ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎹᏚ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 11
1 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ; ᏥᏌ ᎤᏍᏆᏛ ᏕᎧᏁᏤᎲ ᏔᎳᏚ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏂ, ᏚᏕᏲᎤᏒᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏥᏙᏅᏒᎩ ᏚᏂᏚᎿᎭᎥᎢ.
When Jesus had concluded His instructions to His twelve disciples, He left in order to teach and to proclaim His Message in the neighbouring towns.
2 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏣᏂ ᏣᏥᏍᏚᎲ ᏧᏛᎦᏅ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᏙᏧᏅᏎ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ,
Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:
3 ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᏳᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏂᎯᏍᎪ Ꮎ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᏥᎪᎨ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎣᏥᎦᏖᏃᎮᏍᏗ?
"Are you the Coming One, or is it a different person that we are to expect?"
4 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏥᏍᏕᎾ ᏣᏂ ᏫᎡᏍᏗᏃᎲᏏ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏍᏓᏛᎩᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏍᏗᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎢ:
"Go and report to John what you see and hear," replied Jesus;
5 ᏗᏂᎨᏫ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᎭ, ᏗᏂᏲᎤᎵᏃ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ, ᎠᏓᏰᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᏢᎩ ᏚᎾᏗᏩᏍᎦ, ᏧᏂᎵᎡᎾᏃ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᎭ, ᏧᏂᏲᎱᏒᎯᏃ ᏕᎨᎦᎴᏗᎭ ᎤᏲᏃ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎢᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎭ.
"blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;
6 ᎠᎴ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎩᎶᏂᏗᏥᏲᏕᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
and blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."
7 ᎢᎤᏁᏅᏃ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏣᏂ ᏚᏃᎮᏓᏁᎸᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᎢᏣᎦᏔᏅᏎ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ? ᏩᏐᎾᏍᎪ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎤᏖᎸᎮᏍᎬᎢ?
When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
8 ᎦᏙᎨ ᎢᏣᎦᏔᏅᏎᎢ? ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏍᎪ ᏗᏩᎾᎨ ᏧᏄᏩᎢ? ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏗᏩᎾᎨ ᏧᎾᏄᏩᎢ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏓᏂᏁᎸ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ.
But what did you go out to see? A man luxuriously dressed? Those who wear luxurious clothes are to be found in kings' palaces.
9 ᎦᏙᎨ ᎢᏣᎦᏔᏅᏎᎢ? ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩᏍᎪ? ᎥᎥ, ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ.
But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.
10 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᎠ Ꮎ ᎨᎪᏪᎸ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᎸᏍᎬ ᏥᏂᎬᏅ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ, ᏥᏅᎵ ᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏣᎧᏛ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᎵ ᏣᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ.
This is he of whom it is written, "'See I am sending My messenger before Thy face, and he will make Thy road ready before Thee.'
11 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᎬᏩᏂᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏳᎾᏄᎪᏨ ᎬᏩᏓᎵᏁᎯᏕᏗ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏍᏗᎧᏂ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏣᏂ.
"I solemnly tell you that among all of woman born no greater has ever been raised up than John the Baptist; yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of the Heavens is greater than he.
12 ᏣᏂᏃ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏨ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏍᏘ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᏁᎷᎩᎡᎭ, ᎠᎾᏁᎷᎩᏍᎩᏃ ᎬᏍᎦᎢᏍᏓᎩ ᏓᏂᏂᏱᎭ.
But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent assault, and the violent have been seizing it by force.
13 ᎾᏂᎥᏰᏃ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎬᎩ ᏣᏂ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎢᏯᏍᏘ.
For all the Prophets and the Law taught until John.
14 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏗᎨᏣᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎳᏯ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ.
And (if you are willing to receive it) he is the Elijah who was to come.
15 ᎩᎶ ᏕᎦᎵᎷᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏛᎪᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
Listen, every one who has ears!
