Mark 8
1 During those days, a large crowd of people gathered again. [After they had been there a couple days], they had no food to eat. So Jesus summoned the disciples [to come closer] and then he said to them,
I vei am ngsawk ham se, khyang khawjah Jesuha veia ngbum law be tüki he. Ami ei vai ipi am lawei u se, Jesuh naw axüisaw he jah khü lü,
2 “This is the third day that these people have been with me, and they have nothing [left] to eat, so now I feel very sorry for them.
“Hina khyang he naw na mthimhmatei ve u, mhmüp kthum ka veia awm pängki he atuh ami ei vai ipi am ve.
3 Furthermore, if I send them home [while they are still] hungry, [some of] them will faint on the way home, because some of them have come from far away.”
Ei ka ami ima ka jah tüih be üng mä lam cäpa bawng u lü khuikha khai he ni; isetiüng avang he bawk bawk ta ami lawnak thuksihki,” a ti.
4 [Knowing that he was suggesting that they give the people something to eat, one of] his disciples replied, “(We cannot possibly find food to satisfy this crowd, here in this place where no people live!/How can we find food to satisfy this crowd, here in this place where no people live?)” [RHQ]
Axüisaw he naw, “U naw, hina khawkhyawng khawa khyang hijaha ei khyawh vai hmu thei khai ni?” tia ami msang.
5 Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They replied, “[We have] seven [flat loaves].”
Jesuh naw, “Muk ijah nami taki?” ti lü jah kthäh se, “Khyüh” ami ti.
6 Jesus commanded the crowd, “Sit down on the ground!” [After they sat down], he took the seven loaves, he thanked [God for them], he broke them [into pieces] and started giving them to his disciples in order that they might distribute them [to the people].
Jesuh naw khyang he mdeka khana a jah ngawsak. Acunüng muk khyüh lo lü Pamhnama veia jenaka ngthu pyen lü, jah bo lü, axüisaw he am khyang hea veia ami jah yet vaia jah pe se, axüisaw he naw ami jah yet.
7 [They found that] they [also] had a few small [dried] fish. So after he thanked God for these, he told the disciples, “Distribute these also.” [After they distributed the bread and fish to the crowd],
Nga ajaw ami tak pi Jesuh naw Pamhnama veia jenak pyen lü ami yet vaia axüisaw he a jah pet.
8 the people ate this food and they had plenty [to] satisfy [them]. [The disciples] collected the pieces of food that were left over. [They filled] seven large baskets full of those pieces.
Ami van naw ei u lü phüki he. Ami ei käna axüisaw he naw mkhäm u se akpawih cä khyüh lawki.
9 [They estimated that] there were about 4,000 people [who ate on that day].
Eikie cun thawng phyü lawki he. Acun käna jah tüih be se
10 Then Jesus dismissed the crowd. Immediately after that, he got into the boat along with his disciples, and they went [around Lake Galilee] to Dalmanutha district.
mlawng üng axüisaw he am lut u lü Damanuta khawa citki he.
11 [In those days some] Pharisees came to Jesus. They asked him [to perform] a miracle [that would show that] God [had sent him]. They wanted to [find a way by which they could] convince the people to reject him. [So] they started to argue with him.
Pharise avang Jesuha veia law u lü ngcuhpüiki he naw, Pamhnam naw a kcangnak angsingnak vaia mhnüteinak khanaka müncankse ami kthäh.
12 Jesus sighed quietly to himself, and then he said, “I am disgusted that [RHQ], [even though] you people have seen how I [have healed people], you keep asking me to perform miracles! Note this: Such a miracle will certainly not be shown {I will certainly not show such a miracle} [just] for you people!”
Cunsepi Jesuh naw a mlungmthin k’uma aktäa ngko lü, “Ise atuha kcün khyang he naw müncankse ami kthäh ni? Akcanga ka ning jah mthehki! Msingnak mat pi am ning jah mhnüh hlü ve nawng,” a ti.
13 Then he left them. He got into the boat again, along [with his disciples], and they went further around [Lake Galilee].
Jah yawk hütki naw mlawng üng lut be lü tuili cayea citki.
14 The disciples had forgotten to bring along [enough] food. Specifically, they had only one flat loaf of bread with them in the boat.
Axüisaw he naw ami ei khyawh vai muk mhnih hüt u lü mlawng üng muk mat däng taki he.
