Luke 18
1 [Jesus] told [his disciples] a parable to teach them that they always ought to pray confidently and not be discouraged [if God does not immediately answer their prayers].
Lungpout laipalah ratoum yungyoe awh, tie cangkhainae dawkvah Jisuh ni bangnuenae a dei.
2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not revere God, and did not care about people, either.
Khopui buet touh dawkvah Cathut hai ka taket hoeh ni teh tami hai barilawa ti ka tawn hoeh e lawkcengkung bawi buet touh ao.
3 There was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Please decide what is just [in the dispute between me and] the man who is opposing me [in court!’]
Hote kho dawkvah lahmainu buet touh ao teh kai koe lah lawk na ceng pouh leih, telah atuhoitu pou a tho sin.
4 For a long time the judge refused [to help her]. But later he thought to himself, ‘I do not revere God and I do not care about people,
Lawkcengkung bawi ni atueng moi ka saw lah a kangek.
5 but this widow keeps bothering me! So I will make sure that she is treated justly. [If I do not do that], she will exhaust me by continually coming to me!’”
Hateiteh, lawkcengkung bawi ni kai teh Cathut hai ka taket hoeh, tami barilawanae hai ka tawn hoeh e lah ka o ei, hete lahmainu ni pou na tarawk dawkvah, lawkceng pouh hoeh pawiteh boutbout tho vaiteh ka lungrei na thaisak han doeh. Hatdawkvah ahni koe lah lawk ka ceng pouh han toe telah a ti.
6 Then the Lord [Jesus] said, “[Even though] the judge was not a righteous man, think carefully about what he said!
Hathnukkhu Bawipa ni, hote lawkcengkung bawi ni a dei e teh na thai awh toe.
7 [Similarly], (God will certainly show that [what you] have done has been right!/will God not show that [what you] have done has been right?) [RHQ] He will do this for you whom he has chosen. [He will do this for you] who pray earnestly to him night and day, asking him to [help you]. He may delay [helping you].
Cathut ni a rawi tangcoung e taminaw ni amom tangmin lah a hram laihoi het pawiteh lawkceng pouh laipalah ao han maw.
8 But I tell you, [some day] he will show that what you did was right, and he will do it quickly. But when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, (there may not be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)./will there be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)?) [RHQ]”
Kai ni ka dei e teh, ahnimouh koe lah karanglah lawk a ceng han. Hatei tami Capa a tho torei teh talai van vah yuemnae a hmu han nama aw, telah atipouh.
9 [Jesus] also told a parable [to warn] people who mistakenly thought that they were doing things that made them acceptable to God. Besides, they also despised other people.
Mahoima tamikalan lah kâpouk ni teh ayânaw hah banglahai ka noutna hoeh e tami koevah Jisuh ni bangnuenae lawk a dei.
10 [He said this]: “Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.
Tami kahni touh teh bawkim dawk ratoum hanelah a cei roi. Buet touh teh Farasi lah ao teh, alouke teh tamuk ka cawng e lah ao.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed silently, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men. [Some] extort money [from others]; some treat others unjustly; some commit adultery. [I do not do such things. And I am certainly not] like this tax collector [who cheats people]!
Farasi ni a kangdue teh hettelah a ratoum. Oe Cathut, kai teh ayânaw patetlah ngainae kalen e, laithoe ka dei e, napui tongpa yonnae ka sak e tami lah ka o hoeh dawkvah nang koe ka lunghawi, hahoi hete tamuk ka cawng e tami patetlah hai ka o hoeh dawkvah ka lunghawi.
12 [Our law says that we(exc) should] (fast/abstain from food) [once a week], [but I do more than that. I] fast twice a week! I give [you] ten percent of all that I earn!’
Yat touh dawkvah hnin hni touh rawca pou ka hai teh hnopai ka tawn e pueng pung hra pung touh ka poe telah a ti.
13 But the tax collector stood far [from the other people in the Temple courtyard because he felt very unworthy]. He would not even look up toward heaven. Instead, he beat on his chest [to show that he was sorry for his sin]. He said, ‘God, I am a sinner; be merciful to me [and forgive me]!’”
Hatei tamuk ka cawng e tami teh ahla poungnae koe a kangdue teh, kalvan lah khen ngam laipalah a tabut teh, oe Cathut, kai tamikayon na pahren haw telah a ti.
14 [Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] that as the tax collector went home, the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}, not that of the Pharisee. [Remember this]: Those who exalt themselves will be humbled {[God] will humble all those who exalt themselves}, but those who humble themselves will be exalted {[he] will exalt those who humble themselves}.”
