Mak 2
1 Mach, Jisasɨv zuh ohɨron ñɨñ nde aiampɨra Kaperneamɨŋ ekwaŋg aimar. Mbɨ ai ñɨzand osa anchɨ ui ondond hamb kamŋgɨmar. Jisasɨv ai mbɨkɨr oramɨŋ ñɨñmbɨri arɨmŋgɨmar. Mach, hanave kamŋgɨz, wɨram akŋ anchɨ akŋ hamb ya han njɨhame ai aŋkwezawɨmŋgɨmar. Aŋkwezawɨmŋgɨz oram hamb torɨz, impikŋ hanez wɨrambam ñɨmar. Az Jisasɨv ndɨŋ ya eŋgwamar.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
3 Mach, wɨram kɨra hamb wɨram emŋga oman andam mahahɨnd han Jisasɨnd pɨŋ hɨraiŋɨn are aimŋgɨmar. Wɨram undɨmajɨvam mbɨndɨŋ hamb iwɨnŋkarɨŋ izɨŋgwi ndɨn hɨraimŋgɨmar.
Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
4 Mbɨ ndɨn hɨrai wamŋgɨz sam han osa anchɨvam torɨmar. Avɨz oram umpɨrɨŋ awarohe sam Jisasɨv ñɨmarɨŋon ŋazɨparɨmŋgɨmar. Ŋazɨparɨmŋgɨz mach raz, wɨram mban ŋambiahe kɨrɨpaŋ ŋamŋgɨzand wɨram iwɨnŋkarɨnsɨnd hamb Jisasɨnd pɨŋ ŋkwumar.
They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
5 Mach, Jisasɨv ndɨŋ waz wɨram kɨra mbanamb njɨhi aŋkarɨpɨr ŋe njɨhamŋgɨmar. Mach az, Jisasɨv wɨram oman andam mahahɨnd mban kamar. Nor amar. Nzɨ enta kɨvah amakɨr han ndɨh usin amar.
After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
6 Mach, mbɨ hanave kaz, wɨram kɨra ya Mosesɨnd injambɨr ahe sɨkahɨnd hamb ŋgarɨwi mbon mbon njɨhiŋam njɨhamŋgɨmar.
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 Utɨndɨv wɨram mbanamb ya kehand han ki arɨmŋgɨmar. Mbɨ Yakŋ Ohɨrah yarahi arɨmŋgɨmar. Yakŋ Ohɨrav mbonam enta kɨvah han imbɨr usɨmɨr arɨmŋgɨmar. Wɨram imbɨm hamb nend arɨmŋgɨmar.
“(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
8 Hanavav njɨhamŋgɨzand, Jisasɨv mbɨndɨŋ njɨhi akŋ han ndɨh wamar. Ave ndɨŋ amare kamar. Amɨ utɨndɨv njɨhi kehan njɨhamŋgɨn amar.
Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
9 Nzɨ utɨman ya wɨram oman andam mahahɨnd kehan kandarin amar. Nzɨ imbɨr kamɨñ, nzɨ amakɨr enta kɨvah han ndɨh usin o nzɨ imbɨr kamɨñ, ŋaiahe, amakɨr iwɨnŋkar han ŋe ov arar kamɨñ amar.
It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
10 Amɨ han wandɨramŋgɨn amar. Wɨramɨnd Nor hamb, mbɨ isupɨr mban ndɨn ensansɨnd, mbɨ enta kɨvah han imbɨr usɨmɨr amar. Mbɨ hanave ke wɨram oman andam mahahɨnd mban kamar.
So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
11 Nzɨ nan kin amar. Ŋaiahe amakɨr iwɨnŋkar han ŋe oramɨŋ ov amar.
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Mach, wɨram akŋ anchɨ akŋ hamb werɨmŋgɨzand, wɨram mbanamb ŋaiahe mbɨkɨr iwɨnŋkar han ŋe kɨrɨm ahevomar. Avɨz wɨram akŋ anchɨ akŋ han zɨŋɨmb pɨrorɨŋgaz, mbɨ Yakŋ Ohɨrand ensa ŋambiahe kamŋgɨmar. Arɨ enta kehan eŋambɨr han mɨwarɨm arɨmŋgɨmar. Nendon mɨŋ arɨmŋgɨmar.
