eng: There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

acr: »Julaj e cꞌo wukub achijab quichakꞌ quib. Ri nabe chique xcꞌuliꞌic, yey ecꞌu riꞌ waꞌ xcamic y na e jinta can ralcꞌoꞌal rucꞌ ri rixokil.


eng: They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up children for his brother.

acr: —Lal tijonel, ri Moisés xutzꞌibaj can chike: “We ri ratz junok cacamic y na e jinta can ralcꞌoꞌal rucꞌ ri rixokil, ecꞌu riꞌ ruchakꞌ cacꞌuliꞌ rucꞌ rixok malcaꞌn canok y jecꞌulaꞌ quecꞌojiꞌ ralcꞌoꞌal rucꞌ, pubiꞌ ri ratz xcamic”.


eng: Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.

acr: Xecꞌun cꞌu rucꞌ ri Jesús jujun chique ri saduceos, ri caquibiꞌij na jinta cꞌastajibal chique ri ecaminak. Xquitzꞌonoj cꞌu che:


eng: They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.

acr: Ecꞌu ri quicꞌacꞌalem ri Jesús na xquirik ta juna chꞌaꞌtem xubiꞌij chique ri winak chirij ri gobierno. E ne lic xcam canimaꞌ che ri cꞌulubal uwach xuyaꞌo y na jinta chi cꞌu xquibiꞌij che.


eng: He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Jesús chique: —Yaꞌa alak che ri nimalaj takanel re Roma janipa ri takal che rire; yey yaꞌa cꞌu alak che ri Dios janipa ri takal che ri Dios —xchaꞌ.


eng: Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”

acr: Cꞌutu pe alak chwe juna meyo re caꞌan tojonic rucꞌ. ¿China re wa cꞌaxwach y china re wa biꞌaj cꞌo chwach wa meyo? —xchaꞌ. Rique xquicꞌul uwach: —Re ri nimalaj takanel re Roma —xechaꞌ.


eng: But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús, ruma retaꞌam ri retzelal kikꞌuꞌx, jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij chike: —¿Suꞌchak kakꞌam alaq nupa?


eng: Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

acr: ¿Usucꞌ nawi ri cakaꞌan tojonic che ri nimalaj takanel re Roma o na usucꞌ taj? —xechaꞌ.


eng: They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

acr: Xkitzꞌonoj kꞌu che ri Jesús: —Lal tijonel, riꞌoj qetaꞌam lik usukꞌ ronoje ri kabꞌiꞌij la y ri kakꞌut la, yey rilal lik lal jusukꞌ kukꞌ konoje ri tikawex. Paqatzij wi e kakꞌut la ri bꞌe re ri Dios.


eng: They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

acr: Ecꞌu raj wach lic quicꞌacꞌalem ri Jesús y xequitak bi achijab quiꞌanom che quib pachaꞌ lic e jusucꞌ, chaꞌ caquicꞌam upa ri Jesús rucꞌ tak ri cubiꞌij y jelaꞌ caquicoj umac y caquiya cꞌu pukꞌab ri takanel re ri gobierno romano.


eng: Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”

acr: China cꞌu ri catzak puwi laꞌ laꞌbaj, lic cꞌax ri cucꞌulumaj; yey we rabaj catzak puwi junok, riꞌ xa jumul cusach uwach —xchaꞌ.


eng: He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”

acr: Riꞌin cambiꞌij: Cacꞌunic, cusach quiwach wa aj tunulel y cuya ri rulew pa tunulic chique jujun chic —xchaꞌ. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquita waꞌ ri winak, xquibiꞌij: —¡Muꞌan ne co riꞌ waꞌ ri Dios chike! —xechaꞌ.


eng: Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

acr: »Xkesaj kꞌu bꞌi rukꞌajol rachi chupa waꞌ wuꞌlew y xkikamisaj» xcha ri Jesús. Tekꞌuchiriꞌ xutzꞌonoj chike ri winaq: —Chiwach ralaq, ¿saꞌ nawi kuꞌan ri rajaw ri tikoꞌn chike raj tunulel?


eng: “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’

acr: »Noꞌj raj tunulel echiriꞌ xkil uwach rukꞌajol rachi, xechꞌaꞌt chikiwach, jewaꞌ xkibꞌiꞌij: “Waꞌ e ukꞌajol ri rajaw rulew, ri kuꞌana na rajaw we xkam ruqaw. Joꞌ jeꞌqakamisaj chaꞌ rulew kuꞌan kan qeꞌoj” xechaꞌ.


eng: The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri rajaw xubiꞌij chiribil rib: “¿Saꞌ ri canꞌan woꞌora? Cantak bi ri nucꞌajol lic cꞌax cannaꞌo; ma cꞌaxtaj we xquil uwach rire, caquicꞌul na chi utz.”


eng: He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.

acr: »Y ri rajaw xutak lo rurox aj chac. Pero raj tunulel lic xquiꞌan cꞌax che y xquesaj bi chupa waꞌ wuꞌlew.


eng: He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

acr: »Ecꞌu ri rajaw xutak lo jun chic raj chac. Noꞌj raj tunulel xquiꞌan cꞌax che jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xquiꞌan che ri nabe; xquichꞌayo, lic xquiqꞌuixbesaj y xquitak bi. Yey na jinta xquiya bi che.


eng: He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xujek utzijoxic wa cꞌambal naꞌoj chique ri winak: «Cꞌo jun achi xuꞌan ticoꞌn re uva chwach ri rulew. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xuya can pa tunulic chique jujun aj chaquib. Xeꞌec cꞌu riꞌ y uqꞌuiyal kꞌij xsachiꞌic.


eng: At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.

acr: »Echiriꞌ xopon rukꞌijol ri molonic, xutak lo jun raj chac chaꞌ cuꞌtzꞌonoj chique raj tunulel ri takalic cucꞌul rire che ri molonic. Noꞌj raj tunulel xquichꞌayo y xquitak bi; e riꞌ na jinta xquiya bi che.


acr: Are xu rik i ʼij re i cosech, xu tak bi jun u mocom chu tzʼonoxic i re ire, chique i raj mediant. Are xupon u mocom, xqui chʼayo, lic xqui ʼan cʼax che, y xqui tak bic, n-ta xqui ya bi che.


eng: Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, riꞌin na cambiꞌij ta che alak china yaꞌyom panukꞌab canꞌan tak waꞌ —xchaꞌ.


eng: They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.

acr: Xkibꞌiꞌij kꞌu che ri Jesús: —Na qetaꞌam taj —xechaꞌ.


eng: But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

acr: Yey we xkabiꞌij “e rachijab”, conoje riꞌ ri tinamit cojquicamisaj paꞌbaj; ma rique lic quijiquibam uwach ri Juan e jun kꞌalajisanel re ri Dios» xecha chiquiwach.


eng: They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

acr: Ecꞌu rique xquijek quechꞌaꞌt chiquiwach puwi waꞌ: «We xkacꞌul uwach che: “E ri Dios”, riꞌ cubiꞌij rire chike: “¿Suꞌchac cꞌu riꞌ na xcoj ta alak ri xubiꞌij?” cacha chike.


eng: He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

acr: Y ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —Riꞌin canꞌan jun tzꞌonobal che alak; cꞌulu cꞌu alak uwach.


eng: They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”

acr: y xkitzꞌonoj che: —Bꞌiꞌij la chiqe: ¿China xyaꞌw paqꞌabꞌ la kaꞌan taq la waꞌ? ¿China xtaqaw la che kaꞌan taq la waꞌ? —xechaꞌ.


eng: On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

acr: Cꞌo jun kꞌij ri Jesús cacꞌutun pa ri Rocho Dios, cutzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chique ri winak. Xebopon cꞌu ri nimak e aj chacunel re ri Rocho Dios junam cucꞌ raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab y ri nimak winak re ri tinamit,


eng: They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

acr: Pero na caquirik taj suꞌanic, ma conoje ri winak lic cacaj caquita ri cubiꞌij Rire.


eng: He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.

acr: Y ronoje kꞌij cacꞌutun ri Jesús pa ri Rocho Dios; noꞌj ri nimak e aj chacunel, raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab y raj wach re ri tinamit lic caquitzucuj suꞌanic caquicamisaj ri Jesús.


eng: saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”

acr: Y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Ri Dios jewaꞌ cubiꞌij chupa Ruchꞌaꞌtem: Ri Wocho e luwar re oración cachaꞌ. Noꞌj ralak ꞌanom alak che ri Wocho e jun luwar que elekꞌomab» xchaꞌ.


eng: He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,

acr: Echiriꞌ xoc ri Jesús pa ri Rocho Dios, xujek lo quesaxic conoje ri quecꞌayinic y ri quelokꞌow chupa.


eng: and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

acr: Kixkikamisaj iwonoje y kakiwulij ri tinamit chaꞌ na jinta juna ja katakꞌiꞌ kanoq. Kikꞌulumaj kꞌu waꞌ ma na xiwetaꞌmaj taj jampa xkꞌun ri Kolobꞌenel iwukꞌ» xchaꞌ.


eng: For the days will come on you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,

acr: Cacꞌun cꞌu ri kꞌij echiriꞌ ri tzel quebilow iwe caquisut rij ri tinamit Jerusalem y caquiwoc iwij chaꞌ na quixanimaj tubi. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, quepe chiwij.


eng: When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,

acr: Y echiriꞌ ri Jesús xopon chunakaj Jerusalem y xril pan ri tinamit, xujek lic cokꞌ puwiꞌ,


eng: He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij che alak, we ta rique caquitanabaꞌ ubiꞌxiquil waꞌ, e tak rabaj caquijek caquiyac nukꞌij —xchaꞌ.


eng: Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

acr: E cꞌo cꞌu jujun fariseos chiquixoꞌl ruqꞌuiyal winak xquibiꞌij che ri Jesús: —Lal tijonel, chebekꞌatej la ri tijoꞌn la chaꞌ na caquibiꞌij ta chi waꞌ —xechaꞌ.


eng: saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”

acr: jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «¡Lic nim ukꞌij ri Rey petinak chupa rubiꞌ ri Dios Kajawxel! ¡Utzil chomalil cꞌo chilaꞌ chicaj y lic nim uwach ukꞌij ri Dios chilaꞌ chicaj!» quechaꞌ.


eng: As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

acr: Y echiriꞌ catajin roponic chunakaj ri xulanic re ri juyub Olivos, conoje ruqꞌuiyal utijoꞌn xquijeko lic caquiyac ukꞌij ri Dios rucꞌ quiꞌcotemal ma quilom tak ri cꞌutubal re ruchukꞌab uꞌanom ri Jesús,


eng: As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.

acr: Echiriꞌ catajin ricꞌowic ri Jesús, ri winak caquilicꞌ tak ri quimanta pa la be re yacbal ukꞌij.


eng: Then they brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Jesus on them.

acr: Ewi xkikꞌam lo ri buru rukꞌ ri Jesús. Ekꞌuchiriꞌ kiripom chi ri kimanta chwi ri qꞌapoj buru, xkaqꞌanisaj ri Jesús puwiꞌ.


eng: They said, “The Lord needs it.”

acr: Y rike xkibꞌiꞌij: —Ma kajawax che ri Qajawal —xechaꞌ.


eng: As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ quetajin che uquiric ri kꞌapoj buru, tak ri rajaw xquibiꞌij chique: —¿Suꞌchac quiquir la buru? —xechaꞌ.


eng: Those who were sent went away and found things just as he had told them.

acr: Xebec cꞌu ri caꞌib etakom bi y xquirik ri buru jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri biꞌtal bi chique.


eng: If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”

acr: We cꞌo cꞌu junok catzꞌonow chiwe: “¿Suꞌchac quiquiro?”, jewaꞌ quicꞌul uwach: “Ma cajawax che ri Kajawal” quixchaꞌ.»


eng: saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.

acr: jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Jix pa raldea cꞌo pan chikawach. Y echiriꞌ quixoc chupa, quiꞌrika jun kꞌapoj buru yukulic. Waꞌ na jinta junok cojoyom re. Chiquiraꞌ y chicꞌamaꞌ lok.


eng: When he came near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xebopon chwach ri juyub Olivos, chunakaj raldeas Betfagé y Betania, ri Jesús xebutak bi caꞌib chique rutijoꞌn chaꞌ quenabej apanok,


eng: Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

acr: Echiriꞌ xubiꞌij waꞌ, ri Jesús xumaj tanchi ubi ube y xpakiꞌ Jerusalem junam cucꞌ rutijoꞌn.


eng: But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”

acr: Ecꞌu woꞌora, chebicꞌama lo wara ri winak lic tzel quinquilo, ri na xcaj taj quinuꞌan rey paquiwiꞌ, y chebicamisaj chinuwach” xchaꞌ.»


eng: ‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

acr: »Y ri takanel xucꞌul uwach: “Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: China ri lic qꞌui cꞌo rucꞌ, cayaꞌiꞌ ne más che; noꞌj ri na jinta cꞌo rucꞌ, camajiꞌ ne che ri xa jubikꞌ cꞌo rucꞌ.


eng: “They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’

acr: »Ecꞌu rique xquibiꞌij che: “Kajaw, ¡pero rire cꞌo chi lajuj mina rucꞌ!” xecha che.


eng: He said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’

acr: »Xubiꞌij cꞌu chique ri e cꞌo chiriꞌ: “Chimaja ri mina che wa jun aj chac y chiyaꞌa che ri cꞌo lajuj mina rucꞌ” xchaꞌ.


eng: Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’

acr: ¿suꞌbe cꞌu riꞌ na xaya ta ri nupuak pa banco chaꞌ we xintzelej lok coꞌlnucꞌamaꞌ rucꞌ ri uchꞌacom chic?” xchaꞌ.


eng: “He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down and reaping that which I didn’t sow.

