Mark 2
1 Ndambu bilumbu bu bivioka, Yesu wubuela kuenda ku Kafalinawumi. Bawa tsangu ti widi kuna nzo.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
2 Nkangu wu batu wukutakana muna. Batu bawokila ngolo, diawu nkutu bibuangu bisia buela monika ko ka diambu ko va muelo. Vayi Yesu wuba longa mambu ma Nzambi.
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 Batu baya bayiza kuidi niandi, ayi, banata dikoka.
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 Vayi bu basia nunga ko mu kuntudisa vaba Yesu bila nkangu wu batu wuwokila ngolo; diawu batobudila divudu mu muanzu vana vawu vabela Yesu. Bosi bakulula kiphoyi bila wuba wuleka va kiphoyi beni.
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 Yesu bu kamona minu kiawu; buna wukamba kuidi dikoka ti: —A muanꞌama, masumu maku malemvokolo!
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 Minlongi minkaka mi Mina miba vana mitona niunguta mu mintima miawu:
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 —A bila mbi mutu wawu kanyolukila bobo e? Keti lembo vuezi Nzambi! Nani wunlemvukilanga masumu e? A keti Nzambi kaka wunlemvukilanga masumu!
“(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 Vana vawu Yesu, mu pheve andi, bu kazaba mayindu mawu, wuba kamba: —Bila mbi lunyindudila mayindu ma phila yoyi e?
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 Diambu mbi diodi dikambulu phasi mu kamba kuidi dikoka: “Masumu makumalemvokolo” voti “Telama, nanguna kiphoyi kiaku ayi diata”.
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 Vayi muingi luzaba ti Muana Mutu beki lulendo lu lemvukila masumu va ntoto…
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 Buna wukamba dikoka ti: —Ndikutumina: Telama, bonga kiphoyi kiaku, vutuka ku nzoꞌaku!
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Vana vawu mutu beni wutelama, wubonga kiphoyi kiandi, wutotuka va meso ma batu boso. Baboso basimina ayi bakembisa Nzambi bu batuba: —Tumueni ko mambu ma phila yayi!
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 Yesu wuyenda diaka ayi wudiata mu mbembele mbu, nkangu wu batu wuyiza ku kaba ayi wuba longa.
Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
14 Bu kaba vioka, wumona Levi, muana Alafayi, vuendi mu bilu kiba mfutisilanga ziphaku ayi wunkamba: —Wundandakana. Niandi wutelama ayi wunlandakana.
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 Yesu bu kaba dia ku nzo Levi; mimfutisi mi ziphaku miwombo ayi bankua masumu bawombo badia yandi va kimosi ayi minlonguki miandi; bila batu bawombo banlandakana.
[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 Minlongi mi mina mi Bafalisi bu mimona ti Yesu wulembo dia va kimosi ayi mimfutisi mi zipaku ayi bankua masumu, mieka nyuvula minlonguki mi Yesu: —Bila mbi Nlongi eno kalembo dila va kimosi ayi mimfutisi mi ziphaku ayi bankua masumu e?
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 Yesu bu kawa bobo, buna wuba vutudila: —Batu badi buvini basi mfunu wu munganga ko, vayi badi kimbevo bawu bantombanga munganga! Ndisia kuiza ko mu tela basonga vayi ndiyiza mu tela bankua masumu.
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 Minlonguki mi Yowani ayi Bafalisi baba kukifuisanga nzala mudiambu di lusambulu. Buna bayiza yuvula Yesu: —Bila mbi minlonguki mi Yowani ayi mi Bafalisi beti kukifuisila nzala mu diambu di lusambulu vayi minlonguki miaku mikifuisanga nzala ko mu diambu di lusambulu e?
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 Yesu wuba vutudila: —Buevi; batu batumusu ku nyengo makuela balenda kukifuisa nzala mu diambu di lusambulu bu bakidi va kimosi ayi mutu wowo kuedidi e? Mutu wowo sadisidi nyengo bu kadi yawu va kimosi, balendi kifuisa nzala mu diambu di lusambulu ko.
[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 Vayi vela ba lumbu, bu bela ku babotula mutu wowo kuedidi bunabosi bela kifuisa nzala mu diambu di lusambulu.
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 Mutu kalendi bonga tendi kimona ko muingi kalondila nledi wukhulu. Niandi vanga bobo buna kimona kieka buela kakuna nledi wukhulu ayi buna divudu diela ba dinneni.
[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 Bobuawu mutu kalendi tula ko vinu kimona mu zitsaku zikhulu bila vinu kimona kibeki bu kanzunina zitsaku zioso. Buna vinu kibungani ayi zitsaku zifuidi. Vayi beti lundila vinu kimona mu zitsaku zimona.
[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 Bu kaba viokila mu tsola yi ble mu lumbu ki saba; minlonguki miandi bu miba vioka, mivela ble.
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 Buna Bafalisi bankamba: —Tala! Bila mbi minlonguki miaku mimvangila mambu momo makanduku mu lumbu ki saba e?
[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 Niandi wuba vutudila: —Lutengi ko mambu Davidi kavanga mu thangu niandi ayi bakundi bandi baba nzala ayi bakambu bidia e?
[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]
26 Wukota muna Nzo Nzambi, niandi ayi bakundi bandi badia maphamomo matambuku kuidi Nzambi. Mu thangu beni Abiatali niandi wuba pfumu yi zinganga. Muaki zinganga ziawu kaka ziba minsua mu dia mapha beni; vayi Davidi wudia mawu ayi wuvana batu bandi.
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 Yesu wubuela bakamba: —Lumbu ki saba kivangu mu diambu di mutu, bika sia ti mutu niandiwuvangu mu diambu di lumbu ki saba.
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 Diawu Muana Mutu niandi Pfumu lumbu ki saba.
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)!”
