The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem
(Mark 11.1-11Luke 19.28-40John 12.12-19)1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus sent two of the disciples on ahead 2 with these instructions: “Go to the village there ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied up with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 And if anyone says anything, tell him, ‘The Master needs them’; and then he will let them go at once.”
4 This happened in order to make come true what the prophet had said:
5 “Tell the city of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you!
He is humble and rides on a donkey
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
6 So the disciples went and did what Jesus had told them to do: 7 they brought the donkey and the colt, threw their cloaks over them, and Jesus got on. 8 A large crowd of people spread their cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds walking in front of Jesus and those walking behind began to shout, “Praise to David's Son! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise be to God!”
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into an uproar. “Who is he?” the people asked.
11 “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds answered.
Jesus Goes to the Temple
(Mark 11.15-19Luke 19.45-48John 2.13-22)12 Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons, 13 and said to them, “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it a hideout for thieves!”
14 The blind and the crippled came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. 15 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law became angry when they saw the wonderful things he was doing and the children shouting in the Temple, “Praise to David's Son!” 16 So they asked Jesus, “Do you hear what they are saying?”
“Indeed I do,” answered Jesus. “Haven't you ever read this scripture? ‘You have trained children and babies to offer perfect praise.’”
17 Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
(Mark 11.12-14Mark 20-24)18 On his way back to the city early next morning, Jesus was hungry. 19 He saw a fig tree by the side of the road and went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. So he said to the tree, “You will never again bear fruit!” At once the fig tree dried up.
20 The disciples saw this and were astounded. “How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus answered, “I assure you that if you believe and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I have done to this fig tree. And not only this, but you will even be able to say to this hill, ‘Get up and throw yourself in the sea,’ and it will. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
The Question about Jesus' Authority
(Mark 11.27-33Luke 20.1-8)23 Jesus came back to the Temple; and as he taught, the chief priests and the elders came to him and asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?”
24 Jesus answered them, “I will ask you just one question, and if you give me an answer, I will tell you what right I have to do these things. 25 Where did John's right to baptize come from: was it from God or from human beings?”
They started to argue among themselves, “What shall we say? If we answer, ‘From God,’ he will say to us, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From human beings,’ we are afraid of what the people might do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.”
And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “Now, what do you think? There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the older one and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 ‘I don't want to,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. ‘Yes, sir,’ he answered, but he did not go. 31 Which one of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The older one,” they answered.
So Jesus said to them, “I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John the Baptist came to you showing you the right path to take, and you would not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Even when you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
(Mark 12.1-12Luke 20.9-19)33 “Listen to another parable,” Jesus said. “There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip. 34 When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share of the harvest. 35 The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again the man sent other slaves, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all he sent his son to them. ‘Surely they will respect my son,’ he said. 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and we will get his property!’ 39 So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 “Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” Jesus asked.
41 “He will certainly kill those evil men,” they answered, “and rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time.”
42 Jesus said to them, “Haven't you ever read what the Scriptures say?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.
This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’
43 “And so I tell you,” added Jesus, “the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce the proper fruits.”
45 The chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables and knew that he was talking about them, 46 so they tried to arrest him. But they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be 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.
