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Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun ajticonl

Li jun kˈij chic xoc Kakaj Jesús chi jtijoj cristian re Jyolj Kakaj Dios chiˈ nimlaj alagun. Subˈlaj cristian xmulbˈaˈ ribˈak lamas wiˈ Kakaj Jesús. Jwiˈliˈli Kakaj Jesús xjaw li jun barc ri wiˈ chiˈ nimlaj alagun. Xcubˈar claˈ y juntir cristian xcantak chiˈ nimlaj alagun chi jtaic nen tijbˈij rechak.

Ajrucˈreˈ Kakaj Jesús xoc chi jtijojcak re subˈlaj kelen laˈ esbˈitak noˈj, xij rechak: Tatak impuch. Wiˈ jun ajticonl xeˈ ticonanok. Cuando tijin chi ticonanc, nicˈj íjaj xkejtak li bˈe y xpetak mak tzˈiquin xtijtak.

Nicˈj íjaj chic xkejtak xoˈlak abˈaj lamas taˈ pim ulew. Mak íjaj li, laj or xeltakch jwiˈl taˈ mas naj jpam man ulew lamas xkejtakwiˈ. Pero jwiˈl taˈ lamas xeˈ raˈak cuando xel sakˈj, xchekejtak y xcamtak.

Y nicˈj íjaj chic xkejtak lak qˈuix, xeltakaˈch, pero mak qˈuix xqˈuiytak laj or chiwchak, jwiˈliˈli xcam mak ticoˈn ralaj mak qˈuix y taˈ xwichintak.

Nicˈj íjaj chic xkejtak li tzilaj ulew. Mak íjaj li jor kus xwichintak. Wiˈ jujun íjaj xyaˈtakaˈ junwinak lajuj (30) jwichak. Nicˈj chic xyaˈtakaˈ oxcˈal (60) jwichak y nicˈj chic xyaˈtakaˈ jujun cient (100) jwichak. Nen titonc, jteˈ jcholajl ri tambˈij, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak cristian.

Ri quiek jwiˈl tijcoj esbˈitak noˈj

10 Cuando xeˈtak jqˈuiyal cristian, Kakaj Jesús xcan xichak jpach yak cabˈlajuj (12) ajtijol ribˈak chirij pach nicˈj ri xamtak chirij xtzˈonajtak re: ¿Nen jcholajl tieltakwiˈ mak esbˈitak noˈj ri xabˈij rechak mak cristian? xcheˈtak re Kakaj Jesús.

11 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak: Atak, Kakaj Dios xyaˈ retemaj chawechak jcholajl jtakon ri taˈ etemal. Pero pi rechak mak nicˈj cristian ri taˈ tijcojtak Jyolj Kakaj Dios rajwaxna tambˈij laˈ esbˈitak noˈj rechak, 12 jwiˈl onque tinaˈtuntakaˈn, pero taˈ tijmajtak jcholajl nen tijin triltak. Tijtaˈtakaˈ nen tibˈijsaj rechak, pero taˈ tijtatak jcholajl nen tijin tijtatak pire maˈ tijqˈuex jnoˈjak y maˈ tikˈajtak chic laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios pire maˈ ticuysaj jmacak, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Ri jcholajl man esbˈi noˈj chirij man ajticonl

13 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Atak wi mitaˈ tatatak jcholajl nen tielwiˈ man esbˈi noˈj ri, taˈ tatatak jcholajl mak nicˈj esbˈitak noˈj chic. 14 Ri titiquiw mak íjaj, riˈ jun cristian ri tibˈin Jyolj Kakaj Dios rechak cristian. 15 Wiˈ jujun jilontak chapcaˈ man bˈe ri lamas xkejtakwiˈ mak íjaj. Tijcˈulaˈtakaˈ Jyolj Kakaj Dios laj ranmak, pero tipe man jbˈabˈal etzl tresaj chic Jyolj Kakaj Dios ri xcˈultak laj ranmak.

