih soeih ce thlang ak phleng awh tloeng pe uhy, cehlai a mimah ingtaw ami kutply kangnaa ingawm cawhkaw ik-oeihkhqi ce thoeih aham am ngaih uhy.
5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Ik-oeih soepkep ami sai ce thlang a huh aham doeng ni ami sai hy: Ami talqi ingkaw ami baan awhkaw a bawm taw ak tla soeih na sai unawh ami hibai ce a vawkthawk na tlaak sak uhy;
6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
poei buhkungkhqi awh thlang a zoeksang ngaih unawh Sinakawk khqang awh ngawihnaak ak nep nep ingkaw;
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
ik-oeih zawihnaak hyn awh thlang ing kqihchahnaak a peek khqi, 'Cawngpyikung' tinawh amik khykhqi ce lungna uhy.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Nangmih taw Boei pynoet doeng ni nami taak hy, nangmih taw cingnahqui na awm u hyk ti, cedawngawh nangmih ce, 'Cawngpyikung' tinawh am nik khy khqi tikaw.
9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Cekcoengawh khawmdek awh 'ka pa' tinawh koeh khy law uh, kawtih nangmih taw khawk khan na ak awm Pa pynoet doeng ni nami taak.
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
'Cawngpyikung' am ti kawm uk ti, cawngpyikung pynoet doeng ni nami taak, anih taw Khrih ni.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Nangmih ak khuiawh ak bau soeih taw nangmih a tyihzawih na awm seh.
12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
U awm amah ingkaw amah ak zoeksang qu taw ak kaina thlaak na awm kawmsaw, u awm ak kaina ak awm taw zoeksang na awm kaw.
13 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Nangmih qaai kqawn Farasikhqi ingkaw anaa awi cawngpyikung khqi, khaw map uhyk ti! Nangmih ing thlang a haiawh khan qam ce khaih pe uhyk ti. Na mimah awm am kun uhyk ti.
Nangmih qaai kqawn anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasikhqi khaw map uhyk ti! Nuhai cakhqi imkhqi ce qawt pe unawh, thlang a huh awh ak dung soeih na cykcah uhyk ti. Cedawngawh nangmih ve khawzah khqoet thawlh kawm uk ti.
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. (Geenna g1067)
Nangmih qaai kqawn anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasikhqi khaw map uhyk ti! Thlang pynoet qung nami huhnaak thai aham tuicunli ingkaw khawmdekkhqi leh plep unawh cet uhyk ti, thlang ce nami huh awhtaw na mimah let hih hell aca na sai uhyk ti. (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Nangmih sawikung mikhyp tloek, khaw map uhyk ti! U ingawm bawkim ang ming phoei nawh awi a kam awhtaw ikawna awm am coeng lawk hy; cehlai u ingawm bawkim awhkaw sui ang ming phoei nawh awi a kam awhtaw, ak awi ngaan hy, ti uhyk ti.
17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Nangmih mikhyp thlakhqawkhqi! Hannu ak bau khqoet: sui nu, am awhtaw sui ak ciimcaih sak bawkim nu?
18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Bawkthang ang ming phoei nawh awi a kam awhtaw kawna am coeng hy; cehlai ce bawkthang ak khan awhkaw zoepeek ik-oeih ang ming phoei ing awi a kam awhtaw, ak awi ce ngaan hy ti bai uhyk ti.
19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Nangmih mikhypkhqi! Hannu ak bau khqoet: Ak khan awhkaw zoepeek ik-oeih nu, am awhtaw ak khan awhkaw ak ciimcaih sak bawkthang ce nu?
20 So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Cedawngawh, u ingawm bawkthang ang ming phoei nawh awi a kam awhtaw bawkthang ingkaw ak khan awhkaw ak awm them pek ang ming phoei ing awi kam haih hawh hy.
21 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
U ingawm bawkim ang ming phoei nawh awi a kam awhtaw bawkim ingkaw ak khuiawh ak awm ingqawi ang ming phoei nawh awi kam haih hawh hy.
