Matthew 22
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
1Jesu mah lok pathim pacoengah nihcae khaeah patahhaih lok thuih pae let, anih mah,
2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
2Van prae loe siangpahrang maeto mah a capa han sak pae ih zu raenghaih poih hoiah anghmong.
3He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
3Kaminawk zu paluemhaih poihkung ah angzoh o hanah a tamnanawk to patoeh moe, pacaesak, toe nihcae loe angzoh han koeh o ai.
4Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
4Anih mah kalah tamnanawk to patoeh let, pacae ih kaminawk khaeah, Khenah, duembuh to ka thongh coek boeh: maitaw taenawk hoi kathawk parai moinawk to ka boh moe, hmuennawk boih ka suek coek boeh: zu paluemhaih poihkung ah angzo oh, tiah a kawksak.
5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
5Toe nihcae mah tiah doeh sah pae o ai, angmacae ih loklam bangah caeh o taak ving, kami maeto loe angmah ih lawk ah caeh, kalah kami maeto loe phoisa pakronghaih ahmuen ah caeh:
6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
6kanghmat kaminawk mah anih ih tamnanawk to naeh o moe, nihcae to khet kamcuk ai ah pacaekthlaek o pacoengah, a hum pae o.
7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
7Siangpahrang mah to tiah kaom hmuen to thaih naah, anih loe palungphui: anih mah angmah ih misatuh kaminawk to patoeh moe, kami hum kaminawk to hum pacoengah, nihcae ih avang doeh hmai hoiah thlaek pae.
8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
8To pacoengah anih mah a tamnanawk khaeah, Zu paluemhaih poih loe sak coek boeh, toe ka pacae ih kamimawk loe buh raenghaih poihkung ah caeh han krah kami ah om o ai.
9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
9To pongah lampui ah caeh oh loe, na hnuk o sarui kaminawk to zu paluemhaih poihkung ah pacae oh, tiah a naa.
10So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
10To pongah lampui ah a caeh o moe, kasae kahoih tih ai, a hnuk o sarui ih kaminawk boih to pakhueng o: to tiah zu paluemhaih poih loe angvinnawk hoiah koi.
11But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
11Angvinnawk khet hanah siangpahrang a thungah angzoh naah, zu paluemhaih kahni angkhuk ai kami maeto a hnuk:
12‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
12anih khaeah, Ampui, thikhoe zu pluemhaih kahni angkhuk ai ah haeah nang zoh loe? tiah a naa. To naah anih loe lokthuih han tawn ai.
13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
13Siangpahrang mah a tamnanawk khaeah, Hae kami ih khok ban to taoeng pae oh loe, qahhaih hoi haakaekhaih kaom, tasa bang ih khoving thungah va oh, tiah a naa.
14For many are called, but few are chosen.”
14Kawk ih kami loe paroe ai pop, toe qoih ih kami loe tamsi, tiah a naa.
15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
15Farasinawk loe caeh o moe, anih mah thuih ih lok pongah kawbangmaw zaehaih hnuk thai han, tiah lok angdueng o.
16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
16Nihcae mah angmacae hnukbang kaminawk hoi Herod ih kaminawk to Jesu khaeah patoeh o, nihcae mah, Patukkung, nang loe loktang lok to na thuih moe, Sithaw ih loklam to loktangta hoiah na patuk; nang loe mi kawbaktih koehhaih doeh na paroi ai, kaminawk ih mikhmai doeh na khen ai, tito ka panoek o.
17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
17To pongah kawbangmaw na poek? Na thui ah, Caesar khaeah tamut paek hae hoih maw, hoih ai? tiah a naa o.
18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
18Toe Jesu mah nihcae ih kasae poekhaih to panoek pae naah, nangcae angsah thaih kaminawk, tikhoe kai nang tanoek o loe?
19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
19Tamut phoisa to na patuek oh, tiah a naa. To pongah nihcae mah phoisa dip maeto anih khaeah sin pae o.
20“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
20Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Mi ih krang hoi mi ih ahmin maw haeah tarik o? tiah a naa.
