Matthew 18
1 At that hour his disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Who is really greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
Te vaeng tue ah hnukbang rhoek loh Jesuh te a paan uh tih, “Vaan ram ah ulae tanglue la aka om,” a ti na uh.
2 When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.
Te dongah camoe pakhat te a khue tih amih lakli ah a pai sak.
3 "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will not even enter the kingdom of heaven.
Te phoeiah, “Nangmih taengah rhep kan thui, camoe rhoek bangla na mael uh tih na om uh pawt atah vaan ram khuila na kun uh tlaih mahpawh.
4 "Whoever therefore will humble himself like this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven;
Te dongah hekah camoe bangla amah tlarhoel hlang te tah vaan ram ah tanglue la om.
5 "and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.
Te phoeiah kai kah ming neh hebang camoe pakhat aka doe te tah kai ni n'doe.
6 "But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.
U long khaw kai aka tangnah camoe rhoek he pakhat khaw a khah atah, a rhawn ah laak phaklung a hoei tih tuili dung ah a buek te anih ham rhoei ngai.
7 "Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!
Anunae thangkui kongah Diklai aih he. Thangkui te a om ham a kueknah om. Tedae anunae anih lamloh thangkui aka tung hlang aih te.
8 "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning. (aiōnios g166)
Te phoeiah na kut neh na kho loh nang n'khah atah te te tloek lamtah namah lamloh voei. Kut panit kho panit om tih dungyan hmai khuila m'voeih lakah a ngun a khaem la hingnah khuiah kun te nang ham hnothen la om. (aiōnios g166)
9 "If your eye keeps causing you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with only one eye, than to keep both eyes and be cast into the Gehenna of fire. (Geenna g1067)
Te phoeiah na mik loh nang n'khah atah te te koeih lamtah namah lamloh voei. Mik vang neh hingnah khuila kun te nang ham hnothen la om. Mik panit om tih hell hmai khuila voeih lakah tah. (Geenna g1067)
10 "See to it that you never despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father in heaven.
He camoe rhoek khuikah pakhat khaw na hnaep uh pawt ham ngaithuen uh. Nangmih ham kan thui, vaan ah amih kah puencawn rhoek loh vaan kah a pa maelhmai te a hmuh uh taitu lah ko.
11 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Hlang capa tah aka hma rhoek khang ham ni ha pawk.
12 "How does it seem to you, when a man has a hundred sheep and loses one of them? Will he not leave the ninety and nine on the hills, to go and search for the one that has strayed?
Nangmih tah metlam na poek? Hlang pakhat te tu yakhat om coeng dae te khuikah pakhat loh poengdoe koinih sawmko pako te tlang ah a hlah vetih aka poeng te toem hamla cet mahpawt nim?
13 "And if he succeeds in finding it, I tell you solemnly that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that never strayed away.
Te vaengah a hmuh hamla om coeng koinih ta, nangmih taengah rhep kan thui, aka poeng mueh sawmko pako lakah aka hma soah omngaih ngai.
14 "Just so it is not the will of my Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
Te dongah vaan kah na Pa hmaiah tah camoe rhoek pakhat khaw poci ham te a ngaih moenih.
15 "If your brother sins against you, go and show him, between yourself and him alone. If he listens, you have won your brother.
“Na manuca loh nang taengah a tholh atah cet lamtah namah neh anih laklo bueng ah mah anih te toeltham. Nang ol a yaak atah na manuca te na na coeng.
16 "But if he will not listen to you, take one or two others along, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he will not listen to them, tell the church;
Tedae a hnatun pawt atah pakhat khaw panit khaw namah taengah khuen. Te daengah ni laipai rhoek panit pathum kah a ka loh olka te boeih a pai puei eh.
17 "but if he will not heed the church, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Tedae amih loh a altha atah hlangboel taengah thui. Te vaengah Hlangboel kah ol pataeng a altha atah nangmih taengah namtom neh mangmucoi bangla om sak.