15 [As they were going], Jesus warned them against [the attitudes the Pharisees and Herod Antipas had, attitudes that were having a bad effect on other people. He did this by telling them a parable]. He said, “Be careful! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”
Jesuh naw, “Pharise hea nghngenla Heroda nghngen üng ngxungei kyu u lü ngcäiei na ua,” a ti.
16 [The disciples misunderstood him]. So they said to one another, “[He must have said that] because we have no bread.”
Axüisaw he naw, “Muk am mi ta se va hinkba pyen mäih ja,” tia ngthähki he.
17 Jesus knew [what they were discussing among themselves]. So he said to them, “([I am disappointed that you are] discussing about your not having enough bread!/Why are you discussing about your not having enough bread?) [RHQ] (You should understand by now [that I can provide miraculously for you if you need food!/Why do you not yet perceive or understand that I can provide miraculously for you if you need food]?) [RHQ] (You are not thinking!/Why are you not thinking?) [RHQ]
Jesuh naw ami ngthäh kyu jah ksing lü, “I vai muk am nami taka phäha nami ngthäh kyuki ni? Atuh pi nami mlungmthin am am nami ksing hamki aw? Nami mlung nghlang hamki aw?
18 (I am also disappointed that, although you have eyes, you do not [understand what you] see!/Why is it that, although you have eyes, you do not [understand what you] see?) [RHQ] You have ears, but you do not understand [what I say] [RHQ]!” [Then he asked], “Do you not remember [what happened]
Mik mah u lü am nami hmuki aw? Nghnga mah u lü am nami ngjaki aw? Am nami süm hamki aw?
19 when I broke [only] five loaves [and fed] the 5.000 people [RHQ]? [Not only was everyone satisfied, but there was food left over] How many baskets full of pieces of bread [that were left over] did you collect?” They replied, “We collected twelve baskets full.”
Kei naw muk mhma khyang thawng mhma phäha ka pawh üng, kpawihki cä ijaha ni nami kaw?” ti se, amimi naw, “Xaleinghngih,” ami ti.
20 Then he asked, “When I broke the seven loaves in order to [feed] the 4,000 people, [again when everyone had plenty to eat], how many large baskets [of pieces of bread that were left over] did you collect?” They replied, “[We collected] seven [large baskets full].”
“Acun käna muk khyüh khyang thawng kphyüa phäha ka pawh üng kpawihki cä ijah ni nami kaw?” ti se, amimi naw, “Cä khyüh,” ami ti.
21 Then he kept saying to them, “([I am disappointed that] you do not understand yet [that you should never worry that you do not have enough food]!/Why do you not understand yet [that you should never worry that you do not have enough food]?)” [RHQ]
Jesuh naw, “Acunüng ihawkba am ksing u lü nami awmki ni?” a ti.
22 They arrived [in the boat] at Bethsaida [town]. People brought to Jesus a blind man and earnestly requested that Jesus touch him [in order to heal him].
Bethsaida khawa law u se Jesuha veia a mik müki mat khyang avang naw lawpüi u lü a hnet vaia ami nghuinak.
23 Jesus took the hand of the blind man, led him outside the town, he put his saliva on the man’s eyes, he put his hands on the man, and then he asked him, “Do you see anything?”
Jesuh naw a mik müki a kut üng kpang lü ngnam kpunga cehpüiki naw, a mik üng msawh lü a kut a khana mtaih lü, “Ini na hmu thei,” ti lü, a kthäh.
24 The man looked up and then he said, “[Yes], I see people! They are walking around, but I cannot see them [clearly]. They look like trees!”
A mik müki naw jeng mang lü, “Ä, khyang he thinga mäiha cit hü u se jah hmu veng,” a ti.
25 Then Jesus again touched the eyes of the blind man. The man looked intently and at that moment he was completely healed! He could see everything clearly.
Jesuh naw a kut cun a mika khana mtaih beki naw, yet lü a teng süm vaia a mtheh. Acunüng a mik vai law be se, avan a ngkhaia hmu theiki.
26 Jesus said to him, “Do not go into the town! [First go straight home and tell the people there about what I did]!” Then he sent the man to his home.
Jesuh naw a ima tüi be lü, “Ngnam k’uma ä cit bea,” ti lü a mtheh.
27 Jesus and the disciples [left Bethsaida town and went to the villages near Caesarea Philippi town]. On the way he questioned them, “Who do people say that I [really] am?”
