Luke 6
1 Pea ko eni, naʻe ai ha Sāpate, naʻe ʻalu ia ʻi he ngaahi ngoue uite; pea toli ʻe heʻene kau ākonga ʻae fua ʻoe uite, ʻo momosi ʻi honau nima mo nau kai.
One (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), while Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples, the disciples picked some of the heads of grain. They rubbed them in their hands [to separate the grains from the husks], and ate the grain. [The law of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
2 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he niʻihi ʻoe Fālesi kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā ʻoku mou fai ai ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke fai ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate?”
Some Pharisees [who were watching] said to Jesus, “(You should not be doing on our rest day [work] that [our] laws forbid!/Why are you doing on our rest day [work] that our laws forbid?)” [RHQ]
3 Pea leaange ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu, “Naʻe ʻikai te mou lau ʻaia naʻe fai ʻe Tevita, ʻi heʻene fiekaia, mo kinautolu naʻe ʻiate ia;
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. [So] he replied, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David did when he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, ([but you do not think about what it implies/so why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
4 ʻA ʻene hū ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ne toʻo ʻo kai ʻae mā ʻoe ʻao, pea ʻange foki kiate kinautolu naʻe ʻiate ia; ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke kai [ai ]ka ko e kau taulaʻeiki pe?”
David entered God’s big worship tent [and asked for some food]. [The high priest gave him] the bread that the priests had presented to God. It was permitted [in] one of [Moses’ laws] that only the priests could eat that bread. But [even though David was not a priest], he ate some, and gave some to the men who were with him. [And God did not consider that what David did was wrong]!”
5 Mo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko e Foha ʻoe tangata ko e ʻEiki foki ia ʻoe Sāpate.”
Jesus also said to them, “[I am] the one who came from heaven, so [I] have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do on] the day of rest!”
6 Pea ʻi he hoko ki he Sāpate foki ʻe taha, naʻe hū ia ki he falelotu ʻo ako ai: pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻae tangata kuo mate hono nima toʻomataʻu.
Another (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus entered a (synagogue/Jewish meeting place) and taught the people. There was a man there whose right hand was shriveled.
7 Pea lamasi ia ʻe he kau tangata tohi mo e kau Fālesi, pe te ne fakamoʻui ia ʻi he [ʻaho ]Sāpate; koeʻuhi ke nau ʻilo ha meʻa ke talakoviʻi ai ia.
The men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees [who were there] watched Jesus, to see if he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this so that, [if he healed the man], they would accuse him [of disobeying their laws by working on the day of rest].
8 Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻe ia ʻenau mahalo, pea ne pehē ki he tangata naʻe nima mate, “Tuʻu hake, ʻo tuʻu mai ki loto. Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ia, ʻo tuʻu [ʻi ai].”
But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Come and stand here [in front of everyone]!” So the man got up and stood there.
9 Pea toki pehē atu ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu, “Te u fehuʻi kiate kimoutolu ki he meʻa ʻe taha; Ko e hā ʻoku ngofua ke fai ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate, ko e lelei pe ko e kovi! Ko e fakamoʻui pe ko e tāmateʻi?”
Then Jesus said to the others, “I ask you this: Do the laws that [God gave Moses] permit [people] to do what is good (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit people] to harm [others]? [Do they permit us] to save [a person’s] life [on our day of rest] or to let [him] die [HYP] [by refusing to help him]?”
10 Pea naʻe vakai folia ʻe ia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē, pea pehē ʻe ia ki he tangata, “Mafao atu ho nima.” Pea ne fai ia: pea moʻui hono nima ʻo hangē ko [hono nima ]ʻe taha.
[They refused to answer him. So] after he looked around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your [shriveled] hand!” The man did that, and his hand became all right again!
11 Ka naʻe mātuʻaki lili ʻakinautolu: ʻonau fakakaukau pe ko e hā te nau fai kia Sisu.
But the men who taught the Jewish laws and the Pharisees were very angry, and they discussed with one another what they could do to [get rid of] Jesus.