16 Wiˈ jujun cristian chic jilontak chapcaˈ man ulew lak abˈaj lamas xkejtakwiˈ mak íjaj. Rechak tijtaˈtakaˈ Jyolj Kakaj Dios y tijcˈulaˈtakaˈ pi quiˈcotemal laj ranmak. 17 Pero nicˈ riqˈuil taˈ tibˈe raˈ laj ranmak jwiˈl taˈ tijcubˈaˈ mas jchˈolak chirij. Quibˈ uxibˈ kˈijke tijcojtak, pero cuando titakchiˈjtak chi macunc y cuando tibˈansaj cˈax rechak jwiˈl tijcojtak Jyolj Kakaj Dios laj or tijquibˈaj ranmak.

18 Wiˈ jujun cristian chic jilontak chapcaˈ man luwar lak qˈuix ri lamas xkejtakwiˈ mak íjaj, rechak tijtaˈtakaˈ Jyolj Kakaj Dios, 19 pero riˈ mas tibˈe ranmak chirijak mak kelen re wich ulew y tisubˈsajtak jwiˈl jbˈiomilak y tijrayajtak tiwaˈx subˈlaj kelen rechak. Riˈ li tikˈatow jwich Jyolj Kakaj Dios pire taˈ tiwichin laj ranmak. 20 Wiˈ jujun cristian chic jilontak chapcaˈ man kuslaj ulew lamas xkejtakwiˈ mak íjaj. Rechak tzˈetel tzˈet tijcojaˈtakaˈ Jyolj Kakaj Dios y tiwaˈxiˈ laj ranmak chapcaˈ kus tiwichin laj ranmak. Jilon chapcaˈ jujun íjaj tijyaˈtakaˈ chapcaˈ junwinak lajuj (30) jwichak. Jujun chic tijyaˈtakaˈ chapcaˈ oxcˈal (60) jwichak. Nicˈj chic tijyaˈtakaˈ chapcaˈ jujun cient (100) jwichak, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun candil

21 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak: Taˈ ni jono cristian tijtzij jun candil pire tijyeˈ ralaj jun cax o pire tijyeˈ ralaj jun chˈat. Jun cristian tijtzij jun candil pirechiˈ tijcocbˈaˈ lecj pire tijsakabˈsaj la ja. 22 Taˈ ni jono kelen ri tibˈansaj chi mukukil miti tina elna chi sakil. 23 Nen titonc, jteˈ jcholajl ri tambˈij, xcheˈ rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

24 Y xij chic rechak: Atak, cojtak retal nen tijin tatatak. Laˈ man pajbˈl ri tacojtak rechak cristian, riˈ ticojsaj chawechak jwiˈl Kakaj Dios y tijyaˈ chiquiˈ mas pi awechak. 25 Nen wiˈ mas riqˈuil, tiyeˈsaj chiquiˈ mas re y nen taˈ re, asta raquitz ri wiˈ riqˈuil, timajsajiˈ re, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun ra íjaj ri tiqˈuiyc

26 Kakaj Jesús xij chic jun esbˈi noˈj rechak jilonri: Jtakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak cristian jilon chapcaˈ jun winak ri titiconanc 27 y man winak li onque tiwar o tibˈiitc, chi lakˈj chi lakˈabˈ mak tra íjaj tijin tiel racˈal ricˈanak. Y re taˈ retam nen quiek jwiˈl tijin tiqˈuiy jticoˈn. 28 Tiqˈuiy ticoˈn jwiˈliˈ jchokˈbˈ ulew. Nabˈe tiwaˈx jpatzˈanl, ajrucˈreˈ tiwaˈx rochˈal y tiwaˈx tra bˈakˈ jwich. Cuando ticowin bˈakˈ jwich, 29 tichekejc y man winak tibˈe chi rochˈic jwiˈl xtawiˈ jkˈijl re tiochˈsajc, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús.

Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun íjaj re mostas

30 Kakaj Jesús xij chic jun esbˈi noˈj rechak jilonri: ¿Nen quiek laˈ tiniqˈuibˈsajwiˈ jtakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak cristian? ¿Nen quiek laˈ tikaniqˈuibˈsajwiˈ pire esbˈi noˈj? 31 Jtakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak cristian jilon chapcaˈ jun ra íjaj re mostas. Cuando titicsaj lak ulew, riˈ mas ra nuchˈ chijxoˈlak juntir íjaj. 32 Pero cuando tiquilchak mas tiqˈuiyc y mas nim titaw chiwch juntir ichj y mak jkˈabˈ mas nimak titaw asta tzˈiquin tijnaˈ tran jsocak lak jkˈabˈ laj mujal mak xak, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

33 Laˈ esbˈitak noˈj xtijojwiˈ cristian Kakaj Jesús re Jyolj Kakaj Dios pire tijtatak jcholajl. 34 Taˈ ni jono yoloj xij rechak miti xijna esbˈitak noˈj. Pero cuando ricˈanakchak pach yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij, ajrucˈreˈ xij jcholajl mak esbˈitak noˈj rechak.

