मत्ती 23
1 त्यसपछि येशू भिडहरू र आफ्ना चेलाहरूसँग बोल्नुभयो ।
Then Jesus said to the crowd and to us his disciples,
2 उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू मोशाको आसनमा बस्छन् ।”
“Moses was the [renowned] teacher who taught [the people the laws that God gave him] [MTY]. Now, the Pharisees and the men who teach our [Jewish] laws have made themselves the ones who interpret those laws [IDM].
3 यसकारण, तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूलाई जे गर भनी आज्ञा गर्दछन्, ती कुरा गर र तिनीहरूलाई पालन गर । तर तिनीहरूका कामहरूको अनुसरण नगर, किनकि तिनीहरू कुराहरूचाहिँ गर्दछन्, तर पछि आफैँले ती गर्दैनन् ।
Consequently, you should do whatever they tell you that you must do. But do not do what they do, because they themselves do not do what they tell [you that you must do].
4 हो, तिनीहरूले बोक्न कठिन हुने गह्रौँ भारीहरू बाँधिदिन्छन्, अनि तिनीहरूले ती मानिसहरूका काँधहरूमा राखिदिन्छन् । तर तिनीहरू आफैँले भने ती बोक्नलाई एउटा औँला पनि चलाउँदैनन् ।
They [require you to obey many rules that are difficult to obey]. But they themselves [do not help anyone obey those rules. It is] as if they are tying up loads that are hard to carry and putting them on your shoulders [MET] [for you to carry. But they] themselves [do not desire to help anyone obey those laws. They are like] people who do not want to lift [even the slightest load] that they [could lift] [MET]
5 तिनीहरूले सबै काम मानिसहरूले देखून् भनेर गर्छन् । किनकि तिनीहरूले आफ्ना निधारमा र नाडीमा राखिने व्यवस्था-पत्रीहरू ठुलो बनाउँछन्, र तिनीहरूले आफ्ना वस्त्रका झुम्काहरू लामो पार्दछन् ।
[with] one finger. Whatever they do, they do it to be seen by other people {so that other people will see them doing that}. [For example], they make extra wide the tiny boxes containing portions of Scripture that they wear on their arms. They enlarge the tassels on their robes, [to make others think that they are pious].
6 तिनीहरूले भोजमा मुख्य स्थानहरू र सभाघरहरूमा प्रमुख आसनहरू मन पराउँछन्,
[They want people to honor them. For example], at dinner parties they sit in the seats where the most important people sit. In the places of worship [they want to sit] in the seats where the most honored people sit.
7 अनि बजारहरूमा विशेष अभिवादन गरिएको र मानिसहरूद्वारा ‘रब्बी’ भनी सम्बोधन गरिएको चाहन्छन् ।
Also, [they want people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces and to honor them by calling them ‘Teacher’.
8 तर तिमीहरूलाई ‘रब्बी’ भनी सम्बोधन गरिनुहुँदैन, किनकि तिमीहरूका एउटै मात्र गुरु हुनुहुन्छ, र तिमीहरू सबै दाजुभाइहरू हौ ।
But you [who are my disciples] should not allow people to address you [honorably] as ‘Rabbi’, [which means ‘teacher]’. I [am the] only one who is [really] your teacher, which means that you are all [equal, like] brothers and sisters, [and none of you should act superior to another, as the Pharisees do].
9 अनि पृथ्वीमा कुनै पनि मानिसलाई पिता भनी नपुकार, किनकि तिमीहरूका एक मात्र पिता हुनुहुन्छ, र उहाँ स्वर्गमा हुनुहुन्छ ।
Do not [honor anyone] on earth [by] addressing him as ‘Father’, because God, your Father in heaven, is the only [spiritual] father of all of you.
10 न त ‘गुरुज्यू’ भनी कसैले तिमीहरूलाई बोलाऊन्, किनकि ख्रीष्ट तिमीहरूका एक मात्र गुरु हुनुहुन्छ ।
Do not [allow people to] call you ‘Instructors’, because I, the Messiah, am the one instructor who [teaches all of] you.
11 तर जो तिमीहरूका माझमा सबैभन्दा महान् छ, ऊ तिमीहरूका दास हुनेछ ।
In contrast, everyone among you who wants [God to consider them] to be important must serve others as servants do.
