eng: Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

acr: Y chinimanaj xril pana jun cheꞌ re higo lic cꞌo uxak. Ewi xeꞌec xeꞌrilaꞌ we cꞌo ujikꞌobalil curiko. Yey echiriꞌ xopon rucꞌ, na jinta cꞌo xurik che, xew ruxak cꞌolic, ma na ukꞌijol taj cꞌo uwach ri higos.


acr: Are ʼuri xril jun u cheʼlal hígo. Tupu cʼa maja cu rik i tiémpo ca wachinic, chi naj panok xrilo chi chom chic u xak; rumal-i, xa ʼe i Jesus chi rilic we ʼo chic echaʼ che. Xui-ri, ile n-ta echaʼ che, toʼ u xak ʼolic.


eng: Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

acr: Xopon cꞌu ri Jesús Jerusalem y xoc chupa ri Rocho Dios. Xa xril cꞌu ronoje saꞌ tak ri cꞌo chupa; pero ruma ya e riꞌ coc rakꞌab, xeꞌec Betania cucꞌ ri cablajuj utijoꞌn.


eng: Those who went in front and those who followed cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

acr: Je qʼui i winak je nabe chuwach i Jesus, xak je qʼui je teren li chirij; conojel xe siqʼuin chu bixquil: —¡Hosánna! (¡Nim u ʼij i Dios!) —xe cha—. ¡Chu ya ni ʼutz i Dios puwi i Jun-i chi u takom li kuʼ!


eng: Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

acr: ¡Nim uwach ukꞌij ri takanic re ri kamam David cacꞌun lok! ¡Kayaca ukꞌij ri Dios cꞌo chilaꞌ chicaj!» quechaꞌ.


acr: ¡Cʼamori che i Dios! Ya ca jekan u ʼatbal tzij chi coʼon ni Jun-i, chi u muk u xiquin can i ka mam, mam David. ¡Chocsax u ʼij i Dios! (Queje ile xe siqʼuin chu bixquil.)


eng: Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

acr: Ukꞌiyal winaq xkiwiq ri bꞌe pa kikꞌow wi ri Jesús, xkilikꞌ taq ri kimanta pa ri bꞌe; yey e kꞌo jujun chik xkiqꞌat raltaq ko uqꞌabꞌ cheꞌ y xkilem pa la bꞌe re yakbꞌal uqꞌij.


eng: They brought the young donkey to Jesus and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it.

acr: Xkikꞌam kꞌu lo ri qꞌapoj buru y xkirip ri kimanta chirij. Ekꞌu ri Jesús xukoj bꞌi.


eng: They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.

acr: Rike e xkibꞌiꞌij janipa ri bꞌiꞌim bꞌi chike ruma ri Jesús; ewi xyaꞌ lo chike xkikir loq.


eng: Some of those who stood there asked them, “What are you doing, untying the young donkey?”

acr: Jujun cꞌu chique ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ xquitzꞌonoj: —¿Saꞌ ri quiꞌano? ¿Suꞌbe quiquir ri kꞌapoj buru? —xechaꞌ.


eng: They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.

acr: Xebec cꞌut y xquirik ri kꞌapoj buru yukubam pa be chunakaj jun puerta. Ewi xquiquir lok.


eng: If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs him;’ and immediately he will send him back here.”

acr: We cꞌo cꞌu junok cutzꞌonoj chiwe: “¿Suꞌchac quiꞌan waꞌ?”, chibiꞌij che: “Rawaj cajawax che ri Kajawal, yey cꞌate cutak tanchi ulok” —quixchaꞌ.


eng: and said to them, “Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him and bring him.

acr: jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Jix pa raldea cꞌo pan chikawach. Xew cꞌu quixoponic, quiꞌrika jun kꞌapoj buru yukulic. Waꞌ na jinta junok cojoyom re. Chiquiraꞌ y chicꞌama lok.


eng: When they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

acr: Ri Jesús cucꞌ rutijoꞌn xa nakaj chi e cꞌo lo che ri tinamit Jerusalem, ya e riꞌ quebopon chwach ri juyub Olivos pa tak raldeas Betfagé y Betania. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebutak bi caꞌib chique rutijoꞌn chaꞌ quenabej apanok,


eng: Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij cꞌu che: —¿Saꞌ ri cawaj canꞌan chawe? —xchaꞌ. Ri potzꞌ xucꞌul uwach: —Lal tijonel, cuaj quintzuꞌn tanchic —xchaꞌ.


eng: Jesus stood still and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xtaqꞌuiꞌic y xutak usiqꞌuixic ri potzꞌ. Ri xebeꞌsiqꞌuin re xquibiꞌij che: —¡Chanimarisaj acꞌuꞌx! ¡Chatyactajok! Ri Jesús catusiqꞌuij —xechaꞌ.


eng: Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

acr: Ukꞌiyal winaq xkichꞌaꞌbꞌej upa chaꞌ na kasikꞌin ta chik, noꞌj rire más ne ko kasikꞌinik: —¡Lal ri Ralkꞌoꞌal kan ri rey David, chinjuchꞌ kaꞌn ko cheꞌla! —kachaꞌ.


eng: When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xuto e Jesús ri aj Nazaret ri catajin ricꞌowic, xujeko casiqꞌuinic: —¡Jesús, lal ri Ralcꞌoꞌal can ri rey David, chinjuchꞌ caꞌn co cheꞌla! —xchaꞌ.


eng: They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús cucꞌ rutijoꞌn xebicꞌow chupa ri tinamit Jericó, y uqꞌuiyal winak xeterej bi chirij. Echiriꞌ catajin bi quelic chupa ri tinamit, xebicꞌow pa tzꞌul wi ri Bartimeo, waꞌ e jun potzꞌ ucꞌajol ri Timeo. Rire e riꞌ cutzꞌonoj limoxna.


eng: For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

acr: Ma Ralaxel Chikixoꞌl Tikawex na xkꞌun taj re kanimaxik. Rire xkꞌunik re koꞌlnimanoq y re koluꞌyaꞌa ribꞌ pa kamik che kikolobꞌexik ukꞌiyal tikawex —xchaꞌ.


eng: But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

acr: Noꞌj chixoꞌl riꞌix na ube taj jelaꞌ cuꞌano. Ma we cꞌo junok chiwe riꞌix caraj cuꞌana aj wach, e chuyaꞌa rib cuꞌan nimanel iweꞌix.


eng: Whoever of you wants to become first among you shall be bondservant of all.

acr: Yey e junok chiwe caraj cuꞌana nabe chixoꞌlibal, e chuyaꞌa rib cuꞌan nimanel que conoje.


acr: Pachin craj cu ya rib chu nabeal, chu ʼana ʼuri che rib pacha mocom chiquij conojel.


eng: Jesus summoned them and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xebusiqꞌuij y xubiꞌij chique: —Iwetaꞌam riꞌix, ri ecojtalic e takanelab paquiwi ri nimak tinamit quebuꞌana pachaꞌ e rajaw ronoje, yey ri lic cꞌo quiwach quicꞌow uwiꞌ ri takanic caquiꞌan paquiwi ri eyaꞌtal paquikꞌab.


eng: When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant toward James and John.

acr: Ri lajuj chic tijoꞌn, echiriꞌ xquita waꞌ, lic xpe coyowal chiquij ri Jacobo y ri Juan.


eng: but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu ri quixtzꞌuyiꞌ pa nuwiquikꞌab y pa numox, na in ta quinyaꞌw re, ma xew cayaꞌtaj chique ri echaꞌtal chic chaꞌ cuꞌana na que —xchaꞌ.


eng: They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

acr: Rike xkibꞌiꞌij: —Kaqachꞌijo —xechaꞌ. Ri Jesús xubꞌiꞌij chike: —Qatzij, riꞌix kichꞌij na ri kꞌax kinikꞌow wi riꞌin y ri kꞌaxkꞌobꞌik kape panuwiꞌ.


eng: But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij cꞌu chique: —Riꞌix na iwetaꞌam taj saꞌ la quitzꞌonoj. ¿Quichꞌij neba riꞌix ri quinicꞌow wi riꞌin y ri cꞌax cape panuwiꞌ? —xchaꞌ.


eng: They said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your glory.”

acr: Rike xkibꞌiꞌij che: —E kaqaj riꞌoj kaya la chiqe chupa ri chomilaj taqanik la, jun chiqe katzꞌuyiꞌ pawikiqꞌabꞌ la yey ri jun chik pa mox la —xechaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”

acr: —¿Saꞌ ri kiwaj kanꞌan chiwe? —xcha ri Jesús chike.


eng: James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jacobo y ri Juan, ri queb ucꞌajol ri Zebedeo, xekib rucꞌ ri Jesús y xquibiꞌij che: —Kajawal, cakaj caꞌan co la chike janipa wa cakatzꞌonoj cheꞌla —xechaꞌ.


eng: They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”

acr: Cachꞌamix cꞌu riꞌ, cajichꞌ upa, cachubaxic y cacamisaxic. Noꞌj churox kꞌij cacꞌastaj bi chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak —xchaꞌ.


eng: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

acr: Jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Chitapeꞌ: E waꞌ cojpakiꞌ Jerusalem, yey Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cayaꞌ na paquikꞌab ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab, chaꞌ caquikꞌat tzij puwiꞌ re camic y caquiya paquikꞌab ri winak na e ta aj judiꞌab.


eng: They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ quimajom bi ri be re quepakiꞌ Jerusalem, yey ri Jesús nabe bi chiquiwach. Ecꞌu rutijoꞌn lic sachinak quinaꞌoj y rucꞌ xiꞌin ib eteran chirij. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebucꞌam tanchi ubi quituquel ri cablajuj utijoꞌn y xujek ubiꞌxiquil chique saꞌ tak ri caricꞌowibej.


eng: But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

acr: Lic cꞌu e qꞌui chique ri lic cꞌo quiwach woꞌora, chwach apanok na jinta chi quiwach; yey lic e qꞌui chique ri na jinta quiwach woꞌora, e lic cacꞌojiꞌ quiwach chwach apanok —xchaꞌ.


eng: Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all and have followed you.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Pedro xujek ubiꞌxiquil che ri Jesús: —Kajawal, e riꞌoj kayaꞌom can ronoje y oj teran chiꞌij la —xchaꞌ.


eng: Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xutzuꞌ quiwach, xubiꞌij chique: —Ri ticawex na caquicolobej ta quib quituquel ma waꞌ lic cꞌayew chiquiwach, noꞌj ri Dios ronoje cuꞌano ma na jinta cꞌayew chwach Rire —xchaꞌ.


eng: They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”

acr: Rike lik xkam kanimaꞌ che waꞌ y xkibꞌiꞌij kꞌu chikiwach: «We e riꞌ, ¿china kꞌu riꞌ ri kakolobꞌetajik?» xechaꞌ.


eng: The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

acr: I u tijoxelab, are xqui ta ile, lic xqui bisoj. Are ʼuri i Jesus xu bij chic chique: —Ix wacʼal, niʼpa i qui cubam qui cʼux che i qui beyomal, cʼax coquic ʼuri pu ʼatbal tzij i Dios.


eng: It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

acr: E ne más cꞌayew coc juna beyom chupa rutakanic ri Dios chwa ri quicꞌow juna camello chupa rutel juna acuxaꞌ —xchaꞌ.


acr: Cʼax u ʼanic chi jun beyom cu jach rib puʼab i Dios; cʼax ile chuwach i ricʼawic jun camey che i tel re acuxa —xu bij.


eng: Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebutzuꞌ conoje y xubiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn: —Ri e beyomab lic cꞌayew chique queboc chupa rutakanic ri Dios —xchaꞌ.


eng: But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

acr: Ecꞌu rachi lic xuchap ranimaꞌ che ri xubiꞌij ri Jesús; lic cabisonic xeꞌec, ma rire lic rajawal beyom.


eng: Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

acr: Ewi ri Jesús xutzuꞌ uwach y lic xjuchꞌ can ucꞌuꞌx che. Xubiꞌij cꞌu che: —Xa jun chi ri lic chirajawaxic wi caꞌan la: Oj la, cꞌayij la ronoje tak ri beyomalil la y jacha cꞌu la chique ri nibaꞌib; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ cꞌo beyomalil la chilaꞌ chicaj. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, peta la, terej lo la chwij y cuyu la ri cꞌax cape pawiꞌ la ruma lal nutijoꞌn —xcha che.


