Add parallel Print Page Options

Pou kisa Jezi sèvi ak istwa pou l anseye

(Mak 4:10-12; Lik 8:9-10)

10 Disip Jezi yo pwoche bò kote li epi yo di li: “Pou kisa ou sèvi ak parabòl pou pale ak moun yo?”

11 Jezi reponn yo: “Bondye fè nou gras pou nou konnen tout ti sekrè wayòm syèl, men yo menm yo pa jwenn opòtinite sa a. 12 Nenpòt moun ki jwenn bon konprann kounye a gen pou yo jwenn plis pase sa yo gen bezwen. Men, nenpòt moun ki manke bon konprann ap gen pou yo pèdi menm ti sa yo te genyen an. 13 Se poutèt sa, m ap pale ak yo an parabòl.

Konsa, menm lè yo wè, yo pa wè vre.
    Menm lè yo tande, yo pa ni tande ni konprann vre.

14 Sitiyasyon yo a se yon akonplisman pwofesi Ezayi a:

Ou ap koute sou koute,
    men ou p ap konprann anyen.
Ou ap gade sou gade,
    men ou p ap wè anyen.
15 Kè pèp sa vin tounen zanpoud.
    Yo bouche zòrèy yo pou yo pa tande,
    yo fèmen je yo pou yo pa wè.
Si kè yo pa t tounen zanpoud
    yo ta wè ak je yo,
    yo ta tande ak zòrèy yo,
yo ta konprann, yo ta tounen vin jwenn mwen,
    mwen ta geri yo.(A)

16 Men nou menm, benediksyon pou nou paske je nou yo wè, zòrèy nou yo tande. 17 An verite m ap di nou: anpil pwofèt ak anpil moun ki fidèl te swete wè sa n ap wè la a. Yo te swete tande sa n ap tande la a, men yo pa t jwenn gras sa a.

Read full chapter

10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven(A) has been given to you,(B) but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(C) 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see;
    though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(D)

14 In them is fulfilled(E) the prophecy of Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](F)

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(G) 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see(H) but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Read full chapter

The Purpose of Parables(A)

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because (B)it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 (C)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

(D)‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not (E)perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears (F)are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have (G)closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I [b]should (H)heal them.’

16 But (I)blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to you (J)that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
  2. Matthew 13:15 NU, M would