< Luke 12 >

1 Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
ᎾᎯᏳᏉᏃ ᏕᎠᏂᎳᏫᎡ ᎤᏂᏧᏈᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᎠᎾᏓᎳᏍᏛᏗᏍᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏴ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎪᏙᏗ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏠᎾᏍᏗ ᏥᎩ.
2 But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.
ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᏍᎦᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
3 Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎾᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏏᎬ ᎢᏥᏁᏨ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏛ ᎠᏛᎪᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᎢᏣᏙᏅᎸᎢ ᏕᎧᏅᏑᎸ, ᎦᏌᎾᎵ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ ᏂᎯ ᎢᎦᎵᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᏥᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎠᏂᎯᎯ, ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎪᎱᏏᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏫᎬᏩᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ.
5 But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna (Geenna g1067). Yes, I tell you, fear him.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏓᏨᏰᏯᏔᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏥᎾᏰᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎡᏥᎾᏰᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏳᏓᎸ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᏨᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᎬᏩᏓᏓᎢᏅᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎥᎥ, ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ ᎡᏥᎾᏰᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ. (Geenna g1067)
6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.
ᏝᏍᎪ ᎯᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆᏯ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᏱᏓᎾᎵᎬᏩᎸᏍᎪᎢ? ᎥᏝᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᎨᏫᏒᎯ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.
7 But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore do not be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏥᏍᏗᏰᎬ ᎢᏥᏍᎪᎵ ᏂᎦ-ᏗᏳ ᏗᏎᎸᎯ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ; ᏂᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏗᏣᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏥᏍᏆᏯ.
8 “I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;
ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏋᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏅᏓᏳᏩᏁᎵ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ.
9 but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.
ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏆᏓᏱᎮᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎠᎦᏓᏱᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ.
10 Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎠᏡᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎦᏰᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᏐᏢᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᎦᏰᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you will answer or what you will say;
ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᏣᏘᏃᎯᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯᏱ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏤᎵᎯᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏣᏓᏁᏤᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᏪᏍᏗᏱ;
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏓᏤᏲᏂ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᏪᏍᏗᏱ.
13 One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
ᎠᏏᏴᏫᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎯᏁᏥ ᏦᏍᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏲᎩᏂᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏘᏴᎯ.
14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎯᏍᎦᏯ, ᎦᎪ ᏗᏍᏛᏳᎪᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏍᏛᏯᏙᎮᎯ ᎾᏋᏁᎸ?
15 He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life does not consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎢᏤᏯᏙᏤᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎬᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᏴᏫᏰᏃ ᎬᏅ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎿᎭᎥ ᏳᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ.
16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎶᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏛᏒᏁᎴᎢ;
17 He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I do not have room to store my crops?’
ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎴᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ, ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏳᏜᏓᏅᏛ ᎠᎩᏗᏱ ᎠᏆᏛᎯᏎᎸᎯ.
18 He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ; ᏙᏓᏥᏲᏍᏔᏂ ᎠᎩᏅᏗᏱ ᏓᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᏧᏛᏂᏗᏃ ᏓᏓᎦᏁᏍᎨᎯ; ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏓᏥᏂ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏆᏛᎯᏎᎸᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᎾᎥᎢ.
19 I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏅᏓᏥᏪᏎᎵ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ; ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙᎩ, ᎤᏣᏔ ᏣᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗ ᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ; ᎭᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏓ, ᎭᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎭᏗᏔᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎭᎵᎮᎵᎨᏍᏗ.
20 “But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᏘᏣᏓᏅᏛᎾ, ᎪᎯᏉ ᎤᏒᎢ ᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏓᏰᏣᏯᏅᏒᎵ; ᎦᎪᏃ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏣᏓᏁᎳᏅ.
21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏣᏓᏓᏟᏌᏁᎰ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏱᏃ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏄᏪᎿᎭᎥᎾ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ.
22 He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏤᎵᎯᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏕᏨᏅᎢ, ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ; ᎠᎴ ᏗᏥᏰᎸᎢ, ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏣᏄᏬᏍᏗᏱ.
23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
ᎠᎬᏅ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏗᏄᏬ.