eng: He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”

acr: Rachi xucꞌul uwach: —Lal tijonel, ronoje waꞌ nuꞌanom lo chwi nuchꞌutiꞌnal —xchaꞌ.


eng: You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

acr: Rilal etaꞌam chi la saꞌ tak Rutzij Upixab ri Dios: “Matmacun chirij ri cꞌulaniquil. Matcamisanic. Matelekꞌic. Maꞌan rakꞌubal chirij junok. Macꞌo maꞌan xa rucꞌ socosoꞌnic. Chalokꞌoj quikꞌij rachu-akaw” —xcha che.


eng: Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

acr: Ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿Suꞌbe cabiꞌij la “utz” chwe? Ma xa jun ri lic utz cꞌolic, waꞌ e ri Dios.


eng: He took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebukꞌaluj ri raltak co acꞌalab, xuya rukꞌab paquiwiꞌ y xebuꞌan bendecir.


eng: Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”

acr: Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: China ri na cucꞌul ta rutakanic ri Dios jelaꞌ pachaꞌ cuꞌan juna ralco cꞌoꞌm, riꞌ na coc ta chupa» xchaꞌ.


eng: But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

acr: Ri Jesús, echiriꞌ xril waꞌ, xpe royowal y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Chiyaꞌa luwar chique ri raltak co acꞌalab chepeta na wucꞌ. Mebikꞌatej; ma ri caquiꞌan e jelaꞌ pachaꞌ rique, riꞌ cuꞌan que rutakanic ri Dios.


eng: They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

acr: E cꞌo jujun raltak co acꞌalab xecꞌam lo chwach ri Jesús chaꞌ cuya rukꞌab paquiwiꞌ. Noꞌj rutijoꞌn xequiyaj ri ecꞌamayom lo que.


eng: If a woman herself divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ rixok, we cuya ruwujil re jachbal ib che ri rachijil yey cacꞌuliꞌ tanchi rucꞌ juna chic achi, riꞌ jenelaꞌ camacun chirij ri cꞌulaniquil —xchaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —E junok cuya ruwujil re jachbal ib che ri rixokil yey cacꞌuliꞌ tanchi rucꞌ juna chic ixok, riꞌ camacun chwach ri Dios chirij ri nabe rixokil.


eng: In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ e cꞌo chi chiꞌja, rutijoꞌn xquitzꞌonoj tanchi che puwi wa xutzijoj.


eng: What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

acr: E uwariꞌche, ri xebujunimaj ri Dios, na yaꞌtal ta che ri ticawex cujach quipa —xchaꞌ.


eng: and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

acr: y kikabꞌichal kꞌu riꞌ kebꞌuꞌana xa e jun chwach ri Dios kachaꞌ. Jekꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, na e ta chi kaꞌibꞌ ma xebꞌuꞌana xa e jun.


eng: For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

acr: Y cubiꞌij: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, rachi echiriꞌ cacꞌuliꞌic, caresaj rib chiquij ruchu-ukaw chaꞌ cajekiꞌ rucꞌ ri rixokil;


eng: But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

acr: Noꞌj Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios cubiꞌij: Che ri jekebal lo ruwachulew echiriꞌ ri Dios xebuꞌan ri ticawex, chi achi chi ixok xebuꞌano.


eng: But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Xutzꞌibaj ne can riꞌ waꞌ wa jun takanic ma e ruma lic co ri animaꞌ alak.


eng: They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”

acr: Rike xkibꞌiꞌij: —Ri Moisés xuya luwar che rachi kuya bꞌi ruwujil re jachbꞌal ibꞌ che ri rixoqil y jekꞌulaꞌ na rixoqil ta chik —xechaꞌ.


eng: He answered, “What did Moses command you?”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿Saꞌ cubiꞌij ri takanic xuꞌan can ri Moisés che alak? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

acr: Xekib cꞌu ri fariseos rucꞌ y xquiꞌan jun tzꞌonobal che xa re cꞌambal upa: —¿Yaꞌtal nawi pukꞌab juna achi cuya bi ruwujil re jachbal ib che ri rixokil? —xechaꞌ.


eng: He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.

acr: Ri Jesús xel bi che ri tinamit Capernaúm y xeꞌec pa tak ri luwar re Judea y che tak ri luwar cꞌo chꞌaka yaꞌ che ri nimayaꞌ Jordán. E tak cꞌu ri winak xquimol quib rucꞌ, y Rire xujek cacꞌutun chiquiwach pachaꞌ ri xex cuꞌan wi.


eng: Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

acr: E ratzꞌam lic cajawaxic, noꞌj we xsach rutzayul, ¿suꞌanic tanchi caꞌan tza che? Chirajawaxic cꞌut lic cꞌo cutikoj ribinic isilabic riꞌix jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ratzꞌam lic curik uchac. Cꞌola cꞌu rutzil chomal chiwach chijujunal —xcha chique.


eng: For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

acr: »Chirajawaxic cꞌut conoje cacꞌam na quipa, pachaꞌ quebicꞌowisax pa akꞌ. E pachaꞌ ri caꞌan rucꞌ ronoje kasaꞌn cayaꞌiꞌ chwach ri Dios: cacowisax ruma ratzꞌam.


eng: ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

acr: pa na kekam ta wi ramoloy ketijow ke waꞌ wa winaq ekaminaq, yey ri aqꞌ na jinta chi uchupik.


eng: If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

acr: »Yey we rawach e catzakisan awe pa mac, chawesaj bi. Ma xa ne cuya ri xa jun rawach catoc pa rutakanic ri Dios, chwa ri cꞌo ucabichal rawach yey catcꞌak bi chi xibalbaꞌ re tijbal cꞌax


eng: If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched—

acr: We are awakan ca ʼanaw chawe cat tzak chupam a mac, suʼ cha cʼupij bic. Mas ʼutz ca sach awakan, tobal re a cʼaslemal, chuwach i xa cat ʼe pa ʼaʼ chi n-ca chup taj, ruʼ i queb awakan tzʼakat.


acr: I amol chi cat qui tij chila n-que cam taj, xak i ʼaʼ mi jun ca chupuwic.


eng: “Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

acr: »Noꞌj china ri cumin pa mac junok chique wa chꞌutiꞌk cubul quicꞌuꞌx wucꞌ, e ne más utz catzayabax bi pukul juna nimalaj caꞌ re queꞌem y cacꞌak cꞌu bi chupa ri mar.


eng: For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

acr: China ri cusipaj juna tzima iyaꞌ chupa ri nubiꞌ ruma ix re ri Cristo, pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe, riꞌ na cujam ta cꞌana ri rajil ucꞌaxel.


eng: For whoever is not against us is on our side.

acr: Ma china ri na cachꞌoꞌjin ta chikij, riꞌ e kuqꞌuil.


eng: But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

acr: Ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —We cꞌo caꞌanaw waꞌ, mikꞌatej, ma na jinta junok cuꞌan juna milagro chupa ri nubiꞌ yey pa jokꞌotaj cꞌu riꞌ cachꞌaꞌt lo chwij.


eng: John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Juan xubiꞌij che ri Jesús: —Kajawal, xkil jun achi queberesaj bi itzel uxlabixel chupa ri biꞌ la yey rire na kuqꞌuil taj. Ecꞌu riꞌoj xkabiꞌij che muꞌan chi waꞌ —xechaꞌ.


eng: He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

acr: Xebopon cꞌu chupa ri tinamit Capernaúm y echiriꞌ e cꞌo chi chuchiꞌ jun ja, xutzꞌonoj chique rutijoꞌn: —¿Saꞌ puwi quichapalaꞌ wi iwib chiwach echiriꞌ quixtajin lo chi be? —xcha chique.


eng: But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.

acr: Yey na jinta cꞌu junok chique xchꞌawic; ma echiriꞌ cꞌa quetajin lo chi be, e caquichapalaꞌ quib chiquiwach puwiꞌ chinok chique cayaꞌiꞌ más uwach.


acr: Ique lic n-xe chʼaw ta chic. Are i tzij chi qui chapom wi quib ique puwi pa be, are i pachin mas nim u ʼij chique ique.


eng: They went out from there and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it,

acr: Are xe ʼel chila, xe ʼax pa Galiléa. I Jesus n-xraj taj we caquetamaj i winak pa ʼo wi ire.


eng: for he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”

acr: ma cacꞌutun chiquiwach rutijoꞌn. Jecꞌuwaꞌ cubiꞌij chique: «Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cayaꞌiꞌ paquikꞌab rachijab y cacamisax cuma, noꞌj echiriꞌ caminak chic, cacꞌastaj lo churox kꞌij» xchaꞌ.


acr: N-xraj taj, man ire ca tijin chu cʼutic chique u tijoxelab; ca tijin chu bixquil chique chi i Achi aj Chicaj ca jachtaj na piquiʼab i winak, y ca camsax na cumal, xui-ri che oxib ʼij panok ca walij na.


eng: He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”

acr: Ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —E tak waꞌ wa juchꞌob itzel uxlabixel, xew utz quebesax bi rucꞌ oración y ayuno —xchaꞌ.


eng: When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xoc bi ri Jesús chuchiꞌ jun ja. Ecꞌu rutijoꞌn xechꞌaꞌt rucꞌ xa quituquel chic, jewaꞌ xquitzꞌonoj che: —¿Suꞌbe riꞌoj na xkachꞌij tubi resaxic waꞌ wa itzel uxlabixel? —xechaꞌ.


eng: But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up; and he arose.

acr: Pero ri Jesús xuchap rukꞌab, xuyaco; y rala xtaqꞌuiꞌic.


eng: When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús echiriꞌ xrilo catajin quimolotajic ruqꞌuiyal winak, xtakan puwi ri itzelilaj uxlabixel, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Itzelilaj uxlabixel, ri aꞌanom meꞌt y tꞌoꞌc che waꞌla, riꞌin catintako: Jat, chatelubi y mat-tzelej chi lo cꞌana rucꞌ —xcha che.


eng: Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

acr: Ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿Suꞌbe cabiꞌij la chwe we cꞌo panukꞌab canꞌan waꞌ? Ma we cꞌo junok lic cubul ucꞌuꞌx wucꞌ, ronoje quel pana rucꞌ —xchaꞌ.


eng: Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

acr: Ecꞌu rukaw rala na jampatana co xchꞌawic, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Cubul nucꞌuꞌx ucꞌ la, xew chintoꞌo co la chaꞌ canimar ri cubulibal nucꞌuꞌx —xchaꞌ.


eng: Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

acr: Ukꞌiyal laj ukꞌaqom pa aqꞌ y pa yaꞌ re kamisaxik uwach. We kꞌo ko paqꞌabꞌ la katoꞌ la, kꞌutu ko ri kꞌaxnaꞌbꞌal kꞌuꞌx la chiqe y chojtoꞌo la —xchaꞌ.


eng: He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has been happening to him?” He said, “From childhood.

acr: Ri Jesús xutzꞌonoj cꞌu che rukaw rala: —¿Jampa ujekom lo waꞌ che? —xchaꞌ. Rachi xucꞌul uwach: —Chuchꞌutiꞌnal upetebem lok.


eng: They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.

acr: Xkikꞌam kꞌu lo rala chwach. Ekꞌu ri itzel uxlabꞌixel echiriꞌ xril uwach ri Jesús, lik ko xujabꞌajaꞌ rala. Ekꞌu rala xtzaq pulew y xujeqo kubꞌalkatilaꞌ ribꞌ, kapuluwan rukꞌaxaj.


eng: and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”

acr: Xa tob pa cuchap wi, cucꞌak pulew. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, rala cujek capuluwan rucꞌaxaj, cakichꞌichꞌ ruwi tak reꞌ y cacanaj can junchi chucꞌuchic. Xintzꞌonoj cꞌu chique ri tijoꞌn la chaꞌ caquesaj bi ri itzel uxlabixel, pero rique na xquichꞌij ta resaxic bi —xchaꞌ.


eng: One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun chiquixoꞌl ruqꞌuiyal winak jewaꞌ xucꞌul uwach: —Lal tijonel, nucꞌamom lo ri nucꞌajol chiwach la, ma rire cꞌo pukꞌab jun itzel uxlabixel uꞌanom meꞌt che.


eng: He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

acr: Xutzꞌonoj cꞌu Rire chique: —¿Saꞌ puwi cachapalaꞌ wi ib alak cucꞌ rique? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri winak lic xequiꞌcotic echiriꞌ xquil ri Jesús. Quebanic xeꞌquicꞌuluꞌ apanok y xquiya rutzil uwach.


