ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎹᏚ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 12
1 ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᏌ ᎠᎢᏒᎩ ᎠᏫᏒ ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ; ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎠᎪᏄ ᏚᏂᏲᏏᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎤᏂᏍᎫᏕᏒᎩ ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᏗᎬᎩ.
Around that time Jesus was walking through fields of grain on the Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry so they started to pick ears of grain and eat them.
2 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏅᎬᏩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎢᎬᏛᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ ᎾᎾᏛᏁ ᎨᏣᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ.
When the Pharisees saw this they said to Jesus, “Look at your disciples—they're doing what isn't allowed on the Sabbath!”
3 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᏱᏥᎪᎵᏰᎣ ᏕᏫ ᏄᏛᏁᎸ ᎠᎪᏄ ᏧᏲᏏᏍᎨ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏁᎯ,
But Jesus told them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?
4 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᏧᏴᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏙᏗ ᎦᏚ ᏧᎨᎢ, ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᎩᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩᏂ-ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎤᏅᏒ?
He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the sacred bread that they weren't allowed to eat since it's only for the priests.
5 ᏝᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏱᏥᎪᎵᏰᎣ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏛᎾ ᏗᎦᏔᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎠᏂᏲᏍᏗᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ?
Haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath but are not considered guilty?
6 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᎠᏂ ᎡᏙᎭ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎤᏛᎾ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
However, I tell you that someone is here who is greater than the Temple!
7 ᏱᏥᎦᏙᎥᏎᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᏛᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᎠ, ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏱᏙᎨᏥᏰᎸᏁ ᏄᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎾ.
If you'd known the meaning of this Scripture, ‘I want mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn't have condemned those who are innocent.
8 ᏴᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ.
For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎢᎤᏓᏅᏒ, ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏭᏴᎸᎩ.
Then Jesus left and went into their synagogue.
10 ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᎡᏙᎲᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎤᏩᎢᏎᎸᎯ. ᎬᏩᏛᏛᏅᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᏥᎪ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎬᏓᏅᏬᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬᎢ; ᎬᏩᏱᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ.
A man was there with a crippled hand. “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath?” they asked him, looking for a reason to accuse him.
11 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏥᎪ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏓᏑᏯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᏳᎾᏝᎠ, ᎠᏔᎴᏒᏃ ᏳᎸᏨ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏭᏂᏴᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏭᎴᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ?
“Suppose you have a sheep and it falls into a hole in the ground on the Sabbath. Don't you grab hold of it and pull it out?” Jesus asked them.
12 ᏂᎦᎥᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏴᏫ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ. ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ.
“Don't you think a human being is worth much more than a sheep? So yes, you are allowed to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ; ᎭᏙᏯᏅᎯᏓ; ᎤᏙᏯᏅᎯᏛᎩᏃ. ᎠᎴ ᎤᏗᏩᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏐᎢ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ.
Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand, and it was healed, just as healthy as the other hand.
14 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᏂᏄᎪᏨ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how to kill Jesus.
15 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏓᏅᏒᎩ; ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏛᏒᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏚᏅᏩᏅᎩ,
Knowing this, Jesus left, with large crowds following him. He healed all of them,
16 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏅᏍᏓᏕᎸ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏩᏁᏗᏱ.
but instructed them not to tell people who he was.
17 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏗᏱ ᎠᏰᎸᏒᎩ ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏧᏁᏤᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏪᏎᎢ;
This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said:
18 ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏥᏯᏑᏰᏛ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᏗᏆᏓᏅᏛ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏥᏰᎸᎢ; ᏓᏥᏁᎵ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏧᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
This is my servant whom I've chosen, The one I love, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit on him, And he will tell the foreigners what's right.
19 ᎥᏝ ᏧᏘᏲᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᎷᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏛᎦᏁᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎧᏁᎬ ᏕᎦᎳᏅᏛᎢ.
He won't argue, he won't shout out, And nobody will hear his voice in the streets.
20 ᏩᏐᎾ ᎤᏰᏓᏬᏨᎯ ᎥᏝ ᏧᏍᏆᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᎴᏛ ᏧᎦᏒᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏩᏜᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎬᏂ ᎠᏓᎵᏁᎯᏙᏅᎭ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏓᏰᎵᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
He won't break a damaged reed, And he won't extinguish a smoking wick, Until he has proved that his judgment is right,
21 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏙᎥ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
And foreigners will put their hope in him.
