Matthew 23
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
1Pea toki lea ai ʻa Sisu ki he kakai, mo ʻene kau ākonga.
2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
2ʻo pehēange, “ʻOku nofo ʻae kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi ʻi he nofoʻa ʻo Mōsese:
3So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
3“Ko ia ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku nau fekau ke mou tokanga ki ai, mou tokanga ki ai ʻo fai: kaeʻoua naʻa mou faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻenau ngāue: he ʻoku nau enginaki, kae ʻikai fai.
4They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
4He ʻoku nau haʻihaʻi ʻae ngaahi kavenga mamafa, mo fakamamahi ke fua, ʻo hilifaki ia ki he uma ʻoe kakai; ka ʻoku ʻikai ala ʻekinautolu hanau tuhu ki ai.
5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
5Ka ʻoku nau fai ʻenau ngāue kotoa pē ke mamata ki ai ʻae kakai: he ʻoku nau fakalaulahi honau failaketeli, mo fakalahi ʻae tapa ʻo honau kofu,
6They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
6ʻO nau manako ki he nofoʻa māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga, mo e nofoʻanga lahi ʻi he ngaahi falelotu,
7the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
7Mo e fetapa ʻi he ngaahi faianga fakatau, pea ke ui ʻakinautolu ʻe he kakai, ‘Lāpai, Lāpai.’
8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
8Kae ʻoua naʻa ui ʻakimoutolu ‘Lāpai:’ he ʻoku taha pe homou ʻEiki, ko Kalaisi; pea ko e kāinga pe ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē.
9And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
9Pea ʻoua naʻa ui ha tokotaha ʻi māmani ko hoʻomou tamai; he ʻoku taha pe hoʻomou Tamai, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he langi.
10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
10Pea ʻoua naʻa ui ʻakimoutolu ko e takimuʻa; he ʻoku taha pe homou Takimuʻa, ko Kalaisi.
11The greatest among you shall be your servant.
11Ka ko ia ʻoku lahi ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻe hoko ia ko homou tauhi.
12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
12Pea ko ia te ne hiki hake ia, ʻe fakavaivaiʻi ia; ka ko ia ʻe fakavaivaiʻi ia, ʻe hiki hake ia.
13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
13¶ “Ka ʻe malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou tāpuni ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe langi ki he kakai: he ʻoku ʻikai te mou hū ki ai , pe tuku ke hū ki ai ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai ke hū ki ai .
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14ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou faʻao ʻae fale ʻoe kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, ʻo fakakākā ʻaki ʻae lotu fuoloa: ko ia te mou malaʻia lahi ai.
15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
15“ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi; he ʻoku mou foli ʻae tahi mo e fonua, ke fakatafoki ha tokotaha, pea ka tafoki ia, ʻoku mou ngaohi ia ko e tama ʻo heli ʻo kovi lahi hake ʻiate kimoutolu.
16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
16“ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau takimuʻa kui, ʻaia ʻoku lea pehē, ‘Ko e meʻa noa pē ʻae fuakava ʻaki ʻae falelotu lahi: ka ko ia ʻe fuakava ʻaki ʻae koula ʻoe falelotu lahi, ʻe maʻu ia.’
17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
17Ko e kau vale mo e kui: he ʻoku lahi ʻae fē, ʻae koula, pe ʻae falelotu lahi ʻaia ʻoku ne fakatapui ʻae koula?
18And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
18Pea, ‘Ko ia ʻe fuakava ʻaki ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ko e meʻa noa pē: ka ko ia ʻoku fuakava ki he meʻa foaki ʻoku tuku ai, ʻe maʻu pe ia.’
19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
19Ko e kau vale mo e kui: he ʻoku lahi ʻae fē, ʻae meʻa foaki, pe ko e ʻesifeilaulau ʻoku ne fakatapui ʻae meʻa foaki?
20So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
20Pea ko ia ʻoku ne fuakava ʻaki ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ʻoku fuakava ki ai ia, pea mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai.
21And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
21Pea ko ia ʻoku fuakava ʻaki ʻae falelotu lahi, ʻoku ne fuakava ki ai, pea mo ia ʻoku nofo ʻi ai.