Kai ni ka dei e teh, Farasi laipalah hete tami heh yon ngaithoum lah ao teh im vah a ban. Bangkongtetpawiteh amahoima kârasang e tami teh rahnoum lah ao vaiteh amahoima kârahnoum e tami teh tawm lah ao han telah atipouh.
15 [One day when many people were coming to Jesus], they were also bringing small children. They wanted him to put his hands on [the children and bless them]. When the disciples saw that, they rebuked [those who were bringing those children].
Hatnavah camonaw kut hoi tek hanelah Jisuh koe a thokhai awh. Hatei a hnukkâbangnaw ni a hmu navah a yue awh.
16 But Jesus called the children [to come to him]. He said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me! Do not stop them! It is people who are [humble and trusting] like they are who can experience God ruling [their lives].
Hatei, Jisuh ni camonaw a kaw teh, camonaw kai koe tho sak awh. Ahnimouh hah cakâ awh hanh. Bangkongtetpawiteh Cathut uknaeram teh het patet e taminaw hanelah nahoehmaw ao.
17 Note this: Those who do not [trust God and] allow him to direct [their lives], as children [do], will not enter the [MET] place where God rules.”
Lawkkatang ka dei. Cathut uknaeram teh hete camo patetlah ka dâw hoeh e teh, hote ram dawkvah nâtuek hai kâen thai mahoeh telah atipouh.
18 A [Jewish] leader asked [Jesus], “Good teacher, what shall I do in order to have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
Hahoi, bawi buet touh ni Bawipa hanelah, kahawipoung e saya, a yungyoe hringnae râw ka coe thai nahanelah bangmaw ka sak han telah atipouh. (aiōnios g166)
19 Jesus said to him, “Only God is good! No one [else] is good! (So you(sg) should consider carefully what [you are implying by] calling me good!/[Do you realize that you are implying that I am God by] calling me good?) [RHQ]
Jisuh ni, bangkongmaw kahawi e saya telah na ti pouh, telah a pacei teh, Cathut laipalah apihai tami kahawi awm hoeh.
20 [But to answer your question], you [(sg)] know the commandments that [God gave Moses. He commanded such things as] ‘do not commit adultery, do not commit murder, do not steal, do not testify falsely [about what you have seen or heard], honor your father and mother.’”
Kâpoelawknaw hah na panue han doeh, uicuk hanh, tami thet hanh, parawt hanh, laithoe kampangkhai hanh, na manu hoi na pa barih telah atipouh.
21 The man said, “I have obeyed all those [commandments] ever since I was young. [So] ([there must be something else I have not done./is that enough]?)”
Ahni ni, hete kâlawknaw pueng ka nawca hoi koung ka tarawi toe telah ati. Hete lawk Jisuh ni a thai navah buet touh na panki rah atipouh.
22 When Jesus heard [him say] that, he replied to him, “There is one thing that you [(sg)] have not [done] yet. Sell all that you own. Then give [the money] to poor people. [The result will be that] you will have [spiritual] riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!”
Na tawn e hno pueng yawt nateh mathoenaw poeh, hottelah na sak pawiteh, kalvan kho vah hno na tawn han, hathnukkhu tho nateh ka hnuk kâbang telah atipouh.
23 The man became sad when he heard that, because he was very rich [and he did not want to give everything away].
Ahni teh ka bawi poung e lah ao dawkvah, hete lawk a thai navah a lung thouk a mathoe.
24 Jesus looked at the man [as he left], and said, “It is very difficult for those who are wealthy [to decide] to let God rule [MET] their [lives].
Jisuh ni a lungmathoe e hah a hmu navah, ka tangrengnaw ni Cathut uknaeram dawk a kâen hane a ru poung bovaw.
25 [You would say] that it is impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. It is [almost] as difficult [HYP] for rich people [to decide] to let God rule their [lives].”
Ka tangrengnaw ni Cathut uknaeram dawk a kâen hlak teh kalauk ni phuengvang kâkhu dawk a kâen e a yawihnawn atipouh.
26 [The Jews thought that God favored rich people, so they thought that if God did not save rich people, he would not save others, either]. So [one of the disciples] who heard him say that replied, “If that is so, it seems that no one will be saved {[that God] will not save anyone} [RHQ]!”
A lawk ka thai e taminaw ni, pawiteh apimaw rungngang lah kaawm han toung vaw, telah a pacei awh.
