Matthew 21

Jesus Go Inside Jerusalem Jalike One King

(Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-38; John 12:12-19; Isaiah 62:11; Zechariah 9:9; Songs fo God 118:26)

1 Den Jesus dem come near Jerusalem an come to Betpage, da small town on top Olive Ridge. Jesus tell two guys he teaching, 2 “You guys know dat town ova dea? Go inside dea. Wen you guys go inside da town, right dea you guys goin find one donkey dat stay tie up, an her baby donkey stay dea too. Hemo da rope from da fence, an bring um ova hea fo me. 3 If somebody aks you guys, ‘Eh, how come you guys stay doing dat?’ tell him, ‘Da Boss need um.’ An right den an dea da guy goin let da donkeys go.”

4 Dat wen happen fo make come true wat da guy who wen talk fo God long time ago wen say,

5 “Go tell da Jerusalem peopo, Zion town,
Eh, look! Yoa King stay coming by you,
He gentle,
He stay riding on top one donkey,
Even one baby donkey.”
6 So, Jesus guys wen go do wat he wen tell um. 7 Dey bring da donkey an her baby by Jesus. Dey throw dea coats on top um, an Jesus wen sit on top um. 8 Plenny peopo put dea coats down on top da road too, jalike fo one king. Odda guys cut branches from da trees an put um down on top da road fo show respeck fo Jesus.

9 An plenny guys stay walking in front an behind, yelling,
“Hui! God goin take us outa da bad kine stuff we stay in!
Dis guy from King David ohana,
God goin do plenny good kine stuff fo him.
He da guy dat come wit power from da Boss!
Da awesome God goin take us outa da bad kine stuff we stay in!”

10 Wen Jesus go inside Jerusalem, all da peopo was amping, an dey aks, “Eh, who dat?”

11 An plenny peopo wen tell um, “Dass da Guy who talk fo God. Az Jesus from Nazaret town, Galilee side.”

Jesus Inside Da Temple Yard

(Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48; John 2:13-22; Isaiah 56:7; 60:7; Jeremiah 7:11; Songs fo God 8:3)

13 He tell all dose peopo, “Da Bible say, ‘My temple goin be one house fo pray inside.’ But you guys stay make um jalike one hangout fo crooks!”

14 Den da blind guys an da guys dat no can walk wen go by Jesus inside da temple yard, an he wen make um come good.

15 But da main priest guys an da teachas who teach Godʼs Rules wen see all da awesome stuff Jesus wen do. An dey see all da kids yelling inside da temple yard. Da kids say,
“Eh! Garans God goin take us outa all da bad kine stuff we stay in!
Eh! Garans da guy from King David ohana!”
So da priest guys an da teacha guys wen come huhu.

16 Dey aks Jesus, “Eh, you hear wat dese kids saying? Dass not good!”
But Jesus tell um, “Yeah, I hear um. Wassa matta? You guys neva read wat da Bible say?
‘Da babies an da small kids,
You let dem tell all da kine good stuff bout you.’ ”

17 Den he go way from dem, an go Betany, da small town outside Jerusalem, an stay ova dea.

Da Fig Tree Dat No Mo Fruit

(Mark 11:12-14,20-24)

19 He spock one fig tree by da road. He go ova dea, an ony find leafs, no mo fruit notting. He tell um, “You no goin give fruit no moa!” Right den an dea da fig tree wen go dry up.

20 His guys wen see dat. Dey say, “Wow! Quick da fig tree wen dry up!” Dey no can figga dat.
21 Jesus tell um, “Az right! An I like tell you guys dis too: If you guys trus God to da max, an no trus ony litto bit same time, you goin do jalike I wen do to dis fig tree. You goin even tell dis mountain ova hea, ‘Eh, get up! Throw yoaself inside da ocean,’ an goin be lidat.

22 Wen you guys pray, everyting you aks God fo do, trus um jalike you get um awready, an dat goin be.”

Wat Right Jesus Get Fo Do Wat He Do?

(Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8)

23 Den Jesus go inside da temple yard, an teach da peopo. Da main priest guys an da older leadas fo da peopo wen go by him. Dey aks um, “Wat right you get fo do dis kine stuff? Who wen say you can do um?”
24 Jesus tell um, “I like aks you guys one ting. You tell me, an den I tell you guys wat right I get fo do dis kine stuff.