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri rey xubiꞌij che: “Riꞌat at jun aj chac na jinta cꞌana achac. Rucꞌ ne la chꞌaꞌtem xabiꞌij, cankꞌat tzij pawiꞌ. We xachꞌob rakan lic in titzꞌitic ma canꞌan weꞌin che ri na in ta incꞌoloyom re, yey canmol ne ri na xintic taj,


eng: for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’

acr: ma lic xinxiꞌij wib cheꞌla ruma lic lal titzꞌitic. Rilal caꞌan e la che ri na lal ta cꞌoloyom re, yey camol ne la ri na xtic ta la” xchaꞌ.


eng: Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

acr: »Xcꞌun cꞌu jun chic y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: “Wajaw, riꞌ ri jun mina la yaꞌom can la panukꞌab. Waꞌ lic nucꞌolom chi utz chupa jun suꞌt


eng: “So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

acr: »Y ri rey jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: “Riꞌat canya pakꞌab at takanel paquiwi woꞌob tinamit” xchaꞌ.


eng: “The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’

acr: »Xcꞌun cꞌu lo jun chic raj chac y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: “Wajaw, rucꞌ ri jun mina yaꞌom can la panukꞌab, xinchꞌac chi woꞌob chirij” xchaꞌ.


eng: “He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

acr: »Ri rey xubiꞌij che: “Utz riꞌ. At jun utzilaj aj chac. Ruma cꞌu xarik uchapabexic chi utz ri na qꞌui taj, woꞌora canya pakꞌab at takanel paquiwi lajuj tinamit” xchaꞌ.


eng: The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’

acr: »Xcꞌun ri nabe y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: “Wajaw, rucꞌ ri jun mina yaꞌom can la panukꞌab, xinchꞌac chi lajuj chirij” xchaꞌ.


eng: “When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.

acr: »Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, xyaꞌtaj che rachi cuꞌan rey. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xtzelej lok, xutak quisiqꞌuixic ri raj chaquib uyaꞌom can puak paquikꞌab, ma caraj caretaꞌmaj janipa ri xquichꞌac chiquijujunal.


eng: But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’

acr: »Pero ri winak re ri tinamit lic tzel caquilo y xequitak cꞌu bi jujun achijab chaꞌ queꞌquibiꞌij che ri jun cayaꞌw re ri takanic che: “Na cakaj ta cuꞌan rey waꞌchi pakawiꞌ” quechaꞌ.


eng: He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

acr: Yey echiriꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ queꞌec, xebusiqꞌuij lajuj raj chaquib y xuya can chique chiquijujunal jun sakil puak “mina” quecha che y xubiꞌij can chique: “Chixchꞌacan chirij wa puak xalokꞌ riꞌin na in jintaj, y quiya tanchi chwe echiriꞌ quintzelej lok” xchaꞌ.


eng: He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Jesús: «Cꞌo jun achi lic cꞌo uwach e riꞌ queꞌec chupa jun tinamit lic naj chaꞌ chilaꞌ caꞌan rey che; y jelaꞌ echiriꞌ catzelej lok, cujek rutakanic puwi rutinamit.


eng: As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.

acr: Echiriꞌ caquitataꞌ waꞌ ri winak, ri Jesús xujek utzijoxic jun cꞌambal naꞌoj chique. Ma xa nakaj chi cꞌo wi che ri tinamit Jerusalem yey e chiquiwach ri winak, echiriꞌ ri Jesús coc chiriꞌ, cukꞌalajisaj uwach y jelaꞌ cajeker rutakanic ri Dios.


eng: Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

acr: Ewi ri Jesús xubiꞌij: —Wakꞌij xcꞌun ri colobetajic chupa wa rocho ri Zaqueo, ma rire e cuqꞌuil ri ralcꞌoꞌal can ri Abraham.


eng: When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquil waꞌ ri winak, conoje xquijek quechꞌaꞌt chirij ri Jesús ma xcanaj can chirocho jun achi lic aj mac.


eng: He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.

acr: Y ri Zaqueo maji chic xkaj lok y xucꞌul ri Jesús chirocho rucꞌ quiꞌcotemal.


eng: When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

acr: Echiriꞌ xopon ri Jesús chuxeꞌ ri cheꞌ, xtzuꞌn chicaj y xril pan ri Zaqueo; y jecꞌuwaꞌ xubiꞌij pan che: —Zaqueo, chokꞌotan kaja lo la, ma wakꞌij lic chirajawaxic quineꞌcanaj can chi ocho la —xchaꞌ.


eng: He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.

acr: Lic cꞌut canic xeꞌec xnabej bi chiquiwach ri winak y xakꞌan chwi jun cheꞌ chaꞌ caril uwach ri Jesús, ma chiriꞌ quicꞌow wi Rire.


eng: He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.

acr: Rire lic cutij riꞌ che suꞌanic caril uwach ri Jesús, pero na utz taj carilo cuma ruqꞌuiyal winak, ma xa chꞌutiꞌn rakan.


eng: There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun achi chiriꞌ Zaqueo rubiꞌ, aj wach que raj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic yey rire lic beyom.


eng: He entered and was passing through Jericho.

acr: Ri Jesús xopon Jericó, e riꞌ catajin ricꞌowic chupa ri tinamit.


eng: Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

acr: Xakicꞌateꞌt cꞌu riꞌ xtzuꞌnic y xterej bi chirij ri Jesús, e riꞌ cuyac ukꞌij ri Dios. Y conoje ri winak xebilow re xquijeko caquibixoj rubiꞌ ri Dios.


eng: Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij che: —¡Chat-tzuꞌn ba riꞌ! Ma ruma ri cubulibal acꞌuꞌx wucꞌ, at cunutajinak chic —xchaꞌ.


eng: “What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”

acr: —¿Saꞌ ri cawaj canꞌan chawe? —xchaꞌ. Y ri potzꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Wajawal, ꞌana la chwe quintzuꞌnic —xchaꞌ.


eng: Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Jesús xtaqꞌuiꞌic y xutak ucꞌamic ri potzꞌ. Y echiriꞌ xcꞌam lo chwach, ri Jesús xutzꞌonoj che:


eng: Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

acr: Yey ri winak e nabejinak xquichꞌaꞌbej upa chaꞌ na casiqꞌuin ta chic. Noꞌj ri potzꞌ más ne co casiqꞌuinic, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: —¡Lal ri Ralcꞌoꞌal can ri rey David, chinjuchꞌ caꞌn co cheꞌla! —xchaꞌ.


eng: They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

acr: Y cꞌo xebiꞌn che: —E Jesús ri aj Nazaret catajin ricꞌowic —xechaꞌ.


eng: As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.

acr: E xuꞌan waꞌ echiriꞌ ri Jesús xa nakaj chi cꞌo wi che ri tinamit Jericó. Cꞌo jun potzꞌ tzꞌul chuchiꞌ ri be, cutzꞌonoj limoxna.


eng: They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

acr: Pero rutijoꞌn na jinta xkimaj usukꞌ che waꞌ, ma kꞌamajaꞌ kayaꞌtaj chike kakimaj usukꞌ.


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

acr: Echiriꞌ lic jichꞌom chi upa, cacamisaxic. Noꞌj churox kꞌij cacꞌastaj lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.

acr: cayaꞌ cꞌu paquikꞌab ri na e ta aj judiꞌab, cachꞌamixic, cayokꞌic y cachubaxic.


eng: He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.

acr: Ri Jesús xumol kichiꞌ ri kabꞌlajuj utijoꞌn y jewaꞌ xubꞌiꞌij chike: «Chitapeꞌ. E waꞌ kojpaqiꞌ Jerusalem y chilaꞌ kuꞌana ronoje ri tzꞌibꞌital kan kuma ri qꞌalajisanelabꞌ chwi Ralaxel Chikixoꞌl Tikawex:


eng: who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”

acr: ruma tak cꞌu waꞌ wa uyaꞌom canok, lic qꞌui ri rajil ucꞌaxel cucꞌul wara che ruwachulew. Yey chikawach apanok cucꞌul na ri cꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic —xchaꞌ.


eng: He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: China ri uyaꞌom can rocho, ebuyaꞌom can ruchu-ukaw, ri ratz-uchakꞌ, ri rixokil o ri ralcꞌoꞌal ruma rutakanic ri Dios;


eng: Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij ri Pedro: —Kajawal, e riꞌoj kayaꞌom can ronoje y oj teran chiꞌij la —xchaꞌ.


eng: But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Jesús chique: —Ri ticawex na caquicolobej ta quib quituquel, ma waꞌ lic cꞌayew chiquiwach; noꞌj ri Dios cuꞌano ma na jinta cꞌayew chwach Rire —xchaꞌ.


eng: Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”

acr: Ewi ri xetaw re waꞌ, xkibꞌiꞌij: —We e riꞌ, ¿china kꞌu riꞌ ri kakolobꞌetajik? —xechaꞌ.


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

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


eng: Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús xrilo lic xuchap bis rachi, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —Ri e beyomab, lic cꞌayew chique queboc chupa rutakanic ri Dios.


eng: But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xuta waꞌ rachi, lic xuchap bis, ma rire lic beyom.


eng: When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús xuta waꞌ, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Cꞌa cꞌo ri lic chirajawaxic caꞌan la: E cꞌayij la ronoje tak ri beyomalil la y jacha cꞌu la chique ri nibaꞌib; jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ cꞌo beyomalil la chilaꞌ chicaj. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ peta la y tereja lo la chwij —xchaꞌ.


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

acr: Rachi xubiꞌij: —Ronoje waꞌ nuꞌanom lo chwi nuchꞌutiꞌnal —xchaꞌ.


