The Question about the Sabbath
(Mark 2.23-28Luke 6.1-5)1 Not long afterward Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pick heads of wheat and eat the grain. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus, “Look, it is against our Law for your disciples to do this on the Sabbath!”
3 Jesus answered, “Have you never read what David did that time when he and his men were hungry? 4 He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the bread offered to God, even though it was against the Law for them to eat it—only the priests were allowed to eat that bread. 5 Or have you not read in the Law of Moses that every Sabbath the priests in the Temple actually break the Sabbath law, yet they are not guilty? 6 I tell you that there is something here greater than the Temple. 7 The scripture says, ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty; 8 for the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
The Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Mark 3.1-6Luke 6.6-11)9 Jesus left that place and went to a synagogue, 10 where there was a man who had a paralyzed hand. Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they asked him, “Is it against our Law to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 Jesus answered, “What if one of you has a sheep and it falls into a deep hole on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stretch out your hand.”
He stretched it out, and it became well again, just like the other one. 14 Then the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
God's Chosen Servant
15 When Jesus heard about the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds followed him. He healed all the sick 16 and gave them orders not to tell others about him. 17 He did this so as to make come true what God had said through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
the one I love, and with whom I am pleased.
I will send my Spirit upon him,
and he will announce my judgment to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout,
or make loud speeches in the streets.
20 He will not break off a bent reed,
nor put out a flickering lamp.
He will persist until he causes justice to triumph,
21 and on him all peoples will put their hope.”
Jesus and Beelzebul
(Mark 3.20-30Luke 11.14-23)22 Then some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon. Jesus healed the man, so that he was able to talk and see. 23 The crowds were all amazed at what Jesus had done. “Could he be the Son of David?” they asked.
24 When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “He drives out demons only because their ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so.”
25 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and so he said to them, “Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long. And any town or family that divides itself into groups which fight each other will fall apart. 26 So if one group is fighting another in Satan's kingdom, this means that it is already divided into groups and will soon fall apart! 27 You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so. Well, then, who gives your followers the power to drive them out? What your own followers do proves that you are wrong! 28 No, it is not Beelzebul, but God's Spirit, who gives me the power to drive out demons, which proves that the Kingdom of God has already come upon you.
29 “No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.
30 “Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does not help me gather is really scattering. 31 For this reason I tell you: people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven—now or ever.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Luke 6.43-45)33 “To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears. 34 You snakes—how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
36 “You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken. 37 Your words will be used to judge you—to declare you either innocent or guilty.”
The Demand for a Miracle
(Mark 8.11Mark 12Luke 11.29-32)38 Then some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees spoke up. “Teacher,” they said, “we want to see you perform a miracle.”
39 “How evil and godless are the people of this day!” Jesus exclaimed. “You ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of the prophet Jonah. 40 In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the depths of the earth. 41 On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I tell you that there is something here greater than Jonah! 42 On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse you, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Solomon!
The Return of the Evil Spirit
(Luke 11.24-26)43 “When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, 44 it says to itself, ‘I will go back to my house.’ So it goes back and finds the house empty, clean, and all fixed up. 45 Then it goes out and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil people of this day.”
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Mark 3.31-35Luke 8.19-21)46 Jesus was still talking to the people when his mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside, asking to speak with him. 47 So one of the people there said to him, “Look, your mother and brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak with you.”
48 Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look! Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother.”
XII.
K. Jezus īt par labeibas lauku.
1 Tamā laikā Jezus gōja sabatā par labeibas teirumu. Jō mōcekli, byudami izolkuši, sōce plyukt vōrpas un ēst. 2 Tū radzādami, farizeji Jam saceja: Raug, tovi mōcekli dora tū, kas sabatā dareit ir nūlīgts.