27 But Jesus said, “It is impossible for people [to save themselves]. But [God can save them, because] God can do anything!”
Jisuh ni a dei pouh e teh, taminaw hanelah ka coung thai hoeh e naw hah Cathut hanelah teh a coung thai telah atipouh.
28 Then Peter said, “[You know that we(exc) have left] everything we had and have become your disciples [RHQ]. [So what about us?] (OR, [So will God accept/save us?]”)
Hatnavah Piter ni, khenhaw! kaimouh ni na hnukkâbang hanelah ka tawn e naw pueng ka ceitakhai teh na hnukkâbang awh toe, telah a ti.
29 He said to them, “Keep this in mind: Those who have left [their] homes, [their] wives, [their] brothers, [their] parents, [their] children, [or any other family members], [to tell others] about how God wants to rule [MET] [people’s lives],
Jisuh ni a dei e teh, Oe, na dei e atang, het heh ka dei. Cathut uknaeram kecu dawkvah im thoseh, na yu thoseh, hmaunawngha thoseh, manu hoi na pa thoseh, canaw thoseh buetbuet touh ka cettakhai e tami niteh,
31 [Jesus] took the twelve [disciples] to a place by themselves and said to them, “Listen carefully! We [(inc)] are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there], everything that has been written by the prophets {that the prophets have written} about [me], the one who came from heaven, will be fulfilled {will occur}.
Jisuh ni a hnukkâbang hlaikahni touh a kaw teh, thai awh haw, Jerusalem lah ka cei awh vaiteh hawvah profetnaw ni tami Capa e a kong a thut awh e pueng koung ka kuep han.
32 I will be put into the hands of {[My enemies] will hand me over to} non-Jews. [The non-Jews] will make fun of me and mistreat me and spit on me.
Jentelnaw e kut dawkvah poe lah ao vaiteh ahnimouh ni a panuikhai han, a dudam awh han, tamtui hoi a tamthawi awh han.
33 They will whip me, and [then] they will kill me. But on the third day [after that] I will become alive again.”
Bongpai hoi na hem awh vaiteh na thei a han, hatei apâthum hnin vah bout ka thaw han telah atipouh.
34 But [the disciples] did not understand any of those things that [he said]. They were prevented {[Something] prevented them} from understanding the meaning of what [he] was telling [them].
A hnukkâbangnaw niyah hete kongnaw heh thai panuek awh hoeh, lawk dei ngainae a hro kecu dawkvah Jisuh ni a dei ngainae hah thai panuek awh hoeh.
35 As [Jesus and his disciples] came near to Jericho [city], a blind man was sitting beside the road. [He was] begging [for money].
Jisuh teh Jeriko kho teng a pha navah mitdawn buet touh teh lam teng vah a tahung teh hnopai a hei.
36 When he heard the crowd [of people] passing by, he asked someone, “What is happening?”
Taminaw a cei e a thai navah bang nama aw, telah a pacei.
37 They told him, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth [town], is passing by.”
Ahnimouh ni, Nazareth tami Jisuh a tho lahun telah a dei pouh.
38 He shouted, “Jesus, [you who are] descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
Hahoi a hram teh, Jisuh, Devit e capa na pahren haw, telah a ti.
39 Those who were [walking] at the front [of the crowd] scolded the man [and] told him to be quiet. But he shouted more loudly, “You who are descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
Hmalah kaawm e taminaw ni lawkkamuem awmh telah kâhruetcuetnae a poe. Hatei hoe kacailah a hram teh, Devit capa, na pahren haw telah a ti.
40 Jesus stopped and told [people] to bring the man to him. When [the blind man] came near, Jesus asked him,
Hatdawkvah, Jisuh ni a kangdue teh mit ka dawn e tami kai koe thokhai awh, telah kâ a poe. Ateng a pha navah Jisuh ni a thaw teh, bangmaw sak seh ti na ngai, telah a pacei.
41 “What do you [(sg)] want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, enable me to see [again]!”
Bawipa, mit ang han ka ngai, telah a dei pouh.
42 Jesus said to him, “[Then] see! Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me], [I] have healed you!”
Jisuh ni, na mit ang naseh, na yuemnae ni na dam sak toe, telah atipouh.
43 Immediately he was able to see! And he went with [Jesus], praising God. And when all the people who were [going with Jesus] saw it, they also praised God.
Hat nah tahma vah a mit bout a ang. Cathut a pholen teh a hnuk a kâbang. Ka hmawt e taminaw pueng ni hai Cathut teh a pholen awh.