24 Consider the ravens: they do not sow, they do not reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
ᎪᎳᏅ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎵ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏯᏂᏫᏍᎪᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏯᏂᏍᎫᏕᏍᎪᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎾᏅᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏅᏗᏱ ᏱᏓᏓᏁᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏕᎨᎶᎰᎢ. ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏟ ᏁᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏥᏍᏆ.
25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
ᎦᎪᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏣᏛᏅ ᎤᏪᎵᎯᏍᎬᏉ ᏖᎵ ᏱᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᎬᏅᎢ ᏌᏉ ᎢᏯᎩᏳᏍᏈᏛ.
26 If then you are not able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏗᎧᏂ ᎨᏒ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎨᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎠᏏ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᏫᏤᎵᎯᏍᎪᎢ?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They do not toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎵ ᏧᏥᎸᎯ ᏓᏛᏍᎬᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᏱᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏯᏂᏍᏙᎰᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏐᎵᎹᏅ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᏍᏕ ᏚᏄᏩᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏌᏉ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.
28 But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?
ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᏱᎦᏄᏬᎭ ᎧᏁᏍᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏠᎨᏏ ᏤᎭ, ᎤᎩᏨᏅᏃ ᏗᎦᏚᏗᏱ ᏬᎾᏗᏅᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᎤᏟᎯᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎯ ᏂᏙᏓᏥᏄᏬᎢ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᎯ!
29 “Do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᏱᏥᏲᎮᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᏢᏫᏛ ᏱᏂᏚᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
30 For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏓᏁᏩᏗᏒ ᎤᏂᏲᎰᎢ; ᎢᏥᏙᏓᏃ ᎠᎦᏔᎰ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏥᏂᎬᎬᎢ.
31 But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.
ᎢᏥᏲᎮᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎡᏣᏠᏯᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ ᎢᏥᎦᏲᎵ ᎠᏫ; ᎢᏥᏙᏓᏰᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎢᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
33 Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
ᎢᏥᎾᏕᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᏥᎿᎭᎥᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᏓᏁᎸᎥᏍᎨᏍᏗ; ᎢᏣᏓᏁᎴᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎶᏗ ᏂᏚᏪᏔᎬᎾ, ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏥᏟᏏᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᏒᎲᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎾᎿᎭᏫᎬᏩᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎦᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏍᎪᏯ ᏫᎬᏩᏲᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᏫᏥᎲ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ, ᎾᎿᎭᎾᏍᏉ ᏫᏓᎮᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᎾᏫ.
35 “Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.
ᏕᏣᏓᏠᎮᏍᏗ, ᏕᏥᏨᏍᏛᏃ ᏓᏓᏪᎵᎩᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
36 Be like men watching for their lord when he returns from the wedding feast, that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.
ᎢᏨᏒᏃ ᏕᏣᏤᎴᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏂᎦᏘᏲ ᎤᏂᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᎢᏳᏉ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᎨᎦᏨᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏭᏪᏙᎸᎯ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏳᎷᏨ ᎠᎴ ᏳᏩᏂᎸ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏫᎬᏩᏍᏚᎢᎡᏗᏱ.
37 Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.
ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎤᏂᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ ᏓᏩᏛᎲᎭ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎬᎢ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᏣᏲᏎᎭ ᏛᏓᏠᎵ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᏓᎧᏁᏤᎵ ᎤᎾᏂᏢᏗᏱ [ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ, ] ᎠᎴ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᏙᏛᏍᏕᎸᎯ.
38 They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᏯᏫᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏳᎷᏨ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎠᏯᏫᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏳᎷᏨ, ᎠᎴ ᏱᏚᏩᏛᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ, ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ.
39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎮᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳ ᎦᏁᎳ ᏯᎦᏔᎮ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᎠᎵᏰᎢᎵᏒ ᏗᎦᎷᏥᏒ ᎦᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ, ᏳᏯᏫᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏩᎩᏴᏏ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᏱᎬᏪᎵᏎᎢ.
40 Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you do not expect him.”