21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
21Nihcae mah anih khaeah, Caesar ih, tiah a naa o. Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Caesar ih hmuennawk to Caesar khaeah paek oh loe, Sithaw ih hmuennawk to Sithaw khaeah paek oh, tiah a naa.
22And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
22Nihcae mah hae loknawk thaih o naah, dawnrai o moe, anih to caeh o taak.
23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
23To na niah kadueh kami angthawk lethaih om ai, tiah kathui, Sadusinawk loe anih khaeah angzoh o moe,
24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
24patukkung, kami maeto loe caa sah ai ah, duek ving, to naah amnawk mah anih ih zu to la ueloe, amya hanah caa sah pae tih, tiah Mosi mah thuih.
25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
25Vaihi kaicae khaeah nawkamya sarihto katawn kami to oh: kacoeh koek loe zu a lak, toe caa sah ai ah, a duek ving, to pongah a zu to amnawk mah hamh:
26The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
26to tiah vai hnetto haih, vai thumto haih hoi vai sarih karoek to oh.
27And last of all, the woman died.
27Hnukkhuem koek ah loe nongpata doeh duek.
28In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
28To nongpata to nihcae boih mah zu o haih pongah, angthawk lethaih niah loe sarihto thungah mi ih zu ah maw om tih? tiah lok a dueng o.
29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
29Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, Cabu thung ih loknawk hoi Sithaw thacakhaih na panoek o ai pongah, na poek o pazae boeh.
30In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
30Angthawk lethaih niah loe imthong krakhaih hoi zu lakhaih to om mak ai boeh, van prae ah kaom Sithaw ih van kaminawk baktiah ni oh o boeh.
31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
31Kadueh kaminawk angthawk lethaih kawng pongah, Sithaw mah ang thuih o ih lok to na kroek o vai ai maw? Sithaw mah,
32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
32Kai loe Abraham ih Sithaw, Isak ih Sithaw, Jakob ih Sithaw ah ka oh, tiah thuih. Sithaw loe kadueh kaminawk ih Sithaw na ai, kahing kaminawk ih Sithaw ah ka oh, tiah thuih, tiah a naa.
33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
33Paroeai kaminawk mah hae lok thaih o naah, anih ih patukhaih nuiah dawnrai o.
34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
34Jesu mah Sadusinawk angamsak duem boeh, tito Farasinawk mah thaih o naah, nihcae loe nawnto angcuu o.
35One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
35Nihcae thung ih daan kop kami maeto mah, anih to tanoek hanah lokdueng,
36“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
36patukkung, daan thungah kawbaktih kaalok maw kalen koek? tiah a naa.
37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
37Jesu mah anih khaeah, Angraeng na Sithaw to palungthin boih, hinghaih boih, poekhaih boih hoiah palung ah.
38This is the first and greatest commandment.
38Hae loe hmaloe koek hoi kalen koek kaalok ah oh.
39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
39Hnetto haih loe hae tiah oh, Na imtaeng kaminawk to nangmah ih takpum baktih toengah palung ah, tiah thuih ih lok hae ni.
40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
40Kaalok hoi tahmaanawk mah thuih ih loknawk loe hae kaalok hnetto thungah akrum boih boeh, tiah a naa.
41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
41Farasinawk nawnto amkhueng o naah, Jesu mah nihcae khaeah,
42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
42Kri loe kawbangmaw na poek o? Anih loe mi ih capa maw? tiah lokdueng. Nihcae mah anih khaeah, David ih capa, tiah a naa o.
43Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
43Anih mah nihcae khaeah, to tih nahaeloe kawbangah maw David mah Muithla ah Anih to Angraeng, tiah kawk loe? Anih mah loe,
44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
44Angraeng mah ka Angraeng khaeah, Na misanawk na khok tlim ah ka suem ai karoek to, ka bantang bangah anghnu ah, tiah thuih ih to oh bae.
45So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
45David mah anih to Angraeng, tiah kawk nahaeloe, kawbangah maw Anih loe capa ah oh lat loe? tiah a naa.
46No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
46Mi mah doeh a dueng ih lok to pathim o thai ai, to na ni hoi kamtong mi mah doeh anih khaeah lokdueng o ai boeh.
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