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

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


eng: Jesus asked 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: A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

acr: Cꞌo jun aj wach xcꞌun rucꞌ ri Jesús y xutzꞌonoj che: —Lal utzilaj tijonel, ¿saꞌ ri canꞌano chaꞌ cꞌo nucꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t 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 rutakanic ri Dios» xchaꞌ.


eng: Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús xebusiqꞌuij pan racꞌalab y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn: «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: But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

acr: »Noꞌj raj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic xa naj xcꞌojiꞌ wi apanok. Na caraj tane catzuꞌn chicaj; cutꞌikitꞌaꞌ ruwa ucꞌuꞌx, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: “Lal Dios Kajawxel, ¡cuyu co la numac, ma riꞌin lic in aj mac!” cachaꞌ.


eng: I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’

acr: Riꞌin calaj canꞌan ayuno ronoje semana, y canya ri nudiezmo che ronoje ri canchꞌaco” cacha ri fariseo.


eng: The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

acr: Ecꞌu ri fariseo e riꞌ tacꞌalic xujek cuꞌan orar; lic cuyac ukꞌij chiribil rib, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: “Lal Dios, cantioxij cheꞌla ma riꞌin na in ta jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri juchꞌob achijab: ri elekꞌomab, ri na e ta jusucꞌ, ri quemacun chirij ri cꞌulaniquil. Riꞌin na in tane jelaꞌ pachaꞌ la jun aj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic.


eng: “Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

acr: «E cꞌo caꞌib achijab xebec pa ri Rocho Dios chaꞌ queꞌquiꞌana orar; jun e cuqꞌuil ri fariseos y ri jun chic, aj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic.


eng: He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:

acr: E cꞌo jujun caquichꞌobo lic e jusucꞌ; ruma cꞌu riꞌ, lic cꞌu caquicꞌak bi quikꞌij ri jujun chic. Ecꞌu ri Jesús xutzijoj wa jun cꞌambal naꞌoj chique:


eng: I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

acr: Cambiꞌij chiwe: Na jampatana ri Dios cucꞌulubej lo uwach y cuꞌan cꞌu ri usucꞌ chique. Pero echiriꞌ cacꞌun tanchi Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex, ¿cꞌa queburik nawi ticawex che ruwachulew cꞌa cꞌo cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios?» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Kanimajawal xubiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn: «Xita cꞌu riꞌ saꞌ ri xubiꞌij wa aj kꞌatal tzij na utz ta ucꞌuꞌx. Xuꞌan cꞌu ri xutzꞌonoj rixok che ma rire na xrokꞌotaj ta utzꞌonoxic.


eng: A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’

acr: Che i tinimit-le, xak ʼo jun ixok malcan. Ire cupon ruʼ i juez, cu tzʼonoj ʼatbal tzij puwi jun aj chʼoʼoj chirij.


eng: He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

acr: »Ecꞌu raj kꞌatal tzij lic naj e riꞌ na xraj taj cuꞌan ri cutzꞌonoj wiꞌxok. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij pa ranimaꞌ: “Tob na canxiꞌij ta wib chwach ri Dios y na canxiꞌij ta wib chwach juna achi,


eng: yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”

acr: canꞌan na cꞌu wa kꞌatbal tzij cutzꞌonoj wiꞌxok malcaꞌn. Ma we na cantoꞌ taj, xaki quinoꞌluchꞌichꞌaꞌ yey waꞌ na cancuy ta chic” xcha raj kꞌatal tzij.»


eng: saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.

acr: Jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Chupa jun tinamit cꞌo jun aj kꞌatal tzij na cuxiꞌij ta rib chwach ri Dios y na cuxiꞌij ta rib chwach juna achi.


eng: He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xutzijoj wa jun cꞌambal naꞌoj chaꞌ cucꞌut chique rutijoꞌn ri lic chirajawaxic wi na cacokꞌotaj taj caquiꞌan orar chwach ri Dios y na capax tane quicꞌuꞌx che royꞌexic ri cꞌulubal uwach.


eng: They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will also be gathered together.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ rutijoꞌn xquicꞌul uwach, jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij che: —Kajawal, ¿pachawi cuꞌana wi waꞌ? —xechaꞌ. Y ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Lic cakꞌalajinic pa cuꞌana wi, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ cakꞌalajinic pa cꞌo wi juna caminak, ma puwi waꞌ caquimol wi quib tak ri cꞌuch —xchaꞌ.


eng: I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.

acr: »Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: Chupa laꞌ laꞌkꞌab cꞌo cuꞌana wi e cꞌo caꞌibok quewar junam; jun cacꞌam bi y ri jun chic cayaꞌiꞌ canok.


eng: Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.

acr: China ri lic cutij riꞌ che na cuya ta ranimaꞌ rucꞌaslem, riꞌ e cujam ri chomilaj ucꞌaslemal chwach ri Dios; noꞌj china ri cuya ranimaꞌ rucꞌaslem wuma riꞌin, riꞌ e curik ri chomilaj ucꞌaslemal chwach ri Dios.


eng: Remember Lot’s wife!

acr: Cꞌuna chicꞌuꞌx riꞌix saꞌ ri xucꞌulumaj ri rixokil ri Lot.


eng: In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.

acr: »Chupa cꞌu riꞌ la kꞌij, china ri cꞌo lo chwi ri rocho, makaj lo che ucꞌamic ubitak re pa ja; y china ri cꞌo pa juyub, matzelej lo pa ri tinamit.


eng: It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ cuꞌana pa rukꞌijol echiriꞌ cakꞌalajin uwach Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex, ma tak ri winak na cacoyꞌej ta rucꞌunibal.


eng: Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ xuꞌan ojertan chupa tak ri kꞌij re ri Lot: tak ri winak caquitij quiwa, caquitij quiyaꞌ, quelokꞌowic, quecꞌayinic, queticoꞌnajic y caquiyac cocho.


eng: but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky and destroyed them all.

acr: Yey chupa cꞌu ri kꞌij echiriꞌ xel bi ri Lot chupa ri tinamit Sodoma, xpe lo akꞌ chicaj cajinow rucꞌ azufre y xecam conoje ri e cꞌo chupa ri tinamit.


acr: Xui-ri, are xel i mam Lot pa tinimit Sodóma, juntir xtzak li ʼaʼ chicaj, xak i asufra pacha abaj aʼal; ʼis xe cam conojel.


eng: As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.

acr: Are cu rik i ʼij re i Achi aj Chicaj, quiqui ʼan i winak pacha xqui ʼan che tak i ʼij re i mam Noe ujer.


eng: They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

acr: Ma conoje ri winak caquitij quiwa, caquitij quiyaꞌ, quecꞌuliꞌic y quequiya ri calcꞌoꞌal pa cꞌulaniquil. Ecꞌu quetajin riꞌ che uꞌaniquil, echiriꞌ xopon rukꞌijol xoc bi ri Noé chupa ri nimalaj barco; cꞌa tecꞌuchiriꞌ xpe ri unimal jab y jelaꞌ xusach quiwach conoje.


acr: Ique toʼ xqui tij qui wa, xqui tuʼ qui yaʼ, xak toʼ xe cʼuliʼic, chi achiab, chi ixokib. Queje que tijin ile chu ʼanic cʼa xu rik i ʼij are xoc i mam Noe chupam u bárco, are ʼuri xpe i nim laj jab y conojel xe camic.


eng: But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

acr: Pero lic cꞌu chirajawaxic nabe na cutij ri cꞌax y lic cacꞌak bi ukꞌij cuma ri winak re wakꞌij ora.


eng: for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

acr: Ma echiriꞌ cacꞌun Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex, conoje caquil rucꞌunibal jelaꞌ pachaꞌ cuꞌano echiriꞌ cayocꞌ caꞌn ruxeꞌ caj y ruwonibal waꞌ cuwonisaj ronoje.


eng: They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,

acr: Cuꞌana cꞌu riꞌ e cꞌo caquibiꞌij chiwe: “¡Riꞌ cꞌo wara!” o “¡Leꞌ cꞌolic!” Pero riꞌix mixꞌec, na quebiternabej ta nenareꞌ.


eng: He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Jesús xubiꞌij tanchi chique rutijoꞌn: «Copon cꞌu ri kꞌij echiriꞌ lic quiwaj quiwil tob ne xa juna kꞌij che rukꞌijol Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex echiriꞌ catakan che ruwachulew; pero na quiwil taj.


eng: neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”

acr: Na jinta ne junok cubiꞌij: “¡Riꞌ cꞌo wara!” o “¡Leꞌ cꞌolic!” Ma tape alak: Rutakanic ri Dios cꞌo chi chixoꞌl alak —xcha chique.


eng: Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;

acr: Ri fariseos xkitzꞌonoj che ri Jesús: —¿Jampalaꞌ kakꞌun rutaqanik ri Dios che ruwachulew? —xechaꞌ. Y ri Jesús xukꞌul uwach: —Ri jeqebꞌal rutaqanik ri Dios na jinta kꞌutubꞌal re kilitajik.


eng: Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu che rachi: —Chatyactajok y chamaja bi abe. Ma ruma ri cubulibal acꞌuꞌx wucꞌ, xatcolobetaj che ri yabil —xchaꞌ.


eng: Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

acr: ¿Suꞌchac na xetzelej ta lo rique chaꞌ caquiyac ukꞌij ri Dios? Ma xew xtzelej lo wa jun achi yey rire na aj tane Israel —xchaꞌ.


eng: Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —¿Na e ta neba lajuj ri xecunutajic? Yey ri belejeb chic, ¿pa e cꞌo wi?


eng: One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun chique, echiriꞌ xrilo cunutajinak chic, xtzelej lok y xujeko casiqꞌuinic, lic cuyac ukꞌij ri Dios.


eng: He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.

acr: Xuxucubaꞌ cꞌu rib xeꞌrakan ukꞌab ri Jesús, xukasaj rupalaj cꞌa chuꞌlew y lic catioxin chwach, yey waꞌ waꞌchi aj Samaria.


acr: Are xupon ruʼ i Jesus, xuqui chuwach, xu ʼaj rib chuwach cʼa xkaj u palaj pulew. Lic xu tioxij che. I achi-le, aj Samária winak, n-aj Israel taj.


eng: When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xeril pan ri Jesús, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —Oj alak, jeꞌcꞌutu ib alak chiquiwach raj chacunel pa Rocho Dios —xcha chique. Xebec cꞌut, y echiriꞌ quetajin chi be, xecunutaj che ri quiyabil.


eng: They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

acr: Xkijeq kꞌu kesikꞌin che, jewaꞌ kakibꞌiꞌij: —¡Jesús, lal tijonel, choj-juchꞌ kaꞌn ko cheꞌla! —kechaꞌ.


eng: As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

acr: Echiriꞌ catajin roquic chupa jun aldea, lajuj achijab cꞌo ri yabil lepra chique xebel lo che ucꞌulic yey chinimanaj xetaqꞌuiꞌ wi lo che ri Jesús.


eng: As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús cꞌo chi be re queꞌec Jerusalem, catajin ricꞌowic pa ri be, ri cujach upa ri luwar re Samaria rucꞌ ri luwar re Galilea.


eng: Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌix, echiriꞌ iꞌanom chi ronoje ri ixtakom che uꞌanic ruma ri Dios, jewaꞌ chibiꞌij: “Riꞌoj xa oj mocom, na takal ta co chike cayac kakꞌij ma xew kaꞌanom ri ubiꞌim ri Dios chike” quixchaꞌ.»


eng: Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.

acr: ¿Cutioxij nawi ri patrón che ri raj chac ruma xuꞌan ri xutak che? Na cutioxij taj.


eng: Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?

acr: ¡Na e ta kiꞌano! Ri kibꞌiꞌij che e waꞌ: “Chajeqa uyijbꞌaxik ri waꞌim y chayijbꞌaꞌ awibꞌ chaꞌ kaya lo ri nuwa chwa ri mexa. Ekꞌuchiriꞌ in woꞌqinaq chi riꞌin, kꞌa tekꞌuchiriꞌ katwaꞌ riꞌat” kixchaꞌ.


eng: But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table’?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij: «We e laꞌ junok chiwe cꞌo juna raj chac cachacun pa abixbal o quebuchajij chicop, yey echiriꞌ catzelej lo pa juyub, ¿quibiꞌij nawi che: “Chatocok, chat-tzꞌula chwa ri mexa”?


eng: The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

acr: Y ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —We ta ri cubulibal icꞌuꞌx caqꞌuiyic jelaꞌ pachaꞌ caqꞌuiy rijaꞌ re moxtasa, utz ne riꞌ quibiꞌij che wa jun cheꞌ: “Chumichꞌa bi rib wara y chutica rib chupa ri mar,” y e cuꞌanaꞌ —xchaꞌ.


eng: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xquibiꞌij ri cablajuj e utakoꞌn che: —Nimarisaj la ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx —xechaꞌ.


eng: If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

acr: Tob ne cuꞌan ri na utz taj chawe wukub laj chupa ri jun kꞌij y wukub laj coluꞌtzelej utzij chawach, chacuyu umac» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

acr: »Lic chiwila cꞌu iwib riꞌix. Ma we juna awatz-achakꞌ cuꞌan ri na utz taj chawe, chachꞌaꞌbej upa. Y we xutzelej utzij chawach, chacuyu umac.


eng: It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

acr: Ma e ne más utz cuya ri catzayabax bi pukul juna nimalaj caꞌ re queꞌem y cacꞌak cꞌu bi chupa ri mar, chwa ri cumin junok pachaꞌ wa chꞌutiꞌk chupa ri na utz taj.


eng: He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique rutijoꞌn: «Che ruwachulew lic cꞌo tzakibal pa mac, pero ¡lic tokꞌoꞌ cꞌu uwach ri cumin junok chic chupa ri na utz taj, ma e cape ri kꞌatbal tzij re ri Dios puwiꞌ!


