Matthew 18
1 About that time we disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who [among us will be] the most important when God [MTY/EUP] [makes you] king?”
Cawh a hubatkhqi ce Jesu a venna law unawh, “Khan qam awh u nu ak bau kaw?” tina uhy.
2 Jesus called a child to come, and he placed that child in our midst.
Jesu ing naasen ca ce lo nawh a ming lak lung awh dyih sak hy.
3 He said, “Think about this: If you [(pl)] do not change [the way you(pl) think] and become [as humble] as little children, you [(pl)] will surely not go to the place where God [MTY/EUP] rules.
A mingmih a venawh: “Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, nangmih ing namik kaw am hloet unawh naasenkhqi amyihna am nami awm awhtaw, khan qam khuiawh ityk awh awm am lut ti kawm uk ti.
4 The people who become as humble as this child [or any child] is, will be the most important people among those over whom God rules.
Cedawngawh, u awm vawhkaw naasen amyihna thlang ak kai awh dungvoeng na ak awm taw khan qam awh ak bau soeih na awm kaw.
5 Also, when those who, [because they love] me, welcome [a] child like this one, [God considers] that they are welcoming me.”
“U awm vemyih naasen ca ce kai ang ming ing ak do ak thlang taw kai anik do thlang na awm hy.
6 “If you cause someone who believes in me to sin, [even if it is someone who is socially unimportant like] this little child, [God will severely punish you]. If a heavy stone were fastened around your neck and you were thrown into the deep waters of the sea, [people would consider that you had been severely punished. But God will punish] you more severely [than that if you cause someone to sin]
Cehlai u ingawm vawhkaw naasen, kai anik cangnaakkhqi ak khuiawh pynoet awm ang tluk sak awhtaw, cang neetnaak lung ak bau ce a hawng awh aawi sak nawh lidung ak khuina nik thlak man a hamna nep bet kaw.
7 It will be terrible for those [MTY] who cause others to stop believing in me. [God will punish them eternally]. It is inevitable that there will be [those who] cause others to stop believing in me. But it will be horrible for everyone who does that.
“Thlang thawlhnaak ak sai sak ik-oeihkhqi awh khawmdek ve khaw na bin hy! Ce mih ik-oeihkhqi ce ak law hly qoe ni, cehlai thawlhnaak ak law sakkung thlang ce khaw na bin hy!
8 So, if you [are wanting to use] one of your hands or feet to sin, [stop using that hand or foot! Even if you have to] cut it off [to avoid sinning, do it] [MET]! It is good [that you not sin and] go where you will live [with God eternally, even though while you are still here on earth] you are maimed or lame and do not have a hand or a foot. But it is not good that you continue to have your two hands and two feet [and do] [MTY] [the sinful things you want to, and as a result], you are thrown into [hell], where there is eternal fire burning. (aiōnios g166, questioned)
Na kut am awhtaw na khaw ing a ni thawlh sak awhtaw tlyk boet nawh khawng. Kut pakhih ingkaw khaw pakhih ak soep na kumqui mai khuina nang tlaak anglakawh, pum amak soep doena hqingnaak ak khuiawh na lut ce nep bet hy. (aiōnios g166)
9 If what you see you [makes you want] to sin, [stop looking at those things! Even if you have to] gouge out one of your eyes and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good [that you not sin and] go where you will live [with God eternally, even though while you are still here on earth] you have only one eye. But it is not good that you continue to have your two eyes [and do the sinful things you want to, and as a result], you are thrown {God throws you} into hell where there is eternal fire burning.” (Geenna g1067)
Na mik ing a ni thawlh sak awhtaw koeih doek nawh khawng. Mik pakhih ing hell mai khuina nang tlaak anglakawh, miklang ing hqingnaak khuina na lut ce na hamna nep bet hy. (Geenna g1067)
10 “Make an effort that you [(pl)] do not despise [even] one of these children. I tell you [(pl)] truly that [since] the angels [live] in heaven [in the presence of] my Father, [they will report to him if you mistreat the children].
“Vawhkaw naasenkhqi ak khuiawh pynoet awm am nami hepnaak aham qalqiing lah uh. Ikawtih ka nik kqawn peek khqi, a mingmih ak khan ceityihkhqi ing khawk khan nakaw ka Pa a haai ce hu poepa uhy.
Ak qengkhqi thaawng aham ni thlanghqing Capa ve a law.
12 What do you [(pl)] think [you would do in the following situation]? If you had 100 sheep and one of them got lost, you would surely leave the 99 sheep [that are] on the hill and go and search for the lost one [RHQ], would you not?
