Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
Are xbꞌantaj we riꞌ, ri Jesús xubꞌij chike ri winaq xuqujeꞌ ri utijoxelabꞌ:
2 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Rajawaxik chi ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ ri fariseos kakiya uchꞌobꞌik chiꞌwe jas kubꞌij ri taqanik rech ri Moisés.
3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Rajawaxik kinimaj xuqujeꞌ kibꞌano ronojel ri kakibꞌij chiꞌwe. Are makibꞌan taj ri kakibꞌan aꞌreꞌ, rumal man kakibꞌan taj ri kakitzijoj.
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.
Kakiya nimaꞌq taq eqaꞌn cho kachaq nikꞌaj chik, man kakaj ta kꞌu aꞌreꞌ kakisalabꞌaj rukꞌ jun uwiꞌ kiqꞌabꞌ.
5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Are kakaj kekaꞌyex kumal ri winaq, rumal cher kakikoj ri nimaꞌq taq filacterias xuqujeꞌ kakiwiqiqej ri katzꞌyaq.
6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Kekam xuqujeꞌ che ri kꞌolibꞌal ri nim uqꞌij xuqujeꞌ ri nabꞌe taq tem pa taq ri Sinagoga.
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
Are kakaj kaya rutzil kiwach pa taq ri kꞌayibꞌal, utz kakito kabꞌix ajtij, chike.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Man kiya ta kꞌu bꞌe kabꞌix ajtij chiꞌwe ix, rumal xa jun iwajtij kꞌolik, iwonojel iwachalal iwibꞌ.
9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Xuqujeꞌ mibꞌij itat che jun winaq chik ajuwachulew, rumal xa jun iTat ix kꞌolik, are ri kꞌo pa ri kaj.
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
Miya bꞌe xuqujeꞌ kabꞌix ajtij chiꞌwe, rumal xa jun iwajtij kꞌolik, are ri Cristo.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Ri sibꞌalaj nim uqꞌij chiꞌxoꞌl ix, kux na patanijel ke nikꞌaj chik.
12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Jeriꞌ rumal cher ri kunimarisaj ribꞌ, kanitzꞌarisax na, are kꞌu ri kunitzꞌarisaj ribꞌ, kanimarisax na uqꞌij.
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.
¡Kꞌax iwe aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ fariseos, ix kawach! Kitzꞌapij ri kaj chikiwach nikꞌaj winaq chik, man kixok ta ix, xuqujeꞌ man kiya ta bꞌe chike ri kakaj koꞌkik.
/¡Kꞌax iwe fariseos xuqujeꞌ aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik! Kimaj ri kachoch ri malkaꞌnibꞌ, xuqujeꞌ kijaluj chi kibꞌan chꞌawem cho ri Dios, kibꞌan tuqutaq taq ichꞌawem rech kixkil ri winaq. Rumal kꞌu waꞌ kꞌax na kabꞌan chuqꞌatik tzij pa iwiꞌ./
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)
¡Kꞌax iwe aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik, xuqujeꞌ ri ix fariseos, ix kawach! Kiqꞌaxaj tinimit xuqujeꞌ cho chuchꞌekik jun tereneꞌl iwe, are kixkwin chuchꞌekik ri tereneꞌl iwe riꞌ, tajin kibꞌan che chi kux kebꞌ mul chiꞌwech ix taqal che keꞌ pa ri tyoꞌnel qꞌaqꞌ. (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.’
¡Kꞌax iwe moy taq kꞌamal bꞌe! We kꞌo jun kunaꞌtaj jun jastaq pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Templo, maj kel riꞌ che, we kꞌu kunaꞌtaj jun jastaq pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri qꞌana pwaq ri kꞌo pa ri Templo, kajatꞌitaj kan riꞌ rukꞌ ri utzij.
17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
¡Moy taq winaq, maj iwetaꞌmabꞌal! ¿Jachin nim uqꞌij, la are ri qꞌana pwaq, o are ri Templo ri kutyoxirisaj ri qꞌana pwaq?
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.’
Ix xuqujeꞌ kibꞌij: “We kꞌo jun winaq kubꞌij jun jastaq pa ubꞌiꞌ ri tzujbꞌal sipanik, maj kel riꞌ, we kꞌu kꞌo jun kubꞌij jun jastaq pa ubꞌiꞌ ri sipanik ri kuya choch ri tzujbꞌal sipanik, kajatꞌitaj na riꞌ rukꞌ ri utzij.”
19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
¡Ix moy! ¿Jachin nim uqꞌij, ri sipanik o are ri tzujbꞌal sipanik ri katyoxirisan ri sipanik?
20 So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Jeriꞌ xapachin ri kubꞌij jun jastaq pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri tzujbꞌal sipanik, man xaq xwi ta kubꞌij pa ubꞌiꞌ ri tzujbꞌal, xane pa ubꞌiꞌ ronojel ri kꞌo puꞌwiꞌ ri tzujbꞌal sipanik.
21 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
Ri winaq ri kubꞌij jun jastaq pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Templo, man xaq xwi ta kubꞌij pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Templo, xane tajin kubꞌij pa ubꞌiꞌ ri Dios, rumal cher are ri Dios kꞌo pa ri Templo.
