Luuqaasa 12
1 He wode daro mukulun taybettiya asay woli bolla yedhdhettana gakkanaw asi asa bolla shiiqidi de7ishin, Yesuusi ba tamaaretakko, “Farisaaweta irshshuwaafe naagettite. Hessika entta cubbotethaa.
Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: “Be on your guard against the leaven — that is, the hypocrisy — of the Pharisees.
2 Qoncconna qosettidi, erettonna geemmidi attiyaabay aykkoyka baawa.
There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known.
3 Hiza, hintte dhuman odidabay ubbay poo7on si7ettana, qol77a gaathan kalkkashidabay dabaaban odettana.
Hence all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 “Ta baggatoo ta odeyssa si7ite; ashuwa wodhoosonappe attin haraa aykkoka oothanaw dandda7onnayssatas babbofite.
To you who are my friends I say, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but after that can do no more.
5 Hanoshin, hintte babbanaw besseyssa ta hinttew qonccisana. Hessika wodhidaappe guye Gaannamen yegganaw wolqqay de7eyssas iyaw babbite. Ee, tuma gays; iyaw babbite. (Geenna g1067)
I will show you of whom you should be afraid. Be afraid of him who, after killing you, has the power to fling you into the Pit. Yes, I say, be afraid of him. (Geenna g1067)
6 Ichchashu buubbeti issi santimes bayzettokonaayye? Hanoppe attin enttafe issinnaka Xoossaa sinthan dogetuku.
Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them has escaped God’s notice.
7 Hari attoshin, hintte huu7e binaanaykka paydettidi de7ees. Hiza, babbofite daro buubbetappe hintte aadhdheeta.
No, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 “Ta odeyssa si7ite; asa sinthan taw markkattiya ubbaas Asa Na7ay Xoossaa kiitanchchota sinthan markkattana.
Every one, I tell you, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God’s angels;
9 Asa sinthan tana kaddeyssas Xoossaa kiitanchchota sinthan ta iya kaddana.
but he, who disowns me before his fellow men, will be altogether disowned before God’s angels.
10 Asa Na7a bolla kadhe qaala haasayiya ubbay maarota demmana, shin Geeshsha Ayyaana bolla kadhe qaala odetteyssi maaretenna.
Every one who shall say anything against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but for him who slanders the Holy Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
11 “Asi hinttena oykkidi Ayhude Woosa Keethan, daynnata sinthaninne kawota sinthan gooshechchiya wode ay odaneekkonne woygi zaaraneekko hirggofite.
Whenever they take you before the Synagogue Courts or the magistrates or other authorities, do not be anxious as to how you will defend yourselves, or what your defence will be, or what you will say;
12 He wode hintte odanabaa Geeshsha Ayyaanay hinttena tamaarssana” yaagis.
for the Holy Spirit will show you at the moment what you ought to say.”
13 Asaa giddofe issi asi Yesuusakko yidi, “Ta ishay taw nu aawa laatappe shaakkana mela iyaw oda” yaagis.
“Teacher,” a man in the crowd said to Jesus, “tell my brother to share the property with me.”
14 Yesuusi zaaridi, “La addiyaw, hintte bolla tana daynnanne laata shaakkiya cima oothiday oonee?” yaagis.
But Jesus said to him: “Man, who made me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
15 Qassika Yesuusi, “Asa de7oy shalo darotethan gidonna gisho yaare aggidi minthidi hinttena naagite” yaagis.
And then he added: “Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of his prosperity a man’s true Life does not depend on what he has.”
16 Kaallidikka leemison, “Gadey daro kathi immiya issi dure uray de7ees.
Then Jesus told them this parable — “There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;
17 He uray, ‘Ta kathaa taani shiishanaw bessi guuxida gisho ay ootho?’ yaagidi ba wozanan qoppis.
and he began to ask himself ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?
18 Hizappe yaatana; kase de7iya shaaleta laallada haraa dalgga shaaleta keexana. Kathaanne taw de7iyaba ubbaa iyan yeggana.
This is what I will do,’ he said; ‘I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them;
19 Ba shemppeeko, ‘Ta shemppete, daro laythas new gidiya shalo shiishas. Hiza, shemppada ma, uya, ufaytta’ yaagana.
and I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’
20 “Shin Xoossay, ‘La, eeya addiyaw, hachchi qamma ne shemppiya neeppe ekettawusu. Hiza, ne shiishidabay oodees gidanee?’ yaagis.
