Matthew 22
1 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying,
Jesu mah lok pathim pacoengah nihcae khaeah patahhaih lok thuih pae let, anih mah,
2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding feast for his son,
Van prae loe siangpahrang maeto mah a capa han sak pae ih zu raenghaih poih hoiah anghmong.
3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.
Kaminawk zu paluemhaih poihkung ah angzoh o hanah a tamnanawk to patoeh moe, pacaesak, toe nihcae loe angzoh han koeh o ai.
4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
Anih mah kalah tamnanawk to patoeh let, pacae ih kaminawk khaeah, Khenah, duembuh to ka thongh coek boeh: maitaw taenawk hoi kathawk parai moinawk to ka boh moe, hmuennawk boih ka suek coek boeh: zu paluemhaih poihkung ah angzo oh, tiah a kawksak.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
Toe nihcae mah tiah doeh sah pae o ai, angmacae ih loklam bangah caeh o taak ving, kami maeto loe angmah ih lawk ah caeh, kalah kami maeto loe phoisa pakronghaih ahmuen ah caeh:
6 and the rest grabbed his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
kanghmat kaminawk mah anih ih tamnanawk to naeh o moe, nihcae to khet kamcuk ai ah pacaekthlaek o pacoengah, a hum pae o.
7 When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Siangpahrang mah to tiah kaom hmuen to thaih naah, anih loe palungphui: anih mah angmah ih misatuh kaminawk to patoeh moe, kami hum kaminawk to hum pacoengah, nihcae ih avang doeh hmai hoiah thlaek pae.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.
To pacoengah anih mah a tamnanawk khaeah, Zu paluemhaih poih loe sak coek boeh, toe ka pacae ih kamimawk loe buh raenghaih poihkung ah caeh han krah kami ah om o ai.
9 Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
To pongah lampui ah caeh oh loe, na hnuk o sarui kaminawk to zu paluemhaih poihkung ah pacae oh, tiah a naa.
10 Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
To pongah lampui ah a caeh o moe, kasae kahoih tih ai, a hnuk o sarui ih kaminawk boih to pakhueng o: to tiah zu paluemhaih poih loe angvinnawk hoiah koi.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,
Angvinnawk khet hanah siangpahrang a thungah angzoh naah, zu paluemhaih kahni angkhuk ai kami maeto a hnuk:
12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.
anih khaeah, Ampui, thikhoe zu pluemhaih kahni angkhuk ai ah haeah nang zoh loe? tiah a naa. To naah anih loe lokthuih han tawn ai.
13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
Siangpahrang mah a tamnanawk khaeah, Hae kami ih khok ban to taoeng pae oh loe, qahhaih hoi haakaekhaih kaom, tasa bang ih khoving thungah va oh, tiah a naa.
14 For many are called, but few chosen.”
Kawk ih kami loe paroe ai pop, toe qoih ih kami loe tamsi, tiah a naa.
15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.
Farasinawk loe caeh o moe, anih mah thuih ih lok pongah kawbangmaw zaehaih hnuk thai han, tiah lok angdueng o.
16 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach; for you aren’t partial to anyone.
Nihcae mah angmacae hnukbang kaminawk hoi Herod ih kaminawk to Jesu khaeah patoeh o, nihcae mah, Patukkung, nang loe loktang lok to na thuih moe, Sithaw ih loklam to loktangta hoiah na patuk; nang loe mi kawbaktih koehhaih doeh na paroi ai, kaminawk ih mikhmai doeh na khen ai, tito ka panoek o.
17 Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
To pongah kawbangmaw na poek? Na thui ah, Caesar khaeah tamut paek hae hoih maw, hoih ai? tiah a naa o.
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
Toe Jesu mah nihcae ih kasae poekhaih to panoek pae naah, nangcae angsah thaih kaminawk, tikhoe kai nang tanoek o loe?
19 Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
Tamut phoisa to na patuek oh, tiah a naa. To pongah nihcae mah phoisa dip maeto anih khaeah sin pae o.
