Matthew 21
1 As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
Yeshua le aseijuite Jerusalem ahung naiyun, Bethphage khopi Olive mola um chu ahin pha tauve. Chuin Yeshuan aseijui mini ama sanga asol' n,
aseiyin, “Khuche khoa khun galut lhon in, nagalut lut lhon le sangan anouto kihen na gamu lhon ding ahi. Anin lham lhon'in chule kakoma hinpui lhon in.
3 If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
Koiham khat touvin ipi bola nahi lhon em tia donga aumleh, Pakaiyin aman nom e, tilhon in, chuteng aman aphal jeng ding ahi,” ati.
4 When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
Hiche thilsoh hi Themgao thusei guilhunna dinga soh ahi,
“Jerusalem a cheng ho jah a seiyin, ‘Veuvin, na Lengpau chu na komuva ahung e. Ama nunnemtah ahin, sangan chunga atouvin—sangan nou chunga ahung touve,’” tia kisei chu,
6 So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
Seijui teni chun Yeshuan athupeh bang'in abol lhon in ahi.
7 They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
Amanin sangan chule anou chu Ama koma ahin pui lhon in chule amaho chun apon uchu sangan nou chunga aphauvin, Ama achunga atouvin ahi.
8 Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
Mi honpi atamjo chun Ama masang sang-ah aponsil hou chu lam lhonga chun aphauvin, chule mi abang loi chun theoboh ho alham un chuin lampia apha tauve.
9 The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
Akijot nauva Yeshua chu alai lunga aum in chule Ama kimvel sea ho chun asam un, “David Chapa jeh in Pathen vahchoiyun! Pakai mina hungpa chunga nunnom hen! Chung Van sang pen a Pathen vahchoiyun!” atiuve.
10 As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
Jerusalem kho mite jouse chu khopi sung Ama alut lut chun aboisoh jeng tauvin, amahon adong un, “Ama hi koihiya ham?” atiuve.
11 The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
Chuin mipi ho chun, “Ama hi themgao Yeshua, Galilee gamkai Nazareth khoa kon ahi,” atiuve.
12 Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
Yeshua Hou'in sunga chun alut in, chuin maichama kilhaina thilto dinga ajoh'a le acho ho chu anodoh in, Aman vapal joh ho touna le sum lhenglea pang ho dokhang chu alekhutp pehtai.
13 Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
Aman ajah uva, “Pathen lekhabua, Ka Hou'in chu taona in kiti ding ahi akiti, hinlah nanghon gucha ho thil kiselguhna mun naso tauve,” ati.
14 After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
Mitcho le elbai ho Hou'in a chun ahung un, Aman amaho chu aboldam in ahi.
15 The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
Thempu pipui ho le houdan thuhil hon athil kidang bol chu amu uvin, chule chapang hon Hou'in sunga “David Chapa jal'in Pathen vahchoiyin umhen,” tia kisam aja uvin. Hinlah lamkai ho chu alunghang thei lheh jeng uve.
16 [They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
Ama hon Yeshua adong uvin, “Hiche chapang ho hin ipi aseiyu najah em?” atiuvin, Aman “Henge kajanai, naosen chapang noi cheplai kam'in vahchoina achamkim sah e, ti nasim doh nailou'u ham?” ati.
17 Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
Chujouvin Ama Bethany akile kit in hichea chun ajan geh dentai.
18 Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
Jingkah in Yeshua chu Jerusalem a ahung kilen ahileh, agil akel tai.
19 He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
Aman lam pama theichang phung um chu agatoh tan. Ama jong aga um ding ham tin aga ve in, hinlah ado jeng bou amun ahi. Chuphat in Aman theichang phung chu, “Nangma itih in jong gakit tahih in!” ati. Chuin apettah chun theichang phung chu agoppai jeng e. (aiōn g165)
20 [The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
Seijuiho chun hichu amu phat'un alung dong un chule adong un, “Iti dana theichang phung chu goppai jeng ahi dem?” tin adatmo tauve.
21 Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
Chutah in Yeshuan Amaho aseipeh in, “Keiman Thutah kaseipeh nahiuve, nanghon na tahsan uva chule lungthoina neiloubeh nahiuleh hitobang hi nabol thei diu ahi, chule asanga lenjong nabol theidiu ahi. Nanghon mouljah'a jong nangma kichon mang in lang chule twikhanglen'a kileh lut'in tileu chun chuti jeng ding ahi.
22 In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
Ipia ding hijongleh natao theiyu, chule tahsanna naneiyuva ahileh namu diu ahi” ati.
23 After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
Yeshua Hou'in a kona ahung kilekit in chule thu ahilpan in ahileh, thempu pipui holeh upa ho Ama koma ahung un ahi. Amahon adong un, Koi thuneina'a hiche ho jouse hi nabol ham? Kon bolin tia thu napeh ham? natiuve.
