Mātiu 22
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Pea lea ʻa Sisu, ʻo toe pehēange kiate kinautolu ʻi he fakatātā;
1And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying:
2“ʻOku tatau ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe langi mo e tuʻi ʻe tokotaha, ʻaia naʻe fai ʻae kātoanga ʻi he taʻane ʻa hono foha,
2The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son.
3ʻO ne fekau atu ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ke ui ʻakinautolu naʻe tala ki ai ʻae taʻane: ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fie haʻu.
3And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come.
4Pea toe fekau atu ʻe ia ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki kehe, ʻo ne pehē, ‘Fakahā kiate kinautolu naʻe tala ki ai , “Vakai, kuo ʻosi ʻeku teu ʻae kai: kuo tāmateʻi ʻeku fanga pulu mo e fanga manu sino, pea kuo ʻosi hono teu ʻoe meʻa kotoa pē: haʻu ki he taʻane.”’
4Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage.
5Ka naʻa nau fakavaʻivaʻinga ʻaki ia , ʻo taki taha ʻalu, ko e taha ki heʻene ngoue, ko e taha ki heʻene meʻa fakatau:
5But they neglected, and went their own ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise.
6Pea puke ʻo ngaohikoviʻi mo tāmateʻi, ʻe he niʻihi, ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki.
6And the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.
7Ka kuo fanongo ki ai ʻae tuʻi, pea houhau: ʻo ne fekau atu ʻene ngaahi kongakau, ke fakaʻauha ʻae kau fakapō ko ia, pea tutu ʻenau kolo,
7But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.
8Pea toki pehē ʻe ia ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, ‘Kuo ʻosi hono teu ʻae kātoanga taʻane, ka ko kinautolu kuo tala ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaonga.
8Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.
9Ko ia mou ʻalu ki he ngaahi hala motuʻa, pea ko kinautolu te mou ʻilo, fakahā ki ai ʻae taʻane.’
9Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage.
10Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ai ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ko ia ki he ngaahi hala motuʻa , ʻo fakakātoa kotoa pē naʻa nau ʻilo, ʻae kovi mo e lelei: pea tokolahi ai ʻae kakai ʻi he taʻane.
10And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.
11¶ “Pea ʻi he haʻu ʻae tuʻi ke mamata ki he kakai, naʻa ne ʻiloʻi ʻae tangata kuo ʻikai ʻi ai ha kofu taʻane.
11And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.
12Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, ‘Kāinga, naʻe fēfeeʻi hoʻo hū mai ki heni ʻoku ʻikai hao kofu taʻane?’ Pea fakalongo pē ia.
12And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent.
13Pea toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi ki he kau tamaioʻeiki, ‘Haʻi hono vaʻe mo e nima pea ʻave, ʻo lī ia ki he poʻuli ʻi tuaʻā: pea ʻe ʻi ai ʻae tangi mo e fengaiʻitaki ʻoe nifo.’
13Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14“He ʻoku ui ʻae tokolahi, ka ʻoku fili ʻae tokosiʻi.”
14For many are called, but few are chosen.
15¶ Pea toki ʻalu ʻae kau Fālesi, ʻonau fakakaukau pe fēfeeʻi ʻenau femioekina ia ʻi he alea.
15Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.
16Pea nau fekau kiate ia ʻenau kau ākonga mo e kau Helotiane, ʻo pehē, “ʻEiki, ʻoku mau ʻilo ʻoku ke moʻoni koe, pea ʻoku ke ako moʻoni ʻaki ʻae hala ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke tokanga ki ha tangata: he ʻoku ʻikai te ke filifilimānako ki he tangata.
16And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.
17Ko ia ke ke tala mai kiate kimautolu, Ko e hā ho loto? ʻOku ngofua ke ʻoatu ʻae tukuhau kia Sisa, pe ʻikai?”
17Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
18Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻe Sisu ʻenau angakovi, pea pehē ʻe ia, “ʻAe kau mālualoi, ko e hā ʻoku mou ʻahiʻahiʻi ai au?
18But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?
19Fakahā mai ʻae paʻanga tukuhau.” Pea naʻa nau ʻomi kiate ia ʻae tenali.
19Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.
20Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko e mata eni mo e tohi ʻa hai?”
20And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?
21Pea nau talaange kiate ia, “ʻA Sisa.” Pea toki pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko ia ʻoange kia Sisa ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻa Sisa; pea ʻoange ki he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻOtua.”
