Mateo 13
1 Sa araw na iyon ay lumabas ng bahay si Jesus at umupo sa tabi ng dagat.
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 May napakaraming bilang ng tao ang pumalibot sa kaniya kaya sumakay siya sa isang bangka at umupo doon. Ang lahat ng tao ay tumayo sa dalampasigan.
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 At nagsabi si Jesus sa kanila ng maraming bagay sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga. Kaniyang sinabi, “Masdan ito, isang manghahasik ang lumabas upang maghasik.
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 Sa kaniyang paghahasik, nahulog ang ilang mga binhi sa tabi ng daan, dumating ang mga ibon at kinain ang mga ito.
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 Ang ibang mga binhi naman ay nahulog sa mabatong lupa kung saan kakaunti lamang ang lupa. Ang mga ito ay mabilis na tumubo sapagkat mababaw lamang ang lupa.
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 Ngunit nang sumikat na ang araw, ang mga ito ay natuyo dahil wala itong mga ugat, at nalanta ang mga ito.
But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
7 Ang ibang mga binhi ay nahulog sa may mga matitinik na halaman. Lumaki ang mga halamang may tinik at sinakal ang mga ito.
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 Ang ibang mga binhi ay nahulog sa mabuting lupa at ang mga ito ay namunga, ang iba ay tig-iisandaan, ang iba ay tig-aanimnapu, at ang iba ay tigtatatlumpu.
[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 Ang may taingang pandinig, ay makinig.”
If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
10 Dumating ang mga alagad at sinabi kay Jesus, “Bakit mo kinakausap ang mga tao sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga?”
[We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
11 Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kanila, “Nabigyan kayo ng pribilehiyo ng pagkaunawa sa mga hiwaga ng kaharian ng langit, ngunit sa kanila ay hindi naibigay.
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 Dahil kung sinuman ang mayroon na ay higit pang mabibigyan at siya ay magkakaroon ng sagana. Ngunit ang sinuman na wala, kukunin sa kaniya maging ang tanging mayroon siya.
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 Kaya kinakausap ko sila sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga, sapagkat kahit na sila ay nakakakita, hindi sila tunay na nakakakita. At bagaman nakaririnig sila ay hindi naman sila tunay na nakaririnig, ni hindi sila makaunawa.
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 Sa kanila natupad ang propesiya ni Isaias, na nagsasabi, 'Habang pinakikinggan ay inyong maririnig, ngunit hindi ninyo talaga maintindihan; habang tinitingnan ay inyong nakikita, ngunit hindi ninyo talaga maunawaan.
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 Sapagkat ang puso ng mga taong ito ay naging mapurol, at hirap sila sa pakikinig, at ipinikit nila ang kanilang mga mata upang hindi sila makakita sa kanilang mga mata, o makarinig sa kanilang mga tainga, o makaintindi sa kanilang mga puso, upang sila ay babalik muli at sila ay aking pagagalingin.'
[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 Ngunit pinagpala ang inyong mga mata, sapagkat ang mga ito ay nakakakita; at ang inyong mga tainga, sapagkat ang mga ito ay nakakarinig.
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 Totoo itong sinasabi ko sa inyo na maraming mga propeta at mga taong matuwid ang ninais na makita ang mga bagay na inyong nakikita, ngunit hindi nila ito nakita. Ninais nila na marinig ang mga bagay na inyong mga naririnig, ngunit hindi nila ito napakinggan.
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 Ngayon, makinig kayo sa talinghaga ng manghahasik.
“[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 Kapag mapakinggan ng sinuman ang salita ng kaharian ngunit hindi ito nauunawaan, darating ang masama at nanakawin ang mga binhi na naihasik sa kaniyang puso. Ito ay ang binhi na naihasik sa tabi ng daan.
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 Siya na naihasik sa mabatong lupa ay siyang nakakarinig sa salita at agad itong tinatanggap nang may galak.
[Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
21 Gayunman wala siyang mga ugat at tumatagal lamang ng panandalian. At kung ang kapighatian at pag-uusig ay dumating dahil sa salita, siya ay agad nadadapa.
[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 Siya na naihasik sa may mga matitinik na halaman ay nakaririnig ng salita, ngunit ang pagkabalisa sa mundo at ang panlilinlang ng mga yaman ang siyang sumakal sa salita, at hindi siya namunga. (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 Siya na naihasik sa mabuting lupa ay siyang nakarinig sa salita at nakaunawa dito. Siya ang tunay na namumunga at nagpapayabong nito; ang ilan ay namunga ng tig-iisandaan, ang iba ay tig-aanimnapu, at ang iba ay tig-tatatlumpu.”
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 Nagkuwento si Jesus ng isa pang talinghaga sa kanila. Sinabi niya, “Ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad ng isang lalaking naghasik ng mabuting binhi sa kaniyang bukid.
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 Ngunit habang tulog ang mga tao, dumating ang kaniyang kaaway at naghasik din ng mga damo kasama ng mga trigo saka umalis.
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 Nang sumibol ang mga dahon at namunga ay lumitaw din ang mga damo.
After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
27 Dumating ang mga tagapaglingkod ng may-ari ng lupa at sinabi sa kaniya, 'Ginoo, hindi ba mabuti ang inihasik mong mga binhi sa iyong bukirin? Papaanong nagkaroon ito ng mga damo?'
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 Sinabi niya sa kanila, 'Ginawa ito ng isang kaaway.' Sinabi ng mga tagapaglingkod sa kaniya, 'Nais mo bang puntahan namin at bunutin ang mga ito?'
