Lucas 20
1 Jun qꞌijal are tajin kuya kꞌutuꞌn ri Jesús pa ri Templo chirij ri utz laj taq tzij, xeqet rukꞌ ri kꞌamal taq bꞌe ke ri e chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq, ri aꞌjtijabꞌ xuqujeꞌ ri e kꞌamal taq bꞌe.
One day [during that week, Jesus] was teaching the people in the Temple [courtyard] and telling them [God’s] good message. As he was doing that, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and [other Jewish] elders came to him.
2 Xkibꞌij che: ¿Jachin at taqowinaq chubꞌanik waꞌ we riꞌ? ¿Jachin yoꞌwinaq kwinem chawe?
They asked him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like you did here yesterday]?”
3 Ri Jesús xubꞌij chike: Ri in xuqujeꞌ kinbꞌan jun kꞌotbꞌal chiꞌ chiꞌwe, chibꞌij chwe:
He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,
4 Ri qasanaꞌ ri xubꞌan ri Juan ¿la jun taqanik rech achi o rech ri Dios?
where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God [MTY/EUP] or from people?”
5 Xkitzijobꞌej kꞌu rij, xkibꞌij kꞌut: We kaqabꞌij chi rech ri Dios, ¿jas kꞌu che man xikoj taj, kacha laꞌ chaqe?
They discussed this among themselves. They said, “[If we(inc) say], ‘[It was] from God [MTY/EUP],’ he will say to us, ‘[Then] (you should have believed John’s [message]!/why did you not believe what John preached?) [RHQ]’
6 We kꞌu kaqabꞌij chi rech achi, kujkibꞌan che abꞌaj laꞌ le winaq, rumal ketaꞌm chi ri Juan are jun qꞌalajisal utzij ri Dios.
But if we say, ‘It was [from] people,’ the people [here] will [kill us by] throwing stones at us, because they [all] believe that John was a prophet [from God].”
7 Xaq jeriꞌ xeꞌkibꞌij che: Man qetaꞌm taj jawjeꞌ upetik wi.
So they replied, “We [(exc)] do not know where [John got his authority].”
8 Xubꞌij kꞌu ri Jesús chike: Man kinbꞌij ta xuqujeꞌ in jachin yoꞌwinaq kwinem chwe chubꞌanik wa we jastaq riꞌ.
Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
9 Ri Jesús xutzijoj we jun kꞌambꞌejabꞌal noꞌj chike ri winaq: Kꞌo jun achi xutik uvas pa jun ulew, xuya kꞌu kan ri ulew pa qajik chike nikꞌaj winaq rumal xeꞌ pa jun naj laj utaqkil.
Then Jesus told the people this parable [to illustrate what God would do to the Jews who rejected the former prophets and himself]: “A [certain] man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some men [to care for it and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went to another country and stayed there several years.
10 Are kꞌu xuriq ri qꞌotaj rech yakoj, xutaq bꞌik jun rajchak kukꞌ ri ajtikolobꞌ rech kuta rech ri xwachinik. Are kꞌu ri ajtikolobꞌ xkichꞌayo, kꞌa te riꞌ xkitaq bꞌik cho rachoch, maj jas xkiya bꞌik che.
When [the vines started producing] grapes, he sent a servant to the men who were taking care of the vineyard. He expected that they would give him some of the grapes that the vineyard had produced. But [after the servant arrived], they beat him and they did not give him any grapes. They [just] sent him away.
11 Ri ajchoqꞌe ri ulew xutaq chi bꞌik jun ajchak kukꞌ xkichꞌey xuqujeꞌ loq, xuqujeꞌ maj xkiya loq che.
[Later], [the owner] sent another servant. But they beat him and mistreated him [also]. They sent him away without giving him any grapes.
12 Xutaq chi kꞌu bꞌik jun urox ajchak kukꞌ, xkesaj kꞌu loq pa ri ulew, xkibꞌan loq kꞌax che.
[Still later, the owner] sent another servant. That one they wounded and threw him out [of the vineyard].
13 Are kꞌu ri ajchoqꞌe ri ulew xubꞌij: “¿Jas ta kꞌu kinbꞌano? Kintaq na bꞌik ri nukꞌojol, kakinimaj waꞌ areꞌ.”
So the owner of the vineyard thought to himself, ‘(I do not know what to do!/What shall I do?) [RHQ]’ [Then he had an idea. He thought to himself], ‘I will send my son, [whom I] love [very much]. Perhaps they will respect him [and give him my share of the grapes].’
