Luke 18
1 He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart.
ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴᏃ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏕ ᎤᎬᏩᎴᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏯᏪᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ;
2 "In a certain town," He said, "there was a judge who had no fear of God and no respect for man.
ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎡᎮ ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᎦᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᏂᏚᏁᎶᏛᎾ;
3 And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲ ᎡᎮᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎷᏤᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏍᎩᎾᏛᏂᏏ ᏦᏍᏓᏓᏱᎵᏙᎯ.
4 "For a time he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, "'Though I have neither reverence for God nor respect for man,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏉᏌᏁ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ; ᎣᏂᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎤᏪᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏱᏥᎾᏰᏍᎦ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏥᏯᏁᎶᏗ ᏴᏫ;
5 yet because she annoys me I will give her justice, to prevent her from constantly coming to pester me.'"
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏣᏆᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏔᏂ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏅᏓᏥᏯᏛᏁᎵ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏰᏃ ᎦᎷᎬ ᏱᏓᎩᏯᏪᎢᏍᏓ.
6 And the Lord said, "Hear those words of the unjust judge.
ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎢᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏓ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ.
7 And will not God avenge the wrongs of His own People who cry aloud to Him day and night, although He seems slow in taking action on their behalf?
ᏝᏍᎪᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᏂᏙᎬᏛᏂᏏ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎨᎦᏑᏴᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᎩᏨᏗ ᏥᎬᏩᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᏱᏓᏙᎯᏕᎭ?
8 Yes, He will soon avenge their wrongs. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"
ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ ᏞᎩᏳ ᏙᏓᎫᎴᏏ. ᎠᏎᏃ, ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ, ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏍᎪ ᎨᏒ ᏛᏩᏛᎯ ᎡᎶᎯ?
9 And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎠᎾᏓᎸᏉᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏂᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎸᎯ, ᎤᏩᎾᏓᎴᏃ ᏅᎵᏌᎵ ᏗᏂᏰᎸᏍᎩ.
10 "Two men went up to the Temple to pray," He said; "one being a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏛᎾ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏎᎢ, ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎠᏕᎸ-ᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ.
11 The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.
ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎴᏁ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏣᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᏴᏫ ᏄᎾᏍᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏆᏍᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏎᏉ ᎠᎾᏓᎩᎡᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᏲᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏕᎸ-ᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎾᏆᏍᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ.
12 I fast twice a week. I pay the tithe on all my gains.'
ᏑᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᎠᎹᏟ ᏂᎬᏍᎪᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎩᎾᎥ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏁ ᎪᏣᎴᏛ ᏥᎥᏍᎪᎢ.
13 "But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not so much as lift his eyes to Heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God, be reconciled to me, sinner that I am.'
ᎠᏕᎸᏃ-ᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎢᏅ ᏧᎴᏁᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏗᎬᏩᎧᏃᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ, ᎦᏁᏥᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏩᏂᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏣᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ ᏥᏍᎦᎾᎢ.
14 "I tell you that this man went home more thoroughly absolved from guilt than the other; for every one who uplifts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be uplifted."
ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏚᏓᎴᏛ ᏧᏪᏅᏒ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎥᏝ. ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎢᎠᏓᏌᎳᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎢᏯᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎩᎶᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏂᎠᏓᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
15 On one occasion people also brought with them their infants, for Him to touch them; but the disciples, noticing this, proceeded to find fault with them.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏕᎬᏩᏘᏃᎮᎴ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏏᏔᏗᏍᏗᏱ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᏚᏂᎬᏍᎪᎸᏁᎢ.
16 Jesus however called the infants to Him. "Let the little children come to me," He said; "do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of God belongs.
ᏥᏌᏃ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎲ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎤᎾᏁᎳᎩ ᏗᏤᎵᏏ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᎬᎩᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏅᏍᏓᏕᎸᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏄᎾᏍᏗ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
17 I tell you in solemn truth that, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it."
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏂᏓᏓᏂᎸᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏲᎵ ᏥᏓᏓᏂᎸᎪᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
18 The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?" (aiōnios g166)
ᎩᎶᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎤᏛᏛᏁ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎰᏍᏛ ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎦᏙ ᏯᏆᏛᏁᎸ ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ ᏱᏥᏩᏛ? (aiōnios g166)
19 "Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.
ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎰᏍᏛ ᎢᏍᏉᏎᎭ? ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏌᏉ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
20 You know the Commandments: 'Do not commit adultery;' 'Do not murder;' 'Do not steal;' 'Do not lie in giving evidence;' 'Honour thy father and thy mother.'"