22 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎠᎦᏘᏃᎮᎸᎩ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏯᎢ ᏗᎨᏫ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᎨᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏩᏅᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᎨᏫ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᎨᏫ ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᎲᎩ.
Then a man was brought to Jesus who was demon-possessed and blind and dumb. Jesus healed him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.
23 ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏒᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᎯᎠ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏱᎩ?
All the crowds were amazed, and asked, “This man couldn't really be the son of David, could he?”
24 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎯᎠ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᏱᏗᎦᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᎬᏂ ᏧᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪ ᏇᎵᏥᏆ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ.
But when the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “This man can only throw out demons through the power of Beelzebub, the chief of demons!”
25 ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎪᏢᏒᎢ ᏔᎵ ᏥᎾᏓᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏣᏓᏡᏗᏍᎪ ᎠᏲᎪᏉ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᏔᎵ ᏥᎾᏓᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏣᏓᏡᏗᏍᎪ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᏍᏙᏉ.
Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus told them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself will be destroyed. No town or household that is divided against itself can stand.
26 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᏎᏓᏂ ᏎᏓᏂ ᏱᎦᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ, ᏔᎵ ᎾᏓᏗᏍᎪᎢ ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᎠᏓᏡᏗᏍᎪᎢ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏱᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗᏉ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ?
If Satan drives out Satan, then he's divided against himself—so how could his kingdom stand?
27 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏴ ᏇᎵᏥᏆ ᏯᎩᏍᏕᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᏱᏗᏥᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ, ᎦᎪ ᎤᏂᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪ ᏗᏤᏥ ᏥᏓᏂᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ? ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᎨᏧᎪᏓᏁᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
If I'm throwing out demons in the name of Beelzebub, in whose name are your people throwing out demons? Your own people prove you're wrong!
28 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᏱᎬᏗ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᏱᏗᏥᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ, ᎿᎭᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸ.
But if I'm throwing out demons through the power of the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you!
29 ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙ ᏯᏛᎦ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏯᏴᎭ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎿᎭᎥ ᏯᏬᏅ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏄᎸᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ? ᎩᎳ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏯᏬᏅ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ ᎤᎿᎭᎥᎢ.
Can you enter a strong man's house and take his belongings unless you tie him up first? If you do that then you can take everything in his house.
30 ᎩᎶ ᎾᏆᎵᎪᏁᎲᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏡᏗᎭ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᏃᏍᏗᏟᏏᏍᎬᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏯᏗᎦᎴᏯᏍᎦ.
Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather together with me do the opposite: they are scattering.
31 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᏂᎦᎥ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎠᏍᎦᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏐᏢᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎨᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ; ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᏐᏢᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᎨᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ.
That's why I'm telling you that every sin and blasphemy you commit will be forgiven, except blasphemy against the Spirit which won't be forgiven.
32 ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎠᏡᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ, ᎠᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎠᏡᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏐᎢᏱ ᏗᎨᏒᎢ. (aiōn g165)
Those who say something against the Son of man will be forgiven, but those who say something against the Holy Spirit won't be forgiven, neither in this life nor the next. (aiōn g165)
33 ᏡᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏂᏨᎦ ᎤᏛᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏡᎬ ᎤᏐᏅ ᏂᏨᎦ ᎤᏛᏃ ᎤᏐᏅᎢ; ᏡᎬᏰᏃ ᎪᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏐ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏛᎢ.
Either decide that the tree is good, and its fruit is good, or decide that the tree is bad and its fruit is bad—for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 Ᏺ ᎢᎾᏛ ᏧᏁᏥ ᏂᎯ! ᏥᏂᏥᏲᎢᏴ ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏱᏥᏬᏂᎯ? ᎤᏣᏛᏰᏃ ᎣᎾᏫᏱ ᎣᏪᎲᎢ ᎥᎰᎵ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ.
You viper's brood, how can you who are evil say anything good? For your mouth simply says what your mind is busy thinking about.
35 ᎣᏍᏛ ᏴᏫ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛ ᎤᎾᏫᏱ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ. ᎤᏲᏃ ᏴᏫ, ᎤᏲ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛ ᎤᏲ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ.
A good person brings out good from their store of good things, and an evil person brings out evil from their store of evil things.
36 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏲ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᏴᏫ, ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ.
I tell you, people will have to account for every careless thing they say on the Day of Judgment.
37 ᎯᏁᎬᏰᏃ ᏣᏚᏓᎴᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏁᎬ ᏣᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏗᏣᏚᎪᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
For what you say will either vindicate you or condemn you.”
