Matthew 22
1 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables.
Basa ma Yesus olaꞌ no se fai nendiꞌ nekendandaaꞌ nae,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven,” he said, “may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honour of his son’s wedding.
“Lamatualain toꞌu parendan naa, onaꞌ maneꞌ sa tao fefeta kakabꞌiꞌ fee ana toun.
3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.
Leleꞌ ara sadꞌia rala fefetas ma, ana denu ate nara reu rafadꞌe atahori nene neroloꞌ ra oi, ‘Ima, te fefetas sangga nae mulai ena.’ Te atahori naa ra nda nau rema sa.
4 A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited ‘I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.’
Basa ma, ate ra baliꞌ reu rafadꞌe maneꞌ a. Maneꞌ a rena nala ma ana denu aten laen fai nae, ‘Hei mii mifadꞌe atahori naa ra, fo rema leo, te fefetas nenesadꞌiaꞌ ena. Au tati sapi a ena, ma tunu-nasu ala e maladꞌan seli. Denu se rema raa fefetas leo, huu basaꞌ e nenesadꞌiaꞌ ena.’
5 They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to his farm, another to his business;
Ate naa ra reu rafadꞌe raꞌo naa. Te atahori nene neroloꞌ ra nda nau taoafiꞌ sa. Ruma osi rala reu, ruma reu sia mamana tao ue-osan nara,
6 while the rest, seizing his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.
ma ruma toꞌu rala maneꞌ a ate nara, de poko-paru se losa ara mate.
7 The king, in anger, sent his troops, put those murderers to death, and set their city on fire.
Rena onaꞌ naa ma, maneꞌ a namanasa nala seli. Basa ma, ana denu soldꞌadꞌu nara reu tati risa atahori mana tati risa ate nara. Basa de, soldꞌadꞌu ra hotu-lalangge hendi nusaꞌ naa losa taa no rae a.
8 Then he said to his servants ‘The banquet is prepared, but those who were invited were not worthy.
Basa ma, maneꞌ a noꞌe nala ate laen nara de nafadꞌe se nae, “Fefeta kakabꞌiꞌ a nenesadꞌiaꞌ ena, te atahori fo au uroloꞌ ra, nda randaa tungga au fefeta ngga sa.
9 So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’
Ia na, ama mii sia dala rarameꞌ fo mindaa mo sudꞌiꞌ a se, na moꞌe mendi se.’
10 The servants went out into the roads and collected all the people whom they found, whether bad or good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.
Basa de, ate naa ra lao reu sia dala rarameꞌ ra. Ara randaa ro atahori hetar mia naa, de ro se risiꞌ fefeta kakabꞌiꞌ a. Hambu atahori maloleꞌ ma atahori nda maloleꞌ ra sa rema tao rasofe mamana fefetas a.
11 But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.
Basa ma, maneꞌ a nisi mamana fefetas rala neu de mete rereoꞌ fuiꞌ ra. Ma ana nita atahori esa nda pake buꞌa-baꞌu fefetas sa.
12 So he said to him ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding-robe?’ The man was speechless.
Boe ma maneꞌ a natane nae, ‘Hee, toronooꞌ! saa de misiꞌ mamanaꞌ ia, na nda pake bua-baꞌu fefetas saa?’ Te atahori naa titindindii onaꞌ nggoaꞌ e.
13 Then the king said to the attendants ‘Tie him hand and foot, and ‘put him out into the darkness’ outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’
Boe ma maneꞌ a parenda ana mana tungga nara nae, paꞌa atahori ia ei-lima nara, fo toꞌu nggari e dea neu. Hela e nggae ma doidꞌoso sia mamana maꞌahatuꞌ naa.’
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
Onaꞌ naa boe, Lamatualain narolo atahori hetar, te tengga nala akaꞌ idꞌaꞌ dadꞌi neu Eni atahorin.’
15 Then the Pharisees went away and conferred together as to how they might lay a snare for Jesus in the course of conversation.
Atahori Farisi ra rena rala Yesus olaꞌ naꞌo naa, ma rala haraꞌ fo rae teꞌe-sii ma fua salaꞌ neu E.
16 They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man’s position.
Basa ma ara denu ana mana tungga nara reu ro atahori mia Herodes partei politik na, fo reu raselu-bale ro Yesus. Ara koa-boꞌu Yesus rae, “Ama Meser! Hai mihine Amaꞌ ralan ndoos. Amaꞌ nda mana peko-lelekoꞌ ma nda pili-tadꞌa sa. Amaꞌ akaꞌ nanori Lamatualain Hara-liin no matetuꞌ.
17 Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?”
De ia na, hai mae mitane dalaꞌ sa. Tungga hita atoran agama Yahudi na, ata musi bae bea neu mana parenda Roma manen, do afiꞌ?”