The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
13 Mach, Jisasɨv we, yamb ohɨra ondɨhondɨh Galilind ampaŋam ekwaŋg omar. We ñɨzand, wɨram akŋ anchɨ akŋ hamb ndɨn pɨŋ aimŋgɨmar. Aimŋgɨz Jisasɨv ndɨŋ ya sɨkamar.
Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
14 Ya sɨke mach re, we nde waz Livai Alfiusɨnd nor hamb ekwanz uŋkɨ oramɨŋ ŋkañɨmar. Az Jisasɨv ndɨnɨh kamar. Amɨ yan mpehɨraiv amar. Az ŋaiahe Jisasɨh kɨrɨm mpehɨromar.
As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
15 Mach, Jisasɨv Livaind oramɨŋ we ahevomar. Ahevohe ŋkañi unsa namar. Wɨram kɨra ekwanz uŋkɨ ŋaŋɨnd, wɨram kɨra enta kɨvah sɨzɨnd hambez, mbɨ Jisasɨnd sezɨrmen ŋgarɨwi Jisasmen unsa pamɨnd namŋgɨmar. Wɨram kɨra kehamb Jisasɨŋam mpehɨrɨndamŋganj.
[Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
16 Mach, wɨram untɨm Farisind wɨram kɨra ya Mosesɨnd injambɨr ahe sɨkahɨnd hamb mbɨ wamŋgɨz, Jisasɨv wɨram kɨra ekwanz uŋkɨ ŋaŋɨndmen mach wɨram kɨra enta kɨvah sɨzɨnd hamen hanave ŋgarɨwi unsa pamɨnd namŋgɨmar. Avɨz wɨram untɨm Farisind hamb Jisasɨnd sezɨr han mbanave amarɨmŋgɨmar. Utɨndɨv Jisasɨv wɨram kɨra ekwanz uŋkɨ ŋaŋɨndmen mach wɨram kɨra enta kɨvah sɨzɨnd hamen ŋgarɨwi unsa pamɨnd namŋgi arɨmŋgɨmar.
The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
17 Hanave kamŋgɨz, Jisasɨv mbɨndɨŋ ya han njɨhame kamar. Osa anchɨ mahoror mah hamb mbɨ uvitand pɨŋ momŋgɨrɨm amar. Osa anchɨ mahororɨnsɨndɨvam hamb mbɨ uvitand pɨŋ omŋgɨj amar. Handɨv nzɨ osa anchɨ imbɨr han ŋɨmbɨŋɨn are maindaim amar. Nzɨ osa anchɨ enta kɨvah sɨzɨnd han ŋɨmbɨŋɨn are aindaiyin amar.
After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
18 Mach, ui haŋonaŋg Jonɨnd sezɨr hamb unsa wɨv akarɨmŋgɨzand wɨram untɨm Farisindɨvez unsa wɨv akarɨmŋgɨmar. Unsa wɨv akare ñɨmŋgɨzand, osa anchɨ hamb ai Jisasɨh amarɨmŋgɨmar. Utɨndɨv Jonɨnd sezɨr hamb unsa wɨv akare ñɨmŋgɨzand wɨram untɨm Farisind sezɨr hambez unsa wɨv akarɨmŋgɨmbɨri arɨmŋgɨmar. Amakɨr sezarɨp nend arɨmŋgɨmar.
The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
19 Az Jisasɨv ndɨŋ ya ahɨmb kamar. Yuŋk kehaŋon wɨram emŋga hamb anchɨ han ŋaŋɨnj amar. Az kambɨrunjɨr mbɨkɨr hamb unsa wɨv haŋ imbɨr akarɨndɨramŋgi oh a amar. Wɨram kehamb mbɨkɨr kambɨrunjɨrɨmen ñɨzand nend amar.
[Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
20 Mbɨ ñɨz ñɨzand wɨram emŋgemŋga hamb ai ndɨn hɨromŋgɨzand mbɨkɨr kambɨrunjɨr hamb unsa wɨv haŋ akarɨndɨramŋgi amar.
But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
21 Mach, mbɨ mbahon kamar. Uñɨmb imɨn pach icha han ŋe imɨn ipɨra han samɨr amar. Mbɨ hanavɨz, imɨn pach icha hamb ŋambivɨz ipɨra hamb unchɨrahandari amar. Unchɨrahaz mɨn ohɨra ñɨndari amar.
[Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
22 Uñɨmb kɨrɨpa nor yamb icha han ŋe mɨra ohɨrand upɨr aŋan ipɨra haŋ ichɨmŋgɨmɨr amar. Mbɨ hanavɨz, kɨrɨpa nor yamb hamb mpohɨrarɨz mɨra ohɨrand upɨr aŋan hamb akakŋɨndari amar. Avɨz mɨra ohɨrand upɨr aŋan hamb kɨrɨpa nor yamb hansɨnd kɨvah randari amar. Wɨram hamb kɨrɨpa nor yamb icha han ichɨŋɨn are, mɨra ohɨrand upɨr aŋan icha haŋ ichɨmŋgɨj amar.
[Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
23 Mach, Yakŋ Ohɨrand Yuŋk Wɨr Ñɨñɨnd emŋga haŋ Jisasɨv sezɨrmen wit warɨŋ ŋgwevohe empasamɨŋ omŋgɨmar. Omŋgɨzand, sezɨrɨv wit han erɨherɨh nan omŋgɨmar.
On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
24 Avɨz wɨram untɨm Farisind hamb Jisasɨh kamŋgɨmar. Utɨndɨv amakɨr sezarɨv chonj han kware Yakŋ Ohɨrand Yuŋk Wɨr Ñɨñɨnd haŋ ntɨŋ ŋamŋgɨmbɨri arɨmŋgɨmar.
[Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
25 Az ndɨŋ kamar. Amɨ enta Devitɨv sɨmar han Yakŋ Ohɨrand anɨŋzɨŋ enta unchaŋ ñi han mamehɨmŋgɨrɨm toh amar. Abiatarɨh wɨram anɨŋnsar ohɨra hanɨhan Yakŋ Ohɨrandɨv ahaz ore ŋgamamɨnd hamb ñɨzand, Devitɨv wɨram untɨm mbɨkɨrmen ñi unsa mah raz unsandɨv mahɨmŋgɨmar amar. Ave Devitɨv Yakŋ Ohɨrand Oram unchaŋ ahevohe eŋka Yakŋ Ohɨrandɨv ahaz ore ŋgamŋgɨmar han ŋe namar amar. Eŋka kehan wɨram imbɨm hamb ŋe nan han nend amar. Chonj ohɨra amar. Wɨram kɨra hanɨhan Yakŋ Ohɨrandɨv ahaz ore ŋgamamɨnd hambam namŋgɨj amar. Hanaŋg Devitɨv ŋe ne wɨram untɨm mbɨkɨr han eŋkwanamar amar.
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
27 Mach, Jisasɨv ekwaŋg ke ndɨŋ kamar. Yakŋ Ohɨrav osa anchɨ hamb mbɨkɨr Yuŋk Wɨr Ñɨñɨnd han hɨrawɨmŋgɨz are ŋgamɨmar oh a amar. Nend amar. Mbɨ mbɨkɨr Yuŋk Wɨr Ñɨñɨnd hamb osa anchɨ han hɨrawɨz are ŋgamɨmar amar.
Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
28 Handɨv Wɨramɨnd Nor hamb Yakŋ Ohɨrand Yuŋk Wɨr Ñɨñɨnd kehanez mbɨ Anɨŋnsar Ohɨra ñi amar.
And [think about this]: I am the one who came from heaven. So I have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
