Luke 18
1 Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
A PIL kotin masani ong irail karaseras eu, me ren poden kapakap o der pangada.
2 ‘There was,’ he said, ‘in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for people.
A kotin masani: Saunkapung amen mi nan kanim eu, me sota lan Kot, o sota insenoki aramas amen.
3 In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said “Grant me justice against my opponent.”
A li odi men mi nan kanim ota, me poto dong i potoan ong: Kom kotin sauasa ia ong me kailong kin ia!
4 For a time the judge refused, but afterwards he said to himself “Although I am without fear of God or regard for people,
A a kang mas o, a kadekadeo a mongemongeloleki: Nan i sota lan Kot, o pil sota insenoki aramas,
5 yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.”’
A pweki li odi men et a kadiropa ia, i pan sauasa i, pwen der purodo kadiropa ia.
6 Then the Master added, ‘Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
Kaun o ap kotin masani: Komail rong, me saunkapung sapung indada!
7 And God – won’t he see that his own people, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them – though he holds his hand?
A iaduen Kot, a sota pan kotin sauasa sapwilim a pilipildar akan, me kin likelikwir ong i ni ran o ni pong? Pala a pan kotin pwapwand?
8 He will, I tell you, give them justice soon enough! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
I indai ong komail: Nan a pan madang sauasa ir. Ari so, Nain aramas lao pwarado, da, a pan diar poson ni sappa?
9 Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded everyone else with scorn, Jesus told this parable –
A pil kotin karasai ong irail me kin akapungki pein irail, ap akasapungki me tei kan:
10 ‘Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
Aramas riamen kodala ong nan im en kaudok pwen kapakap. Amen ira Parisär, a amen saunopwei men.
11 The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way – “God, I thank you that I am not like other men – thieves, rogues, adulterers – or even like this tax-gatherer.
Parisär o kasinenda kelepela ekis wasa kapakap due met: Maing Kot, i danke ir, me i sota dueta aramas tei kan: Lolap, sapung, kamal, de dueta saunopwei men et.
12 I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.”
I kin kaikaisole pan riapak ni wik eu o koleireki eisokkis eu en ai kapwa karos.
13 Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even to raise his eyes to heaven, but he kept striking his breast and saying “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
A saunopwei u doo sang ekis wasa, ap sota men sarada nanlang, a a pikir maramar a indada: Maing Kot, re kotin kupura ia me dipan!
14 This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, while everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.’
I indai ong komail, ol men et kodila deu a pungala mon me teio. Pwe me kin kasapwilada pein i, pan kasapwilidi, a me kin kasapwilidi pein i pan kasapwilada,
15 Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.
Irail ap wa dong i kisin seri kai, pwen kotin sair ir. A sapwilim a tounpadak kan lao kilanger, re ap kapoui irail.
16 Jesus, however, called the little children to him. ‘Let the little children come to me,’ he said, ‘and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.
A Iesus kotin molipe ir masani: Mueid ong kisin seri kan, en kodo re i! Der kalik irail edi! Pwe irail me udan wein Kot.
17 I tell you, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.’
Melel I indai ong komail, meamen, me sota ale wein Kot rasong kisin seri men, a sota pan pedelong ong lole.
18 And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – ‘Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
A monsap amen idok re a masani: Saunpadak mau, da me i en wiada, pwen sosoki maur soutuk? (aiōnios g166)
19 ‘Why do you call me good?’ answered Jesus. ‘No one is good but God.
Iesus ari kotin masani ong i: Da me koe indaki, me I me mau? Sota me mau men, Kot eta.
20 You know the commandments – Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honour your father and your mother.’
Koe kin asa kusoned akan: Koe der kamal; koe der kamela aramas; koe der pirap, koe der kinekine mal, kakaki sam om o in om!
21 ‘I have observed all these,’ he replied, ‘from childhood.’
I ari indada: Nan mepukat karos i kin wiawia sang ni ai tikitik kokodo.
22 Hearing this, Jesus said to him, ‘There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.’
Iesus lao mangi mepukat, ap masani ong i: Me ta kis me lua, netikila om kapwa karos, o nene ong me samama kan, a om pai pan mi nanlang, ap kodo idauen ia do.
23 But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
A lao rongadar met, ap insensuede kila melel, pwe a kapwapwa kaualap.
24 Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
A Iesus lao kotin masani, me a insensuedela, ap masani: Nan me apwal ong me kapwapwa kan, en pedelong ong nan wein Kot.
25 It is easier, indeed, for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!’
Pwe me mangai, kamel en tilong nan por en dikok, sang ol kapwapwa men pedelong ong nan wein Kot.
26 ‘Then who can be saved?’ asked those who heard this.
Irail me rongerong indada: Ari, is me kak ong maur?
27 But Jesus said, ‘What is impossible with people is possible with God.’
A kotin masani: Me aramas akan so kak ong, Kot me pan kak ong.
28 ‘But we,’ said Peter, ‘we left what belonged to us and followed you.’
Petrus ap potoan ong: Re kotin mangi, kit me likid maliela meakaros ap idauen la ir.
29 ‘I tell you,’ he answered, ‘that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
A kotin masani ong irail: Melel I indai ong komail, nan sota me likidmaliela im a, de sam, de in a, de ri a ol akan, de a paud, de na seri kan pweki wein Kot,
31 Gathering the Twelve round him, Jesus said to them, ‘Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the prophets will be done to the Son of Man.
A kotin ukala ekriamen ko masani ong irail: Kilang, kitail kin kodalang Ierusalem, o karos pan pwaida, me intingidier ren saukop akan duen Nain aramas.
32 For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat on;
Pwe a pan pangala ren men liki kan, pwe re pan kapikapiti i o ki sang wau i, o kondipi ong i.
33 they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.’
O re pan woki i o kamela, a ni kasilu en ran a pan maureda.
34 The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
Irail ari sota man weweki mepukat, O masan pot et me rir sang irail. Re pil sasa, me a kotin masani.
35 As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
A kadekadeo ni a koren iong Ieriko, ol maskun amen momod pon kailan al, poekipoeki.
36 Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
I lao rongadar pokon o me daudaulul, ap idok due.
37 and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
Irail ari indang i, me Iesus men Nasaret kotin daulul.
38 he shouted out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!’
I ari ngil laudeda potoan ong: Iesus, sapwilim en Dawid, kotin kupura ia!
39 Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder, ‘Son of David, take pity on me!’
A me tiong moa kidekidaue i, en nenenla: A i ap kalaudela a poekipoeki: Sapwilim en Dawid, kotin kupura ia!
40 Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him,
Iesus ap kotin udi ong wasa o, masani, ol o en wisike dong i. A lao koren iong imp a, ap kotin kainoma re a.
41 ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I want to recover my sight.’
Masani: Da me koe men, I en wiai ong uk? A potoan ong: Maing, i men potoan ngarada wasa.
42 And Jesus said, ‘Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.’
A Iesus kotin masani ong i: Kilang wasa, om poson me kakel uk ada!
43 Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
Ap pitipit kilangada wasa, o idauenla i, o kapinga Kot, o aramas karos, me udial met, ap kapikapinga Kot.