18 Perceiving their malice, Jesus answered: “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
Te Yesus nahine ara rae teꞌe-sii E, fo Ana olaꞌ labꞌan mana parenda Roma. Boe ma Ana nataa nae, “Memaꞌ hei atahori mana dea-ralaꞌ! Taꞌo bee de hei mae teꞌe-sii Au mendiꞌ soꞌal naa?
19 Show me the coin with which the tax is paid.” And, when they had brought him a florin,
Mitudꞌu sobꞌa Au doi fulaꞌ sa fo atahori bae rendiꞌ neu bea!” Boe ma ara ratudꞌu doi fulaꞌ neu E.
20 he asked: “Whose head and title are these?”
Basa ma, Ana natane se nae, “Ia seka mata-aon ia? Ma ia seka naran ia?”
21 “The Emperor’s,” they answered: on which he said to them: “Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God.”
Ara rataa rae, “Naa keser, mana parenda Roma mane monaen.” Boe ma Yesus nafadꞌe se nae, “Naa! Mete ma taꞌo naa, hei fee neu mana parenda, saa fo mana parenda hak na. Ma fee neu Lamatualain saa fo Lamatualain hak na.”
22 They wondered at his answer, and left him alone and went away.
Rena Ana nataa naꞌo naa, ma basa se titindindii, huu Ana olaꞌ naa ndaa na. Naa de ara nda teꞌe-sii rala E sa. Boe ma ara lao hela E.
23 That same day some Sadducees came up to Jesus, maintaining that there is no resurrection. Their question was this: —
Sia naa hambu atahori mia partei Saduki boe. Atahori mia partei Saduki ia, nanori nae, atahori mates ra nda rasodꞌa baliꞌ sa. Faiꞌ naa, ara rae sangga dalaꞌ fo teꞌe-sii Yesus. Naeni de ara rema raselu-bale ro E rae,
24 “Teacher, Moses said — ‘should a man die without children, the man’s brother shall become the husband of the widow, and raise a family for his brother.’
“Ama Meser! Baꞌi Musa suraꞌ hela fee hai, adat ia, nae: mete ma touꞌ esa mate hela saon, te nda ma anaꞌ sa, na, touꞌ naa odꞌin musi sao nala ina falu naa, naa fo ana bonggi fee aꞌan mana mateꞌ a tititi-nonosiꞌ.
25 Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.
Memaꞌ, feꞌesaꞌan baꞌi Musa nanori taꞌo naa, te ia na hai mae mitane taꞌo ia: hambu touꞌ hitu odꞌi-aꞌa bonggiꞌ. Uluꞌ ka sao, te mate, nda ma anaꞌ sa. Boe ma odꞌin mana tungga e, sao nala ina falu naa.
26 The same thing happened to the second and the third brothers, and indeed to all the seven.
Nda dooꞌ sa ma ana mate fai, ma nda ma anaꞌ sa. Onaꞌ naa boe odꞌin ka telun, ana sao nala ina falu naa, te basa ma mate fai, te nda ma anaꞌ sa. Onaꞌ naa rakandondooꞌ a losa odꞌin muriꞌ a mate, nda lao hela anaꞌ sa.
27 The woman herself died last of all.
Basa ma, ina falu a mate.
28 At the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be out of the seven, all of them having had her?”
Naa! Hai mae mitane taꞌo ia: Inaꞌ naa sao nala touꞌ hitu ena. Mete ma neu mateteꞌen, Lamatuaꞌ nafefela baliꞌ atahori mana mateꞌ ra na, inaꞌ ia dadꞌi touꞌ bee ka saon?”
29 “Your mistake,” replied Jesus, “is due to your ignorance of the Scriptures, and of the power of God.
Basa ma, Yesus nataa nae, “Mete ma hei mitane taꞌo naa, na, hei sala naeꞌ ena ma! Huu hei nda mihine Lamatualain Susuran liin sa. Ma nda mihine koasa manaselin sa!
30 For at the resurrection there is no marrying or being married, but all who rise are as angels in Heaven.
Matetun, taꞌo ia. Neꞌo, mete ma Lamatualain nafefela baliꞌ atahori mana mateꞌ ra, ara esa nda sao esa sa ena, onaꞌ ate nara mana sia sorga ra.
31 As to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read these words of God —
Boe ma Au ae olaꞌ soꞌal atahori mana mateꞌ ra rasodꞌa baliꞌ, do hokoꞌ. Sia baꞌi Musa susuran ra nenedꞌuiꞌ oi hau huu anaꞌ nene tunu-hotuꞌ te nda kadꞌe hendi e sa. Mia dudꞌuit naa, hita tahine tae, atahori mana mateꞌ ra bisa rasodꞌa baliꞌ boe. Huu Lamatualain nafadꞌe baꞌi Musa mia naa nae,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of dead men, but of living.”
