Luka 6
1 Sabbath a om vaengah Jesuh te canghli longah pah phai. Te vaengah a hnukbang rhoek loh cangvuei te a yun uh tih a kut neh a noi uh phoeiah a caak uh.
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), while Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples, the disciples picked some of the heads of grain. They rubbed them in their hands [to separate the grains from the husks], and ate the grain. [The law of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
2 Te dongah Pharisee rhoek khuikah hlangvang loh, “Sabbath vaengah a ngaih pawt te balae tih na saii uh?” a ti nah.
Some Pharisees [who were watching] said to Jesus, “(You should not be doing on our rest day [work] that [our] laws forbid!/Why are you doing on our rest day [work] that our laws forbid?)” [RHQ]
3 Te dongah Jesuh loh amih te a doo tih, “Amah neh a taengkah rhoek te bungpong la a om vaengah David loh a saii te na tae uh mahnim he.
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. [So] he replied, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David did when he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, ([but you do not think about what it implies/so why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
4 Pathen im ah kun tih a hmai kah vaidam te a loh tih a caak phoeiah a taengkah rhoek khaw a paek ta, te te khosoih rhoek bueng pawt atah u khaw cah ham a paek moenih ta,” a ti nah.
David entered God’s big worship tent [and asked for some food]. [The high priest gave him] the bread that the priests had presented to God. It was permitted [in] one of [Moses’ laws] that only the priests could eat that bread. But [even though David was not a priest], he ate some, and gave some to the men who were with him. [And God did not consider that what David did was wrong]!”
5 Te phoeiah amih te, “Hlang Capa tah Sabbath Boeipa ni,” a ti nah.
Jesus also said to them, “[I am] the one who came from heaven, so [I] have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do on] the day of rest!”
6 A tloe vaengah khaw Sabbath a om nen tah tunim la cet tih a thuituen. Te vaengah bantang kut aka khaem hlang pakhat om van.
Another (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus entered a (synagogue/Jewish meeting place) and taught the people. There was a man there whose right hand was shriveled.
7 Te dongah anih te Sabbath vaengah a hoeih sak atah a paelnaeh thil te hmuh hamla cadaek rhoek neh Pharisee rhoek loh a dawn uh.
The men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees [who were there] watched Jesus, to see if he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this so that, [if he healed the man], they would accuse him [of disobeying their laws by working on the day of rest].
8 Tedae amih kah poeknah te a ming dongah, kut khaem la aka om hlang te, “Thoo lamtah a laklung ah pai lah,” a ti nah vanbangla thoo tih pai.
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Come and stand here [in front of everyone]!” So the man got up and stood there.
9 Te phoeiah amih te Jesuh loh, “Nangmih te kan dawt lah eh, Sabbath vaengah a then ham neh thae ham, hinglu khang ham neh poci sak ham, melae a ngaih?” a ti nah.
Then Jesus said to the others, “I ask you this: Do the laws that [God gave Moses] permit [people] to do what is good (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit people] to harm [others]? [Do they permit us] to save [a person’s] life [on our day of rest] or to let [him] die [HYP] [by refusing to help him]?”
10 Te phoeiah amih te boeih a sawt tih, “Na kut te yueng,” a ti nah. Tedae anih long khaw a ngai van dongah a kut te a then pah.
[They refused to answer him. So] after he looked around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your [shriveled] hand!” The man did that, and his hand became all right again!
11 Amih a anglat neh hah uh sumsoek tih, Jesuh te saii hamla amamih khat neh khat te thui uh thae.
But the men who taught the Jewish laws and the Pharisees were very angry, and they discussed with one another what they could do to [get rid of] Jesus.
12 A tue a pha vaengah thangthui ham tlang la cet tih Pathen taengah thangthuinah neh hak.
About that time [Jesus] went up into the hills to pray. He prayed to God all night.
13 Khothaih a pha vaengah tah a hnukbang rhoek te a khue. Amih lamkah hlang hlainit te a tuek tih, amih te caeltueih rhoek la a khue bal.
The next day he summoned all his disciples to come near him. From them he chose twelve men, whom he called apostles.
