Matthew 22

Da Wedding Lu‛au Story

(Luke 14:15-24)

1 One mo time Jesus tell da peopo mo stories fo teach um. 2 He tell um lidis: “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike one king who make one lu‛au cuz his boy goin get married.

3 Wen da time come, he send his worka guys fo tell all da peopo he wen aks fo come, fo come awready. But his friends neva like come.

4 “So den he send some mo odda workas. He tell um, ‘Tell all da peopo I wen aks fo come, “Time awready! I wen kill da cows an da bestes kine baby cows. I wen make all da food ready. Try come!” ’
5 “But da peopo he wen tell fo come, dey no care, an dey go way from da guy. Some guys go back to dea farms, an odda guys go back dea stores fo do dea own business.

6 Had odda guys dat wen grab da worka guys, an dey make any kine to da worka guys, an dey even wen kill da worka guys.
7 “An den da king wen come so wild wit dem, he wen send his army guys, fo kill da guys who wen kill his workas, an den da army guys wen burn up da whole town. 8 Den da king tell his odda worka guys, ‘You know, da lu‛au fo my boy stay ready now, but da guys I wen tell fo come, dey not good nuff. 9 So den I tell you guys, go all da main roads, an tell all da peopo you guys see ova dea fo come da wedding lu‛au.’

10 So da worka guys wen go check out all da roads, an wen bring all da guys dey wen find ova dea fo da lu‛au. Had choke peopo, da good kine guys, an da bad kine guys.
11 “Da king wen go inside fo look da peopo dat wen come ova dea, an he wen spock one guy who neva have wedding kine clotheses. 12 He tell da guy, ‘Eh, how come you wen come inside hea, but you no mo wedding kine clotheses on?’ An da guy neva have notting fo say. 13 So da king tell his worka guys, ‘Eh, tie up dis guyʼs hands an feet, an throw um outside inside da dark. Ova dea goin get peopo dat goin cry real hard an grind dea teet cuz dey so huhu an futless.’

14 I tell you, God da King tell plenny guys fo come, but ony goin get litto bit guys he goin pick fo be his own guys.”

Da Tax Money Fo King Cesar

(Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26)

17 So, wat? Godʼs Rules say, az right fo pay King Cesar da tax money, o wat?”
18 But Jesus know dey trying fo make um any kine, an he say, “You guys, you say one ting an do one nodda! How come you guys trying fo make me say any kine? 19 Show me da kine coin fo da tax.” An dey wen show him.

20 Jesus say, “Who dis guy on top da coin? An wass his name?”

21 Dey say, “Dass King Cesar.”
An he tell um, “Kay den, give um to Cesar, wat his, an give to God, wat his!”

22 Wen dey hear dat, wen blow dea minds, an dey wen go way from dea.

Dey Aks If Peopo Goin Come Back Alive Again

(Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-40; Da Rules Second Time 25:5; Da Start 38:8; Outa Egypt 3:6,15,16)

24 So dey aks him, “Eh, Teacha! Da guy Moses who wen give us Godʼs Rules, he wen say, ‘Wen one guy mahke an he no mo kids, his brudda gotta marry da wife, an make kids fo carry da name fo da brudda who wen mahke.’
25 “Now den, had seven bruddas ova hea by us. Da oldes brudda wen marry one wahine, den wen mahke, but neva have kids. (Dat mean da wahine goin be his nex bruddaʼs wife.) 26 Da nex brudda wen marry her, an den he wen mahke, an neva have kids. Da same ting wen happen to da nex brudda. An dis same ting wen happen wit all da odda bruddas. An all dem guys neva have kids notting.

27 Den afta dat, da wahine wen mahke too.

28 “So, wen da time come wen all da peopo dat wen mahke come back alive, den who goin be her husban? Cuz dey all wen marry her.”
29 Jesus tell um, “Eh, you guys all jam up, you know. Cuz you donno wat da Bible say from befo time, az why, an you donno Godʼs power. 30 Wen da guys dat wen mahke come back alive again, dey goin be jalike da angel messenja guys in da sky; dat time dey no marry. 31 Wot! You guys neva read inside da Bible wat God wen tell you bout da guys who goin come back alive afta dey mahke?

32 God say, ‘I da God dat fo Abraham, an fo Isaac, an fo Jacob.’ So I telling you guys, he not da God fo da mahke guys dat no mo spirit inside dem. He da God fo da guys like Abraham an Isaac an Jacob, dat get one spirit inside dem dat stay alive, no matta dea body wen mahke.”

33 All da peopo wen hear him teach dat, an wen blow dea minds.

Da Main Rule

(Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-28; Da Rules Second Time 6:5; Da Prieses 19:18)

36 He say, “Eh, Teacha, from all da Rules God wen give us, which one da main one?”
37 Jesus tell um, “Get love an aloha fo da Boss yoa God, wit all yoa heart, an wit everyting inside you, an wit how you tink. 38 Dis da first an mos importan Rule God wen give us. 39 An da nex Rule jalike dat one: ‘Get love an aloha fo da odda guy jalike you get love an aloha fo yoaself.’

40 All Godʼs Rules, an everyting da guys who wen talk fo God wen say, come from dese two Rules.”

Da Spesho Guy God Wen Send, Whose Boy Him?

(Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44; Songs fo God 110:1)

42 “Wat you guys tink? Da Spesho Guy God Wen Send, whose boy him?”
Dey say, “He from King Davidʼs ohana.”

43 Jesus say, “Den how come Godʼs Spirit wen tell King David fo call Godʼs Spesho Guy ‘Boss’? Cuz David wen say,

44 ‘Da Boss,
He tell my Boss,
“Come ova hea, sit down!
Dis da importan place by my right side.
Bumbye I goin make da peopo dat go agains you
Go down in front you,
Fo show dat you da winna ova dem.” ’
45 “Kay den. David call Godʼs Spesho Guy ‘Boss,’ yeah? Den how he can be Davidʼs boy, same time?” 46 An da Pharisee guys neva have notting fo say. From dat time, everybody scared fo aks him odda questions.

Matthew 22

1 And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,2 The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,3 and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.4 Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;6 and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.7 But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.9 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.10 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.11 But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:12 and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.14 For many are called, but few chosen.

15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk.16 And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.22 And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

23 On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;26 in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.27 And after them all, the woman died.28 In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.29 But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.33 And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:36 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?37 And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38 This is the great and first commandment.39 And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.40 On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,42 saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?

45 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?46 And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.