Luke 20
1 On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
Acunüng, khaw mhmüp mat cun Temple k'uma khyang he jah mthei lü thangkdaw a pyen k'um üng, ktaiyü ngvai he la thum ksing he cun axüngvai he am law u lü,
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
Jesuh üng, “Jah mtheha, ia ana am na pawh ni? U naw hina ana aning pet ni?” tia ami kthäh.
3 He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
Acunüng, Jesuh naw jah msang lü, “Kei pi mat ka ning jah kthäh khai na msang u;
4 the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?”
“Johan naw baptican a jah petnak thei hin Mhnam üngka aw? Khyang üngka aw?” a ti.
5 They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
Acunüng, amimät he ami mlung k’uma, “Mhnam üngka mi ti üng pi, ‘ivai Johan am nami kcangnak ni?’ ti hlü ve.
6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
“Khyang üngka mi ti üng pi khyang avan naw Johan cun sahmaa ami ksinga kyase, lung am jah vawi hlü ve u,” tia ngai kyuki he.
7 They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
Acunüng, msang u lü, “Hawia ka ni ti am ksing ve üng,” ami ti.
8 Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Acunüng Jesuh naw, “Kei pi ua ana am ka pawh ni ti am ning jah mtheh hlü veng,” a ti.
9 He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
Acunüng, khyang he üng hina msuimcäpnak a jah mtheh, “Khyang mat naw capyit ngvawng pyanki, k’äih khai he üng jah khah hüt lü athuknaka khawa di law khaia citki.
10 At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
“Acunüng, capyit kbih vai a kha law üng amäta hama capyit ktheih kbit khaia a m'ya mat ngvawng ngängki hea veia a jah tüih. Cunsepi avang he ngängki he naw acuna m’ya cun kpai u lü a jünga ami tüih be.
11 He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
“Acunüng, a m'ya akce mat ami veia a tüih be kce, ngvawng ngängki he naw, kpai u lü, ngkekhyakei khaia pawhki he naw, a jünga ami tüih be.
12 He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.
“Acunüng, akce m'ya mat ami veia tüi be se acun pi aktäa ngkhe khaia kpai u lü kpunga ami tawn.
13 The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
“Acunüng, ngvawng mah naw, ‘Ikba ka pawh khai? Ka capa ka jawngnak bawi tüi süm vang, ani ta leisawng hman khai he ni,’ a ti.
14 “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
“Cunsepi, ngvawng ngängki he naw ami na hmuh la, ‘Hin hin khawh mkhawm khaia khyang ni, mi hnim vai, acunüng a khawh mi ka na khai,’ tia, ami ceng.
15 Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
“Acunüng, capyit ngvawng üngka naw kpunga nawt u lü ami hnim. Acunüng capyit ngvawng mah naw ikba jah pawh law khai aw?
16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”
“Ngvawng mah law lü, ngvawng ngängki he jah hnim lü ngvawng pi khyang kce he üng jah pe khai,” a ti. Acunüng, acun ami ngjak la, “Acukba ta am kya khai,” ami ti.
17 But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone’?
Cunsepi, Jesuh naw jah teng lü, “Hina ngthu ng’yuki hin i ni? ‘Sawngsaki he naw ami yawka lung cun, avana kthaka kyäp law säihki ni’ ti hin.
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
“Upi, acuna lunga khana kyaki cun yawp khai, Upi acuna lung naw a kyaksih cun mvuta mhmüi khai,” a ti.
19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
Acunüng, thum ksing he la ktaiyü ngvai he naw man u lü, ami kutnak vaia ami bü te, khyang he ami jah kyühei; msuimcäpnak a pyen cun, amimi jah mkat lü, a pyen ti ami ksinga phäha kyaki.
20 They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
Acunüng, Jesuh naw, ngthu a pyen law msawk man u lü, Romah Empero veia ami khyak vaia phäha, k’äih tele u lü mcih khai hea khyang kdawa kba awmkia khyang he ami jah tüih.
