Luke 12
1 While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
Hatnavah, taminaw touklek thai hoeh lah a kamkhueng awh teh, a kâ katin kâ ka awi awh. Jisuh ni a hnukkâbangnaw koe a dei pouh e teh tami kahawi lah kâsaknae Farasinaw e ton hmaloe pasuek lah roun awh.
2 People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
Ramuk lah kaawm e naw pueng a kamawng han. Hro lah kaawm e naw pueng a kamphawng han.
3 All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
A hmonae koe nangmouh ni na dei e naw pueng angnae dawk a thai awh han. Nangmouh ni cawngket vah arulahoi hnâ koe lawknaw na dei e pueng lemphu hoi pathang lah o han.
4 “My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
Ka huinaw, nangmouh koe ka dei e teh, tak ka thet ni teh alouke hno bout ka thet thai hoeh e taket awh hanh.
5 But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
Bangpatet e tami maw na taki han tetpawiteh tak ka thet thai ni teh hell dawk ka tâkhawng thai e hah taket awh. Atangcalah na dei pouh awh. Hote tami hah taket awh. (Geenna g1067)
6 [Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
Pusu panga touh e hah tangka kahni touh hoi na ran awh nahoehmaw. Hote pusu buet touh boehai Cathut ni pahnim hoeh.
7 You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
Nangmae na sam hai abuemlahoi koung a touk. Hatdawkvah taket awh hanh. Nangmanaw teh pusunaw hlak aphu hoe na o awh.
8 I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
Kai ni na dei pouh e teh apihai thoseh, taminaw e hmalah kai na kampangkhai. Cathut e kalvantami e hmalah tami Capa ni hote tami teh ka kampangkhai van han.
9 But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
Apihai thoseh, taminaw e hmalah kai na hnoun, Cathut e kalvantami e hmalah kai ni ka hnoun van han.
10 [I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
Tami Capa pahni hoi ka dudam e tami teh ngaithoum lah ao thai rah. Kathoung Muitha ka dudam e tami teh nâtuek hai ngaithoumnae hmawt thai mahoeh toe.
11 [So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
Sinakok dawk hai thoseh, ka ukkungnaw hoi kâ katawnnaw koe hai thoseh, nangmanaw hah na hrawi awh navah, bangmaw ka dei han tie kângai awh hanh.
12 because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
Bangkongtetpawiteh, bangtelamaw ka dei han tie hah atueng pha torei teh Kathoung Muitha ni na cangkhai han telah atipouh.
13 Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
Tamimaya thung dawk e tami buet touh ni yah, Bawipa ka hmau ni râw kai hai na rei hanelah dei pouh haw telah atipouh navah,
14 But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
Bawipa ni apinimaw nangmanaw râw rei hanelah kai na rawi a vaw telah a pacei.
15 Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
Hathnukkhu hoi hounlounnae hah kâhruetcuet nateh roun awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, hnopai tawn nakunghai hnopai dawk hringnae awmhoeh telah ti pouh.
16 Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
Bangnuenae lahoi bout a dei pouh e teh, ka tangreng e tami buet touh ni a paw moikapap ka tâcawt e talai kahawi buet touh a tawn.
17 [So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
Hote tangreng ni, cakang ka ta nahan hmuen awmhoeh toe, bangtelamaw ka ti han toung telah a lung thung a pouk.
18 Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
Ka tâsongnaw ka raphoe vaiteh tâsong kalenpoung lah ka sak hnukkhu cakang hoi hno kahawinaw teh hote hmuen dawk ka pâtung han.
19 [Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
Ka muitha hanelah, nang ni kum moi kasawlah na hno hane hnopainaw koung ka pâtung toe. Duem kâhat lawih, cat net nateh nawm lawih telah ka ti pouh awh han.
20 But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
Telah a pouk lahun navah Cathut ni tamipathu atu tangduem, nange muitha oun ka lat pawiteh, hnopai na kuem e naw apinimaw a pang han vaw telah tangreng koe atipouh.
