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Tej tyolin Jesús kyiˈj Parisey ex xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil(A)

23  Tbˈajlinxiˈ ikyjo, ok ten Jesús yolil kyukˈaxjal ex qukˈiy, a awoˈy t‑xnaqˈtzbˈin. Chiˈ kyjaluˈn: Ayetziˈn xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey n‑ok kyqˈoˈn kyibˈ, tuˈn tel pjet, ex tuˈn kyxnaqˈtzin tiˈj tkawbˈil Moisés. Tuˈnpetziˈn, kyniminqekuy, ex kybˈinchinkuy tkyaqiljo ktzajil kyqˈmaˈn kyeˈy. Me mi kubˈ kybˈinchinjiˈy a nbˈant kyuˈn, quˈn xmiletzˈqe; nkyqˈmaˈn tumil tzeˈn tuˈn toke, me junxil nkubˈ kybˈinchin. Ax txqan nukˈbˈil nbˈaj xi kyqˈoˈn, manyor kujqex wen, ikytziˈn tzeˈn junjun tij iqtz, a mix aˈl aku kyˈisje tuˈn.

Noq iteˈk qˈmalte kyexjal, tuˈn tjaw kyiqin, me ayetzin kyetz noqittzin aku jaw kyonin chˈin, iˈchaqxpetla noq jun twiˈ kyqˈobˈ xi aqˈle tiˈj. Tkyaqilxjo jniˈ nbˈant kyuˈn, noq tuˈn kyjawku iqin kyuˈnxjal. Ex kyajxix tzˈok kyqˈoˈn tiˈj kyplaj mo tiˈj kyqˈobˈ junjun tnej Tyol Dios tzˈibˈink twutz tzˈuˈn ma nmaq twutz, me noq tuˈn kynimsin kyibˈ kywutzxjal. Ex nbˈaj ok kyqˈoˈn kyxbˈalin manyor xqerx wen, noq tuˈn kyokku kaˈyin kyuˈnxjal. Ex kyaj tuˈn kyok qe kyiˈj tnejil meẍ te wabˈl toj kyjaxjal ex kyoj muˈẍ ja te naˈbˈl Dios. Ex kyaj tuˈn tkubˈ kymutxbˈinxjal kywiˈ kywutz, aj kyok qˈolbˈin noq jaˈ toj bˈe, ex tuˈn kyok qˈolbˈin te xnaqˈtzil.

Me metzin kyeˈ, mi chi tiliˈn tuˈn tok qˈoˈn kybˈiy te xnaqˈtzil kyuˈnxjal te kynimsbˈil kyibˈa. Quˈn junx kyokliˈn, quˈn junchˈin kyMaˈn, ex junxchˈin Xnaqˈtzil kyeˈy, a ayiˈn, a Crist. Ex mi tzˈok kyqˈoˈn toklin jun aˈla te manbˈaj tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, quˈn oˈkx te Manbˈajjo junchˈin at toj kyaˈj. 10 Ex mi chi tiliˈn tuˈn tok qˈoˈn kyokliˈn te nejinel, quˈn ayin weˈ Crist, nejinel kywutza. 11 Ex ankye teˈ nim toklin kyxola, il tiˈj tuˈn tajbˈin kye txqantl. 12 Quˈn ankye teˈ kjawil tnimsin tibˈ, kˈwel mutxsin teˈ tuˈn Dios kywutzxjal. Me anteˈ kˈwel tmutxsin tibˈ, poˈn qˈij jaˈ kjawile nimsin teˈ tuˈn Dios.

13 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn n‑ok kyjpunjiˈy kynabˈljo xjal, tuˈn mi chi okxa tojjo Tkawbˈil Dios toj kyaˈj, ex ayeku kyeˈ mi chi okxa. Ex mi nkytziyiˈn tuˈn kyokxjo ayeˈ kyaj tuˈn kyokx.

14 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn n‑el kyinjiˈy kyja tal qya, a o kyim kychmil, ex noq tuˈn kyjaw niminkuy kyuˈnxjal, nchi naˈnnaja Dios kyiˈj nimxix tqan, tuˈn tmojin ex tuˈn tkolin kyiˈj, ex otaq tzˈel kyiˈn tal kyja. Tuˈn ikyjo nimxix tkawbˈil Dios kˈwel kyibˈaja kujxix wen.

15 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn nchi bˈaj bˈetjiˈy tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ xmoxil kyexjal tuˈn kynimin kyukˈiy tiˈjjo kynimbˈila. Ex ajtzin tkubˈ jun xjal kyuˈn, ma txi kyqˈoˈn toj il, tuˈn t‑xiˈ toj qˈaqˈ te jun majx tzeˈnku kyeˈ.

