Lukas 17
1 A KOTIN masani ong sapwilim a tounpadak kan: Nan a sota kak, men kamakar kan en so pwaida, a suedi ong me kokido.
[One day Jesus] said to his disciples, “Things that will tempt [people] to sin are certain to happen, but it will be terrible for anyone who causes them to happen!
2 A mau ong, takai en ir plaua eu en paudoki ong ni tapin wor a, ap lokidokila nan madau, sang a kamakar amen tikitik pukat.
Suppose you caused one of these people who [do not believe in me very strongly] to sin. If a huge stone was fastened {someone fastened a huge stone} around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that a severe punishment, but God will punish] you even more severely [if you cause someone to sin!]
3 Kalaka pein komail! Ma ri om ol wia dipi ong uk, en kapung ong i, a ma a pan kalukila, maki ong i.
Be careful [how you act]. If you [know about] a fellow believer who sins, you [(sg)] should rebuke him. If he [says that he] is sorry for having sinned [and asks you to forgive him], forgive him.
4 A ma a wia dipi ong uk pan isepak ni ran eu o pure dong uk pan isepak indada: I kalula, koe en maki ong i!
Even if he sins against you [(sg)] seven times in one day, if he comes to you each time and says, ‘I am sorry for what I did’, you must continue forgiving him.”
5 A wanporon akan potoan ong Kaun o: Re kotin kalaudela at poson!
[One day] the apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to trust [in you] (OR, [in God]) more strongly!”
6 A Kaun o kotin masani: Ma omail poson laudi ong wan katiring, komail pan kak indai ong tuka pik pot et: Kaisang, kasau ong nan madau, a pan oke komail.
The Lord replied, “Mustard [seeds are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe that God [will do what you ask him to, you will be able to do anything]. You could [even] say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself out [with your roots] and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you!”
7 A is re omail, me a ladu men, me kin matimat o kamakamanga man akan, pan indang i ni a puredo sang matuel o: Madang kodo mondi o manga?
[Jesus also said], “Suppose that one of you had a servant who was plowing [your fields] or taking care of your sheep. After he comes into the house from the field, you [(sg)] would not say [RHQ], ‘Sit down and eat immediately!’
8 A sota pan indang i: Kaonopada me i pan manga nin sautik o, kaiada om likau, papa ia, lao i mangaer o nim, a muri koe pan manga o nim.
Instead, you would say to him, ‘Put on your apron and prepare a meal for me! Then serve it to me so that I can eat and drink! Afterwards you [(sg)] can eat and drink.’
9 De a pan danke ladu pweki a wiada, me a masani ong i? I lamelam so.
(You will not thank your servant for doing the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do!/Would you thank your servant because he did the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do?) [RHQ]
10 Pil dueta komail, komail, lao wiadar meakan me kakaliki ong komail er, komail ap pan inda: Kit ladu mal, pwe i eta, me se wiadar, me kakalik ong kit er.
Similarly, when you [(pl)] have done everything that [God] has told you to do, you should say, ‘We [(inc)] are not worthy [of God thanking us] {[being thanked]}. We are only God’s servants. We have only done the things that he told us to do.’”
11 Kadekadeo ni a kotilang Ierusalem, a kotin weid nan wein Samaria o Kaliläa.
As [Jesus and his disciples] were walking along the road to Jerusalem, they were going through [the region] between Samaria and Galilee [districts].
12 O ni a kotin kotilong ong nan kisin kanim eu, ol tuketuk ek tu ong i, me udi ong kaila wei.
As they entered one village, ten lepers came near the road. [Because lepers were not permitted to come near other people], they stood at some distance
13 Irail ngil laudeda indada: Maing Iesus, kupurai kit!
and called out, “Jesus, Master, pity us [and heal us]!”
14 A lao kotin masanier, ap masani ong irail: Komail koieila kasansale ong pein komail ong samero kan. Kadekadeo ni arail kokola irail kelailada.
When he saw them, he said [to them], “Each of you should go and show yourself to a priest [in Jerusalem so that he can see if you are healed].” As they were going [there], they were healed.
15 A amen irail ni a kilanger me a kelailadar, ap puredo ngil laudeda, kapikapinga Kot.
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God loudly.
16 O poridi sang aluwilu a, danke i; ari, i men Samaria men.
He [came to Jesus], prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet, and thanked him. This man was a Samaritan, [not a Jew].
17 Iesus kotin sapeng masani: Kaidin me ek, me kelailadar, a ia me duemen oko?
Then Jesus said, “[I] healed ten [lepers] (I am disappointed that the other nine did not come back!/Where are the other nine?) [RHQ]
18 Sota me pure dong kapinga Kot, ol en liki men et eta?
I am disappointed [RHQ] that this non-Jewish man was the only one who returned to thank God; none of the others came back to me!”
