Matthew 13

1 IWPSHI i e'kishkiwuk Cisus kisakum wikwuamuk kiwIcipitupI cikcukum.2 KikcImane'k, maoce'ticuk, shi e'ciInIt, icI e'kiposIt napkwanuk e'kicipitupIt, icI caye'k ki maoce'ticuk ki nipwik cikcukumik.3 IcI e'kinat cake'ko iacimonIn otI kItwak; PInI pe'mswe'we'pne'ke't e'nmamacit e'wuswe'we'pne'ke't.4 IcI win kaswe'we'pnuk, anIt, minkanIn kipkIsnInI cik mie'wuk, icI pIne'‘shiuk e'kipie'micwat.5 AnIt kipkIsnInI sInkukik, kwe'ckacI pwamane'k ne'kwukI ke'iapIcI, kie'nup kipie'sakwe'ton osam cokwIc kimane'snon ne'kwukI.6 IcI kisIs kapie'mokuk e'ki-kishakite'k osam co kiw oke'pkiwse'non, icI kaocInpikwe'te'k.7 AnIt kI kipukse'non cI cukInIkaoshukik, icI kiw cukInIkaoshisuk e'pie'sakwe'wat ikikpopie'mkIshkanawa cI.8 NiiwcIie'k, anIt kipukse'non, e'cIwunuk kI kipie'tomkIt micum, anIt nkotwak tso wusimI, ipi anIt nkotwatsomtInI wusimI, ipi anIt nswapituk wusimI.9 We'kwe'ntuk we'ta‘okakwe'n e'wiuotnk nocma win okInotan.10 IcI ni ke'knomowacIn kipie'n, ipi okipie'kon, TacishIna we'ciactumwItwa ni iacmonIn?11 IcI okinkwe'twan, ipi otI okinan, Anwucuke' kiminkom, kinwa e'wike'ntume'k pwake'ntakwuk shiw okumauwun shpumuk kishkok, winwacIwico minasik.12 We'kwe'nshutuksI e'ikwe'n kuminawak wusimI mce'sh cI oke'iIn; we'kwe'nshutuk pwaiIt win kaotapnumwa ke'iapI ie'iIt.13 IwsI ie'i we'cwitmokwa notI iacimonIn osam e'ntawapwat cowapsik, ipi e'notmowat notake'sik; coke'pshI e'wi nsItake'wat.14 IwsI i we'cte' pwe'mkuk wiacimowun Ise'us, otI kikIto, We'cnotmuk ktaocinotanawa, ipi cowike', ktansItake'sim, ipi ntowapuk, ktawapke'm, coke' ktansItwunake'sim.15 KotIsI nishInape'k ote'iwan mukwitmomkItne' e'pic miante'nuk; ipi oto‘wkawan iapie'tsimkItnI e'winotake'wat, ipi kie'pikwe'nwuk e'kwtumwat e'wiwapke'wat, w‘shkishkowan ipi anInotake'k shiwtokawak, ipi ansItake'k, shiw ote'iwak iwcI taocI kwe'kapowawat, icI tacI ne'se'ukwa.16 Kinwa cI shuwe'ntakwton, kshkishkowan e'ntowapimkuk, ipi kta‘okawan e'notake'mkuk;17 We'we'nI ktInum, Mane'k, iacimocuk ipi me'noshuwe'psIcuk, okintuwe'ntanawa e'wiwaptumwat notI, kawaptume'k, ipi cocu okiwaptusinawan, ipi e'winotmoat nwatme'konIn, cocu okinotsinawan.18 Notmok, cI iacimowIn, o e'swe'we'pnike't.19 Pic wIiI noatkIn o kikitowun okumauwn, ipi pwansItuk, icI e'piat me'iashuwe'psIt icI e'mshInuk iw kaswe'we'pnukate'nuk shi ite'‘inuk, osIie'o kaotapnuk kwe'minkanIn ci kimie'wuk.20 OtIsI ie'o kaiIt kwe'minkan sInkukik ke'cwashIna nwatuk i kikitowun, ipi e'nup e'nciwe'nmot, e'wtapnuk.21 Cowike' oce'pkiwsi win nomukcie'k ikwamsI, kishpIncie'k kwtuke'ntumwun