Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples,
Hessafe guye, Yesuusi shiiqida asaasinne ba tamaaretas hayssada yaagis.
2 saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
“Higge asttamaaretinne Farisaaweti Muse higgiya billanaw maatara de7oosona.
3 all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;
Hessa gisho, entti hinttena kiittiya ubbaa oothitenne naagite. Shin entti ootheyssada oothofite. Ays giikko, entti oodeyssada oothokona.
4 for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
Entti tookkanaw dandda7ettona tooho qachchidi asaa toossoosona. Shin banttaw hari attoshin, he toohuwa asay tookkiya wode biradhdhe xeeran bochchanaw koyokkona.
5 'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
“Shin entti bantta ooso ubbaa asi be7onna mela oothoosona. Bantta som77oninne qesen qachchiya maxaafaa xiqisey de7iya kitaafe dalggisosona, bantta ma7uwa macaraakka adussoosona.
6 they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Mokettiya bessan bonchcho bessinne Ayhude Woosa Keethatan daro lo77iya oyde dosoosona.
7 and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Asay giyan enttana bonchchon sarothanayssanne ‘Asttamaariyaw’ gidi xeeganayssa koyoosona.
8 'And ye — ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director — the Christ, and all ye are brethren;
“Shin hintte asttamaarey issuwa xalaala gidida gishonne hintte ubbay ishata gidida gisho, ‘Asttamaariyaw’ geetettidi xeegettofite.
9 and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
Hinttew salon issi aawa xalaali de7iya gisho, ha sa7an oonakka ‘Aawaw’ gidi xeegoppite.
10 nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director — the Christ.
Hinttew issi Goday Kiristtoosa xalaali de7iya gisho ‘Godaw’ geetetti xeegettofite.
11 And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
Hintte giddon bayratey hintte aylle gido.
12 and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Bana gitayiya oonikka kawuyana; bana kawushshiya oonikka gitatana.
13 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
“Hinttenoo, cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne Farisaaweto, asa sinthan salo kawotethaa gorddeyssato hinttena ayye. Hinttee, hintte huu7en gelekketa qassi haratakka gelssekketa.
14 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
[“Hinttenoo cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne, Farisaaweto, am77eta keetha hintte bonqishe, asi be7o gidi woosa adusseeta. Hessa gisho, hinttena ayye. Ubbaafe aadhdhiya pirdday hinttena naagees.]
15 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen — ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
“Hinttenoo, cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne Farisaaweto, hintte issi uraa ammanthanaw abbaranne sa7ara yuuyeta. Shin hintte iya ammanthida wode he uraa hinttefe aathidi Gaannames giigettidayssa oothiya gisho, hinttena ayye. (Geenna g1067)
16 'Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary — is debtor!
“Oonikka Xoossa Keethan caaqqiko aykkoyka baawa. Shin Xoossaa Keethan de7iya worqqan caaqqiko, he caaqoy iya gomana giya qooqeto, hinttew qooqidi harata kaaletheyssato, hinttena ayye.
17 Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?
Hinttenoo, eeyato, qooqeto, worqqay aadhdhiyye? Worqqiya Xoossaas dummayiya Xoossa Keethay aadhdhii?
18 'And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it — is debtor!
Qassi ‘Oonikka yarshsho yarshshiya bessan caaqqiko, aykkoyka baawa. Shin oonikka iya bolla de7iya yarshshuwan caaqqiko, he caaqoy iya gomana’ yaagidi tamaarsseta.
19 Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
Hinttenoo, qooqeto, yarshshoy aadhdhiyye? Yarshshuwa Xoossaas dummayiya bessay aadhdhii?
20 'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;
Hessa gisho, yarshsho bessan caaqqiya uray, he yarshsho bessaaninne iya bolla de7iya ubbaban caaqqees.
21 and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
Xoossa Keethan caaqqiya uray, he Xoossa Keethaninne iyan de7iya Xoossan caaqqees.
22 and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.
Salon caaqqiya uray Xoossaa araataninne he araata bolla uttiya Xoossan caaqqees.
23 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law — the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved [you] to do, and those not to neglect.
“Hinttenoo, cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne Farisaaweto, hinttena ayye. Hintte kareetha sawoppe, naatiroppenne okasheppe asraata kesseta. Shin higgiyan de7iya aadhdhi koshsheyssata aggideta. Hessika xillo pirdda, qadhetethinne ubbaban ammanetethi. Haratakka aggonnashin hayssata hintte oothanaw bessees.
24 'Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing.
Hinttew qooqidi hara asi kaaletheyssato, hintte ushshaafe udunxe kessidi gimale mitteeta.
25 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.
“Hinttenoo, cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne Farisaaweto, hinttena ayye. Hintte shaatiyasinne keriyas bolla baggaa geeshsheeta. Shin enttaw garssan bonqeynne uuzetethi kumi uttis.
26 'Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.
Neno qooqe Farisaawiyaw, shaatiyasinne keriyas garssaa kasetada geeshsha. Hessafe guye, bolla baggayka geeshshi gidana.
27 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
“Hinttenoo, cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne Farisaaweto, hinttena ayye. Kare baggara qalame tiyettidi lo77idi, giddon meqethinne wooqidabay kumida duufota daaneta.
28 so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Hessadakka, bolla baggara asas lo77o daaneta. Shin hintte garssan cubbotethinne iitatethi kumis.
29 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
“Hintteno, cubboto, higge asttamaaretonne Farisaaweto, hinttena ayye. Hintte nabetas duufo keexeta, qassi xillota duufuwakka loytheeta.
30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Qassi hintte, ‘Nuuni beni nu aawata wode de7idabaa gidiyakko, enttara issife nabeta suuthaa guussokoshin’ yaageeta.
31 So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;
Hessa gisho, hintte nabeta wodhida asaa nayta gideyssa hinttee hintte huu7en markkatteeta.
32 and ye — ye fill up the measure of your fathers.
Hiza, hintte aawati doomidayssa hintte polite.
“Ha shooshatoo, shoosha nayto, hintte Gaanname pirddaafe waanidi attanee? (Geenna g1067)
34 'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;
Hessa gisho, ta odeyssa si7ite; taani nabeta, cincca asatanne asttamaareta hintteko kiittana. Enttafe issota issota hintte wodhananne masqaliya bolla kaqqana. Baggata Ayhude Woosa Keethatan lisson garaafananne katamaappe katama gooddana.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:
Hessa gisho, xilluwaa Aabela wodhida wodiyappe doomidi, Xoossa Keethasinne yarshsho bessaafe giddon hintte wodhida Baraakiya na7aa Zakkariyaasa wode gakkanaw hayqqida xillo asa ubbaa gisho, hintte seerettana.
36 verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.
Taani hinttew tuma odays; hinttenne hintte aawati oothida balaas ha pirdda ubbay ha yeletethaa bolla gakkana.
37 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.
“Yerusalaame, Yerusalaame, nabeta wodhiyare! Xoossay neekko kiittidayssata shuchchan caddiyare! Kuttoy ba nayta ba qefen haphpheyssada taani ne asaa ta qesiyan gechchanaw aappun toho koyadina! Shin tana diggadasa.
38 Lo, left desolate to you is your house;
Hiza, hintte Xoossaa keethay kaysi gidana.
39 for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'
Taani hinttew odays; ‘Godaa sunthan yeyssi anjjettidayssa’ hintte gaana gakkanaw nam77antho tana be7ekketa” yaagis.