“Ikawmyihna namik poek? Thlang pynoet ing tuu zakhat ce ta hlai hy, pynoet ce ak chang na a ceh valh mai mantaw, sawmkow pakow tloek ce tlang na cehta nawh ak chang ak qeng tuu pynoet ce am sui hly nawh nu?
13 If you found it, I affirm to you [(pl)] that you would rejoice very much. You would be happy that 99 sheep did not stray away, but you would rejoice even more [because you had found] the sheep that had strayed away.
Tuu ce a huh tlaih awhtaw, awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, ak chang na amak cet valh tuu sawm kow pakow anglakawh cawhkaw tuu ak cet valh ce ym bet hy.
14 In the same way [that shepherds do not want one of] their [sheep to stray away], so [God], your Father in heaven, does not want [even] one of these children to go to hell.” (questioned)
Cemyih lawtna khawk khan awh ak awm nangmih a Pa ing vawhkaw naasenkhqi ak khuiawh pynoet ca awm qeng aham am ngaih hy.
15 “If a fellow believer sins [against you], go [to him], and when you two are alone, reprove him [for sinning against you]. If that person listens to you [and feels sorry that he has sinned against you], you will have restored [your friendship with] that person.
”Na koeinaa ing nak khan awh, ik-oeih a sai thawlh awhtaw cet nawh a thawlhnaak ce na mimah anglak doeng awh kqawn pe. Nak awi ce ang ngai awhtaw anih ce na noeng na awm kaw.
16 If that person will not listen to you [nor feel sorry that he has sinned against you], go get one or two other people [who will listen to what you both have to say]. Have them go with you so that [what is written] {[Moses wrote]} [in the Scriptures might happen: ] ‘[When one person accuses another in some matter], it should be confirmed by [at least] two or three people {[at least] two or three people should confirm it} [before that person can be declared] guilty {[before they declare that person guilty]}.’
Cehlai a mang ngai awhtaw, thlang pakhih thum a simpyinaak awh awi ce a caknaak aham, thlang pynoet mai aw am awhtaw pakhih awh ceh pyi.
17 If the one who has sinned against you will not listen to them [or does not feel sorry that he has sinned against you], tell that to the congregation [so that they can rebuke him]. If that person will not listen to the congregation [or feel sorry that he has sinned against you, exclude him from being a member of your congregation, just like] you [would exclude] pagans, tax collectors, [and others who do not believe in God and sin greatly].
Cekkhqi ak awi awm a mang ngai bai awhtaw thlangboel a venawh kqawn uh; thlangboel ak awi awm a mang ngai awhtaw, lawkih am awhtaw mangmu ak cawikung na ngai law uh.
18 Keep this in mind: Whatever you decide on earth [about punishing] or [not punishing a member of your congregation] is what has also been decided by [God] in heaven {what [God] in heaven has also decided}.
Awitak ka nik kqawn peek khqi, khawmdek awh nami pinkhqi boeih ce khawk khan na awm pin na awm lawt kawmsaw, khawmdek awhkaw nami hlam khqi boeih ce khawk khan na awm hlam na awm lawt kaw.
19 Also note this: If [at least] two of you [who live] here on earth agree together about something you ask [God] for [DOU], [God], my Father [who is] in heaven, will give you what you ask for.
“Cekcoengawh nik kqawn pek khqi tlaih nyng, khawmdek awh thlang pakhih ing kawpoek pynoet na taak doena ik-oeih a ni thoeh awhtaw khawk khan nakaw ka Pa ing nangmih aham sai pekna awm kaw.
20 [This is true], because wherever [at least] two or three of you assemble because you believe in me [MTY], I am [spiritually] present with you. I [will hear what you ask for and I will ask God to do it for you].”
Thlang pakhih awm pakthum awm kang ming ing a ming cunnaak awh, a mingmih a venawh kai awm nyng,” tina hy.
21 Then Peter approached [Jesus] and said to him, “How many times must I forgive a fellow believer who [keeps on] sinning against me? [If he keeps asking me to forgive him, must I forgive him] as many as seven times?”
Cekcoengawh Piter ing Jesu a venna law nawh doet hy, “Bawipa, ka koeinaa ing kak khan awh ik-oeih a sai thawlh awh, iqyt dy nu qeenkhaw kang ngai kaw? Ak khqih dy nu?” tina hy.
22 Jesus said to him, “I tell you [that the number of] times [you must forgive someone is] not just up to seven, but [you must] ([forgive him] 77 times/never stop forgiving him).