14 Ri ajchakibꞌ are xkilo, xkitzijobꞌej rij, xkibꞌij: “Are waꞌ kechꞌabꞌen kan ri ulew, qakamisaj” xechaꞌ, “rech keqechabꞌej kan le ulew.”
[So he sent his son], but when the men who were caring for the vineyard saw him [coming], they said to each other, ‘Here [comes] the man who will [some day] inherit [the vineyard]. Let’s kill him so that this vineyard will be ours!’
15 Xaq jeriꞌ xkesaj loq pa ri ulew kꞌa te riꞌ xkikamisaj. ¿Jas kubꞌan ri ajchoqꞌe ri ulew chike we ajchakibꞌ riꞌ?
So they dragged him outside the vineyard and they killed him. So (I will tell you what the owner of the vineyard will do to them!/do you know what the owner of the vineyard will do to them?) [RHQ]
16 Kukꞌis pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchakibꞌ are katzalij loq, kꞌa te riꞌ kuya chi kan ri ulew chike nikꞌaj winaq chik. Are xkita ri winaq xkibꞌij: Kꞌo ta bꞌa ne wi mat karaj ri Dios.
He will come and kill those men who were taking care of the vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.” When the people listening to Jesus heard that, they said, “[We would] not do anything like those wicked men did!”
17 Ri Jesús ko xuꞌkaꞌyej ri winaq, xubꞌij: ¿Jas kꞌu kel waꞌ ri tzꞌibꞌatalik ri kubꞌij: Ri abꞌaj ri xketzelaj uwach ri e yakol taq ja, xux na ri abꞌaj ri qas kꞌo kutayij chikiwach ri nikꞌaj abꞌaj chik?
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “You can say that, [but think about] the meaning of these words that are written {which [a prophet] wrote} [RHQ] [in the Scriptures], The men who were building a house rejected a certain stone. But others put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building [MET].
18 Xapachin ri katzaq puꞌwiꞌ ri abꞌaj riꞌ kamuchuꞌlitajik, xuqujeꞌ kajaqꞌin ri winaq we katzaq we abꞌaj riꞌ chirij.
[That stone represents me, the Messiah], and those who reject me are [like people who fall on this stone]. Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces {This stone will break to pieces everyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
19 Are xkinabꞌej ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ ri e kꞌamal taq bꞌe ke ri chꞌawenelabꞌ cho ri Dios chi aꞌreꞌ xtzijox kij pa ri kꞌambꞌejabꞌal noꞌj, xkaj xkiqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ ri Jesús, xkixiꞌj kꞌu kibꞌ chikiwach ri winaq rech ri tinimit.
The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws realized that he was accusing them when he told the parable [about what those wicked men did]. So they immediately tried to find a way to seize [MTY] him, but [they did not seize him, because] they were afraid of [what] the people [there would do if they did that].
20 Xaq jeriꞌ xeꞌkitaq bꞌik winaq ri kakijaluj chi nimaꞌq kibꞌanik, rech kakikoj jun kꞌambꞌejabꞌal pa ubꞌe ri Jesús rech rukꞌ riꞌ kekwinik kakikꞌam bꞌik cho ri qꞌatal tzij.
So they watched him carefully. They also hired (spies/secret agents) who pretended to be sincere. [But] they really wanted to get him to say something for [which they could accuse] him. They wanted to be able to turn him over to the authority of the governor [of the province. But they also knew that the Jews were disgusted with having to pay taxes to the government].
21 Ri winaq ri xetaq bꞌik xkibꞌij: Ajtij, qetaꞌm chi sukꞌ ronojel ri kabꞌij la, xuqujeꞌ ri kakꞌut la xuqujeꞌ man kaqꞌat ta la tzij pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq rumal ri kekaꞌyik, xane qas are wi kakꞌut la ri bꞌe rukꞌ ri Dios.
[So] one of them asked Jesus, “Teacher, we [(exc)] know that you [(sg)] speak and teach what is right. You tell the truth even if important people do not like it. You teach truthfully what God wants us to do.
22 ¿La yaꞌtal chaqe kaqatoj alkabal che ri César o man yaꞌtal taj?
[So tell us what you think about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
23 Ri Jesús kꞌut xuchꞌobꞌ ri itzel taq kichomabꞌal, rumal riꞌ xubꞌij chike:
But Jesus knew that they were trying to trick him [to get him into trouble, either with the Jews, who hated to pay those taxes, or with the Roman government]. So he said to them,
24 Chikꞌutumpe jun pwaq kech ri aꞌj Roma chinuwach. ¿Jachin ajchoqꞌe we palajaj xuqujeꞌ we tzꞌibꞌ we kꞌo choch? Rech ri César, xecha ri winaq.
