Marku 2
1 Khohnin a di phoeiah Kapernaum la koep kun tih im ah om tila a yaak.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
2 Te dongah muep tingtun uh tih thohka pataeng te hoeng pawh. Te vaengah amih ham ol a thui pah.
many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
3 Te vaengah aka khawn te pali loh Jesuh taengla khuen ham a koh uh tih ha pawk uh.
Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
4 Tedae hlangping kongah a taengla a khuen thai pawt dongah a om nah tueng kah imphu te a hlih uh. Te phoeiah a ong uh tih aka khawn te phakdoeng dongah a yalh doela a hlak uh.
They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
5 Jesuh loh amih kah tangnah te a hmuh vaengah aka khawn te, “Ka ca, tholhnah loh nang n'hlah coeng,” a ti nah.
After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
6 Tedae cadaek khuikah hlangvang aka om rhoek tah pahoi ngol uh tih a thinko khuikah,
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 “Balae tih anih hetla a cal, a soehsal coeng he ta. Pathen pakhat long pawt atah tholhnah aka hlah thai te unim?” tila a poek uh.
“(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
8 A khuiah te tla a poek uh te Jesuh loh a mueihla neh tlek a ming. Te dongah amih te, “Balae tih na thinko ah he he na poek uh?”
Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
9 Aka khawn te, ‘Tholhnah loh nang n'hlah coeng, ‘ti nah ham neh, ‘Thoo lamtah na phakdoeng te kawt lamtah cet, ‘ti nah ham te melae yoeikoekla aka om?
It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
10 Te daengah ni, Hlang capa loh diklai hmanah tholhnah te hlah ham saithainah a khueh te na ming uh eh,” a ti nah.
So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
11 Aka khawn te, “Namahtaengah kan thui, thoo, na phakdoeng te kawt lamtah namah im la cet laeh,” a ti nah.
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Te vaengah thoo tih hlang boeih hmaiah phakdoeng te pahoi a loh tih cet. Te dongah boeih limlum uh tih Pathen te thangpom ham, “He tlam he m'hmuh noek moenih,” a ti uh.
The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
13 Tuili kaengah koep a caeh vaengah hlangping loh a taengla boeih ha pawh uh tih amih te a thuituen.
Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
14 A khum phai vaengah, mangmu doenah ah aka ngol Alphaeus capa Levi te a hmuh tih, “Kai m'vai lah,” a ti nah. Te dongah thoo tih Jesuh hnuk a vai.
As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
15 Levi im ah om tih buh a vael. Te vaengah mangmucoi rhoek neh hlangtholh rhoek tah Jesuh neh a hnukbang rhoek taengah muep ngol uh. Te phoeiah anih aka vai rhoek khaw muep om uh.
[Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
16 hlangtholh rhoek neh mangmucoi rhoek taengah a caak te Pharisee rhoek kah cadaek rhoek loh a hmuh uh vaengah a hnukbang rhoek taengah, “Mangmucoi rhoek neh hlangtholh rhoek taengah khaw a caak mai ke,” a ti nauh.
The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
17 Jesuh loh a yaak vaengah amih te, “Sading loh siboei ngoe pawt tih, tloh aka khueh long ni a ngoe. Aka dueng rhoek khue ham pawt tih hlangtholh rhoek ham ni ka pawk,” a ti nah.
After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
18 Johan kah hnukbang rhoek neh caak aka yaeh Pharisee rhoek tah ha pawk uh. Te vaengah cet uh tih Jesuh taengah, “Balae tih Johan kah hnukbang rhoek neh Pharisee rhoek kah hnukbang rhoek tah a yaeh uh tih na hnukbang rhoek tah a yaeh uh pawh,” a ti uh.
The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
19 Jesuh loh amih te, “Yulueihmuen kah paca boeina a om vaengah tah coeng mahpawh. Yulokung loh amih taengah a om vaengah a yaeh aya? Amih te yulokung neh a om uh tue khuiah yaeh uh thai mahpawh.
[Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
20 Tedae khohnin a pai vaengah yulokung tah amih taeng lamkah loh a khue vetih te vaeng khohnin ah a yaeh uh bitni.
But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
21 Hni pen a cuemsok te himbai rhuem soah a hui moenih. Te pawt koinih a bonah rhuem te a thai loh a sol tih a pawnnah te a thae om.
[Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
22 Te phoeiah misurtui noe te tuitang rhuem khuiah a than uh moenih. Te pawt koinih misurtui loh tuitang te a va vetih, misurtui khaw, tuitang khaw poci ni. Te dongah misurtui noe te tuitang a thai khuiah ni a khueh,” a ti nah.
[Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
23 Sabbath a pha vaengah Jesuh te canghli longah van. Te vaengah a hnukbang rhoek loh longpuei ah cangvuei koe a yun uh.
On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
24 Te vaengah Pharisee rhoek loh Jesuh taengah, “Sabbath ah saii tueng pawt te balae tih a saii ke,” a ti nauh.
[Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
25 Te dongah amih te, “David loh a saii te na tae uh mahnim? Amah neh a taengkah rhoek loh a ngoe tih a bungpong uh vaengkah te.
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
26 Khosoihham Abiathar tue vaengah Pathen im la kun tih rhungkung buh a caak te ta. Te te khosoih pawt atah a caak tueng moenih. Tedae a taengah aka om rhoek pataeng a paek pueng,” a ti nah.
During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
27 Te phoeiah amih te, “Sabbath tah hlang ham a ni a saii, tedae hlang tah Sabbath ham moenih.
Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
28 Te dongah Hlang Capa tah Sabbath boeipa la om pataeng,” a ti nah.
And [think about this]: 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 Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