14 Te vaengah Peter la a khue Simon te khaw, a mana Andrew khaw, James neh Johan khaw, Philip neh Bartholomew khaw,
They were Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name, Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James and [his younger brother], John; Philip; Bartholomew;
15 Matthai neh Thomas khaw, Alphaeus capa James neh Namlung la a khue Simon khaw,
Matthew, whose other name was Levi; Thomas; [another] James, the [son] of Alpheus; Simon, who belonged to the party [that encouraged people to] rebel [against the Roman government];
16 James capa Judah neh hlangyoi la aka om Judah Iskariot khaw thum van.
Judas, the [son] of [another] James; and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), the one who later (betrayed Jesus./enabled the Jewish leaders to seize Jesus.)
17 Te phoeiah amih te a suntlak puei tih hmuen naep ah pai uh. A hnukbang rhoek te muep hlangping uh tih, Judah pum neh Jerusalem, Tyre neh Sidon tuikaeng lamkah pilnam rhaengpuei khaw muep om uh.
[Jesus] came down from the hills with his disciples and stood on a level area. There was a very big crowd of his disciples there. There was also a large group of people who had come from Jerusalem and from many [other] places [in] Judea [district], and from the coastal areas near Tyre and Sidon [cities].
18 Amih tah a taengah hnatun ham neh, a tlohtat lamloh hoeih hamla, rhalawt mueihla loh a tulnoi rhoek hoeih ham ha pawk uh.
They came to hear Jesus talk to them and to be healed {and for him to heal them} from their diseases. He also healed those whom evil spirits had troubled.
19 Jesuh lamkah thaomnah a coe vaengah tah boeih a hoeih uh dongah anih aka taek ham hlangping loh boeih a toem uh.
Everyone [in the crowd] tried to touch him, because he was healing everyone by [his/God’s] power.
20 Te phoeiah a hnukbang rhoek te Jesuh loh a mik a huel thil, “Khodaeng rhoek tah a yoethen pai, Pathen ram tah nangmih kah ni.
He looked [MTY] at his disciples and said, “[God] is pleased with you [who know] that you lack what [he wants you to have; ] he will allow you to be the people whose lives he rules over.
21 A yoe aka then rhoek tah tahae ah na bungpong cakhaw na hah uh ni, yoethen hlang rhoek tah tahae ah na rhap uh cakhaw na nuei uh bitni.
[God] is pleased with you who sincerely desire to receive what [MTY] [he wants you to have]; he will give you what you need, until you are satisfied. [God] is pleased with you that grieve now [because of sin]. Later you will be joyful.
22 Nangmih te hlang loh m'hmuhuet uh vaengah, nangmih te n'hlaang uh tih n'thuithet uh vaengah khaw, hlang capa kongah a thae la na ming a voeih vaengah khaw na yoethen uh.
[God] is pleased with you when [other] people hate you, when they will not let you join them, when they insult you, when they say that you are evil because [you believe in] me, the one who came from heaven.
23 Tekah khohnin ah omngaih uh lamtah soipet uh. Nangmih kah thapang tah vaan ah muep om coeng ke. Amah te tlam ni a napa rhoek loh tonghma rhoek te a saii uh.
When that happens, rejoice! Jump up and down because you are so happy! [God will give] you a great reward in heaven! [When they do these things to you, it will prove that you are God’s servants]. (OR, [People have always treated God’s servants like that].) Do not forget that these people’s ancestors did the same things to the prophets [who served God faithfully]!
24 Tedae anunae nangmih kuirhang rhoek aih, namamih kah thaphohnah ni na bawt uh.
But there will be terrible punishment for you that are rich; the happiness you have received [from your riches] is the only happiness that you will get.
25 Anunae nangmih aka hah coeng rhoek khaw na pong uh ni. Anunae aka nuei coeng rhoek, na nguek neh na rhap uh ni.
There will be terrible punishment for you who [think that you] have all that you need now; you will [realize] that these things will not make you feel satisfied. There will be terrible punishment for you who are joyful now; you will [later] be very sad.
26 Anunae hlang tom loh a then la nangmih n'thui uh vaengkah aih. Amah te tlam ni na pa rhoek loh laithae tonghma rhoek te a saii uh.
When most [HYP] people speak well about you, trouble is ahead for you; [it will not prove that you are God’s servants, because] your ancestors used to speak well about those who falsely [claimed that they were] prophets.”
27 Tedae ka ol aka hnatun nangmih rhoek taengah kan thui, na rhal rhoek te lungnah uh, nangmih aka hmuhuet rhoek ham a then saii pa uh.
“But I say this to each of you [disciples] who are listening [to what I say]: Love your enemies [as well as your friends]. Do good things for those who hate you!