21 [Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
Hot patetvanlah ma hanelah hnopai ka pâtung ni teh Cathut hmalah ka mathoe e tami teh hote tangreng bawi hoi doeh a kâvan telah a ti.
22 Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
Hnukkâbangnaw koe bout a dei pouh e teh, hatdawkvah nangmouh ni bangtelamaw ka canei han telah hring nahanelah ngaihri awh hanh. Bangtelamaw ka khohna han telah na tak hanelah ngaihri awh hanh.
23 It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
Rawca hlak hringnae aphu awm hoeh na maw. Khohna hlak na tak heh phu awm hoeh na maw.
24 Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
Vonganaw khenhaw! Hote tavanaw ni cati hai patûe awh hoeh. Cang hai a awh hoeh. A pâtung nahane capainaw hai tawn awh hoeh. Hatei Cathut ni doeh koung a kawkhik. Nangmanaw teh hote tavanaw hlak aphu moi na o awh nahoehmaw.
25 (There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
Apini maw a ngaihri laihoi amae hringnae dong touh a pasaw thai han maw.
26 Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
Telah kathoengpounge hnoca pateng na sak thai awh hoehpawiteh alouke hnonaw dawk bangkongmaw na ngaihri
27 Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
Kahrawngum e apeikungnaw bangtelah hoi maw a roung awh, tie khenhaw. Thaw hai tawk awh hoeh, hnicu hai kawng awh hoeh. Hateiteh Solomon siangpahrang e bawilennae ni hote apeikung buet touh boehai phat hoeh.
28 God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
Yuemnae koe lah tha kayounnaw atu kahring ni teh tangtho takhuen koe ka phat e kahrawng e pho pateng Cathut ni hottelah a khohnat sak pawiteh, hot hlak nangmanaw teh na khohnat sak mahoeh maw.
29 Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
Hatdawkvah bangtelamaw ka canei awh han tie pouk awh hanh. Na lung hai puen sak awh hanh.
30 The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
Hote hnonaw teh talaivan miphun pueng ni ouk a tawng e doeh. Hote hnonaw, nangmouh ni na panki e hah nangmae na Pa ni a panue.
31 Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
Nangmouh teh Cathut uknaeram ma hah tawng awh. Hahoi hote hnonaw teh na thap pouh awh han.
32 [You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
Tuhunaw, taket awh hanh. Nangmae na Pa ni nangmanaw koe ram na poe hane a ngai.
33 [So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
Nangmae hnopainaw yawt awh nateh mathoenaw hah poe awh. Ka pawn thai hoeh e yawngya namamouh hanelah sak awh. Tamru ni a paruhoehnae koe, ahri ni a raphoehoehnae koe kalvan kho vah, ka pout thai hoeh e râw kuem awh.
34 Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
Bangkongtetpawiteh, nangmae râw onae koe nangmae lungthin pouknae hai poe ao han.
35 “Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
Taisawm kacaklah kâyeng nateh hmaiim sut paang awh.
36 Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
Yuvâ kâpaluennae pawi koehoi a bawipa a tho toteh, tho takhawng navah tang paawng pouh thai nahanelah sut ka ring e san patetlah awm awh.
37 If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
Bawipa bout a tho toteh, kâhruetcuet laihoi a ring tie bawipa ni a hmu e san teh a yawhawi. Kai ni lawkkatang na dei pouh e teh, a bawipa ni taisawm a kâyeng teh a sannaw a tahung sak teh, ama ni rawca a paca han.
38 [Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
Apâhni e tueng, hoi apâthum e tueng nah Bawipa a tho nah hottelah ka ring e sannaw hah hmawt pawiteh, ahnimouh teh a yawhawi awh.
39 But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
Imkung ni tamru a tho nahane atueng panuek pawiteh ama im a muk thai hoeh na hanelah a ring han tie hah nangmouh ni na panue awh.