“Show me a [Roman] coin. [Then tell me] whose picture is on it. And [tell me whose] name is on it.” They [showed him a coin and] said, “It has the picture and name of Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].”
25 Ri Jesús xubꞌij chike: Chiya che ri César ri rech ri César, xuqujeꞌ chiya che ri Dios ri rech ri Dios.
He said to them, “In that case, give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
26 Man xekwin ta kꞌut xkikoj kꞌaꞌmabꞌal pa ri ubꞌe, rukꞌ ri kubꞌij chike ri winaq, xemayijanik are xkita ri tzalibꞌal uwach ri xubꞌij chike, xaq jeriꞌ maj chi jas xkibꞌij.
While the people were there, the [spies] were unable to find fault with him for what he said. And they were amazed at his answer. So they said nothing.
27 Are kꞌu ri e saduceos, ri kakibꞌij chi maj kꞌastajibꞌal wach, xeqet chuxukut ri Jesús, xkibꞌij we kꞌulmatajik che:
Some Sadducees came to [Jesus]. They are a Jewish sect who do not believe that people will become alive again after they die.
28 Ajtij, ri Moisés kukꞌut chiqawach pa ri wuj ri xutzꞌibꞌaj chi we kakam jun achi, maj kan ralkꞌwaꞌl rukꞌ ri rixoqil, choqꞌaqꞌ wi chi ri rachalal we achi riꞌ kakꞌuliꞌ rukꞌ ri ixoq ri xya kanoq rech kekꞌojiꞌ rijaꞌl ri rachalal ri xkamik.
They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question [in order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again]. One of them said [to Jesus], “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] about situations where a man who has a wife but no children. If the man dies, his brother should marry the [dead man’s] widow so that she can have a child by him. People [will consider] that the child is the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].
29 E kꞌo kꞌu e wuqubꞌ achyabꞌ alaxik. Ri nabꞌe xkꞌuliꞌk, xa kꞌu e maj ralkꞌwaꞌl xekꞌojiꞌ kan rukꞌ ri rixoqil.
Well, there were seven brothers in one family. The oldest one married, but he and his wife did not bear any children. Later he died.
30 Ri ukabꞌ xkꞌuliꞌ rukꞌ ri rixoqil ri rachalal, xuqujeꞌ maj e ralkꞌwaꞌl xekꞌojiꞌ kan rukꞌ ri ixoq
The second [brother followed this law and married the widow, but the same thing happened to him].
31 Ri urox achi xuqujeꞌ xkꞌuliꞌ rukꞌ ri malkaꞌn ixoq maj xuqujeꞌ ralkꞌwaꞌl xekꞌojiꞌ rukꞌ, jeriꞌ xkibꞌan ri e wuqubꞌ alaxik. Konojel xekꞌuliꞌ rukꞌ ri ixoq, xa kꞌu maj kalkꞌwaꞌl xekꞌojiꞌ kan rukꞌ ri ixoq.
Then the third [brother] married her, [but the same thing happened again]. All seven [brothers, one by one, married that woman], [but] they had no children, and [one by one] they died.
32 Kꞌisbꞌal kꞌu rech, xkam xuqujeꞌ ri ixoq.
Afterwards, the woman died, too.
33 Are kꞌu kuriq ri qꞌij rech kꞌastajibꞌal ¿jachin chike ri e wuqubꞌ alaxik karachajilaj na ri ixoq, rumal chi konojel ri e wuqubꞌ achyabꞌ xekꞌuliꞌ rukꞌ?
Therefore, [if it is true that there will be a time] when dead people will become alive again, whose wife [do you think that woman] will be [then]? ([Keep in mind that she was married to all seven brothers!/It will be impossible to decide because] she was married to all seven brothers!) [RHQ]”
34 Ri Jesús xubꞌij chike: Ri winaq rech ri uwachulew kekꞌuliꞌ xuqujeꞌ kakiya kibꞌ pa taq kꞌulanem. (aiōn g165)
Jesus replied to them, “Men who live here in this world take wives, or are given wives [by their parents] {their [parents] choose wives [for them]}. (aiōn g165)
35 Are kꞌu ri yaꞌtal chike kekꞌastaj na rech kekꞌojiꞌ pa ri jun alik kꞌaslemal ri kape na, ri winaq riꞌ man kekꞌuliꞌ taj xuqujeꞌ man keya taj pa kꞌulanem. (aiōn g165)
But the men whom God considers worthy of [being in heaven after] they become alive again will not be married. (aiōn g165)
36 Man kekam taj xuqujeꞌ je kuꞌx na jetaq ri angelibꞌ, e ralkꞌwaꞌl ri Dios rumal yaꞌtal bꞌe chike kekꞌastaj na, jun qꞌijal.
