马太福音 20
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
葡萄园工人的比喻
20 “天国好象一个家主,清早出去雇请工人到他的葡萄园工作。 2 他和工人讲定了一天的工钱是一个银币,然后派他们到葡萄园去。 3 大约九点钟,他又出去,看见还有人闲站在街市上, 4 就对他们说:‘你们也到葡萄园来吧,我会给你们合理的工钱。’ 5 他们就去了。约在正午和下午三点钟,他又出去,也是这样作。 6 下午五点钟左右,他再出去,看见还有人站着,就问他们:‘你们为甚么整天站在这里不去作工?’ 7 他们回答:‘没有人用我们。’他说:‘你们也到葡萄园来吧。’ 8 到了黄昏,园主对管工说:‘把工人叫来,给他们工钱,从最后的开始,到最先来的。’ 9 那些下午五点钟才开始作工的人来了,每个人都领到一个银币。 10 最先作工的人也来了,以为会多得一点,但每个人也是领到一个银币。 11 他们领到之后,就埋怨家主,说: 12 ‘我们整天在烈日之下劳苦,这些后来的人只工作了一个小时,你却给他们跟我们一样的工钱。’ 13 家主回答他们当中的一个,说:‘朋友,我并没有亏待你。你我不是讲定了一个银币吗? 14 拿你的工钱走吧!我给那后来的和给你的一样,是我的主意。 15 难道我不可以照自己的主意用我的财物吗?还是因为我仁慈你就嫉妒呢?’ 16 因此,在后的将要在前,在前的将要在后。”
第三次预言受难及复活(A)
17 耶稣上耶路撒冷去的时候,把十二门徒带到一边,在路上对他们说: 18 “我们现在上耶路撒冷去,人子要被交给祭司长和经学家,他们要定他死罪, 19 把他交给外族人凌辱、鞭打,并且钉在十字架上。然而第三天他要复活。”
不是要人服事而是要服事人(B)
20 那时,西庇太的儿子的母亲,带着她的两个儿子前来见耶稣。她跪在耶稣面前求他。 21 耶稣问她:“你想要甚么?”她说:“求你下令,使我这两个儿子在你的国里,一个坐在你的右边,一个坐在你的左边。” 22 耶稣回答:“你们不知道你们求的是甚么。我将要喝的杯,你们能喝吗?”他们说:“能。” 23 他对他们说:“我的杯你们固然要喝,只是坐在我的左右,不是我可以赐的;我父预备赐给谁,就赐给谁。” 24 其他十个门徒听见了,就向他们兄弟二人生气。 25 耶稣把他们叫过来,说:“你们知道各国都有元首统治他们,也有官长管辖他们。 26 但你们中间却不要这样;谁想在你们中间成为大的,就要作你们的仆役; 27 谁想在你们中间为首的,就要作你们的奴仆。 28 正如人子来,不是要受人的服事,而是要服事人,并且要舍命,作许多人的赎价。”
治好瞎眼的人(C)
29 他们从耶利哥出来的时候,有许多人跟着耶稣。 30 有两个瞎眼的人坐在路旁,听说耶稣经过,就喊叫:“主啊,大卫的子孙,可怜我们吧!” 31 群众责备他们,叫他们不要出声,他们却更加放声喊叫:“主啊,大卫的子孙,可怜我们吧!” 32 耶稣就站住,叫他们过来,说:“要我为你们作甚么呢?” 33 他们说:“主啊,求你开我们的眼睛。” 34 耶稣就怜悯他们,摸他们的眼睛。他们立刻能看见,就跟从了耶稣。
Mateo 20
Ang Biblia (1978)
20 (A)Sapagka't ang kaharian ng langit ay tulad sa isang tao na puno ng sangbahayan, na lumabas pagkaumagang-umaga, upang umupa ng manggagawa sa kaniyang ubasan.
2 At nang makipagkasundo na siya sa mga manggagawa sa isang denario sa bawa't araw, ay isinugo niya sila sa kaniyang ubasan.
3 At siya'y lumabas nang malapit na ang ikatlong oras, at nakita ang mga iba sa pamilihan na nangakatayong walang ginagawa;
4 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Magsiparoon din naman kayo sa ubasan, at bibigyan ko kayo ng nasa katuwiran. At nagsiyaon ng kanilang lakad sa ubasan.
