Matthew 21
1 As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
Jesu leni o hoadikaaba n den nagidi Jelusalema, ki pundi Betifaje dogu nni, ki kuu O life Tiidi juali, o den soani hoadikaaba lie
ki yedi ba: Suagi mani ya dobiga n ye yi liiga na. Yi ya ban pundi ya yogunu, yi baa la ke o hunñua luo ki se leni o biga. Yin lodi ki cuani ba npo ne.
3 If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
Nilo ya yedi yi liba, yin goa ki yedi o: Ti Daano n bua ba. Tontoni o baa cedi yin cuani ba.
4 When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
Lankuli den tieni ke o sawalipualo n den pua ya sawalo n tieni:
Waani mani Siyono dogu yaaba ke bi bado kpendi bikani na. O dingi boncianla, ki jagi o hunbo, Li tie hunbisaagili, o hunñua yaa biga.
6 So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
Bi hoadikaaba den gedi ki ban tieni Jesu n waani ba maama.
7 They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
Bi den cuani o hunñua leni li hunbisaagili ki maani bipo bi tiadi ke Jesu jagini.
8 Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
Ku niligu siiga bi tianba boncianla den ladi bi tiadi u sankunu nni, bi tianba mo den pedi i tibensoangi ki ladi u sankunu nni.
9 The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
Yaa niligu n ye Jesu liiga leni yaagu n hoa o puoli kuli den kpaani ki tua: Dafidi Bijua n baa ti pagidi. U Tienu n seligi yua n kpendi wani o Diedo yaa yeli nni. U Tienu yua n ye hali tanpojoma n baa ti pagidi.
10 As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
Wan den kua Jelusalema, li den paki u dogu nni yaaba kuli ke bi tua: One tie hme?
11 The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
Ku niligu den goa ki tua: Li tie Jesu, o sawalipualo, Galile ya Nasaleti yua.
12 Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
Jesu den kua U Tienu diegu nni ki deli ki ñani yaaba n kuadi leni yaaba n da kuli lienni, ki tudi ki luni bi ligilebidiba kpagidi leni a kpaajekuada bonkalikaala.
13 Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
O den yedi ba: Li diani: Bi baa yi n diegu i jaandi diegu. Ama yinba wani teni li tua a concona wuonkaanu.
14 After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
A juama leni a diama den nagini o kani U Tienu diegu nni ke o paagi ba.
15 The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
Ama bi kopadicianba yudanba leni li balimaama bangikaba n den laa wan tieni ya bonlidikaala yeni, ki gbadi ke a bila kpaani U Tienu diegu nni ki tua: Dafidi Bijua n baa ti pagidi, Dafidi Bijua n baa ti pagidi, bi pala den beni boncianla.
16 [They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
Bi den yedi o: A gba ban maadi yaala? Jesu den goa ki yedi ba: Mm. Naani yi daa cogi ya maama n tie na: A teni ke o binwaala leni yaaba n daa haani kuli pagi a honhanla?
17 Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
Jesu n den fii bikani, o den ñani u dogu nni ki gedi ki ban duani Betani.
18 Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
Wan den goa u dogu ku tasoanpanpangu, mi koma den cuo o.
19 He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
O den laa bu kankanbu u sankunu ki jadi ki gedi bukani. Ama waa den laa pu bupo kali ti faadi bebe. O den yedi bu: Han dan go luoni pu kuli hali abada. Lanyogunu bu kankanbu den kuodi. (aiōn g165)
20 [The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
O hoadikaaba den la lani, li den paki ba ke bi buali o: Be n teni ke bu kankanbu kuodi tontoni nanda?
21 Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
Jesu den goa ki yedi ba: N waani yi i moamoani, yi ya pia li dandanli ki naa maliti yi pala nni ke li baa tieni bi li kan tieni, yi baa tieni ki cie min tieni bu kankanbu na yaala. Baa yi ya yedi li naa juali: Fii ki ban lu a yuli mi ñincianma nni, li baa tieni.
22 In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
Yin baa jaandi ki mia yaala kuli leni li dandanli, yi baa baa la.
23 After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
Jesu n den kua U Tienu diegu nni ki bangi bi niba, bi kopadicianba yudanba len i Jufinba nikpeliba kuli den cua ki yedi o: Li laa bali yaa po yo ke a tiendi li naa bonla? Hme puni a laa bali?