18 "I tell you all in solemn truth that whatever you forbid upon earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
Nangmih taengah rhep ka thui, diklai hmanah na pin uh te tah vaan ah a pin ni. Tedae diklai ah na hlam uh te tah vaan ah a hlam ni.
19 "And again I tell you that if two of you on earth symphonize your praying concerning anything for which you have asked, it shall be done for you by my Father in heaven.
Te phoeiah nangmih taengah rhep kan thui, panit loh na kotluep tih diklai hmanah hno boeih te bih uh koinih, amih ham te vaan kah a pa loh a saii pah ni.
20 "For wherever there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I among them."
Panit pathum aka om te khaw kai ming neh a hum uh atah amih lakli ah pahoi ka om coeng,” a ti nah.
21 Just then Peter came to him, and asked him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?"
Te vaengah amah te Peter loh a paan tih, “Boeipa, ka manuca loh kai soah a tholh vaengah ka hlah vawptawp a ya?, voei rhih due a?” a ti nah.
22 "I do not tell you ‘till seven times,’"answered Jesus, "but till seventy times seven.
Jesuh loh, “Nang taengah voei rhih due pawt tih, sawmrhih parhih due ni ka ti.
23 "Thus the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
Te dongah vaan ram tah a sal rhoek taengah bitat soepsoei ham aka ngaih hlang manghai neh vai uh.
24 "But when he began to settle, one of them was brought before him who owed him fifteen million dollars.
Soepsoei ham a tong vaengah talen thawngrha dongkah laikung pakhat te a taengla a khuen.
25 "And since he was unable to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, toward the payment of the debt.
Tedae anih loh thuung ham khaw kawn khueh pawh. Te dongah anih te a boeipa loh a yuu neh a ca rhoek, a khueh boeih te a yoih tih thuung ham ol a paek.
26 "Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!’
Te dongah sal te bakop tih manghai te a bawk. Te phoeiah, “Kai soah na thinsen sak mai lamtah nang te boeih kan thuung bitni,” a ti nah.
27 "So then the master pitied his slave, and let him go, and forgave him his debt.
Te dongah boei loh a thinphat tih tekah sal te a loeih sak. Te phoeiah a laiba khaw a hlah pah.
28 "But on his way out, that slave met a fellow slave who owed him fifty dollars. Seizing him by the throat, and nearly choking him, he exclaimed, "‘Pay me what you owe me!’
Tedae tekah sal tah cet tih a sal puei pakhat a hmuh. Te long te anih taengah denarii yakhat a ba. Te vaengah anih te a tuuk tih a khak phoeiah, “Pakhat na ba akhaw n'thuung laeh,” a ti nah.
29 "Then his fellow slave fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, "‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you.’
Te dongah a sal puei loh a yalh doela a hloep, “Kai soah na thinsen mai dae, nang te kan thuung bitni,” a ti nah.
30 "But he would not; on the contrary he went and threw him into prison until he should pay the debt.
Tedae ngaih pawt tih laiba te a thuung duela thongim khuiah a hlak tih a caeh tak.
31 "When therefore his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very angry; and they went and explained to their master all that had happened.
Aka om hno te a sal puei rhoek loh a hmuh dongah mat a khothae uh. Te dongah a boei taengla a pawk uh vaengah aka om hno te boeih a thui uh.
32 "Immediately his master summoned him and said. "‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me.
Te vaengah a boei loh anih te a khue tih, 'Sal thae aw, kai nan hloep dongah na docanah boeih te kan hlah,
33 "‘Ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow slave, just as I had pity on you?’
kai loh nang kang rhen bangla na sal puei te na rhen ham a kuek van moenih a? 'a ti nah.
34 "Then in hot anger his master handed him over to the torturers, until he should pay him all his debt.
A boeipa loh kosi a hong tih anih te laiba boeih a thuung hlan atah phaepkung rhoek taengah a thak.
35 "So will my heavenly Father do to you also, unless from your heart each one of you forgive his brother."
Te dongah khat rhip loh a manuca te na thinko neh na hlah uh pawt koinih vaan kah a pa loh namamih taengah te tlam ni a saii van eh,” a ti nah.
