Matthew 22
1 Jesus spoke to them using more illustrated stories.
Jesu mah lok pathim pacoengah nihcae khaeah patahhaih lok thuih pae let, anih mah,
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who organized a wedding celebration for his son,” Jesus explained.
Van prae loe siangpahrang maeto mah a capa han sak pae ih zu raenghaih poih hoiah anghmong.
3 “He sent out his servants to everyone who was invited to the wedding to tell them to come, but they refused.
Kaminawk zu paluemhaih poihkung ah angzoh o hanah a tamnanawk to patoeh moe, pacaesak, toe nihcae loe angzoh han koeh o ai.
4 So he sent out more servants, with the instructions, ‘Tell those who are invited that I've prepared the wedding banquet. The bulls and fattened calves have been killed—everything's ready. So come to the wedding!’
Anih mah kalah tamnanawk to patoeh let, pacae ih kaminawk khaeah, Khenah, duembuh to ka thongh coek boeh: maitaw taenawk hoi kathawk parai moinawk to ka boh moe, hmuennawk boih ka suek coek boeh: zu paluemhaih poihkung ah angzo oh, tiah a kawksak.
5 But they ignored the invitation and left. One went to his fields; another to take care of his business.
Toe nihcae mah tiah doeh sah pae o ai, angmacae ih loklam bangah caeh o taak ving, kami maeto loe angmah ih lawk ah caeh, kalah kami maeto loe phoisa pakronghaih ahmuen ah caeh:
6 The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
kanghmat kaminawk mah anih ih tamnanawk to naeh o moe, nihcae to khet kamcuk ai ah pacaekthlaek o pacoengah, a hum pae o.
7 The king became furious. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and burn down their town.
Siangpahrang mah to tiah kaom hmuen to thaih naah, anih loe palungphui: anih mah angmah ih misatuh kaminawk to patoeh moe, kami hum kaminawk to hum pacoengah, nihcae ih avang doeh hmai hoiah thlaek pae.
8 Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited didn't deserve to attend.
To pacoengah anih mah a tamnanawk khaeah, Zu paluemhaih poih loe sak coek boeh, toe ka pacae ih kamimawk loe buh raenghaih poihkung ah caeh han krah kami ah om o ai.
9 Go into the streets and invite everyone you find to come to the wedding.’
To pongah lampui ah caeh oh loe, na hnuk o sarui kaminawk to zu paluemhaih poihkung ah pacae oh, tiah a naa.
10 So the servants went out into the streets and brought back everyone they could find, both the good and the bad. The wedding hall was full.
To pongah lampui ah a caeh o moe, kasae kahoih tih ai, a hnuk o sarui ih kaminawk boih to pakhueng o: to tiah zu paluemhaih poih loe angvinnawk hoiah koi.
11 But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who didn't have a wedding robe on.
Angvinnawk khet hanah siangpahrang a thungah angzoh naah, zu paluemhaih kahni angkhuk ai kami maeto a hnuk:
12 He asked him, ‘My friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ The man had nothing to say.
anih khaeah, Ampui, thikhoe zu pluemhaih kahni angkhuk ai ah haeah nang zoh loe? tiah a naa. To naah anih loe lokthuih han tawn ai.
13 Then the king told his servants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him out into the dark, where there'll be crying and grinding of teeth.’
Siangpahrang mah a tamnanawk khaeah, Hae kami ih khok ban to taoeng pae oh loe, qahhaih hoi haakaekhaih kaom, tasa bang ih khoving thungah va oh, tiah a naa.
14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Kawk ih kami loe paroe ai pop, toe qoih ih kami loe tamsi, tiah a naa.
15 Then the Pharisees left and met together to plot how they could trap him by what he said.
Farasinawk loe caeh o moe, anih mah thuih ih lok pongah kawbangmaw zaehaih hnuk thai han, tiah lok angdueng o.
16 They sent their disciples to him, together with some of Herod's supporters. “Teacher, we know you are a honest man, and that you teach God's way is the truth,” they began. “You don't allow yourself to be influenced by anyone, and you don't care about rank or status.
Nihcae mah angmacae hnukbang kaminawk hoi Herod ih kaminawk to Jesu khaeah patoeh o, nihcae mah, Patukkung, nang loe loktang lok to na thuih moe, Sithaw ih loklam to loktangta hoiah na patuk; nang loe mi kawbaktih koehhaih doeh na paroi ai, kaminawk ih mikhmai doeh na khen ai, tito ka panoek o.
17 So let us know your opinion. Is it right to pay Caesar's taxes, or not?”
To pongah kawbangmaw na poek? Na thui ah, Caesar khaeah tamut paek hae hoih maw, hoih ai? tiah a naa o.
18 Jesus knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypocrites?
Toe Jesu mah nihcae ih kasae poekhaih to panoek pae naah, nangcae angsah thaih kaminawk, tikhoe kai nang tanoek o loe?
19 Show me the coin that is used to pay the tax.” They brought a denarius coin to him.
Tamut phoisa to na patuek oh, tiah a naa. To pongah nihcae mah phoisa dip maeto anih khaeah sin pae o.
20 “Whose image and whose title is inscribed here?” he asked them.
Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Mi ih krang hoi mi ih ahmin maw haeah tarik o? tiah a naa.