eng: Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

acr: Echiriꞌ xebopon pa e cꞌo wi can ri jujun chic utijoꞌn, xquilo e cꞌo uqꞌuiyal winak quisutum quij yey raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab quequichapalaꞌ che chꞌaꞌoj.


eng: He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —Katzij, lic chirajawaxic nabe na cacꞌun ri Elías y cuyijbaꞌ pan ronoje chwach rucꞌunibal Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex. Pero ¿saꞌ quichꞌob riꞌix puwi ri tzꞌibital can chupa Rutzij Upixab ri Dios? Ma cubiꞌij lic chirajawaxic na, Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cutij cꞌax y na jinta ukꞌij caꞌanic.


eng: But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu riꞌin cankꞌalajisaj waꞌ chiwe: Ri Elías ya xcꞌunic yey ri winak xquiꞌan che janipa ri xcaj rique, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri tzꞌibital can puwi rire —xchaꞌ.


eng: They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xquitzꞌonoj che ri Jesús: —¿Suꞌbe raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab caquibiꞌij lic chirajawaxic nabe na cacꞌun ri Elías chwach pan rucꞌunibal Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex? —xechaꞌ.


eng: They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

acr: Ecꞌu rique lic xquicꞌol pa canimaꞌ ri xbiꞌx chique y xquijek caquitzꞌonobej chiquiwach puwi saꞌ queꞌelawi ri cꞌastajibal lo re Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex.


eng: As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

acr: Echiriꞌ xekaj lo chwa ri juyub, ri Jesús xebutak che na caquitzijoj ta cꞌana che junok janipa ri xquilo; cꞌate caquitzijoj echiriꞌ Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cꞌastajinak chi lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak.


eng: Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

acr: Cꞌate cꞌu xquilo, xew chi ri Jesús cꞌo cucꞌ.


eng: A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xkaj lo jun sutzꞌ y xuꞌan muꞌj paquiwiꞌ. Chupa cꞌu riꞌ ri sutzꞌ xquita rukul ri Dios, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «E Nucꞌajol waꞌ ri lic cꞌax cannaꞌo; e chita utzij Rire» xchaꞌ.


eng: Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

acr: Are ʼuri i ma Pédro xu bij che i Jesus: —Mayes, lic ʼutz na oj ʼo waral. ʼUtz caka ʼan oxib i mujbal: jun awe yet, jun re i mam Moises, xak jun re i mam Elías —xu bij che.


eng: For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

acr: Ri Pedro xubiꞌij waꞌ ruma na cunaꞌ taj saꞌ ri cubiꞌij, ma rire cucꞌ ri queb chic rachbiꞌil lic quixiꞌim quib.


acr: I u tijoxelab, lic je ocnak ʼil che wach xquilo, rumal-i n-xu na ti ma Pédro wach i xu bij.


eng: Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.

acr: Xakicꞌateꞌt cꞌut chiquiwach xewinakir ri Elías y ri Moisés, kꞌalajisanelab re ojertan; e riꞌ quechꞌaꞌt rucꞌ ri Jesús.


eng: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

acr: Wakib kꞌij cꞌu ubiꞌxiquil riꞌ waꞌ, echiriꞌ ri Jesús xebuchaꞌ ri Pedro, ri Jacobo y ri Juan y xebucꞌam bi quituquel chwa jun nimalaj juyub. Chilaꞌ cꞌut xjalcꞌatitaj uwach ri Jesús chiquiwach.


eng: He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come with power.”

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij chique: —Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: E cꞌo jujun chique wa e cꞌo wara, na quecam tana we na xquil tubi rucꞌunibal rutakanic ri Dios rucꞌ unimal chukꞌab —xchaꞌ.


eng: For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

acr: »Mixkꞌix kꞌu chwe riꞌin y che ri nuchꞌaꞌtem chikiwach raj makibꞌ re waqꞌij ora, ri na jusukꞌ ta ri kanimaꞌ chwach ri Dios. Ma ri kaꞌanaw waꞌ, ri in Alaxel Chikixoꞌl Tikawex kinkꞌix che rire echiriꞌ kinkꞌun lo rukꞌ runimal uchomalil ri Nuqaw y kukꞌ taq ri santowilaj ángeles» xchaꞌ.


eng: For what will a man give in exchange for his life?

acr: ¿O cꞌo nawi rajil cutoj rachi chwa rucꞌaslemal chaꞌ na cujam taj? ¡Na jintaj!


eng: For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

acr: Ma ¿saꞌ cꞌu cutikoj riꞌ che ri ticawex we cuꞌan rajaw ronoje ruwachulew yey cusach cꞌu uwach rucꞌaslemal?


eng: For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

acr: Ma china ri na cuya ta ranimaꞌ rucꞌaslem, riꞌ e cujam ri chomilaj cꞌaslemal chwach ri Dios; noꞌj ri cuya ranimaꞌ rucꞌaslem wuma riꞌin y ruma ri Utzilaj Tzij, riꞌ e curik ri chomilaj ucꞌaslemal chwach ri Dios.


eng: He called the multitude to himself with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebusiqꞌuij ri winak y rutijoꞌn, y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «We cꞌo junok caraj caterej lo chwij, lic chirajawaxic che muꞌan xew ri caraj rire, e chucuyu ri cꞌax cape puwiꞌ ruma ucojom ri nubiꞌ yey tereja lo chwij.


eng: But he, turning around and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús xutzuꞌ lo kiwach rutijoꞌn y xuchꞌaꞌbꞌej kꞌu upa ri Pedro, jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij che: —¡Chatel chinuwach, Satanás! Ma riꞌat na e ta kachꞌobꞌ puwi ri uchꞌobꞌom lo ri Dios, xew e kachꞌobꞌ jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri kakichꞌobꞌ ri winaq —xcha che.


eng: He spoke to them openly. Peter took him and began to rebuke him.

acr: Waꞌ xukꞌalajisaj chi utz chique. Ecꞌu ri Pedro xresaj bi ri Jesús chiquixoꞌl y xuchꞌaꞌbej upa ruma ri xubiꞌij.


eng: He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

acr: Xujek cꞌu ubiꞌxiquil chique: «Lic chirajawaxic che Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cutij na ri cꞌax y cacꞌak bi ukꞌij cuma ri nimak winak re ri tinamit, ri nimak e aj chacunel pa Rocho Dios y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, cacamisaxic; noꞌj churox kꞌij cacꞌastaj lok» xchaꞌ.


eng: He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.

acr: Ewi ri Jesús xebutak che na caquitzijoj ta che junok china Rire.


eng: They told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.”

acr: Rike xkikꞌul uwach che: —Kꞌo kebꞌiꞌn re, lal ri Juan Aj Yaꞌl Bautismo; jujun chik kakibꞌiꞌij lal ri Elías; y jujun chik, lal junoq chike taq ri qꞌalajisanelabꞌ re ojertan —xechaꞌ.


eng: Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”

acr: Ri Jesús cucꞌ rutijoꞌn xebec pa tak ri aldeas re ri tinamit Cesarea re Filipo. Yey chupa cꞌu ri be, ri Jesús xutzꞌonoj chique rutijoꞌn: —Chiquiwa ri winak, ¿in china nawi riꞌin? —xchaꞌ.


eng: He sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Jesús xutak bi chirocho y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Matoc bi pa ri tinamit y matzijoj ne cꞌana che junok e riꞌin xatincunaj —xcha che.


eng: Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.

acr: Ri Jesús xuya tanchi rukꞌab puwi ruwach ri potzꞌ. Jecꞌulaꞌ ri potzꞌ xcunutajic y utz xtzuꞌnic. Xtzuꞌn cꞌu pana naj y xril ronoje chi utz.


eng: He looked up, and said, “I see men, but I see them like walking trees.”

acr: Ri potzꞌ xtzuꞌn pana chwach y xubiꞌij: —Quebenuwil rachijab pachaꞌ chi e cheꞌ quebinic —xchaꞌ.


eng: He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xuchap rukꞌab ri potzꞌ, xresaj bi chupa ri tinamit y xchuban che tak ruwach. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xuya rukꞌab puwiꞌ y xutzꞌonoj che we caril qꞌuenok.


eng: He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebopon pa ri tinamit Betsaida. Tak ri winak xquicꞌam lo jun potzꞌ chwa ri Jesús y xebelaj cꞌu che chaꞌ cucunaj.


eng: He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

acr: Jecꞌuwaꞌ xuqꞌuisbej cucꞌ: —¿Suꞌbe cꞌu riꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ cꞌana quimaj usucꞌ? —xcha chique.


eng: “When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”

acr: Xutzꞌonoj tanchi chike: —Yey echiriꞌ xinjach ri wuqubꞌ pam chike ri kajibꞌ mil tikawex, ¿janipa lo chakach xinojisaj rukꞌ ri kiqax? —xchaꞌ. Rike xkikꞌul uwach: —Wuqubꞌ chakach —xechaꞌ.


eng: Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

acr: Cꞌo waꞌ cꞌu iwach yey e pachaꞌ na quixtzuꞌn taj. Cꞌo waꞌ cꞌu ixiquin yey e pachaꞌ na quixtan taj. ¿Lic neba na cacꞌun ta chicꞌuꞌx


eng: When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”

acr: echiriꞌ xinjach ri woꞌob pam chique ri woꞌob mil ticawex? ¿Janipa cꞌu chacach xinojisaj rucꞌ ri quikax? —xchaꞌ. Rutijoꞌn xquicꞌul uwach: —Cablajuj chacach —xechaꞌ.


eng: Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet or understand? Is your heart still hardened?

acr: Ri Jesús xretaꞌmaj saꞌ la caquichꞌaꞌtibej chiquiwach y xubiꞌij cꞌu chique: —¿Suꞌbe quichꞌaꞌtibej chiwach puwi ri na xicꞌam ta lo pam? ¿Cꞌamajaꞌ neba quimaj usucꞌ? ¿Lic cami cꞌa chꞌukutal rinaꞌoj?


eng: They reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”

acr: Rutijoꞌn xkibꞌiꞌij kꞌu chikiwach: «Kubꞌiꞌij waꞌ ma retaꞌam na jinta pam xqakꞌam loq» xechaꞌ.


eng: He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

acr: Ewi ri Jesús xebupixabaj, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Lic chichajij iwib chwa ri “levadura” que ri fariseos y chwa ri “levadura” re ri Herodes» xchaꞌ.


eng: They forgot to take bread; and they didn’t have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

acr: Ecꞌu rutijoꞌn ri Jesús xicꞌow chiquicꞌuꞌx caquicꞌam bi pam y xa jun chi pam cꞌo cucꞌ chupa la barco.


eng: He left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side.

acr: Ewi xebuya canok, xoc tanchi ubi chupa ri barco y xkꞌax chꞌaka yaꞌ.


eng: He sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús lic xuqꞌuis ucꞌuꞌx y xubiꞌij chique: «¿Suꞌbe ri ticawex re wakꞌij ora e caquitzꞌonoj canꞌan juna cꞌutubal chaꞌ cakꞌalajinic we intakom lo ruma ri Dios? Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: Na jinta juna cꞌutubal cayaꞌtaj chique» xchaꞌ.


eng: The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven and testing him.

acr: Cꞌo jun kꞌij ri fariseos xebopon rucꞌ ri Jesús y xquijeko e laꞌ xa pa chꞌaꞌtem caquichap pa chꞌaꞌoj. Xquitzꞌonoj cꞌu che cuꞌan juna cꞌutubal re chilaꞌ chicaj chiquiwach chaꞌ cakꞌalajinic we Rire takom lo ruma ri Dios; waꞌ xquiꞌano xa re cꞌambal upa.


eng: They ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

acr: Conojel i winak xqui tijo y xe nojic. Are xquelej ile, i u tijoxelab xqui mol niʼpa i chʼakatak chi xsobrinic, xnoj wukub chicach che.


eng: Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

acr: Ri xewaꞌic, laj e juna cajib mil ticawex. Ecꞌu ri Jesús xebuchꞌaꞌbej canok,


acr: I winak chi xe nojic, colo je ʼo cajib mil chique. Teʼuri i Jesus xe u ʼijla canok,


eng: He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

acr: Are ʼuri i Jesus xu bij chique i winak chi que cubi chuwach tak ulew. Teʼuri xu chap i wukub caxlanwa y xu tioxij che i Dios. Teʼuri xu piro, y xu ya chique u tijoxelab. Ique xqui jach chique i winak.


