Jesus Enters Jerusalem
(Mark 11.1-11Luke 19.28-38John 12.12-19)1 When Jesus and his disciples came near Jerusalem, he went to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives and sent two of them on ahead. 2 He told them, “Go into the next village, where you will at once find a donkey and her colt. Untie the two donkeys and bring them to me. 3 If anyone asks why you are doing this, just say, ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will at once let you have the donkeys.”
4 So God's promise came true, just as the prophet had said,
5 “Announce to the people
of Jerusalem:
‘Your king is coming to you!
He is humble
and rides on a donkey.
He comes on the colt
of a donkey.’ ”
6 The disciples left and did what Jesus had told them to do. 7 They brought the donkey and its colt and laid some clothes on their backs. Then Jesus got on.
8 Many people spread clothes in the road, while others put down branches which they had cut from trees. 9 Some people walked ahead of Jesus and others followed behind. They were all shouting,
“Hooray for the Son of David!
God bless the one who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hooray for God
in heaven above!”
10 When Jesus came to Jerusalem, everyone in the city was excited and asked, “Who can this be?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus in the Temple
(Mark 11.15-19Luke 19.45-48John 2.13-22)12 Jesus went into the temple and chased out everyone who was selling or buying. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of the ones who were selling doves. 13 He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship.’ But you have turned it into a place where robbers hide.”
14 Blind and lame people came to Jesus in the temple, and he healed them. 15 But the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were angry when they saw his miracles and heard the children shouting praises to the Son of David. 16 The men said to Jesus, “Don't you hear what those children are saying?”
“Yes, I do!” Jesus answered. “Don't you know that the Scriptures say, ‘Children and infants will sing praises’?” 17 Then Jesus left the city and went out to the village of Bethany, where he spent the night.
Jesus Puts a Curse on a Fig Tree
(Mark 11.12-14Mark 20-24)18 When Jesus got up the next morning, he was hungry. He started out for the city, 19 and along the way he saw a fig tree. But when he came to it, he found only leaves and no figs. So he told the tree, “You will never again grow any fruit!” Right then the fig tree dried up.
20 The disciples were shocked when they saw how quickly the tree had dried up. 21 But Jesus said to them, “If you have faith and don't doubt, I promise you can do what I did to this tree. And you will be able to do even more. You can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will. 22 If you have faith when you pray, you will be given whatever you ask for.”
A Question about Jesus' Authority
(Mark 11.27-33Luke 20.1-8)23 Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching when the chief priests and the leaders of the people came up to him. They asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus answered, “I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things. 25 Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?”
They thought it over and said to each other, “We can't say God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John. 26 On the other hand, these people think John was a prophet, and we are afraid of what they might do to us. That's why we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize.” 27 So they told Jesus, “We don't know.”
Jesus said, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”
A Story about Two Sons
28 Jesus said:
I will tell you a story about a man who had two sons. Then you can tell me what you think. The father went to the older son and said, “Go work in the vineyard today!” 29 His son told him he would not do it, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The man then told his younger son to go work in the vineyard. The boy said he would, but he didn't go. 31 Which one of the sons obeyed his father?
“The older one,” the chief priests and leaders answered.
Then Jesus told them:
You can be sure tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you ever will! 32 When John the Baptist showed you how to do right, you would not believe him. But these evil people did believe. And even when you saw what they did, you still would not change your minds and believe.
Renters of a Vineyard
(Mark 12.1-12Luke 20.9-19)33 Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story:
A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country.
34 When it was harvest time, the owner sent some servants to get his share of the grapes. 35 But the renters grabbed those servants. They beat up one, killed one, and stoned one of them to death. 36 He then sent more servants than he did the first time. But the renters treated them in the same way.
37 Finally, the owner sent his own son to the renters, because he thought they would respect him. 38 But when they saw the man's son, they said, “Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves.” 39 So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Jesus asked, “When the owner of that vineyard comes, what do you suppose he will do to those renters?”
41 The chief priests and leaders answered, “He will kill them in some horrible way. Then he will rent out his vineyard to people who will give him his share of grapes at harvest time.”
42 Jesus replied, “You surely know that the Scriptures say,
‘The stone the builders
tossed aside
is now the most important
stone of all.
This is something
the Lord has done,
and it is amazing to us.’