eng: “He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xubiꞌij ri Abraham che: “We rique na queboc ta il che ri quitzꞌibam can ri Moisés y ri kꞌalajisanelab, na caquijalcꞌatij ta ri quibinic quisilabic tob ne cawinakir chiquiwach junok cꞌastajinak bi chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak” xcha ri Abraham.»


eng: “He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’

acr: »Ecꞌu ri beyom xubiꞌij che: “Nukaw Abraham, rique na queboc ta il che waꞌ. Pero we ta e laꞌ cꞌo junok cꞌastajinak bi chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak yey cawinakir chiquiwach, riꞌ caquitzelej na quitzij chwach ri Dios” xchaꞌ.


eng: “But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

acr: »Y ri Abraham xubiꞌij che: “Cꞌo chi paquikꞌab rique ri Tzij Pixab tzꞌibital can cuma ri Moisés y ri kꞌalajisanelab. ¡Ecꞌu quita que riꞌ!” xchaꞌ.


eng: Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’

acr: Yey chikaxoꞌl riꞌoj y riꞌat cꞌo jun nimalaj siwan. Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, ri e cꞌo wara na utz taj quekꞌax pan iwucꞌ; y ri e cꞌo iwucꞌ, na utz taj quekꞌax lo wara” xcha ri Abraham.


eng: “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But here he is now comforted and you are in anguish.

acr: »Noꞌj ri Abraham xubiꞌij pan che: “At wal, cꞌuna chacꞌuꞌx echiriꞌ at cꞌas che ruwachulew, lic xacꞌul janipa ri xarayij; noꞌj ri Lázaro lic cꞌax ri xucꞌul rire che rucꞌaslem che ruwachulew. Ecꞌu woꞌora rire lic utz uꞌanom wara, noꞌj riꞌat at cꞌo pa ri cꞌax.


eng: He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’

acr: Ecꞌu ri beyom xsiqꞌuin apanok, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: “Nukaw Abraham, chinjuchꞌ caꞌn co cheꞌla, taka lo la ri Lázaro chaꞌ cumuꞌ ruwi ukꞌab pa yaꞌ re coluꞌjorij ri wakꞌ, ma lic cꞌax in cꞌo chupa wa akꞌ” xcha che.


eng: In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ cꞌo chi pa cꞌax ri beyom chupa ri luwar que ri ecaminak, chinimanaj xril pan ri Abraham rucꞌ ri Lázaro putzal.


eng: The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

acr: »Xopon cꞌu jun kꞌij xcam ri nibaꞌ y xcꞌam bi cuma ri ángeles y xyaꞌ cꞌu putzal ri Abraham. Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xcam ri beyom y xmukic.


eng: and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

acr: Ecꞌu wa nibaꞌ lic curayij pan uwach ri kax catzak chuxeꞌ rumexa ri beyom; yey quecꞌun tak ne lo ri tzꞌiꞌ y caquirikꞌiraꞌ uwach rucꞌax cakꞌololic.


eng: A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,

acr: Y chunakaj cꞌu ri puerta catzꞌuyiꞌ jun nibaꞌ Lázaro rubiꞌ yey waꞌ lic cakꞌolol rij che chꞌaꞌc.


eng: “Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

acr: »Cꞌo jun achi lic beyom, e tak rukꞌuꞌ cucojo ꞌanatal rucꞌ cꞌul morato y rucꞌ cꞌul lino rubiꞌ, yey waꞌ lic qꞌui rajil. Rire ronoje kꞌij cuꞌan nimak nimanic pa rocho.


eng: “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

acr: »China junok cuya ruwujil re jachbal ib che ri rixokil yey cacꞌuliꞌ tanchi rucꞌ juna chic ixok, riꞌ camacun chirij ri cꞌulaniquil. Yey china ri cacꞌuliꞌ rucꞌ rixok jachom canok, riꞌ jenelaꞌ camacun chirij ri cꞌulaniquil.


eng: But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

acr: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, lic cꞌo uwach wa Tzij Pixab tzꞌibital canok, ma e ne más cꞌayew cajalcꞌatix jubikꞌok che waꞌ chwa ri casach uwach ruwa caj y ruwachulew.


eng: He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

acr: Ecꞌu Rire xubiꞌij chique: «Ralak fariseos, lic caꞌan chi ibil ib alak pachaꞌ lic alak jusucꞌ chiquiwach ri winak, pero ri Dios retaꞌam saꞌ ri cꞌo pa animaꞌ alak. Ma ronoje tak ri lic yacom ukꞌij cuma ri winak, waꞌ lic tzel quilitaj ruma ri Dios.


eng: The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

acr: Echiriꞌ xkita waꞌ ri fariseos, ri lik keꞌek kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri puaq, xa xkitzeꞌej ri kubꞌiꞌij ri Jesús.


eng: If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

acr: Yey we e laꞌ na jusucꞌ ta uchapabexic iꞌanom ri yaꞌom pikꞌab xa pa chakꞌiꞌm, ¿china cꞌu riꞌ caraj cuya beyomalil chiwe? Na jinta junok.


eng: If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

acr: Ecꞌu riꞌ riꞌix, we na jusucꞌ ta uchapabexic iꞌanom ri beyomalil xa re ruwachulew, ¿china cꞌu cayaꞌw riꞌ pikꞌab ri sakil beyomalil re chilaꞌ chicaj? Na jinta junok.


eng: He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

acr: »E junok jusucꞌ uchapabexic cuꞌan ri xa jubikꞌ yaꞌtal pukꞌab, jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ cuꞌano we xyaꞌiꞌ qꞌui pukꞌab. Noꞌj we na jusucꞌ ta uchapabexic cuꞌan ri xa jubikꞌ yaꞌtal pukꞌab, jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ we xyaꞌiꞌ qꞌui pukꞌab, na jusucꞌ ta ri cuꞌan rucꞌ.


eng: I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

acr: E uwariꞌche cambiꞌij chiwe: Chichapabej chi utz ri puak y rubitak iwe y rucꞌ waꞌ chebitoꞌo ri nibaꞌib y jecꞌulaꞌ rique quebuꞌana iwamigos. Ma echiriꞌ copon ri kꞌij na jinta chi puak iwucꞌ, quixcꞌul na chilaꞌ chicaj pa cayaꞌiꞌ wi chiwe ri cꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic.


eng: “His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

acr: »Ecꞌu ri rajaw, echiriꞌ xretaꞌmaj saꞌ ri xuꞌan ri raj chac, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: “¡Jaꞌ! ¡Lic cꞌo unaꞌoj wa jun achi, tob na jusucꞌ ta ri uꞌanom!” xchaꞌ.» Xubiꞌij cꞌu ri Jesús chique rutijoꞌn: «Pakatzij wi ri winak na e ta jusucꞌ, más cꞌo quinaꞌoj che uchapabexic rubitak que, chiquiwa ri e cꞌo pa ri Kꞌijsak.


eng: Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

acr: »Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xutzꞌonoj che jun chic: “Y riꞌat, ¿janipa racꞌas?” xchaꞌ. »Y raj cꞌas xubiꞌij: “Nucꞌas jun ciento quintal trigo” xchaꞌ. »Y raj chac xubiꞌij che: “Riꞌ ruwujil racꞌas. Chayojo ri jun ciento y chacojo xa ochenta quintal chic” xchaꞌ.


eng: He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

acr: »Y raj cꞌas xucꞌul uwach: “Nucꞌas jun ciento tenaꞌx aceite” xcha che. »Y raj chac xubiꞌij che: “Riꞌ ruwujil racꞌas. Chokꞌotan chat-tzꞌulok, chayojo ri jun ciento y chacojo xa nicꞌaj ciento chic” xchaꞌ.


eng: Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’

acr: »Xebusiqꞌuij cꞌu chiquijujunal ri cꞌo quicꞌas rucꞌ ri rajaw. Xutzꞌonoj che ri nabe: “¿Janipa racꞌas rucꞌ ri wajaw?” xcha che.


eng: I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’

acr: ¡Ah! Wetaꞌam chic saꞌ ri canꞌano chaꞌ e cꞌo wamigos quecꞌuluw weꞌin chicocho echiriꞌ na jinta chi nuchac” xcha pa ranimaꞌ.


eng: He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

acr: Ecꞌu ri beyom xusiqꞌuij ri raj chac y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: “¿Saꞌ waꞌ wa canta chawe? Ma xbiꞌx chwe, riꞌat e catzꞌilaꞌ rubitak we. Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, woꞌora na at ta chi chajinel chwi rubitak we, pero chayaꞌa can chwe chucholaꞌj tzꞌibital chwa wuj saꞌ ri xaꞌan rucꞌ tak ri nuyaꞌom pakꞌab” xchaꞌ.


eng: He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xutzijoj waꞌ chique rutijoꞌn: «Cꞌo jun achi beyom y rire cꞌo jun raj chac chajinel re ronoje rubitak re. Xopon cꞌu ubiꞌxiquil che ri beyom, ri raj chac catajin bi che uqꞌuisic rubeyomalil.


eng: But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”

acr: Noꞌj woꞌora lic chirajawaxic wi cakaꞌan nimakꞌij y cojquiꞌcotic, ma waꞌchakꞌ e junam rucꞌ caminak chic yey woꞌora xcꞌastaj lok. Rire sachinak chic pero xrikitajic” xchaꞌ.»


eng: “He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

acr: »Ecꞌu rukaw xubiꞌij che: “Nucꞌajol, riꞌat ronoje kꞌij at cꞌo wucꞌ, yey rubitak we, ronoje aweꞌat chic.


eng: But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

acr: Noꞌj rire xucꞌul uwach, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che rukaw: “Rilal etaꞌam la janipa lo junab waꞌ in chacuninak ucꞌ la y na nupalajim ta tzij la julajok. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, na yaꞌom tane la chwe tob xa juna ralco nucaprux chaꞌ canꞌan nimakꞌij y quinquiꞌcot cucꞌ ri wamigos.


eng: But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and begged him.

acr: »Ecꞌu ri atzixel lic xpe royowal y na xraj taj coc bi. Xel na cꞌu lo rukaw y lic xelaj che chaꞌ coc bi.


eng: He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’

acr: »Raj chac xubiꞌij che: “Xcꞌun ri chakꞌ la. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, ri kaw la lic xquiꞌcot che ma utz uwach xcꞌunic, na jinta cꞌo xucꞌulumaj. E uwariꞌche, xutak ucamisaxic ri mekꞌ tiꞌoꞌjirisam chaꞌ cakaꞌan nimakꞌij” xcha che.


eng: He called one of the servants to him and asked what was going on.

acr: Xusikꞌij kꞌu pan jun chike raj chakibꞌ y xutzꞌonoj che saꞌ ri katajinik.


eng: “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

acr: »Ecꞌu rucꞌajol atzixel benak pa juyub; yey echiriꞌ xcꞌun lo chunakaj ri ja, xuta ri música lic catꞌikowic y ri quexajaw pa ri nimakꞌij.


eng: for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.

acr: ma wa nucꞌajol e junam rucꞌ caminak chic yey woꞌora xcꞌastaj lok. Rire sachinak chic pero xrikitajic” xcha chique. Y xquijeko lic quequiꞌcotic.


eng: Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;

acr: Yey jiꞌcꞌama lo ri mekꞌ lic tiꞌoꞌjirisam y chicamisaj. Katija cꞌu riꞌ, chojquiꞌcotok y kaꞌana nimakꞌij,


eng: “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

acr: »Pero rukaw xubiꞌij chique ri raj chaquib: “Jiꞌwesalaꞌ lo ri cꞌul más chom y chiwikaꞌ. Chicojo juna mapakꞌab che ruwi ukꞌab y uxajab che ri rakan.


eng: The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

acr: »Y rala xubiꞌij che rukaw: “Nukaw, in macuninak chwach ri Dios y chiwach rilal. Na takal ta chic cabiꞌx chwe in cꞌajol la” xchaꞌ.


eng: “He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.

acr: Y ecꞌu xuꞌano. Xumaj bi ube chirocho rukaw. »Ecꞌu rukaw, echiriꞌ xril pana rucꞌajol chinimanaj, lic xjuchꞌ caꞌn pa ranimaꞌ. Lic cꞌu riꞌ canic xeꞌec y xuꞌcꞌulu apanok. Xulakꞌapuj y xutzꞌub uchiꞌ.


eng: I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

acr: Ecꞌu woꞌora quintzelej chirocho ri nukaw y jewaꞌ cambiꞌij che: Tat, in macuninak chwach ri Dios y chiwach rilal.