eng: They also had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

acr: Yey cucꞌaꞌam ne jujun raltak co car. Ecꞌu ri Jesús xtioxin chwach ri Dios puwi waꞌ y xtakan cꞌu che cajachiꞌ chique ri winak.


acr: Xak ʼo jubiʼ ral tak car cuʼ. I Jesus xu tioxij che i Dios rumal, y xu bij chique u tijoxelab chi que qui jacha chique i winak.


eng: He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”

acr: Ri Jesús xutzꞌonoj cꞌu chique: —¿Janipa chi pam cꞌo iwucꞌ? —xcha chique. —Wukub —xecha rique.


eng: His disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”

acr: Rutijoꞌn xkibꞌiꞌij che: —Pero, ¿pa kariqitaj wi wa re ketzuq wa ukꞌiyal tikawex? Ma chupa wa luwar na jinta ne kꞌo e jeqelik —xechaꞌ.


eng: If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way.”

acr: Yey we e laꞌ kebꞌenutaq bꞌi chikocho y na jinta kꞌo kitijom, riꞌ kebꞌeꞌqꞌochqꞌobꞌ pa bꞌe, ma e kꞌo jujun chike lik naj e petinaq wi —xchaꞌ.


eng: “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days and have nothing to eat.

acr: —Lic cajuchꞌ caꞌn nucꞌuꞌx chique wa ticawex ma e urox kꞌij waꞌ e cꞌo wucꞌ y na jinta chi quiwa.


eng: In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself and said to them,

acr: Chupa tak laꞌ la kꞌij xquimol quib uqꞌuiyal ticawex. Y ruma na jinta quiwa re caquitijo, ri Jesús xebusiqꞌuij rutijoꞌn y xubiꞌij chique:


eng: They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

acr: Lic cꞌu cacam canimaꞌ ri winak che y jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «Ronoje ri cuꞌano lic utz, ma ri e tꞌoꞌc cuꞌan chique quetanic yey ri e meꞌt cuꞌan chique quechꞌawic.»


eng: He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús lic xebupixabaj ri winak chaꞌ na jinta cꞌana cꞌo caquitzijoj wi, noꞌj ri winak tob ne quepixabaxic, más ne xebec che utzijoxic.


eng: Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.

acr: Na jampatana cꞌu riꞌ, rachi xjakataj ruxiquin, xquiritaj ri rakꞌ y xujeko cachꞌaꞌt chi utz.


eng: Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”

acr: Xtzuꞌn chicaj, xuqꞌuis ucꞌuꞌx y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij che rachi: «¡Efata!» (Waꞌ pa ri chꞌaꞌtem arameo queꞌelawi “chatjakatajok”.)


eng: He took him aside from the multitude privately and put his fingers into his ears; and he spat and touched his tongue.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xresaj bi rachi chiquixoꞌl ri winak. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xujuꞌ ruwi tak ukꞌab puxiquin rachi y xucoj jubikꞌ ucꞌaxaj tzaꞌm ri rakꞌ.


eng: They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

acr: Chiriꞌ xkikꞌam lo chwach ri Jesús jun achi tꞌoꞌk y kachꞌiqchꞌotik, yey ri ekꞌamayom loq xebꞌelaj che chaꞌ kuya ruqꞌabꞌ puwiꞌ.


eng: Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee through the middle of the region of Decapolis.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xel tanchi ubi ri Jesús che tak ri luwar re Tiro y xicꞌow pa ri tinamit Sidón. Xopon cꞌu chuchiꞌ ri mar re Galilea y xeꞌela pa tak ri luwar re Decápolis.


eng: She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xopon rixok chirocho, xuꞌrika ri ralit cotzꞌol chwa uwarabal yey elinak chubi ri itzel uxlabixel che.


eng: But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

acr: Rixok xucꞌul uwach: —Katzij, Kajawal, pero ¿na quewaꞌ ta neba ri tzꞌiꞌ rucꞌ rucꞌaj quiwa racꞌalab catzak chuxeꞌ ri mexa? —xchaꞌ.


eng: But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij che: —Chirajawaxic na nabe quewaꞌic y quenoj ri e ralcꞌoꞌal ri rajaw ja, ma na usucꞌ taj we junok cumaj ri quiwa ri ralcꞌoꞌal y cucꞌak bi chiquiwa ri tzꞌiꞌ —xcha che.


eng: For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun ixok, e ri ralit cꞌo pukꞌab jun itzel uxlabixel. Xew xuto cꞌo ri Jesús chiriꞌ, xcꞌunic y xucꞌak rib xeꞌrakan ukꞌab ri Jesús.


eng: Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.

acr: Ecꞌu rixok na cuqꞌuil ta ri aj judiꞌab yey alaxel pa ri luwar re Sirofenicia. Xelaj cꞌu che chaꞌ caresaj bi ri itzel uxlabixel che ri ralit.


eng: From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.

acr: Xel bi ri Jesús chiriꞌ y xopon pa tak ri luwar re Tiro y re Sidón. Xoc cꞌu chuchiꞌ jun ja. Na xraj taj cꞌo quetaꞌman re we Rire cꞌo chiriꞌ; na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, xquetaꞌmaj ri winak.


eng: He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

acr: Je tanchi waꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —E ri quel lo pa ranimaꞌ ri ticawex, e waꞌ ri cachꞌulan re.


eng: For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

acr: Ma pa ranimaꞌ ri ticawex quel wi lo tak ritzel naꞌoj, ri macunic chirij ri cꞌulaniquil, ri caretzꞌabej uwa ukꞌij rucꞌ jun chic na ucꞌulel taj, ri camisanic,


eng: covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

acr: ri elekꞌ, ri rayinic re puak, ri retzelal cꞌuꞌxaj, ri socosoꞌnic; ri rayibal re ri tiꞌjil, ri cꞌax cꞌuꞌxaj chirij jun chic, ri itzel chꞌaꞌtem chirij junok, ri cuꞌan nim chiribil rib, ri na cuchꞌob tana saꞌ ri cuꞌano.


eng: All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”

acr: Ronoje tak waꞌ wa itzel uwach, chupa ri ranimaꞌ ri ticawex quel wulok y e cachꞌulan re rubinic —xchaꞌ.


acr: Je niʼpa i que ʼanaw queje ile, are i ne te chʼam-i chuwach i Dios, y ronojel i n-ʼus taj-le, xa piqui cʼux petnak wi; n-are ti wach quiqui tijo ca ʼanaw chique. (Queje ile, i Jesus xu sakij i tzij chique u tijoxelab.)


eng: He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

acr: Ewi rire xubiꞌij chique: —¿Ix neba jun riꞌix chique ri na jinta quinaꞌoj puwi waꞌ? ¿Na quimaj ta neba usucꞌ e ri cachꞌulan ri ranimaꞌ ri ticawex na e ta ri cutij bi?


eng: because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”

acr: Ma e janipa ri cutij bi, riꞌ na coc ta chupa ri ranimaꞌ; xa chupa rupa queꞌec wi. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, cuꞌpamaj bi —xchaꞌ. Rucꞌ waꞌ ri Jesús xraj xubiꞌij e ronoje tak ri re catijic, lic utz.


eng: When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xebuya can ruqꞌuiyal ticawex y xoc bi che jun ja. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ rutijoꞌn xquiꞌan tzꞌonobal che puwi wa cꞌambal naꞌoj.


eng: There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

acr: Ri cachꞌulan ri ranimaꞌ ri ticawex na e ta ri cutij bi, ma e ri quel lo pa ranimaꞌ, e waꞌ ri cachꞌulan re.


eng: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

acr: China cꞌu ri cꞌo utanibal che utayic, ¡chuta cꞌu riꞌ! —xcha chique.


eng: He called all the multitude to himself and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebusiqꞌuij conoje ruqꞌuiyal ticawex y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Lic tanape onoje alak y lic maja alak usucꞌ waꞌ:


eng: But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” that is to say, given to God,

acr: Xui-ri, yix quix tijin chu cʼutic, chi jun achi, ʼo puʼab cu bij che u kajaw xak che u chuch: “N-cat in to taj, man niʼpa i ʼo wuʼ in sujum chic che i Dios” mok cu bij che.


eng: “then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,

acr: Yey chiwach ralak, china ri cabiꞌn re waꞌ, na chirajawaxic ta chi che quebutoꞌ ruchu-ukaw.


acr: Y we queje cu bij ire ile, n-ta chic chukul ʼuri que u to u kajaw u chuch, qui bij yix.


eng: For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

acr: Ma ri Moisés jewaꞌ utzꞌibam can ojertan: Chalokꞌoj quikꞌij rachu-akaw yey We cꞌo junok quebuyaj ruchu-ukaw rucꞌ itzel chꞌaꞌtem, riꞌ lic takal che cacamisaxic xcha ri Moisés.


eng: He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

acr: Je tanchi cꞌu waꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Ralak ꞌanom alak che Rutzij Upixab ri Dios pachaꞌ na jinta uchac, ruma e lic catajin alak che uꞌanic ri quicꞌutuꞌn can ri ticawex.


eng: “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”

acr: Ecꞌu ralak e yaꞌom can alak Rutzij Upixab ri Dios y e lic coc alak il che uꞌanic ri quicꞌutuꞌn can ri ticawex, pachaꞌ caꞌan alak rucꞌ rujoskꞌixic ri tijbal yaꞌ y ruchꞌajic upa ri xaro; yey cꞌo ne jujun chic pachaꞌ tak waꞌ caꞌan alak xa majom can alak —xchaꞌ.


eng: They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

acr: Na jinta cꞌana cutikoj caquilokꞌoj nukꞌij, ma ri cꞌutunic caquiꞌano xa takanic que achijab.


eng: He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¡Xa queb palaj alak! Lic katzij ri tzꞌibital can ruma ri kꞌalajisanel Isaías pawiꞌ alak. Ma jewaꞌ xutzꞌibaj canok: Waꞌ wa tinamit xa rucꞌ ruwaqueꞌ caquiyac nukꞌij, noꞌj ri canimaꞌ lic naj cꞌo wi chwe.


eng: The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”

acr: Ruma cꞌu laꞌ ri fariseos y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab xquitzꞌonoj che ri Jesús: —¿Suꞌbe ri tijoꞌn la na quitakem ta ri quicꞌutuꞌn can ri katiꞌ-kamam? Ma rique quewaꞌic tob e laꞌ na quichꞌajom ta ri quikꞌab —xechaꞌ.


eng: Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

acr: Ecꞌu ri fariseos cucꞌ jujun chique raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab e petinak Jerusalem, xquimol quib rucꞌ ri Jesús.


eng: Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.

acr: Are xe upon ruʼ, xquilo chi ʼo jujun chique u tijoxelab i Jesus chi que wa ruʼ qui ʼab tzʼil, quiqui bij ique, man n-quiqui coj ta retalil chu chʼajic qui ʼab pacha quiqui ʼan i aj Fariséo winak.


eng: (For the Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

acr: (I aj Fariséo, xak conojel i juban aj Israel winak quiqui ʼan pacha i qui costúmbre i catit qui mam; n-ca tijaw ti wa we n-quiqui chʼaj ti qui ʼab qʼuialmul.


eng: They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

acr: Y echiriꞌ ketzelej lo pa kꞌaybꞌal, na jinta kꞌo kakitijo we na kakichꞌaj ta nabꞌe ri kiqꞌabꞌ, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri kꞌutum kan chike. Yey kitaqem ukꞌiyal kꞌutunik xa kimajom kan chikij katiꞌ-kimam, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ruꞌanik kachꞌaj taq upa ri tijbꞌal yaꞌ, ri xaro, rubꞌitaq saꞌch re chꞌichꞌ y rujosqꞌixik ri chꞌat re warabꞌal.


acr: Are que cʼun pa qʼuebal, n-quiqui tij ta tan i wa we n-qui chʼajom ti qui ʼab pacha cu bij i qui costúmbre ique. Xak ʼo chic juban uqʼuial costúmbre je teren chirij: ʼo rawasil che i qui bas, xak che i qui xar, xak queje che i qui pichel chʼichʼ, xak queje che i qui chʼat; ʼis ʼo rawasil che chi quiqui chʼajo.)


eng: and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick on their mats to where they heard he was.

