ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎹᏚ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 17
1 ᏑᏓᎵᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᏥᏌ ᏚᏘᏅᏒᎩ ᏈᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏂ ᏥᎻ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎿᎭᎷᏔᏅᎩ ᎢᏅ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎣᏓᎸ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ,
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John, with him and they went up a high mountain to be by themselves.
2 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏁᏟᏴᏎ ᏓᏂᎧᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎧᏛ ᏗᎬᏩᎸᏌᏓ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ ᏅᏙ ᎢᏗᎬᏤᎵᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏄᏩᎥ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏛ ᏥᏄᏁᎩᏴ ᏄᏁᎩᏰᎢ.
He was transformed in front of them. His face was shining like the sun. His clothes turned white as light.
3 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎾᎿᎭᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᎬᏩᎾᏛᏁᎴ ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎳᏯ ᎬᏩᎵᏃᎮᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
Then suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking together with Jesus.
4 ᏈᏓᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏥᏌ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᏂ ᏥᏕᏙᎭ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏱᏣᏰᎸᏅ, ᎠᏂ ᏦᎢ ᏱᏙᏥᎵᏦᏛᎦ, ᏌᏉ ᏂᎯ ᏣᏤᎵᎦ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎼᏏ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᏐᎢᏃ ᎢᎳᏯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ.
Peter spoke up, saying to Jesus, “Lord, it's really good to be here. If you want I'll make three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎨᎢ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎤᏍᎪᏍᏛ ᎤᎶᎩᎳ ᎤᎾᏓᏩᏗᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎶᎩᎸ ᏧᏁᏤᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏅᏧᏪᏎᎢ; ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏇᏥ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᏰᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ.
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me. Listen to him.”
6 ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᏚᏂᏅᏤ ᏚᏂᏯᏍᏚᏎᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᎴᎢ.
When they heard this, the disciples fell down on their faces, absolutely terrified.
7 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏚᏒᏂᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏗᏣᎴᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ.
Jesus went over to them and touched them. “Get up,” he told them. “Don't be afraid.”
8 ᏚᎾᎧᎾᏅᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏂᎪᎮ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏩᏒ.
When they looked up they didn't see anybody there except Jesus.
9 ᏧᏂᎦᏐᎠᏏᏗᏒᏃ ᎣᏓᎸᎢ ᏥᏌ ᏚᏅᏍᏓᏕᎴᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎡᏥᏃᏁᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏥᎪᏩᏛ ᎬᏂ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏚᎴᏁᏍᏗ.
As they descended the mountain Jesus gave them strict instructions. “Don't tell anybody what you saw until the Son of man has risen from the dead,” he told them.
10 ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎬᏩᏛᏛᏁᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩ, ᎢᎳᏯ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ, ᏣᎾᏗᏍᎪᎢ?
“So why do the religious teachers say that Elijah has to come first?” his disciples asked.
11 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎢᎳᏯ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏢᎯᏐᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ.
“It's true that Elijah comes to put everything in place,” Jesus replied,
12 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᎢᎳᏯ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎬᏬᎵᏦᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᏂᎬᏩᏁᎸ. ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏁᎵ.
“but I tell you that Elijah has already come and yet people didn't recognize who he was. They did whatever they felt like to him. In the same way the Son of man will also suffer at their hands.”
13 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎤᏃᎵᏤ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Then the disciples realized that Jesus was referring to John the Baptist.
14 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏁᏙᎲ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ, ᎤᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏚᎵᏂᏆᏅᏁᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ;
When they approached the crowd, a man came to Jesus, and kneeled before him.
15 ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎯᏯᏙᎵᎩ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎬᎵᏰᏃ ᎬᏩᎯᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎦ, ᏯᏃᎩᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ ᎬᏛᎪᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎹᏱ ᎠᎬᎪᎢ.
“Lord, please have mercy on my son,” he said. “He loses his mind and suffers such terrible fits that he often falls in the fire or into water.