eng: I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’

acr: Na takal ta chic cabiꞌx chwe in cꞌajol la. ꞌAna la chwe pachaꞌ xa in chi jun mocom la” xcha chiribil rib.


acr: N-ca majaw ta chic ca bij awacʼal chwe, xui-ri, cha ʼana na chwe pacha jun a mocom, quin bij che.” Queje ile xu bij pu cʼux.


eng: But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!

acr: »Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xcꞌun runaꞌoj y chiribil rib xuchꞌob rakan: “Chilaꞌ chirocho ri nukaw lic cꞌo caquitij ruqꞌuiyal mocom; yey riꞌin wara quincam che numic.


eng: He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

acr: »Xeꞌec cꞌut che utzucuxic uchac rucꞌ jun achi aj chilaꞌ. Yey rachi xutak bi pa juyub che quichajixic uqꞌuiyal ak.


eng: When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xuqꞌuis ronoje rurajil, xpe jun nimalaj numic chupa laꞌ la tinamit pa cꞌo wi. Y xujek lic cutij cꞌax.


eng: Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

acr: »Cꞌamajaꞌ cꞌu naj ujachic upa, rala chakꞌixel xucꞌayij ronoje ri xyaꞌ che, xumol bi uchiꞌ ri puak y xeꞌec naj chupa jun chic tinamit. Chilaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ xutzꞌilaꞌ ronoje rubeyomalil, ma xuꞌan rucꞌ ri puak ronoje ri xraj rire.


eng: The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.

acr: Jun kꞌij ri chakꞌixel xubiꞌij che rukaw: “Tat, jacha la upa ri beyomalil la y asu yaꞌa la janipa ri takal chwe riꞌin” xcha che rukaw. Y rukaw e xuꞌano. Xujach cꞌu rubeyomalil, xuya ri takal che rucꞌajol atzixel y ri takal che ri chakꞌixel.


eng: He said, “A certain man had two sons.

acr: Xutzijoj cꞌu wa jun cꞌambal naꞌoj chique, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: «Cꞌo jun achi e cꞌo caꞌib ucꞌajol.


eng: Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

acr: Cambiꞌij cꞌu riꞌin che alak: Jelaꞌ ri quiꞌcotemal que ri ángeles chwach ri Dios echiriꞌ juna aj mac cutzelej utzij» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’

acr: Y ecꞌuchiriꞌ urikom chic, cumol quichiꞌ ri ramigos y ri ratz-uchakꞌ y cubiꞌij cꞌu chique: “Chixquiꞌcota wucꞌ ma xinrik wa sakil puak nutzakom” cachaꞌ.


eng: “Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

acr: »We e laꞌ juna ixok cꞌo lajuj sakil puak rucꞌ yey cutzak cꞌu junok, ¿saꞌ ri cuꞌano? Cutzij akꞌ y naꞌl cumes rupa ja, cutzucuj cꞌu coqꞌuil yey na cuxlan ta che utzucuxic cꞌa echiriꞌ cuꞌrika lok.


eng: I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

acr: »Cambiꞌij cꞌu riꞌin che alak: Más ne cꞌo quiꞌcotemal chilaꞌ chicaj ruma juna aj mac cutzelej utzij chwach ri Dios, chiquiwa noventa y nueve jusucꞌ e cꞌolic y na cajawax taj cacuytaj quimac.


eng: When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

acr: Y echiriꞌ copon chirocho, cumol quichiꞌ ri ramigos y ri ratz-uchakꞌ, y jewaꞌ cubiꞌij chique: “Chixquiꞌcota wucꞌ ma xinrik ri nubexex sachinak” cachaꞌ.


eng: When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ curiko, lic caquiꞌcotic cuya lo chirij ukul.


eng: “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

acr: «¿Saꞌ nawi cuꞌan junok che alak we e cꞌo jun ciento ubexex yey casach cꞌu junok chique? ¿Na quebucꞌol ta neba can riꞌ ri noventa y nueve pa ri quiluwar y queꞌec cꞌu che utzucuxic ri jun xsach canok? Yey na cuxlan ta che utzucuxic cꞌa echiriꞌ cuꞌrika lok.


eng: The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

acr: Pero ri fariseos y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab lic caquichꞌaꞌtibej, jewaꞌ caquibiꞌij: «Waꞌchi quebucꞌul raj maquib y cawaꞌ cucꞌ» quechaꞌ.


eng: Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

acr: Conoje raj tzꞌonol puak re tojonic y tak raj maquib quekib rucꞌ ri Jesús chaꞌ caquita ruchꞌaꞌtem.


eng: It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

acr: Ma na curik ta uchac che rulew y na utz ta ne caꞌan abono rucꞌ. Ecꞌu ri caꞌan che, e catix bi. China cꞌu ri cꞌo utanibal che utayic, ¡chuta cꞌu riꞌ!» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: “Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

acr: »E ratzꞌam lic cajawaxic; noꞌj we xsach rutzayul, ¿suꞌanic tanchi caꞌan tza che?


eng: So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, we cꞌo junok che alak caraj caterej lo chwij, lic chirajawaxic che cuya can ronoje ri cꞌo rucꞌ; ma we na cuꞌan ta waꞌ, na takal ta che cuꞌan nutijoꞌn.


eng: Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.

acr: Y we cuchꞌobo na cuchꞌij taj, ri cuꞌano e xalokꞌ cꞌa naj cꞌo wi lo ri jun chic rey, quebutak cꞌu bi achijab chaꞌ queꞌquiꞌana ri utzil chomal rucꞌ.


eng: Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

acr: »Jecꞌulaꞌ ¿saꞌ nawi cuꞌan juna rey xa e lajuj mil rusoldados chwa juna chic rey petinak pa chꞌaꞌoj chirij rucꞌ veinte mil soldados? Ri cuꞌano e nabe na cuchꞌob na rakan chi utz we xakareꞌ cuchꞌij uchukꞌab ri jun chic rey e cꞌo más usoldados.


eng: saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’

acr: caquibiꞌij: “Waꞌchi xujek uyaquic wa ja, yey na xuqꞌuis ta chic” quechaꞌ.


eng: Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

acr: Ma we na cuꞌan ta waꞌ, echiriꞌ uticom chi cꞌu ruparakan ri ja, cuchakabaꞌ uꞌaniquil ruma na jinta chi puak re cuqꞌuiso; yey conoje cꞌu riꞌ ri quebilow re, caquijek caquichꞌamij,


eng: For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

acr: »Ma we cꞌo junok caraj cuꞌan nutijoꞌn, lic chuchꞌobo na rakan we cucuy ri cꞌaxcꞌobic cape puwiꞌ ruma ri caterej lo chwij. »E jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri caꞌanic echiriꞌ cayac juna nimalaj ja. Ma ¿cꞌo neba junok che alak na cuchꞌob ta rakan chi utz nabe na puwi ri cajawax che chaꞌ cuyac ri ja y carajilaj na cꞌu riꞌ janipa ri cumaj bi chaꞌ caretaꞌmaj we xakareꞌ cuchꞌij uyaquic ri ja?


eng: Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple.

acr: E uwariꞌche, china ri na cuya ta ranimaꞌ cutij cꞌax ruma ri caterej lo chwij, riꞌ na takal ta che cuꞌan nutijoꞌn.


eng: “If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

acr: «We cꞌo junok caraj caterej lo chwij, lic chirajawaxic che más cꞌax quinunaꞌ riꞌin chiquiwa conoje, ma we e más cꞌax quebunaꞌ ruchu-ukaw, ri rixokil, ri ralcꞌoꞌal, ri ratz-uchakꞌ y más ne cꞌax cunaꞌ rib rire chinuwa riꞌin, riꞌ na takal ta che cuꞌan nutijoꞌn.


eng: Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús cꞌo chi be, uqꞌuiyal winak eteran chirij. Ecꞌu Rire xtzuꞌn chirij y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique:


eng: “The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

acr: »Xubiꞌij tanchi cꞌu rachi che ri raj chac: “Chatelubi tzaꞌm tinamit y jat pa tak nimabe y pa tak cuxcul be. Chamina uwach chique ri winak chaꞌ quepetic y jelaꞌ canoj uwa tak ri mexa nuyijbam chic re wa nimabal.


eng: “The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

acr: »Xeꞌec cꞌu raj chac. Y echiriꞌ xtzelej lok, xubiꞌij che rupatrón: “Wajaw, ya xinꞌan ronoje ri xintak la che; na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, lic cꞌa cꞌo luwar chwa tak ri mexa” xchaꞌ.


eng: “That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’

acr: »Echiriꞌ xtzelej lo raj chac, xubiꞌij ronoje waꞌ che rupatrón. Ecꞌu rupatrón lic xpe royowal y xubiꞌij che ri raj chac: “Chokꞌotan riꞌ, jat pa tak cꞌaybal y pa tak be re ri tinamit y chebacꞌama lo ri e nibaꞌib, ri tꞌum cakan quikꞌab, ri e potzꞌ y ri e sic” xchaꞌ.


eng: “Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’

acr: »Ri jun chic xubiꞌij: “Xinlokꞌ co woꞌob yunta boyexab y ecꞌu waꞌ quiꞌntija quikꞌij pa chac. Chabiꞌij co che rapatrón chucuyu numac ma na quinꞌec taj” xchaꞌ.


eng: He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xopon ru orayil ri nimabal, xutak bi jun raj chac chaꞌ cubiꞌij chique ri echocom chic: “Peta cꞌu alak ma yijbital chi ronoje” cachaꞌ.


eng: But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij che: «Julaj cꞌo jun achi xuchꞌobo cuya jun nimalaj nimabal y lic e qꞌui ri xebusiqꞌuij.


eng: and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

acr: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ nim kꞌij alaxic la, ma rique na caquichꞌij ta uyaꞌic ucꞌaxel cheꞌla; pero e cacꞌul la ri rajil ucꞌaxel echiriꞌ quecꞌastaj lo ri lic e jusucꞌ chwach ri Dios —xcha ri Jesús.


eng: But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

acr: »E uwariꞌche, ri chirajawaxic caꞌan la echiriꞌ caꞌan la juna nimakꞌij, e chebesiqꞌuij la ri nibaꞌib, ri tꞌum cakan quikꞌab, ri e sic y ri e potzꞌ.


eng: He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij che ri fariseo, ri siqꞌuiyom re pa ri waꞌim: —Echiriꞌ caꞌan la juna waꞌim, na xew ta quesiqꞌuij la ri amigos la, ri e atz-chakꞌ la, ri e cꞌo chux cheꞌla y ri beyomab e cꞌo lo chi nakaj la. Ma we caꞌan la waꞌ, rique caquiꞌan ucꞌaxel cheꞌla, caquisiqꞌuij la pa juna waꞌim y jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ asu cacꞌul la ri tzelebal uwach che ri xꞌan la.


eng: For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

acr: Ma china ri cuꞌan lic nim che rib, ri Dios cukasaj uwa ukꞌij; noꞌj china ri cuꞌan chꞌutiꞌn che rib, ri Dios cuyac ukꞌij» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

acr: Yey cakib cꞌu riꞌ ri rajaw ri nimakꞌij ucꞌ la y cubiꞌij cheꞌla: “Yaꞌa can la wa tzꞌulibal che wa jun chic” cachaꞌ. Ruma cꞌu laꞌ, cape ri qꞌuix la y queꞌtzꞌula lo la cꞌa chirij.


eng: “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

acr: «Echiriꞌ casiqꞌuix la ruma junok pa juna nimakꞌij re cꞌulaniquil, na ube taj we queꞌtzꞌula la chupa ri tzꞌulibal que ri lic cꞌo quiwach; ma cꞌaxtaj cacꞌun lo junok chocom más cꞌo uwach chiwach rilal.


eng: He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xrilo saꞌ ri caquiꞌan ri esiqꞌuim pa ri waꞌim, conoje caquimajalaꞌ quib puwi tak ri tzꞌulibal que ri lic cꞌo quiwach. E uwariꞌche, xubiꞌij wa cꞌambal naꞌoj chique ri echocom:


eng: They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.

acr: Ecꞌu rique na xquirik ta ucꞌulic uwach che.


eng: He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xubiꞌij chique: —¿Cꞌo neba junok che alak, we rucawayuꞌ o ruboyex catzak pa siwan, na queꞌresalaꞌ tulok tob chupa jun kꞌij re uxlanibal? ¿China na caꞌanaw ta waꞌ? —xchaꞌ.