3 Bet Jys atbiļdēja: Vai jyus nalasejot, kū padareja Davids, kad jys un jō leidzgōjēji beja izolkuši? 4 Kai jī, īgōjuši Dīva nomā, ēde upuru maizi, kuru ni jys, ni jō leidzgōjēji nadreikstēja ēst, bet tik vīn prīsteri. 5 Vai jyus naasat lasejuši lykumā, ka sabatūs svētneicā prīsteri lauž sabata mīru un tūmār ir bez vaiņas? 6 Es jums soku, ka te ir kas lelōks par svētneicu. 7 Jo jyus byutu saprotuši kū tys nūzeimoj: Na upuru, bet žāļsirdeibas grybu, tad nabyutu navaineigūs nūtīsōjuši. 8 Cylvāka Dāls ir tadei sabata Kungs.
Izdzīdynōšona sabatā.
9 Aizīdams nu turīnes tōļōk, Jys īgōja jūs synagōgā. 10 Un, raug, tur beja vīns cylvāks ar nūkoltušu rūku. Jī nu Jō vaicōja: Vai breivi sabatā dzīdynōt? — jī meklēja pamata, lai Jū apsyudzātu. Bet Jys tim atbiļdēja: 11 Kurs tad nu jums byutu taids cylvāks, kas, ka sabata dīnā īkrystu dūbē vīneigō vuška, najemtu un navylktu jōs ōrā? 12 Cik gon cylvāks ir vērteigōks par vīnu vušku. Tai tad, sabatā lobu dareit ir atļauts. 13 Tad jys saceja tam cylvākam: Izstīp sovu rūku. Tys izstīpe, un jei palyka vasala, kai ūtrō.
14 Bet farizeji, izgōjuši ōrā, nūturēja apsprīdi par tū, kai Jū nūnōvātu.
15 Zynōdams tū, Jezus aizgōja nu turīnes prūjom. Daudzi ļaužu gōja Jam pakaļ, un Jys vysus dareja vasalus, 16 un aizlīdze jim par Jū runōt, 17 lai izapiļdeitu pravīša Izaja vōrdi, kurs saceja:
18 Raug, tys ir muns kolps, kuru Es sev izlaseju,
Muns nūmīļōtais, kurā muna dvēsele atrūn gondarejumu.
Uz Jō Es likšu sovu Goru,
Un Jys sludynōs pogōnim taisneibu.
19 Jys nasastreidēs un naklaigōs,
Nivīns uz laukumim Jō bolsa nadzērdēs.
20 Jys nanūlauzs aizlaustōs nīdres
Un naapdzēss degļa, kurs vēļ kvēļ,
Koleidz Jys taisneibu pīvess pi uzvaras.
21 Un Jō vōrds ir pogōnu cereiba.
22 Tad atnese pi Jō vīnu valna apsāstū, kas reizē beja okls un māms. Un Jys tū padareja vasalu tai, ka māmais runōja un redzēja. 23 Ļaužu bori breinōjōs un saceja: Vai tik šytys nav Davida Dāls? 24 Bet farizeji, tū dzērdādami, saceja: Jys cytaiž naizdzan valnu, kai tik caur ļaunūs goru vērsinīku Beļzebubu.
Ļaunais gors sovejūs orā nadzan.
25 Bet Jezus, zynōdams jūs dūmas, jim saceja: Ikvīna vaļsts, kura poša sevī ir sasaškāluse, izniks; nivīns mīsts un nivīna sāta, kurs pats sevī ir sasaškēlis, napastōvēs. 26 Jo satans dzan ōrā satanu, tad pats sevī ir sasaškēlis: un kai tad pastōvēs jō kēnests? 27 Un jo es caur Beļzebubu izdzanu ļaunūs gorus, caur kū tad izdzan tūs jyusu dāli? 28 Tōpēc jī byus jyusu tīsōtōji. Bet, jo Es ļaunūs gorus izdzanu ar Dīva Goru, tad patīši Dīva vaļsteiba pi jums ir atgōjuse. 29 Un kai gon var kas, īprīkš nasasējis styprō, īsalauzt styprō mōjā un izlaupeit jō montu? — Tad tikai jys varēs jō mōju izlaupeit. 30 Kas nav ar Mani, tys ir pret Mani; kas ar Mani nakrōj, tys izbōrsta.