22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
U awm khan ang ming phoei nawh awi a kam awhtaw Khawsa a ngawihdoelh ingkaw ak khan awhkaw ak ngawi ang ming phoei ing awi kam haih hawh hy.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Nangmih qaai kqawnkhqi ingkaw anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasikhqi, khaw map uhyk ti! Nangmih ing sawngsingkhqi, cynqykkhqi ingkaw paipoengkhqi dyna pahqa awh pynoet ce pe uhyk ti. Cehlai anaa awi awhkaw awihtung na ak awm - thymnaak, qeennaak ingkaw ypawmnaakkhqi ce kawna am ngai uhyk ti. Lamma awhkawk khqi ce dalqa naak kaana ahu awhkawk khqi ve awm nami sai aham awm hy.
24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Nangmih sawikung mikhypkhqi! Pica taw ciit hlai uhyk ti kalauk ce daih lat hawh uhyk ti.
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Nangmih anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasi thlak qaai kqawnkhqi khaw map uhyk ti! Caboei ingkaw beei ce ak khan ben taw sil hawh hlai uhyk ti, ak khui ben taw qaai kqawnnaak ingkaw a pyh ngaihnaak ing be uhyk ti.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Farasi mikhypkhqi! Caboei ingkaw beei ak khui ben ce sil ma cang uh, cawhtaw ak khan ben ce awm ciimcaih kaw.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Nangmih anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasi thlak qaai kqawnkhqi khaw map uhyk ti! Phyi, ak khan awh a baawk ing thuut nawh ak khan awh ni toek awhtaw nep soeih hlai hy, ak khui awhtaw thlak thi a quh ingkaw amak caih a soep a hoei ing ak be ing myih uhyk ti.
28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Cemyih lawtna nangmih ve ak khan ben awhtaw thlak dyng amyihna awm hlai uhyk ti, ak khui ben awhtaw qaai kqawnnaak, thawlhnaak ing be uhyk ti.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
Nangmih anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasi thlak qaai kqawnkhqi khaw map uhyk ti! Tawngha khqik phyi ce sa u tiksaw thlak dyngkhqik phyi taw thawi a cam uhyk ti.
30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Nukdam pakdamkhqi khuk awh ana awm mai nyng seiawm, tawnghakhqi thisen lawng saknaak awh amna paa ti kawng, ti uhyk ti.
31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Tawnghakhqi ak himkung a cadil na nami awmnaak ce na mimah ing dyih pyi nawn hawh uhyk ti.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Nami pakdamkhqi thawlh ang lawngnaak ce be sak ngala hlah uh.
Nangmih khquikhqi! Kqui a cadilkhqi! Ikawmyihna hell khui awhkawng nami loet pai kaw? (Geenna g1067)
34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Cedawngawh tawnghakhqi, thlak cyikhqi ingkaw cawngpyikungkhqi ce tyi law kawng. A vang ce him kawm u tiksaw thinglam awh taai kawm uk ti.
35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Cedawngawh nangmih ak khan awh thlak dyng Abel awhkawng bawkim ingkaw bawkthang anglakawh nami him Berekiah a capa Zekariah dyna khawmdek awh ak lawng thlak dyngkhqi boeih a thi ce nangmih ak khan awh awm kaw.
36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, vemyihkhqi boeih ve vawhkaw cadilkhqik khan awh law kaw.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Aw Jerusalem, Jerusalem, nang tawnghakhqi ak himkung ingkaw na venawh tyih na ak awmkhqi lung ing ak deepkung, aainu ing a cakhqi ang hlak khuiawh a khawl a cui amyihna, na cadil izah nu khawl a cui aham ang hlah ce, cehlai nang ingtaw am ngaih hyk ti.
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
Toek lah na im ve a hqawng nani cehtaak hyt na a awm hawh hy.
39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Ikawtih ka nik kqawn peek khqi, ‘Bawipa ming ing ak law taw a zoseen hy,’ tinawh nak kqawn hlan dy taw kai ve amni hu voel kawm uk ti,” tina hy.
