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12 ¶ Kèk jou apre sa, Jezi t'ap pase nan yon jaden ble. Se te yon jou repo. Disip li yo te grangou. Se konsa yo pran keyi grap ble, yo t'ap manje grenn yo.

Lè farizyen yo wè sa, yo di l' konsa: Gade. Disip ou yo ap fè bagay lalwa nou pa pèmèt moun fè gwo jou repo.

Jezi reponn yo: Eske nou pa li sa David te fè yon jou li te grangou, li menm ak moun pa l' yo?

Li antre nan kay Bondye a, li pran pen yo te ofri bay Bondye a, li manje. Dapre lalwa nou an, ni li menm David ni moun ki te avè l' yo pa t' gen dwa manje pen sa yo. Se prèt yo sèlman ki gen dwa sa a.

Osinon, èske nou pa li sa ki ekri nan lalwa Moyiz la: Jou repo, prèt yo ki desèvis nan tanp lan pa respekte lalwa repo a, men yo pa koupab pou sa?

Enben, m'ap di nou sa: Isit la, gen yon bagay ki pi konsekan pase tanp lan.

Si nou te konnen sans pawòl sa yo ki nan Liv la: Mwen vle pou nou gen kè sansib, mwen pa bezwen ofrann bèt n'ap fè pou mwen yo, nou pa ta kondannen moun ki inonsan.

Paske, mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, se mèt jou repo a mwen ye.

Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, li antre nan yonn nan sinagòg yo.

10 Te gen yon nonm ki te gen yon men pòk nan asanble a. Moun ki te la yo t'ap chache okasyon pou yo te ka di Jezi fè bagay ki mal. Se konsa yo mande l': Eske lalwa nou an pèmèt yo geri moun jou repo?

11 Jezi reponn yo: Si yonn nan nou gen yon sèl mouton, si mouton sa a tonbe nan yon twou byen fon yon jou repo, èske li p'ap rale l' mete deyò?

12 Bon. Eske yon moun pa vo pi plis pase yon mouton? Konsa nou wè, lalwa nou an pèmèt nou fè byen pou yon moun jou repo.

13 Lè sa a, li di nonm lan: Lonje men ou. Nonm lan lonje men li. Latou, men an vin byen tankou lòt la.

14 ¶ Farizyen yo soti nan sinagòg la, y al mete tèt yo ansanm pou wè ki jan pou yo fè touye Jezi.

15 Men, lè Jezi vin konn sa, li kite kote l' te ye a. Yon gwo foul moun t'ap mache deyè li. Li geri tout moun malad yo.

16 Men, li te pale sevè ak yo pou yo pa t' di ki moun li te ye.

17 Tou sa pase konsa, pou pawòl pwofèt Ezayi te di a te ka rive vre:

18 Bondye pale, li di konsa: Men sèvitè m' lan, se mwen menm ki chwazi li. Men moun mwen renmen anpil la. Li fè kè m' kontan anpil. m'a mete Lespri m' sou li, la fè tout nasyon yo konnen jijman mwen.

19 Li p'ap diskite ak pèsonn, li p'ap rele sou pèsonn. Yo p'ap janm tande l' fè diskou nan lari.

20 Li p'ap fin kase pye wozo ki panche a. Li p'ap tenyen lanp ki prèt pou mouri a. L'ap fè sa konsa, jouk tan li va fè jistis Bondye a kanpe nèt.

21 Lè sa a, tout nasyon yo va mete espwa yo nan li.

22 ¶ Apre sa, yo mennen yon nonm bay Jezi. Nonm lan pa t' ka wè, li pa t' ka pale, paske li te gen yon move lespri sou li. Jezi geri nonm lan. Lamenm, nonm lan pale, li wè.

23 Foul moun yo te sezi anpil. Yo t'ap di: Nou pa kwè se pitit David la sa?

24 Lè farizyen yo tande sa, yo di: Si nou wè nonm sa a ap chase move lespri, se paske Bèlzeboul, chèf move lespri yo, ba l' pouvwa pou sa.

25 Men, Jezi te konnen sa ki te nan tèt yo, li di yo: Yon peyi ki gen divizyon ladan l', pou moun yo ap goumen yonn ak lòt, peyi sa a la pou l' disparèt. Si gen divizyon nan yon lavil osinon nan yon fanmi, pou moun yo ap fè lagè yonn ak lòt, ni lavil sa a, ni fanmi sa a pa la pou lontan.

26 Si Satan ap chase moun ki pou li yo, Satan ap goumen ak pwòp tèt li. Pouvwa Satan an pa la pou lontan.

27 Si se Bèlzeboul ki ban m' pouvwa pou chase move lespri, patizan nou yo, ak ki pouvwa yo menm yo chase move lespri? Se poutèt sa, se yo menm menm k'ap ban nou tò.

28 Men, si se avek Lespri Bondye m'ap chase move lespri yo, sa vle di pouvwa Gouvènman Bondye ki wa a gen tan rive sou nou.

29 Pesonn pa ka antre lakay yon nonm vanyan pou vòlò byen l' yo, si li pa mare nonm vanyan an anvan. Lè li fin mare l', se atò la kapab piye kay la.