16 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xkol moẍ. Quˈn nkyqˈmaˈn qa at jun xjal xkubˈ tqˈmaˈn jun tyol, exsin ma kubˈ tqˈmaˈn tbˈi tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios tiˈj, nyaxix il tiˈj tuˈn tjapin bˈaj tyol tzeˈnkux tqˈma. Me qa ma kubˈ tqˈmaˈn jun tyol, exsin xkubˈ tqˈmaˈn tbˈi qˈanpwaq toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios tiˈj, ilxixpen teˈ tiˈj tuˈn tjapin bˈaj, chi chijiˈy. 17 ¡Ntiˈ kynabˈla, ex moẍqiˈy! ¿Ankyeˈ nimxixtl toklin? ¿Apela qˈanpwaq, mo qa a tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios, a s‑ok qˈonte toklin pwaq te xjanxix toj taqˈin Dios? 18 Ex nkyqˈmaˈn, qa ma kubˈ tqˈmaˈn jun tyol, exsin ma kubˈ tqˈmaˈn tbˈi t‑altar Dios toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios tiˈj, nyaxix il tiˈj tuˈn tjapin tyol. Me qa at jun kubˈ tqˈmaˈn jun tyol, exsin xkubˈ tqˈmaˈn tbˈi oyaj, a tkubˈ tibˈaj t‑altar Dios tiˈj, axixpente yoljo, il tiˈj tuˈn tjapin, chi chijiˈy. 19 ¡Ntiˈ kynabˈla, ex moẍqiˈy! ¿Ankyeˈ nimxixtl toklin? ¿Ma apela oyaj, mo qa a t‑altar Dios, a s‑ok qˈonte oyaj te xjanxix twutz? Kxel nqˈmaˈn qa junx kyoklin kykabˈil. 20 Quˈn alkye ma kubˈ tqˈmaˈn tbˈi t‑altar Dios toj tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios tiˈj tyol, nya noq tiˈj tbˈi t‑altar ma kubˈe tqˈmaˈne tyol, qalaˈ majx tiˈj tkyaqiljo tkubˈ tibˈaj. 21 Ex ankyeˈ kˈwel tqˈmaˈn tbˈi tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios tiˈj tyol, nya noq tiˈjjo tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios ma kubˈe tqˈmaˈne, qalaˈ majx tiˈj Dios, a najle toj. 22 Ex alkye ma kubˈ tqˈmaˈn jun tyol tiˈj kyaˈj, nya noq tiˈj kyaˈj ma kubˈe tqˈmaˈne, qalaˈ majx tiˈj tkyaqil tqˈuqbˈil Dios, ex tiˈjku Dios, a qˈuqle toj.

23 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn nxi kyqˈoˈn twutz tlajajin tnej menta, anís, ex kominis, tzeˈnkuˈ ntqˈmaˈn toj ojtxe kawbˈil. Me mi n‑ok kybˈinjiˈy xnaqˈtzbˈil, a nimxixtl toklin toj kawbˈil: A tuˈn kynajaˈn tzˈaqle, ex tuˈn tten tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja kyiˈj txqantl, ex tuˈn tten kynimbˈila tiˈj Dios. Atzin tuˈn tkubˈ kybˈinchinjiˈy, ex tuˈn mi kyij kytzaqpinjiˈy txqantl. 24 Ayiˈy xkol moẍ, quˈn ikytzin nbˈantjo kyuˈn tzeˈnku tuˈn tel xkˈamit jun tal netzˈ us toj kˈwabˈj, me mi nkynaˈn aj t‑xi kykˈulpinjiˈy jun ma tij chej. Quˈn kyaja tuˈn tjapiˈn tal netzˈ tnukˈbˈil kawbˈil kyuˈn, me atzin a nimxixtl toklin toj kawbˈil, mi nkubˈ kybˈinchiˈn.

25 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn ikyqetzinjiˈy tzeˈnku jun tkˈwel kˈwabˈj ex jun laq, a chebˈe txjoˈn tiˈj, me atzin tojxi, manyor tzˈil: Nojnin tukˈa jniˈ kyelaqˈa ex tukˈa jniˈ kyachbˈila. 26 Ayiˈy Parisey moẍqiˈy, kytxjonktzjiˈy tojxi tkˈwel kˈwabˈj nej ex tojxi laq. Quˈn ikytzin kyjela saqixjo tiˈjxi.

27 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn ikyqejiˈy tzeˈnku jun tja kyimnin tbˈanilx tkaˈyajtzjo tiˈjxi, me atziˈn tojxi nojnin tukˈa tbˈaqil kyimnin ex manyor tzuˈjx. 28 Ikyqetzinjiˈy, quˈn tbˈanilx nbˈant kyuˈn kywutzxjal, me toj kyanmiˈn, nojnin taˈye tukˈa ttzˈilil ex tkyaqil wiq il.