20 He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Mi ih krang hoi mi ih ahmin maw haeah tarik o? tiah a naa.
21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
Nihcae mah anih khaeah, Caesar ih, tiah a naa o. Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Caesar ih hmuennawk to Caesar khaeah paek oh loe, Sithaw ih hmuennawk to Sithaw khaeah paek oh, tiah a naa.
22 When they heard it, they marveled, and left him and went away.
Nihcae mah hae loknawk thaih o naah, dawnrai o moe, anih to caeh o taak.
23 On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,
To na niah kadueh kami angthawk lethaih om ai, tiah kathui, Sadusinawk loe anih khaeah angzoh o moe,
24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
patukkung, kami maeto loe caa sah ai ah, duek ving, to naah amnawk mah anih ih zu to la ueloe, amya hanah caa sah pae tih, tiah Mosi mah thuih.
25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.
Vaihi kaicae khaeah nawkamya sarihto katawn kami to oh: kacoeh koek loe zu a lak, toe caa sah ai ah, a duek ving, to pongah a zu to amnawk mah hamh:
26 In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.
to tiah vai hnetto haih, vai thumto haih hoi vai sarih karoek to oh.
27 After them all, the woman died.
Hnukkhuem koek ah loe nongpata doeh duek.
28 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”
To nongpata to nihcae boih mah zu o haih pongah, angthawk lethaih niah loe sarihto thungah mi ih zu ah maw om tih? tiah lok a dueng o.
29 But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, Cabu thung ih loknawk hoi Sithaw thacakhaih na panoek o ai pongah, na poek o pazae boeh.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.
Angthawk lethaih niah loe imthong krakhaih hoi zu lakhaih to om mak ai boeh, van prae ah kaom Sithaw ih van kaminawk baktiah ni oh o boeh.
31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
Kadueh kaminawk angthawk lethaih kawng pongah, Sithaw mah ang thuih o ih lok to na kroek o vai ai maw? Sithaw mah,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Kai loe Abraham ih Sithaw, Isak ih Sithaw, Jakob ih Sithaw ah ka oh, tiah thuih. Sithaw loe kadueh kaminawk ih Sithaw na ai, kahing kaminawk ih Sithaw ah ka oh, tiah thuih, tiah a naa.
33 When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
Paroeai kaminawk mah hae lok thaih o naah, anih ih patukhaih nuiah dawnrai o.
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.
Jesu mah Sadusinawk angamsak duem boeh, tito Farasinawk mah thaih o naah, nihcae loe nawnto angcuu o.
35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
Nihcae thung ih daan kop kami maeto mah, anih to tanoek hanah lokdueng,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
patukkung, daan thungah kawbaktih kaalok maw kalen koek? tiah a naa.
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Jesu mah anih khaeah, Angraeng na Sithaw to palungthin boih, hinghaih boih, poekhaih boih hoiah palung ah.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
Hae loe hmaloe koek hoi kalen koek kaalok ah oh.
39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Hnetto haih loe hae tiah oh, Na imtaeng kaminawk to nangmah ih takpum baktih toengah palung ah, tiah thuih ih lok hae ni.
40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Kaalok hoi tahmaanawk mah thuih ih loknawk loe hae kaalok hnetto thungah akrum boih boeh, tiah a naa.
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Farasinawk nawnto amkhueng o naah, Jesu mah nihcae khaeah,
42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
Kri loe kawbangmaw na poek o? Anih loe mi ih capa maw? tiah lokdueng. Nihcae mah anih khaeah, David ih capa, tiah a naa o.
43 He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
Anih mah nihcae khaeah, to tih nahaeloe kawbangah maw David mah Muithla ah Anih to Angraeng, tiah kawk loe? Anih mah loe,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
Angraeng mah ka Angraeng khaeah, Na misanawk na khok tlim ah ka suem ai karoek to, ka bantang bangah anghnu ah, tiah thuih ih to oh bae.
45 “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
David mah anih to Angraeng, tiah kawk nahaeloe, kawbangah maw Anih loe capa ah oh lat loe? tiah a naa.
46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
Mi mah doeh a dueng ih lok to pathim o thai ai, to na ni hoi kamtong mi mah doeh anih khaeah lokdueng o ai boeh.
