Luke 20
1 One day [during that week, Jesus] was teaching the people in the Temple [courtyard] and telling them [God’s] good message. As he was doing that, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and [other Jewish] elders came to him.
Ni khat Jesus biakinn sung ah mipi te thuhil in lungdamna thu a son laitak, thiampi lian te le thukhamhil te sia upa te taw hongpai uh a,
2 They asked him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like you did here yesterday]?”
Jesus kung ah, hong son tan, hibang te bang thuneina taw vawt ni ziam? a hibale hi thuneina kua in hong pia ziam? ci uh hi.
3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,
Jesus in zo kik a, Kei zong thu khat hong dong tu khi hi; hong zo tavun:
4 where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God [MTY/EUP] or from people?”
Tuiphumpa John sia, van pan ziam maw, mihing te kung pan ziam? ci hi.
5 They discussed this among themselves. They said, “[If we(inc) say], ‘[It was] from God [MTY/EUP],’ he will say to us, ‘[Then] (you should have believed John’s [message]!/why did you not believe what John preached?) [RHQ]’
Amate ngaisun khawm tek uh a, van pan hi; ci leang, ama in, banghang um ngawl nu ziam? hong ci tu.
6 But if we say, ‘It was [from] people,’ the people [here] will [kill us by] throwing stones at us, because they [all] believe that John was a prophet [from God].”
A hi tazong, mihing te kung pan hi; ci leang zong, mihing te in suangtum taw hong sep tu hi: banghangziam cile amate in John sia kamsang hi, ci um uh hi.
7 So they replied, “We [(exc)] do not know where [John got his authority].”
Taciang amate in, koisung pan, ci hong son thei ngawl khu hi, ci in zo uh hi.
8 Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
Jesus in amate tung ah, Kei zong hi te bang thuneina taw vawt, ci sia hong son ngawl tu khi hi, ci hi.
9 Then Jesus told the people this parable [to illustrate what God would do to the Jews who rejected the former prophets and himself]: “A [certain] man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some men [to care for it and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went to another country and stayed there several years.
Tua zawkciang Jesus in mipi te hi sontena son hi; Mi khat in sapit huan sung ah sapit suan a, huan naseam te thosak hi, taciang ama sia a ngei mama om tu in khual khuala ah haw hi.
10 When [the vines started producing] grapes, he sent a servant to the men who were taking care of the vineyard. He expected that they would give him some of the grapes that the vineyard had produced. But [after the servant arrived], they beat him and they did not give him any grapes. They [just] sent him away.
A hun a cin ciang in, huan naseam te in sapit huan sung ah a nga te a piak tu in, a naseam khat sawl hi: ahihang huan naseam te in a naseam pa sia vel in, a khut hawm taw tha kik hi.
11 [Later], [the owner] sent another servant. But they beat him and mistreated him [also]. They sent him away without giving him any grapes.
Taciang naseam dang khat sawl kik leleau a, tua pa zong vel leleau hi, taciang maizumhuai tak in koi uh a, khut hawm mataw tha kik hi.
12 [Still later, the owner] sent another servant. That one they wounded and threw him out [of the vineyard].
A thum na sawl kik leleau hi: taciang amate in liamsak uh a, doi pua sang ah nawt uh hi.
13 So the owner of the vineyard thought to himself, ‘(I do not know what to do!/What shall I do?) [RHQ]’ [Then he had an idea. He thought to himself], ‘I will send my son, [whom I] love [very much]. Perhaps they will respect him [and give him my share of the grapes].’
Tua zawkciang in sapit huan nei pa in, bangbang hi tu khi ziam? Ka it ka tapa sawl a hileng, amate in a mu uh ciang zakta tu uh hi, ci hi.
14 [So he sent his son], but when the men who were caring for the vineyard saw him [coming], they said to each other, ‘Here [comes] the man who will [some day] inherit [the vineyard]. Let’s kill him so that this vineyard will be ours!’
Ahihang huan naseam te in a mu uh ciang in, kikum uh a, hi sia pa sia a ngamhlua tu pa hi: pai tavun, that tawng, taciang a ngamh teng i lua tu hi, ci uh hi.
15 So they dragged him outside the vineyard and they killed him. So (I will tell you what the owner of the vineyard will do to them!/do you know what the owner of the vineyard will do to them?) [RHQ]
Taciang amate in sapit huan puasang ah pusuapui in that uh hi. Tua ahikom huan neipa in amate tung ah bang vawt tu ziam?
