Metiu 22
1 Jisu minchisinam lokv minvla nyi vdwa minto.
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables.
2 Nyidomooku gv Karv ngv svbv ridunv. Kvvlo dvbv ako dooto, nw ninyigv kuunyilo gv lvgabv nyida dvpam go pamgvto.
“The Kingdom of Heaven,” he said, “may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honour of his son’s wedding.
3 Nw ninyigv pakbu vdwa nyi goknam vdwa dvpam lo aalwk tokukv vla minpa modubv vngmu toku, vbvritola nyi goknam vdwv bunu aalwk nwngma toku.
He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they were unwilling to come.
4 Vkvlvgabv nw kvvbi pakbu gunyi nyi goknam vdwgv lvgabv svbv gaam milwk gvrila vngmu toku: ‘Ngo dvpam gv dvnamtvngnama vjak mvpvripv pvkunv; ngoogv svbv svv ngaaka dintwkbv twkpv pvkunv, okv ogumvnwng nga mvpvripv pvkunv. Nyida dvpam lo aalwk nyala kukv!’
A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited ‘I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.’
5 Vbvritola nyi goknam vdwv um tvjvkamv nyato okv bunugv pwsepaase lvkwnglo vngnya toku: akonv nw gv rongolo vngtoku, kvvbiv ninyigv dukan lo,
They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to his farm, another to his business;
6 kvvbi gunv pakbu vdwa twkbwng gvrila dvngla, okv bunua mvki nyatoku.
while the rest, seizing his servants, ill-treated them and killed them.
7 Dvbv ngv achialvbv haachi toku; vkvlvgabv nw ninyigv sipai vdwa vngmutoku, bunu vngla gwngrw gwnv vdwa mvki toku okv bunugv pamtv nga ramyok jitoku.
The king, in anger, sent his troops, put those murderers to death, and set their city on fire.
8 Vbvrikunamv nw ninyigv pakbu vdwa goklwkla bunua mintoku, ‘Ngoogv nyida dvpam a vjak mvpvripv pvku, vbvritola ngoogv nyi goknam vdwv sum aala dvyin nvbv rima.
Then he said to his servants ‘The banquet is prepared, but those who were invited were not worthy.
9 Nonu vjak namrwk pinkobv vngnyila nyi kaapanv dvdv nga goktv kuka.’
So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’
10 Vkvlvgabv pakbu vdwv namrwk vdwgv pingkobv vngla bunugv nyi kaapanam mvnwngnga alv jvka alv majvka gokkumto; okv nyida naam lo nyi vdwv yarbing toku.
The servants went out into the roads and collected all the people whom they found, whether bad or good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.
11 “Dvbv ngv nyi goknam vdwa kaabv vngtoku, nw nyi ako nyida vji kooma nvgo kaapa toku.
But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.
12 ‘Ajin, no nyida vji koomabv oguaingbv so aapvnv?’ Vla dvbv ngv ninyia tvkatoku. Vbvritola nyi angv oguka mirwk simato.
So he said to him ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding-robe?’ The man was speechless.
13 Vbvrikunamv dvbv ngv pakbu vdwa mintoku, ‘Ninyia lvpa okv laakka leetoka, okv agum gv kanv kolo orlwk tvkuka. Hoka nw ninyigv hijung nga kotwkkrwkla kapla dooreku.’”
Then the king said to the attendants ‘Tie him hand and foot, and ‘put him out into the darkness’ outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’
14 Okv Jisu minyabv mintoku, “Mvnwngnga gokpv, vbvritola darnamv miang gomwng.”
For many are called, but few chosen.”
15 Vbvrikunamv Parisis vdwv vngyu laku okv Jisunyi tvunam lokv tvgvrikula kupdubv vla rungtoku.
Then the Pharisees went away and conferred together as to how they might lay a snare for Jesus in the course of conversation.
16 Vbvrikunamv bunu nw-bunugv lvbwlaksu mego okv Herod gv nyi vkv Jisu gvlo vngmu toku. Bunu vngla minto, “Tamsarnv, ngonu chindu no jvjv nga mindu. No nyi gv lvgabv Pwknvyarnv gv jvjvnv mvngnam lvkwng nga tamsardu, nyi vdwv ogugo mvngdudw hum chigamrai madu, ogulvgavbolo no nyi gv kai miang nga kimado.
They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man’s position.
17 Vbvrikunamv, no ogubv mvngdu, ngonugv Roman Dvbvyachoknyi lampu jinam si ngonugv Pvbv nga rinying dunvri ma rinying madunvre?
Tell us, then, what you think. Are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?”
18 Jisu, ogubv rijvka bunugv alvmabv rungnam a chintoku, okv vkvlvgabv nw minto, “Kaakudvbv rinv nonu! Nonu ogulvgabv nga kupdubv rikw nyadunv?
Perceiving their malice, Jesus answered: “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
19 Lampu jise lokdwng nga kaatam labv!” Bunu lokdwng chargo nw gvlo bvnglwk jito,
Show me the coin with which the tax is paid.” And, when they had brought him a florin,
20 okv nw bunua tvvkato, “Si yvvgv nyukmu ngvla aminv?”
he asked: “Whose head and title are these?”
21 Bunu mirwk suto, “Dvbvyachok gv.” Vkvlvgabv Jisu bunua minto, “Alvdo, vbvrinamv, Dvbvyachok gvnga Dvbvyachoknyi jilaka, okv Pwknvyarnv gv-nga Pwknvyarnvbv jilaka.”
“The Emperor’s,” they answered: on which he said to them: “Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God.”