But God said to the man ‘Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared — who will have it?’
21 “Hessa gisho, baw duretethi sa7an shiishiya asi, Xoossaa matan dure gidonna asaas wurssethay ha urayssa mela” yaagis.
So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God.”
22 Hessafe guye, Yesuusi ba tamaaretakko, “Hiza, ta odiyabaa si7ite, hintte shemppuwas ay mino hintte bollaas ay ma77ino yaagidi un77ettofite.
And Jesus said to his disciples: “That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about the life here — what you can get to eat; nor yet about your body — what you can get to wear.
23 Shemppoy kathafe bolli afilappe aadhdhees.
For life is more than food, and the body than its clothes.
24 Kafota be7ite zerokkona, kiishokkona, eleykka shaaleykka baawa. Shin Xoossay enttana muzees. Hintte kafotappe daro aadhdheeta.
Think of the ravens — they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and yet God feeds them! And how much more precious are you than birds!
25 Hanoshin, hinttefe un77ettidi ba laythaa bolla issi qamma gujjanaw dandda7ey oonee?
But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong his life a moment?
26 Hiza, ha guuthabaa oothanaw dandda7onna hintte harabaas ays un77etteetii?
And, if you cannot do even the smallest thing, why be anxious about other things?
27 Ane cishshati waanidi dicciyakko be7ite. Waayokkonanne suqqokona. Hari attoshin, Solomoney ba de7iya bonchcho ubban enttafe issuwa melakka ma77ibeena.
Think of the lilies, and how they grow. They neither toil nor spin; yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendour was not robed like one of these.
28 Hinttenoo, ammanoy paccidayssato, hiza, Xoossay hachchi benttidi wontto taman yegettana cishshata hayssada mayzikko, hinttena waati aathi mayzennee?
If, even in the field, God so clothes the grass which is living to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O men of little faith!
29 Hessa gisho, ay mino woykko ay uyino gidi un77ettofite.
And you — do not be always seeking what you can get to eat or what you can get to drink; and do not waver.
30 He ubbaas Xoossaa ammanonna asati un77ettoosona. Shin hintte aaway Xoossay hessi ubbay hinttew koshsheyssa erees.
These are the things for which all the nations of the world are seeking, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 Ubbaafe aathidi Xoossaa kawotethaa koyite hessi ubbay hinttew gujji imettana.
No, seek his Kingdom, and these things shall be added for you.
32 “Hinttenoo, guutha deretoo, yayyofite; hintte aawa Xoossay kawotethaa hinttew immanaw ufayttees.
So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.
33 Hinttew de7iyabaa bayzidi manqotas immite. Kaysoy ekkonnason, bili moonnason, cimonna karxiitan, wuronna shaluwa saluwan shiishite.
Sell what belongs to you, and give in charity. Make yourselves purses that will not wear out — an inexhaustible treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes near, or moth works ruin.
34 Hintte wozanay hintte shaloy de7iyasuwan gidana.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
35 “Qanthan danccidi giigettite; hintte xomppey poo7idayssa gido.
Make yourselves ready, with your lamps alight;
36 Bantta goday yaaganoppe simmana gakkanaw barkkidi naageyssatada, goday yidi xeegiya wode ellesidi dooyanaw giigida asata daanite.
and be like men who are waiting for their Master’s return from his wedding, so that, when he comes and knocks, they may open the door for him at once.
37 Bantta goday simmiya wode dhiskkonna de7ishe naageyssati anjjettidayssata. Tuma gays; goday qanthan danccidi gayta yuushuwan utisidi mokkees.
Happy are those servants whom, on his return, the Master will find watching. I tell you that he will make himself ready, and bid them take their places at table, and will come and wait upon them.
38 Goday laade gidin giddi bilahe gidin woykko wonttimaathe gidin yidi, hessa mela dhiskkonna naagishin demmiya he aylleti anjjettidayssata.
Whether it is late at night, or in the early morning that he comes, if he finds all as it should be, then happy are they.
39 Shin hayssa erite kaysoy awude yaanekko keethaaway eriyakko keethay boketiya wode si7i gidi be7enna.
This you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.
40 Hintteka giigidi naagite; Asa Na7ay hintte qopponna wode yaana” yaagis.
Do you also prepare, for when you are least expecting him the Son of Man will come.”
41 Phexiroosikka, “Godaw ha leemisuwa nu xalaalas odayye woykko asa ubbaasee?” yaagis.
“Master,” said Peter, “are you telling this parable with reference to us or to every one?”
