Mataio 13
1 I A la la, hele aku la o Ieau iwaho o ka hale, a noho iho la ia ma kapa o ka loko.
That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
2 He nui loa ka poe kanaka i akoakoa mai io na la, ee aku la ia maluna o kekahi moku, noho iho la; a ku nui mai la ua poe kanaka la mauka.
and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
3 Ao mai la oia ia lakou i kela mea keia mea ma na olelonane, i ka i ana mai, Aia hoi, hele aku la kekahi kanaka lulu hua e lulu.
He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
4 A i kana lulu ana, helelei iho la kekahi ma kapa alanui, lele mai la na manu, a pau ae la ia i ke kikoa.
As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
5 Aka helelei iho la kekahi ma kahi hapapa, aohe nui o ka lepo; kupu wawe ae la ia no ka papau o ka lepo.
Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
6 A puka mai ka la, mae iho la ia, maloo aku la no ke aa ole.
But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
7 Aka helelei iho la kakahi ma kahi kakalaioa, kupu ae la ke kakalaioa a kahihi aku la ia mea.
Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
8 Aka helelei iho la hoi kekahi ma ka lepo maikai, a hua mai la i ka hua, he pahaneri ka kekahi, he pakanaono ka kekahi, a he pakanakolu ka kekahi.
[But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
9 O ka mea pepeiao lohe la, e hoolohe ia.
If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
10 Hele mai la kana poe haumana, ninau aku la ia ia, No ke aha la oe e olelo mai ai ia lakou ma na olelonane?
[We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
11 Olelo mai la oia ia lakou, i mai la, No ka mea, ua haawiia aku ia oukou e ike i na mea pohihihi o ke aupuni o ka lani, aole nae i haawiia'ku ia lakou.
He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
12 O ka mea ua loaa, e haawi hou ia'ku nana a mahuahua; aka, o ka mea ua loaa ole, e laweia'ku kana mai ona aku la.
Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
13 Nolaila ka'u e olelo aku nei ia lakou ma na olelonane; no ka mea, i ka nana ana, aole lakou i ike; a i ka lohe ana, aole lakou i hoolohe, aole hoi i hoomaopopo.
That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
14 A i ko ai ka wanana a Isaia ia lakou, i ka i ana, I ka lohe ana, e lohe auanei oukou, aole nae e hoomaopopo; a i ka nana ana, e nana auanei oukou, aole nae e ike.
What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
15 No ka mea, ua palaka ka naau o keia poe kanaka, ua hookuli lakou i ko lakou mau pepeiao, ua hoopaa hoi i ko lakou mau maka; o ike auanei ko lakou mau maka, o lohe hoi ko lakou mau pepeiao, o manao hoi ko lakou naau, o huli mai lakou, a hoola aku au ia lakou.
[God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
16 Pomaikai ko oukou mau maka, no ka mea, ua ike: a me ko oukou mau pepeiao, ua lohe.
But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
17 He oiaio ka'u e olelo aku nei ia oukou, He nui na kaula a me na kanaka pono i ake e ike i na mea a oukou e ike nei, aole nae lakou i ike; a e lohe hoi i na mea a oukou e lohe nei, aole nae i lohe.
Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
18 E hoolohe oukou i ke ano o ka olelonane no ke kanaka luluhua.
“[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
19 O kela mea keia mea lohe i ka olelo no ke aupnui me ka hoomaopopo ole: alaila, hele mai no ka mea ino, a kaili aku ia i ka mea i luluia iloko o kona naau. Oia ka mea i luluia ma kapa alanui.
The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
20 O ka mea i luluia ma kahi hapapa, oia ka mea i lohe i ka olelo, a hopu koke iho la ia me ka olioli.
[Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
21 Aole nae he aa iloko ona, nolaila ua pokole kona kupaa ana; a hiki mai ka pilikia a me ka hoino no ka olelo, alaila haule koke iho la ia.
[But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
22 O ka mea i luluia ma kahi kakalaioa, oia ka mea i lohe i ka olelo; a na ka manao ana i na mea o keia ao, a me ka hoopunipuni ana o ka waiwai e kinai iho ka olelo, a lilo ia i mea hua ole. (aiōn g165)
[Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
23 A o ka mea i luluia ma kahi lepo maikai, oia ka mea i lohe i ka olelo me ka hoomaopopo; a hua mai i ka hua he pahaneri ka kekahi, he pakanaono ka kekahi, a he pakanakolu ka kekahi
But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
24 Hai mai la oia i kekahi olelonane hou ia lakou, i mai la, Ua hoohalikeia ke aupuni o ka lani me kekahi kanaka nana i lulu iho i ka hua maikai ma kana mahinaai.
Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
25 A i ka wa i hiamoe ai na kanaka, hele mai la kona enemi, a lulu iho la i ka zizania iloko pu me ka palaoa, a hoi aku la.
While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
26 A kupu mai ke kino, a opuu ae la, alaila ikea iho la ka zizania.
After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
27 Hele mai la na kauwa a ua mea hale la, i mai la ia ia, E ka haku, aole anei oe i lulu iho i ka hua maikai ma kau mahinaai? No hea mai la hoi ka zizania?
So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
28 I aku la oia ia lakou, Na ke kanaka enemi ia i hana. Ninau mai la ka poe kauwa ia ia, E kii anei makou e uhuki ia mea?
