ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎷᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 18
1 ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴᏃ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏕ ᎤᎬᏩᎴᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏯᏪᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ;
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
2 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎡᎮ ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᎦᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᏂᏚᏁᎶᏛᎾ;
saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect people.
3 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲ ᎡᎮᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎷᏤᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏍᎩᎾᏛᏂᏏ ᏦᏍᏓᏓᏱᎵᏙᎯ.
A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'
4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏉᏌᏁ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ; ᎣᏂᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎤᏪᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏱᏥᎾᏰᏍᎦ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏗᏥᏯᏁᎶᏗ ᏴᏫ;
He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect people,
5 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏣᏆᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏔᏂ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏅᏓᏥᏯᏛᏁᎵ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏰᏃ ᎦᎷᎬ ᏱᏓᎩᏯᏪᎢᏍᏓ.
yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
6 ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎢᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏓ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᏗᎫᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ.
The Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 ᏝᏍᎪᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᏂᏙᎬᏛᏂᏏ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏤᎵ ᎨᎦᏑᏴᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᎩᏨᏗ ᏥᎬᏩᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᏱᏓᏙᎯᏕᎭ?
Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ ᏞᎩᏳ ᏙᏓᎫᎴᏏ. ᎠᏎᏃ, ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ, ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏍᎪ ᎨᏒ ᏛᏩᏛᎯ ᎡᎶᎯ?
I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
9 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏓᏁᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎠᎾᏓᎸᏉᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏂᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎸᎯ, ᎤᏩᎾᏓᎴᏃ ᏅᎵᏌᎵ ᏗᏂᏰᎸᏍᎩ.
He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
10 ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏛᎾ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏎᎢ, ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎠᏕᎸ-ᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ.
"Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎴᏁ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏣᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᏴᏫ ᏄᎾᏍᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏆᏍᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏎᏉ ᎠᎾᏓᎩᎡᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᏲᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏕᎸ-ᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎾᏆᏍᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ.
The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like other people, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 ᏑᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᎠᎹᏟ ᏂᎬᏍᎪᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎩᎾᎥ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏁ ᎪᏣᎴᏛ ᏥᎥᏍᎪᎢ.
I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'
13 ᎠᏕᎸᏃ-ᎠᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎢᏅ ᏧᎴᏁᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏗᎬᏩᎧᏃᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ, ᎦᏁᏥᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏩᏂᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏣᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ ᏥᏍᎦᎾᎢ.
But the tax collector, standing far away, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'
14 ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏚᏓᎴᏛ ᏧᏪᏅᏒ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎥᏝ. ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎢᎠᏓᏌᎳᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎢᏯᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎩᎶᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏂᎠᏓᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
15 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏕᎬᏩᏘᏃᎮᎴ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏏᏔᏗᏍᏗᏱ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᏚᏂᎬᏍᎪᎸᏁᎢ.
Now they were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 ᏥᏌᏃ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎲ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎤᎾᏁᎳᎩ ᏗᏤᎵᏏ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᎬᎩᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏅᏍᏓᏕᎸᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏄᎾᏍᏗ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎩᎶ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏂᏓᏓᏂᎸᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏲᎵ ᏥᏓᏓᏂᎸᎪᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
Truly, I tell you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit everlasting life?" (aiōnios g166)
19 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎰᏍᏛ ᎢᏍᏉᏎᎭ? ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏌᏉ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one—God.
20 ᏕᎯᎦᏔᎭᏉ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏓᏲᏁᎸᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏓᎸᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏃᏍᎩᏒᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏣᏃᎮᎸᎩ, ᏕᎩᎸᏉᏕᏍᏗ ᏣᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏥ.
You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"
21 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏓᎩᎧᎾᏩᏕᏅ ᏥᏧᏣ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴ ᏅᏛ.
And he said, "I have kept all these things from my youth up."
22 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎠᏏ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᏣᎷᎳ; ᎯᎾᏚᎦ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏣᎾᎥᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏘᏯᏙᎯᏏ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏃ ᏫᏣᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ; ᏖᏒᏃ ᏍᎩᏍᏓᏩᏕᏒᎭ.
When Jesus heard it, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."
23 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏰᎸᏁᎢ; ᎤᏣᏘᏰᏃ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏳ ᎨᏎᎢ.
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
24 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᎪᎲ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏰᎸᏒᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏳ ᏧᏁᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏭᏂᏴᏍᏗᏱ!
And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God.
25 ᎤᏟᏰᏃ ᎠᎯᏗᏳ ᎨᎻᎵ ᎤᎦᏛᎴᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏴᎩ ᎦᏌᏁᎾᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᏃ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᏴᏫ ᏭᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᎨᏒᎢ.
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich person to enter into the Kingdom of God."
26 ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᎪᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏯᏥᏍᏕᎸ?
Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
27 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎬᏩᏛᏁᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
But he said, "The things which are impossible with man are possible with God."
28 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏈᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎤᏪᏎᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏴ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏙᎩᏲᏐᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᏍᏓᏩᏕᏅ.
And Peter said, "Look, we have left our own things and followed you."
29 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏧᏮᏕᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏪᏥ, ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,
He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake,
31 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏔᎳᏚ ᎢᏯᏂᏛ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏫᏚᏘᏅᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏫᏗᎦᏘ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏃᏪᎸ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
He took the twelve aside, and said to them, "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
32 ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛᏰᏃ ᏴᏫ ᏙᏓᎨᏥᏲᎯᏎᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏰᎦᏕᎰᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎦᏰᏥᏐᏢᏔᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᏓᏰᎦᎵᏥᏍᏈ,
For he will be delivered up to the non-Jews, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
33 ᎠᎴ ᏓᎬᏩᎵᎥᏂᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎬᏩᎵ; ᏦᎢᏁᏃ ᎢᎦ ᏙᏛᎠᎴᎯᏌᏂ.
They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again."
34 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏃᎵᏤᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ ᎨᎬᏍᎦᎳᏁᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏯᏂᎦᏔᎮ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏨᎢ.
They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.
35 ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏤᎵᎪ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᎨᏫ ᏅᏃᎱᎶᏗ ᎤᏬᎴ ᎠᏚᎳᏗᏍᎨᎢ;
It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
36 ᎤᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᎶᏍᎬ ᎤᏛᏛᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏰᎸᏛᎢ.
Hearing a crowd going by, he asked what this meant.
37 ᎬᏩᏃᏁᎴᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏎᎵᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎦᎶᏍᎬᎢ.
They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38 ᎤᏪᎷᏁᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏥᏌ, ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ.
He called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me."
39 ᎢᎬᏱᏃ ᎠᏁᎩ ᎬᏩᎬᏍᎪᎸᏁᎢ, ᎡᎳᏪ ᎲᎾ ᎬᏬᏎᎴᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏟᏉ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᏪᎷᏁᎢ; ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ, ᎠᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me."
40 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᎴᏫᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᏁᏤ ᎠᎦᏘᏃᎮᏗᏱ; ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎾᎥ ᎤᎷᏨ ᎤᏛᏛᏁᎢ,
Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
41 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏣᏚᎵ ᎬᏯᏛᏁᏗᏱ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎥᎠᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
"What do you want me to do?" He said, "Lord, that I may see again."
42 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎨᏣᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ; ᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᏣᏍᏕᎸ.
Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you."
43 ᎩᎳᏉᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎬᏩᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎨ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ; ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎪᎲ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