21 “Caesar's,” they replied. “You should give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
Nihcae mah anih khaeah, Caesar ih, tiah a naa o. Anih mah nihcae khaeah, Caesar ih hmuennawk to Caesar khaeah paek oh loe, Sithaw ih hmuennawk to Sithaw khaeah paek oh, tiah a naa.
22 When they heard Jesus' answer they were stunned. They went away and left him.
Nihcae mah hae loknawk thaih o naah, dawnrai o moe, anih to caeh o taak.
23 Later the same day some Sadducees came to see him. (They are the ones who say there's no resurrection.)
To na niah kadueh kami angthawk lethaih om ai, tiah kathui, Sadusinawk loe anih khaeah angzoh o moe,
24 They asked him, “Teacher, Moses said that if a married man dies without having children, his brother should marry his widow and have children on behalf of his brother.
patukkung, kami maeto loe caa sah ai ah, duek ving, to naah amnawk mah anih ih zu to la ueloe, amya hanah caa sah pae tih, tiah Mosi mah thuih.
25 Well, once there were seven brothers here with us. The first married, and died, and since he had no children he left his widow to his brother.
Vaihi kaicae khaeah nawkamya sarihto katawn kami to oh: kacoeh koek loe zu a lak, toe caa sah ai ah, a duek ving, to pongah a zu to amnawk mah hamh:
26 The same thing happened to the second and third husband, right up to the seventh.
to tiah vai hnetto haih, vai thumto haih hoi vai sarih karoek to oh.
27 In the end the woman died too.
Hnukkhuem koek ah loe nongpata doeh duek.
28 So when the resurrection takes place, whose wife of the seven brothers will she be, for she married all of them?”
To nongpata to nihcae boih mah zu o haih pongah, angthawk lethaih niah loe sarihto thungah mi ih zu ah maw om tih? tiah lok a dueng o.
29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is you don't know Scripture or what God can do.
Jesu mah nihcae khaeah, Cabu thung ih loknawk hoi Sithaw thacakhaih na panoek o ai pongah, na poek o pazae boeh.
30 For in the resurrection people don't marry, and they aren't given in marriage either—they're like the angels in heaven.
Angthawk lethaih niah loe imthong krakhaih hoi zu lakhaih to om mak ai boeh, van prae ah kaom Sithaw ih van kaminawk baktiah ni oh o boeh.
31 As for the resurrection of the dead—haven't you read what God said to you,
Kadueh kaminawk angthawk lethaih kawng pongah, Sithaw mah ang thuih o ih lok to na kroek o vai ai maw? Sithaw mah,
32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He's not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Kai loe Abraham ih Sithaw, Isak ih Sithaw, Jakob ih Sithaw ah ka oh, tiah thuih. Sithaw loe kadueh kaminawk ih Sithaw na ai, kahing kaminawk ih Sithaw ah ka oh, tiah thuih, tiah a naa.
33 When the crowds heard what he said, they were amazed at his teaching.
Paroeai kaminawk mah hae lok thaih o naah, anih ih patukhaih nuiah dawnrai o.
34 When the Pharisees heard that he'd left the Sadducees speechless, they got together and went to ask some more questions.
Jesu mah Sadusinawk angamsak duem boeh, tito Farasinawk mah thaih o naah, nihcae loe nawnto angcuu o.
35 One of them, who was a legal expert, asked him a question to try to trap him:
Nihcae thung ih daan kop kami maeto mah, anih to tanoek hanah lokdueng,
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
patukkung, daan thungah kawbaktih kaalok maw kalen koek? tiah a naa.
37 Jesus told them, “‘Love the Lord your God in all you think, in all you feel, and in all you do.’
Jesu mah anih khaeah, Angraeng na Sithaw to palungthin boih, hinghaih boih, poekhaih boih hoiah palung ah.
38 This is the greatest commandment, the first commandment.
Hae loe hmaloe koek hoi kalen koek kaalok ah oh.
39 The second is just like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Hnetto haih loe hae tiah oh, Na imtaeng kaminawk to nangmah ih takpum baktih toengah palung ah, tiah thuih ih lok hae ni.
40 All biblical law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Kaalok hoi tahmaanawk mah thuih ih loknawk loe hae kaalok hnetto thungah akrum boih boeh, tiah a naa.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered there, Jesus asked them a question.
Farasinawk nawnto amkhueng o naah, Jesu mah nihcae khaeah,
42 “What do you think about the Messiah?” he asked. “Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied.
Kri loe kawbangmaw na poek o? Anih loe mi ih capa maw? tiah lokdueng. Nihcae mah anih khaeah, David ih capa, tiah a naa o.
43 “But how can David under inspiration call him ‘Lord’?” Jesus asked them. “He says,
Anih mah nihcae khaeah, to tih nahaeloe kawbangah maw David mah Muithla ah Anih to Angraeng, tiah kawk loe? Anih mah loe,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit down at my right hand until I defeat all your enemies.’
Angraeng mah ka Angraeng khaeah, Na misanawk na khok tlim ah ka suem ai karoek to, ka bantang bangah anghnu ah, tiah thuih ih to oh bae.
45 If David called him Lord, how can he be his son?”
David mah anih to Angraeng, tiah kawk nahaeloe, kawbangah maw Anih loe capa ah oh lat loe? tiah a naa.
46 Nobody could answer him, and from then on nobody dared to ask him any more questions.
Mi mah doeh a dueng ih lok to pathim o thai ai, to na ni hoi kamtong mi mah doeh anih khaeah lokdueng o ai boeh.
