Mātiu 21
1 Pea ʻi heʻenau ofi ki Selūsalema, ʻo hoko ki Petefesi, ki he moʻunga ko ʻOlive, naʻe toki fekau ʻe Sisu ʻae ākonga ʻe toko ua,
Jesus and his disciples went to Jerusalem. As they were getting close, they came to the village of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
2 ʻO ne pehē kiate kinaua, “Mo ō ki he potu kakai ʻoku hangatonu mai, pea te mo ʻilo leva ʻae ʻasi ʻoku noʻotaki, mo hono ʻuhiki: vevete ʻo tataki mai kiate au.
telling them, “Go into the village. Right there you'll find a donkey tied up with a colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 Pea kapau ʻe lea ha taha kiate kimoua, te mo pehē, ‘ʻOku na ʻaonga ki he ʻEiki;’ pea te ne tuku mai leva ia.”
If anyone asks you what you're doing, just tell them, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and they will send them right away.”
4 Naʻe fai eni kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke fakamoʻoni ʻaia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he palōfita, ʻo pehē,
This was to fulfill what the prophet said:
5 “Mou tala ki he taʻahine ʻo Saione, ‘Vakai, ʻoku haʻu ho Tuʻi kiate koe, ʻoku angamalū, ʻo heka ki he ʻasi, mo e ʻuhiki ko e fānau ʻae ʻasi.’”
“Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, and rides a donkey, and a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
6 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae ongo ākonga ʻo na fai ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sisu kiate kinaua,
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed.
7 ʻo ʻomi ʻae ʻasi, mo e ʻuhiki, pea nau ʻai ki ai honau kofu, ʻonau fakaheka, [ia ]ki ai.
They brought back the donkey and the colt. They placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
8 Pea folahi atu ʻe he kakai tokolahi honau kofu ʻi he hala; pea naʻe tutuʻu hifo ʻe he niʻihi ʻae ʻuluʻuluʻi ʻakau, ʻo falikiliki ʻaki ʻae hala.
Many people in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
9 Pea ko e kakai tokolahi naʻe muʻomuʻa mo muimui atu, naʻa nau kalanga, ʻo pehē, “Hosana ki he Foha ʻo Tevita: ‘ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻoku haʻu ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova;’ Hosana ʻi ʻolunga.”
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed were all shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
10 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki Selūsalema, naʻe ngatū ʻae kolo kotoa, ʻo pehē, “Ko hai eni?”
When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar. “Who is this?” they were asking.
11 Pea pehē ʻe he kakai, “Ko Sisu eni, ko e palōfita ʻo Nāsaleti ʻi Kaleli.”
“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.
12 Pea hū ʻa Sisu ki he falelotu lahi ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo kapusi kituʻa ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fefakatauʻaki ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻo ne fulihi ʻae ngaahi palepale ʻoe kau fetongi paʻanga, mo e nofoʻa ʻonautolu naʻe fakatau lupe,
Jesus went into the Temple, and threw out all the people buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the dove-sellers.
13 ʻo ne pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Kuo tohi, ‘ʻE ui hoku fale ko e falelotu;’ ka kuo mou ngaohi ia ko e ʻana ʻoe kau kaihaʻa.”
He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
14 Pea naʻe haʻu kiate ia, ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻae kui mo e pipiki; pea ne fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu.
The blind and the lame came to Jesus in the Temple, and he healed them.
15 Pea kuo mamata ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau tangata tohi ki he ngaahi meʻa mana naʻa ne fai, mo e kalanga ʻae tamaiki ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻo pehē, “Hosana ki he foha ʻo Tevita;” naʻa nau ʻita lahi,
But when the chief priests and religious teachers saw the wonderful miracles he did, and the children shouting in the Temple, “Hosanna to the son of David,” they were offended. “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
16 ʻonau pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku ke ongoʻi ʻenau lea?” Pea talaange ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu, “ʻIo; pea ʻoku teʻeki siʻi ke mou lau, ‘Kuo ke maʻu ʻae fakamālō mei he ngutu ʻoe kau valevale mo e kei huhū?’”
“Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven't you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants to give you perfect praise’?”
17 Pea tuku ʻe ia ʻakinautolu, kae ʻalu ia mei he kolo ki Pētani; pea mohe ai.
Jesus left them and went out of the city to stay at Bethany.
18 Pea pongipongi ai, ʻi heʻene liu mai ki he kolo, kuo fiekaia ia.
The next morning as he walked back into the city, he was hungry.