ᏕᎯᎦᏔᎭᏉ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏓᏲᏁᎸᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏓᎸᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏃᏍᎩᏒᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏣᏃᎮᎸᎩ, ᏕᎩᎸᏉᏕᏍᏗ ᏣᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏥ.
21 "All of those," he replied, "I have kept from my youth."
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏓᎩᎧᎾᏩᏕᏅ ᏥᏧᏣ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴ ᏅᏛ.
22 On receiving this answer Jesus said to him, "There is still one thing wanting in you. Sell everything you possess and give the money to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and then come, follow me."
ᏥᏌᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎠᏏ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᏣᎷᎳ; ᎯᎾᏚᎦ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏣᎾᎥᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏘᏯᏙᎯᏏ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏃ ᏫᏣᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ; ᏖᏒᏃ ᏍᎩᏍᏓᏩᏕᏒᎭ.
23 But on hearing these words he was deeply sorrowful, for he was exceedingly rich.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏰᎸᏁᎢ; ᎤᏣᏘᏰᏃ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏳ ᎨᏎᎢ.
24 Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!
ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᎪᎲ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏰᎸᏒᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᏧᏁᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏭᏂᏴᏍᏗᏱ!
25 Why, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."
ᎤᏟᏰᏃ ᎠᎯᏗᏳ ᎨᎻᎵ ᎤᎦᏛᎴᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏴᎩ ᎦᏌᏁᎾᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᏃ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᏴᏫ ᏭᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᎨᏒᎢ.
26 "Who then can be saved?" exclaimed the hearers.
ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᎪᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏯᏥᏍᏕᎸ?
27 "Things impossible with man," He replied, "are possible with God."
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎬᏩᏛᏁᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
28 Then Peter said, "See, we have given up our homes and have followed you."
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏈᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎤᏪᏎᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏴ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏙᎩᏲᏐᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᏍᏓᏩᏕᏅ.
29 "I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has left house or wife, or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of God's Kingdom,
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏧᏮᏕᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏪᏥ, ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,
31 Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏔᎳᏚ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏫᏚᏘᏅᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏫᏗᎦᏘ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏃᏪᎸ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
32 For He will be given up to the Gentiles, and be mocked, outraged and spit upon.
ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛᏰᏃ ᏴᏫ ᏙᏓᎨᏥᏲᎯᏎᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏰᎦᏕᎰᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎦᏰᏥᏐᏢᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᏓᏰᎦᎵᏥᏍᏈ,
33 They will scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise to life again."
ᎠᎴ ᏓᎬᏩᎵᎥᏂᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎬᏩᎵ; ᏦᎢᏁᏃ ᎢᎦ ᏙᏛᎠᎴᎯᏌᏂ.
34 Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.
ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏃᎵᏤᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ ᎨᎬᏍᎦᎳᏁᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏯᏂᎦᏔᎮ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏨᎢ.
35 As Jesus came near to Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the way-side begging.
ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏤᎵᎪ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᎨᏫ ᏅᏃᎱᎶᏗ ᎤᏬᎴ ᎠᏚᎳᏗᏍᎨᎢ;
36 He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.
ᎤᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᎶᏍᎬ ᎤᏛᏛᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏰᎸᏛᎢ.
37 "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by," they told him.
ᎬᏩᏃᏁᎴᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎦᎶᏍᎬᎢ.
38 Then, at the top of his voice, he cried out, "Jesus, son of David, take pity on me."
ᎤᏪᎷᏁᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏥᏌ, ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ.
39 Those in front reproved him and tried to silence him; but he continued shouting, louder than ever, "Son of David, take pity on me."
ᎢᎬᏱᏃ ᎠᏁᎩ ᎬᏩᎬᏍᎪᎸᏁᎢ, ᎡᎳᏪ ᎲᎾ ᎬᏬᏎᎴᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏟᏉ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏪᎷᏁᎢ; ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ, ᎠᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
40 At length Jesus stopped and desired them to bring the man to Him; and when he had come close to Him He asked him,
ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᎴᏫᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᏁᏤ ᎠᎦᏘᏃᎮᏗᏱ; ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏨ ᎤᏛᏛᏁᎢ,
41 "What shall I do for you?" "Sir," he replied, "let me recover my sight."
ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏣᏚᎵ ᎬᏯᏛᏁᏗᏱ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎥᎠᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
42 "Recover your sight," said Jesus: "your faith has cured you."
ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎨᏣᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ; ᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᏣᏍᏕᎸ.
43 No sooner were the words spoken than the man regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.
ᎩᎳᏉᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎬᏩᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎨ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ; ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎪᎲ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