25 Da guy John, wen he wen baptize, wea he wen get da right? God in da sky, he give um da right? O da peopo, dey give um da right? Try tell me dat.”
Da main priest guys wen make argue wit each odda. Dey say, “If we tell him, ‘God in da sky give um da right,’ he goin say, ‘How come you guys neva believe him den?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Da peopo give um da right,’ no way! You know, us guys scared wat da peopo goin do, cuz da peopo tink dat John wen talk fo God.”

27 So dey tell him, “Eh, we donno.”
Den Jesus say, “Kay den, I no goin tell you guys from wea I get da right.”

Da Story Bout Da Two Boys

28 “Wat you guys tink bout da guy who get two boys? He wen tell da first boy, ‘Eh, boy, go work da grape farm today.’

29 “But he say, ‘No. I not going.’ Afta dat da boy feel sorry, so he go work inside da grape farm.
30 “Da fadda tell da odda boy da same ting, an he say, ‘Yeah, I going.’ But he neva go.

31 How you guys figga? Wat boy wen do wat da fadda like?”
Dey tell him, “Da first boy, fo shua.”
Den Jesus say, “Dass right! I tell you guys, da guys who collect money fo tax fo da govermen, an da wahines who fool aroun fo money, dey goin get God fo dea King, befo you guys.

32 John Da Baptiza Guy wen teach you guys da right way, an you guys neva believe wat he say. But da tax guys an da wahines who fool aroun fo money, dey wen believe him. You guys wen see dat, an you guys still yet neva come sorry fo all da kine bad stuff you guys wen do an pau do um. No matta you wen see dat dose peopo wen believe him, you guys still yet neva believe him.”

Da Guys Dat Rent One Grape Farm

(Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19; Isaiah 5:1-2; Songs fo God 118:22-23)

33 “Listen to one nodda story so you can learn someting. Dis one bout da guy who wen go plant one grape farm. He make one fence aroun um, an dig one hole inside da groun fo squeeze da grapes, an he build one watch tower. Den he wen rent da grape farm to some farma guys. Den he go far away.
34 “Wen time fo cut da grapes, da boss guy send some worka guys fo get his share from da farma guys. 35 But da farma guys wen grab um, an bus up one guy, an kill anodda, an throw stones at da odda worka guy.

36 Da boss send plenny mo worka guys, mo den befo, an da farmas wen do da same ting to dem, jalike da odda workas.

37 “In da end da boss wen send his boy. He say, ‘Eh, dey goin show respeck fo my boy.’
38 “But wen da farma guys spock da boy, dey tell each odda, ‘Eh, dis da guy goin own da farm. Come, we go kill him an take ova da farm.’

39 So dey grab da boy, an throw him outside da farm, an kill him.

40 “Kay den, wen da boss who own da grape farm come, wat you guys tink he goin do to dem?”

41 An da leada guys say, “He goin kill da bad guys, an den he goin rent da field to some odda guys, who goin give him his share wen da time come.”

42 Den Jesus tell um, “You guys neva read inside da Bible, o wat? bout da stone dass jalike me:
Had one big stone,
Da builda guys was tinking,
‘Poho! Dis stone junk!’ An dey no take um.
But dat stone,
Dass da corner block.
Can make da building strong.
Da Boss wen do dis, yeah?
An dis awesome!”
43 “I tell you guys, God goin be King fo odda peopos who do good kine stuff jalike he do, but he no goin be king fo yoa peopo no moa.

44 [I da main stone. Da guy who trip an fall down on top dis stone, da stone goin broke him in plenny small pieces. If dis stone fall down on top one guy, da stone goin make him jalike dust.”]
45 Wen da main priest guys an da Pharisee guys hear da stories, dey know Jesus was talking bout dem. 46 An dey like grab him fo put him inside prison. But dey scared da peopo, cuz da peopo wen tink he one guy who talk fo God.

Matthew 21

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,2 saying unto them, Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.3 And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.4 Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.8 And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;13 and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,16 and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise?17 And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.19 And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?21 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.29 And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.37 But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.38 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.44 And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.46 And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.