21 They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
Amimi naw Jesuh üng, “Saja aw, cang yekia ngthu pyen lü na jah mtheiki, u am hngalang na lü akcanga Pamhnama lama ngthu na jah mthei khawiki ti kami ksingki;
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
“Romah bawi üng ngcawn kami ngcawn hin ngkawiki aw,” Am ngkawiki aw?” tia ami kthäh.
23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
Cunsepi, Jesuh naw ami hleihlak jah ksing lü,
24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
“Tangka mat na mhmuh law ua, ua müihmai la ua ngming ni a ng’yuk?” a ti. Acunüng, amimi naw, “Romah Bawi” ami ti.
25 He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
Jesuh naw, “Acunüng Romah Bawia ka cun Romah Bawi üng pe u lü, Pamhnama ka cun Pamhnam üng pe ua,” a ti.
26 They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.
Acunüng, khyang hea ma ngthu a pyen msawk, ami man vai i am hmu u; a jah msangnak cun aktäa kyüh u lü ä msimsawt u lü awmki he.
27 Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
Acunüng, thawhnak be am ve, tikiea Saduke avang he, Jesuha veia law u lü,
28 They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
“Saja aw, Mosi naw a yuknak üng, khyang naw am ca lü a khyu a thih tak üng angsawn am a dütnak vaia, a bena naw a khäm be vai tia awmki.
29 There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
“Ajana ngbengna khyüh awmki he. Akcük säih khyu mahki am ca lü thiki.
30 The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
“Acunüng, anghnginak naw a khäm be,
31 The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
Acunüng akthumnak naw a khäm be, acunkba bäa akhyühnak cäpa ami khäm be te am ca u lü avan naw ami thih tak.
32 Afterward the woman also died.
“Akdüta nghnumi pi thiki.
33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
“Ami van khyüh naw ami khyunak. Acunakyase, thawhnak bea mhmüp üng, ua khyua kya hlüki ni?” ami ti.
Acunüng Jesuh naw, jah msang lü, “Hina khawmdek khyang he ngkhyungla u lü awmki he; (aiōn g165)
35 But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
cunsepi, tuha thinak üngka naw tho be ngkawikia ngaikyuki he cun ä ngkhyungla be u lü, khyu ca vaia pi am ngpeei kyu be u lü; (aiōn g165)
36 For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
“Athiha pi am thi be thei ti u, khankhawngsä hea mäih law u lü, thihnak üngka naw ami thawh bea phäha Pamhnama ca hea kyaki he.
37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
“Mosi naw, akthi he tho be khai he ti lü saksiki. Cangcim üng kpyapa däinak pyen lü, ‘Pamhnam cun Abrahama Pamhnam, Isaka Pamhnam, Jakopa Pamhnam’ tia pyenki.
38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
“Pamhnam cun akthi hea Mhnama am kya, akxüng hea Mhnama kyaki. Ania phäha avan xüngki he ni,” a ti.
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
Thum ksing avang naw msang u lü, “Saja aw, cang veki,” ami ti.
40 They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
Acunkäna ipi am ami kthäh be theia phäha kyaki.
41 He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
Acunüng, Jesuh naw, “Ikba Mesijah cun Davita capa, ami ti thei ni?
42 David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
“Davit amät naw Mküinaka ng’äi üng pyen lü, ‘Bawipa naw ka Bawipa veia pyen lü: ‘Ka kpat da ngawa,
43 until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
Na ye he na khawkunga ka jah tak law vei däa, ka kpat da ngawa’ a ti.
44 “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
“Acukba Davit naw Mesijah üng, ‘Bawipa aw’ a ti üng ikba a mjükphyüia kya thei khai ni?” a ti.
45 In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
Acunüng, khyang he avana ngjaka, axüisaw hea veia,
46 “Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
“Thum ksing he jah cäiei na u; amimi cun suisak aksaü suisa u lü ngtaw hü vai jawngnaki he, jawihtuknaka leisawngnak am nghnukset kyu, Sinakoka ngawhnak kdaw ami yah vai la pawia akdaw säiha hmün ami yah vai ngjahlüki he,
47 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
hmeinu hea khawhthem eiaw u lü, ami im jah yutei u lü, khyanga jah hmuha khawvei ktaiyüki he. Ami khamei vai akse säh ni,” a ti.