43 I tell you God's kingdom will be taken from you and given to people who will do what he demands. 44 Anyone who stumbles over this stone will be crushed, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces.”
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard these stories, they knew Jesus was talking about them. 46 So they looked for a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid to, because the people thought he was a prophet.
XXI.
K. Jezus svineiga īīšona Jeruzalemā.
1 Kad jī tyvojōs Jeruzalemai un īgōja Betfagē pi Eleja kolna, tad Jezus nūsyuteja divejus mōcekļus, 2 jim saceidams: Ejte uz tū sadžu, kas ir jyusu prīškā. Tur tyuleņ atrassit pīsītu ezelīni un pi jōs ezelānu. Atraisit tū vaļā un atvedit Maņ. 3 Un, jo jums kas kaut kū ībylstu, pasokit: Jī ir Kungam vajadzeigi, un tyuleņ jūs palaiss. 4 Tai tys nūtyka, lai izapiļdeitu pravīša vōrdi, kurs soka:
5 Pasokit Siona meitai:
Raug, pi tevis nōk tovs Kēneņš,
Jys ir lēnprōteigs un jōj uz ezeļa, —
Uz ezelāna, uz jyuga nesējas bārna.
6 Mōcekli nūgōja un izdareja tai, kai Jezus jim beja pavēlējis. 7 Jī atvede ezelīni un ezelānu, salyka uz jim sovas drēbes un Jū pasādynōja vērsum. 8 Daudzejī nu ļaudim klōja uz ceļa sovas drēbes, citi otkon cērta nu kūkim zorus un klōja uz ceļa.
9 Īprikš un īpakaļ ejūšī ļaužu bori klīdziņ‐klīdze:
Ozanna Davida Dālam!
Slaveits Kunga vōrdā Nōcējs,
Ozanna augstumūs!
10 Īejūt Jeruzalemā, vysa piļsāta uzatrauce un vaicōja: Kas Tys ir? 11 Ļaužu pulki atbiļdēja: Šytys ir Jezus, pravīts nu Galilejas Nazareta.
Svētneicas teireišona.
12 Īgōjis Dīva svētneicā, Jezus izdzyna nu turīnes vysus pērcējus un pōrdevējus, apgōze naudas maineitōju goldus un bolūžu pōrdevēju krāslus 13 un saceja: Stōv raksteits: Muns noms tops saukts lyugšonas noms, bet jyus jū pōrvēršat slapkovu bedrē. 14 Tad pīgōja pi Jō svētneicā oklī un klibī, un Jys tūs padareja vasalus.
15 Bet vērsgoreidznīki un Rokstim mōceitī, radzādami breinumus, kaidus Jys dareja, un dzērdādami klīdzūt bārnus svētneicā: Ozanna Davida Dālam, aizadusmōja 16 un Jam saceja: Vai Tu dzērdi, kū jī soka? Jezus tim atbiļdēja: Jā. Vai gon nikod naasat lasejuši: Nu bārnu un zeidaiņu mutes Tu sagatavōsi gūdu?
17 Un, pametis tūs stōvūt, nu piļsātas izgōja orā uz Betaniju un tur palyka par nakti.
18 Reitā agri ejūt atpakaļ uz piļsātu, Jam īsagribēja ēst. Īraudzejis ceļa molā vīnu figu kūku, gōja pi jō, bet, pīgōjis klōt, jamā cyta nikō naatroda, kai vīn lopas. Tad jam teice: Ka tevī auglis naaugtu myužam. 19 Un figu kūks tyuleņ nūkolta.
20 Tū radzādami, mōcekli breinōjōs un saceja: Kai ōtri figu kūks nūkolta! 21 Jezus tim atbiļdēja: Patīši, Es jums soku: Jo jyus ticēsit un nasašaubeisit, to jyus padareisit na tik vīn tū, kas nūtyka ar figu kūku, bet ari, jo jyus šytam kolnam pasaceitu: Ej nūst nu šenes un nūgrimst jyurā! — tys nūtiks. 22 Vysu, kō vīn lyugšonā tycūt lyugsit, sajemsit.
K. Jezus pylnvara.
23 Kad Jys, īgōjis svētneicā, mōceja, pi Jō pīgōja vērsgoreidznīki un tautas vacōkī un saceja: Ar kaidu pylnvaru Tu šytū dori? Un kas Tev tū pylnvaru īdeve?