12 Pea pehē, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia naʻe ʻalu hake ia ki ha moʻunga ke lotu, pea lotu ai pe ia ki he ʻOtua ʻi he pō ʻo ʻaho.
About that time [Jesus] went up into the hills to pray. He prayed to God all night.
13 Pea kuo ʻaho hake, pea ne ui kiate ia ʻa ʻene kau ākonga; pea naʻa ne fili ʻiate kinautolu ʻae toko hongofulu ma toko ua, ʻaia foki naʻa ne fakahingoa ko e kau ʻaposetolo;
The next day he summoned all his disciples to come near him. From them he chose twelve men, whom he called apostles.
14 Ko Saimone, (naʻa ne fakahingoa ko Pita, ) mo ʻAnitelū ko hono tokoua, mo Semisi, mo Sione, mo Filipe, mo Pātolomiu,
They were Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name, Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James and [his younger brother], John; Philip; Bartholomew;
15 Mo Mātiu, mo Tōmasi, mo Semisi ko e foha ʻo ʻAlefiusi, mo Saimone ʻoku ui ko Selote,
Matthew, whose other name was Levi; Thomas; [another] James, the [son] of Alpheus; Simon, who belonged to the party [that encouraged people to] rebel [against the Roman government];
16 Mo Siutasi [ko e tokoua ]ʻo Semisi, mo Siutasi ʻIsikaliote, ʻaia foki ko e lavaki.
Judas, the [son] of [another] James; and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), the one who later (betrayed Jesus./enabled the Jewish leaders to seize Jesus.)
17 Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ia mo kinautolu, ʻo tuʻu ʻi he potu tafangafanga, fakataha mo ʻene kau ākonga, pea naʻe haʻu ʻae kakai tokolahi ʻaupito mei Siutea kotoa pē mo Selūsalema, mo e matātahi ʻo Taia mo Saitoni, ke nau fanongo kiate ia, mo moʻui mei honau ngaahi mahaki;
[Jesus] came down from the hills with his disciples and stood on a level area. There was a very big crowd of his disciples there. There was also a large group of people who had come from Jerusalem and from many [other] places [in] Judea [district], and from the coastal areas near Tyre and Sidon [cities].
18 Pea mo kinautolu naʻe mamahi ʻi he kau laumālie ʻuli: pea naʻe fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu.
They came to hear Jesus talk to them and to be healed {and for him to heal them} from their diseases. He also healed those whom evil spirits had troubled.
19 Pea holi ʻae kakai kotoa pē ke nau ala kiate ia: he naʻe ʻalu ʻiate ia ʻae mālohi, ʻo fakamoʻui kotoa pē.
Everyone [in the crowd] tried to touch him, because he was healing everyone by [his/God’s] power.
20 Pea tangaki hake ʻe ia hono mata ki heʻene kau ākonga, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku monūʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoku masiva; He ʻoku ʻomoutolu ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.
He looked [MTY] at his disciples and said, “[God] is pleased with you [who know] that you lack what [he wants you to have; ] he will allow you to be the people whose lives he rules over.
21 “ʻOku monūʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoku fiekaia ni: Koeʻuhi ʻe fakamākona ʻakimoutolu. ʻOku monūʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoku tangi ni: He te mou kata.
[God] is pleased with you who sincerely desire to receive what [MTY] [he wants you to have]; he will give you what you need, until you are satisfied. [God] is pleased with you that grieve now [because of sin]. Later you will be joyful.
22 “ʻOku monūʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoka fehiʻa ʻae kakai kiate kimoutolu, Mo fakamavaheʻi ʻakimoutolu [meiate kinautolu], ʻO taukae [kiate kimoutolu], Pea lī kituʻa homou hingoa ʻo hangē ko e kovi, Koeʻuhi ko e Foha ʻoe tangata.
[God] is pleased with you when [other] people hate you, when they will not let you join them, when they insult you, when they say that you are evil because [you believe in] me, the one who came from heaven.
