Marku 3
1 Te phoeiah tunim la koep a kun hatah, kut a koh la aka om hlang pakhat tapkhoeh om.
[On another] ([Sabbath/Jewish day of rest]), Jesus entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) again. There was a man there whose hand was shriveled.
2 Te vaengah anih te Sabbath ah a hoeih sak atah paelnaeh hamla Jesuh te a dawn uh.
[Some men of the Pharisee sect] watched him carefully in order to see whether he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this in order that [if he healed the man], they would accuse him of disobeying [their Jewish laws, because he worked] ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]).
3 Te vaengah Jesuh loh kut a koh la aka om hlang te, “A laklung ah pai lah,” a ti nah.
Jesus said to the man whose hand was shriveled, “Stand up here in front of everyone!” [So the man stood up].
4 Te phoeiah amih te, “Sabbath ah hno then saii ham pawt atah thae ham, hinglu hlawt ham pawt atah ngawn ham a? a ngaih?” a ti nah. Tedae amih loh a hil a phahuh.
Then Jesus said [to the Pharisees], “Do the laws [that God gave Moses] permit people to do good ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]), or do they permit people to do evil? Specifically, do his laws permit us to save a person’s life (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit us] to let him die [by refusing to help him]?” But they did not reply.
5 Te dongah amih te thintoek neh a sawt. Amih thinko kah thinthahnah soah a kothae. Tekah hlang te, “Na kut te yueng lah,” a ti nah. A yueng tangloeng tih a kut khaw hoeih.
He looked around at them angrily. He was very distressed that they were stubbornly [not wanting to help the man]. So he said to the man, “Reach out your hand!” When the man reached out his withered hand, his hand became all right again!
6 Tedae Pharisee rhoek tah Herod kah hlang rhoek taengla tlek cet uh tih Jesuh poci ham dawtletnah a khueh thil uh.
Then the Pharisees [decided to get rid of Jesus. So] after they left [the meeting house], they [immediately met with some of] the Jews who supported Herod [Antipas, who ruled Galilee district]. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus.
7 Jesuh tah a hnukbang rhoek neh tuili la a caeh uh hatah Galilee rhaengpuei loh muep a vai uh.
Jesus and his disciples left [that] town and went to an area further along [Galilee Lake in order to get away from the people]. But a great crowd of people followed him. They were people who came from Galilee [district],
8 Te vaengah Judea lamkah, Jerusalem kah, Idumea kah, Jordan rhalvangan, Tyre taengvai neh Sidon lamkah rhaengpuei boeih neh a bisaii boeih te aka ya rhoek loh a taeng la ha pawk uh.
from Jerusalem [city], from [other towns of] Judea [district], from Idumea [district], from [the region on] the [east] side of the Jordan [River], and from [the region] around Tyre and Sidon [cities]. This great crowd of people came to him because they heard about what he was doing.
9 Tedae a hnukbang rhoek te, “Amah ham lawng mah khuituk, hlangping te a khuiah thet pawt nim,” a ti nah.
Because he had healed many people, many [other] people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him [they would come well]. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him [to get in and teach from it]. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him [when they pushed forward to touch him].
10 Te vaengah hlang muep a hoeih sak dongah tloh aka khueh boeih loh Jesuh te taek sak ham amah te a nan uh.
11 Rhalawt mueihla loh anih a hmuh uh vaengah a bakop thil uh tih a pang doela, “Nang tah Pathen Capa ni,” a ti uh.
Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, [they caused the people whom they controlled] to fall down in front of Jesus [in recognition of Jesus’ power]. Then they exclaimed, “You are (the Son of God/the man who is also God)!”
12 Tedae amah te kawng te mingpha la ng'khue pawt ham amih te khak a uen.
He commanded the [evil spirits] strongly that they should not tell anyone who he was.
13 Te phoeiah Jesuh tlang la luei hang tih a ngaih rhoek te a khue dongah a taengla cet uh.
Jesus went [with many other people] up into the hills. After he picked out [from among them] the men whom he wanted [to accompany him], they came [close] to him.
14 Te vaengah hlainit a tuek tih amih te caeltueih la a khue bal. Te daengah ni amah taengah om uh vetih olthangthen aka hoe la,
He appointed twelve men in order that they might be with him and in order that he might send them out to preach. He called them apostles.
15 saithainah aka khueh la, rhaithae aka haek la amih te a tueih pai eh.
He also gave them power in order that they might expel evil spirits [from people].
16 Te vaengkah Simon la ming aka pae Peter,
These were the twelve men he appointed: Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name Peter; his [younger] brother Andrew;
17 Zebedee kah capa James neh James kah manuca Johan amih rhoi te Boanerges ming a paek. Te tah rhaek capa rhoi ni.
James, [the son] of Zebedee, and John, the [younger] brother of James, to [both of] whom he added the [new] name, ‘Men who are like Thunder’. [because of their fiery zeal];
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthai, Thomas, Alphaeus capa James, Taddaeus, neh Kanaan Simon,
Philip; Bartholomew; Levi, whose other name was Matthew; Thomas; [another] James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus; [another] Simon, who was a [member of the party that wanted] to overthrow [the Roman government];
19 amah aka voei Judah Iskariot tila hlainit te a tuek.
and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]). He was the one who [later] (betrayed Jesus/helped Jesus’ enemies seize him).