24 Jezus tim atbiļdēja saceidams: Ari Es nu jums vīnas lītas jautōšu. Jo jyus Maņ jū pasaceisit, tad ari Es jums pasaceišu, ar kaidu pylnvaru šytū doru. 25 Nu kō tad cēlēs Jōņa kristeiba? Nu dabasim, vai nu ļaudim? Un jī sprīde sevī saceidami: Jo teiksim, ka nu dabasim, Jys mums pasaceis: Kōpēc tad jyus jam naticējot? 26 Jo mes saceisim, ka nu ļaudim — mums jōsabeist ļaužu; visi tadei Jōni tur par pravīti. 27 Tōpēc jī Jezum atbiļdēja: Mes nazynom. Jezus sovukōrt jim atbiļdēja: Ari Es jums nateikšu, ar kaidu pylnvaru šytū doru.
Divi brōli.
28 Bet kai jums līkās? Vīnam cylvākam beja divi dāli. Jys, pīgōjis pi pyrmō, saceja: Ej, dāls, šudiņ veina dōrzā strōdōtu. 29 Tys atbyldādams saceja: Īšu, Kungs, bet nagōja. 30 Tad pīgōjis pasaceja tū pat ūtrajam. Bet tys atbiļdēja, saceidams: Nagrybu. Bet vālōk pōrdūmōjis aizgōja. 31 Kurais tad nu šim divejim izpiļdeja tāva grybu? Jī atbiļdēja: Ūtrais. Tad Jezus jim saceja: Patīši, Es jums soku: Muitinīki un izvyrtules īprīkš par jums īīs Dīva vaļsteibā. 32 Vai Jōņs nagōja pi jums taisneibas ceļā, bet jyus jam naticējot; turpretim, muitinīki un palaidnes jam īticēja. Bet jyus, tū radzūt, pat nanūžālōjot par grākim, lai jam ītycātu.
Ļaunī veinkūpi.
33 Cytom pīleidzeibom pasaklausit: Kaids saimes tāvs īreikōja veina dōrzu, aptaiseja jū ar sātmali, izroka jamā veina mīgtuvi, izbyuvēja tūrni un, nūdevis jū veinkūpim, izceļōja cytur. 34 Kad atgōja augļu laiks, jys syuteja pi veinkūpim sovus kolpus, lai sajimtu nu jim sovu īnōkumu. 35 Bet veinkūpi, sakāruši kolpus, vīnu sasyta, ūtru nūsyta, cytu otkon nūmātōja ar akminim. 36 Tad jys nūsyuteja vēļ reizi sovus kolpus, vairōk kai pyrmū reizi. Bet jī ari tim padareja tai pat. 37 Galeigi, Jys nūsyuteja uz tim sovu dālu saceidams: jī tokš munu dālu īcīnēs. 38 Bet veinkūpi, īraudzejuši dālu, saceja vīns ūtram: Šytys ir mantinīks: īsim, nūnōvesim jū un sajemsim jō montōjumu! 39 Tad pajāmuši izmete Jū nu veina dōrza ōrā un nūnōvēja.
40 Kū gon atgōjis veina dōrza saiminīks padareis ar šitim veinkūpim? 41 Tī jam atbiļdēja: šim ļaundarim Jys liks nalaimeigi pazust, bet veina dōrzu nūdūs citim veinkūpim, kas Jam nūmoksōs īnōkumus sovā laikā.
42 Tad Jezus tim saceja: Vai jyus nikod nalasejot Rokstūs:
Tys akmiņs, kuru byuvātōji atmete
ir palicis par styura pamatakmini.
Kungs tū ir padarejis, —
myusu acīs breinumu.
43 Tōpēc Es jums soku: Dīva vaļsteiba tiks nu jums atjimta un pīškērta tautai, kura dūs jōs augļus. 44 Un kas uz tō akmiņa kriss, tys sadrups, bet uz kō jys uzkriss, tū satraikšeis.
45 Vērsgoreidznīki un farizeji, dzērdādami Jō pīleidzeibas, saprota, ka Jys par jim runoj. 46 Jī meklēja izdeveibas Jū sagyut, bet beidōs ļaužu, jo tī Jū turēja par pravīti.