acr: Xebec cꞌu riꞌ re caquitzijoj puwi ri Jesús pa tak ronoje ri luwar re Genesaret. Yey ri winak re ronoje tak luwar xquijek quequicꞌam tak lo yewaꞌib e telem lo chwa chꞌat cꞌa pa ri luwar pa quitom cꞌo wi ri Jesús.


eng: When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

acr: Echiriꞌ xebel lo chupa ri barco, na jampatana ri winak xquetaꞌmaj uwach ri Jesús.


eng: for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

acr: ma cꞌamajaꞌ ne caquimaj usucꞌ ri xuꞌan ri Jesús echiriꞌ xuꞌan qꞌui che ri pam, ma e pachaꞌ chꞌukutal ri quinaꞌoj.


eng: He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

acr: Xoc cꞌu bi ri Jesús cucꞌ chupa ri barco; ecꞌu runimal tew xtaniꞌic. Rutijoꞌn lic xcam canimaꞌ che,


eng: but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

acr: I u tijoxelab, are xquilo chi ca bin chuwi ya, xqui chʼob ique, mok jun xibinel, y xe siqʼuin rumal.


eng: for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

acr: ma conoje xquilo y lic xquixiꞌij quib che. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebuchꞌaꞌbej, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Chinimarisaj icꞌuꞌx, ma riꞌin in Jesús; mixiꞌij cꞌu iwib —xcha chique.


acr: Queje xqui ʼan ile, man conojel xquilo, xak ʼis xe oc ʼil rumal. Xui-ri, ire xe u ʼijla; xu bij chique: —¡Mi xij iwib! Xa yin. ¡Chi cowirsaj i cʼux! —coʼono.


eng: Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them,

acr: Anim tan cꞌu riꞌ, ri Jesús xeril pan rutijoꞌn lic rucꞌ cꞌax quetajin che ubinisaxic ri barco ruma runimal tew petinak chiquiwach. Ecꞌu ri Jesús xeꞌec cucꞌ; e riꞌ cabin chwi ri mar, ya e riꞌ quicꞌow chiquiwach.


eng: When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

acr: Echiriꞌ xoc rakꞌab, ri barco cꞌo chi punicꞌajal ri mar, yey ri Jesús utuquel canajinak can chuꞌlew.


eng: After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

acr: Echiriꞌ ebuchꞌaꞌbem chi canok, xel bi chwa ri juyub chaꞌ cuꞌana orar.


eng: Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebutak rutijoꞌn chaꞌ queboc bi chupa ri barco, quenabej bi chwach y quekꞌax cꞌa chꞌaka yaꞌ che ri tinamit Betsaida, xalokꞌ Rire quebuchꞌaꞌbej tak can ruqꞌuiyal winak.


eng: Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

acr: Yey ri xewaꞌic e lo woꞌob mil chi achijab.


eng: They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xquimol ri chꞌakaꞌtaꞌk pam y car, y rucꞌ waꞌ xnoj lo cablajuj chacach.


eng: They all ate and were filled.

acr: Conoje cꞌu ri winak xewaꞌic y xenoj chi utz.


eng: He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌam ri woꞌob pam rucꞌ ri caꞌib car, xtzuꞌn chicaj y xtioxin chwach ri Dios. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xuwechꞌ upa ri pam y xuya chique rutijoꞌn chaꞌ caquijach chique ri winak. Y jelaꞌ xuꞌan rucꞌ ri queb car, xjachiꞌ cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ chique conoje.


eng: He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xtakan che quetzꞌuyiꞌ conoje ri ticawex chimutzaꞌj pa tak ri rax qꞌuim.


eng: They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

acr: Xetzꞌuyiꞌ cꞌu chimutzaꞌj re jujun ciento y re nicꞌaj ciento.


acr: Che tak i tzobajil-le, ʼo jujun chi ʼo i cincuénta chique, xak je ʼo jujun je ʼo jun ciénto chique.


eng: He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —¿Janipa chi pam cꞌo iwucꞌ? Jix jiꞌwilapeꞌ —xcha chique. Echiriꞌ xquetaꞌmaj, xquibiꞌij che: —Xa woꞌob chi pam y caꞌib chi car —xechaꞌ.


eng: But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —Chebitzuku riꞌix —xcha chique. Rique xquibiꞌij che: —¿E cami caꞌaj la riꞌ queꞌkalokꞌo quiwa conoje wa ticawex chaꞌ quekatzuku? ¡Ri rajil waꞌ e junam rucꞌ queb ciento kꞌij re chac! —xechaꞌ.


eng: Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

acr: Utz we ketaq bꞌi la ri winaq chaꞌ kebꞌek pa taq raldeas y pa taq ri luwar kꞌo lo xa naqaj re keꞌkiloqꞌo kiwa, ma ri wara na jinta kꞌo katijik —xechaꞌ.


eng: When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

acr: Echiriꞌ lic benak kꞌij chic, xekib lo rutijoꞌn rucꞌ y jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij che: —Kajawal, wa luwar oj cꞌo wi lic catzꞌintzꞌotic y benak kꞌij chic.


eng: Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

acr: Echiriꞌ xel lo ri Jesús pa ri barco, xrilo e cꞌo chi uqꞌuiyal winak chiriꞌ. Lic cꞌut xejuchꞌ caꞌn pa ranimaꞌ, ma pachaꞌ e bexex na jinta chajinel que. Ecꞌu ri Jesús xujek cuya uqꞌuiyal cꞌutunic chiquiwach.


eng: They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

acr: Pero lic e qꞌui ri xebilowic echiriꞌ xebec y xquetaꞌmaj uwach ri Jesús. Ewi uqꞌuiyal winak xebec chakan, waꞌ ebelinak lo pa tak ri tinamit. Nabe cꞌu riꞌ xebopon chwa ri Jesús yey echiriꞌ Rire xoponic, xquimol quib rucꞌ.


eng: They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

acr: Xeboc cꞌu bi ri Jesús cucꞌ rutijoꞌn quituquel chupa jun barco y xebec pa jun luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic.


eng: He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Chixpeta wucꞌ ituquel, joꞌ chaꞌ cojeꞌuxlan qꞌuenok pa juna luwar pa na e jinta wi winak —xchaꞌ. Jelaꞌ xubiꞌij chique ma lic e qꞌui ri winak, e cꞌo ri quebec y e cꞌo ri quecꞌunic yey rique na utz ta chi ne quewaꞌic.


eng: The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

acr: Echiriꞌ rutakoꞌn ri Jesús xetzelej lo che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij, xquimol quib rucꞌ Rire y xquitzijoj che janipa ri xquiꞌano y xquicꞌutu.


eng: They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick and healed them.

acr: Xebequesaj bi uqꞌuiyal itzel uxlabixel yey xquicoj aceite paquiwi uqꞌuiyal yewaꞌib y xequicunaj.


eng: They went out and preached that people should repent.

acr: Xebel cꞌu bi rutijoꞌn che utzijoxic chique ri ticawex puwi ri lic chirajawaxic caquitzelej quitzij chwach ri Dios.


eng: He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebusiqꞌuij ri cablajuj utijoꞌn, xebutak bi pa cacab y xuya paquikꞌab quebequesaj bi itzelilaj uxlabixel.


eng: He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,

acr: Xak xu bij chique n-ta quiqui cʼam bic are quiqui maj qui be, mi tene qui teb, mi tene qui wa, mi tene qui mer; xui qui chʼamiy quiqui cʼam bic.


eng: but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.

acr: Xak xu bij chique chi toʼ xajab chiqui cojo, xak miqui cʼam chubi jumolaj qui ʼuʼ, xui i jumolaj chi qui cojom bic.


eng: He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

acr: Xak xu bij chique: —We ʼo jun winak cu ya i posar, chix ʼol na ruʼ; cʼa te qui canaj we quix el che i aldéale.


eng: Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”

acr: Noꞌj we chupa juna tinamit na kixkꞌul taj y na kakꞌul tane ri Utzilaj Tzij kitzijoj, chixelubꞌi chiriꞌ yey chipupaꞌ kan rulew kꞌo che ri iwaqan; waꞌ e kꞌutubꞌal re na utz ta kiꞌanom ri ejeqel chiriꞌ. Paqatzij wi kambꞌiꞌij chiwe: Chupa ruqꞌijol ri qꞌatbꞌal tzij, más kꞌax ri kape pakiwi rike chwa ri kape pakiwi ri e aj Sodoma y Gomorra» xchaꞌ.


eng: Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Chupa ronoje luwar cayac ukꞌij juna kꞌalajisanel. Noꞌj chupa rutinamit, chiquixoꞌl ri ratz-uchakꞌ y pa rocho, na cayac ta ukꞌij —xcha chique.


eng: When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

acr: Are xu rik i uxlambal ʼij, xoc pa ja re i molbalʼib y xoc chu cʼutic chique i winak chila. Je qʼui i winak je ʼo chila; niʼpa i xqui ta u tzij lic xqui bisoj che. —¿Pa xu tijoj wi rib i achi-le ronojel wach ca tijin chu ʼonquil? —xqui bij—. ¿Wach usucʼ i nojbal chi yatal che? ¿Pa xu nawsaj wi rib ire-le chu ʼonquil i milágro?


eng: Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” So they were offended at him.

acr: ¿Na e ta neba jun achi carpintero; ralab ri María y catzixel ri Jacobo, ri José, ri Judas y ri Simón? ¿Na ejekel ta neba ri ranab wara chikaxoꞌl? —quechaꞌ. Ewi lic e qꞌui tzel xquita ri xubiꞌij y xquijek caquicꞌak bi ukꞌij.


eng: He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

acr: Ri Jesús xel bi chiriꞌ y xopon pa rutinamit. Ecꞌu rutijoꞌn xeterej bi chirij.


eng: He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús lic xpixaban che chaꞌ na jinta cꞌo caquitzijoj wi y xtakan cꞌu che chaꞌ cayaꞌ uwa ri ralco ali.


eng: Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.

acr: Y na jampatana ri ralco ali xwaꞌlijic y xbinic. (Rali cablajuj rujunab.) Y ri winak lic xquixiꞌij quib che wa xquilo.


eng: Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha cumi!” which means, being interpreted, “Girl, I tell you, get up!”

acr: Xuchap cꞌu rukꞌab y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij pa ri chꞌaꞌtem arameo: —¡Talita cumi! —xcha che. (Waꞌ e queꞌelawi: “Ali chuuy, ¡Chatwaꞌlijok!”)


eng: They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.

acr: Yey xa xkitzeꞌej kꞌu ri xubꞌiꞌij. Pero Rire xebꞌeresaj lo konoje ri e kꞌo pa ja, xew xebꞌukoj bꞌi ruchu-uqaw ri ralko ali kukꞌ rutijoꞌn eteran bꞌi chirij. Xok kꞌu bꞌi pa telan wi ri ralko ali.


eng: When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xoc bi y xubiꞌij chique: —¿Suꞌbe lic quixtucuquic y quixokꞌic? Ri ralco ali na caminak taj, xa cawaric —xcha chique.


eng: But Jesus, when he heard the message spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús, echiriꞌ xuta wa xoꞌlbiꞌxok, xubiꞌij che raj wach re ri sinagoga: —Muxiꞌij rib cꞌuꞌx la, xew lic cubula cꞌuꞌx la wucꞌ —xcha che.


eng: While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”

acr: Cꞌa cachꞌaꞌt ne ri Jesús echiriꞌ xecꞌun lo jujun achijab e petinak chirocho ri aj wach re ri sinagoga y xoꞌlquibiꞌij che: —Ri miꞌal la ya xcamic; na jinta chi cutikoj cabayabaꞌ la ri tijonel —xecha che.


eng: He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij che: —Ixok, ruma ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx la wucꞌ, xcunutaj la. Oj cꞌu la riꞌ chi utzil chomal, ma lal chi cunutajinak che ri cꞌaxcꞌolil la —xchaꞌ.


eng: But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

acr: Ecꞌu rixok cabirbot ruma xiꞌin ib, ma rire e etaꞌmayom saꞌ ri xucꞌulu. Xeꞌec cꞌut y xuxucubaꞌ rib xeꞌrakan ukꞌab ri Jesús. Yey xutzijoj che Rire ronoje rucꞌulumam y saꞌ ri xuꞌan la jokꞌotaj.


eng: He looked around to see her who had done this thing.