16 ᎦᏥᏯᏘᏃᎮᎸᎩᏃ ᎨᏣᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏂᏄᎸᏅᎩ ᎤᏂᏅᏬᏗᏱ.
I brought him to your disciples but they couldn't heal him.”
17 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏂᏦᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎦᏔᎲᏛ ᎪᎯ ᏥᏤᎭ, ᎢᎳᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎴᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏰᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ? ᎢᎳᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎴᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᎩ ᎢᏨᏰᎵᏎᎮᏍᏗ? ᏍᎩᏯᏘᏃᎯᏏ.
“You people refuse to trust me, and are so corrupt!” Jesus responded. “How long do I have to remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him here to me!”
18 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏍᎦᏨᎩ; ᎠᏍᎩᎾᏃ ᎤᏄᎪᏨᎩ ᎠᏧᏣ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎯᏳᏉ ᎤᏗᏩᏒᎩ.
Jesus confronted the demon and it left the boy, and he was healed straight away.
19 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᏦᎩᏄᎸᏅᎩ ᎣᏥᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ?
Later the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we drive it out?”
20 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏂᏦᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏦᎯᏳᎭ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏥᎸᏉ ᎤᎦᏔ ᎢᎩᏛ, ᎯᎠ ᏱᏂᏥᏪᏏ ᎯᎠ ᏦᏓᎸ, ᎭᏓᏅᎾ ᎢᏢ ᏫᎶᎯ, ᎠᎭ ᎤᏓᏅᏍᏗ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏥᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ.
“Because you don't trust enough,” Jesus told them. “I tell you, even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible for you.”
21 ᎯᎠᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎬᏂ ᏴᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᎭ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎹᏟ ᏯᎬᏍᎦ.
22 ᎠᏏᏃ ᎨᎵᎵ ᎠᏁᏙᎲᎢ ᏥᏌ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏴᏫ ᏙᏓᎨᏥᏲᎯᏎᎵ,
As they were walking together through Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of man is going to be betrayed and people will have power over him.
23 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᎬᏩᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎢᎦ ᏙᏛᎠᎴᏂ. ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏃ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏅᎩ.
They will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.” The disciples were filled with sadness.
24 ᎨᏆᏂᏃ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎠᏂᎩᏏᏙᎯ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴ ᏈᏓ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᏗᏤᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏯᎫᏱᏍᎪᎢ?
When they arrived at Capernaum, those who were in charge of collecting the half-shekel Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Your teacher does pay the half-shekel tax, doesn't he?”
25 ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏛᏁᎢ. ᎠᏓᏁᎸᏃ ᎤᎷᏨ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏲᏍᏙᏓᏁᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎦᏙ ᎮᎵᎭ, ᏌᏩᏂ; ᎦᎪ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᎾᎫᏴᎡᎰ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ; ᏧᏁᏥᏍᎪ, ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴᎨ?
“Yes, of course,” Peter replied. When he returned to where they were staying, Jesus anticipated the issue. “What do you think, Simon?” Jesus asked him. “Do the kings of this world collect their taxes and duties from their own sons or from others?”
26 ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴᎢ, ᎤᏓᏙᏎᎸᎩ ᏈᏓ. ᏥᏌᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏧᏁᏥᏍᎩᏂᎨᏃ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᎩᏉ.
“From others,” Peter replied. So Jesus told him, “In that case the sons are exempt.
27 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏗᏂᎿᎭᎸᏙᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎥᏓᎵ ᎮᎾ, ᎠᏑᏗᏃ ᏫᏣᏓᎡᏒᎭ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱᏃ ᎯᏴᎩᏛ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎯᏁᏒᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᏚᎢᏒ ᎠᎰᎵ ᎠᏰᎵ-ᎠᏕᎸ ᏘᏩᏛᎯ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎩᏒᎭ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎯᏁᎸᎭ ᎠᏴ ᎩᎾᎫᏴᏗ.
But to avoid giving offense to anyone, go to the lake, and throw out a fishing line with a hook. Pull in the first fish you catch, and when you open its mouth there you'll find a stater coin. Take the coin and give it to them for both me and you.”