30 Moun ki pa avèk mwen, se kont mwen yo ye. Moun ki p'ap ede m' ranmase, se gaye y'ap gaye.

31 Se poutèt sa, m'ap di nou: Bondye va padonnen moun tout peche yo va fè, tout move pawòl ki va soti nan bouch yo. Men, kanta moun ki va pale mal sou Sentespri a, pa gen padon pou yo.

32 Moun ki pale mal sou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, y'a padonnen l'. Men, moun ki pale mal sou Sentespri a, li p'ap jwenn padon ni koulye a, ni nan tan k'ap vini apre sa a.

33 Si pyebwa a bon, l'ap bay bon donn. Si pyebwa a pa bon, li p'ap bay bon donn. Yo rekonèt kalite yon pyebwa sou donn li bay.

34 Bann vèmen! nou twò mechan. Bon pawòl pa ka soti nan bouch nou. Sa ki nan kè yon moun, se sa ki soti nan bouch li.

35 Yon nonm ki bon, se bon bagay ase li ka rale soti nan tou sa li genyen ki bon yo. Konsa tou, yon nonm ki mechan, se move bagay ase li ka rale soti nan tou sa li genyen ki move yo.

36 M'ap di nou sa: Jou jijman an, moun gen pou rann kont pou tout pawòl yo di yo pa t' bezwen di.

37 Paske, se dapre pawòl ou y'a jije ou: Se pawòl ou k'ap di si ou inonsan, osinon si ou koupab.

38 ¶ Lè sa a, kèk dirèktè lalwa ansanm ak kèk farizyen pran lapawòl. Yo di Jezi: Mèt, nou ta renmen wè ou fè yon mirak pou moutre se Bondye ki ba ou pouvwa sa a.

39 Jezi reponn yo: Moun alèkile yo, atout yo mechan, atout yo vire do bay Bondye, men y'ap mande mirak! Men, yo p'ap jwenn lòt mirak pase mirak pwofèt Jonas la.

40 Menm jan Jonas te pase twa jou twa nwit nan vant gwo pwason an, konsa tou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a gen pou pase twa jou twa nwit anba tè.

41 Jou jijman an, moun lavil Neniv yo va leve kanpe, y'a fè kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske yo menm, yo te tounen vin jwenn Bondye lè Jonas te fè yo konnen mesaj li a. Men, isit la gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase Jonas.

42 Jou jijman an, larenn peyi ki nan sid la va leve kanpe, la fè yo kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske, li te soti byen lwen, jouk nan dènye bout latè, pou l' te vin tande bèl pawòl bon konprann Salomon yo. Men, isit la gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase Salomon.

43 Lè yon move lespri soti sou yon moun, li al pwonmennen toupatou nan savann yo, l'ap chache yon kote pou l' pran repo. Men, li pa jwenn.

44 Lè sa a, li di nan kè l': M'ap tounen lakay mwen, kote m' soti a. Lè l' rive, li jwenn nonm lan tankou yon kay ki vid, men byen bale, byen ranje.

45 Lè konsa, li ale, li pran sèt lòt lespri ki pi move pase l', lespri yo vin ansanm avè l', yo antre nan kay la, yo rete. Lè sa a, kondisyon moun lan vin pi mal pase jan l' te ye anvan an. Enben, se sa ki pral rive move moun k'ap viv alèkile yo.

46 ¶ Jezi t'ap pale ak foul moun yo toujou lè manman l' ak frè l' yo vin rive. Yo rete deyò, yo t'ap chache yon jan pou yo te pale avè l'.

47 Se konsa yon moun di Jezi: Men manman ou ak frè ou yo deyò a. Yo ta renmen pale avè ou.

48 Men Jezi reponn moun ki te di l' sa a: Kilès ki manman m'? Kilès ki frè m'?

49 Lè sa a, li lonje men l' sou disip li yo, li di: Gade non: men manman m' ak frè m' yo.

50 Tout moun ki fè sa Papa m' ki nan syèl la mande pou yo fè, se moun sa yo ki frè m', ki sè m', ki manman m'.

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)(B)

12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain(C) and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(D)

He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(E) He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(F) Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(G) and yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(H) If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](I) you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man(J) is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(K) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(L)

11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(M) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(N) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.(O)

God’s Chosen Servant

15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.(P) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;(S)
I will put my Spirit on him,(T)
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
    no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21     In his name the nations will put their hope.”[b](U)

Jesus and Beelzebul(V)

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(W) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(X)

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(Y) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(Z)

25 Jesus knew their thoughts(AA) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(AB) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(AC) by whom do your people(AD) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(AE) has come upon you.

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(AF) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(AG) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(AH) or in the age to come.(AI)

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(AJ) 34 You brood of vipers,(AK) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(AL) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(AM)

The Sign of Jonah(AN)(AO)

38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign(AP) from you.”(AQ)

39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(AR) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(AS) so the Son of Man(AT) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(AU) 41 The men of Nineveh(AV) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,(AW) and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(AX) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.(AY) That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers(AZ)

46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother(BA) and brothers(BB) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven(BC) is my brother and sister and mother.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
  2. Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4