eng: But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

acr: Pero rike na jinta xkikꞌulubꞌej uwach. Ekꞌu ri Jesús xuya ruqꞌabꞌ puwi ri yewaꞌ, xukunaj y xubꞌiꞌij che utz keꞌek.


eng: Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xutzꞌonoj chique ri fariseos y raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij: —¿Ube nawi ri caꞌan cunanic chupa ri kꞌij re uxlanibal o na ube taj? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

acr: »Chitape cꞌut, cꞌo jun kꞌij echiriꞌ ri iwocho riꞌix cawulix canok. Cambiꞌij cꞌu chiwe na quiwil ta chi nuwach cꞌa echiriꞌ copon na rukꞌijol quibiꞌij: Lic nim ukꞌij ri jun petinak chupa rubiꞌ ri Dios Kajawxel quixchaꞌ.»


eng: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xubiꞌij: «¡Jerusalem, Jerusalem, riꞌix quebicamisaj ri kꞌalajisanelab y quebiꞌan paꞌbaj janipa ri ebutakom lo ri Dios iwucꞌ! E riꞌin uqꞌuiyal laj lic xuaj xinmol quichiꞌ riwalcꞌoꞌal riꞌix jelaꞌ pachaꞌ cuꞌan juna atiꞌ acꞌ chique tak ruwiꞌch echiriꞌ cumol quichiꞌ chuxeꞌ tak ruxicꞌ, noꞌj riꞌix na xiwaj ta qꞌuenok.


eng: He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.

acr: Y ri Jesús xubiꞌij chique: —Oj alak y jeꞌbiꞌij alak che laꞌ laꞌchi, ri e pachaꞌ juna yac: “Wakꞌij y chweꞌk cꞌa quebenuwesaj bi ri itzel uxlabixel y canꞌan cunanic yey cabij cꞌut canqꞌuis ri nuchac” cacha alak che.


eng: On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”

acr: Chupa cꞌu waꞌ wa kꞌij xekib jujun fariseos rucꞌ ri Jesús y jewaꞌ xquibiꞌij che: —Chelubi la y oj la ma ri rey Herodes caraj cucamisaj la —xechaꞌ.


eng: Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”

acr: »Chiwilape cꞌu riꞌ, ma e cꞌo jujun chique ri na jinta quiwach wara che ruwachulew, e lic cacꞌojiꞌ quiwach chwach ri Dios chilaꞌ chicaj; yey e cꞌo ri lic cꞌo quiwach wara che ruwachulew, e cuꞌana na jinta quiwach chwach ri Dios chilaꞌ chicaj» xchaꞌ.


eng: They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in God’s Kingdom.

acr: Noꞌj e cꞌo ri na e ta aj judiꞌab e petinak pa relebal lo ri kꞌij, putzakibal ri kꞌij y pa ronoje luwar che ruwachulew, riꞌ queboc chwa ri mexa pa rutakanic ri Dios.


eng: There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God’s Kingdom, and yourselves being thrown outside.

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, lic quixokꞌic y cakichꞌichꞌ ruwi iweꞌ echiriꞌ quebiwil ri Abraham, ri Isaac y ri Jacob cucꞌ conoje ri kꞌalajisanelab e cꞌo rucꞌ ri Kakaw pa rutakanic chilaꞌ chicaj; yey ecꞌu riꞌ riꞌix na jinta pikꞌab quixoc bi cucꞌ.


eng: Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

acr: »Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, quijek ubiꞌxic: “Oj waꞌ cꞌu woꞌkinak ucꞌ la yey xcꞌutun ne la pa tak ri be re ri katinamit” quixcha che.


eng: When once the master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’

acr: »Ma e cuꞌana pachaꞌ ri rajaw juna ja echiriꞌ cuꞌan juna nimakꞌij. Echiriꞌ eboquinak chi conoje ri ebusiqꞌuim, cutzꞌapij lo ri puerta, y na jinta chi cꞌu junok coquic. Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌ ri quicꞌulumaj riꞌix, na quixoc ta chubi. Quijek cꞌu riꞌ quixchꞌaw apanok: “Kajaw, Kajaw, yaꞌa co la chike cojoc bi” quixchaꞌ. »Yey Rire jecꞌuwaꞌ cucꞌul lo uwach chiwe: “Riꞌin na wetaꞌam taj pa ix petinak wi riꞌix” cacha chiwe.


eng: “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

acr: «Lic chichꞌiquiquej iwib chaꞌ quixoc chupa ri nutakanic che ri oquibal xa chꞌutiꞌn uwach, ma cambiꞌij chiwe: Copon na ri kꞌij echiriꞌ lic e qꞌui ri cacaj queboc bi, noꞌj na cayaꞌtaj ta chique queboc bi.


eng: One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,

acr: Y cꞌo cꞌu jun xbiꞌn che: —Wajawal, ¿xa nawi jujun ri quecolobetajic? —xcha che. Y ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach:


eng: He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús cꞌo chi be re queꞌec Jerusalem, xicꞌow pa tak tinamit y pa tak aldeas, e riꞌ cacꞌutunic.


eng: It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

acr: Quin junamsaj ruʼ jun ija re mostas chi jun achi cu tic pa rulew. Ca poʼic, ca qʼuiyic, cu rik u nimal pacha jun cheʼ, teʼuri i tzʼiquin quiqui ʼan qui soc che tak u ʼab. (Queje i tijojbal tzij ile xu bij i Jesus chique, sakirsabal-re wach u qʼuiyaric i u ʼatbal tzij i Dios.)


eng: Again he said, “To what shall I compare God’s Kingdom?

acr: I Jesus xak xu bij chique: —I ʼatbal tzij re i Dios ¿wach nawi quin junamsaj ruʼ?


eng: It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”

acr: E jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri levadura, ma echiriꞌ juna ixok cuꞌan pam, cutuc jubikꞌ levadura xoꞌlibal oxib pajbal harina y ri levadura cusipowirisaj upa ronoje ri kꞌor» xchaꞌ.


acr: Are ca cʼun chiquixol i winak, queje pacha coʼon i cunbal re i caxlanwa. Ile, we jun ixok cu chapo, y cu coj oxib almul arin ruʼ, teʼuri ca walij u wach i ʼor ronojel, tupu xa jubiʼ i cunbal ʼo ruʼ. (Xak queje ile coʼon i ʼatbal tzij re i Dios —xu bij i Jesus chique.)


eng: He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it?

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij tanchi ri Jesús: «¿Saꞌ rucꞌ cajunimax wi rutakanic ri Dios?


eng: As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

acr: Echiriꞌ xubiꞌij waꞌ ri Jesús, lic xeqꞌuix conoje ri tzel quebilow re; noꞌj conoje ri winak lic quequiꞌcot ruma ri cꞌutubal re runimal uchukꞌab ri Dios cuꞌan ri Jesús.


eng: Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

acr: Macꞌuwariꞌ takal che wiꞌxok catoꞌic, ma rire ralcꞌoꞌal can ri Abraham, yey e dieciocho lo junab waꞌ “yututal” ruma ri Satanás. ¿Na utz ta cami riꞌ quesax chupa ri yabil pa ri kꞌij re uxlanibal? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xubiꞌij: —¡Xa queb palaj alak! Onoje ralak ¿na caquir ta neba alak ri boyex y ri buru chupa ri kꞌij re uxlanibal chaꞌ cacꞌam bi alak chi tijoj yaꞌ? Caꞌan ne alak waꞌ chique yey xa e awaj.


eng: The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”

acr: Ecꞌu ri takanel re ri sinagoga lic xpe royowal chirij ri Jesús ma xcunan chupa ri kꞌij re uxlanibal, y xubiꞌij cꞌu chique ri winak: —Cꞌo wakib kꞌij re chac; chupa waꞌ utz cape alak re cacunax bi alak, pero lic na ube taj cacunax alak chupa ri kꞌij re uxlanibal —xchaꞌ.


eng: He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

acr: Y xuya rukꞌab puwi rixok; y chupa cꞌu laꞌ la jokꞌotaj rixok xsucꞌupitajic y xujeko cuyac ukꞌij ri Dios.


eng: When Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

acr: Y ri Jesús echiriꞌ xril rixok, xusiqꞌuij apanok y jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Ixok, lal cunutajinak chi che ri yabil cꞌo wi la —xchaꞌ.


eng: He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

acr: I Jesus ca tijin chu cʼutic chique i winak pa molbalʼib pa uxlambal ʼij.


eng: Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.

acr: Cꞌo cꞌu jun ixok chiriꞌ e dieciocho lo junab riꞌ lic cꞌuyuqꞌuic uꞌanom ri rij ruma jun itzel uxlabixel, yey na utz ta ne cusucꞌupij rib.


acr: Chila ʼo wi jun ixok iwab, dieciócho junab ʼo chic che chi toʼ iwab rumal jun itzel tew. Ire toʼ luclic chic rij rumal, n-ca tiqui ta chu sucʼbaxic rij.


eng: If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.’”

acr: Cꞌaxtaj cuya ujikꞌobalil; noꞌj we na xuya taj, cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ utz cachet bi” xchaꞌ.»


eng: He answered, ‘Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

acr: Ecꞌu ri chajinel xubiꞌij che: “Wajaw, yaꞌa chi la wa junab che, ma cantij chi na ukꞌij cancꞌot rij y cancoj abono chuxeꞌ.


eng: He said to the vine dresser, ‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down! Why does it waste the soil?’

acr: Xubiꞌij cꞌu che ri chajinel re ruticoꞌn: “Chawilapeꞌ, e urox junab waꞌ quincꞌunic coꞌlnutzucuj ujikꞌobalil wa cheꞌ re higo, yey na jinta cꞌana ujikꞌobalil canriko. Woꞌora chacheta bi ma ¿saꞌ cutikoj cꞌo chupa waꞌ wuꞌlew?” xchaꞌ.


eng: He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

acr: Xutzijoj cꞌu wa jun cꞌambal naꞌoj chique: «Cꞌo jun achi uticom jun cheꞌ re higo chupa ruticoꞌn. Xcꞌun cꞌu lok re coluꞌtzucuj ujikꞌobalil ri higo yey na jinta xurik che.


eng: I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”

acr: Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij che alak, na e ta riꞌ. Yey ne ralak, we na catzelej ta tzij alak chwach ri Dios, e ne jun ralak casach wach alak —xchaꞌ.


eng: Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

acr: »¿O saꞌ nawi cachꞌob alak puwi ri xquicꞌulumaj ri e dieciocho, ri xecamic echiriꞌ xtzak lo ri Torre re Siloé paquiwiꞌ? ¿E cachꞌob nawi alak, wa winak xecamic ma cꞌo más quimac chiquiwa ri cach aj Jerusalem?


eng: I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.

acr: Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij che alak, na e ta riꞌ. Yey ralak, we na catzelej ta tzij alak chwach ri Dios, e ne jun ralak casach wach alak.


eng: Jesus answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —¿E cachꞌob nawi alak, waꞌ wa aj Galilea xecamisaxic ma e más e aj maquib chiquiwa ri cach aj Galilea?


eng: Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

acr: Chupa waꞌ wa kꞌij e cꞌo jujun chiriꞌ xquitzijoj che ri Jesús saꞌ ri xquicꞌulumaj jujun aj Galilea, ri xecamisax ruma utzij ri takanel Pilato echiriꞌ quetajin che uyaꞌic ri quikasaꞌn re chicop chwa ri altar pa ri Rocho Dios. Yey ri quiquiqꞌuel waꞌ wa aj Galilea xquich caꞌn puwi ri quiquiqꞌuel ri chicop.


eng: I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny.”

acr: Cambiꞌij cꞌut, na quel ta lo la chiriꞌ we na xtoj ta can la ronoje ri tzꞌonom chiꞌij la» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

acr: We cacꞌam bi la pa kꞌatbal tzij ruma junok ucojom mac chiꞌij la, e lic utz ri caꞌan la utzil chomal rucꞌ pa be xalokꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ copon la chwa ri aj kꞌatal tzij. Ma we na xꞌan ta la waꞌ, copon na la chwach ri aj kꞌatal tzij. Y we xopon cꞌu la chwach rire, cayaꞌ bi la pukꞌab ri ausiliar y rire cuꞌyaꞌa la pa cárcel.


eng: “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

acr: »¿Suꞌchac na cachꞌob ta alak chi utz saꞌ ri lic usucꞌ chirajawaxic caꞌan alak?


eng: You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?