40 Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
Hatdawkvah nangmouh ni coungkacoe lah ring awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh nangmanaw ni na poukhoehnae atueng dawk tami Capa teh a tho han telah atipouh.
41 Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
Piter ni Bawipa hete bangnuenae heh kaimouh hane dueng maw na dei, taminaw pueng hanelah maw na dei telah a pacei.
42 The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
Jisuh ni imkung ni a imthungnaw hanlah atueng pha toteh canei ka rei hanelah a rawi e tami yuemkamcu e hoi a lungkaang niteh, ka kuepcing e san teh apimaw.
43 If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
Bawipa bout a tho navah hottelah kaawm e san teh a yawhawi.
44 I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
Lawkkatang na dei pouh e teh bawi ni amae hnopai a tawn e naw pueng a san koe a kuem sak han.
45 But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
Hateiteh, hote san ni Bawipa tho hnai mahoeh telah a pouk teh amae a san huinaw napui tongpanaw hoi a kâhem awh teh a canei awh teh a parui awh.
46 [If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
Hote san ni a poukhoehnae hnin, a panuehoehnae tueng dawk Bawipa tho pawiteh hote san teh puenghoi yonphu a khang vaiteh yuemkamcu hoeh e taminaw hoi cungtalah ao sak han.
47 Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
Ama e a bawipa ngainae a panue nahlangva vah, kâhruetcuet lah kaawm hoeh e san teh avai moikapap hem lah ao han.
48 But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
Hatei, ka panuek hoeh e teh younca doeh hem khai han. Moikapap poe e ni moikapap a patho han. Moikapap kuem sak e koe moikapap hei lah ao han.
49 “I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
Talai van hmai kak sak han doeh ka tho. Hmai ka kang tangcoung e lah o han ka ngainae hoe ao.
50 I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
Hatei, ka coe hane baptisma buet touh ao rah. Hote Baptisma ka hmu hoehroukrak banghloimaw ka lungrei a thai.
51 Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
Talai dawk roumnae poe hanelah kai teh ka tho telah na pouk awh maw. Hottelah nahoeh. Buet touh hoi buet touh kâkapek sak hanelah doeh ka tho telah a ti.
52 Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
Bangtelamaw tetpawiteh, atu hoi teh tami panga touh kaawm e im dawkvah, kathum touh ni kahni touh e a taran vaiteh, kahni touh ni kathum touh e hah a taran han.
53 A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
A na pa ni a capa, a capa ni a napa, a manu ni a canu, a canu ni a manu, a mani ni a langa, a langa ni a mani a taran vaiteh a kâkapek awh han.
54 He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
Tamimaya koe bout a dei pouh e teh nangmouh ni kanîloum lah tâmai a tho e na hmu awh navah khorak han doeh telah na ti awh. Na dei awh e patetlah a rak.
55 [In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
Aka lahoi kahlî tho e na hmu navah khumbei a thoe han doeh na ti awh. Na dei awh e patetlah bokheiyah.
56 You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
Tamikahawi lah ka kâsaknaw nangmouh ni talai hoi kalvanlae mitnoutnae na kapek awh teh na panue thai awh. Bangkongmaw a tue na kapekkaboe thai awh hoeh vaw.
57 (Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
Hothloilah bangkongmaw katang e hno hah namamouh lungpouk na panue thai awh hoeh vaw.
58 [If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
Nang na ka toe e hoi lawkcengkung koe reirei na cei navah, lam vah ahni hoi hnâbonae na sak thai nahanelah panki awh. Telah na sak hoehpawiteh ahni ni nang teh lawkcengkung bawi koe na hrawi vaiteh lawkcengkung ni karingkungnaw kut dawk na poe vaiteh karingkungnaw ni thongim na pabo han.
59 I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
Tangka pueng koung na patho hoehroukrak thongim thung hoi na tâcawt mahoeh telah kai ni ka dei.