24 Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
Jesu den goa ki yedi ba: N moko baa buali yi bonyenla. Yi ya waani nni, n moko baa waani yi ya bali yaa po ke n tiendi laa bonla.
25 Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
Jan n den batisi bi niba yeni, o den baa li bali tanpoli po bi, bi nisaaliba kane? Bi den juogi bi siiga ki yedi: Ti ya yedi ke o den baa li tanpoli po, o baa yedi ti: Be yaa po ke yii den daani o maama?
26 If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
Ti yaa yedi: Bi nisaaliba yaa kane, ti jie ku niligu, kelima bikuli nua ke Jan den tie sawalipualo.
27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
Lani yaa po bi den goa ki yedi Jesu: Tii bani ba. O den yedi ba: N moko kan waani yi yaa bali yaa po ke n tiendi laa bonla.
28 [Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
Yi tama be? O joa den pia bijaba lie. O den yedi o bijakpelo: N bijua, gedi ki ban soani dinla n duven tiidi kuanu nni.
29 But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
O den goa ki yedi o baa: mii caa. Ama lan den yen waamu o den lebidi o yama ki gedi.
30 Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
Laa joa den yedi o bijalielo mo yeni. Wani mo den goa ki yedi o: N Daano n baa gedi. Ama waa den gedi.
31 So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
O leepo n tieni o baa n bua yaala? Bi den goa ki yedi o: O bonkpelo te. Lane Jesu den yedi ba: N waani yi i moamoani, bi lubigaaba leni a poconcona baa kua yi liiga U Tienu diema nni.
32 I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
Kelima Jan den cua yikani ki wangi yi mi teginma sanu maama, ama yii den tuo ki hoadi o maama. Bi lubigaaba leni a poconcona den tuo o maama, ama yinba n den la lani, yii den yuandi ki lebidi yi yama ki daani o maama.
33 “Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
Go cengi mani kpanjatoama. O diedaano den ye ki hu o duven tiidi kuanu. O den kpa li nagili ki lindi u, ki gbini ku buogu ku tangu po ban baa hanbidi duven naankani. Ki go paani li pagili o duven tiidi siiga. Lani o den guuni o kuanu bi koaguudiba, Ki fii ki gedi u dogu.
34 When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
Li bonluonkaala n den beni ya yogunu, o den soani o naacenba bi koaguudiba kani ke ban gaa o kuanu bonluonkaala.
35 But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
Bi koaguudiba den cuo o naacenba ki pua yendo ki kpa one, ki lugidi o taalo mo a tana.
36 [So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
O koadaano yeni go den soani naacentoaba, yaaba n yaba ki cie bi kpiaba. Bi koaguudiba den soani bani mo nani ban den soani bi kpiaba maama.
37 Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
Lani o den yuandi ki soani o bijua bikani ki yedi: Bi baa fangi n bijua wani.
38 But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
Ama bi koaguudiba n den la o bijua, bi den yedi biyaba: One n tie o faajielo. Cedi tin kpa mani ki diedi o faali.
39 So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
Lani bi den cuo o ki ñani o u kuanu puoli po ki kpa o.
40 [Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
Yeni o koadaano ya ti cua daa, o baa soani laa koaguudiba lede?
41 [The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
Bi den goa ki yedi o: O baa bolini laa nibiadiba ya bolinma n bia, ki go guuni o kuanu nitoaba, yaaba n baa tendi o kuanu bonluonkaala li yogunu ya pundi.
42 Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
Jesu den yedi ba: Naani yi daa cogi i Diani nni ya maama n tie na? Bi tanmaaba n den yie ki luni ya tanli tua li tanpuuli tanjigi. Likuli ñani o Diedokani, li tie bonlidikaala ti nuni po.
43 So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
Lani yuaa po n waani yi, bi baa ga yikani U Tienu diema, ki teni ya nibuolu n baa baadi mipo li bonluonkaala.
44 [The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
Yua n baa laa tanli po kuli baa kuakua, lin baa yua yaa po mo baa tua wagima.
45 When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
Bi kopadicianba yudanba leni Falisieninba n den gbadi Jesu n puapua yaa kpanjama, bi den bandi ke o maadi leni bane.
46 They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
Baa ke bi den moandi ki baa cuo o, bi den jie ku niligu kelima ku den nua ke Jesu tie sawalipuale,