[You need to know also that] they cannot die any more, because they will be [immortal] [SIM] like angels. [The fact that God has caused] them to be alive again [will show] that they are God’s children.
37 Pa ri uwuj ri Moisés jawjeꞌ ri xkꞌut wi choch ri kꞌix ri kajinow pa qꞌaqꞌ, kuqꞌalajisaj chi ri e kaminaqibꞌ kekꞌastaj na, rumal kubꞌij che ri Ajawxel, chi are kiDios ri Abraham, ri Isaac xuqujeꞌ ri Jacob.
But [as for people] becoming alive again after they die, Moses wrote something about that. In the place where [he wrote about] the [burning] bush, he mentions the Lord as being the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].
38 Ri Dios man kiDios ta kaminaqibꞌ, xane kiDios e kꞌaslik winaq, konojel e kꞌaslik cho areꞌ.
It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive]! All [people] whose [spirits] are alive [again after they die continue to live to honor God]!”
39 E jujun kꞌut chike ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik xkibꞌij che ri Jesús: Sibꞌalaj utz ri xbꞌij la ajtij.
Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, you [(sg)] have answered very well!”
40 Maj chi kꞌu jun xkꞌotow uchiꞌ ri Jesús.
After that, they no longer dared to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
41 Ri Jesús kꞌut xukꞌot kichiꞌ ri winaq xubꞌij: ¿Jas che kibꞌij chi ri Cristo Ralkꞌwaꞌl ri David?
Then Jesus said to them, “I will show you (OR, prove to you) that people [are wrong who] say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David! [RHQ]
42 Are ri David xtzꞌibꞌan pa ri wuj rech Salmos: Ri Dios xubꞌij che ri wAjaw: Chattꞌuyul pa ri nuwiqiqꞌabꞌ.
Because David himself wrote [about the Messiah] in the book of Psalms, God said to my Lord, Sit [here beside me] on my right, [where I will highly honor you(sg)] [MTY].
43 Kꞌa katchꞌeken na chike ri akꞌulel xuqujeꞌ kekꞌojiꞌ na xeꞌ raqan aqꞌabꞌ.
[Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies.
44 We ri David kubꞌij wAjaw che, ¿jas kꞌu che riꞌ kubꞌij ukꞌojol che?
King David calls [the Messiah] ‘[my] Lord’! So ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from [King] David!/how can the Messiah be [just] someone descended from [King] David?) [RHQ] [What I just said proves that he is much greater than David, isn’t that right]?”
45 Are tajin katatabꞌex ri Jesús kumal ri winaq, xubꞌij chike ri utijoxelabꞌ:
While all the [other] people were listening, [Jesus] said to his disciples,
46 Chichajij iwibꞌ chike ri aꞌjtijabꞌ rech ri taqanik. Ri aꞌre utz kakinaꞌo kewaꞌkat rukꞌ ri katzꞌyaq ri sibꞌalaj kachuplinik, xuqujeꞌ sibꞌalaj jeꞌl chike kaya rutzil kiwach pa taq ri kꞌayibꞌal, xuqujeꞌ kakichaꞌ ri jeꞌl laj taq kꞌolibꞌal pa taq ri Sinagoga, xuqujeꞌ kakichaꞌ ri jeꞌl laj taq kꞌolibꞌal pa taq ri nimaqꞌij.
“Beware that [you do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They like to put on long robes and walk around [to make people think that they are very important]. [They] also like [people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces. They like [to sit in] the most important places in the Jewish meeting places. At dinner parties [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
47 Utz xuqujeꞌ kakinaꞌo kakimaj ri e kachoch xuqujeꞌ ri kimebꞌail ri e malkaꞌnibꞌ, kakibꞌan xuqujeꞌ naj taq chꞌawem rech ketatabꞌex kumal nikꞌaj winaq chik rumal riꞌ nim kꞌax kape na pa kiwiꞌ.
They swindle [MET] the houses [and property] of widows. [Then] they pretend they are good, as they pray [long] prayers [publicly. God] will [certainly] punish them very severely.”