Jesu ing, “Ka nik kqawn peek khqi, ak khqih dy doeng amni, ak khqih a pyh khqihkip dy ti nyng,” tina hy.
23 [In order to illustrate] why [you should do this], I [will tell you a story in which] God [MTY/EUP], [who cares for] the people whose lives he rules over, is compared {I compare God, [who cares for] the people whose lives he rules over} to a king [and his officials]. That king told [some of his servants that he wanted] his officials to pay what they owed him.
Cedawngawh khan qam taw sangpahrang pynoet ing a tyihzawihkhqi venawh a tangka lai ak kqawn ing myih hy.
24 [So those officials were brought to the king to] settle [their accounts with him]. [One of the officials who were brought] owed the king several million dollars.
Tangka ce a soep awh tangka thonghqa ak pu peek thlang ce law pyi uhy.
25 But because he did not have [enough money] to pay [what he owed], the king demanded that he, his wife, his children and all he possessed be sold [to someone else, and that the king] be repaid [with] {receive} [the money that was paid for them].
Anih ing tangka ce ama peek thai voel hawh a dawngawh, a zuca ingkaw a toentaak khawhthemkhqi boeih ce zawi nawh a laiba ce sah aham awi pehy.
26 Then that official, [knowing that he did not have the money to pay that huge debt], fell on his knees [in front of the king] and begged him saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, [eventually].’
Cawh ce cawhkaw tyihzawih thlang ing a haiawh khuk sym nawh qeennaak thoeh hy, 'Bawipa nim qeen mai cang, ni pe boeih lawt bit kawng,' tina hy.
27 The king, [knowing that the official could never pay all that huge debt], felt sorry for him. So he canceled his debt and released him.
A boei ing anih ce qeen nawh a laiba boeih ce zoe pe sak hy.
28 Then this official went to another one of the king’s officials who owed him a bit less than a year’s wages. He grabbed him [by the throat], started choking him, and said to him, ‘Pay back what you owe [me]!’
“Cehlai cawhkaw tyihzawih thlang ce cet hy, cawh tangka denari zakhat ak pu peek a pyi tyihzawih pynoet ce hu hy. Anih ce a hawng awh tu nawh khak hy, “Tangka nak pu ce ni pe hlah,” tina hy.
29 That official fell on his knees and begged him saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you all of it, [eventually].’
Cawhkaw tyihzawih pyi ing a haiawh khuk sym doena qeennaak thoeh hy, 'Nim qeen cang, ni pe boeih lawt bit kawng,' tina hy.
30 But this official kept refusing [to cancel that small debt that the man owed him]. Instead, he [caused that official to be] put in prison [and to stay there] until he could pay back all the money that he owed him.
Cehlai anih ing am hlah hy. A tangka pu ce a ni sam boeih hlan dy anih ce thawngim na thla hy.
31 When the other officials [of the king] learned that this had happened, they felt very distressed. So they went to the king and reported in detail what had happened.
Cawhkaw ik-oeih ce tyihzawih pyi ak changkhqi ing ami huh awh, amik kaw se hy, cet unawh cawhkaw ik-oeihkhqi boeih ce a pa a venawh kqawn pe uhy.
32 Then the king summoned the official [who had owed him several million dollars]. He said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I canceled that huge debt [that you owed me] because you begged me [to do so]
Cawh a boei ing cawhkaw tyihzawih ce a venna khy hy. Nang tyihzawih thlak che, kai a venawh qeennaak na thoeh a dawngawh kai ing na laibakhqi boeih ce ni zoe pe sak nyng.
33 You should have been merciful [and canceled your fellow official’s debt], just like I was merciful to you [and canceled your debt] [RHQ]!’
Kai ing nak khan awh qeennaak ka taak lawt amyihna nang ingawm thlang ak khan awh qeennaak na taak aham awm lawt hy,' tina hy.
34 The king was very angry. He handed this official over to some jailers who would torture him severely until he paid all of the debt that he owed.”
Cawhkaw boei ce ak kaw so nawh laiba a sam boeih hlan dy cawhkaw tyihzawih ce phep aham thawng ak thlakungkhqi kut awh pehy.
35 [Then Jesus continued by saying], “That is what my Father in heaven will do to you if you do not [feel merciful and] sincerely forgive a fellow believer [who sins against you].”
“Nangmih ingawm nami koeinaa khqik khan awh qeenkhaw amna ming ngai awhtaw, khawk khan nakaw Pa ing nangmih ak khan awh ce amyihna sai lawt kaw,” tinak khqi hy.