21They say to him: Caesar’s. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God, the things that are God’s.
22Pea kuo nau fanongo ki ai, naʻa nau ofo, ʻo tuku ia, ka nau ʻalu.
22And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him, went their ways.
23¶ Pea haʻu kiate ia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻae kau Sātusi, ʻakinautolu ʻoku pehē, ʻoku ʻikai ha toetuʻu, ʻonau fehuʻi kiate ia,
23That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,
24ʻo pehē, “ʻEiki, naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese, Kapau ʻe mate ha tangata, kae ʻikai haʻane fānau, ʻe fakamaʻu hono tokoua mo hono uaifi, ʻo fakatupu ʻae hako ki hono tokoua.
24Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.
25Pea ko eni, naʻe ʻiate kimautolu ʻae kāinga ʻe toko fitu; ko e ʻuluaki naʻe fakamaʻu mo e uaifi, pea mate ia, kuo ʻikai haʻane fānau, pea tuku hono uaifi ki hono tokoua.
25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.
26Pea pehē pe foki hono toko ua, mo hono toko tolu, ʻo hoko ki hono toko fitu.
26In like manner the second, and the third, and so on to the seventh.
27Pea mate fakamui ʻae fefine.
27And last of all the woman died also.
28Pea ko ia ʻi he toetuʻu ʻe hoko ia ko e uaifi ʻo hai ʻi he toko fitu? He naʻe maʻu ia ʻekinautolu kotoa pē.”
28At the resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? for they all had her.
29Pea lea ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku mou hē, ʻi he taʻeʻilo ki he ngaahi tohi, mo e mālohi ʻae ʻOtua.
29And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30Koeʻuhi ʻi he toetuʻu ʻe ʻikai te nau mali, pe foaki ke mali, ka ʻe tatau mo e kau ʻāngelo ʻae ʻOtua ʻi he langi.
30For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married; but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.
31Ka koeʻuhi ko e toetuʻu ʻoe mate, ʻoku teʻeki te mou lau ʻaia naʻe lea ʻaki kiate kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,
31And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you:
32‘Ko au ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope?’ ʻOku ʻikai ko e ʻOtua ʻoe mate ʻae ʻOtua, ka ko e moʻui.”
32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33Pea kuo fanongo ʻae kakai, naʻa nau ofo ʻi heʻene akonaki.
33And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine.
34¶ Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻae kau Fālesi kuo ne fakalongo ʻae kau Sātusi, naʻe fakataha leva ʻakinautolu.
34But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together:
35Pea fehuʻi ʻahiʻahi kiate ia ʻe honau tokotaha, ko e akonaki ʻi he fono, ʻo pehē,
35And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him:
36“ʻEiki, ko e fekau fē ʻi he fono ʻoku lahi?”
36Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
37Pea tala ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “‘Ke ke ʻofa kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻaki ho laumālie kotoa, mo hoʻo moʻui kotoa, mo ho loto kotoa.’
37Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.
38Ko e ʻuluaki pea ko e lahi ia ʻoe fekau.
38This is the greatest and the first commandment.
39Pea ko hono ua ʻoku tatau mo ia, Ke ke ʻofa ki ho kaungāʻapi ʻo hangē pe ko koe.’
39And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40Ko e fekau ni ʻe ua ʻoku tautau ai ʻae fono kotoa mo e kau palōfita.”
40On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.
41¶ Pea ʻi he kei fakataha ʻae kau Fālesi, naʻe fehuʻi ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu,
41And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42ʻO pehē, “Ko e hā homou loto ki he Kalaisi? Ko e foha ia ʻo hai?” Pea nau talaange kiate ia, “ʻO Tevita.”
42Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David’s.
43Pea pehēange ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku fēfē ai hono ui ia ʻe Tevita ʻi he Laumālie, ‘ʻEiki,’ ʻi heʻene pehē,
43He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:
44‘Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova ki hoku ʻEiki, Nofo koe ki hoku nima toʻomataʻu, kaeʻoua ke u ngaohi ho ngaahi fili ko ho tuʻungavaʻe”’?
44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
45Pea kapau ʻoku ui ia ʻe Tevita, ‘ʻEiki,’ pea ko hono foha fēfeeʻi ia?”
45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46Pea naʻe ʻikai ha lea ʻe faʻa lea ʻaki ʻe ha tangata kiate ia; talu mei he ʻaho ko ia naʻe ʻikai faʻa fehuʻi ʻe ha taha kiate ia.
46And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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