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Esbˈi noˈj chirijak nicˈj ajtocoltak uva

20  Kakaj Jesús xij chic: Jtakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak cristian jilon chapcaˈ xan jun patron ri xelbˈi akˈabˈ chi jtoquic nicˈj mocom pire tichacuntak riqˈuil chi jtoquic uva. Xchomorsaj riqˈuilak yak mocom chi jujun denario tijyeˈ rechak re jun kˈij chi chac y xtaktakbˈi chi tocoj uva. Y man patron raj laj bˈelejebˈ (9) or re akˈabˈ xel chicbˈic, xeˈ li cˈaybˈl y claˈ xtaˈ chic nicˈj cristian ri taˈ jchacak. Man patron xij rechak: Jattak li chac wiqˈuil chi tocoj uva y in twilaˈ jcholajl atojbˈlak, xcheˈ rechak mak cristian.

Y mak cristian xeˈtak li chac riqˈuil. Man patron xeˈ chic li cˈaybˈl raj laj cabˈlajuj (12) or re nicˈaj kˈij y xeˈ chic raj laj jrox or re bˈesal kˈij, xeˈ jteˈ chic nicˈj cristian y xij rechak chi tibˈetak li chac riqˈuil chi tocoj uva. Y raj laj jjoˈ or re bˈesal kˈij, xel chicbˈi man patron xeˈ chic li cˈaybˈl, xeˈ jteˈ chic nicˈj cristian ri taˈ jchacak, re xtzˈonaj rechak: ¿Nen chac nerike watak jun kˈij y taˈ chac tabˈantak? xcheˈ rechak.

Y rechak xijtak re man patron: Jwiˈl taˈ nen sujuwinak kachc, xcheˈtak.

Y man patron xij chic rechak: Jattak li chac wiqˈuil chi tocoj uva, xcheˈ rechak.

Y rechak xeˈtak. Y cuando xoc ukuˈm, xpe man patron xij re man jun ri wiˈ pi jbˈabˈal mocom: Siqˈuijbˈi juntir mak mocom, yeˈbˈi jtojbˈlak. Riˈ nabˈe tachol jtojicak yak ri xoctak li chac bˈesal kˈij y pi qˈuisbˈire tatoj yak ri xoctak akˈabˈ, xcheˈ re.

Y mak mocom ri xoctak li chac laj jjoˈ or re bˈesal kˈij xyeˈsajbˈi jujun denario rechak.

10 Y pi qˈuisbˈire xtojsajtak yak ri xoctak li chac nabˈe. Rechak riˈ chijchˈolak titojsajtakaˈ mas chiwchak yak nicˈj jwiˈl akˈabˈiˈ xoctak li chac, pero cuando xtojsajtak jujun denarioke xyeˈsaj rechak. 11 Cuando xcˈulmaj jtojbˈlak jwiˈlak xoctak chi yokˈon chirijil man patron. 12 Xpetak, xijtak re man patron: Mak nicˈj bˈesalchak kˈij xoctak li chac, jun orke xchacuntak y nicˈke katojic xabˈan y oj jun kˈijiˈ xojchacunc y xkacuyaˈ juntir jkˈakˈal kˈij, xcheˈtak re man patron.

13 Man patron xij re jun rechak mak mocom: At wichcˈulchiˈ, in taˈ ni jun kelen ximbˈan chawe ri maˈ jcholajl taˈn. Xkachomorsajiˈcaˈ aacˈl chi jun denario tantoj akˈij. 14 Cˈambˈi atojbˈl. In iniliw jcholajl wi tanyeˈbˈi jtojbˈlak yak nicˈj ri xoctak li chac bˈesal kˈij, nicˈ chapcaˈ tanyeˈ chawe at, 15 jwiˈl iniˈ iniliw jcholajl nen tambˈan riqˈui impwaak. At tipe awetzal chi rilic jwiˈl tzi innoˈj riqˈuilak cristian, xcheˈ man patron re man mocom, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús.

16 Y Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Jwiˈliˈli yak ri qˈuisbˈire lajori ri taˈ cojol jkˈijak riˈtakaˈ tinabˈertak jwiˈl tina cojsajna jkˈijak. Y yak ri nabˈetak lajori ri nim jkˈijak riˈtakaˈ ticantak pi qˈuisbˈire jwiˈl taˈ ticojsaj jkˈijak, xcheˈ rechak.