23 Mou fiefia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, Pea hopohopo ʻi he fiefia: Vakai, he ʻoku lahi hoʻomou totongi ʻi he langi: He naʻe fai pehē ʻenau ngaahi tamai ki he kau palōfita.
When that happens, rejoice! Jump up and down because you are so happy! [God will give] you a great reward in heaven! [When they do these things to you, it will prove that you are God’s servants]. (OR, [People have always treated God’s servants like that].) Do not forget that these people’s ancestors did the same things to the prophets [who served God faithfully]!
24 “Kae malaʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoku koloaʻia! He kuo mou maʻu hoʻomou fiemālie.
But there will be terrible punishment for you that are rich; the happiness you have received [from your riches] is the only happiness that you will get.
25 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoku mākona! He te mou fiekaia. ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoku kata ni! He te mou tangi mo tangilāulau.
There will be terrible punishment for you who [think that you] have all that you need now; you will [realize] that these things will not make you feel satisfied. There will be terrible punishment for you who are joyful now; you will [later] be very sad.
26 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu ʻoka lauʻi lelei ʻakimoutolu ʻe he kakai kotoa pē! He naʻe fai pehē ʻa ʻenau ngaahi tamai ki he kau palōfita kākā.
When most [HYP] people speak well about you, trouble is ahead for you; [it will not prove that you are God’s servants, because] your ancestors used to speak well about those who falsely [claimed that they were] prophets.”
27 “Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu ʻoku fanongo, ʻofa ki homou ngaahi fili, fai lelei kiate kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa kiate kimoutolu.
“But I say this to each of you [disciples] who are listening [to what I say]: Love your enemies [as well as your friends]. Do good things for those who hate you!
28 Tāpuakiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku kapeʻi ʻakimoutolu, pea hūfia ʻakinautolu ʻoku fakakoviʻi ʻakimoutolu.
[Ask God to] bless those who curse you! Pray for those who mistreat you!
29 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne sipiʻi koe ʻi ho kouʻahe ʻe taha, fulihi [kiate ia ho kouʻahe ]ʻe taha; pea mo ia ʻoku ne ʻave ho pulupulu, ʻoua naʻa taʻofi [ʻene ʻave ]mo ho kofutuʻa.
If someone [insults one of you by] striking you on one of your cheeks, turn your face [so that he can strike] the other cheek [also]. If [a bandit] wants to take away your [(sg)] coat, let him also have your shirt.
30 Foaki kiate ia fulipē ʻoku kole kiate koe; pea ko ia ʻoku ne ʻave hoʻo koloa ʻoua naʻa [toe ]kole [ia].
Give something to everyone who asks you [(sg) for something]. If someone takes away things that belong to you [(sg)], do not ask him to return them.
31 Pea ko ia te mou loto ke fai ʻe he kakai kiate kimoutolu, ko ia pe foki te mou fai kiate kinautolu.
In whatever way you [(pl)] want others to act toward you, that is the way that you should act toward them.
32 “He kapau ʻoku mou ʻofa kiate kinautolu [pe ]ʻoku ʻofa mai kiate kimoutolu, ko e hā ʻae fakafetaʻi ʻoku mou maʻu? He ʻoku ʻofa mai ʻae kau angahala kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ange kiate kinautolu.
If you love [only] those who love you, do not [expect God] to praise you for [doing that] [RHQ], [because] even sinners love those who love them.
33 Pea kapau ʻoku mou fai lelei kiate kinautolu [pe ]ʻoku fai lelei kiate kimoutolu, ko e hā ʻae fakafetaʻi ʻoku mou maʻu? He ʻoku fai pehē ʻe he kau angahala.
If you do good things [only] for those who do good things for you, do not [expect God] to reward you [for doing that] [RHQ], [because] even sinners do that.
34 Pea kapau ʻoku mou ʻatu meʻa [kiate kinautolu pe ]ʻoku mou ʻamanaki ke maʻu mei ai, ko e hā ʻae fakafetaʻi te mou maʻu? He ʻoku ʻatu meʻa ʻae kau angahala ki he kau angahala, ke [toe ]maʻu hono tatau.