42 Goday zaaridi, “Hiza, kathaa muzanaw bessiya wodiyan immana mela goday ba aylleta bolla shuumida ammantheysinne wozanaama halaqay oonee?
“Who, then,” replied the Master, “is that trustworthy steward, the careful man, who will be placed by his master over his establishment, to give them their rations at the proper time?
43 Goday simmiya wode hessa mela oothishe benttiya aylley I anjjettidayssa
Happy will that servant be whom his master, when he comes home, shall find doing this.
44 Ta hinttew tuma odays; ba godaas de7iya shalo ubbaa bolla I shuumettana.
His master, I tell you, will put him in charge of the whole of his property.
45 Shin he aylley, ‘Ta goday elle yeenna’ yaagidi ba wozanan qoppidi, macca aylletanne adde aylleta wadhdhiko, qassi baw koyida mela mishenne uyishe mathottiko,
But should that servant say to himself ‘My master is a long time coming,’ and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 he aylliya goday I qopponna gallasaninne hirggonna wode yaana. Yidi iya qanxerethidi, iya qaada ammanonna asatara oothana.
that servant’s master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware, and will flog him severely and assign him his place among the untrustworthy.
47 “Godaa sheniyada giigonnayssinne iya goday ay dosiyakko erishe oothonna aylley daro garaafettana.
The servant who knows his master’s wishes and yet does not prepare and act accordingly will receive many lashes;
48 Shin ba godaa sheniya eronna attidi garaafettanaw besseyssa oothiday guuthara garaafettana. Gaasoykka daro imettidayssafe daro koyettees, daro hadara ekkidayssafekka daro immana gidi naagettees.
while one who does not know his master’s wishes, but acts so as to deserve a flogging, will receive but few. From every one to whom much has been given much will be expected, and from the man to whom much has been entrusted the more will be demanded.
49 “Taani yiday biitta bolla tama oythanaassa. Ha77i tamay oykkiyako tana waati ufayssanddeshsha!
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?
50 Hanoshin, ta ha77i xammaqettiya xinqqatey de7ees. I polettana gakkanaw ta daro un77ettays.
There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over!
51 Sa7a bolla sarotethi ehanaw yida hinttew daanii? Gidenna, ta yiday shaakkanaassa.
Do you think that I am here to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division.
52 Ha77ife doomidi woli giddon shaakettida ichchashu keethaa asati issife de7oosona. Nam77ati heedzata bolla, heedzatikka nam77ata bolla, denddidi shaakettoosona.
For from this time, if there are five people in a house, they will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 Aaway na7aa bolla, na7aykka aawa bolla, aayiya na7ee bolla, na7iya aaye bolla, azinaa aayiya na7aa machche bolla, na7aa machchiya azinaa aaye bolla, denddidi shaakettana.”
‘Father will be opposed to son and son to father, mother to daughter and daughter to mother, mother-in-law to her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.’”
54 Qassika asaakko, “Wuloha baggara saloy shaaratiya wode be7idi, ellesidi, ‘Iri yaana’ yaageta, hessadakka hanees.
And to the people Jesus said: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once ‘There is a storm coming,’ and come it does.
55 Dugeha carkkoy carkkiya wode ‘Sa7ay awana’ yaageta, hessadakka hanees” yaagis.
And when you see that the wind is in the south, you say ‘It will be burning hot,’ and so it proves.
56 Hinttenoo, cubboto, Salobaanne sa7abaa shaakki ereetashin ha wodiya shaakki eroy hinttena waanidi xoonidee?
Hypocrites! You know how to judge of the earth and the sky; how is it, then, that you cannot judge of this time?
57 “Yaatin, hintte huu7es ays tuma pirddeketii?
Why do not you yourselves decide what is right?
58 Ne morkkiyara wolla daynna sinthan eqqanaw bashe oge bolla giiganaw koya. Ne giigonna ixxiko gooshechchidi daynna sinthi nena efana. Daynnay nena polisees aathi immana. I nena woynen yeggana.
When, for instance, you are going with your opponent before a magistrate, on your way to the court do your best to be quit of him; for fear that he should drag you before the judge, then the judge will hand you over to the bailiff of the court, and the bailiff throw you into prison.
59 Si7ite, issi bakkani attonna cigga onggana gakkanaw ne yaappe keyonnayssa era” yaagis.
You will not, I tell you, come out until you have paid the very last farthing.”