acr: ¡Xa kebꞌ palaj alaq! Kariq alaq uchꞌobꞌik chi utz saꞌ ruꞌanom ruwa kaj y ruwachulew; ¿suꞌchak kꞌu riꞌ na kamaj tane alaq usukꞌ ri katajin ri Dios che ukꞌutik chiwach alaq waqꞌij ora?


eng: When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.

acr: Y echiriꞌ cajum caꞌn ri tew cape lo pa sur, cabiꞌij alak: “Lic cuꞌan buc” y e cuꞌano.


eng: He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.

acr: Yey xubiꞌij ri Jesús chique ruqꞌuiyal winak: «Echiriꞌ quil alak ri sutzꞌ quel lo pukajibal ri kꞌij, xew quil alak y cabiꞌij alak: “Cape jab” y e cuꞌano.


eng: For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

acr: Chwi woꞌora y chikawach apanok we e cꞌo woꞌobok pa juna ja, wuma riꞌin cꞌo pa sak caquijach quipa; ma oxib quechꞌoꞌjin cucꞌ caꞌib y caꞌib quechꞌoꞌjin cucꞌ oxib.


eng: Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

acr: E chiwach riꞌix, ¿ri nucꞌunic che ruwachulew cucꞌam lo utzil chomal? Na e ta riꞌ. Ma pakatzij wi cambiꞌij e cucꞌam lo jachbal quipa tak ri ticawex.


eng: “I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.

acr: »Pachaꞌ akꞌ ri coꞌlnuquikꞌa che ruwachulew. ¡Ecꞌu ri canrayij riꞌin ta asu cumaj akꞌ!


eng: but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

acr: Noꞌj juna aj chac cuꞌan ri na utz taj yey na retaꞌam ta cꞌut we na utz ta ri cuꞌano, riꞌ na lic ta cꞌax caꞌan che. Ma china ri lic cꞌo yaꞌtal chukul, chikawach apanok lic cꞌo royeꞌem ri Dios che; yey china ri lic qꞌui yaꞌtal pukꞌab, más ne royeꞌem ri Dios che chwa ri royeꞌem che ri jun na lic ta qꞌui ri yaꞌtal pukꞌab.


eng: That servant who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

acr: »Ecꞌu juna aj chac, we retaꞌam saꞌ ri caraj rupatrón pero na cucoj ta utzij y na cuꞌan ta ri biꞌim che, riꞌ lic caꞌan cꞌax che.


eng: then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

acr: Cacꞌun lo riꞌ rupatrón chupa ri kꞌij y ri ora echiriꞌ waꞌ wa aj chac na royeꞌem taj. Cukꞌat cꞌu tzij puwi ri raj chac y lic cuya pa cꞌax junam cucꞌ conoje ri na e ta jusucꞌ.


eng: But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and to be drunken,

acr: »Noꞌj we waꞌ wa jun aj chac jewaꞌ cubiꞌij pa ranimaꞌ: “Ri nupatrón cꞌamajaꞌ catzelej lok” y cujek cꞌu lic quebuchꞌay raj chaquib chi achijab chi ixokib; yey ecꞌu rire xew cawaꞌic y cakꞌabaric, ¿saꞌ nawi riꞌ ri caꞌan che?


eng: Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

acr: Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: Rupatrón cuꞌana takanel che rire puwi ronoje rubitak re.


eng: Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

acr: Lic cꞌu nim ukꞌij ralaxic riꞌ ri aj chac, we xcꞌun lo rupatrón, coluꞌrikaꞌ catajin che uꞌanic ruchac.


eng: Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Pedro xutzꞌonoj che ri Jesús: —Kajawal, ¿xew chike riꞌoj cabiꞌij la wa cꞌambal naꞌoj o chique conoje ri winak? —xchaꞌ.


eng: Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌix chiyijbaꞌ iwib che rucꞌunibal Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex, ma cꞌaxtaj cacꞌunic echiriꞌ na jinta inaꞌbem» xchaꞌ.


eng: But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

acr: Ecꞌu chiwetaꞌmaj waꞌ: Juna achi rajaw ja, we ta caretaꞌmaj ri ora echiriꞌ copon relekꞌom, riꞌ na cawar ta qꞌuenok y na cuya ta luwar carakix ri rocho re caꞌan elekꞌ chupa.


eng: Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.

acr: Nim kiqꞌij kalaxik raj chakibꞌ we xkꞌun lo ri kajaw, kebꞌoluꞌriqaꞌ na kewar taj. Paqatzij wi kambꞌiꞌij chiwe, ri kajaw kebꞌukoj chwa mexa y kebꞌunimaj chikijujunal.


eng: They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.

acr: Lic nim quikꞌij calaxic raj chaquib, tob ri cajaw xmayinic, we xcꞌun lo pa tiqꞌuil akꞌab o pa sakribal, queboluꞌrikaꞌ na quewar taj.


acr: Ire mokxa cupon tiqʼuil aʼab, o xa ca pe u sakiric; ʼutz que i rajchaquib we que cʼascʼatic are cuponic —xu bij i Jesus chique.


eng: “Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

acr: Teʼuri xu bij chique: —Chix ʼolok ix yij chic, are ca cʼun i Iwajwal; ix ʼolok i tzijom i cantil chu cʼulaxic.


eng: Be like men watching for their lord when he returns from the wedding feast, that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

acr: ma coyeꞌem ri cajaw catzelej lo pa ri nimakꞌij re cꞌulaniquil. Y jelaꞌ echiriꞌ rire cacꞌunic y cachꞌaw pan chwa ri puerta, caquijakalaꞌ tan lo che.


acr: Chi ʼana yix pacha ix aj chajal ja chi coyʼem u cʼunic i qui patron che jun cʼulanquil. Ique je yij chic chu tayic u be; are cuponic, juntir quiqui jak uchija che, are que u ʼijla.


eng: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

acr: Ma pa cꞌo wi ribeyomalil riꞌix, puwi waꞌ queꞌec wi icꞌuꞌx.


eng: Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

acr: Chicꞌayij ri beyomalil cꞌo iwucꞌ chaꞌ utz quebitoꞌ ri nibaꞌib. Ma we quiꞌan waꞌ, e pachaꞌ quicꞌol ribeyomalil pa na jinta cꞌo cucꞌulumaj wi y jelaꞌ cꞌo cutikoj chiwe chilaꞌ chicaj. Ma e tak ri cꞌo chilaꞌ chicaj na cajar taj, na capoqꞌuir taj, yey na jinta ne elekꞌomab queboc che.


eng: “Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

acr: »Riꞌix ix nutijoꞌn, muxiꞌij rib icꞌuꞌx che ricꞌaslem, ma riꞌix tob na ix ta qꞌui, ri Kakaw lic caquiꞌcot che cuya chiwe riꞌix quixoc chupa rutakanic y quixtakan rucꞌ Rire.


eng: But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

acr: Ri lic chirajawaxic chiwe e lic chixoc il che rutakanic ri Dios; yey ronoje tak cꞌu ri cajawaxic, xa uwiꞌ chic cayaꞌtaj chiwe.


eng: For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.

acr: ma jenelaꞌ caquiꞌan ri winak na quetaꞌam ta uwach ri Dios, e cubisoj quicꞌuꞌx tak waꞌ. Noꞌj riꞌix cꞌo jun Ikaw lic retaꞌam cajawax tak waꞌ chiwe.


eng: “Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

acr: »Cambiꞌij cꞌu chiwe riꞌix: Mubisoj icꞌuꞌx saꞌ riwa y saꞌ rimikꞌinaꞌ quitijo. Mapax ne icꞌuꞌx che,


eng: But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

acr: Jecꞌulaꞌ we ri Dios uꞌanom chom che ri akꞌes cꞌo wakꞌij pa juyub yey chweꞌk xa caporox pa akꞌ, ¿na cuya ta cami riꞌ ri Dios rikꞌuꞌ cajawax chiwe? ¡Riꞌix lic xa jubikꞌ ri cubulibal icꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios!


eng: If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

acr: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, na jinta cutikoj we lic cubisoj icꞌuꞌx ri cajawax chiwe.


eng: Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

acr: »¿Cꞌo neba junok chiwe riꞌix curik cunajtirisaj jun chic kꞌij che rucꞌaslem wara che ruwachulew? Na jinta junok tob ne lic cutij ukꞌij che.


eng: Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

acr: »Chebiwilape ri joj. Rique na queticoꞌnaj taj, na caquiꞌan tane quimolonic, na jinta ne pa caquicꞌol wi ri quimolonic; na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ ri Dios quebutzuku. ¡Macꞌuwariꞌ riꞌix, ri Dios quixuchajij! ¡Ma e más cꞌo iwach riꞌix chiquiwa ri tzꞌiquin!


eng: Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

acr: Ma ri kacꞌaslemal e más cꞌo uwach chwa ri kawa, yey ri kacuerpo e más cꞌo uwach chwa ri kakꞌuꞌ.


eng: He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xubiꞌij ri Jesús chique rutijoꞌn: «E uwariꞌche cambiꞌij waꞌ chiwe: Mubisoj icꞌuꞌx ricꞌaslem; mubisoj ne icꞌuꞌx saꞌ ri quitijo y saꞌ rikꞌuꞌ quicojo.


eng: So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

acr: »Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ cucꞌulumaj juna achi we cucꞌol uqꞌuiyal beyomalil xa riꞌre, pero chwach ri Dios lic nibaꞌ» xcha ri Jesús chique ri winak.


eng: “But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’

acr: »Noꞌj ri Dios xubiꞌij che: “Achi, lic na jinta cꞌana anaꞌoj. ¡Tokꞌoꞌ awach! Ma e wakꞌab catcamic; yey ronoje cꞌu rabeyomalil acꞌolom, ¿china re canok?” xuchixic.


eng: I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’

acr: Y cambiꞌij cꞌu riꞌ chiwibil wib: Riꞌin lic qꞌui chi ri nubeyomalil cꞌoltalic, waꞌ cucuy re uqꞌuiyal junab. Ecꞌu woꞌora utz quinuxlanic, quinwaꞌic, cantij nuyaꞌ y canꞌan ronoje ri cuaj riꞌin.”


eng: He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

acr: »Tecꞌuchiriꞌ xubiꞌij chiribil rib: “E canꞌan waꞌ: Canwulij tak wa cꞌolibal nuꞌanom re molonic y canyac jujun chic más nimaꞌk, chaꞌ chupa cancꞌol wi ri numolonic y tak ri nubeyomalil.


eng: He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

acr: Ecꞌu ri beyom xuchꞌob rakan chiribil rib: “¿Saꞌ canꞌano? Ma na jinta chi pa cancꞌol wi wuꞌqꞌuiyal molonic xinꞌano.”


eng: He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xutzijoj wa jun cꞌambal naꞌoj chique: «Cꞌo jun achi lic beyom yey ri rulew lic uqꞌuiyal molonic xuyaꞌo.


eng: He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

acr: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ, xubiꞌij chique ri winak: —Tape alak, lic chajij ib alak chi utz chwach ronoje rayinic, ma na e ta rubeyomalil rachi ri cuya chomilaj cꞌaslemal che —xchaꞌ.


eng: But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

acr: Ecꞌu ri Jesús xucꞌul uwach: —Achi, ¿china incojoyom re in aj kꞌatal tzij pawiꞌ alak chaꞌ canꞌan wa jachanic? —xchaꞌ.


eng: for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”

acr: ma ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios cukꞌalajisaj chiwe saꞌ ri chirajawaxic quibiꞌij» xcha ri Jesús.


eng: Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

acr: »We cꞌo junok cachꞌaꞌt chwij riꞌin, ri in Alaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex, ri Dios cucuy umac we cutzelej utzij. Noꞌj china ri tzel cachꞌaꞌt chirij ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios, riꞌ na cacuytaj ta umac.


eng: but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.

acr: Noꞌj cꞌu ri cubiꞌij chiquiwach ri winak: “Riꞌin na in ta tijoꞌn re ri Jesús”, jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ canꞌan riꞌin che rire; cambiꞌij chiquiwach ri ángeles re ri Dios: “Katzij, wa jun na nutijoꞌn taj” quinchaꞌ.


eng: “I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;

acr: »Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij chiwe: E junok cukꞌalajisaj chiquiwach ri winak, cubiꞌij: “In tijoꞌn re ri Jesús”, jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ canꞌan riꞌin che rire; ri in Alaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex cambiꞌij chiquiwach ri ángeles re ri Dios: “Katzij, wa jun e nutijoꞌn” quinchaꞌ.