29 Bˈisbˈajilxla kyeˈy, ayiˈy xnaqˈtzil tiˈj ojtxe kawbˈil exqetziˈn Parisey xmiletzˈ. Quˈn chebˈe njaw kybˈinchiˈn kyja qtzan yolil Tyol Dios, ayeˈ i kˈmonte Tyol ojtxe, ex nbˈaj kubˈ kytxoliˈn t‑xmakil kˈul tiˈjile kyjulil qtzan wen xjal. 30 Ex nkyqˈmaˈn: Noqit otaq qo itzˈje tojjo kyqˈijil qtzan qchman ojtxe, nyajinqotla xqo mojin tuˈn kybˈyetjo yolil Tyol Dios. 31 Antza aku tzˈele kynikyˈa kye qa antza tzajnin kyyajila kyiˈjjo ayeˈ ẍi kubˈ bˈyonkye yolil Tyol Dios ojtxe, quˈn ayexa nchi qˈmante. 32 Ex qa kykyˈeˈy tuˈn kyok lipeˈy wiˈja, in tjapin bˈaj kyuˈn, tzeˈnkuxjo kyij yekˈin kyeˈy kyuˈn qtzan kychmaˈn ojtxe, aye bˈyol xjal. Me bˈiˈnku kyuˈn qa japin jun qˈij, tuˈn tul kawbˈil kyibˈaja kujxix wen tiˈj tkyaqiljo lo.

33 ¡Maˈ kan, ex maˈ tyajil qˈantinqiˈy! ¿Tzeˈntzin tten tuˈn kyel oqa twutzjo kawbˈil tzul, a qˈaqˈ, a tzunx njulinx wen? 34 Tuˈnpetziˈn, kchi tzajil nsmaˈn weˈ yolil Tyol Dios, exqetziˈn aj nabˈl, ex xnaqˈtzil. Me kchi kˈwel kybˈyoˈn junjun, ex kchi jawil kypejkˈiˈn junjuntl twutz cruz tuˈn kykyim, ex kchi bˈajil kybˈyoˈn junjuntl toj ja te naˈbˈl Dios, exsin kchi okil teˈn lajolkye tojile junjun tnam. 35 Me ktzajil tkawbˈil Dios kyibˈaja kujxix wen, noq tuˈn tpaj kychkyˈeljo qtzan xjal tzˈaqleqe, ayeˈ i kubˈ bˈyoˈn atxix tiˈj Abel, a tzˈaqle, ex Zakariy, a tkˈwal Berequías, a kubˈ kybˈyoˈn, ayiˈy Judiy, tojx tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios ex twutz t‑altar qMan. 36 Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, noq tuˈn tpaj tkyaqiljo lo, kˈwel tzˈaq tkawbˈil Dios kujxix wen kyibˈajjo xjal jaˈlin.

Tej tjaw oqˈ Jesús tiˈj Jerusalén(B)

37 Ex chi Jesúsjo kyjaluˈn kyeˈ xjal te Jerusalén: ¡Ay! Jerusalén, Jerusalén, ay bˈiyil kyiˈj yolil Tyol Dios, ex nchi ok kyxoˈnjiˈy tsan qMan tukˈa abˈj; jteˈlixla majxla ẍin bˈaj labˈtiˈy kyiˈja, tuˈn kytzaj laqˈeˈy nkˈatza, tzeˈnku jun ttxu ekyˈ nchi kubˈ tpaqin tal tal tjaqˈ t‑xikyˈ, me mi xkytziyiy ikyjo. 38 Kykaˈyinktzinjiˈy kynajbˈila kyjel naj te jun majx.

39 Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, texjo qˈij jaˈlin, mixla chin kylaˈbˈilxa jun majla, qa nya ajxi tpon tqˈijil aj kyqˈmantiˈy: Kyˈiwlinxix teˈ, a tzul toj tbˈi qAjaw.

A Warning Against Hypocrisy(A)(B)

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law(C) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.(D)

“Everything they do is done for people to see:(E) They make their phylacteries[a](F) wide and the tassels on their garments(G) long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(H) they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(I)

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,(J) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(K) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(L)

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(M) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(N) [14] [b]

15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(O) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(P) as you are.

16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(Q) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(R) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(S) 18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’ 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(T) 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(U) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(V)

23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(W) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(X) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides!(Y) You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,(Z) but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.(AA) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(AB) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets(AC) and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.(AD) 32 Go ahead, then, and complete(AE) what your ancestors started!(AF)

33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers!(AG) How will you escape being condemned to hell?(AH) 34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(AI) others you will flog in your synagogues(AJ) and pursue from town to town.(AK) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(AL) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(AM) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(AN) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(AO)

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(AP) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AQ) and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AR) 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[c](AS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
  2. Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
  3. Matthew 23:39 Psalm 118:26