acr: Pero ri Jesús xtzuꞌn pa tak utzal che rilic china xchapaw re.


eng: His disciples said to him, “You see the multitude pressing against you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”

acr: Rutijoꞌn xkibꞌiꞌij che: —Rilal kil la ri winaq kakipitzꞌipaꞌ la. ¿Suꞌchak kꞌu riꞌ katzꞌonoj la: “China xchapaw weꞌin”? —xecha che.


eng: Immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús echiriꞌ xunaꞌ chiribil rib cꞌo uchukꞌab xelic, xebutzuꞌ conoje ri winak y xutzꞌonoj: —¿China xchapaw ri nukꞌuꞌ? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

acr: Y na jampatana xtaniꞌ ruyabil y lic xunaꞌ chiribil rib xcunutaj che ri cꞌaxlaj yabil cꞌo wi.


eng: having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes.

acr: Echiriꞌ xuta ri caquibiꞌij puwi ri Jesús, xumin bi rib chiquixoꞌlibal tak ri winak. Xkib cꞌu pana chirij ri Jesús y xuchap rukꞌuꞌ,


eng: For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be made well.”

acr: ma xuchꞌob pa ranimaꞌ: «Tob tane xew luꞌkꞌuꞌ canchapo, rucꞌ riꞌ quincunutajic.»


acr: Queje xoʼon ire ile, man xu chʼob ire, “We xui quin chap jubiʼ u ʼuʼ i Jesus, quin utzir na.”


eng: and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,

acr: Y lic utijom cꞌax paquikꞌab uqꞌuiyal e aj cun, y uqꞌuisom chi ne ronoje ri cꞌo rucꞌ; yey na jinta cꞌana xutikoj che, ma catajin ne unimitajic ri jujun kꞌij.


eng: A certain woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years,

acr: Chikixoꞌlibꞌal kꞌu riꞌ kꞌo jun ixoq lik yewaꞌ, e kabꞌlajuj lo junabꞌ riꞌ na kataniꞌ ta ruyabꞌil re upa ikꞌ che.


eng: He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.

acr: Xeꞌec cꞌu ri Jesús rucꞌ rachi, yey uqꞌuiyal winak xeterej bi chirij y lic caquipitzꞌipaꞌ.


eng: and begged him much, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live.”

acr: Y lic xucoj rib chwach, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Ri numiꞌal cajecꞌowic. Joꞌ co la wucꞌ, queꞌyaꞌa ri kꞌab la puwiꞌ chaꞌ cacunutajic y jelaꞌ na cacam taj —xchaꞌ.


eng: Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet

acr: Xcꞌun cꞌu lo jun achi Jairo rubiꞌ, rire e jun chique ri e aj wach re ri sinagoga. Xew cꞌu xril uwach ri Jesús, xucꞌak rib xeꞌrakan ukꞌab.


eng: When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.

acr: Echiriꞌ xtzelej tanchi ri Jesús chꞌaka yaꞌ chupa ri barco, uqꞌuiyal ticawex xquimoc rij y Rire xcꞌojiꞌ chuchiꞌ ri mar.


eng: He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

acr: Rachi xeꞌec y xujek utzijoxic pa ri tinamit re Decápolis ronoje ri utz xꞌan che ruma ri Jesús, y conoje ri ticawex lic cacam canimaꞌ che waꞌ.


eng: He didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had mercy on you.”

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús na xuya ta luwar che, jenewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Jat chaꞌwocho cucꞌ rawatz-achakꞌ y chatzijoj chique ronoje ri utz uꞌanom ri Dios awucꞌ, ma e xucꞌut ri cꞌaxnaꞌbal ucꞌuꞌx chawe —xcha che.


eng: As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xoc bi chupa ri barco. Ecꞌu rachi ebelinak bi ritzelilaj uxlabixel che, xelaj che ri Jesús chaꞌ cuya luwar che caterej bi chirij.


eng: They began to beg him to depart from their region.

acr: Ewi ri winak xquijeko quebelaj che ri Jesús chaꞌ quel bi chiriꞌ pa tak ri quiluwar.


eng: Those who saw it declared to them what happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs.

acr: Y ri xebilow waꞌ xquitzijoj chique ri cꞌacꞌ xecꞌunic; xquitzijoj suꞌanic xebel bi ritzelilaj uxlabixel che rachi y saꞌ ri xquicꞌulumaj tak ri ak.


eng: They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.

acr: Echiriꞌ xecꞌun pa cꞌo wi ri Jesús, xquil rachi ri lic xꞌan cꞌax che cuma ritzelilaj uxlabixel; e riꞌ tzꞌulic, ucojom chi ukꞌuꞌ y jusucꞌ chi runaꞌoj. Ruma waꞌ, lic xquixiꞌij quib.


eng: Those who fed the pigs fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened.

acr: Ecꞌu ri e chajinel que ri ak, xebanimajic. Y janipa ri xquilo xebec che utzijoxic chupa ri tinamit y pa tak juyub. Xepe cꞌu ri winak che rilic saꞌ ri xꞌaniꞌ chiriꞌ.


eng: All the demons begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.”

acr: E tak cꞌu ri itzelilaj uxlabixel xquicoj quib chwach ri Jesús y jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij che: —Chojtaka bi la cucꞌ la ak chaꞌ cojoc bi cucꞌ —xechaꞌ.


eng: Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.

acr: Xa chiriꞌ cꞌu riꞌ e cꞌo lo uqꞌuiyal ak quewaꞌ chwa ri juyub.


eng: He asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xutzꞌonoj che: —¿Saꞌ rabiꞌ? —xcha che. Rire xucꞌul uwach: —Legión ri nubiꞌ, ma lic oj qꞌui —xchaꞌ.


eng: and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.”

acr: Teʼuri xsiqʼuin chu bixquil i tzij-i: —Jesus, yet chi at u Cʼojol i Dios chi ʼatz u ʼij, ¿wuchac xat cʼun wuʼ? Chuwach i Dios lic quin tzʼonoj chawe, min a ya pa cʼax —xu bij. (Ile are itzel tew xchʼawic.)


eng: For he said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

acr: Xubiꞌij waꞌ ma ri Jesús xubiꞌij che: «At itzelilaj uxlabixel, chatelubi che waꞌchi» xchaꞌ.


acr: Queje ile xu bij, man i Jesus ca tijin chu bixquil: —Yet, at itzel tew, ¡chat el che i achi-ri!


eng: When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ chinimanaj xril pana ri Jesús, cacꞌalalic xkib rucꞌ y xuxucubaꞌ rib chwach.


eng: When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs.

acr: Echiriꞌ xel lo ri Jesús chupa ri barco, na jampatana xoꞌlcꞌul ruma jun achi elinak lo chuxoꞌl tak mukubal que animaꞌ, yey waꞌ cꞌo pukꞌab jun itzelilaj uxlabixel.


eng: He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,

acr: Chila jekel wi pa tak pec que i camnak. Ire tijtal u ximic cumal i winak, xui-ri ne te tiquinak che, xak mi ne ruʼ carena.


eng: because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.

acr: Ma lic uqꞌuiyal laj xyut ri rakan y rukꞌab rucꞌ tak chꞌichꞌ y carena; pero rire curakaraꞌ upa, cuꞌan ucꞌaj che y na jinta cꞌo cachꞌijow uchukꞌab.


eng: Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

acr: Chipakꞌij chichakꞌab xaki casutin chwi tak ri juyub y chuxoꞌl tak mukubal que animaꞌ, casiqꞌuinic y cuꞌan cꞌax che rib rucꞌ abaj.


acr: Chi paʼij chi chaʼab, ire xmalcat tzam tak jyub xak chuwi camnak, toʼ ca siqʼuinic. Xak cu joy i rij che abaj.


eng: They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

acr: Ewi xoc lo jun xiꞌin ib cucꞌ y xquibiꞌij chiquiwach: —¿Saꞌ ruwach waꞌ waꞌchi? ¡Ma tob ne e ri cakjikꞌ y ri yaꞌ caquicoj utzij! —xechaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn: —¿Suꞌchac lic quixiꞌij iwib? ¿Suꞌbe na cubul ta icꞌuꞌx wucꞌ? —xcha chique.


eng: He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xyactajic, xukꞌatej ri cakjikꞌ y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri yaꞌ: —¡Chat-tanalok! ¡Chatcubulok! —xcha che. Ri cakjikꞌ xtaniꞌic y ri yaꞌ xyeniꞌic.


eng: A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

acr: Are que tijin chi be, xpe jun nim laj tew puwi i ya. I tew lic cu yac u wi i ya chicaj, y xoc chupam qui bárco, laj xnoj rumal.


eng: He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús cꞌo pa ri barco puqꞌuisbal re chirij, cawar chwi jun chꞌacat. Rutijoꞌn xeꞌquicꞌosoj y jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij che: —¡Kajawal! ¿Na coc ta cami la il chike? ¡Ma ya cojcamic! —xechaꞌ.


eng: Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

acr: Echiriꞌ ebuchꞌaꞌbem chi can ruqꞌuiyal winak, rutijoꞌn xquicꞌam bi ri Jesús e laꞌ chupa ri barco pa tzꞌul wi Rire, yey e cꞌo chi jujun barcos ecachbilam bi.


eng: On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”

acr: Chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jun kꞌij echiriꞌ xoc rakꞌab, ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn: —Joꞌ, chojkꞌax chꞌaka yaꞌ —xcha chique.


eng: Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

acr: Y na jinta cꞌo xucꞌutu we na rucꞌ ta cꞌambal naꞌoj xuꞌano; noꞌj chique rutijoꞌn xukꞌalajisaj ronoje echiriꞌ e cꞌo quituquel.


eng: With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

acr: Rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal tak cꞌambal naꞌoj pachaꞌ tak waꞌ, xcꞌutun ri Jesús puwi Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios, e chirij ri caquimaj usucꞌ ri winak.


eng: yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”

acr: pero echiriꞌ tikital chik, we xkꞌiyik más kanimar chwa taq ri tikoꞌn kꞌo pa ri werta. Kel kꞌu lo nimaq taq uqꞌabꞌ y kekꞌun lo ri tzꞌikin kexikꞌikꞌ che ruwa kaj y kejeqiꞌ chuxeꞌ rumuꞌj» xchaꞌ.


eng: It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

acr: E pachaꞌ rijaꞌ re moxtasa echiriꞌ catic pulew. Ma e ijaꞌ waꞌ más chꞌutiꞌn chwa tak rijaꞌ cꞌo che ruwachulew,


eng: He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

acr: Xubiꞌij tanchi ri Jesús: «¿Saꞌ rucꞌ cakajunimaj wi rutakanic ri Dios, o saꞌ juna cꞌambal naꞌoj cukꞌalajisaj waꞌ?


eng: He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

acr: I Jesus xu bij chic jun tijojbal tzij chique. Xu bij: —I ʼatbal tzij re i Dios quin junamsaj ruʼ juban ija tictal na. Queʼelok pacha coʼon jun achi chi cu tic ija pulew.


eng: and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

acr: Ire n-cretamaj taj wach i qʼuiyic coʼon u ticon; ire xa cwaric ʼab ʼab, xak cwalij ronojel u sakirbal. Queje coʼon ire ile, tzʼakat quicʼaw i tiémpo. I u ticon ca poʼic y ca qʼuiyic. Ire n-retaʼam taj wach mer rumal xpoʼ u ticon.


eng: For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

acr: Ma rulew utukel kuꞌan ribꞌ che ukꞌiyisaxik ri tikoꞌn. Nabꞌe na e kel lo ri raqan ri tikoꞌn, teran kꞌu lo rutzikꞌ; tekꞌuchiriꞌ, kawachinik.


eng: But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ya xriꞌjobic, catzak bi ri jos che ma e riꞌ xopon rukꞌijol molonic» xchaꞌ.


acr: Are ya ʼan chic, ca jachʼic, man ya xu rik i ʼij molbal-re. (Queje i tijojbal tzij ile xu bij i Jesus, wach coʼon i Dios chique i qui jachom chic quib puʼab i u ʼatbal tzij ire.)


eng: He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

acr: I Jesus xak xu bij i tzij-i chique: —Chi cojo retalil che wach quix tijin chu tayic. Ruʼ i pajbal pa quix pajan wi yix, xak ruʼ ile ca paj wi chiwe yix. (We lic qui coj retalil che i sak laj tzij re i Dios, ire cu ya ʼuri mas u nojbal chiwe. Y coʼon panok, mas cu ya na chic chiwe puwi ile.)