24 Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
Yeshuan adonbut in, “Nang hon thudoh khat hi nadonbut'uva ahileh koi thuneina a hiche ho jouse hi kabol ham seipeh nauvinge.
25 Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
John chun miho baptize theina thuneina anei chu vana kon ham ahilouleh mihem a kon bep bou ham?” ati. Amaho le amaho akihouvun, “Eihon vana kon ahi itiuva ahileh Aman ipi jeh'a eihon John thusei chu itahsan lou uham, tia eidoh dingu,
26 If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
Hinlah ama mihem bepbou ahi tin seileu hen, mipi oimo ichan diu ahi, ajeh chu miho chun John chu themgao ahi atiuve ti aseiyun ahi.”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
Hiti chun achaina keiyin adonbut un, “Keihon kahe pouve,” atiuve. Chuin Yeshuan adonbut in, “Chuti ahitah le koi thuneina a hiche ho jouse kabol ham kaseipeh lou ding nahiuve” tin aseitai.
28 [Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
“Hinlah hiche thudol hi ipi nagel uvem? Mi khat chapa ni nei chun, alen jopa koma, ‘Chapa gache doh inlang, tunin lengpi leiya na gatong in’” ati.
29 But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
Chapa chun adonbut in, “Ka-e, kachelou ding ahiye,” atin hinlah chujoupeh chun alunggel akhel in agache tai.
30 Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
Chuphat in apa chun chapa khatpa jah a, “Nangchen” atileh ama chun “Henge,” Hepa tin aseiyin, ahin aga chedeh poi.
31 So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
Chapa teni lah'a chu koijoh apa seingai hiya ham? Amahon adonbut un, Amasapa atiuve. Chuphat in Yeshuan ahil chen in, “Keiman tahbeh'a kaseipeh nahiuve, kaidong kitahlou ho le numei kijoh ho Pathen Lenggam a nangho masanga lut diu ahi.”
32 I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
Ajeh chu Twilutsah John chu anahung in, chule adih'a hinna ding lampi chu nakopeh uvin, ahin nanghon ama chu natahsan pouve, hinlah kaidong ho le numei kijoh hon atahsan uve. Chule hiche aso nung in jong Ama natahsan nom pouvin chule nachonset nauva nakisih pouve.
33 “Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
“Tun thusim achom khat ngaiyun. Lounei khat hin lengpilei abol in, apal agen kimvel'in, lengpi theiga lhohna ding leiko alaiyin, chule gahvet suina ding in insang asan ahi. Chujouvin aman lengpilei chu alei-lhou ho khut'a apedoh in, chule gamchoma agache tai.”
34 When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
Lengpiga alhun phat in, alei lhou'a pang ho koma asohte asolin ahi.
35 But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
Hinlah alei lhou hon asoh ho chu aman un, khat avouvin, khat athat un chule achom khat chu songa asep tauve.
36 [So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
Hichun alou neipa chun asoh atamjo cheh chu lengpi theiga lohkhom dingin asolin ahileh abolngai ngai anabol un ahi.
37 Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
“Achaina keiyin alouneipa chun achapa asolin, amaho chun achapa chu anajabol teiyunte tin agel'in ahi.”
38 But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
“Hinlah loubol ho chun achapa hung amu phat un, amaho khatle khat akihou un, ‘Agou lo’ dingpa hikoma ahunge. Hungun, ama that'u hitin agam hi eiho chan ding'in kiheidoh'u hite,” atiuve.
39 So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
Hitichun amahon aman'un, lengpi leiya kon in akaidoh un, chule ama chu athat tauve.
40 [Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
Yeshuan adong in, “Lengpi lei neipa chu ahung kile teng loubol ho chu i-lonte tia nagel uvem?” ati.
41 [The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
Hou lamkai ho chun adonbut uvin, Aman mi-engseho chu melse tah in that intin, chule alengpi lei chu alougasoh achanding pethei midang henga apehdoh ding ahitai, atiuve.
42 Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
Chutah in Yeshuan amahotah adong in, “Hiche hi nanghon Pathen Thutheng bua nasimdoh khah lou u ham? In-sa hon adei-lou song chu aning'ah apipen in apang tai. Hichehi Pakai thilbol ahi chule gahvet ding in aki-dange.
43 So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
Keiman nangho kaseipeh nahiuve, Pathen Lenggam chu nanghoa kona kiladoh a, chule phatea ga sodoh thei nam dang kipe ding ahi.
44 [The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
Koi hijongleh hiche songa kipal chan chu ahal hal'a chip ding chule alhuhkhum chan chu atagoi ding ahi,” ati.
45 When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
Thempu pipuho le Pharisee ho chun hiche thulem hi ajah phat un, amaho douna'a thusim kisei–loubol mi engse ahiu chu akihetdoh tauve.
46 They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
Amahon Ama amatnom uvin, hinlah mipi chun Yeshua chu themgaova angaito jeh un akicha uvin ahi.