Acunüng Jesuh la axüisaw he cun Kesari Philipih pei ngnam hea citki he. Lama, “Khyang he naw, ua ni ami na ngaih?” ti se,
28 They replied, “[Some people say] that you are John the Baptizer, [who has come back to life again]. Others say [that you are the prophet] Elijah [who has returned from heaven as God promised]. And others say that you are one of the [other former] prophets [who has come back to life again].”
“Baptican Johan; avang naw Elijah; avang naw sahma he üngka mat mat,” ti ve u ami ti.
29 He asked them, “What about you? Who do you say that I am?” Peter replied to him, “[We believe that] you are the Messiah!”
Jesuh naw, “Nangmi naw mä ua ni nami na ngaih?” ti se, Pita naw, “Nang cun Mesijah ni,” ti lü a msang.
30 Then Jesus warned them strongly that they should not tell anyone [yet that he was the Messiah].
Acunüng Jesuh naw, “U pi ä mtheh ua” a ti.
31 Then Jesus began to teach them, “[Even though] I am the one who came from heaven, it is necessary that I suffer very much. It is also necessary that I be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws {that the elders, the chief priests, and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws reject me}, and that I be killed {they kill me}. But on the third day [after I am killed I] will become alive again.”
Acunüng Jesuh naw, “Khyanga Capa cun mkhuimkha khai he, axüngvai he, ktaiyü ktung he la, thum jah mtheiki he naw mah u lü, hnim khai he, acunüng amhmüp kthum üng tho law be khai,” ti lü a jah mtheh.
32 He said this to them clearly. But Peter took Jesus aside and then, [because he assumed that the Messiah would never die], he started to rebuke Jesus [for talking about dying].
Acukba angsinga ngthu jah mtheh se Pita naw akcea khü lü a ksenak.
33 Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples. Then he rebuked Peter, saying, “Stop thinking like that! Satan [is causing you to talk like that! Instead] of wanting what God wants [me to do, you are wanting] me to do [only] what [most] people [would want me to do].”
Cunsepi Jesuh naw nghlat hü lü, axüisaw he jah teng lü, Pita üng, “Khawyam aw, ka vei üngka naw cita; na ngaihkyunak Pamhnama vei üngkaa am kya lü khyang üngkaa ni a kya ve,” ti lü a ksenak be.
34 Then he summoned the crowd along with his disciples [so that they might listen to him]. He told them, “If any one [of you] wants to be my disciple, you must not do [only] what you yourself want to do. Specifically, you must [be willing to allow people to hurt you and to disgrace you. That is what they do to criminals] who are forced to carry crosses [MET] [to the places where they will be crucified]. That is what anyone who wants to be my disciple must do.
Acunüng Jesuh naw khyang he la axüisaw he a veia jah khü lü, “Upi ka veia na läk law khaia büki naw amät naw amät yawk lü, a kutlamktung kawt lü, na läk law se.
35 [You must do that], because those who try to save their lives [by denying that they belong to me when people want to kill them for believing in me] will not live [eternally], but those who are killed because of being my [disciples] and [because of telling others my] good message will live [forever with me].
Isetiakyaüng, upi amäta xünnak küikyanei khaia büki naw mkhyüh lü, upi a xünnak keia phäha ja thangkdaw phäha mkhyühki cun naw küikyanei khai.
36 People might get everything [they want] in this world, but (they are really gaining nothing if they do not get eternal life [because they do not become my disciples!]/what will they gain if they do not get eternal life [because they do not become my disciples]?) [RHQ]
Khyang naw khawmdek avan ka na lü, a xünnak a mkhyüh üng i ngmang na khai ni? I am ngmang na.
37 ([Think carefully about the fact that] there is absolutely nothing that people can give [to God] that would enable them to gain eternal life!/Is there anything that a person can give [to God] in order to gain eternal life?) [RHQ]
A xünnak a yahnak be thei vaia i am pi am thawng be thei.
38 And think about this: Those who refuse [to say that they belong to] me and who reject what I say in these days when many people have turned away [from God] and are very sinful, I, the one who came from heaven, will also refuse [to say that they belong to me] when I come back with the holy angels and have the glorious brightness that my Father has!”
Hina Mhnam am ktäkie la katnaka mhmüp he üng, upi kei la keia mtheimthangnaka phäh ngkekhyakeiki he cun Khyanga Capa naw pi a Pa hlüngtainak la khankhawngsä ngcim he am a law be üng jah ngkekhyakei na be khai,” a ti.
