Luke 17
1 [One day Jesus] said to his disciples, “Things that will tempt [people] to sin are certain to happen, but it will be terrible for anyone who causes them to happen!
Te phoeiah a hnukbang rhoek te, “Thangkui te a thoeng pawt ham om tloel coeng. Tedae anunae anih lamloh aka thoeng sak aih.
2 Suppose you caused one of these people who [do not believe in me very strongly] to sin. If a huge stone was fastened {someone fastened a huge stone} around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that a severe punishment, but God will punish] you even more severely [if you cause someone to sin!]
He camoe rhoek khuikah pakhat a khah ham lakah tah a rhawn ah lungto phaklung a oi tih tuili la voei koinih anih ham hoeikhang lah.
3 Be careful [how you act]. If you [know about] a fellow believer who sins, you [(sg)] should rebuke him. If he [says that he] is sorry for having sinned [and asks you to forgive him], forgive him.
Namamih te ngaithuen uh, na manuca loh a tholh atah amah te toel, a yut atah anih te hlah laeh.
4 Even if he sins against you [(sg)] seven times in one day, if he comes to you each time and says, ‘I am sorry for what I did’, you must continue forgiving him.”
Hnin at neh nang soah voei rhih tholh coeng dae namah taengla voei rhih ha bal tih, “Ka yut,” a ti coeng atah anih te hlah laeh,” a ti nah.
5 [One day] the apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to trust [in you] (OR, [in God]) more strongly!”
Caeltueih rhoek loh Boeipa taengah, “Kaimih ham tangnah han thap lah,” a ti uh.
6 The Lord replied, “Mustard [seeds are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe that God [will do what you ask him to, you will be able to do anything]. You could [even] say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself out [with your roots] and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you!”
Tedae Boeipa loh, “Tangnah he mukang mu tet na khueh uh koinih, hekah thaihae kung he, 'Phong uh lamtah tuili ah phung,’ na ti uh mai cakhaw nangmih kah te a ngai ni.
7 [Jesus also said], “Suppose that one of you had a servant who was plowing [your fields] or taking care of your sheep. After he comes into the house from the field, you [(sg)] would not say [RHQ], ‘Sit down and eat immediately!’
Nangmih khuiah sal aka khueh te tah lai a thol pah tih boiva a dawn pah. Lohma lamkah a paipaek vaengah anih te u long, ‘Ha kun lamtah cawt ngol dae,’ a ti na eh?
8 Instead, you would say to him, ‘Put on your apron and prepare a meal for me! Then serve it to me so that I can eat and drink! Afterwards you [(sg)] can eat and drink.’
Anih te, “Mebang khaw tawn lamtah ka ca eh?, te phoeiah cihnin vaep lamtah ka caak ka ok vaengah kai taengah thotat, te phoeiah ni na caak na ok eh?, 'ti na mahpawt nim?
9 (You will not thank your servant for doing the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do!/Would you thank your servant because he did the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do?) [RHQ]
A uen te a saii dongah sal soah lungvatnah khueh mapawt nim?
10 Similarly, when you [(pl)] have done everything that [God] has told you to do, you should say, ‘We [(inc)] are not worthy [of God thanking us] {[being thanked]}. We are only God’s servants. We have only done the things that he told us to do.’”
Nangmih khaw, nangmih ng'uen te boeih na saii uh tangloeng dae, ' kaimih tah sal hlangkhue hlangvaih rhoek ni, saii ham a kuek te ni n'saii, 'ti uh mai,” a ti nah.
11 As [Jesus and his disciples] were walking along the road to Jerusalem, they were going through [the region] between Samaria and Galilee [districts].
Jerusalem la a caeh a om vaengah Jesuh tah Samaria neh Galilee laklo longah cet.
12 As they entered one village, ten lepers came near the road. [Because lepers were not permitted to come near other people], they stood at some distance
Te vaengah vangca pakhat la a kun hatah hmaibae hlang parha loh Jesuh te a doe uh tih amamih tah soei pai uh.
13 and called out, “Jesus, Master, pity us [and heal us]!”
Te phoeiah a ol a huel uh tih, “Boeipa Jesuh kaimih n'rhen lah,” a ti uh.
14 When he saw them, he said [to them], “Each of you should go and show yourself to a priest [in Jerusalem so that he can see if you are healed].” As they were going [there], they were healed.
Amih te a hmuh vaengah, “Cet uh lamtah namamih te khosoih rhoek taengah tueng uh,” a ti nah. Tedae a caeh uh li vaengah mah amih te boeih cim uh.
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God loudly.
Tedae amih khuikah pakhat long tah a hoeih te a hmuh vaengah bal tih ol ue la Pathen te a thangpom.
16 He [came to Jesus], prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet, and thanked him. This man was a Samaritan, [not a Jew].
Te phoeiah anih tah Samaria dae ni a kho kung ah maelhmai a buluk thil tih Jesuh te a uem.
17 Then Jesus said, “[I] healed ten [lepers] (I am disappointed that the other nine did not come back!/Where are the other nine?) [RHQ]
Te dongah Jesuh loh a doo tih, “Parha la a cim uh moenih a? Pako rhoek ta melae?,”
18 I am disappointed [RHQ] that this non-Jewish man was the only one who returned to thank God; none of the others came back to me!”