19 Pea mamata ia ki he ʻakau ko e fiki ʻi he hala, pea ʻalu ia ki ai, ka naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ai ha meʻa ka ko e lau pe, pea pehē ʻe ia ki ai, “Ngata ʻi heni, ke ʻoua naʻa tupu ha fua ʻiate koe ʻo lauikuonga.” Pea mate leva ʻae ʻakau ko e fiki. (aiōn g165)
He saw a fig tree at the side of the road, so he went over to it but didn't find any fruit, only leaves. He told the fig tree, “May you never ever produce fruit again!” Immediately the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 Pea kuo mamata ki ai ʻae kau ākonga, pea nau ofo, ʻo pehē, “Kuo mate vave ʻae ʻakau ko e fiki!”
The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.
21 Pea lea ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ko ʻeku tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, Kapau ʻoku mou maʻu ʻae tui, pea ʻoua naʻa fakataʻetaʻetui, ʻe ʻikai te mou fai pe ʻa ia [kuo fai ]ki he ʻakau ko e fiki, ka ʻoka mou ka tala ki he moʻunga ni foki, ‘Ke hiki koe, mo lī koe ki he tahi;’ ʻe fai ia.
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “If you really trust in God, and don't doubt him, you could not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen!
22 Pea ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻaia te mou kole ʻi he lotu, ʻi he tui, te mou maʻu.”
You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”
23 Pea kuo hū ia ki he falelotu lahi, pea haʻu kiate ia ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e mātuʻa ʻoe kakai, ʻi heʻene kei malanga, ʻonau pehē, “Ko e pule fē ʻoku ke fai ai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni? Pea ko hai naʻa ne tuku ʻae pule ni kiate koe?”
Jesus went into the Temple. The chief priests and the ruling elders of the people came to him while he was teaching and asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Pea lea ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Te u fehuʻi kiate kimoutolu foki ki he meʻa ʻe taha, pea kapau te mou tala ia kiate au, te u tala foki kiate kimoutolu ʻae pule ko ia ʻoku ou fai ai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.
“I too will ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “If you give me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 Ko e papitaiso ʻa Sione, naʻe mei fē? Mei he langi, pe mei he tangata?” Pea nau fealēleaʻaki, ʻo pehē, “Kapau te tau pehē, ‘Mei he langi;’ pea ʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kitautolu, ‘Pea ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ai te mou tui kiate ia?’
Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven, or was it from human beings?” They argued with each other. “If we say ‘it was from heaven,’ then he'll ask us why we didn't believe him.
26 Pea kapau te tau pehē, ‘Mei he tangata;’ ʻoku tau manavahē ki he kakai; he ʻoku lau kotoa pē ko e palōfita ʻa Sione.”
But if we say, ‘it was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us, because they all consider John to be a prophet.”
27 Pea nau talaange kia Sisu, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te mau ʻilo.” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Pea ʻe ʻikai te u tala kiate kimoutolu ʻae pule ko ia ʻoku ou fai ai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.
So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things,” Jesus replied.
28 “Ka ko e hā homou loto? Naʻe ai ʻae tangata ʻe taha naʻe toko ua hono foha; pea haʻu ia ki hono ʻuluaki, ʻo ne pehē, ‘Foha, ʻalu ʻo ngāue ʻi heʻeku ngoue vaine he ʻaho ni.’
“But what do you think about this illustration? Once there was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son, and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
29 Pea talaange ʻe ia ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai:’ kae hili ia ne ne fakatomala pea ʻalu.
The son answered, ‘I won't,’ but afterwards he was sorry for what he said and he did go.
30 Pea haʻu ia ki hono toko ua, ʻo ne lea pehē pe foki. Pea lea ia, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻEiki, te u [ʻalu]:’ ka naʻe ʻikai ʻalu ia.
The man went to the second son, and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘I'll go,’ but he didn't.
31 Ko hai ia ʻiate kinaua naʻe fai ʻae loto ʻo ʻena tamai?” Pea nau talaange kiate ia, “Ko e ʻuluaki.” Pea pehē ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻOku tomuʻa hoko ʻae kau tānaki tukuhau mo e kau faʻa feʻauaki ki he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua ʻiate kimoutolu.
Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.
