The Transfiguration
(Mark 9.2-13Luke 9.28-36)1 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. 2 As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white. 3 Then the three disciples saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. 4 So Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, “Lord, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was talking, a shining cloud came over them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased—listen to him!”
6 When the disciples heard the voice, they were so terrified that they threw themselves face downward on the ground. 7 Jesus came to them and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don't be afraid!” 8 So they looked up and saw no one there but Jesus.
9 As they came down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Don't tell anyone about this vision you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from death.”
10 Then the disciples asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?”
11 “Elijah is indeed coming first,” answered Jesus, “and he will get everything ready. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come and people did not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. In the same way they will also mistreat the Son of Man.”
13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
(Mark 9.14-29Luke 9.37-43a)14 When they returned to the crowd, a man came to Jesus, knelt before him, 15 and said, “Sir, have mercy on my son! He is an epileptic and has such terrible attacks that he often falls in the fire or into water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
17 Jesus answered, “How unbelieving and wrong you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me!” 18 Jesus gave a command to the demon, and it went out of the boy, and at that very moment he was healed.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we drive the demon out?”
20 “It was because you do not have enough faith,” answered Jesus. “I assure you that if you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this hill, ‘Go from here to there!’ and it will go. You could do anything!”
Jesus Speaks Again about His Death
(Mark 9.30-32Luke 9.43b-45)22 When the disciples all came together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be handed over to those 23 who will kill him; but three days later he will be raised to life.”
The disciples became very sad.
Payment of the Temple Tax
24 When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
25 “Of course,” Peter answered.
When Peter went into the house, Jesus spoke up first, “Simon, what is your opinion? Who pays duties or taxes to the kings of this world? The citizens of the country or the foreigners?”
26 “The foreigners,” answered Peter.
“Well, then,” replied Jesus, “that means that the citizens don't have to pay. 27 But we don't want to offend these people. So go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my Temple tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes.”
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K. Jezus pōrsameišona.
1 Sešas dīnas vālōk Jezus, pajēmis ar sevi Pīteri, Jākubu un jō brōli Jōni, nūvede jūs nūmaļ uz augsta kolna. 2 Te Jys jūs prīškā pōrsaveidōja. Jō vaigs spūžōja, kai saule, un Jō drēbes topa boltas, kai gaisma. 3 Un raug, jim pasarōdeja Moizešs un Eliass ar Jū runōjūt. 4 Tad Pīters saceja Jezum: Kungs, mums labi te byut. Jo Tu gribi, pataiseišu te trejs nūmetnes: vīnu Tev, vīnu Moizešam un vīnu Eliasam. 5 Koleidz jys tai runōja, raug, jūs apklōja speidūšs mōkūņs, un, raug, nu mōkūņa atskanēja bolss saceidams: Šytys ir muns nūmīļōtais Dāls, kurs Maņ labpateik; klausit Jō! 6 Tū izdzērduši, mōcekli pakryta uz sova vaiga, un ļūti nūsabeida. 7 Pīgōjis klōt, Jezus pīsadyure pi jim un teice: Celitēs augšā un nasabeistit.
8 Tī, pacāluši sovas acis, nikō cyta vairs naredzēja, kai vīn Jezus vīnu pati. 9 Nūejūt nu kolna, Jezus jim saceja: Nastōstit nikam šōs parōdeibas, koleidz Cylvāka Dāls pīsaceļs nu myrūnim.
Eliasa atnōkšona.
10 Tad mōcekli vaicōja nu Jō saceidami: Kōpēc Rokstim mōceitī soka, ka pyrmōk ir jōatīt Eliasam? 11 Jys atbiļdēja: Eliass gon atīs pyrmōk un vysu nūkōrtōs. 12 Bet Es jums soku, ka Eliass jau ir atgōjis, tik tī jō napazyna un dareja ar jū, kū gribēja. Taipat ari Cylvāka Dālam byus nu jim jōcīš. 13 Tad mōcekli nūprota, ka jim teik runōts par Jōni Kristeitōju.
Mēnešsērdzeigais jaunēklis.
14 Kad jī atgōja pi ļaudim, pīgōja pi Jō vins cylvāks un atsamete ceļūs pret Jū 15 saceidams: Kungs, apsažāloj par munu dālu! Jys ir mēnešsērdzeigs, un jam ļūti jōcīš. Jys vīnaiž kreit vai gunī vai yudinī. 16 Es jū atvežu pi tovim mōceklim, bet jī navarēja jō padareit vasala.
17 Jezus atbiļdēja: Ak, bezticeigō un zvyrtušō ciļts! Cik iļgi vēļ Maņ pi jums jōbyun? Cik iļgi vēļ jyusus jōcīš? Nesit jū šur! 18 Jezus pavēlēja, un ļaunais gors izgōja nu jō ōrā, un jaunēklis tamā pat stuņdē palyka vasals.
19 Tad mōcekli, pīgōjuši pi Jezus, klusom vaicōja: Kōpēc mes navarējom izdzeit? 20 Jys atbiļdēja: Jyusu mozticeibas dēļ! Patīši, Es jums soku, jo jums byutu kaut tik lela ticeiba, kai sinepu gryuds, tad jyus pasaceitu šytam kolnam: Pōrsaceļ nu šenes tur, un jys pōrsacaltu. Jums nikas nabyutu navarams. 21 Šytei suga ir izdzanama tikai ar gavēni un lyugšonu.
Jezus īprīkš pasludynoj sovas cīsšonas.
22 Un kad jī atsaroda Galilejā, Jezus jim saceja: Cylvāka Dālu nūdūs ļaužu rūkōs; 23 jī Tū nūnōvēs, bet trešā dīnā Jys pīsaceļs. Tad jī ļūti nūskuma.
Nūdavu moksōšona.
24 Atejūt jim uz Kafarnaumu, pi Pītera pīgōja nūdūkļu vōcējs un saceja: Vai jyusu Mōceitōjs didrachmu samoksōs? 25 Jys atbiļdēja: Nui!
Kad jys īgōja mōjā, Jezus pōrsteidze jū saceidams: Seimaņ, kai tev līkās, nu kō pīdzan zemes kēneni muitu un nūdūkļus? Nu sovim dālim, vai nu svešinīkim? 26 Jam atbyldūt: Nu svešinīkim! Jezus saceja: Tai tad dāli ir breivi. 27 Bet lai jūs naīļaunōt, ej uz jyuru, īmet makšeri un tū zivi, kura pyrmō īsakers izveļc; paplētis jai muti, atrassi tur stateri. Pajēmis tū, samoksoj par Mani un sevi.