19 A masani ong i: Uda ko wei, om poson me kakel uk ada!
Then he said to the man, “Get up and continue on your journey. [God] [PRS] [has saved you and] healed you [(sg)] because you trusted [in me].”
20 Parisär akai lao kalelapok re a: Dokan da me wein Kot pan pwaida? A kotin sapeng masani: Nan wein Kot sota kin sansal kokodo.
[One day] Jesus was asked by [some] Pharisees [SYN] {[some] Pharisees [SYN] asked [Jesus]}, “When is God [going] to rule as king?” He replied, “God’s ruling [MET] is not something people will be able to see with their eyes.
21 Irail sota pan indada: Kilang met, de kilang monen, pwe kilang, wein Kot mi lol omail.
And people will not be able to say, ‘Look! He is [ruling] here!’ Or ‘He is [ruling] over there!’ because, [contrary to what you think], God’s ruling is people’s inner beings (OR, is already happening among you).”
22 A kotin masani ong sapwilim a tounpadak kan: Ran oko pan kodo, me komail pan men kilangada ran eu en Nain aramas, a komail sota pan kak kilang.
[Jesus] said to his disciples, “There will be a time when you will want to see [me] [MTY], the one who came from heaven, [ruling powerfully]. But you will not see that.
23 Irail pan indai ong komail: Kilang monen, de kilang met! A der kola o der idauen ir ala!
[Some] people will say to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is over there!’ or [they will say] ‘Look, he is here!’ When they say that, do not believe them. Do not follow them [to go see the Messiah].
24 Pwe duen liol kin lingaling sang apali en lang lel pali teio en lang, iduen Nain aramas ni a ran o.
Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, [everyone can see it. Similarly] [SIM], at the time [MTY] when [I], the one who came from heaven, come back again, [everyone will see me].
25 A mas a pan kalokolok toto o lokidokila ren di wet.
But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways (OR, very much). And I will be rejected by people {people will reject me}, [even though] they [have observed me doing good for people].
26 O duen a wiaui ni muein Noa, iduen a pan wiaui ni ran oko en Nain aramas:
But when [I], the one who came from heaven, [come again, people] will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah [lived].
27 Irail manga, irail nim, irail papaud, irail kapapaud, lao lel ran en Noa a pedelong ong nan war im o, o nolik pwaida kamom ir ala karos.
[At that time] people ate and drank [as usual], and they got married [as usual], up until the day when Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those [who were not in the boat].
28 Pil dueta ni muein Lot: Irail manga, irail nim, irail netinet, irail sapasap, irail kauadar im,
Similarly, when Lot lived [in Sodom city], people [there] ate and drank [as usual]. They bought things and they sold things. They planted [crops] and they built [houses as usual].
29 A ni ran o, me Lot koiei sang Sodom, kisiniai o swepel ap moredi sang nanlang, kame ir ala karos.
But on the day that Lot [and his family] left Sodom, fire and [burning] sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those [who stayed in the city].
30 Nan iduen a pan wiaui ni ran, me Nain aramas pan sansaledo.
Similarly, when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, [people will be unprepared] (OR, [enjoying normal life]).
31 Ni ran o meamen mi pon im, o a kapwa mi nan im, a ender kodi ong ale. O pil dueta me mimi nan sap, i ender puredo.
On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside [the houses], must not go [in] to take them away, [because there will not be enough time to do that]. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not go back home [to get anything]; [they must flee immediately].
32 Tamatamanda en Lot a paud!
Remember Lot’s wife! [Because she turned back and wanted to get some of her things from Sodom, she died immediately and became a pillar of salt].
33 Pwe meamen kanakanai ong maur a, pan pupe sang, a me pan kasela, nan i me pan maureta.
Anyone who wants to hold onto his life [and his possessions] will not [receive eternal] life. But anyone who is [willing to] die [for my sake] will live [eternally].
34 I indai ong komail, ni pong ota ol riamen pan wonon pon pet eu, amen pan peuka sang, a me teio pan mimieta.
I tell you this: On the night [when I return], there will be two people [sleeping] in one bed. The one [who believes in me] will be taken {[God] will take the one [who believes in me]} [to heaven], and the other one will be left [behind and punished] {and [he] will leave the other one [behind and punish him]}.
35 Li riamen pan iris pena plaua, amen pan peuka sang, a me teio pan mimieta.
Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left {[God] will take one and leave the other} [behind].”
36 Ol riamen pan mi nan sap, amen pan peuka sang, a me teio pan mimieta.
37 Irail sapeng potoan ong i: Ia Maing? A kotin masani ong irail: Wasa me man mat mi ia, nan i wasa pwin ikel pan pil pokon pena ia.
[His disciples] said to him, “Lord, where [will this happen]?” He replied to them, “Wherever there is an animal carcass, the vultures will gather [to eat it] [MET]. [Similarly, wherever there are people who are spiritually dead, God will punish them].”
