Jesus Challenged
1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
Wakati ule Yesu alipita katika mashamba siku ya sabato; wanafunzi wake wakaona njaa, wakaanza kuvunja masuke, wakala.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it , they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Na Mafarisayo walipoona, walimwambia, Tazama! Wanafunzi wako wanafanya neno ambalo si halali kulifanya siku ya sabato.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
Akawaambia, Hamkusoma alivyotenda Daudi, alipokuwa na njaa, yeye na wenziwe?
4 how he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
jinsi alivyoingia katika nyumba ya Mungu, akaila mikate ile ya wonyesho, ambayo si halali kwake kuila wala kwa wale wenziwe, ila kwa makuhani peke yao?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
Wala hamkusoma katika torati, kwamba siku ya sabato makuhani hekaluni huinajisi sabato wasipate hatia?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
Lakini nawaambieni, kwamba hapa yupo aliye mkuu kuliko hekalu.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Lakini kama mngalijua maana yake maneno haya, Nataka rehema, wala si sadaka, msingaliwalaumu wasio na hatia.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
Kwa maana Mwana wa Adamu ndiye Bwana wa sabato.
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
Akaondoka huko, akaingia katika sinagogi lao.
10 and, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
Na tazama, yumo mtu mwenye mkono umepooza; wakamwuliza, wakisema, Ni halali kuponya watu siku ya sabato? Wapate kumshitaki.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Akawaambia, Ni mtu yupi miongoni mwenu mwenye kondoo mmoja, na yule kondoo ametumbukia shimoni siku ya sabato, asiyemshika akamwopoa?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Je! Mtu ni bora kuliko kondoo mara ngapi? Basi ni halali kutenda mema siku ya sabato.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Kisha akamwambia yule mtu, Nyosha mkono wako; akaunyosha, ukapona, ukawa mzima kama wa pili.
A Council of Pharisees
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
Lakini wale Mafarisayo wakatoka wakafanya shauri juu yake jinsi ya kumwangamiza.
15 But when Jesus knew it , he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Naye Yesu hali akiyafahamu hayo akaondoka huko; na watu wengi wakamfuata; akawaponya wote,
16 and charged them that they should not make him known:
akawakataza wasimdhihirishe;
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
ili litimie neno lililonenwa na nabii Isaya, akisema,
18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen;
My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased:
I will put my spirit upon him,
And he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Tazama, mtumishi wangu niliyemteua; Mpendwa wangu, moyo wangu uliyependezwa naye; Nitatia roho yangu juu yake, Naye atawatangazia Mataifa hukumu.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry;
Neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
Hatateta wala hatapaza sauti yake; Wala mtu hatasikia sauti yake njiani.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break,
And smoking flax shall he not quench,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Mwanzi uliopondeka hatauvunja, Wala utambi utokao moshi hatauzima, Hata ailetapo hukumu ikashinda.
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Na jina lake Mataifa watalitumainia.
False Charges
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
Wakati ule akaletewa mtu mwenye pepo, kipofu, naye ni bubu; akamponya, hata yule bubu akanena na kuona.
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
Makutano wote wakashangaa, wakasema, Huyu siye mwana wa Daudi?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it , they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Lakini Mafarisayo waliposikia, walisema, Huyu hatoi pepo, ila kwa Beelzebuli mkuu wa pepo.
25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Basi Yesu akijua mawazo yao, akawaambia, Kila ufalme ukifitinika juu ya nafsi yake, hufanyika ukiwa; tena mji au nyumba yo yote ikifitinika juu ya nafsi yake, haitasimama.
26 and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Na Shetani akimtoa Shetani, amefitinika juu ya nafsi yake; basi ufalme wake utasimamaje?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Na mimi nikitoa pepo kwa Beelzebuli, je! Wana wenu huwatoa kwa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo hao ndio watakaowahukumu.
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Lakini mimi nikitoa pepo kwa Roho wa Mungu, basi ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha kuwajilia.
