Lukas 18
1 A PIL kotin masani ong irail karaseras eu, me ren poden kapakap o der pangada.
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
2 A kotin masani: Saunkapung amen mi nan kanim eu, me sota lan Kot, o sota insenoki aramas amen.
“There was,” he said, “in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for people.
3 A li odi men mi nan kanim ota, me poto dong i potoan ong: Kom kotin sauasa ia ong me kailong kin ia!
In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’
4 A a kang mas o, a kadekadeo a mongemongeloleki: Nan i sota lan Kot, o pil sota insenoki aramas,
For a time the judge refused, but afterward he said to himself ‘Although I am without fear of God or regard for people,
5 A pweki li odi men et a kadiropa ia, i pan sauasa i, pwen der purodo kadiropa ia.
yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.’”
6 Kaun o ap kotin masani: Komail rong, me saunkapung sapung indada!
Then the Master added, “Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
7 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?
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?
8 I indai ong komail: Nan a pan madang sauasa ir. Ari so, Nain aramas lao pwarado, da, a pan diar poson ni sappa?
He will, I tell you, give them justice soon enough! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
9 A pil kotin karasai ong irail me kin akapungki pein irail, ap akasapungki me tei kan:
Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded everyone else with scorn, Jesus told this parable –
10 Aramas riamen kodala ong nan im en kaudok pwen kapakap. Amen ira Parisär, a amen saunopwei men.
“Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
11 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.
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.
12 I kin kaikaisole pan riapak ni wik eu o koleireki eisokkis eu en ai kapwa karos.
I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.’
13 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!
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.’
14 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,
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.”
15 Irail ap wa dong i kisin seri kai, pwen kotin sair ir. A sapwilim a tounpadak kan lao kilanger, re ap kapoui irail.
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.
16 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.
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.
17 Melel I indai ong komail, meamen, me sota ale wein Kot rasong kisin seri men, a sota pan pedelong ong lole.
I tell you, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.”
18 A monsap amen idok re a masani: Saunpadak mau, da me i en wiada, pwen sosoki maur soutuk? (aiōnios g166)
And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – “Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Iesus ari kotin masani ong i: Da me koe indaki, me I me mau? Sota me mau men, Kot eta.
“Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one is good but God.
20 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!
You know the commandments – Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honor your father and your mother.”
21 I ari indada: Nan mepukat karos i kin wiawia sang ni ai tikitik kokodo.
“I have observed all these,” he replied, “from childhood.”
22 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.
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.”
23 A lao rongadar met, ap insensuede kila melel, pwe a kapwapwa kaualap.
But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
24 A Iesus lao kotin masani, me a insensuedela, ap masani: Nan me apwal ong me kapwapwa kan, en pedelong ong nan wein Kot.
Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25 Pwe me mangai, kamel en tilong nan por en dikok, sang ol kapwapwa men pedelong ong nan wein Kot.
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!”
26 Irail me rongerong indada: Ari, is me kak ong maur?
“Then who can be saved?” asked those who heard this.
27 A kotin masani: Me aramas akan so kak ong, Kot me pan kak ong.
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with people is possible with God.”
28 Petrus ap potoan ong: Re kotin mangi, kit me likid maliela meakaros ap idauen la ir.
“But we,” said Peter, “we left what belonged to us and followed you.”
29 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,
“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,
31 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.
Gathering the Twelve around 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.
32 Pwe a pan pangala ren men liki kan, pwe re pan kapikapiti i o ki sang wau i, o kondipi ong i.
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat on;
33 O re pan woki i o kamela, a ni kasilu en ran a pan maureda.
they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.”
34 Irail ari sota man weweki mepukat, O masan pot et me rir sang irail. Re pil sasa, me a kotin masani.
The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
35 A kadekadeo ni a koren iong Ieriko, ol maskun amen momod pon kailan al, poekipoeki.
As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
36 I lao rongadar pokon o me daudaulul, ap idok due.
Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
37 Irail ari indang i, me Iesus men Nasaret kotin daulul.
and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
38 I ari ngil laudeda potoan ong: Iesus, sapwilim en Dawid, kotin kupura ia!
he shouted out, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
39 A me tiong moa kidekidaue i, en nenenla: A i ap kalaudela a poekipoeki: Sapwilim en Dawid, kotin kupura ia!
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!”
40 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.
Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him,
41 Masani: Da me koe men, I en wiai ong uk? A potoan ong: Maing, i men potoan ngarada wasa.
“What do you want me to do for you?” “Master,” he said, “I want to recover my sight.”
42 A Iesus kotin masani ong i: Kilang wasa, om poson me kakel uk ada!
And Jesus said, “Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.”
43 Ap pitipit kilangada wasa, o idauenla i, o kapinga Kot, o aramas karos, me udial met, ap kapikapinga Kot.
Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