tanake', miashtotatwIn ocIpsukwimkuk osam o kikitowun, pama shkIc, comnwe'ntusi.22 Winsuke' kaiIt kwe'minkan me'kwe' kcIkinIkaoshukik, winsIo pe'stuk kikitowun e'wtme'ntuk, shotI kik, ipi wie'shta‘wun tpe'nwe'osuwun, ipi okikpopie'mkIshkanawa i kikitowun, cocI kiwcI micmaosi.23 WinsI o kaiIt kwe'minkan e'cIowuntunuk ne'kowukik oie'o nwatuk i kitowun, ipi ne'stotuk ke'iapI macmowIt, anIt nkotwat tso wusimI ipi anIt nkotwatsomtInI wusimI, ipi anIt nswaptuk wusimI.24 MinI nkot iacimowIn, okipkItnumwan, otI kItwak okumauwun shpumuk e'ne'ntakwuk ke'cwa nInI kapmIswe'we'pnuk we'onItnuk kwe'minkan okItkanuk.25 NIshcI me'kwa nInwun, e'ie'npanIt me'iane'nmukwocIn, kipie'n, icI e'kiswe'we'pnuk mIcimishkwIn e'cIte'nuk pkwe'shkInshkik, icI e'kimacit.26 Pic cI kapie'sakwe'k, icI kipie' micImowun ie'ipic, kipie'nakwton niw mIcImishkwIn.27 IcI ni opmitakaimIn shiw wikwamuk kipie'n, okipie'kon, Te'pe'nmiak, ConukwnI, kiswe'pnIsin we'onuk minkan shi kItkanuk, TInipinukwe' we'cpiamkuk mIcImishkwIn?28 OtI cI okinan me'iane'nmItsI otI, kitotum OpumitakaimIn cI, otI okikon; ConI kitonwacisi e'wishiaiak, ipi e'wimaotInmak?29 OtI cI okinon, Coin me'ic e'ie' maotInme'k ni mIcimishkwIn kitapkocwe'pitonawan, ke'i pkwe'shkIn.30 Nocma ne'ish kumace'kinon, pama cI pic, wima‘otonkate'k, otI nkInak, maotonke'cuk, wimaotonmok, iw ne'tum ni mIcimishkwIn, icI ke'cIsusuptoie'k e'wicaksume'k; icI ie'k kmaotInanawa mpukwe'shkInum, kupitkItonawa micIma o kumkok.31 MinI nkot iacimowIn okiwitmoan, otI cI kIto shpumuk okumauwun ke'cwa nish e'opukomnanwuk iukwan waskuk minkan; nInI kaotapInuk e'kiswe'we'pInuk okItkanuk.32 Iw sI ie'i mamwe' kacinoiak caye'k e'tsuk kwe'minkanIn, pic cInIsh kakishkuk mamwe' mshamkuk caye'k mishkwIn ipi ke'pie'mtukowI icI ki pne'‘shiuk pe'pamsacuk pie'pkIshnok shiw e'otukwnowuk e'winpawat.33 MinI nkot iacimowIn, oki witmowan okumauwun shpumuk kishkok; e'shnakwuk ke'cwa okwe' opce'skIn kaotapnuk, icI e'kikitot nsotupukInuk napani nashcI caye'k e'ope'ce'shkanuk.34 Caye'ksI notI Cisus kiwitmowan, maoce'tincIn ni iacimowInIn, icI ke' iacimowIn pwaiactuk cokiknonasin.35 IwcI i te'pwe'ie'ntumwun kakitot nakanacimot otI kItwak; NkInsakwnan nton, niwiacmowunIn nincI nkukIt niw katIpackate'k kItwunIn, pic e'oshkukiwuk.36 IcI Cisus kimace'nashkawan, maoce'tincIn e'kipitike't wikwamuk, ipi ke'knomowacIn kipie'naskakon, otI kItwun, WitmoshInak, iacimowIn iacIkate'k ni mIcimishkwIn shi ktukanuk.37 IcI okinkwe'twan, ipi okinan, WinsI o e'se'we'pnuk we'onItnuk kwe'minkan winsI o We'kwIsmukot