5 Lumabas siyang muli nang malapit na ang mga oras na ikaanim at ikasiyam, at gayon din ang ginawa.
6 At lumabas siya nang malapit na ang ikalabingisang oras at nakasumpong siya ng mga iba na nangakatayo; at sinabi niya sa kanila, Bakit kayo'y nangakatayo rito sa buong maghapon na walang ginagawa?
7 At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Sapagka't sinoma'y walang umupa sa amin. Sinabi niya sa kanila, Magsiparito din naman kayo sa ubasan.
8 At (B)nang dumating ang hapon, sinabi ng panginoon ng ubasan sa kaniyang katiwala, Tawagin mo ang mga manggagawa, at bayaran mo sila ng kaupahan sa kanila, na mula sa mga huli hanggang sa mga una.
9 At paglapit ng mga inupahan nang malapit na ang ikalabingisang oras ay tumanggap bawa't tao ng isang denario.
10 At nang magsilapit ang mga nauna, ang isip nila'y magsisitanggap sila ng higit; at sila'y nagsitanggap din bawa't tao ng isang denario.
11 At nang kanilang tanggapin ay nangagbulongbulong laban sa puno ng sangbahayan,
12 Na nangagsasabi, Isa lamang oras ang ginugol nitong mga huli, sila'y ipinantay mo sa amin, na aming binata ang hirap sa maghapon at ang init na nakasusunog.
13 Datapuwa't siya'y sumagot at sinabi sa isa sa kanila, Kaibigan, hindi kita iniiring: hindi baga nakipagkayari ka sa akin sa isang denario?
14 Kunin mo ang ganang iyo, at humayo ka sa iyong lakad; ibig kong bigyan itong huli, nang gaya rin sa iyo.
15 Hindi baga matuwid sa aking (C)gawin ang ibig ko sa aking pagaari? o (D)masama ang mata mo, sapagka't ako'y mabuti?
16 Kaya't (E)ang mga una'y mangahuhuli, at ang mga huli ay mangauuna.
17 Samantalang (F)umaahon si Jesus, ay bukod niyang isinama ang labingdalawang alagad, at sa daa'y sinabi niya sa kanila,
18 Narito, nagsisiahon tayo sa Jerusalem; at ibibigay ang Anak ng tao sa mga pangulong saserdote at sa mga eskriba; at kanilang hahatulang siya'y patayin,
19 At ibibigay siya (G)sa mga Gentil upang siya'y kanilang (H)alimurahin, at hampasin, at ipako sa krus: at (I)sa ikatlong araw siya'y ibabangon.
20 Nang magkagayo'y (J)lumapit sa kaniya ang ina ng mga anak na lalake ni (K)Zebedeo, na kasama ang kaniyang mga anak na lalake na siya'y sinamba, at may hinihinging isang bagay sa kaniya.
21 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ano ang ibig mo? Sinabi niya sa kaniya, Ipagutos mo na itong aking dalawang anak ay magsiupo, (L)ang isa sa iyong kanan, at ang isa (M)sa iyong kaliwa, sa iyong kaharian.
22 Nguni't sumagot si Jesus at sinabi, Hindi ninyo nalalaman ang inyong hinihingi. Mangyayari bagang inuman ninyo (N)ang sarong malapit nang aking iinuman? Sa kaniya'y sinabi nila, Mangyayari.
23 Sinabi niya sa kanila, (O)Katotohanang iinuman ninyo ang aking saro: datapuwa't ang maupo sa aking kanan, at sa aking kaliwa, ay hindi sa akin ang pagbibigay; datapuwa't yaon ay para sa kanila na mga pinaghandaan ng aking Ama.
24 At nang marinig ito ng sangpu, ay nangagalit laban sa dalawang magkapatid.
25 Datapuwa't sila'y pinalapit ni Jesus sa kaniya, at sinabi, (P)Nalaman ninyo na ang mga pinuno ng mga Gentil ay nangapapapanginoon sa kanila, at ang kanilang mga dakila ay nagsisigamit ng kapamahalaan sa kanila.
26 Sa inyo'y hindi magkakagayon: kundi (Q)ang sinomang magibig na dumakila sa inyo ay magiging lingkod ninyo;
27 At sinomang magibig na maging una sa inyo ay magiging alipin ninyo:
28 Gayon din naman (R)ang Anak ng tao ay hindi naparito upang paglingkuran, kundi upang maglingkod, at (S)ibigay ang kaniyang buhay na pangtubos sa (T)marami.