If you lend [things or money only] to those who you expect will give something back to you, do not [expect that God] will reward you [RHQ] [for doing that]. Even sinners lend to other sinners, because they expect them to pay everything back.
35 Ka mou ʻofa ki homou ngaahi fili, pea fai lelei, mo ʻatu meʻa, ʻi he taʻeʻamanaki ke toe maʻu; pea ʻe lahi ai hoʻomou totongi pea ʻe ui ʻakimoutolu ko e fānau ʻae Fungani Māʻolunga: he ʻoku angalelei ia ki he taʻefakafetaʻi pea mo e kovi.
Instead, love your enemies! Do good things for them! Lend to them, and do not expect them to pay anything back! [If you do that, God will give] you a big reward. And you will be [acting like] his children [should]. Remember that God is kind to people who are not grateful and to people who are wicked, [and he expects you to be like that too].
36 Ko ia mou manavaʻofa, ʻo hangē foki ko e manavaʻofa ʻa hoʻomou Tamai.
Act mercifully toward others, just like your Father [in heaven acts] mercifully [toward you].”
37 “ʻOua ʻe fakamaau, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamaauʻi ʻakimoutolu: ʻoua naʻa fakahalaia, pea ʻe ʻikai fakahalaia ʻakimoutolu: mou fakamolemole, pea ʻe fakamolemolea ʻakimoutolu:
“Do not say how sinfully others have acted, and then [God] will not say how sinfully you have acted. Do not condemn others, and then [he] will not condemn you [DOU]. Forgive others [for the evil things that they have done to you], and then [God] will forgive you.
38 Foaki, pea ʻe foaki ia kiate kimoutolu; ko e fua lahi, kuo faʻo lolo hifo, ʻo lulu fakataha, pea fonu mahuohua, ʻe ʻatu ki homou fatafata. He ko e fuofua ko ia te mou fua ʻaki, ʻe toe fua ʻaki ia kiate kimoutolu.”
Give [good things to others], and then [God] will give [good] things to you. It will be [as though] [MET] [God is putting things in a basket] for you. He will give you a full amount, pressed down in the basket, which he will shake [so that he can put more in], and it will spill over the sides! [Remember that] the way you act [toward others] will be the way that [God] will act toward you!”
39 Pea naʻa ne lea ʻaki ʻae fakatātā kiate kinautolu, “ʻE faʻa taki ʻe he kui ʻae kui? ʻIkai te na tō fakatouʻosi ki he luo?”
He also told [his disciples] this parable [to show them that they should be like him, and not be like the Jewish religious leaders]: “(You certainly would not [expect] a blind man to lead another blind man./Would you [expect] a blind man to lead [another] blind man?) [RHQ] If he tried to do [that], (they would both probably fall into a hole!/wouldn’t they both probably fall into a hole?) [RHQ] [I am your teacher, and you disciples should be like me].
40 ʻOku ʻikai lahi hake ʻae ākonga ʻi heʻene akonaki: ka ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku haohaoa ʻe hangē ia ko ʻene akonaki.
A disciple should not [expect to be] better known than his teacher. But if a student is fully trained {if someone fully trains a student}, the student can become like his teacher [MET]. [So you should be content to be like me].
41 “Pea ko e hā ʻoku ke tokanga ai ki he malamalaʻi ʻakau ʻi he mata ʻo ho kāinga, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ʻae fuʻu ʻakau ʻoku ʻi ho mata?
(Why do you notice [someone else’s small faults]?/None of you should be concerned about [someone else’s small faults] [MET, RHQ].) [That would be like] noticing a speck in that person’s eye. But you should be concerned about [your own big faults. They are like] planks in your own eye, [which you do not notice].