Kakaj Jesús tijbˈij roxmul chi tina camsajna

17 Kakaj Jesús cuando bˈesaltak lak bˈe pach yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij pire tibˈetak Jerusalén, xsiqˈuij yak cabˈlajuj (12) pi ricˈanak y xij rechak: 18 Lajori ojbˈetak Jerusalén, claˈ tijachsaj Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil laj jkˈabˈak mak jbˈabˈalak yak ajcˈamaltak jbˈeak cristian riqˈui Kakaj Dios y laj jkˈabˈak yak ajtijoltak cristian re Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. Rechak tijtzˈonajtak kˈatbˈitzij chirij pire ticamsajc. 19 Y tijjachtak laj jkˈabˈak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel pire tritzˈbˈejtak jwich, tijsecˈtak y tijcamsajtak wich curs, pero laj jrox kˈij tina cˈastasajna jwich laj jcamnakl, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

Jchuch Santiago pach Juan

20 Xpe rixokl Zebedeo pach yak quibˈ ricˈlal, xjutun riqˈui Kakaj Jesús y xxucar chiwch chi jtzˈonaj jun tokˈobˈ re. 21 Kakaj Jesús xtzˈonaj re: ¿Nen chawaj? xcheˈ re anm.

Y anm xij: Cuando attakon chibˈak cristian, yeˈ luwar chi yak wicˈlal ticubˈartak aacˈl, jun ticubˈar laj apaach y jun ticubˈar laj amax, xcheˈ re Kakaj Jesús.

22 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak: Atak taˈ awetamak nen attijintak chi jtzˈonaj chwe. ¿Toncˈu acuyaˈtakaˈ cˈax chapcaˈ ri tina intijna in? xcheˈ rechak.

Rechak xijtak: Tikacuyaˈn, xcheˈtak.

23 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: Atak tacuyaˈtakaˈ cˈax chapcaˈ ri tina intijna in, pero taˈ yeˈl luwar chwe chi jchaˈic nen ticubˈar laj impaach o laj immax, jwiˈl riˈ tiyeˈsaj rechak yak ri chaˈltak jwiˈl Inkaj, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

24 Yak lajuj (10) ajtijol ribˈak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo cuando xtatak nen xijsaj re Kakaj Jesús, xpe retzalak chirijak yak quibˈ ri jkˈun ratz ribˈak. 25 Pero xpe Kakaj Jesús xsiqˈuij yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij y xij rechak: Atak awetamakiˈ chi mak jbˈabˈal jkˈatbˈitzijak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel tijchomorsajtak chi wiˈ mas takon laj jkˈabˈak chibˈak yak jwinakak y mak nimaktak jbˈabˈalak titakontakaˈ chibˈak.

26 Pero chaxoˈl atak, maˈ jiˈtaˈlonli. Chaxoˈl atak, nen raj ticojsaj jkˈij rajwaxiˈ raneˈ lawiˈ ri rajwax jbˈanic pi rechak nicˈj chic. 27 Y wi wiˈ jono chawechak raj tioc pire bˈabˈal, rajwaxiˈ tijyeˈ ribˈ chi takem re juntir jpach chapcaˈ jun cristian ri wiˈ rajw. 28 Jilon chapcaˈ xan Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil, taˈ xpe wich ulew pire tibˈansaj re lawiˈ ri raj re. Re xpe wich ulew pirechiˈ tiyuk raneˈ lawiˈ ri rajwax rechak cristian y tiyuk jacheˈ ribˈ pi camic chi jcolicak subˈlaj cristian laj jkˈabˈ jmacak, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

Titzibˈsaj quibˈ moy

29 Cuando xeltakbˈi Kakaj Jesús Jericó pach yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij subˈlaj qˈui cristian xambˈertakbˈi chirijak. 30 Xpetak quibˈ moy ri cubˈultak chiˈ bˈe, xtatak chi tijin tikˈax Kakaj Jesús chijcˈulelak, xchˈejejtak, xijtak: ¡Jcˈajol David, il cˈur kawch! xcheˈtak.

31 Xpetak mak cristian, xkˈeltak yak moy, xijtak rechak chi mi chˈaˈwtak chic. Pero rechak subˈlaj cow xchˈejejtak chic, xijtak: ¡Kajawl, Jcˈajol David, il cˈur kawch! xcheˈtak.