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 Sinabi ng may-ari ng lupa, 'Huwag, sapagkat kapag binunot ninyo ang mga damo, baka mabunot niyo din ang mga trigo kasama nito.
He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
30 Hayaan lang silang parehong lumaki hanggang dumating ang anihan. Sa oras na nang pag-aani ay sasabihin ko sa mga tagapag-ani na, “Unahin ninyong bunutin ang mga damo at bigkisin ang mga ito at inyong sunugin samantalang ang mga trigo naman ay inyong ipunin sa aking kamalig.'””
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 Muling nagkuwento si Jesus ng talinghaga sa kanila. Kaniyang sinabi, “Ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad ng binhi ng mustasa na kinuha ng isang tao at inihasik sa kaniyang bukid.
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 Tunay ngang pinakamaliit ang binhing ito sa lahat ng ibang mga binhi. Ngunit nang ito ay lumaki, naging mas malaki ito kaysa sa mga halamang panghardin. Ito ay naging puno kaya ang mga ibon sa himpapawid ay pumunta at namugad sa mga sanga nito.”
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 Muling nagsabi si Jesus ng talinghaga sa kanila, “Ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad ng isang lebadura na kinuha ng isang babae at inihalo sa tatlong takal ng harina hanggang ito ay umalsa.”
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 Ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito ay sinabi ni Jesus sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga. At kung hindi sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga ay hindi siya nagsalita sa kanila.
Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
35 Ito ay upang magkatotoo ang mga nasabi sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta noong sinabi niyang, “Bubuksan ko ang aking bibig sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga, sasabihin ko ang mga bagay na naitago buhat nang itatag ang mundo.”
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 Pagkatapos ay iniwan ni Jesus ang maraming tao at nagtungo sa isang bahay. Lumapit sa kaniya ang kaniyang mga alagad at sinabi, “Ipaliwanag mo sa amin ang talinghaga ng mga damo sa bukid.”
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 Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi, “Ang naghasik ng mabuting buto ay ang Anak ng Tao.
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
38 Ang bukid ay ang mundo; at ang mabuting binhi ay ang mga anak ng kaharian. Ang mga damo ay ang mga anak ng masama,
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 at ang kaaway na naghasik sa kanila ay ang diyablo. Ang pag-aani ay ang katapusan ng mundo at ang mga tagapag-ani ay ang mga anghel. (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 Magpapadala ang Anak ng Tao ng kaniyang mga anghel at titipunin nila sa labas ng kaniyang kaharian ang lahat ng bagay na sanhi ng kasalanan at ang mga gumagawa ng masama.
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 Itatapon nila ang mga ito sa pugon ng apoy na kung saan mayroong mga iyakan at nagngangalit na ngipin.
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 At ang mga matutuwid na tao ay magliliwanag tulad ng araw sa kaharian ng kanilang Ama. Ang may taingang pandinig ay makinig.
[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 Ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad sa isang kayamanang nakatago sa bukid. Natagpuan ito ng isang tao at itinago. Sa kaniyang kagalakan ay umalis siya at ibinenta niya lahat ng mayroon siya at binili ang bukid na iyon.
“[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 Gayun din naman, ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad ng isang mangangalakal na naghahanap ng mga mahahalagang perlas.
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 Nang mahanap niya ang isang perlas na may malaking halaga, umalis siya at ibinenta niya lahat ng mayroon siya at binili ito.
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 Gayun din naman, ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad ng isang lambat na inihagis sa dagat at nakahuli ng iba't ibang uri ng lamang dagat.
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 Nang ito ay napuno, hinila ito ng mga mangingisda sa dalampasigan. Pagkatapos ay umupo sila at tinipon ang mga mabuting bagay sa mga lalagyan, ngunit kanilang itinapon ang mga bagay na walang pakinabang.
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 Ganito ang mangyayari pagdating ng katapusan ng mundo. Darating ang mga anghel at ihihiwalay ang masama sa mga matuwid. (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 Sila ay itatapon nila sa pugon ng apoy na kung saan mayroong mga iyakan at nagngangalit na ngipin.
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 Naiintindihan ba ninyo ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito?” Sinabi ng mga alagad sa kaniya, “Oo.”
[Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
52 At sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kaya bawat eskriba na naging alagad ng kaharian ng langit ay katulad ng isang tao na nagmamay-ari ng isang bahay, na naglalabas ng luma at mga bagong bagay mula sa kaniyang kayamanan.”
“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 At nangyari na nang matapos ni Jesus ang mga talinghagang ito ay umalis na siya sa lugar na iyon.
When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
54 Pagkatapos ay pumasok si Jesus sa kaniyang sariling rehiyon at nagturo sa mga tao sa kanilang mga sinagoga. Ang kinalabasan nito ay namangha sila at sinabi, “Saan kinuha ng taong ito ang kaniyang karunungan at saan nagmula ang mga himalang ito?
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 Hindi ba siya ang anak ng karpintero? Hindi ba't si Maria ang kaniyang ina? At ang mga kapatid niya ay sina Santiago, Jose, Simon, at Judas?
(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 At hindi ba ang kaniyang mga kapatid na babae ay kasama din natin? Kaya saan nakuha ng taong ito ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito?”
(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 Nasaktan sila nang dahil sa kaniya. Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Ang propeta ay hindi nawawalan ng karangalan maliban sa kaniyang sariling bansa o sa kaniyang sariling pamilya.”
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 At hindi siya gumawa ng maraming himala doon dahil sa kawalan nila ng paniniwala.
Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