42 Pea ʻe fēfē haʻo faʻa pehē ki ho kāinga, ‘Kāinga, tuku mai ke u toʻo ʻae malamalaʻi ʻakau ʻoku ʻi ho mata,’ ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ʻae fuʻu ʻakau ʻoku ʻi ho mata? Ko e mālualoi koe, tomuʻa lī ʻae fuʻu ʻakau mei ho mata, pea te ke toki ʻilo totonu ke toʻo mai ʻae malamalaʻi ʻakau mei he mata ʻo ho kāinga.
(You [(sg)] should not say, ‘Friend, let me take out that speck in your eye!’ when you do not notice the log in your own eye!/Why do you say, ‘Friend, let me take out that speck in your eye!’ when you do not notice the log in your own eye?) [RHQ] [If you do that], you are a hypocrite! You should first [stop committing your own sins. That will be like] removing the plank from your own eye. Then, as a result, you will have the spiritual insight you need to help others get rid of the [faults that are like] specks in their eyes.”
43 “He ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻakau lelei ʻe tupu ai ʻae fua kovi; pe ha ʻakau kovi ʻe tupu ai ʻae fua lelei.
“[People are like trees] [MET]. Healthy trees do not bear bad fruit (OR, bear only good fruit), and unhealthy trees do not bear good fruit.
44 He ʻoku ʻilo ʻae ʻakau kotoa pē ʻi hono fua ʻoʻona. He ʻoku ʻikai toli ʻe he kakai ʻae fiki ʻi he ʻakau talatala, pe ko e fua ʻoe vaine ʻi he talatalaʻāmoa.
[Just like you] can tell if a tree is good or bad by looking at its fruit, [you can tell which people are good and which are bad by looking at the way they] conduct their lives. [For example, because thornbushes cannot produce figs], no one can pick figs from thornbushes. And [since bramble bushes cannot produce grapes], no one can [pick] grapes from bramble bushes.
45 ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he tangata angalelei ʻaia ʻoku lelei mei he koloa lelei ʻi hono loto; pea ʻoku ʻomi ʻe he tangata angakovi ʻaia ʻoku kovi mei he koloa kovi ʻi hono loto: he ʻoku lea ʻa hono ngutu mei he meʻa lahi ʻoe loto.
[Similarly], good people will conduct their lives in a good way because they think a lot of good [things], and evil people will live in an evil way because they think a lot of evil [things]. The basic principle is that people speak [and act] according to all that they think.”
46 “Pea ko e hā ʻoku mou ui ai au, ‘ʻEiki, ʻEiki,’ kae ʻikai fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ou tala?
“[Because people should obey what their masters tell them], (it is disgraceful that you say that I am your master but you do not do what I tell you!/why do you say that I am your master but you do not do what I tell you?) [RHQ]
47 Pea ko ia fulipē ʻoku haʻu kiate au, ʻo fanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi lea, mo fai ki ai, te u fakahā kiate kimoutolu hono tatau:
Some people come to me, and hear my messages and obey them. I will tell you what they are like.
48 ʻOku tatau ia mo e tangata naʻe langa ʻae fale, pea keli māʻulalo, ʻo ne ai hono tuʻunga ki he [funga maka]; pea ʻi he tupu ʻae vaitafe, pea ʻoho mālohi ʻae vai ki he fale ko ia, naʻe ʻikai ngaue ia; he naʻe fokotuʻu ia ki he maka.
They are like a man who dug deep [into the ground to prepare to build his house]. He made sure that the foundation was on solid ground. Then when there was a flood, the water tried to wash away the house. But the river could not shake the house, because it was built {he built it} on a solid [foundation].
49 Ka ko ia ʻoku fanongo, kae ʻikai fai [ki ai], ʻoku tatau ia mo e tangata naʻe langa ʻae fale ʻi he kelekele taʻehatuʻunga; pea naʻe ʻoho mālohi ʻae vai ki ai, pea holo leva ia; pea ko e maumau ʻoe fale ko ia ko e meʻa lahi.”
But some people hear my messages but do not obey them. They are like a man who built a house on top of the ground without [digging] a foundation. When the river flooded, the house collapsed immediately and was completely ruined. [So it is important for you to obey what I teach you].”