The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
29 I aku la ia, Aole, o uhuki pu oukou i ka palaoa i ko oukou waele ana i ka zizania.
He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
30 E waiho no pela, e ulu pu laua a hiki i ka ohi ana: a i ka wa e ohi ai, na'u e olelo aku i ka poe okioki, E houluulu mua oukou i ka zizania, e pua a paa i mea e puhi ai i ke ahi; a o ka palaoa la, e hoiliili ia iloko o ko'u halepapaa.
Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
31 Hai aku la oia ia lakou i kekahi olelonane hou, i aku la, Ua like ke aupuni o ka lani mo kekahi hua makeke a ke kanaka i lawe a kanu iho i kana mahinaai.
Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
32 He makalii keia hua i na hua a pau, a kupu ae ia, ua oi kona kino i na laalaau a pau, a lilo ae la ia i laau, a lele mai na manu o ka lewa, a kau iho iluna o kona mau lala.
Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
33 Olelo mai la hoi oia ia lakou i kekahi olelonane hou. Ua like ke aupuni o ka lani me ka mea hu a kekahi wahine i lawe ai, a hui pu me na sato palaoa ekolu, a pau ae la ia i ka hu.
Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
34 Oia mau mea a pau ka Iesu i olelo aku ai i na kanaka ma na olelonane; a ma na oleloane wale no kana olelo ana aku ia lakou:
Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
35 I ko ai ka mea i oleloia e ke kaula, i ka i ana mai, E pane aku kuu waha i na olelonane, e hai aku hoi au i na mea i hai ole ia, mai ke kumu mai o ke ao nei.
By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
36 Alaila, haalele aku la Iesu i ka poe kanaka, a hele mai la iloko o ka hale. Hele aku la na haumana io na la, i aku la, E hoakaka mai oe ia makou i ka olelonane no ka zizania ma ka mahinaai.
After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
37 Olelo mai la ia, i mai la ia lakou, O ka mea nana i lulu i ka hua maikai, oia ke Keiki a ke kanaka.
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
38 O ka mahinaai, oia ke ao nei: o ka hua maikai, oia na keiki no ke aupuni; a o ka zizania, oia na keiki o ka mea ino.
The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
39 O ka enemi nana i lulu ia mea, oia ka diabolo; o ka wa e ohi ai, o ka hopena ia o keia ao; ao ka poe nana e okioki, o ka poe anela ia. (aiōn g165)
The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
41 Na ke Keiki a ke kanaka e hoouna i kona poe anela, a e houluulu mai lakou i na mea hoohihia wale, a me na mea hana ino a pau mailoko mai o kona aupuni;
I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
42 A e hoolei aku ia lakou iloko o ka lua ahi; ilaila ka uwe ana a me ka nwi ana o na niho.
They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
43 Alaila e lilelile ae ka poe pono e like me ka la iloko o ke aupuni o ka lakou Makua. O ka mea pepeiao lohe la, e hoolohe ia.
[God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
44 Eia hou, Ua like ke aupuni o ka lani me ka waiwai i hunaia iloko o kahi kihapai: a loaa ia i ke kanaka, huna hou iho no ia, a hele aku me ka olioli, a kuai lilo aku no i kana mau mea a pau, a kuai lilo mai ia kihapai nona.
“[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
45 Eia hou, Ua like ke aupuni o ka lani me ke kanaka kuai, e imi ana i na momi maikai.
Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
46 A ike aku ia i kekahi momi maikai loa, hele aku no ia, a kuai lilo aku i kana mau mea a pau, a kuai lilo mai ia momi nona.
When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
47 Eia hou, Ua like ke aupuni o ka lani me ka upena i kuu i ke kai, a puni ae la na ia he nui wale ke ano.
What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
48 A piha ia, huki ae lakou iuka, noho iho, a hahao iho i na mea maikai iloko o na ipu, aka, hoolei aku no i na mea ino.
When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
49 Pela no i ka hopena o keia ao; e kii mai auanei ka poe anela, a e hookaawale lakou i ka poo hewa maiwaena ae o ka poe pono; (aiōn g165)
[What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
50 A e hoolei aku ia lakou iloko o ka lua ahi; ilaila e uwe ai a e uwi ai na niho.
They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
51 Ninau mai la o Iesu ia lakou, Ua ike pono anei oukou i neia mau mea a pau? I aku la lakou ia ia, Ae, e ka Haku.
[Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
52 Olelo mai la kela ia lakou, No ia mea, kela kakauolelo keia kakauolelo i aoia i na mea o ke aupuni o ka lani, ua like no ia me ke kanaka mea hale, nana i lawe mai na mea hou a me na mea kahiko mailoko mai o kona waihona waiwai.
“Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
53 A oki ae la ka Iesu olelo ana mai i keia mau olelonane, helo aku la ia mai ia wahi aku.
When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
54 A hiki aku la ia i kona aina, ao aku la ia i na kanaka iloko o ko lakou halehalawai; a kahaha iho la lakou, i ae la, Nohea la ka naauao a me ka hana mana a na kanaka la?
We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
55 Aole anei keia ke keiki a ke kamana? Aole anei o Maria ka inoa o kona makuwahine? a o na hoahanau ona, o Iakobo, o Iose, o Simona, a o Iuda?
(He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
56 A o na kaikuwahine ona, aole anei lakou a pau me kakon? Nohea mai la ia ia keia mau mea a pau?
(And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
57 A ukiuki iho la lakou ia ia. I aku la Iesu ia lakou, Aole he kaula i hoowahawahaia ma kahi e, aia no ma kona aina a ma kona hale iho no.
The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
58 Aohe nui na hana mana ana i hana'i ilaila, no ko lakou hoomaloka.
Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