22 Vdwlo bunu sum tvvtokudw, bunu lamngak toku; okv bunu ninyia kayu pikula vngtoku.
They wondered at his answer, and left him alone and went away.
23 Nyi si sitokula lvko turkur kumadunv vla minv Sadusis mego ho alu Jisu gvlo aato.
That same day some Sadducees came up to Jesus, maintaining that there is no resurrection. Their question was this: —
24 Bunu minto, “Tamsarnv, Moses minto, nyi gunv umvuu doomabv sikubolo, ninyigv boruv hvngmi nga doogv gvrila sinv hvkv gvbv umvuu bvngji molaka hvto.
“Teacher, Moses said — ‘should a man die without children, the man’s brother shall become the husband of the widow, and raise a family for his brother.’
25 Vjak, achiboru kanw go soka doodung nvgo. Achi yachok angv nyimv naatoku okv umvuu dooma dwbv sitoku, vkvlvgabv ninyigv hvngmi nga hvkvgv boru hv nywng mvtoku.
Now we had living among us seven brothers; of whom the eldest married and died, and, as he had no family, left his wife for his brother.
26 Vbvdvdvbv boru anyi nvnv loka ritoku, aom nvnv loka, okv Anyungnga achiboru kanw mvnwnglo.
The same thing happened to the second and the third brothers, and indeed to all the seven.
27 Ataranya ngaku mvvga nvngv sitoku.
The woman herself died last of all.
28 Vjak, sinv vdwv turkur alulo, nyimv nvngv yvvgv nywngbv rireku? Mvnwngngv ninyia nywngbv mvpvkunv.”
At the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be out of the seven, all of them having had her?”
29 Jisu bunuam mirwkto, “Nonu achialvbv mvngmurdu! so si ogulvgavbolo nonuno Darwknv Kitap a vmalo Pwknvyarnv gv jwkrw nga chimanam lvgalo.
“Your mistake,” replied Jesus, “is due to your ignorance of the Scriptures, and of the power of God.
30 Sinv ngv vdwlo turkur rikunyi, bunu nyidogindung jvbv ridunv nyimv nyilo bv naami siku madunv.
For at the resurrection there is no marrying or being married, but all who rise are as angels in Heaven.
31 Vjak, sinv ngv turkurkunam sum: Pwknvyarnv gv nonua minpv jinam a nonuno lvkoka puri rikw mai? Nw minto,
As to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read these words of God —
32 ‘Ngo Abraham gv Pwknvyarnv ngv, Isaak gv Pwknvyarnv ngv, okv Jakop gv Pwknvyarnv ngv.’ Nw turnv vdwgv Pwknvyarnv ngv, sinv gvngvma.”
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of dead men, but of living.”
33 Vdwlo nyipam v sum tvvtokudw, bunu ninyigv tamsar nama tvvla lamngak nyatoku.
The crowds, who had been listening to him, were greatly struck with his teaching.
34 Vdwlo Parisis vdwv Jisu Sadusis vdwa choi dubv mingvnyibv vnam a tvvpa tokudw, bunu aakum nyatoku,
When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they collected together.
35 okv bunugv lokv akonv, Pvbv tamsarnv ako Jisunyi tvunam go tvvgv rila mingkup dubv vla rikwto.
Then one of them, a Student of the Law, to test him, asked this question —
36 Hv Jisunyi tvvkato, “Tamsarnv, Gamkinam gv aralo ogolo angv gamlo yachokkv?”
“Teacher, what is the great commandment in the Law?”
37 Jisu mirwkto, “‘Pwknvyarnvnyi paklaka, noogv Pwknvyarnvnyi, no gv haapok raying lokv, no gv yalu mvnwng lokv, okv no gv mongrumara mvnwng lokv.’
His answer was: “‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’
38 So si kaiyachoknv okv dinchi yachoknv Gamki namv.
This is the great first commandment.
39 Anyinvbv gamlo yachokkv si: No atubongv oguaingbv paksu dudw vbv namrwk ajin a paklaka.’
The second, which is like it, is this — ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thou dost thyself.’
40 Moses gv Pvbv mvnwng ngvla okv nyijwk mvnwng gv minam v so gv Gamkinam anyi gv arwnglo doodunv.”
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
41 Vdwlo Parisis mego aakum nyato kudw, Jisu bunua tvvkato,
Before the Pharisees separated, Jesus put this question to them —
42 “Nonuno Kristo gv lvkwng nga ogubv mvngdu? Nw yvvgv husi bv ridunv?” “Nw Dabid gv husi bv ridunv,” vla bunu mirwkto.
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” “David’s,” they said.
43 Jisu tvvkato, “Vbvrinamv, ogulvgabv Dabidnyi Dow hv ninyia Ahtu vla mimu pvnv? Dabid mintoku,
“How is it, then,” Jesus replied, “that David, speaking under inspiration, calls him ‘lord,’ in the passage —
44 ‘Ahtu ngoogv Ahtunyi minto: Ngo no gv nyimak vdwa no gv lvpa lvkwnglo pvma dvdvlo ngoogv lakbik tangv so dootoka.’
‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I put thy enemies beneath thy feet”’?
45 Vbvrinamv Dabid ninyia ‘Ahtu’ vla minpv bolo, oguaingbv Kristo Dabid gv husi bv ridubv?”
Since, then, David calls him ‘lord,’ how is he David’s son?”
46 Jisunyi yvvka gaam gamgo ka mirwk nyuma toku, okv ho alu lokv yvvka Jisunyi tvu dubv choopu nyuma toku.
No one could say a word in answer; nor did any one after that day venture to question him further.