20 Te phoeiah im khuila a caeh hatah hlangping loh koep a tingtun pah. Te dongah amamih khaw coeng thai pawt tih buh ca uh pawh.
Jesus [along with his disciples] went to the house where he was staying [in Capernaum. Again a crowd gathered where he was]. There were many people crowding around him, so that he and his disciples had no time when they could eat or [when they could do anything else].
21 A taengkah rhoek loh a yaak uh vaengah, “Limlum coeng,” a ti uh tih amah te tuuk hamla cet uh.
After his relatives heard about this, they went to take him home [with them] because (some people/they) were saying that he was insane.
22 Te vaengah cadaek rhoek tah Jerusalem lamloh suntla u tih, “Beezebul a khueh dongah ni rhaithae boei rhangneh rhaithae te a haek,” a ti uh.
[Around that time] some men who taught the [Jewish] laws came down from Jerusalem [city. They heard that Jesus was expelling demons]. So they were telling [people], “Beelzebub, who rules the evil spirits, controls him. He is the one who enables this man to expel evil spirits [from people]!”
23 Tedae amih te a khue tih nuettahnah neh amih taengah, “Satan loh Satan te a haek ham coeng thai aya te?
Jesus summoned those men. [Then he spoke to them] in parables [to enable them to realize that Satan would not oppose his own evil spirits. He also wanted them to realize that by expelling evil spirits, he was demonstrating that he was much more powerful than Satan]. So he said, “([It is ridiculous] to suggest that Satan would expel his own [evil spirits]!/Why would Satan expel his own [evil spirits]?) [RHQ]
24 Ram pakhat tah amah te a paekboe coeng atah tekah ram te a pai thai moenih.
If [people who live in the same] country are fighting one another, they will cease to be a single group under one ruler.
25 Te phoeiah im khaw amah a paekboe koinih tekah im te pai thai mahpawh.
And if [people who live in the same] house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one family].
26 Satan loh amah te pai thil tih paekboe koinih pai thai pawt vetih a palthamnah la om ni ta.
Similarly, if Satan and his [evil spirits] were fighting one another, instead of remaining strong, he would become powerless.
27 Tedae Hlang tlung te lamhma la a pin pawt atah hlang tlung kah im ah hnopai te muk ham a kun thai loeng loeng moenih. A pin phoei daengah ni a im te a muk pa eh.
Contrary to [what you say about me], someone can enter the house of a strong man [like Satan] and carry off his possessions only if he first ties up the strong man. Then [and only then] will he [be able to] steal the things in that man’s house.”
28 Nangmih taengah rhep kan thui, tholhsainah neh soehsalnah neh aka soehsal uh hlang ca rhoek te tah boeih a hlah ni.
[Jesus also said], “Consider this carefully! People may sin in many ways and they may speak evilly about God, but [if] they [then are sorry and ask God to] forgive [them], [God] will forgive them for doing that.
30 Tedae, “Rhalawt mueihla a kaem,” a ti uh dongah dungyan tholhsainah om kuekluek coeng.
[Jesus told them that] because [they refused to admit that the Holy Spirit was helping him to expel demons. Instead], they were saying, “An evil spirit is controlling him!”
31 Te vaengah a manu neh a mana rhoek te ha pawk uh. Tedae poengben ah pai uh tih Jesuh aka khue ham te a tueih uh.
Jesus’ mother and [younger] siblings arrived. While they stood outside, they sent [someone inside] in order to call him [outside].
32 Te dongah a taengkah kah aka ngol hlangping loh, “Na nu, na mana rhoek neh na ngannu rhoek loh poengben ah nang n'toem uh ke,” a ti nah.
A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, “Listen/Hey, your mother and your [younger] brothers and sisters are outside, and they are wanting (to see/to talk with) you!”
33 Tedae amih te a doo tih, “Kai manu neh kai manuca rhoek te unim? unim manuca rhoek la aka om?” a ti nah.
Jesus replied to them, “([I will tell you something about] my mother and my brothers.[/Do you know whom I consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [RHQ]
34 Te phoeiah a taengvai ah aka ngol rhoek te a sawt tih, “Ka manu neh ka manuca rhoek la he,
After he looked around at [the disciples] who were sitting around him [in a circle], he said, “Look here! I [love these men as much as] I [love] my mother and my brothers.
35 Pathen kah kongaih aka saii rhoek te tah ka manuca, ka ngannu neh ka manu la om,” a ti nah.
Those who habitually do what God wants are [as dear to me] [MET] as my brother, my sister, or my mother!”