12 जसले आफूलाई उच्च पार्दछ, त्यसलाई होच्याइनेछ । अनि जसले आफूलाई होच्याउँछ, त्यसलाई उच्च पारिनेछ ।
[God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
13 तर धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! तिमीहरू मानिसहरूका सामुन्ने स्वर्गको राज्यलाई बन्द गर्दछौ । किनकि तिमीहरू यसमा आफैँ प्रवेश गर्दनौ, अनि न त प्रवेश गर्न लागेकाहरूलाई त्यसो गर्न दिन्छौ ।
[Then Jesus said to the religious leaders], “You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! There will be terrible punishment for [you, because by teaching what is false], you [prevent people] [MTY/HYP] [who are thinking about letting] God rule their lives [from doing that] [MET]. [What you are doing is like] closing a gate [MET] [so that people who] are wanting to enter [a city cannot go in]. As for you, [you do not let] God [rule your lives. Neither do you allow] other people [to let God rule their lives. What you do is like] not going into a [house] yourselves, and not allowing others to enter it [either] [MET].”
14 धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! किनकि तिमीहरू विधवाहरूका घरहरू नष्ट गर्दछौ, जब कि लामो-लामो प्रार्थना गरी देखाउँदछौ । यसकारण, तिमीहरूले अझ बढी दण्ड पाउनेछौ ।
15 धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! किनकि एक जनालाई आफ्नो मतमा ल्याउनलाई तिमीहरू समुद्र र जमिन चहार्दछौ । जब त्यो तिमीहरूको मतमा आउँछ, त्यसलाई आफूभन्दा दोब्बर नरकको पुत्र बनाउँछौ । (Geenna g1067)
“You are hypocrites, you men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees! Your punishment will be terrible, because you exert yourselves very much to get [even] one person to believe what you teach. For instance, you travel across seas and lands [to distant places] in order to do that. And [as a result], when one person [believes what you teach], you make that person much more deserving to go to hell than you yourselves [deserve to].” (Geenna g1067)
16 धिक्कार तिमीहरूलाई, ए अन्धा अगुवाहरू हो, तिमीहरू जसले भन्दछौ, ‘कसैले मन्दिरको शपथ खान्छ भने, केही पनि हुँदैन । तर जसले मन्दिरको सुनको शपथ खान्छ, ऊ आफ्नो शपथद्वारा बाँधिन्छ ।’
“You [Jewish leaders], your punishment will be terrible! You are [like people who are] blind [MET] who are trying to lead others. You say, ‘[In the case of] those who promise to [do] something and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what] they have promised. But if they ask the gold that is in the Temple [to affirm what they have promised], they must do what they promised.’
17 ए दृष्टिविहीन मूर्खहरू हो! कुनचाहिँ ठुलो हो– सुन कि त्यस सुनलाई परमेश्वरकहाँ अर्पण गर्ने मन्दिर?
You are fools, and you are [like people who are] blind [MET]! The gold [that is in the Temple] is important, but [the Temple] is even more important [RHQ], because it is the Temple that the gold is in that sets the gold apart for a special use for God.
18 अनि, ‘कसैले वेदीको शपथ खान्छ भने, केही पनि हुँदैन । तर कसैले त्यसमाथि राखिएको भेटीको शपथ खान्छ भने, ऊ आफ्नो शपथद्वारा बाँधिन्छ ।’
Also [you say], ‘In the case of those who promise to [do] something and then ask [the altar to affirm what they have promised], it means nothing [if they do not do what they have promised]. But if they ask the gift [that] they have put on the altar [to support what they have promised], they must do [what they promised].’
19 ए अन्धा मानिसहरू हो, कुनचाहिँ ठुलो हो– भेटी कि त्यस भेटीलाई परमेश्वरकहाँ अर्पण गर्ने वेदी?
[You are like people who are] blind [MET]. The gift [that is offered] on the altar is important, but the altar is even more important [RHQ] because it is the altar on which the offering is offered that sets it apart for a special use for God.
20 अनि जसले वेदीको शपथ खान्छ, उसले त्यस वेदी र त्यसमाथि भएका सबै थोकको शपथ खान्छ ।
So, those who promise to do something, and then ask the altar [to affirm what they have promised] are asking everything on the altar [to support what they promised].