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏕᏍᏗ; ᏴᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᎢᏳᏉ ᎠᎵᏰᎢᎵᏒ ᏂᏤᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
41 Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”
ᏈᏓᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᏴᏍᎪ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᏍᎩᏯᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏂᎦᏛᏉᎨ?
42 The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᎪᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏔᎾᎢ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᏩᏁᎵ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏂᏓᏍᏆᎸᎯᏒᎢ?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.
ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ ᎤᏩᏛᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ.
44 Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᏩᏁᎵ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᎿᎭᎥᎢ.
45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and to be drunken,
ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏒ ᎤᎾᏫᏱ, ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᎪᎯᏗᎭ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴᏅᎲᎭ ᏙᎦᎵᎥᏂᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏍᏕᏍᎨᏍᏗ;
46 then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not expecting him and in an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᎢᏳᏉ ᎢᎦ ᎾᏓᎦᏖᏃᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏉ ᎠᎵᏰᎢᎵᏒ ᏁᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᏓᏳᎦᎵᏏ, ᎠᎴ ᏮᏓᏳᏎᎮᎵ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᏗᏁᎲᎢ.
47 That servant who knew his lord’s will, and did not prepare nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏛᏅᎢᏍᏔᏅᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏄᏛᏁᎸᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏯᎬᏂᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
48 but he who did not know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.
ᎾᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᎦᏔᎲᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎦᏰᏥᎵᎥᏂᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏛᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏲᎵᏉ ᎢᏯᎬᏂᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. ᏱᎶᏃ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏥᏁᎸᎯ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏥᏔᏲᏎᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏗᎬᏩᏲᎯᏎᎸᎯ ᏴᏫ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎬᏩᏔᏲᏎᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
49 “I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.
ᎠᎩᎷᏥᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏋᏂᏐᏗᏱ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙ ᏯᏆᏚᎳ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎦᏳᎳ ᏳᏥᏍᏝ?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᎩᎭ ᎠᏓᏬᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏆᏬᏍᏙᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏪᎵᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏔ ᎬᏂ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏛᎭ!
51 Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.
ᏥᏌ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏚᏁᎵᎸ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏍᎩᏰᎵᏎᎭ? ᎥᏝ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ; ᏔᎵᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᏗᏍᏗᏱ;
52 For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ, ᏦᎢ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏚᎾᏡᏕᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏎᏍᏗ ᏦᎢ ᏚᎾᏡᏕᏍᏗ.
53 They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᎦᏅᎩᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᏓ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏅᎩ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ ᎤᏥ; ᎤᏦᎯᏃ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏦᎯᏯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏦᎯᏯ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᎡᏍᏗ ᎤᏦᎯ.
54 He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᏴᏫ, ᎤᎶᎩᎸ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏛ ᏅᏙ ᏭᏕᎵᎬ ᏓᎦᎶᎯ, ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏥᏪᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎹ ᏛᏰᎢᎵ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
55 When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᏙᎴᎰᎯ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᏗᎦᏃᎸᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏥᏪᏍᎪᎢ, ᎤᏗᎴᎩᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not interpret this time?
ᎢᏣᏠᎾᏍᏗ! ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᏣᏙᎴᎰᏍᎪ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏂᏣᏙᎴᎰᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ?
57 “Why do not you judge for yourselves what is right?
ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎨᏧᎪᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ?
58 For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᏣᏱᎵᏙᎯ ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩᏱ ᏍᏓᎢᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᏫᏍᏓᎢᏒᎢ, ᎭᏟᏂᎬᏁᎸᎭ ᎯᏯᏚᎵᎳᎡᏗᏱ; ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩᏱ ᎾᏏ ᏫᏱᏣᏘᏃᎦ, ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏓᏂᏱᏍᎩᏱ ᏫᏱᏕᏣᏲᎯ, ᏗᏓᏂᏱᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏫᏱᏣᏴᏓ.
59 I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny.”
ᎬᏲᏎᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᎿᎭᏴᏛᎦᎯᏄᎪᎢ, ᎬᏂ ᏣᎫᏴᎮᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᎠᎩᏄᏛᏗ ᎢᏯᏓᏅᏖᏗ.

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