28 Nangmih thae aka phoei rhoek te uem uh, nangmih aka hnaep rhoek ham thangthui pa uh.
[Ask God to] bless those who curse you! Pray for those who mistreat you!
29 Kamrhuh ah nangmih aka bop tah pakhat te khaw duen pah. Na himbai aka khuen te angki khaw hloh pah boeh.
If someone [insults one of you by] striking you on one of your cheeks, turn your face [so that he can strike] the other cheek [also]. If [a bandit] wants to take away your [(sg)] coat, let him also have your shirt.
30 Na taengah aka bih boeih te pae lamtah, na koe a khuen te khaw lat voel boeh.
Give something to everyone who asks you [(sg) for something]. If someone takes away things that belong to you [(sg)], do not ask him to return them.
31 Hlang loh nangmih taengah a saii ham na ngaih uh bangla amih taengah saii uh van.
In whatever way you [(pl)] want others to act toward you, that is the way that you should act toward them.
32 Nangmih aka lungnah rhoek bueng te na lungnah uh koinih nangmih ham mebang lungvatnah lae a om eh? Hlangtholh rhoek long pataeng amamih aka lungnah rhoek a lungnah uh ta.
If you love [only] those who love you, do not [expect God] to praise you for [doing that] [RHQ], [because] even sinners love those who love them.
33 Nangmih ham aka then rhoek taengah dawk na then van koinih nangmih ham mebang lungvatnah lae a om eh? Amah te bang te hlangtholh rhoek long khaw a saii uh ta.
If you do good things [only] for those who do good things for you, do not [expect God] to reward you [for doing that] [RHQ], [because] even sinners do that.
34 A taeng lamkah dang hamla na ngaiuep uh te na puu uh koinih nangmih ham mebang lungvatnah lae a om eh? Te tlam te dang boeiloeih ham ngawn tah hlangtholh rhoek loh hlangtholh rhoek te a puu uh van ta.
If you lend [things or money only] to those who you expect will give something back to you, do not [expect that God] will reward you [RHQ] [for doing that]. Even sinners lend to other sinners, because they expect them to pay everything back.
35 Na rhal rhoek taengah pataeng lungnah neh then pa uh lamtah na puu vaengah khaw lamtawn uh voel boeh. Te daengah ni nangmih kah thapang tah muep om vetih Khohni ca rhoek la na om uh eh. Amah tah noihhai neh boethae taengah khaw kodam la om ta.
Instead, love your enemies! Do good things for them! Lend to them, and do not expect them to pay anything back! [If you do that, God will give] you a big reward. And you will be [acting like] his children [should]. Remember that God is kind to people who are not grateful and to people who are wicked, [and he expects you to be like that too].
36 Na pa te sitlohthamlam la a om van dongah silohthamlam la om uh.
Act mercifully toward others, just like your Father [in heaven acts] mercifully [toward you].”
37 “Hlang te lai na thui thil uh pawt daengah ni lai la n'thui uh loengloeng pawt eh. Hlang te boe sak uh boeh nangmih m'boe sak uh loengloeng mahpawh. Tholh te hlah pa uh lamtah nangmih khaw han hlah van ni.
“Do not say how sinfully others have acted, and then [God] will not say how sinfully you have acted. Do not condemn others, and then [he] will not condemn you [DOU]. Forgive others [for the evil things that they have done to you], and then [God] will forgive you.
38 Pae uh lamtah nangmih te m'paek van ni. Cangnoek then dongah a det tih a rhueng tangtae te na rhang ah a baecoih la m'paek bitni. Na loeng nah cangnoek nen te nangmih ham a loeng van ni,” a ti nah.
Give [good things to others], and then [God] will give [good] things to you. It will be [as though] [MET] [God is putting things in a basket] for you. He will give you a full amount, pressed down in the basket, which he will shake [so that he can put more in], and it will spill over the sides! [Remember that] the way you act [toward others] will be the way that [God] will act toward you!”
39 Te phoeiah amih ham nuettahnah pakhat koep a thui. “Mikdael loh mikdael long a tueng thai khaming? Rhom la bok cungku mahpawt nim?
He also told [his disciples] this parable [to show them that they should be like him, and not be like the Jewish religious leaders]: “(You certainly would not [expect] a blind man to lead another blind man./Would you [expect] a blind man to lead [another] blind man?) [RHQ] If he tried to do [that], (they would both probably fall into a hole!/wouldn’t they both probably fall into a hole?) [RHQ] [I am your teacher, and you disciples should be like me].