NInwun.38 Iw ktukan i ie'i kI; ipi we'onuk minkan kiw ie'ki we'nicansumcuk shiw Okumauwunuk ni ce'ie'k mIcimishkwIn kiw ie'ki we'nicansum kowacIn ni me'ashuwe'psIncIn.39 IcI me'iane'nke't kapie'swe'pnuk oie'o mIcImIne'to; pic cI maotonmuk iw ie'i wishkwakiwuk; ipi cI ki kamaotInke'cIk ki ie'ki mshInwe'k.40 E'shmaoton kate'k, niw mIcimishkwe'n, ipi e'cakse'kate'k shkote'k iw sI ke'showe'puk wishkwakiwuk.41 We'kwIsmukot NInwun okupie'nokanan omIshInIwe'mIn, icI ke'cI maotInmowat shiw otokumauwunuk cake'ko nIshka‘we'mkukIn, ipi niw me'iashtotmoncIn.42 IcI ke'cI pukinawat shkote'k kposke'nuk iwcI shi e'tnIte'mok ipi e'tnwe'iapte'shnuk.43 KiwcI mInoshuwe'pse'cIk, kawasok ke'cwa kisIs, shi Oswan otokumauwunuk. We'kwe'ntuk we'ta‘okakwe'n e'wi notake't, nocima knotake'.44 MinI okumauwun shpumuk, ke'cwa ne'n--kwIt kcItupInwe'osawun e'kIckate'k ktukanuk; pic o nInI kamkuk okukiton e'pic nciwe'nmot maciwak, icI e'wutawe't cake'tot; icI e'kishpIne'tot i ktukan.45 MinI shpumuk okumauwun ke'cwa ne'ntakwIt tawe'wunInI pe'pantowaptuk we'anItnuk MikIs SIniIn.46 I pic cI kamkuk nkot MikIs sIn ke'cmIskIte'nuk, e'shiat icI e'wutawe't caye'k, e'tot icI e'kishpIne'tot.47 MinI shpumuk okumauwun ke'cwa ne'ntakwIt sup, kapukicikate'k shi kiukumik e'kimaotonat cak e'shnakwsIncIn.48 Pic cI kamoshkIne'nIt e'kiw tapInawat cik pie'k; icI e'cipitupwat e'kiwe'napmawat we'wnIsnIncIn e'kisawat mkukok; me'iansIncIn cIie'k okiwe'pnawan.49 Iw sI ke'showe'puk wishkwakiwuk mshInwe'k kupie'k, okupkie'pnawan ke'kie'patsIncIn e'ciiInIt ni me'noshuwe'psIncIn.50 IcI ke'cI pukinawat shkote'k, kuposke'nuk shiw cI e'tnIte'mok, ipi e'tnwe'iapte'shnuk.51 Cisus cI otI okinan, KinIstotanawanI notI cake'ko? OtI cI okinawan; E', Te'pe'nmiak.52 OtI ci okinan e'tshowat, we'npie'ke't e'knomocIk shpumuk okumauwunuk iwsI e'ne'ntakwsIt nInI te'pe'ntuk wikwam okipie'sakcotonIn otIpnIwe'oso‘nIn, we'shkiamkuk, ipi ke'te'ianuk.53 IcI otI kashuwe'puk, pic Cisus, kakishwawituk notI iacimonIn, icI e'kinmamacit.54 IcI win kapiat e'citnukie't okiknomowan shiw otInume'okumkomwak, okimamkate'nmawan, ipi kikItwuk; TInipicI otI nInI we'tnuk npwakawun, ipi notI kcItotmonIn.55 ConIwi otI oshuke'wunInI okwIsun? conIwi okie'iIn shInkasin Me'ni? ipi wikane'iIn Ce'ms, ipi Cosus ipi Sayman, ipi Cote's?56 Ipi omIse'iIn conI caye'k kwitkie'mkosinanuk? TInipicI we'tnuk otI nInI cake'ko?57 Okinshke'nmawancI Cisus cI otI okinan; nakanacimot coi pwawinwanasi mtInoie'k e'tnukie't ipi owikwamuk.58 Cowike' win kimataototsi shiw osam co okite'pwe'takwsin.