31 Tōdēļ jums soku: Ikvīns grāks un zaimōšona cylvākim byus atlaists, bet zaimōšona pret Goru atlaista nabyus. 32 Kas pasoka vōrdu pret Cylvāka Dālu, tam tiks atlaists; bet jo kas saceis pret Svātū Goru, tam natiks atlaists ni šamā pasaulī, ni nōkūšā. 33 Vai kūku atzeistit par lobu un jō augli par lobu; vai ari kūku atzeistit par nalobu un jō augli par nalobu. Kūku tadei pazeist nu jō auglim. 34 Jyus čyusku dzymums! Kai tad jyus byudami ļauni varat lobu runōt? Tadei nu sirds pōrpiļneibas mute runoj. 35 Lobs cylvāks nu sova lobō krōjuma izjam lobu, ļauns cylvāks nu sova ļaunō krōjuma izjam ļaunu. 36 Un Es jums soku: Nu ikvīna tukša vōrda, kū cylvāki runoj, byus tīsas dīnā jōnūdūd rēkins. 37 Tai tad, atkōreigi nu sovim vōrdim, tu tiksi attaisnōts, un atkōreigi nu sovim vōrdim, tu tiksi nūtīsōts.
Jonasa zeime.
38 Tad daži Rokstim mōceitī un farizeji jēme vōrdu un Jam saceja: Mōceitōj, mes grybam redzēt nu Tevis zeimi.
39 Bet Jys tim atbiļdēja saceidams: Ļauns un lauleibas lauzējs dzymums zeimes pīprosa, bet cyta zeime jam nabyus dūta, kai tik pravīša Jonasa zeime. 40 Kai Jonass nūbeja trejs dīnas un trejs naktis lelzivs vādarā, tai Cylvāka Dāls byus trejs dīnas un trejs naktis zemes sirdī. 41 Ninivīši pasaceļs pi tīsas pret šū dzymumu un jū nūtīsōs, jo jī, Jonasa sludynōšonas dēļ, atsagrīze nu grākim, un, raug, te ir lelōks na kai Jonass. 42 Dīnvydu kēnenīne ceļsīs pi tīsas pret šū dzymumu un jū nūtīsōs; jo jei atgōja nu zemes gola, lai dzērdātu Salomona gudreibu, bet, raug, te ir lelōks na kai Salomons.
Atpakaļ krisšona grākūs.
43 Kad naškeistais gors izīt nu cylvāka, tad jys moldōs pa izkoltušom vītom un meklej sev atpyutas, bet naatrūn. 44 Tad soka: Grīzšūs atpakaļ uz sovu mōju, nu kurīnes asu izgōjis. Un jys atgōjis atrūn jū breivu, izslauceitu un izpuškōtu. 45 Tad īt, pajam ar sevi septeņus cytus, ļaunōkus par sevi gorus, un sagōjuši tur dzeivoj; un pādejais tō cylvāka stōvūklis ir ļaunōks par pyrmū. Taipat nūtiks ari ar šytū ļaunū dzymumu.
K. Jezus radinīki.
46 Koleidz Jys vēļ ļaudim runōja, raug, Jō mōte un Jō brōli stōvēja ōrā, grybādami ar jū runōt. 47 Kaut kas Jam pasaceja: Raug, Tova mōte un Tovi brōli stōv ōrā un grib ar Tevi runōt. 48 Bet Jys tam saceitōjam atbiļdēja: Kas ir muna mōte un kas ir muni brōli? 49 Un, pastīpis rūku uz sovim mōceklim, saceja: Raug, — muna mōte un muni brōli! 50 Kas pylda muna debeseigō Tāva grybu, tys ir muns broļs, mōsa un mōte.