eng: But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

acr: Macꞌuwariꞌ riꞌix na quixumescꞌutaj ta qꞌuenok, ma chujujunal ne riwiꞌ ajilam ruma Rire. E uwariꞌche, mixiꞌij iwib; ma riꞌix más cꞌo iwach chiquiwa ri raltak co tzꞌiquin.


eng: “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

acr: »Iwetaꞌam woꞌob raltak co tzꞌiquin quecꞌayix xa chwa queb oxib raltak co meyo. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, ri Dios na cumescꞌutaj ta cꞌana junok chique.


eng: “I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

acr: »Cambiꞌij cꞌu chiwe riꞌix ix wamigos: Mixiꞌij iwib chiquiwach ri cꞌo paquikꞌab quixquicamisaj, ma waꞌ xew che ri cuerpo caquiꞌan wi; yey echiriꞌ ix caminak chic, na jinta chi caquiꞌan chiwe.


eng: Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

acr: E uwariꞌche copon ri kꞌij echiriꞌ janipa ri ibiꞌim riꞌix pa kꞌekuꞌm, quel lo chi kꞌij sak; yey e ri xa iwesewoꞌm pa juna ja, quesax utzijolal pa tak be.


eng: But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.

acr: Noꞌj copon ri kꞌij echiriꞌ ronoje ri chꞌukutal uwiꞌ woꞌora, quel lo chi sak; yey ronoje ri caꞌan xa xeꞌlakꞌay, quetaꞌmaxic.


eng: Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

acr: Catajin quimolotajic uqꞌuiyal winak na jinta chi quitakexic, y ruma waꞌ lic caquiminimaꞌ quib chiquiwach. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri Jesús xujeko cacꞌutunic; nabe xujek cachꞌaꞌt cucꞌ rutijoꞌn, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij chique: «Lic miꞌan iwe pachaꞌ ri caquiꞌan ri fariseos, ma rique xa queb quipalaj. Jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri levadura cojotal chupa ri kꞌor re pam yey waꞌ na quilitaj taj, jecꞌulaꞌ ri fariseos quewam ri na utz taj pa canimaꞌ.


eng: As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him,

acr: Echiriꞌ ri Jesús catajin che ubiꞌxiquil waꞌ chique, raj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab y ri fariseos lic xpe coyowal chirij y xquijeko caquichapalaꞌ rucꞌ uqꞌuiyal tzꞌonobal.


eng: lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.

acr: Lic xquitij riꞌ che chaꞌ rire cubiꞌij ri na usucꞌ taj y rucꞌ waꞌ caquicoj umac.


eng: Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”

acr: »¡Tokꞌoꞌ wach ralak alak aj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab! Ma alak latzꞌanel chique ri cacaj caquetaꞌmaj ri Kꞌijsak. Ewam alak rusucꞌ Rutzij Upixab ri Dios, jecꞌulaꞌ na coc ta alak pa ri Kꞌijsak yey na caya tane alak luwar chique ri winak queboquic» xchaꞌ.


eng: from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.’ Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

acr: chwi lo rucamic ri Abel cꞌa chwa rucamic ri Zacarías, ri xcamisax chuxoꞌl raltar y ri Rocho Dios. Pakatzij wi cambiꞌij che alak, ri Dios cukꞌat tzij pawiꞌ alak ruma ri quicamic rique.


eng: that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,

acr: Ecꞌu uwariꞌche, ri alak ticawex re wakꞌij ora, pawiꞌ alak cꞌo wi ri quiquiqꞌuel ri kꞌalajisanelab ecamisam chwi lo ri jekebal re ruwachulew,


eng: Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

acr: »E uwariꞌche ri Dios, ri lic cꞌo sakil naꞌoj rucꞌ, jewaꞌ cubiꞌij: “Quebenutak bi e kꞌalajisanelab y e takoꞌn chiquiwach wa ticawex. Y chique cꞌu waꞌ wa aj chac weꞌin, cꞌo ri quequicamisaj y cꞌo ri quequiternabej rucꞌ cꞌax” cacha ri Dios.


eng: So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.

acr: Rucꞌ ri caꞌan alak cakꞌalajisaj alak junam tzij alak cucꞌ ri mam alak. Ma rique na xquicꞌul ta ri e kꞌalajisanelab y xequicamisaj; jenelaꞌ ralak na cata ta alak ri quitzij tzꞌibital canok, tob cayijbaꞌ alak riꞌ ri quimukubal.


eng: Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

acr: »¡Lic tokꞌoꞌ wach alak! Ma cayac alak chomilaj mukubal chique ri kꞌalajisanelab xecamisax cuma ri mam alak ojertan.


eng: He said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.

acr: Ri Jesús xubiꞌij: «¡Lic tokꞌoꞌ wach ralak alak aj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab! Lic caꞌan alak cꞌax chique ri winak rucꞌ ri takanic alak. Ma wa takanic alak e pachaꞌ nimak tak ekaꞌn lic al y lic cꞌayew rucꞌaxic; quetak cꞌu alak ri winak chaꞌ caquekaj bi yey ralak na caꞌaj tane alak catoꞌb cꞌana alak rucꞌ waꞌ.


eng: One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you insult us also.”

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, jun chique ri e aj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che ri Jesús: —Lal tijonel, echiriꞌ cabiꞌij la waꞌ, oj jun riꞌoj cojyaj la —xchaꞌ.


eng: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don’t know it.”

acr: »¡Lic tokꞌoꞌ wach ralak alak aj cꞌutunel re ri tzijpixab y alak fariseos! Xa queb palaj alak, ma e quechꞌulaj alak ri winak rucꞌ ri cacꞌut alak. Pachaꞌ alak mukubal que animaꞌ na quilitaj taj; ecꞌu ri winak quebicꞌow puwiꞌ y na caquinaꞌbej taj rucꞌ waꞌ caquichꞌulaj quib» xchaꞌ.


eng: Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

acr: »¡Lic tokꞌoꞌ wach ralak alak fariseos, ri lic caꞌan nim che ib alak! Ma lic cucꞌul cꞌuꞌx alak ri catzꞌuyiꞌ alak pa tak sinagogas chupa ri tzꞌulibal que ri lic cꞌo quiwach y lic cucꞌul cꞌuꞌx alak ri cayaꞌ rutzil wach alak pa quilitaj wi alak.


eng: But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

acr: »¡Lic tokꞌoꞌ wach ralak alak fariseos! Lic coc alak il che jujun tzijpixab, ma caya alak che ri Dios ri diezmo re ri arweno, re ri ruda y re ronoje ichaj; noꞌj na caꞌan ta alak ri lic usucꞌ y na cꞌax ta canaꞌ alak ri Dios. Yey ri lic chirajawaxic wi e caꞌan alak ri usucꞌ y cꞌax canaꞌ alak ri Dios, junam rucꞌ ri caya alak ri diezmo alak.


eng: But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

acr: We pakatzij wi caꞌaj alak cuꞌan chom ri binic silabic alak chwach ri Kakaw, sipan alak chique ri nibaꞌib rucꞌ ri cꞌo ucꞌ alak.


eng: You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?

acr: »¡Lic na jinta cꞌana naꞌoj alak! Ri Jun xꞌanaw re ri quilitaj che ri cuerpo alak, ¿na e ta neba ri xꞌanaw re ri animaꞌ alak?


eng: The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

acr: Ecꞌu ri Kanimajawal jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Ralak alak fariseos lic coc alak il che ri cachꞌaj alak chi utz ri rij ri vaso y ri lak pero na coc ta alak il che uchꞌajic rupa. Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ ralak lic coc alak il che ri joskꞌinic re ri cuerpo, pero lic nojinak ri animaꞌ alak che rayinic y che ri na utz taj.


eng: When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.

acr: Echiriꞌ xril waꞌ ri fariseo, lic xcam ranimaꞌ che ma na xuchꞌaj ta nabe rukꞌab jelaꞌ pachaꞌ caquiꞌan che ri quijoskꞌiquil ri fariseos.


eng: Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ ri Jesús xuqꞌuis cacꞌutunic, xsiqꞌuix ruma jun fariseo chaꞌ queꞌwoꞌka chirocho. Ri Jesús xeꞌec, xoc cꞌu chupa ri ja y xtzꞌuyiꞌ chwa ri mexa.


eng: If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”

acr: Noꞌj we pakatzij wi cꞌo chi alak pa kꞌijsak y na jinta chi re ri kꞌekuꞌm che alak, riꞌ ronoje cakꞌalajin chiwach alak jelaꞌ pachaꞌ juna candil cutzij ri be alak rucꞌ ruwonibal» xchaꞌ.


eng: Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.

acr: »Lic cꞌu chajij ib alak; e mabiꞌij alak: “Oj cꞌo pa kꞌijsak”, yey na canaꞌbej ta alak pa kꞌekuꞌm cꞌo wi alak.


eng: The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

acr: »Ri kawach e pachaꞌ candil re ri kacuerpo, ma ruma waꞌ cojtzuꞌnic chaꞌ utz cojbinic. Jecꞌulaꞌ, we ri kawach lic utz uꞌanom, ronoje ri kacuerpo nojinak che kꞌijsak y cakil cꞌu ronoje chi utz. Noꞌj we ri kawach na utz taj, ronoje ri kacuerpo cꞌo pa kꞌekuꞌm.


eng: “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

acr: »Na jinta junok echiriꞌ cutzij juna akꞌ, queꞌrewaj lo chupa juna luwar pa na kꞌalaj ta wi. Na cuchꞌuk tane uwiꞌ rucꞌ juna mulul re pajbal; ri cuꞌan che, e cuya lo chupa rucꞌolibal chicaj chaꞌ jelaꞌ cutzij quiwiꞌ ri queboc bi.


eng: When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

acr: Echiriꞌ ukꞌiyal winaq katajin kimolotajik rukꞌ ri Jesús, rire xujeq ubꞌiꞌxikil chike: «Ri tikawex re waqꞌij ora lik itzel kikꞌuꞌx, ma e kakitzꞌonoj kanꞌan juna kꞌutubꞌal re ruchuqꞌabꞌ ri Dios chikiwach. Noꞌj na kayaꞌtaj ta kꞌu waꞌ chike, ma xew kayaꞌtaj ri kꞌutubꞌal xꞌaniꞌ ojertan rukꞌ ri Jonás.


eng: For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.

acr: Ma jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri Jonás xoluꞌana jun cꞌutubal chiquiwach ri aj Nínive, jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex coluꞌana jun cꞌutubal chiquiwach ri ticawex re wakꞌij ora.


eng: But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

acr: Noꞌj ri Jesús xubiꞌij che: —Más nim quikꞌij calaxic ri quetaw re y quecojow re Rutzij Upixab ri Dios —xchaꞌ.


eng: It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”

acr: Echiriꞌ cꞌa catajin ri Jesús che ubiꞌxiquil waꞌ, cꞌo jun ixok chiquixoꞌl ruqꞌuiyal winak lic co xchꞌawic, jewaꞌ xubiꞌij che: —Nim ukꞌij ralaxic rixok xyaꞌw e la chwachulew y xtzꞌumtisan e la —xchaꞌ.


eng: When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.

acr: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ coponic, cuꞌrika rachi pachaꞌ juna ja mesom upa y yijbital chi utz.


eng: The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’

acr: »Echiriꞌ juna itzelilaj uxlabixel quel bi rucꞌ juna ticawex, ri cuꞌano e casutin pa tak luwar catzꞌintzꞌotic re cutzucuj pa cajekiꞌ wi. Yey we na curik taj, cubiꞌij cꞌu chiribil rib: “Quintzelej pe chupa ri wocho, pa xinel lo wi” cachaꞌ.


eng: “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.

acr: Cambiꞌij cꞌu che alak: China ri na uꞌanom ta re wucꞌ riꞌin, riꞌ aj chꞌaꞌoj chwij. Yey china ri na catoꞌb ta wucꞌ riꞌin che quicꞌamic lo jujun chic, riꞌ e cuwulij wa chac canꞌano.


eng: But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.

acr: Noꞌj we xcꞌun lo junok chic más cꞌo uchukꞌab chwa ri rajaw ja, riꞌ cuchꞌij uchukꞌab, cumaj cꞌu che ri rajaw ja ri chapabal ri lic ucubam ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ, cucꞌam bi ronoje rubitak re y cujach chique jujun chic.


eng: “When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.

acr: »We cꞌo juna achi lic cꞌo uchukꞌab y lic cꞌo uchapabal pukꞌab re cuchajij ri rocho, na jinta cꞌu cucꞌulumaj riꞌ rubitak re.