‘Au ia, bei-baꞌi mara Lamatualain na. Naeni baꞌi Abraham, baꞌi Isak, ma baꞌi Yakob. Basa se beꞌutee neu Au rakandoo losa ia nema.’ Naa! Hita tahine tae, leleꞌ Lamatuaꞌ olaꞌ naꞌo naa, te basa baꞌiꞌ naa ra mate se dooꞌ ena. Huu Lamatualain nae Eni feꞌe dadꞌi nakandoo sira Lamatuan. Naeni de ata tahine tae, ao samana nara rasodꞌa rakandoo, mae ara mate dooꞌ ena. De mae atahori mate o, ana nasodꞌa baliꞌ. Huu akaꞌ atahori masodꞌaꞌ beꞌutee neu Lamatualain, nda atahori mates ra sa to?!”
33 The crowds, who had been listening to him, were greatly struck with his teaching.
Rena Yesus nanori naꞌo naa, ma atahori Saduki ra nda ritaꞌ rae bale saa sa ena boe. Te atahori hetar naa ra titindindii de olaꞌ rae, “Awii! Atahori ia nenorin manaseliꞌ tebꞌe, o!”
34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they collected together.
Leleꞌ atahori Farisi ra rena rae, Yesus nasenggiꞌ atahori Saduki ra, ma ara raꞌabꞌue reu esa de rae ratane rasafafali E.
35 Then one of them, a Student of the Law, to test him, asked this question —
Sira mana mahine agaman esa nae teꞌe-sii sobꞌa Yesus nae,
36 “Teacher, what is the great commandment in the Law?”
“Ama Meser! Au ae utane taꞌo ia: hita adat na hohoro-lalanen, no agama parendan ra, hetar. Mia basa parendaꞌ fo mana mia baꞌi Musa naa, bee ka manaseliꞌ lenaꞌ?”
37 His answer was: “‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’
Boe ma Ana nataa nae, “Parendaꞌ fo manaseliꞌ sia Lamatualain Susura Meumaren nae, taꞌo ia: ‘Lamatualain naa, hei Lamatuam. De ama musi sue lenaꞌ e mia basaꞌ e. Huu naa, hei musi hii E mikindooꞌ a, ma mihine E, ma manggate tao ues tungga Hihii-nanaun.’
38 This is the great first commandment.
Parendaꞌ naa, pantin ma manaseliꞌ!
39 The second, which is like it, is this — ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thou dost thyself.’
Boe ma parendaꞌ ka ruan, naꞌo ia: Musi sue atahori laen ra, onaꞌ ho sue aom boe.’
40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Parendaꞌ rua ra ia ra, naeni huuꞌ mia basa baꞌi Musa hohoro-lalanen no Lamatualain mana dui-bꞌengga nara nenorin. Neꞌo atahori nda tungga parendaꞌ laen ra sa, mete ma ana nda feꞌe tungga naꞌahuluꞌ parendaꞌ karuaꞌ ia ra sa.”
41 Before the Pharisees separated, Jesus put this question to them —
Leleꞌ atahori Farisi ra feꞌe raꞌabꞌue sia naa, ma Yesus natane baliꞌ se nae,
42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” “David’s,” they said.
“Mia lele uluꞌ a Lamatualain helu haitua Kristus fo fee masoi-masodꞌaꞌ neu atahori nara. De tungga hei dudꞌuꞌa mara, Kristus naa, seka tititi-nonosin?” Boe ma ara rataa rae, “Eni, mane Daud tititi-nonosin.”
43 “How is it, then,” Jesus replied, “that David, speaking under inspiration, calls him ‘lord,’ in the passage —
Yesus olaꞌ seluꞌ nae, “Mete ma taꞌo naa, naa, taꞌo bee de Lamatualain Dula-dale Meumaren nafadꞌe neu mane Daud fo noꞌe Kristus nae, ‘Lamatua’? Te Daud suraꞌ ena nae,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I put thy enemies beneath thy feet”’?
‘Lamatualain nafadꞌe au Lamatua ngga ena nae, “Uma fo endoꞌ sia bobꞌoa ona ngga, sia mamana nene fee hadꞌa-hormat ia. Huu dei fo Au tao musu mara, losa ara raloe ao nara neu nggo.’”
45 Since, then, David calls him ‘lord,’ how is he David’s son?”
Naa! Mia susura naa, hita tahine tae, mane Daud o noꞌe Kristus nae, ‘Lamatuaꞌ’. Dadꞌi mete ma atahori rae Kristus naa, akaꞌ mane Daud tititi-nonosin, naa feꞌe nda dai sa! Huu Eni o Mane Daud Lamatuan boe!”
46 No one could say a word in answer; nor did any one after that day venture to question him further.
Rena Yesus ola naꞌo naa ma, atahori Farisi ra hie-hie reuꞌ ena, nda hambu atahori esa saa sa boe bisa nataa nasafali Yesus sa ena. Naa de eniꞌ a mia faiꞌ naa ma, ara ramatau ratane ena, ma nda rambarani sobꞌa teꞌe-sii E sa ena.