21 अनि जसले मन्दिरको शपथ खान्छ, उसले त्यस मन्दिर र त्यसमा बास गर्नुहुनेको शपथ खान्छ ।
Those who promise to do something, and then ask the Temple [to affirm what they promised], are asking that [God], to whom the Temple belongs, [will affirm what they have promised].
22 अनि जसले स्वर्गको शपथ खान्छ, उसले परमेश्वरको सिंहासन र त्यसमा बास गर्नुहुनेको शपथ खान्छ ।
Those who promise to do something and then ask heaven [to affirm what they promised] are asking the throne of God and [God], who sits on that throne, [to affirm what they promised].”
23 धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! किनकि तिमीहरू पुदिना, सुप र जिराका दशांश दिन्छौ, तर व्यवस्थाका गहन कुराहरू अर्थात् न्याय, कृपा र विश्वासलाई बेवास्ता गरेका छौ । तर यी कुराहरू तिमीहरूले गर्नुपर्ने थियो र यी अरू कामहरूलाई अवहेलना नगर्नुपर्ने थियो ।
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites because, [even though] you give [to God] a tenth of [the herbs you produce, such as] mint, dill, and cummin, you do not [obey God’s] laws that are more important. [For example, you do not act] justly toward others, you do not act mercifully toward people, and you are not trustworthy. It is good to [give a tenth of your herbs] to God, but you should also [obey] these other [more important laws].
24 ए अन्धा अगुवाहरू हो, तिमीहरू जो भुसुनालाई चाल्दछौ, तर उँटलाई चाहिँ निल्दछौ!
You [leaders are like] blind people [who are trying to lead others. According to your laws you say that touching gnats and camels makes you unacceptable to God. What you are doing is like] straining a gnat [out of a jar of water so that you do not swallow it and thereby become unacceptable to God], and [at the same time] swallowing a camel [with the water] [MET]!”
25 धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! तिमीहरू कचौराहरू र थालहरूको बाहिरपट्टि धुन्छौ, तर भित्रपट्टि तिनीहरू अन्यायपूर्ण माग र लोभले भरिएका छन् ।
“You men who teach people the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are greedy and selfish, but you [make yourselves appear holy. You are like] cups and plates that have been cleaned on the outside, but on the inside [they are very filthy].
26 ए अन्धा फरिसी हो, पहिले कचौरा र थालको भित्रपट्टि सफा गर, ताकि त्यसको बाहिरपट्टि पनि सफा होस् ।
You blind Pharisees! First you must [stop being greedy and selfish]. [Then you will be able to do what] is [righteous. That will be like] cleaning the inside of a cup first. Then when you clean [MET] the outside [of the cup], [the cup will truly be clean].”
27 धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! किनकि तिमीहरू चुनले पोतेका चिहानहरूजस्ता छौ, जुन बाहिरपट्टि सुन्दर देखा पर्दछन्, तर भित्रपट्टि चाहिँ मरेका मानिसहरूका हाडहरू र सबै अशुद्धताले भरिएका छन् ।
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees, your punishment will be terrible! You are hypocrites! You are like tombs [SIM] that are painted white [so that people can see them and avoid touching them]. The outside surfaces are beautiful, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and filth.
28 यसै गरी, तिमीहरू पनि बाहिर मानिसहरूका सामुन्ने धर्मी देखा पर्दछौ, तर भित्रपट्टि तिमीहरू कपट र दुष्टताले भरिएका छौ ।
You are [like those tombs]. When people look at you, they think that you are righteous, but in your (inner beings/hearts) you are hypocrites and you disobey [God’s] commands.”
29 धिक्कार तिमी शास्त्रीहरू र फरिसीहरू, ए पाखण्डीहरू! किनकि तिमीहरू अगमवक्ताहरूका चिहानहरू बनाउँदछौ र धर्मीहरूका चिहानहरूलाई सिङ्गार्दछौ ।
“You men who teach the [Jewish] laws and you Pharisees are hypocrites! Your punishment will be terrible! You rebuild the tombs of the [prophets whom others killed long ago]. You decorate the monuments [that honor] righteous [people].