16 He will come and kill those men who were taking care of the vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.” When the people listening to Jesus heard that, they said, “[We would] not do anything like those wicked men did!”
Ama hongpai tu a hi teng that in a sapit huan sia ngual dang pia tu hi, ci hi.
17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “You can say that, [but think about] the meaning of these words that are written {which [a prophet] wrote} [RHQ] [in the Scriptures], The men who were building a house rejected a certain stone. But others put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building [MET].
Jesus in amate en a, Innsa te i a nil uh suangtum sia innkhuambul hong suak hi, ci a ki atkhol thu sia bang ziam?
18 [That stone represents me, the Messiah], and those who reject me are [like people who fall on this stone]. Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces {This stone will break to pieces everyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
A kuamapo hi suang tung ah a tak peuma tal tu hi, ahizong hi suang a takna te sia a vui in ki ngoai siat tu hi, ci hi.
19 The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws realized that he was accusing them when he told the parable [about what those wicked men did]. So they immediately tried to find a way to seize [MTY] him, but [they did not seize him, because] they were afraid of [what] the people [there would do if they did that].
Tua hun laitak in thiampi lian te le thukhamhil te in Jesus mat tu in zong hi; banghangziam cile hi thu sontena sia amate langpan in kampau hi, ci he uh hi, taciang amate in mipi te lau hi.
20 So they watched him carefully. They also hired (spies/secret agents) who pretended to be sincere. [But] they really wanted to get him to say something for [which they could accuse] him. They wanted to be able to turn him over to the authority of the governor [of the province. But they also knew that the Jews were disgusted with having to pay taxes to the government].
Amate in Jesus pang uh a, thukan te paisak uh hi, tua thukan te sia mipha bang in ki hitheamsak a, ama kammal pan in mat tu le ngam uk za nei ulian te ap tu in sawm uh hi.
21 [So] one of them asked Jesus, “Teacher, we [(exc)] know that you [(sg)] speak and teach what is right. You tell the truth even if important people do not like it. You teach truthfully what God wants us to do.
Thukan te in, Syapa awng, a man tatak in hil le kampau ci kong he uh hi, kuama doidan zong nei ngawl ni hi, Pathian i lampi sia a mantak in na hil hi:
22 [So tell us what you think about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
Caesar shia pia tu khu ziam maw, pia ngawl tu khu ziam? ci in dong uh.
23 But Jesus knew that they were trying to trick him [to get him into trouble, either with the Jews, who hated to pay those taxes, or with the Roman government]. So he said to them,
Ahihang Jesus in amate thin kukal na he a, Banghang hong ze-et nu ziam?
24 “Show me a [Roman] coin. [Then tell me] whose picture is on it. And [tell me whose] name is on it.” They [showed him a coin and] said, “It has the picture and name of Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].”
Sum tang hong lak tavun. A kua i lim le ceptena ziam? ci hi. Amate in Caesar lim le ceptena hi, ci in zo uh hi.
25 He said to them, “In that case, give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
Taciang Jesus in amate tung ah, Caesar neisa te Caesar pia vun a, Pathian neisa te Pathian pia vun, ci hi.
26 While the people were there, the [spies] were unable to find fault with him for what he said. And they were amazed at his answer. So they said nothing.
Mipi te mai ah a kammal te pan in a man thei bua uh hi: a zo kik nate lamdangsa uh a, huthe ngawl in om tek uh hi.
27 Some Sadducees came to [Jesus]. They are a Jewish sect who do not believe that people will become alive again after they die.
Thawkikna a nial Sadducee pawlkhat te Jesus kung ah hongpai uh a,
28 They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question [in order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again]. One of them said [to Jesus], “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] about situations where a man who has a wife but no children. If the man dies, his brother should marry the [dead man’s] widow so that she can have a child by him. People [will consider] that the child is the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].
Sya awng, mi khatpo sia ta nei ngawl in a thi le, a ci mit ngawl natu in a nau in a mo tenpui tahen, ci Moses in at hi.
29 Well, there were seven brothers in one family. The oldest one married, but he and his wife did not bear any children. Later he died.
Tua ahikom u nau sali om uh hi: a lianbel sia in zi nei a, ta nei ngawl in thi hi.
30 The second [brother followed this law and married the widow, but the same thing happened to him].
A ni na pa in tua nu tenpui a, ta nei ngawl ma in thi hi.