40 Hnukbang tah saya soah a om moenih. Boeih aka moeh uh pataeng a saya banglam ni a om eh.
A disciple should not [expect to be] better known than his teacher. But if a student is fully trained {if someone fully trains a student}, the student can become like his teacher [MET]. [So you should be content to be like me].
41 Na manuca mik kah mikdaeng te metlam na hmuh uh. Namah mik khuikah thingboeng pataeng na hmat moenih.
(Why do you notice [someone else’s small faults]?/None of you should be concerned about [someone else’s small faults] [MET, RHQ].) [That would be like] noticing a speck in that person’s eye. But you should be concerned about [your own big faults. They are like] planks in your own eye, [which you do not notice].
42 Metlam lae na manuca te, ‘Manuca, na mik khuikah mikdaeng kang koeih eh,’ na ti nah thai. Na mik khuikah thingboeng te namah loh na hmuh moenih. Hlangthai palat aw namah mik lamkah thingboeng te koeih lamhma dae, te daengah ni na manuca mik khuikah mikdaeng na koeih ham khaw phaeng na hmuh eh.
(You [(sg)] should not say, ‘Friend, let me take out that speck in your eye!’ when you do not notice the log in your own eye!/Why do you say, ‘Friend, let me take out that speck in your eye!’ when you do not notice the log in your own eye?) [RHQ] [If you do that], you are a hypocrite! You should first [stop committing your own sins. That will be like] removing the plank from your own eye. Then, as a result, you will have the spiritual insight you need to help others get rid of the [faults that are like] specks in their eyes.”
43 Thaih huk la aka cuen thing then he a om moenih, thaih tak la aka cuen thing thae khaw a om van moenih.
“[People are like trees] [MET]. Healthy trees do not bear bad fruit (OR, bear only good fruit), and unhealthy trees do not bear good fruit.
44 Thingkung boeih he a thaih long ni a mingpha sak eh. Hlingkung lamkah loh thaibu thaih a bit uh moenih. Tangpuem dongah misur a yoep uh moenih.
[Just like you] can tell if a tree is good or bad by looking at its fruit, [you can tell which people are good and which are bad by looking at the way they] conduct their lives. [For example, because thornbushes cannot produce figs], no one can pick figs from thornbushes. And [since bramble bushes cannot produce grapes], no one can [pick] grapes from bramble bushes.
45 Hlang then long tah thinko khui lamkah khohrhang then te hnothen la a thoeng sak tih, hlang thae loh boethae dong lamkah loh hnothae te a thoeng sak. Thinko kah aka baecoih te ni a ka loh a thui.
[Similarly], good people will conduct their lives in a good way because they think a lot of good [things], and evil people will live in an evil way because they think a lot of evil [things]. The basic principle is that people speak [and act] according to all that they think.”
46 Balae tih kai he Boeipa, Boeipa tila nang khue uh. Ka thui te na saii uh hae moenih.
“[Because people should obey what their masters tell them], (it is disgraceful that you say that I am your master but you do not do what I tell you!/why do you say that I am your master but you do not do what I tell you?) [RHQ]
47 Kai taengla aka pawk tih ka ol a yaak neh aka saii boeih tah u bangla a om khaw nangmih kan tueng eh.
Some people come to me, and hear my messages and obey them. I will tell you what they are like.
48 Anih tah im aka sa hlang phek la om. Anih tah a to khaw dung tih lungpang soah khoengim a khueh. Tuili om tih tuiva loh tekah im te a daeng. Tedae a then la a sak dongah a hinghuen thai moenih.
They are like a man who dug deep [into the ground to prepare to build his house]. He made sure that the foundation was on solid ground. Then when there was a flood, the water tried to wash away the house. But the river could not shake the house, because it was built {he built it} on a solid [foundation].
49 A yaak tih aka saii pawt rhoek tah khoengim om kolla diklai sokah im aka sa hlang bangla om tih tuiva loh a daeng vaengah pahoi tim van. Te dongah im kah a po a ci khaw muep om.
But some people hear my messages but do not obey them. They are like a man who built a house on top of the ground without [digging] a foundation. When the river flooded, the house collapsed immediately and was completely ruined. [So it is important for you to obey what I teach you].”
