Luke 20
1 Ni khat Jesus biakinn sung ah mipi te thuhil in lungdamna thu a son laitak, thiampi lian te le thukhamhil te sia upa te taw hongpai uh a,
And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
2 Jesus kung ah, hong son tan, hibang te bang thuneina taw vawt ni ziam? a hibale hi thuneina kua in hong pia ziam? ci uh hi.
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3 Jesus in zo kik a, Kei zong thu khat hong dong tu khi hi; hong zo tavun:
And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
4 Tuiphumpa John sia, van pan ziam maw, mihing te kung pan ziam? ci hi.
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
5 Amate ngaisun khawm tek uh a, van pan hi; ci leang, ama in, banghang um ngawl nu ziam? hong ci tu.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
6 A hi tazong, mihing te kung pan hi; ci leang zong, mihing te in suangtum taw hong sep tu hi: banghangziam cile amate in John sia kamsang hi, ci um uh hi.
But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 Taciang amate in, koisung pan, ci hong son thei ngawl khu hi, ci in zo uh hi.
And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was].
8 Jesus in amate tung ah, Kei zong hi te bang thuneina taw vawt, ci sia hong son ngawl tu khi hi, ci hi.
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
9 Tua zawkciang Jesus in mipi te hi sontena son hi; Mi khat in sapit huan sung ah sapit suan a, huan naseam te thosak hi, taciang ama sia a ngei mama om tu in khual khuala ah haw hi.
And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.
10 A hun a cin ciang in, huan naseam te in sapit huan sung ah a nga te a piak tu in, a naseam khat sawl hi: ahihang huan naseam te in a naseam pa sia vel in, a khut hawm taw tha kik hi.
And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 Taciang naseam dang khat sawl kik leleau a, tua pa zong vel leleau hi, taciang maizumhuai tak in koi uh a, khut hawm mataw tha kik hi.
And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 A thum na sawl kik leleau hi: taciang amate in liamsak uh a, doi pua sang ah nawt uh hi.
And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.
13 Tua zawkciang in sapit huan nei pa in, bangbang hi tu khi ziam? Ka it ka tapa sawl a hileng, amate in a mu uh ciang zakta tu uh hi, ci hi.
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.
14 Ahihang huan naseam te in a mu uh ciang in, kikum uh a, hi sia pa sia a ngamhlua tu pa hi: pai tavun, that tawng, taciang a ngamh teng i lua tu hi, ci uh hi.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 Taciang amate in sapit huan puasang ah pusuapui in that uh hi. Tua ahikom huan neipa in amate tung ah bang vawt tu ziam?
And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 Ama hongpai tu a hi teng that in a sapit huan sia ngual dang pia tu hi, ci hi.
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
17 Jesus in amate en a, Innsa te i a nil uh suangtum sia innkhuambul hong suak hi, ci a ki atkhol thu sia bang ziam?
But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?
18 A kuamapo hi suang tung ah a tak peuma tal tu hi, ahizong hi suang a takna te sia a vui in ki ngoai siat tu hi, ci hi.
Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
19 Tua hun laitak in thiampi lian te le thukhamhil te in Jesus mat tu in zong hi; banghangziam cile hi thu sontena sia amate langpan in kampau hi, ci he uh hi, taciang amate in mipi te lau hi.
And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.
20 Amate in Jesus pang uh a, thukan te paisak uh hi, tua thukan te sia mipha bang in ki hitheamsak a, ama kammal pan in mat tu le ngam uk za nei ulian te ap tu in sawm uh hi.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
21 Thukan te in, Syapa awng, a man tatak in hil le kampau ci kong he uh hi, kuama doidan zong nei ngawl ni hi, Pathian i lampi sia a mantak in na hil hi:
And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:
22 Caesar shia pia tu khu ziam maw, pia ngawl tu khu ziam? ci in dong uh.
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?
23 Ahihang Jesus in amate thin kukal na he a, Banghang hong ze-et nu ziam?
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
24 Sum tang hong lak tavun. A kua i lim le ceptena ziam? ci hi. Amate in Caesar lim le ceptena hi, ci in zo uh hi.
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Cæsar’s.
25 Taciang Jesus in amate tung ah, Caesar neisa te Caesar pia vun a, Pathian neisa te Pathian pia vun, ci hi.
And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.
26 Mipi te mai ah a kammal te pan in a man thei bua uh hi: a zo kik nate lamdangsa uh a, huthe ngawl in om tek uh hi.
And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
27 Thawkikna a nial Sadducee pawlkhat te Jesus kung ah hongpai uh a,
And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;
28 Sya awng, mi khatpo sia ta nei ngawl in a thi le, a ci mit ngawl natu in a nau in a mo tenpui tahen, ci Moses in at hi.
and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
29 Tua ahikom u nau sali om uh hi: a lianbel sia in zi nei a, ta nei ngawl in thi hi.
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;
30 A ni na pa in tua nu tenpui a, ta nei ngawl ma in thi hi.
and the second:
31 A thum na pa zong in tua nu tenpui hi; tabangma in a sali in tenpui uh a, ta nei ngawl in thi siat uh hi.
and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
32 A khakbel ciang tua nu zong thi hi.
Afterward the woman also died.
33 Tua ahikom thawkik na ni ciang tua nu sia a kua bel i zi hi tu ziam? banghangziam cile a sali in tenpui hi, ci in dong uh hi.
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
35 Ahihang tua leitang lua tu kilawm ci in ngaisut te le thina pan a thokik te sia kipui le nupa tu in ki piak om nawn ngawl tu hi. (aiōn g165)
but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
36 Amate sia thi thei nawn ngawl tu uh hi: banghangziam cile amate sia vantungmi te bang hi tu uh a, thawkikna i tate a hi uh man in Pathian i tate a hihi.
for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37 Tu in mithi te thokik hi, ci Moses zong in lophung sung ah topa, Abraham Pathian, Isaac Pathian le Jacob Pathian, a sap ciang in mu hi.
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in [the place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Banghangziam cile Pathian sia mithi te Pathian hi ngawl hi, ahihang a nungta te i Pathian a hihi: banghangziam cile mi theampo ama sung ah a nungta te vive a hihi, ci in zo kik hi.
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39 Thukhamhil pawlkhat te in, Syapa awng, na pau na pha mama hi, ci tek uh hi.
And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
40 Tua zawkciang amate in thudong ngam nawn ngawl hi.
For they durst not any more ask him any question.
41 Jesus in amate tung ah, Bangbang in mihing te in Christ sia David tapa hi, ci thei uh ziam?
And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son?
42 David ama mama in Psalm labu sung ah, Topa in ka Topa tung ah,
For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Na ngalte na peang koi na in na vawt mateng, ka ziatsang ah to in.
Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
44 Tua ahikom David in Topa, ci in sam hi, bangbang in a tapa hi thei tu ziam? ci hi.
David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?
45 Tua zawkciang in thu ngai te theampo i zak in a nungzui te tung ah,
And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,
46 Thuakhamhil te kidawm vun, amate sia puan tualpi sil in vak nuam uh a, sumbuk te ah paupuina, synagogue sung ah tokhum sangbel te le poai mun ah a inndoi lianbel te dei uh hi;
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;
47 Amate in meingong te inn suttol uh a, ngual mu tu in thu sau tatak ngen uh hi: tabang te in a lianzaw danpiak na thuak tu uh hi, ci hi.
who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.