Anih kholong hlang pawt atah Pathen te thangpomnah paek ham aka bal hmu uh boel saeh a?” a ti nah.
19 Then he said to the man, “Get up and continue on your journey. [God] [PRS] [has saved you and] healed you [(sg)] because you trusted [in me].”
Te phoeiah anih te, “Thoo, cet laeh, namah kah tangnah loh namah ng'khang coeng,” a ti nah.
20 [One day] Jesus was asked by [some] Pharisees [SYN] {[some] Pharisees [SYN] asked [Jesus]}, “When is God [going] to rule as king?” He replied, “God’s ruling [MET] is not something people will be able to see with their eyes.
Pathen kah ram ha pawk vaengkah te Pharisee rhoek loh a dawt dongah amih te a doo tih, “Pathen kah ram tah hmuhnah neh ha pawk moenih.
21 And people will not be able to say, ‘Look! He is [ruling] here!’ Or ‘He is [ruling] over there!’ because, [contrary to what you think], God’s ruling is people’s inner beings (OR, is already happening among you).”
“'He la he, ke la ke, 'ti uh mahpawh. Pathen kah ram tah namamih khuiah ni a om te,” a ti nah.
22 [Jesus] said to his disciples, “There will be a time when you will want to see [me] [MTY], the one who came from heaven, [ruling powerfully]. But you will not see that.
Te phoeiah hnukbang rhoek te, “Khohnin ha pawk vaengah hlang capa kah khohnin te hnin at hmuh ham na hue uh suidae na hmuh uh mahpawh.
23 [Some] people will say to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is over there!’ or [they will say] ‘Look, he is here!’ When they say that, do not believe them. Do not follow them [to go see the Messiah].
Nangmih taengah, 'Ke la ke, he la he,’ a ti uh akhaw cet uh boeh, hnuktlak uh boeh.
24 Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, [everyone can see it. Similarly] [SIM], at the time [MTY] when [I], the one who came from heaven, come back again, [everyone will see me].
Khophaa loh phaa tih vaan hmui pakhat lamkah loh vaan hmui pakhat la sae ni. Hlang capa tah amah tue vaengah ha om tangloeng bitni.
25 But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways (OR, very much). And I will be rejected by people {people will reject me}, [even though] they [have observed me doing good for people].
Tedae lamhma la muep a patang ham neh tahae cadil loh a hnawt ham khaw a kuek.
26 But when [I], the one who came from heaven, [come again, people] will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah [lived].
Noah tue vaengkah a om vanbangla, hlang capa kah a tue vaengah khaw om van ni.
27 [At that time] people ate and drank [as usual], and they got married [as usual], up until the day when Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those [who were not in the boat].
Noah lawng khuila a kun khohnin duela yuloh rhaihlan neh a caak a okuh. Te dongah tuliii ha pawk vaengah boeih poci.
28 Similarly, when Lot lived [in Sodom city], people [there] ate and drank [as usual]. They bought things and they sold things. They planted [crops] and they built [houses as usual].
Lot kah khohnin vaengah khaw amah boeiloeih la om uh tih a caak uh, a ok uh, a lai uh, a yoih uh, a tawn uh, a sak uh.
29 But on the day that Lot [and his family] left Sodom, fire and [burning] sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those [who stayed in the city].
Tedae Sodom lamkah loh Lot a caeh khohnin ah, vaan lamkah hmai neh kat a tlan pah tih boeih poci.
30 Similarly, when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, [people will be unprepared] (OR, [enjoying normal life]).
Hlang capa a pumphoe tue vaengah amah boeiloeih la om ni.
31 On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside [the houses], must not go [in] to take them away, [because there will not be enough time to do that]. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not go back home [to get anything]; [they must flee immediately].
Te khohnin vaengah imphu ah aka om tah, im khuikah a hno te loh hamla suntla boel saeh. Lohma kah long khaw a hnuk la mael van boel saeh.
32 Remember Lot’s wife! [Because she turned back and wanted to get some of her things from Sodom, she died immediately and became a pillar of salt].
Lot yuu te poek uh.
33 Anyone who wants to hold onto his life [and his possessions] will not [receive eternal] life. But anyone who is [willing to] die [for my sake] will live [eternally].
A hinglu te kutloh ham aka toem long tah poci ni, tedae aka hlong long tah tekah a hing thil ni.
34 I tell you this: On the night [when I return], there will be two people [sleeping] in one bed. The one [who believes in me] will be taken {[God] will take the one [who believes in me]} [to heaven], and the other one will be left [behind and punished] {and [he] will leave the other one [behind and punish him]}.
Nangmih taengah ka thui, tekah khoyin ah panit loh thingkong pakhat dongah om rhoi cakhaw, pakhat te a khuen vetih pakhat te a hlun ni.
35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left {[God] will take one and leave the other} [behind].”
Amah nawn ah ah sum aka kuelh panit om ni. Pakhat te a khuen vetih, pakhat a hlun ni,” a ti nah.
Te dongah amah te a doo uh tih, “Melae Boeipa,” a ti nauh.
37 [His disciples] said to him, “Lord, where [will this happen]?” He replied to them, “Wherever there is an animal carcass, the vultures will gather [to eat it] [MET]. [Similarly, wherever there are people who are spiritually dead, God will punish them].”
Tedae amih te, “Rhok te tah langta loh pahoi a bo van ni,” a ti nah.
