Luka 18
1 Thangthui yoeyah ham neh thathae pawt ham a kuek soah amih te nuettahnah neh a voek tih,
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
2 Kho pakhat ah laitloekkung pakhat om tih Pathen taengah birhih pawt tih hlang taengah a yahnah om pawh.
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 Te vaengah kho khuiah aka om nuhmai loh anih te a paan tih, ' Ka kocaelh hmaiah kai n'tang sak,’ a ti nah.
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
4 Tedae te khohnin ham ngaih pawh. Te phoeah amah te, ' Pathen taengah ka birhih pawt tih hlang te ka yahnah mai ngawn pawh.
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
5 Te akhaw he nuhmai he kamah thakthaenah la n'toeh dongah anih ka tang sak eh. Te daengah ni a bawtnah la pawk vetih kai n'ngae pawt eh?,’ a ti,” a ti nah.
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
6 Te phoeiah Boeipa loh, “Laitloekkung loh a boethae kah a cal te ya uh.
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 A taengah khoyin khothaih aka pang, a coelh hlang kah kutthungnah te Pathen loh a saii mueh moenih. Te dongah amih taengah a thinsen a?
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
8 Nangmih taengah ka thui te, amih kah kutthungnah te thamaa la a saii ni ta. Tedae hlang capa ha pawk vaengah tangnah he diklai hmanah a hmuh venim?” a ti nah.
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
9 A dueng la om ham amah neh amah pangtung tih a tloe aka hnaelcoe hlangvang rhoek te khaw hekah nuettahnah neh,
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10 “Hlang panit tah thangthui ham bawkim la cet rhoi. Pakhat tah Pharisee tih pakhat te mangmu aka coi ni.
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 Pharisee tah amah la pai tih, “Hlang tloe kutveet aka khueh, halang rhoek, samphaih rhoek, neh he kah mangmucoi bangla ka om pawt dongah Pathen nang he kan uem,
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12 Sabbath te hnavoei ka yaeh, ka kaelh boeih te parha pakhat la vawpvawp ka paek, 'tila thangthui.
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 Tedae mangmucoi tah soei pai tih mik pataeng vaan la a dai ngaih pawh. A lungkoe te a tum tih, ' Pathen aw, ka tholh he han dawth lah,’ a ti.
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14 Nangmih taengah ka thui, anih he pakhat lakah aka tang ngai la a im te a paan. Te dongah amah neh amah aka pomsang boeih tah a tlarhoel sak ni. Tedae amah neh amah aka yalh tah a pomsang ni,” a ti nah.
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
15 Te vaengah cahni rhoek te taek van saeh tila amah taengla a bawnhlak uh. Tedae hnukbang rhoek loh a hmuh vaengah amih te a tlung uh.
And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16 Tedae Jesuh loh amih a khue tih, “Camoe rhoek te kamah taengla ha pawk ham han hlah uh, amih te kang uh boeh. Amih ham ni Pathen kah ram a om.
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17 Nangmih taengah rhep ka thui, Pathen kah ram te camoe bangla aka doe pawt long tah a khuiah kun loengloeng mahpawh,” a ti nah.
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18 Jesuh te boei pakhat loh a dawt tih, “Saya then, mebang ka saii nen lae dungyan hingnah ka pang eh?” a ti nah. (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 Te dongah anih te Jesuh loh, “Balae tih kai he then na ti? Pathen amah bueng pawt atah aka then a om moenih.
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
20 Olpaek rhoek te na ming coeng, samphaih boeh, hlang ngawn boeh, huen boeh, laithae boeh, na pa neh na nu te hinyah,” a ti nah.
You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
21 Tedae te long te, “Te rhoek te ka camoe lamkah loh boeih ka tuem coeng,” a ti nah.
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 A yaak vaengah Jesuh loh anih te, “Pakhat na vawt pueng. Na khueh sarhui te boeih yoi lamtah khodaeng rhoek ham tael pah. Te daengah ni vaan ah khohrhang na khueh eh. Te phoeiah kai taengah pahoi ha bang,” a ti nah.
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
23 Tedae anih te kuirhang la muep a om dongah te ol te ngang a yaak vaengah sut om.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 Ngang a yaak te Jesuh loh a hmuh vaengah, “Tangka aka khueh rhoek loh Pathen kah ram khuila a kun ham tah bahoeng kuel mai.
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
25 Kuirhang te Pathen ram kuiah a kun lakah phamet khui ah kalauk a kun te a phoeng la om,” a ti nah.
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
26 Aka ya rhoek loh, “Te koinih unim aka daem thai ve?” a ti uh.
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 Tedae Jesuh loh, “Hlang loh a tloel nah te Pathen taengah tah yoeikoek la om mai,” a ti nah.
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 Te vaengah Peter loh, “Amah kah imlo aka toeng kaimih long tah namah kam vai uh he,” a ti nah.
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 Te dongah Jesuh loh amih te, “Nangmih taengah rhep ka thui, Pathen kah ram ham im khaw, yuu khaw, manuca khaw, manu napa khaw, a ca khaw aka toeng te a om moenih.
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
31 Hlainit te a khuen tih amih taengah, “Jerusalem la cet uh sih ne, tonghma rhoek loh a daek hlang capa kawng te boeih soep pawn ni.
And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
32 Namtom rhoek taengah a voeih vetih a tamdaeng ni, a neet ni, a timtoih ni,
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 Anih te a boh uh vetih a ngawn uh ni, tedae a thum hnin ah koep thoo ni,” a ti nah.
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 Tedae amih loh te te a hmuhming uh moenih. Hekah oltak long he amih taeng lamloh a thuh uh pueng dongah a thui te yakming uh pawh.
But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
35 Jerocho te a pha tom vaengah mikdael pakhat loh long taengah ngol tih a bih.
And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
36 Hlangping kah a pah te a yaak vaengah, “Balae aka om he,” a ti.
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 Te vaengah Nazareth Jesuh a pah te a taengla a puen pauh.
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 Te dongah pang tih, “David Capa, Jesuh, kai n'rhen lah,” a ti nah.
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 Te vaengah aka lamhma rhoek loh anih te kamkhuem sak ham a ho uh. Tedae anih te muep lat pang tih, “David capa kai ng'rhen lah,” a ti nah.
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 Te dongah Jesuh tah pai tih, anih te amah taengla mawt hamla ol a paek. A yoei uh vaengah Jesuh loh mikdael amah te a dawt.
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 “Nang ham na ngaih te balae kan saii eh?,” a ti nah. Te vaengah mikdael loh, “Boeipa, hmuh ham,” a ti nah.
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
42 Jesuh loh anih te, “Tueng saeh, namah kah tangnah loh nang n'khang,” a ti nah.
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 Te vaengah pahoi a hmuh dongah Jesuh hnuk a vai doeah Pathen te a thangpom. Pilnam boeih long khaw a hmuh vaengah Pathen te thangthennah a paek.
And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