31 Then the third [brother] married her, [but the same thing happened again]. All seven [brothers, one by one, married that woman], [but] they had no children, and [one by one] they died.
A thum na pa zong in tua nu tenpui hi; tabangma in a sali in tenpui uh a, ta nei ngawl in thi siat uh hi.
32 Afterwards, the woman died, too.
A khakbel ciang tua nu zong thi hi.
33 Therefore, [if it is true that there will be a time] when dead people will become alive again, whose wife [do you think that woman] will be [then]? ([Keep in mind that she was married to all seven brothers!/It will be impossible to decide because] she was married to all seven brothers!) [RHQ]”
Tua ahikom thawkik na ni ciang tua nu sia a kua bel i zi hi tu ziam? banghangziam cile a sali in tenpui hi, ci in dong uh hi.
34 Jesus replied to them, “Men who live here in this world take wives, or are given wives [by their parents] {their [parents] choose wives [for them]}. (aiōn g165)
Jesus in amate tung ah, Hi leitung mite kipui uh a, nupa tu in ki pia uh hi: (aiōn g165)
35 But the men whom God considers worthy of [being in heaven after] they become alive again will not be married. (aiōn g165)
Ahihang tua leitang lua tu kilawm ci in ngaisut te le thina pan a thokik te sia kipui le nupa tu in ki piak om nawn ngawl tu hi. (aiōn g165)
36 [You need to know also that] they cannot die any more, because they will be [immortal] [SIM] like angels. [The fact that God has caused] them to be alive again [will show] that they are God’s children.
Amate sia thi thei nawn ngawl tu uh hi: banghangziam cile amate sia vantungmi te bang hi tu uh a, thawkikna i tate a hi uh man in Pathian i tate a hihi.
37 But [as for people] becoming alive again after they die, Moses wrote something about that. In the place where [he wrote about] the [burning] bush, he mentions the Lord as being the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].
Tu in mithi te thokik hi, ci Moses zong in lophung sung ah topa, Abraham Pathian, Isaac Pathian le Jacob Pathian, a sap ciang in mu hi.
38 It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive]! All [people] whose [spirits] are alive [again after they die continue to live to honor God]!”
Banghangziam cile Pathian sia mithi te Pathian hi ngawl hi, ahihang a nungta te i Pathian a hihi: banghangziam cile mi theampo ama sung ah a nungta te vive a hihi, ci in zo kik hi.
39 Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, you [(sg)] have answered very well!”
Thukhamhil pawlkhat te in, Syapa awng, na pau na pha mama hi, ci tek uh hi.
40 After that, they no longer dared to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
Tua zawkciang amate in thudong ngam nawn ngawl hi.
41 Then Jesus said to them, “I will show you (OR, prove to you) that people [are wrong who] say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David! [RHQ]
Jesus in amate tung ah, Bangbang in mihing te in Christ sia David tapa hi, ci thei uh ziam?
42 Because David himself wrote [about the Messiah] in the book of Psalms, God said to my Lord, Sit [here beside me] on my right, [where I will highly honor you(sg)] [MTY].
David ama mama in Psalm labu sung ah, Topa in ka Topa tung ah,
43 [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies.
Na ngalte na peang koi na in na vawt mateng, ka ziatsang ah to in.
44 King David calls [the Messiah] ‘[my] Lord’! So ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from [King] David!/how can the Messiah be [just] someone descended from [King] David?) [RHQ] [What I just said proves that he is much greater than David, isn’t that right]?”
Tua ahikom David in Topa, ci in sam hi, bangbang in a tapa hi thei tu ziam? ci hi.
45 While all the [other] people were listening, [Jesus] said to his disciples,
Tua zawkciang in thu ngai te theampo i zak in a nungzui te tung ah,
46 “Beware that [you do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They like to put on long robes and walk around [to make people think that they are very important]. [They] also like [people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces. They like [to sit in] the most important places in the Jewish meeting places. At dinner parties [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
Thuakhamhil te kidawm vun, amate sia puan tualpi sil in vak nuam uh a, sumbuk te ah paupuina, synagogue sung ah tokhum sangbel te le poai mun ah a inndoi lianbel te dei uh hi;
47 They swindle [MET] the houses [and property] of widows. [Then] they pretend they are good, as they pray [long] prayers [publicly. God] will [certainly] punish them very severely.”
Amate in meingong te inn suttol uh a, ngual mu tu in thu sau tatak ngen uh hi: tabang te in a lianzaw danpiak na thuak tu uh hi, ci hi.