32 He naʻe haʻu ʻa Sione kiate kimoutolu ʻi he hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, pea naʻe ʻikai te mou tui kiate ia: ka naʻe tui kiate ia ʻae kau tānaki tukuhau mo e kau faʻa feʻauaki: pea hili hoʻomou mamata ki ai, naʻe ʻikai te mou fakatomala ai, ke mou tui kiate ia.”
“John came to show you the way to live right with God, and you didn't believe him, but the tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him. Later, when you saw what happened, you still didn't repent and believe him.
33 “Fanongo ki he fakatātā ʻe taha: Naʻe ai ʻae ʻeiki ʻe taha, naʻa ne tō ʻae ngoue vaine, ʻo takatakai ʻaki ia ʻae ʻā, ʻo keli ʻi ai ʻae tataʻoʻanga uaine, ʻo ne langa ʻae fale leʻo, ʻo ne tuku ia ki he kau tangata tauhi ngoue, kae ʻalu ia ki he fonua mamaʻo:
Here's another illustration. There once was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. He rented it to some tenant farmers, and then left to go to a different country.
34 Pea kuo ofi hono toʻukai vaine, pea fekau ʻe ia ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ki he kau tauhi ngoue, koeʻuhi ke nau maʻu hono ngaahi fua.
At harvest time, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect the fruit that belonged to him.
35 Pea puke ʻe he kau tangata ngoue ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, ʻo haha ʻae tokotaha, mo tāmateʻi ʻae tokotaha, pea tolongaki ʻaki ʻae maka ʻae tokotaha.
But the farmers attacked his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Pea toe fekau ʻe ia ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki lahi hake ʻi he ʻuluaki: pea nau fai pehē pe kiate kinautolu.
So he sent more servants, but the farmers did the same things to them.
37 Pea fekau fakamui ʻe ia ʻa hono foha kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne pehē, ‘Te nau fakaʻapaʻapa ki hoku foha.’
So then he sent his son. ‘They will respect my son,’ he told himself.
38 Ka kuo mamata ʻae kau tauhi ngoue ki he foha, pea nau fealēleaʻaki, [ʻo pehē], ‘Ko eni ʻae foha hoko; haʻu, ke tau tāmateʻi ia, pea tau maʻu hono tofiʻa.’
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said to each other, ‘Here's the heir! Come on! Let's kill him so we can take his inheritance!’
39 Pea naʻa nau puke ia, ʻo lī ia kituaʻā ngoue vaine, ʻo tāmateʻi ia.
They grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 “Pea ko ia, ʻoka haʻu ʻae ʻeiki ʻoe ngoue vaine, ko e hā te ne fai ki he kau tauhi ngoue ko ia?”
When the vineyard owner returns, what will he do to those farmers?”
41 Pea nau talaange kiate ia, “Te ne fakaʻauha fakamamahi ʻae kau tangata angakovi ko ia, pea tuku ʻene ngoue ki he kau tauhi kehe, te nau ʻoatu kiate ia ʻae fua ʻi hono ngaahi faʻahitaʻu.”
The chief priests and elders said to Jesus, “He will put to death those wicked men in the most awful way, and rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will be sure to give him his fruit at harvest time.”
42 Pea pehēange ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku teʻeki siʻi te mou lau ʻi he tohi, ‘Ko e maka ko ia naʻe liʻaki ʻe he kau tufunga, ko ia ia kuo hoko ko e fungani ʻoe tuliki; ko e ngāue eni ʻa Sihova, pea ko e meʻa fakaofo ʻi hotau ʻao?’
“So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’
43 “Ko ia ʻoku ou tala atu ai kiate kimoutolu, ʻE ʻave ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua ʻiate kimoutolu, pea ʻe ʻoatu ia ki ha kakai ʻe tupu ai hono ngaahi fua.
That's why I'm telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a people who produce the right kind of fruit.
44 Pea ko ia ʻe tō ki he maka ni, ʻe mafesi ai ia: ka ko ia fulipē ʻe tō ia ki ai, te ne momosi ia ke efuefu.”
Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken, but it will completely crush anyone it falls upon.”
45 Pea kuo fanongo ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e Fālesi ki heʻene ngaahi fakatātā, naʻa nau ʻilo ko ʻene lea kiate kinautolu.
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they realized he was speaking about them.
46 Ka ʻi heʻenau holi ke puke ia, naʻa nau manavahē ki he kakai, he naʻa nau pehē, “Ko e palōfita ia.”
They wanted him arrested, but they were afraid of what the people would do because the people believed he was a prophet.