eng: For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

acr: Ma china ri cucꞌul chi utz janipa ri cacꞌut chwach, riꞌ cacꞌut ne más chwach y jecꞌulaꞌ cumaj más. Yey china ri na cucꞌul ta ri cacꞌut chwach, riꞌ camaj ne che janipa ri cuchꞌobo umajom chi usucꞌ» xcha ri Jesús.


acr: Jun, we ʼo na chic ʼo ruʼ, ca yaʼ na mas ʼuri che; xak queje i jun, we n-ta ʼo ruʼ, quelsax na i jubiʼ ʼo ruʼ —xu bij i Jesus chique.


eng: If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

acr: China cꞌu ri cꞌo utanibal che utayic, ¡chuta cꞌu riꞌ!» xchaꞌ.


eng: For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

acr: Ma copon ri kꞌij echiriꞌ janipa ri na kꞌalajisam taj, cakꞌalajisax na; yey janipa ri ewatalic, quetaꞌmaxic.


eng: He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij tanchi chique: «¿Cꞌo neba junok cutzij juna akꞌ y cuchꞌuk uwiꞌ rucꞌ juna mulul re pajbal o cujuꞌ chuxeꞌ ruwarabal? ¿Na re ta neba cuya lo chupa rucꞌolibal chicaj?


eng: and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

acr: Pero rubis quicꞌuꞌx chwi tak ri cajawax chique, rucꞌ ri socosoꞌnic re ri beyomalil y ri quirayibal che tak ronoje ri cꞌolic; ronoje cꞌu waꞌ e cusach uwach Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios cꞌo pa canimaꞌ. Ruma tak cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ na jinta cꞌana quijikꞌobalil quilitaj che ri quibinic.


eng: Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

acr: »E cꞌo jujun chic e pachaꞌ rijaꞌ xtzak can pa tak qꞌuix. Waꞌ e ri quetaw Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios.


eng: They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

acr: Pero ruma na e tikil ta chi utz, na kekowin taj. Ma echiriꞌ kakꞌun lo ri kꞌambꞌal kipa o keternabꞌex rukꞌ kꞌax ruma kikꞌulum Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios, kepajtaj kꞌu riꞌ.


eng: The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

acr: »E cꞌo cꞌu jujun ticawex e pachaꞌ rijaꞌ xtzak can chuchiꞌ ri be; waꞌ xtic Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios pa canimaꞌ y caquita ne riꞌ. Pero cacꞌun cꞌu lo ri Satanás y cumaj bi ri Chꞌaꞌtem xtiquiꞌ pa canimaꞌ.


eng: The farmer sows the word.

acr: »Ri awanel e pachaꞌ ri caticow Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios.


eng: He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj chique: «¿Na quimaj ta cami usucꞌ riꞌ wa cꞌambal naꞌoj? ¿Saꞌ cꞌu uꞌanic riꞌ quimaj usucꞌ ronoje tak ri cꞌambal naꞌoj cancꞌut chiwach?


eng: that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

acr: Ma tob rique quetzuꞌnic, e junam rucꞌ na quetzuꞌn taj; tob quetanic, e junam rucꞌ na quetan taj y e riꞌ na jinta cꞌo caquimaj usucꞌ. Na cacaj ta cꞌu riꞌ caquitzelej quitzij chaꞌ jelaꞌ cacuytaj quimac» xchaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: «Chiwe riꞌix yaꞌtalic cakꞌalajisax runaꞌoj ri Dios chwi rutakanic. Noꞌj chique tak ri winak na e jinta chupa rutakanic, xa rucꞌ tak cꞌambal naꞌoj cabiꞌx ronoje chique.


eng: When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús xcanaj can utuquel, ri e cꞌo chunakaj y ri cablajuj utijoꞌn xekib rucꞌ, xquitzꞌonoj cꞌu che saꞌ queꞌelawi wa cꞌambal naꞌoj xuya chique.


eng: He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xubiꞌij tanchi chique: «China cꞌu ri cꞌo utanibal che utayic, ¡chuta cꞌu riꞌ!» xchaꞌ.


eng: Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

acr: »Noꞌj cꞌo ijaꞌ xtzak can pa chomilaj ulew. Ecꞌu riꞌ waꞌ xel lok, xqꞌuiyic y lic xuꞌan rekaꞌn. Cꞌo jujun rakan xuya treinta, jujun chic xuya sesenta y cꞌo ne xuya jun ciento» xchaꞌ.


eng: Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

acr: »Cꞌo ijaꞌ xtzak can pa tak qꞌuix. Echiriꞌ ri qꞌuix xqꞌuiyic, rijaꞌ xjikꞌ can chuxeꞌ; ruma cꞌu riꞌ, na jinta rekaꞌn xuyaꞌo.


eng: Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

acr: Xak jubiʼ chic i ija xeʼe tzak pa tak abaj chi n-ta kas ulew che. Juntir xalax lok, man n-naj taj ʼenak wi pulew.


eng: When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xel lo ri kꞌij, xcꞌatic; yey ruma na jinta ratzꞌayak, xchakijic.


eng: As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ catajin che ujopopexic rijaꞌ, cꞌo xtzak can chuchiꞌ ri be. Xecꞌun cꞌu lo tzꞌiquin, y xoꞌlquitija bi.


eng: “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.

acr: «¡Chitapeꞌ! Cꞌo jun awanel xel bi chaꞌ queꞌawanok.


eng: He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

acr: Xujek cꞌu cacꞌutun chiquiwach rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal tak cꞌambal naꞌoj, yey jun che tak rucꞌutunic e waꞌ:


eng: Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

acr: Ri Jesús xujek tanchi cacꞌutun chuchiꞌ ri mar y lic e qꞌui ri ticawex xemolotaj chiriꞌ pa cꞌo wi Rire. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ xoc chupa jun barco cꞌo chwi ri mar, xtzꞌuyiꞌ chupa y conoje ri ticawex e cꞌo pana chuchiꞌ la mar.


eng: For whoever does the will of God is my brother, my sister, and mother.”

acr: Ma china ri cuꞌan janipa ri caraj ri Dios, waꞌ e nuchakꞌ, e wanab y e nuchu riꞌ —xchaꞌ.


eng: He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿China ri nuchu y china tak ri nuchakꞌ? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xebutzuꞌ ri etzꞌulic quisutum rij y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Wa e cꞌo wara e nuchu y e tak nuchakꞌ riꞌ.


eng: A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri ticawex etzꞌulic, ri quisutum rij ri Jesús, jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij che: —Ri chu la y tak ri chakꞌ la e cꞌo pa be, e laꞌ caquitzucuj la —xecha che.


eng: His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, ruchu y tak ruchakꞌ ri Jesús xecꞌunic y xecꞌojiꞌ lo pa be, yey xquitak usiqꞌuixic ri Jesús.


eng: —because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”

acr: Xubiꞌij waꞌ ma rique quibiꞌim: «Rire cꞌo pukꞌab jun itzelilaj uxlabixel.»


eng: but whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.”

acr: noꞌj china ri tzel cachꞌaꞌt chirij ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios, riꞌ na cacuytaj ta cꞌana umac. Ma ri caꞌanaw waꞌ, cꞌo chi ri kꞌatbal tzij puwiꞌ na jinta utakexic» xchaꞌ.


eng: “Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;

acr: Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: Cꞌo pukꞌab ri Dios cucuy ronoje tak ri mac que ri ticawex, rucꞌ ronoje tak ri na utz taj caquibiꞌij, tob china chirij;


eng: But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then he will plunder his house.

acr: »Na jinta cꞌu juna elekꞌom coc pa rocho junok lic cꞌo uchukꞌab yey carelekꞌaj cꞌu lo rubitak re pa ja, we na cuyut ta nabe ri rajaw ja. Ma we relekꞌom uyutum chi ri rajaw ja, cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ utz carelekꞌaj bi ronoje la cꞌo pa ri ja.


eng: If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

acr: Yey we ri ejekelel pa juna ja quijachom quib ruma quechꞌoꞌjin chiquiwach, riꞌ na quetiquiꞌ ta chi utz.


eng: If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

acr: We ri takanelab re juna tinamit quijachom quipa ruma quechꞌoꞌjin chiquiwach, riꞌ na quetiquiꞌ ta chi utz.


eng: He summoned them and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xebusiqꞌuij y rucꞌ cꞌambal naꞌoj xubiꞌij chique: «¿Saꞌ nawi we ta ri Satanás caresaj bi ri Satanás chique ri winak?


eng: The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.”

acr: Noꞌj raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab, ri e petinak Jerusalem, xquibiꞌij: «Ri Jesús cꞌo pukꞌab ri Beelzebú» y «Ruma cꞌu ruchukꞌab waꞌ wa cajawal ri itzel uxlabixel, queberesaj bi itzel uxlabixel» xechaꞌ.


eng: When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita ri ratz-uchaqꞌ ri Jesús, xekꞌunik y xkaj kakikꞌam bꞌi kukꞌ, ma rike kakibꞌiꞌij xsach runaꞌoj ri Jesús.


eng: The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xoc ri Jesús chuchiꞌ jun ja y xemolotaj tanchi uqꞌuiyal winak. Y ruma cꞌu riꞌ, ri Jesús cucꞌ rutijoꞌn na utz ta chi ne quewaꞌic.


eng: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

acr: Ecꞌu quibiꞌ waꞌ wa cablajuj xebuchaꞌo: Simón ri xcoj Pedro che,


eng: James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);

acr: Jacobo y ruchakꞌ Juan (rique e ucꞌajol ri Zebedeo y xcoj ne quibiꞌ “Boanerges”, waꞌ queꞌelawi “E ralcꞌoꞌal ruchꞌawibal jab”),


eng: Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;

acr: Andrés, Felipe, Bartolomé, Mateo, Tomás, Jacobo rucꞌajol ri Alfeo, Tadeo, Simón, ri cabiꞌx che “ri Cananista”,


eng: and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Then he came into a house.

acr: y Judas aj Iscariot, ri xcꞌayin re ri Jesús.


acr: xak ʼo i ma Júdas Iscarióte chi xoʼon panok xu jach i Jesus piquiʼab i tzel que ʼilawic. (Ile je are i cablajuj apostelab je chatal rumal i Jesus.) I Jesus xtzalij chali cuʼ u tijoxelab ruʼ ja.


eng: He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach

acr: Chila xe u cha cablajuj chique, chi que terej na chirij, lic rachiʼil na ire. Xu ya qui patan que ʼel chu bixquil u tzij i Dios; (ique “apostelab” ca bix chique).


eng: and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

acr: Y xuya bi quichukꞌab re quequicunaj yewaꞌib y re quebequesaj bi itzel uxlabixel.


acr: Xak xu ya piquiʼab ique que tiqui chi cutzirsaxic iwabib, xak que quesaj bi itzel tew chiquij i winak.


eng: He went up into the mountain and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xakꞌan ri Jesús chwa jun juyub y xebusiqꞌuij china tak ri xraj quebuchaꞌo, y rique xquimol quib rucꞌ.


eng: The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”

acr: Ecꞌu ri winak e cꞌo paquikꞌab itzelilaj uxlabixel, echiriꞌ caquil uwach ri Jesús, quexuquiꞌ chwach y quesiqꞌuinic caquibiꞌij: «¡Rilal lal Rucꞌajol ri Dios!» quechaꞌ.


eng: He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús lic quebukꞌatej chaꞌ na caquikꞌalajisaj taj china Rire.


eng: Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,

acr: I Jesus xa ʼe chic cuʼ u tijoxelab chu chiʼ i alagun; xak je qʼui i winak re i jyub Galiléa xe terej chirij.


eng: from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

acr: y pa ri tinamit Jerusalem; e petinak pa tak ri tinamit re Idumea, pa tak ri tinamit e cꞌo chꞌaka yaꞌ che ri nimayaꞌ Jordán, yey pa tak ri tinamit e cꞌo chunakaj ri tinamit Tiro y ri tinamit Sidón. Conoje waꞌ e petinak ruma xquito janipa ri catajin ri Jesús che uꞌanic.


acr: Are xqui ta u tzijol wach i nimak tak ʼanic ca tijin i Jesus chu ʼonquil, je qʼui i winak xe cʼun aj pa jyub Judéa, xak aj pa Jerusalen, xak aj pa jyub Iduméa, xak aj chʼakap re i ya Jordan, xak xe cʼun i je re i jyub u cwenta i queb tinimit Tíro y Sidon.