29 At nang (U)sila'y magsialis sa Jerico, ay sumunod sa kaniya ang lubhang maraming tao.
30 At narito, ang (V)dalawang lalaking bulag na nangakaupo sa tabi ng daan, pagkarinig nilang nagdaraan si Jesus, ay nangagsisigaw, na nagsisipagsabi, Panginoon, mahabag ka sa amin, ikaw na Anak ni David.
31 At pinagwikaan sila ng karamihan, upang sila'y magsitahimik: datapuwa't sila'y lalong nangagsisigaw, na nagsisipagsabi, Panginoon, mahabag ka sa amin, ikaw na Anak ni David.
32 At tumigil si Jesus, at sila'y tinawag, at sinabi, Ano ang ibig ninyong gawin ko sa inyo?
33 Sinabi nila sa kaniya, Panginoon, na mangadilat ang mga mata namin.
34 At si Jesus, sa pagkahabag, ay (W)hinipo ang kanilang mga mata, at pagdaka'y nagsitanggap sila ng kanilang paningin; at nagsisunod sa kaniya.
Matthew 20
Common English Bible
Workers in the vineyard
20 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After he agreed with the workers to pay them a denarion,[a] he sent them into his vineyard.
3 “Then he went out around nine in the morning and saw others standing around the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I’ll pay you whatever is right.’ 5 And they went.
“Again around noon and then at three in the afternoon, he did the same thing. 6 Around five in the afternoon he went and found others standing around, and he said to them, ‘Why are you just standing around here doing nothing all day long?’
7 “‘Because nobody has hired us,’ they replied.
“He responded, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’
8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and give them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and moving on finally to the first.’ 9 When those who were hired at five in the afternoon came, each one received a denarion. 10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarion. 11 When they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12 ‘These who were hired last worked one hour, and they received the same pay as we did even though we had to work the whole day in the hot sun.’
13 “But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I did you no wrong. Didn’t I agree to pay you a denarion? 14 Take what belongs to you and go. I want to give to this one who was hired last the same as I give to you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you resentful because I’m generous?’ 16 So those who are last will be first. And those who are first will be last.”
Jesus predicts his death and resurrection
17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside by themselves on the road. He told them, 18 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Human One[b] will be handed over to the chief priests and legal experts. They will condemn him to death. 19 They will hand him over to the Gentiles to be ridiculed, tortured, and crucified. But he will be raised on the third day.”
Request from James and John’s mother
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus along with her sons. Bowing before him, she asked a favor of him.
21 “What do you want?” he asked.
She responded, “Say that these two sons of mine will sit, one on your right hand and one on your left, in your kingdom.”
22 Jesus replied, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Can you drink from the cup that I’m about to drink from?”
They said to him, “We can.”
23 He said to them, “You will drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left hand isn’t mine to give. It belongs to those for whom my Father prepared it.”
24 Now when the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them over and said, “You know that those who rule the Gentiles show off their authority over them and their high-ranking officials order them around. 26 But that’s not the way it will be with you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant. 27 Whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave— 28 just as the Human One[c] didn’t come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life to liberate many people.”
Healing of two blind men
29 As Jesus and his disciples were going out of Jericho a large crowd followed him. 30 When two blind men sitting along the road heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, “Show us mercy, Lord, Son of David!”
31 Now the crowd scolded them and told them to be quiet. But they shouted even louder, “Show us mercy, Lord, Son of David!”
32 Jesus stopped in his tracks and called to them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
33 “Lord, we want to see,” they replied.
34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they followed him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:2 A denarion was a typical day’s wage.
- Matthew 20:18 Or Son of Man
- Matthew 20:28 Or Son of Man
Matthew 20
New International Version
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B) 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went.
“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
7 “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.
“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
8 “When evening came,(C) the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’
9 “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble(D) against the landowner. 12 ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat(E) of the day.’
13 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend.(F) Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(G)
16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”(H)
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(I)
17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem,(J) and the Son of Man(K) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(L) They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(M) and crucified.(N) On the third day(O) he will be raised to life!”(P)
A Mother’s Request(Q)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(R) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(S) asked a favor of him.
21 “What is it you want?” he asked.
She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”(T)
22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup(U) I am going to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup,(V) but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”
24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant(W) with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(X) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man(Y) did not come to be served, but to serve,(Z) and to give his life as a ransom(AA) for many.”
Two Blind Men Receive Sight(AB)
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David,(AC) have mercy on us!”
31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”
34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.
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