38 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎤᏂᏁᏨ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᏔᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎣᎦᏚᎵ ᎢᏨᎪᏩᏛᎡᏗᏱ.
Then some of the religious teachers and Pharisees came to him and said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign.”
39 ᎤᏁᏨᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎪᎯ ᏣᏁᎭ ᎤᏂᏲ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᏲᏁᎯ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎤᏂᏲᎰᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎥᏝ ᎨᏥᏁᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏦᎾ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᎤᏩᏒ.
“An evil and adulterous generation are the ones who look for a miraculous sign. The only sign they will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah,” Jesus told them.
40 ᏦᎾᏰᏃ ᏦᎢ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎡᏆ ᎤᏍᏉᎵᏱ ᏣᏯᎡᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏦᎢ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎠᏯᎡᏍᏗ.
“In the same way Jonah was in the belly of a huge fish for three days and three nights, the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
41 ᏴᏫ ᏂᏂᏫ ᏣᏁᎲᎩ ᏙᏛᎾᎴᏂ ᏓᎬᏩᎾᏡᏔᏂ ᎪᎯ ᏣᏁᎭ, ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎤᏛᏅᏁᎵ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏚᏂᏁᏟᏴᏒᎩ ᏦᎾ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎬ ᏄᏩᏂᏌᏅᎩ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎡᏙᎭ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏦᎾ.
The people of Nineveh will rise in the judgment together with this generation and they will condemn it because they repented in response to Jonah's message—and as you see, there's someone greater than Jonah here!
42 ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᏤᎮᎢ ᏙᏛᎴᏂ ᏓᏳᎾᏡᏔᏂ ᎪᎯ ᏣᏁᎭ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᎬᏁᎵ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎦᏙᎯ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏧᏪᏅᏎ ᎤᏛᎦᏂᎴ ᏐᎵᎼᏅ ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎭᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎡᏙᎭ ᎤᏟ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏐᎵᎼᏅ.
The Queen of the South will be raised in the judgment together with this generation and will condemn it because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and as you see, there's someone greater than Solomon here!
43 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏴᏫᎯ ᎦᏄᎪᎢ, ᎤᎧᏲᏛᎯ ᎡᏙᎰᎢ ᎤᏯᏪᏐᎸᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏲᎰᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏯᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ.
When an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders through deserted places looking for rest, and finds nowhere to stay.
44 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎪᎢ; ᏗᏥᏁᎸ ᏗᎩᏄᎪᏨ ᏴᏛᏥᎶᏏ. ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏫᎦᎷᎩ ᎠᏩᏘᏍᎪ ᎤᏏᏩ ᎨᏐ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏃᏌᏛᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎪᏚᎢᏍᏙᎢ.
So it says, ‘I'll go back to the place I left,’ and when it returns it finds the place empty, all clean and tidy.
45 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎢᎡᎪᎢ ᏫᏓᏯᏂᏍᎪ ᎤᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏟ ᎢᏳᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎠᏂᏴᎯᎰᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏁᎳᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎣᏂᏃ ᏄᏍᏛ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏟ ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎨᏐᎢ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ. ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏄᎾᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎪᎯ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᏣᏁᎭ.
Then it goes and brings back seven other spirits even more evil than it is, and it enters and lives there. So the person ends up worse than they were at the beginning. That's the way it will be with this evil generation.”
46 ᎠᏏᏉ ᏕᎦᏬᏁᏗᏍᎬ ᏴᏫ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎤᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᏙᏱᏢ ᎠᏂᏙᎾᎥᎩ, ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᎬᏩᎵᏃᎮᏙᏗᏱ.
While he was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers arrived and stood outside, wanting to talk to him.
47 ᎩᎶᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏣᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᏙᏱ ᎠᏂᏙᎾᎠ, ᎨᏣᎵᏃᎮᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᎭ.
Someone came and told him, “Look, your mother and brothers are outside, wanting to talk to you.”
48 ᎤᏁᏨᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸ ᎤᏃᏁᎸᎯ; ᎦᎪ ᎡᏥ? ᎠᎴ ᎦᎪ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ?
“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Jesus asked.
49 ᏫᏚᏐᏅᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎡᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ.
He pointed at his disciples, and said, “Look, they are my mother and my brothers!
50 ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᎾᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏅᏟ ᎠᎴ ᎥᎩᏙ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥ.
For those who do the will of my heavenly Father, they are my brother, sister, and mother!”
