Mark 4
1 Jesus el sifilpa luti sisken Lulu Galilee. Mwet puspis tukeni nu yorol we, ouinge el sroak nu fin soko oak ac muta fac in kof uh, ac mwet uh tu weacn uh.
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
2 El luti ma puspis nu selos ke kas in pupulyuk, ac fahk ouinge:
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
3 “Porongo! Tuh oasr sie mwet som in taknelik fiten wheat.
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 Ac ke el sisalik fita inima uh, kutu putatla nu pe inkanek uh, ac won uh tuku ac kangla.
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Kutu pac putati nu yen eoteot, yen ma srikla fohk we. Fita inge sa na in srunak mweyen fohk we suloal.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 Na ke fulen faht uh sreya elos uli, ac ke sripen oka uh tia kapla in loal pwanang sa na in masla.
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 Ac kutu fita uh putatla nu in fohk ma oasr okan kokul we, ac kokul uh kapak ac kupoiya, oru sacn uh tia ku in fokla.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
8 Tuh kutu fita uh putatla nu in fohk wo ac srunak ac kapak arulana wo, ac fokla: fokin kutu tolngoul, fokin kutu onngoul, ac fokin kutu siofok.”
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
9 Ac Jesus el fahk, “Ke ma inge, kowos porongo fin oasr srewos!”
Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 Ac ke Jesus el mukena muta, mwet tumal lutlut ac kutu sin mwet su lohng mwe luti lal elos tuku nu yorol ac siyuk elan akkalemye kalmen pupulyuk lal ah.
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
11 El topuk nu selos, “Itukot nu suwos in etu ma lukma ke Tokosrai lun God. A elos su muta sayowos, elos lohng ke pusren pupulyuk mukena.
He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
12 Ouinge, in oana ma simla, ‘Elos ac liye na liye A tia akilen; Ac elos ac lohng na lohng A tia etu. Mweyen elos fin etu, elos ac ku in forla nu sin God, Na ku in nunak munas nu selos.’”
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
13 Na Jesus el siyuk selos, “Ya kowos tia kalem ke pupulyuk se inge? Na kowos ac etu fuka pupulyuk nukewa saya?
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
14 Mwet taknelik el taknelik kas lun God.
The farmer sows the word.
15 Kutu mwet uh oana fita ma putatla pe inkanek uh. Ke pacl se na elos lohng kas uh, Satan el tuku ac eisla lukelos.
Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
16 Kutu mwet uh oana fita ma putatla yen eoteot uh. Ke pacl se na elos lohng kas uh, elos sa na in eis ac insewowo kac.
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
17 Tusruktu tiana sremla wo in nunak lalos pwanang ac tiana oan paht. Ouinge ke pacl mwe lokoalok ac mwe ongoiya sikyak ke sripen kas inge, elos ac sa na in fuhleak.
But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
18 Kutu mwet uh oana fita ma putati yen ma oasr okan kokul we. Elos inge pa mwet su lohng kas uh,
Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
19 tusruktu elos nunkala yohk ke moul lun faclu, ac lungse mwe kasrup, ac mwel ma puspis saya, na ma inge kupoiya kas uh, na elos tia isus fahko. (aiōn g165)
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Tusruktu, kutu mwet uh oana fita ma putati fin fohk wo uh. Elos lohng kas, ac eis, ac isus fahko: kutu pacl tolngoul, kutu pacl onngoul, ac kutu pacl siofok.”
Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
21 Jesus el sifil tafwela ac fahk, “Ya nu oasr mwet akosak sie lam ac usak filiya ye tup uh ku ye bed uh? Ya el ac tia filiya fin sukan lam uh?
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
22 Kutena ma su wikla ac fah ikakla lemtulauk, ac ma nukewa ma afyufi ac fah ikakelik.
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
23 Kuwos in porongo, fin oasr srewos.”
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 El oayapa fahk nu selos, “Kowos porongo akwoye ma kowos lohng uh! Tuh kutena mwe srikasrak kowos orekmakin in sang nununku mwet uh, God El ac fah orekmakin in sang nununkekowos, tusruktu ku pac in upa liki.
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
25 Mwet su oasr ma lal, fah itukyang pac kutu nu sel; a el su wangin ma lal, finne ma srisrik ma oan yorol, ac fah itukla lukel!”
For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 Na Jesus el sifilpa fahk, “Tokosrai lun God oana ke sie mwet el sisalik fita inima lal.
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
27 Na el ac motul ke fong uh ac ngetnget ke len uh, ac fita uh srunak ac kapak na, tusruktu mwet sac tiana etu lah fuka tuh sikyak ouinge.
Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
28 Fohk uh sifacna oru fita uh in kapak ac isus fahko. Ma se sikyak meet uh pa srun, na fah ung mangosr tuku toko, na saflaiya fokla ung in wheat uh.
All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
29 Ke pacl se matula wheat uh, mwet sac el ac pakela ke mitmit natul uh, mweyen sun pacl in kosrani.”
And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 Na Jesus el fahk, “Mea kut ac luma Tokosrai lun God nu kac uh? Mwe pupulyuk fuka kut ku in sang akkalemye uh?
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
31 Ac fah ouinge: sie mwet el eis sie fiten mustard, fita se ma srik emeet fin faclu, ac el yukwiya infohk uh.
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
32 Na tok fita sac kapak ac yohk liki sacn nukewa. Lesak kac uh matol, pwanang won yen engyeng uh elos tuku ac oru ahng lalos olo ac muta ye lulin sak uh.”
But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
33 Ke Jesus el fahkak kas lun God nu sin mwet uh, el orekmakin kas in pupulyuk puspis pac saya oana inge. El luti nu selos fal nu ke lupan ma elos ku in kalem kac.
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
34 El ac tia kaskas nu selos el fin tia orekmakin pupulyuk; tusruktu pacl ma el ac mukena muta yurin mwet tumal lutlut uh, el ac aketeya ma nukewa nu selos.
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
35 Ke eku in len sacna, Jesus el fahk nu sin mwet tumal lutlut, “Kut som nu lefahlo.”
When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
36 Ouinge elos som liki un mwet uh. Mwet tumal lutlut elos sroang nu fin oak soko ma Jesus el muta fac ah, ac elos tukeni kalot. Oasr pac oak saya welulos som.
After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
37 Tia pact na eng na upa se tuhyak ac noa uh fungulya oak uh, ac oak uh apkuran in moti.
Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
38 Jesus el motul ke kapin oak uh, ac ilung ilul se. Mwet tumal lutlut elos oaksalak ac fahk, “Mwet Luti, ya wanginna sum lah kut ac misa?”
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
39 Jesus el tukakek ac kai eng uh, “Misla!” Ac el fahk pac nu sin noa uh, “Tui!” Na eng uh wanginla, ac arulana mihsi.
Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
40 Na Jesus el fahk nu sin mwet tumal lutlut. “Efu kowos ku sangeng? Ya srakna wangin lulalfongi lowos?”
“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
41 A elos arulana sangeng ac fahk nu sin sie sin sie, “Mwet se su mwet se inge? Finne eng uh ac noa uh elos aksol pac!”
Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
