Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:
Cekcoengawh Jesu ing thlang kqeng ingkaw a hubatkhqi venawh awi kqawn pehy.
2 The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;
“Vemyihna tina hy, “Anaa awi cawngpyikungkhqi ingkaw Farasikhqi ing Mosi a ngawihdoelh awh ngawi uhy.
3 All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.
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 make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to 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 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
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 And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,
poei buhkungkhqi awh thlang a zoeksang ngaih unawh Sinakawk khqang awh ngawihnaak ak nep nep ingkaw;
7 And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.
ik-oeih zawihnaak hyn awh thlang ing kqihchahnaak a peek khqi, 'Cawngpyikung' tinawh amik khykhqi ce lungna uhy.
8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your 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 give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your 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 And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.
'Cawngpyikung' am ti kawm uk ti, cawngpyikung pynoet doeng ni nami taak, anih taw Khrih ni.
11 But let the greatest among you be your servant.
Nangmih ak khuiawh ak bau soeih taw nangmih a tyihzawih na awm seh.
12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
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 But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
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 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. (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 A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.
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 foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
Nangmih mikhyp thlakhqawkhqi! Hannu ak bau khqoet: sui nu, am awhtaw sui ak ciimcaih sak bawkim nu?
18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.
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 ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
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 He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things 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 takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.
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 takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated 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 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.
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, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.
Nangmih sawikung mikhypkhqi! Pica taw ciit hlai uhyk ti kalauk ce daih lat hawh uhyk ti.
25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.
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 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
Farasi mikhypkhqi! Caboei ingkaw beei ak khui ben ce sil ma cang uh, cawhtaw ak khan ben ce awm ciimcaih kaw.
27 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
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 Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
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 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,
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 If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in 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 that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.
Tawnghakhqi ak himkung a cadil na nami awmnaak ce na mimah ing dyih pyi nawn hawh uhyk ti.
32 Make full, then, the measure of your fathers.
Nami pakdamkhqi thawlh ang lawngnaak ce be sak ngala hlah uh.
33 You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell? (Geenna g1067)
Nangmih khquikhqi! Kqui a cadilkhqi! Ikawmyihna hell khui awhkawng nami loet pai kaw? (Geenna g1067)
34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to 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 So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death 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 say to you, All these things will come on this generation.
Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, vemyihkhqi boeih ve vawhkaw cadilkhqik khan awh law kaw.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!
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 See, your house is made waste.
Toek lah na im ve a hqawng nani cehtaak hyt na a awm hawh hy.
39 For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him 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.