29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
Ama awezaje mtu kuingia ndani ya nyumba ya mtu mwenye nguvu na kuviteka vyombo vyake, asipomfunga kwanza yule mwenye nguvu? Ndipo atakapoiteka nyumba yake.
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Mtu asiye pamoja nami yu kinyume changu; na mtu asiyekusanya pamoja nami hutapanya.
Blasphemy
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Kwa sababu hiyo nawaambia, Kila dhambi na kila neno la kufuru watasamehewa wanadamu, ila kwa kumkufuru Roho hawatasamehewa.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Naye mtu ye yote atakayenena neno juu ya Mwana wa Adamu atasamehewa, bali yeye atakayenena neno juu ya Roho Mtakatifu hatasamehewa katika ulimwengu wa sasa, wala katika ule ujao.
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Ufanyeni mti kuwa mzuri na matunda yake kuwa mazuri; au ufanyeni mti kuwa mbaya na matunda yake mabaya, kwa maana kwa matunda yake mti hutambulikana.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Enyi wazao wa nyoka, mwawezaje kunena mema, mkiwa wabaya? Maana, kinywa cha mtu huyanena yaujazayo moyo wake.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Mtu mwema katika akiba njema hutoa mema; na mtu mbaya katika akiba mbaya hutoa mabaya.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Basi, nawaambia, Kila neno lisilo maana, watakalolinena wanadamu, watatoa hesabu ya neno hilo siku ya hukumu.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Kwa kuwa kwa maneno yako utahesabiwa haki, na kwa maneno yako utahukumiwa.
Demand for a Sign
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Hapo baadhi ya waandishi na Mafarisayo wakamjibu, wakasema, Mwalimu, twataka kuona ishara kwako.
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Akajibu, akawaambia, Kizazi kibaya na cha zinaa chatafuta ishara, wala hakitapewa ishara, ila ishara ya nabii Yona.
40 for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Kwani kama vile Yona alivyokuwa siku tatu mchana na usiku katika tumbo la nyangumi, hivyo ndivyo Mwana wa Adamu atakavyokuwa siku tatu mchana na usiku katika moyo wa nchi.
41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Watu wa Ninawi watasimama siku ya hukumu pamoja na watu wa kizazi hiki, nao watawahukumu kuwa wamekosa; kwa sababu wao walitubu kwa mahubiri ya Yona; na hapa yupo aliye mkuu kuliko Yona.
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Malkia wa kusini atasimama siku ya hukumu pamoja na watu wa kizazi hiki, naye atawahukumu kuwa wamekosa; kwa sababu yeye alikuja kutoka pande za mwisho za dunia ili asikie hekima ya Sulemani, na hapa yupo aliye mkuu kuliko Sulemani.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Pepo mchafu, amtokapo mtu, hupitia mahali pasipo maji, akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika, asipate.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
Halafu husema, Nitarudi nyumbani kwangu nilikotoka; hata akija, aiona tupu, imefagiwa, na kupambwa.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Mara huenda, akachukua pamoja naye pepo wengine saba walio waovu kuliko yeye mwenyewe, nao huingia na kukaa humo; na mtu yule hali yake ya mwisho huwa mbaya kuliko ya kwanza. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa kizazi hiki kilicho kibaya.
His Mother and Brethren
46 While he yet talked to the people, behold,
his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Alipokuwa katika kusema na makutano, tazama, mama yake na ndugu zake walikuwa wakisimama nje, wataka kusema naye.
47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Mtu mmoja akamwambia, Tazama, mama yako na ndugu zako wamesimama nje, wanataka kusema nawe.
48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Akajibu, akamwambia yule aliyempasha habari, Mama yangu ni nani? Na ndugu zangu ni akina nani?
49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Akawanyoshea mkono wanafunzi wake, akasema, Tazama, Mama yangu na ndugu zangu!
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Kwa maana ye yote atakayeyafanya mapenzi ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni, huyu ndiye ndugu yangu, na umbu langu, na mama yangu.