eng: The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

acr: Xebel cꞌu bi ri fariseos, xquimol quib cucꞌ jujun chique ri quitakem ri rey Herodes, y junam xquichꞌaꞌtibej suꞌanic caquisach uwach ri Jesús.


eng: He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj chique ri caquitzutzaꞌ: —¿Saꞌ ri lic usucꞌ caꞌaniꞌ pa ri kꞌij re uxlanibal: E caꞌaniꞌ ri utz o e ri na utz taj? ¿Utz cacolobex rucꞌaslem junok o cayaꞌ luwar che cacamic? —xchaꞌ. Yey na jinta cꞌu junok chique xcꞌuluw uwach.


eng: When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xebutzuꞌ rucꞌ oyowal tak ri quisutum rij y lic xoc bis chucꞌuꞌx ruma lic uꞌanom co ri canimaꞌ. Xubiꞌij cꞌu che rachi: —Chasucꞌupij rakꞌab —xcha che. Rachi xuyuk rukꞌab y waꞌ xutziric.


eng: He said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Jesús che rachi chakijinak rukꞌab: —Chatyactajok y chatcꞌola chikawach konoje —xchaꞌ.


eng: They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

acr: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun lic quicꞌacꞌalem we ri Jesús cucunaj waꞌchi chupa wa kꞌij re uxlanibal, chaꞌ jelaꞌ utz caquitzꞌak uchiꞌ.


eng: He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered.

acr: Jumul chic ri Jesús xoc chupa ri sinagoga y chiriꞌ cꞌo jun achi chakijinak jun ukꞌab.


eng: Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

acr: Yey Ralaxel Chikixoꞌl Tikawex e ne rajaw ri qꞌij re uxlanibꞌal —xchaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

acr: Y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij tanchi chique: —Ri kꞌij re uxlanibal xuya can ri Dios re toꞌbal que ri ticawex; na e ta xeꞌaniꞌ ri ticawex ruma ri kꞌij re uxlanibal.


eng: He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿Na ajilam ta neba alak ri xuꞌan ri David cucꞌ ri rachbiꞌil echiriꞌ cꞌo xajawax chique y xenumic?


eng: How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Abiatar e cajawal raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios, ri David xoc pa ri Rocho Dios y xutij ri pam yaꞌtal chi pukꞌab ri Dios, yey waꞌ na takal ta chique rique caquitijo. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, xuya ne que ri e rachbiꞌil. Yey waꞌ wa pam, xew takal chique raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios —xchaꞌ.


eng: The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”

acr: Ruma waꞌ ri fariseos xkitzꞌonoj che ri Jesús: —Chilape la, ¿suꞌbꞌe ri tijoꞌn la kakiꞌan ri na taqal taj kaꞌaniꞌ chupa ri qꞌij re uxlanibꞌal? —xechaꞌ.


eng: He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.

acr: Chupa cꞌu jun kꞌij re uxlanibal, ri Jesús cucꞌ rutijoꞌn e riꞌ quebicꞌow pa tak ticoꞌn re trigo. Ecꞌu rutijoꞌn xquijek caquichꞌupilaꞌ bi ri trigo.


eng: No one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ ri vino cꞌacꞌ na cakꞌej ta chupa juna surun kꞌeꞌl. Ma we caꞌaniꞌ waꞌ, ri vino cꞌacꞌ echiriꞌ canajtir ukꞌij, curakij ri surun, catix cꞌu riꞌ ri vino y ri surun na jinta chi uchac. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, ri vino cꞌacꞌ ꞌanom chirajawaxic wi cakꞌej chupa juna surun cꞌasak —xchaꞌ.


eng: No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.

acr: »Na jinta junok cucꞌojoj rukꞌuꞌ kꞌeꞌl rucꞌ cꞌojobal cꞌasak; ma ri cꞌojobal cꞌasak, we xcꞌolotaj upa, e cujecꞌ ri cꞌul kꞌeꞌl y más ne curichꞌij bi.


eng: But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

acr: Noꞌj copon na ri kꞌij echiriꞌ quesax bi rala chiquixoꞌl; cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ, caquiꞌan ayuno.


eng: Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.

acr: Ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿Ube nawi caquiꞌan ayuno ri esiqꞌuim pa juna cꞌulaniquil we rala cacꞌuliꞌic cꞌa cꞌo cucꞌ? Na ube taj, ma cꞌa cꞌo rala chiquixoꞌl.


eng: John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

acr: Rutijoꞌn ri Juan Aj Yaꞌl Bautismo y ri kitijoꞌn ri fariseos echiriꞌ e kꞌo pa ayuno, xebꞌopon rukꞌ ri Jesús y xkitzꞌonoj che: —¿Suꞌbꞌe rutijoꞌn ri Juan y ri kitijoꞌn ri fariseos lik kakiꞌan ayuno, yey ri tijoꞌn rilal na kakiꞌan ta waꞌ? —xechaꞌ.


eng: When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

acr: Echiriꞌ xuta waꞌ ri Jesús, xubiꞌij chique: —E janipa ri utz quiwach, na cajawax ta aj cunanel chique; ma waꞌ xew chique ri e yewaꞌib cajawax wi. Jelaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ, riꞌin na in petinak ta che quisiqꞌuixic ri jusucꞌ quibinic quisilabic, ma e in petinak che quisiqꞌuixic raj maquib —xchaꞌ.


eng: The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

acr: Ecꞌu raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab cucꞌ ri fariseos, echiriꞌ xquilo cawaꞌ ri Jesús cucꞌ raj maquib y raj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic, xquibiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn ri Jesús: —¿Suꞌchac ri tijonel iwe riꞌix cawaꞌ junam cucꞌ raj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic yey cucꞌ raj maquib? —xechaꞌ.


eng: He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xumaj bi chirocho ri Leví. Xeboc cꞌu chwa ri mexa cucꞌ rutijoꞌn, junam cucꞌ uqꞌuiyal aj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic y uqꞌuiyal aj maquib; ma lic e qꞌui ri quiternabem bi.


eng: As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ catajin ricꞌowic pa ri luwar pa caꞌan wi ri tojonic che ri gobierno, xril pana jun aj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic tzꞌul chiriꞌ. Waꞌ Leví rubiꞌ yey ucꞌajol ri Alfeo. Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Jesús che: —Chat-terej lo chwij —xchaꞌ. Xyactajic cꞌu ri Leví y xterej bi chirij.


eng: He arose, and immediately took up the mat and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

acr: Na jampatana xyactaj rachi, xutelej bi ruchꞌat y chiquiwach conoje xel bi. Conoje cꞌu riꞌ xcam canimaꞌ che la xquilo y xquijek caquiyac ukꞌij ri Dios, jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «¡Na jinta cꞌana kilom wi waꞌ!» quechaꞌ.


eng: “I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu riꞌ che ri sic: —Chatyactajok, chacꞌama bi rachꞌat y jat chaꞌwocho —xchaꞌ.


eng: But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic—

acr: E cuaj cꞌut quetaꞌmaj alak waꞌ: Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex yaꞌtal pukꞌab cucuy tak ri mac que ri winak che ruwachulew —xchaꞌ.


eng: Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

acr: Chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jokꞌotaj, ri Jesús xunaꞌbej saꞌ la caquichꞌobo; ruma cꞌu riꞌ, xubiꞌij chique: —¿Suꞌchac jelaꞌ catajin chicꞌuꞌx alak?


eng: Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?’

acr: ¿Saꞌ cꞌu ri na cꞌayew taj cambiꞌij che rachi sic: “Ronoje ramac cuytajinak chic” o “Chatyactajok, chacꞌama bi rachꞌat y chatbinok”?


acr: Ile, n-cʼax tu bixquil chi “Ya xcuytaj a mac.” Are i cʼax u ʼonquil are iri: “Chat walijok, cha yaca bi a soc, y chat binok.” Are cʼax u ʼonquil ile che jun winak.


eng: “Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

acr: «¿Suꞌchac jewaꞌ cachꞌaꞌt waꞌchi? Rucꞌ wa cubiꞌij camacun chirij ri Dios. Ma ¿na xew ta neba ri Dios aj cuyul mac?»


eng: But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

acr: Chiriꞌ cꞌut etzꞌul jujun aj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab y jewaꞌ catajin chiquicꞌuꞌx:


eng: Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xecꞌun cajib achijab quitelem lo jun achi sic.


eng: Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

acr: Y na jampatana xemolotaj ukꞌiyal winaq y ruma ri kikꞌiyal na kebꞌok ta chi ne chuchiꞌ ri puerta. Ekꞌu ri Jesús kutzijoj Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios chike.


eng: But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere.

acr: Noꞌj laꞌchi echiriꞌ xeꞌec, lic xujek utzijoxic ri xuꞌan ri Jesús che y jecꞌulaꞌ lic xtataj waꞌ cuma ri winak. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, na utz ta chic coc ri Jesús chiwachil pa ri tinamit; xujek cꞌu cacanaj can chinimanaj che ri tinamit pa tak luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, uqꞌuiyal ticawex re ronoje luwar xebopon rucꞌ.


eng: He strictly warned him and immediately sent him out,

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xuqꞌuisbej ruchꞌaꞌtem rucꞌ y lic xupixabaj,


eng: and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

acr: jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Chatapeꞌ, macꞌo matzijoj che junok. Jat chwach raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios chaꞌ rire carilo na jinta chi lepra chawe. Y ruma rajoskꞌiquil, chayaꞌa cꞌu chwach ri Dios ri kasaꞌn xtakan can ri Moisés che, chaꞌ cakꞌalajin chiquiwach ri ticawex at cunutajinak chic —xchaꞌ.


eng: When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him and he was made clean.

acr: Xew cꞌu xuqꞌuis ubiꞌxiquil waꞌ, xa pa jokꞌotaj ri yabil xsachic y rachi xcunutajic.


eng: Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xjuchꞌ caꞌn ucꞌuꞌx che rachi yewaꞌ. Xuchap pana rucꞌ rukꞌab y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Cuaj, chuꞌana ba chom riꞌ racuerpo —xchaꞌ.


eng: A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”

acr: Xopon cꞌu rucꞌ ri Jesús jun achi cꞌo ri yabil lepra che y xuxucubaꞌ rib chwach. Lic xelaj cꞌu che, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —We caꞌaj co la, joskꞌij la ri nucuerpo che wa yabil —xchaꞌ.


eng: He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

acr: Xebec cꞌu riꞌ, y ri Jesús catzijon chupa tak ri sinagogas che tak ronoje ri luwar re Galilea yey queberesaj cꞌu bi itzel uxlabixel.


eng: He said to them, “Let’s go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason.”

acr: Ecꞌu Rire xubiꞌij chique: —Joꞌ che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij pa tak ri luwar e cꞌo lo xa nakaj, ma e nuwach riꞌ in petinak Riꞌin —xcha chique.


eng: They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

acr: Echiriꞌ xkiriqo, xkibꞌiꞌij che: —Konoje ri winaq kakitzukuj la —xechaꞌ.


eng: Simon and those who were with him searched for him.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Simón cucꞌ ri rachbiꞌil xebec che utzucuxic.


eng: Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

acr: Lic anim tan echiriꞌ lic cꞌa kꞌekuꞌm, xwaꞌlij bi ri Jesús, xel cꞌu bi chupa ri tinamit y xeꞌec pa jun luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic chaꞌ cuꞌana orar.


eng: He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xebucunaj uqꞌuiyal yewaꞌib che uqꞌuiyal uwach tak yabil y xeberesaj bi uqꞌuiyal itzel uxlabixel; pero na xuya ta luwar chique quechꞌawic ma rique quetaꞌam china Rire.


eng: All the city was gathered together at the door.

acr: Y conoje ri ticawex re ri tinamit xetꞌikiꞌ chuchiꞌ ri puerta re ri ja.


eng: At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were possessed by demons.

acr: Echiriꞌ benak chi ri kꞌij e riꞌ cayubub chic, xecꞌam lo chwach ri Jesús conoje ri yewaꞌib y ri e cꞌo paquikꞌab itzel uxlabixel.


eng: Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús cucꞌ ri Jacobo y ri Juan xebel bi chupa ri sinagoga, xebec chirocho ri Simón y ri Andrés.