MATTHEW 13

A Story about a Farmer

(Mark 4.1-9; Luke 8.4-8)

1 That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.t 2 t Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore.

3 Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said:
A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. 4 While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds. 5 Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn't very deep. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have deep roots. 7 Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked the plants. 8 But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced 100 or 60 or 30 times as much as was scattered.

9 If you have ears, pay attention!

Why Jesus Used Stories

(Mark 4.10-12; Luke 8.9,10)

10 Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”

11 Jesus answered:
I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others. 12 t Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose even what little they have. 13 I use stories when I speak to them because when they look, they cannot see, and when they listen, they cannot hear or understand.

14 t So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,
“These people will listen
and listen,
but never understand.
They will look and look,
but never see.

15 All of them have
stubborn minds!
They refuse to listen;
they cover their eyes.
They cannot see or hear
or understand.
If they could,
they would turn to me,
and I would heal them.”
16  t But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear!

17 Many prophets and good people were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you they did not see or hear.

Jesus Explains the Story //about the Farmer

(Mark 4.13-20; Luke 8.11-15)

18 Now listen to the meaning of the story about the farmer:
19 The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom, but don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the message from their hearts. 20 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it at once.

21 But they don't have deep roots, and they don't last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.
22 The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

23 The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and understand the message. They produce as much as 100 or 60 or 30 times what was planted.

Weeds among the Wheat

24 Jesus then told them this story:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field.

25 But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weed seeds in the field and then left.
26 When the plants came up and began to mature, the farmer's servants could see the weeds.

27 The servants came and asked, “Sir, didn't you scatter good seed in your field? Where did these weeds come from?”

28 “An enemy did this,” he replied.
His servants then asked, “Do you want us to go out and pull up the weeds?”
29 “No!” he answered. “You might also pull up the wheat.

30 Leave the weeds alone until harvest time. Then I'll tell my workers to gather the weeds and tie them up and burn them. But I'll order them to store the wheat in my barn.”

Stories about a Mustard Seed //and Yeast

(Mark 4.30-32; Luke 13.18-21)

31 Jesus told them another story:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.

32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows larger than any garden plant and becomes a tree. Birds even come and nest on its branches.

33 Jesus also said:
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.

The Reason for Teaching //with Stories

(Mark 4.33,34)

35 t So God's promise came true, just as the prophett had said,
“I will use stories
to speak my message
and to explain things hidden
since the creation
of the world.”

Jesus Explains the Story //about the Weeds

36 After Jesus left the crowd and went inside, t his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the story about the weeds in the wheat field.”

37 Jesus answered:
The one who scattered the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those who belong to the evil one,

39 and the one who scattered them is the devil. The harvest is the end of time, and angels are the ones who bring in the harvest.
40 Weeds are gathered and burned. That's how it will be at the end of time. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everyone who does wrong or causes others to sin. 42 Then he will throw them into a flaming furnace, where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.

43 t But everyone who has done right will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. If you have ears, pay attention!

A Hidden Treasure

44 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. Such a person is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.

A Valuable Pearl

46 After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.

A Fish Net

50 Then those evil people will be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their teeth in pain.

New and Old Treasures

51 Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They said, “Yes, we do.”

52 So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”

The People of Nazareth Turn //against Jesus

(Mark 6.1-6; Luke 4.16-30)

57 t So the people were upset because of what he was doing.
But Jesus said, “Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their own family.” 58 And because the people did not have any faith, Jesus did not work many miracles there.