32 Kakaj Jesús xwaˈrc, xsiqˈuijtakbˈic y xtzˈonaj rechak: ¿Nen chawajak tambˈan chawechak? xcheˈ rechak,

33 Rechak xijtak: Kajawl, chikaj ojnaˈtun chic, xcheˈtak re Kakaj Jesús.

34 Kakaj Jesús xril cˈur jwichak y xchap bˈakˈ jwichak y laj or xnaˈtuntak chic y xambˈertakbˈi chirij Kakaj Jesús.

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) He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

“About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went.

“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 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?’

“‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.

“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’

“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.’

“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

  1. Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.

A Story About Vineyard Workers

20 “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who owned some land. One morning, he went out very early to hire some people to work in his vineyard. The man agreed to pay the workers one silver coin[a] for working that day. Then he sent them into the vineyard to work. About nine o’clock the man went to the marketplace and saw some other people standing there, doing nothing. So he said to them, ‘If you go and work in my vineyard, I will pay you what your work is worth.’ So they went to work in the vineyard. The man went out again about twelve o’clock and again at three o’clock. Both times he hired people to work in his vineyard. About five o’clock the man went to the marketplace again. He saw others standing there. He asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?’ They answered, ‘No one gave us a job.’ The man said to them, ‘Then you can go and work in my vineyard.’

“At the end of the day, the owner of the vineyard said to the boss of all the workers, ‘Call the workers and pay them. Start by paying the last people I hired. Then pay all of them, ending with the workers I hired first.’

“The workers who were hired at five o’clock came to get their pay. Each worker received one silver coin. 10 Then the workers who were hired first came to get their pay. They thought they would be paid more than the others. But each one of them also received one silver coin. 11 When they got their silver coin, they complained to the man who owned the land. 12 They said, ‘Those people were hired last and worked only one hour. But you paid them the same as you paid us. And we worked hard all day in the hot sun.’ 13 But the man who owned the vineyard said to one of those workers, ‘Friend, I am being fair to you. You agreed to work for one silver coin. 14 So take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same pay that I gave you. 15 I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good to those people?’

16 “So those who are last now will someday be first. And those who are first now will someday be last.”

Jesus Talks About His Own Death

17 Jesus was going to Jerusalem. His 12 followers were with him. While they were on the way, Jesus gathered the followers together and spoke to them privately. He said to them, 18 “We are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be turned over to the leading priests and the teachers of the law. They will say that he must die. 19 They will give the Son of Man to the non-Jewish people. They will laugh at him and beat him with whips, and then they will kill him on a cross. But on the third day after his death, he will be raised to life again.”

A Mother Asks Jesus a Favor

20 Then the wife of Zebedee came to Jesus. Her sons were with her. The mother bowed before Jesus and asked him to do something for her.

21 Jesus asked, “What do you want?”

She said, “Promise that one of my sons will sit at your right side in your kingdom. And promise that the other son will sit at your left side.”

22 But Jesus said, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you accept the kind of suffering that I must suffer?”[b]

The sons answered, “Yes, we can!”

23 Jesus said to them, “Truly you will suffer the same things that I will suffer. But I cannot choose who will sit at my right side or my left side. Those places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them.”

24 The other ten followers heard this and were angry with the two brothers.

25 Jesus called all the followers together. He said, “You know that the rulers of the non-Jewish people love to show their power over the people. And their important leaders love to use all their authority. 26 But it should not be that way among you. If one of you wants to become great, then he must serve the rest of you like a servant. 27 If one of you wants to become first, then he must serve the rest of you like a slave. 28 So it is with the Son of Man. The Son of Man did not come for other people to serve him. He came to serve others. The Son of Man came to give his life to save many people.”

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

29 When Jesus and his followers were leaving Jericho, a great many people followed Jesus. 30 There were two blind men sitting by the road. The blind men heard that Jesus was going by, so they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, please help us!”

31 All the people criticized the blind men. They told them to be quiet. But the blind men shouted more and more, “Lord, Son of David, please help us!”

32 Jesus stopped and said to the blind men, “What do you want me to do for you?”

33 They answered, “Lord, we want to be able to see.”

34 Jesus felt sorry for the blind men. He touched their eyes, and at once they were able to see. Then the men followed Jesus.

Footnotes

  1. 20:2 silver coin A Roman denarius. One coin was the average pay for one day’s work.
  2. 20:22 accept . . . suffer Literally, “drink the cup that I must drink.” Jesus used the idea of drinking from a cup to mean accepting the terrible things that would happen to him.