16 ᎦᏙᎨ ᏙᏓᎦᏥᏯᏟᎶᏍᏔᏂ ᎯᎠ ᎪᎯ ᏣᏁᎭ? ᏗᏂᏲᎵᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎦᏃᏙᏗᏱ ᏣᏂᏃᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏫᏓᏂᏯᏂᏍᎪ ᎤᏁᏓᏍᏗ;
"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.
17 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏓᏂᏪᏎᎰᎢ; ᎠᏤᎷᎩ ᎣᎬᏔᏅ ᏕᏨᏃᎩᎡᎸ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏣᎵᏍᎩᏒ; ᏙᏥᏴᎬᎩ ᎢᏣᏛᎪᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏣᏠᏱᎸ.
"'We have played the flute to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'
18 ᏣᏂᏰᏃ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ ᎥᏝ ᏯᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏯᏗᏔᏍᎨᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎠᏂᏪᎭ; ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏯᎠ.
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
19 ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᎷᏨ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᎦ, ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᎠᏂᏪᎭ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ, ᎠᏕᎸ ᎠᏂᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᏕᎾ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎭᎢ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᎬᏩᏰᎸᎭ.
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they exclaim, 'See this man! --given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."
20 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᏚᎬᏍᎪᎸᏅᎩ ᏚᏂᏚᎲᎢ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏂᏚᏂᏁᏟᏴᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Then began He to upbraid the towns where most of His mighty works had been done--because they had not repented.
21 ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎪᎴᏏᏂ, ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏇᏣᏱᏗ; ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏕᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲ ᏱᏙᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᏔᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏙᏂ, ᎪᎯᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᏁᏟᏴᏛ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᏧᏏᏕᎾ ᏱᏚᎾᏄᏬᎡ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏍᏚ ᏳᎾᏓᏅᎵᏰᎡᎢ.
"Alas for thee, Chorazin!" He cried. "Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the mighty works been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in both of you, they would long ere now have repented, covered with sackcloth and ashes.
22 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏂᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏔᏯ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏙᏂ, ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᏂᎯ.
Only I tell you that it will be more endurable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of Judgement than for you.
23 ᏂᎯᏃ ᎨᏆᏂ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏤᏣᏌᎳᏓ, ᏨᏍᎩᏃᎢ ᏮᏓᏰᎶᎥᏔᏂ; ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏕᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲ ᏱᏙᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᏐᏓᎻᏱ, ᎠᏏ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᏍᏕᏉ. (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now. (Hadēs g86)
24 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏂᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏐᎵᎻ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᏂᎯ.
Only I tell you all, that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom on the day of Judgement than for thee."
25 ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎬᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎡᏙᏓ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏕᎲᏍᎦᎳᏁᎸ ᎠᏂᏏᎾᏌᏂ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᏯᏔᎯ, ᏗᏂᏲᎵᏃ ᏥᏕᎯᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸ.
About that time Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast unveiled them to babes.
26 ᎥᎥ, ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏣᏰᎸᏅᎯ.
Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.
27 ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᏲᎯᏎᎸ ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏯᎦᏔᎭ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᏙᏓᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᏯᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎩᎶᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏ ᎡᎳ ᎤᏪᏥ.
"All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one fully knows the Son except the Father, nor does any one fully know the Father except the Son and all to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
28 ᎡᏤᎾ, ᎠᏴ ᏍᎩᎷᏥ, ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎠᎩᎵᏯ ᏗᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎨᏛ ᏗᏣᎵᏎᎯ, ᎠᏴᏃ ᏓᏨᏯᏪᏐᎸᏍᏔᏂ.
"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and I will give you rest.
29 ᎢᏥᏴ ᎠᏆᎩᎳᎾᎶ ᎠᎴ ᏍᎩᏯᏕᎶᏆᏏ, ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏘᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏳ ᎠᎩᎾᏫᏱ, ᏓᏥᏩᏛᎯᏃ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏧᏯᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᏱ.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 ᎠᏆᎩᎳᎾᎶᏰᏃ ᏄᎯᏐᏛᎾ, ᎦᎵᏎᎲᏃ ᎤᏓᏌᎧᎯᏳ.
For it is good to bear my yoke, and my burden is light."