Tikˈelsaj quiekˈekˈ tew pach mak retumb

35 Laˈ man kˈij li cuando xoc akˈabˈ, Kakaj Jesús xij re yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Joˈtak chˈakap re nimlaj alagun, xcheˈ rechak.

36 Ajrucˈreˈ xcan jyeˈtak mak cristian y xjawtak li barc lamas wiˈ Kakaj Jesús y xcˈamtakbˈi Kakaj Jesús. Y xeˈ chic nicˈj barc chirijak.

37 Xpe jun quiekˈekˈ tew bˈa jaˈ. Xritzˈbˈej man jaˈ y mak retumb re man jaˈ xjawtak li barc. Man barc tichak tijin jnojic chi jaˈ. 38 Kakaj Jesús tijin chi waraj chibˈ jun qˈuisbˈi tem li barc y yeˈl jbˈa chibˈ jun chˈiquet jwiˈl. Yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij xbˈittak y xchˈejejtak, xijtak re: ¡Kajtijonl! Kuske chawe wi xojjikˈ li jaˈ, xcheˈtak re.

39 Kakaj Jesús xbˈiitc. Xkˈel tew, xij re jaˈ: ¡Jun waˈxenwiˈ! ¡Mat silibˈ chic! xcheˈ.

Ajrucˈreˈ xkˈax quiekˈekˈ tew y xmay juntir. 40 Kakaj Jesús xij re yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: ¿Nen chac mas titzaak achˈolak? ¿Nen chac taˈ cubˈul achˈolak chwij? xcheˈ rechak.

41 Rechak subˈlaj tzakal jchˈolak chi rilic, xoctak chi jtzˈonaj chiribˈil ribˈak: ¿Nen chiquiˈ jcholajl winak ri, chi jiˈ quiekˈekˈ tew pach mak retumb re nimlaj alagun ticojontakaˈ chiwch? xcheˈtak.

The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)

Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(C) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. He taught them many things by parables,(D) and in his teaching said: “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(E) As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”(F)

Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(G)

10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(H) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(I) everything is said in parables 12 so that,

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
    and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a](J)

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(K) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(L) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(M) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

A Lamp on a Stand

21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(N) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(O) 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”(P)

24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(Q) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(R)

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(S) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(T)

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(U)

30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(V) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”

33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(W) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(X) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

Jesus Calms the Storm(Y)

35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.(Z) There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(AA)

41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10

The Parable of the Sower(A)

And (B)again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. Then He taught them many things by parables, (C)and said to them in His teaching:

“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds [a]of the air came and devoured it. Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no [b]crop. But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

And He said [c]to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables(D)

10 (E)But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to (F)know the [d]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to (G)those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that

(H)‘Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them.’

The Parable of the Sower Explained(I)

13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 (J)The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the (K)cares of this world, (L)the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, [e]accept it, and bear (M)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

Light Under a Basket(N)

21 (O)Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 (P)For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 (Q)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. (R)With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 (S)For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 And He said, (T)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should [f]scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and (U)grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth (V)yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately (W)he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(X)

30 Then He said, (Y)“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”

Jesus’ Use of Parables

33 (Z)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, (AA)He explained all things to His disciples.

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus(AB)

35 (AC)On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, (AD)“Teacher, (AE)do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 Then He arose and (AF)rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, (AG)“Peace,[g] be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? (AH)How[h] is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:4 NU, M omit of the air
  2. Mark 4:7 Lit. fruit
  3. Mark 4:9 NU, M omit to them
  4. Mark 4:11 secret or hidden truths
  5. Mark 4:20 receive
  6. Mark 4:26 sow
  7. Mark 4:39 Lit. Be quiet
  8. Mark 4:40 NU Have you still no faith?