22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
Ri kubꞌij jun jastaq pa ubꞌiꞌ ri kaj, tajin kubꞌij pa ubꞌiꞌ ri utꞌuyulibꞌal ri Dios, xuqujeꞌ pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Dios rumal cher Areꞌ tꞌuyul chilaꞌ.
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.
¡Kꞌax iwe ix aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ fariseos, ix kawach! Kiya ri ulajujil ri menta, ri anis, xuqujeꞌ ri comino. Itzaqom kꞌu kanoq ri taqanik ri nim uqꞌij jetaq ri sukꞌal, ri bꞌanoj toqꞌobꞌ, ri utzilal. Choqꞌaqꞌ wi ubꞌanik waꞌ we nikꞌaj riꞌ jacha we nikꞌaj chik riꞌ.
24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Moy taq kꞌamal taq bꞌe. Kichaꞌ na ri nitzꞌ us, kibꞌiqꞌ kꞌu bꞌik ri kamey.
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.
¡Kꞌax iwe ix aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ fariseos, ix kawach! Kichꞌajchꞌobꞌej ri rij ri qumubꞌal xuqujeꞌ ri ipalaꞌt, are kꞌu ri upam nojinaq che elaqꞌ xuqujeꞌ etzelal.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Moy laj fariseo, nabꞌe chachꞌajchꞌobꞌej ri upam ri aqumubꞌal xuqujeꞌ ri apalaꞌt, jeriꞌ kachꞌajchꞌojir riꞌ ri upam xuqujeꞌ ri rij.
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.
¡Kꞌax iwe ix aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ fariseos, ix kawach! Jer ix kꞌo muqbꞌal taq kaminaqibꞌ, saq iwij. Jeꞌl kakaꞌy ri iwij, ri ipam nojinaq che qꞌayinaq taq kibꞌaqil kaminaqibꞌ.
28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Ix sukꞌ kixkaꞌy chiꞌwij, pa iwanimaꞌ ixnojinaq che kawachil xuqujeꞌ etzelal.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
¡Kꞌax iwe ix aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ fariseos, ix kawach! Kiyak tzꞌaq naꞌtabꞌal ke ri e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios, xuqujeꞌ kiwiqiqej ri tzꞌibꞌatal wi ri kibꞌiꞌ ri e sukꞌ taq winaq.
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.’
Xuqujeꞌ kibꞌij we ta uj kꞌo uj che ri qꞌij ri xekꞌojiꞌ ri e qatat qanan, riꞌ man uj jun ta chikikamisaxik ri e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios.
31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Ix kachiꞌl kꞌut ri winaq riꞌ rumal kibꞌij chi ix kijaꞌl ri winaq ri xekamisan ri e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
¡Xa junmul chitzꞌaqatisaj ri xkibꞌan ri itat inan ojer!
¡Ix kumatz, ix kalkꞌwaꞌl taq kumatz! ¿Jachin katoꞌw iwiꞌ rech man kixeꞌ taj pa ri qꞌaqꞌ? (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.
Rumal riꞌ keꞌntaq na loq qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios, achyabꞌ ri kꞌo ketaꞌmabꞌal xuqujeꞌ aꞌjtijabꞌ. E kꞌo kiꞌkamisaj na chike e nikꞌaj chik kiꞌrip na, e nikꞌaj chik kerapux na pa taq ri Sinagoga, xuqujeꞌ koꞌqotax na pa taq ri tinimit.
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.
Jeriꞌ ix kixux na aꞌjmakibꞌ rumal cher kikamisaxik winaq ri maj kimak, waꞌ xchapleꞌtaj loq rukꞌ ri ukamikal ri Abel, xtoqꞌiꞌ rukꞌ ri ukamikal ri Zacarías ukꞌojol ri Berequías, ri xikamisaj pa ri Templo chuxoꞌl ri Tyoxalaj kꞌolibꞌal xuqujeꞌ ri tzujbꞌal rech ri tzujbꞌal sipanik.
36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Qas tzij kinbꞌij chiꞌwe chi ix kixtojow na ri kꞌaxal ri xkibꞌan kanoq ri itat inan.
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!
¡Winaq aꞌj Jerusalén, winaq aꞌj Jerusalén, ix ri kiꞌkamisaj ri e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios, xuqujeꞌ kibꞌan che abꞌaj ri winaq ri ketaq loq iwukꞌ! Sibꞌalaj kꞌi mul xwaj xeꞌnmulij riꞌ iwalkꞌwaꞌl jetaq kubꞌan jun atiꞌt akꞌ are kuꞌmulij ri ral pa ri uxikꞌ, man xawaj ta kꞌut.
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
Rumal riꞌ maj jun winaq kakanaj na kanoq pa ri iwachoch.
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.’”
Xuqujeꞌ kinbꞌij chiꞌwe chi man kiwil ta chi na nuwach kꞌa kuriq na ri qꞌij are kibꞌij: Tewchiꞌtal ubꞌiꞌ ri petinaq pa ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Ajawxel.