22And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
22Pea ko ia te ne fuakava ʻaki ʻae langi, ʻoku fuakava ki he ʻafioʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, pea mo ia ʻoku nofo ʻi ai.
23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
23“ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! Koeʻuhi ʻoku mou tukuhau ʻi he mini, mo e ʻaneto, mo e kumino, ka ʻoku mou taʻetokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa mamafa ʻoe fono, ko e fai totonu, mo e loto ʻofa, mo e tui: naʻe totonu hoʻomou fai eni, kaeʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻena.
24You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
24Ko e kau takimuʻa kui, ʻoku mou heuʻi ʻae lango, kae folo ʻae kāmeli.
25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
25“ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou fakamaʻa ʻae tuʻa ipu inu mo e ipu kai, ka ʻoku fonu ʻi loto ʻi he fakamālohi mo e holi kovi.
26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
26ʻAe Fālesi kui, tomuʻa fakamaʻa ʻae loto ipu inu mo e ipu kai, koeʻuhi ke maʻa ai foki ʻae tuʻa ipu .
27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
27“ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou tatau mo e fonualoto kuo vali hinehina, ʻaia ʻoku matamatalelei moʻoni ʻituʻa, ka ʻoku fonu ʻi loto ʻi he ngaahi hui ʻoe kakai mate, mo e meʻa fakalielia kotoa pē.
28In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
28ʻOku pehē pe ʻakimoutolu foki, ʻoku mou ha māʻoniʻoni ʻituʻa ki he kakai, ka ʻoku mou fonu ʻi loto ʻi he mālualoi mo e angahia.
29Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
29“ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou ngaohi ʻae tanuʻanga ʻoe kau palōfita, ʻo fakasanisani ʻae fonualoto ʻoe kakai māʻoniʻoni,
30And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
30ʻo mou pehē, ‘Ka ne mau moʻui ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻemau ngaahi tamai, pehē, ʻe ʻikai te mau kau mo kinautolu ʻi he toto ʻoe kau palōfita.’
31So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
31“Ko ia ko e kau fakamoʻoni ʻakimoutolu kiate kimoutolu, ko e fānau ʻakimoutolu ʻanautolu naʻe tāmateʻi ʻae kau palōfita.
32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
32Ko ia mou fakafonu ʻae ipu fuofua ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi tamai.
33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
33ʻAe fanga ngata, ʻae fānau ʻae ngata fekai! Te mou hao fēfeeʻi mei he malaʻia ʻo heli?
34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
34¶ Ko ia, vakai, ʻoku ou fekau atu kiate kimoutolu ʻae kau palōfita, mo e kau tangata poto, mo e kau tangata tohi: pea ko honau niʻihi te mou tāmateʻi ʻo tutuki ki he ʻakau: pea ko honau niʻihi te mou haha ʻi homou ngaahi falelotu, ʻo fakatangaʻi mei he kolo ki he kolo:
35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
35Koeʻuhi ʻe ʻeke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae toto māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē kuo lilingi ʻi māmani mei he toto ʻo ʻEpeli māʻoniʻoni, ʻo hoko ki he toto ʻo Sakalaia ko e foha ʻo Palakia, ʻaia naʻa mou tāmateʻi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoe potu toputapu mo e ʻesifeilaulau.
36Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
36Ko ʻeku tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻE hoko ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki he toʻutangata ni.
37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
37“ʻE Selūsalema, Selūsalema, ʻa Koe ʻoku ke tāmateʻi ʻae kau palōfita, mo ke tolongaki ʻaki ʻae maka ʻakinautolu ʻoku fekau atu kiate koe, kuo liunga fiha ʻeku fie tānaki fakataha hoʻo fānau, ʻo hangē ko e tānaki fakataha ʻe he motuʻa moa ʻene fānau ʻi hono lalo kapakau, ka naʻe ʻikai te mou loto ki ai!
38Look, your house is left to you desolate.
38Vakai, kuo siʻaki homou fale kiate kimoutolu ke lala ʻaupito.
39For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
39He ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ngata mei heni, ʻe ʻikai te mou mamata kiate au, kaeʻoua ke mou pehē, ‘ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻoku haʻu ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki.’”
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