30 तिमीहरू भन्छौ, ‘यदि हामीहरू हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूको समयमा जिएका भए, अगमवक्ताहरूको रगत बगाउने काममा तिनीहरूसँग सहभागी हुने थिएनौँ ।’
You say, ‘If we had [lived] when our ancestors [MET] [lived], we would not have helped [MET] those who killed [MTY] the prophets.’
31 यसकारण, तिमीहरू आफैँले तिमीहरू तिनीहरूका सन्तान हौ भनी गवाही दिन्छौ जसले अगमवक्ताहरूको हत्या गरे ।
Thus [you recognize that you should honor the prophets, but you disregard the word of God that other men whom God has sent teach you. In that way] you testify against yourselves that you are descendants and disciples [MET] of those who killed the prophets.
32 तिमीहरूले आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूको कामलाई पनि पुरा गर्छौ ।
You are as ready to murder people as [MET] your ancestors were!
[You people are so wicked] You are [as dangerous as poisonous] snakes [DOU, MET]! (You [foolishly] think that you will escape being punished in hell!/Do you [foolishly] think that you will escape when [God] punishes [wicked people] in hell?) [RHQ] (Geenna g1067)
34 त्यसकारण, हेर, म तिमीहरूकहाँ अगमवक्ताहरू, बुद्धिमान् मानिसहरू र शास्त्रीहरू पठाउँछु । तिनीहरूमध्ये कति जनालाई तिमीहरूले मार्नेछौ र क्रुसमा टाँग्नेछौ । अनि तिनीहरूमध्ये केहीलाई तिमीहरूले आफ्ना सभाघरहरूमा कोर्रा लगाउनेछौ र सहर हुँदो धपाउनेछौ ।
Take note that this is why I will send prophets, wise men, and other men who will teach you [my message]. You will kill some of them by nailing them to crosses, and you will kill some in other ways. You will whip some of them in the places where you worship, and [you will] chase them from city to city.
35 यसको परिणाम यस्तो हुनेछ, कि पृथ्वीमा बगाइएका सबै धर्मी जनको रगत तिमीहरूमाथि आइपर्नेछ– धर्मी हाबिलको रगतदेखि लिएर बेरेक्याहका छोरा जकरियाको रगतसम्म, जसलाई तिमीहरूले पवित्र-स्थान र वेदीको माझमा हत्या गर्यौ ।
As a result, God will consider that you are guilty for killing [SYN] all the righteous [people], including killing [MTY] [Adam’s son] Abel, who was a righteous man [SYN], and Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you [are guilty of] killing [in the holy place] between the Temple and the altar, and for killing [all the prophets] who lived between [the times that those two men lived].
36 साँच्चै म तिमीहरूलाई भन्दछु, यी सबै कुरा यसै पुस्तामाथि आइपर्नेछन् ।
Think about this: You people who have observed my ministry, it is you whom [God] will punish [for killing all] those [prophets]!”
37 ए यरूशलेम, ए यरूशलेम, तँ जसले अगमवक्ताहरूलाई मार्छस् र तँकहाँ पठाइएकाहरूलाई ढुङ्गाले हान्छस्! कति पटक मैले तेरा बालकहरूलाई बटुल्ने इच्छा गरेँ, जसरी एउटा कुखुरीले आफ्ना चल्लाहरूलाई त्यसको पखेटामुनि बटुल्छ, तर तैँले इच्छा गरिनस् ।
“O [people of] Jerusalem [MTY, APO], you killed the prophets [who lived long ago], and you killed others whom [God] sent to you. You killed them by throwing stones at them [DOU]! Many times I wanted to gather you together [to protect you], like a hen gathers her young chicks under her wings [MET]. But you did not want [me to do that].
38 हेर, तिमीहरूका घर तिमीहरूका सामु उजाड पारिएका छन् ।
So listen to this: Your city [SYN] will [soon] become an uninhabited place.
39 किनकि म तिमीहरूलाई भन्दछु, ‘परमप्रभुको नाउँमा आउने धन्यका हुन्’ भनी तिमीहरूले नभनेसम्म, अबदेखि तिमीहरूले मलाई देख्नेछैनौ ।”
Keep this in mind: You will see me again only when I [return], and you say [about me], ‘[God] is truly pleased with this man who comes with God’s authority [MTY].’”
