1Wakati huo, Yesu alikuwa anapita katika mashamba ya ngano siku ya Sabato. Basi, wanafunzi wake wakaona njaa, wakaanza kukwanyua masuke ya ngano, wakala punje zake.
1At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.
2Mafarisayo walipoona hayo, wakamwambia Yesu, "Tazama, wanafunzi wako wanafanya jambo ambalo si halali siku ya Sabato."
2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
3Yesu akawajibu, "Je, hamjasoma alivyofanya Daudi pamoja na wenzake wakati walipokuwa na njaa?
3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
4Yeye aliingia katika Nyumba ya Mungu pamoja na wenzake, wakala ile mikate iliyowekwa mbele ya Mungu. Yeye wala hao wenzake hawakuruhusiwa kula mikate hiyo isipokuwa tu makuhani peke yao.
4how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?
5Au je, hamjasoma katika Sheria kwamba kila siku ya Sabato makuhani huivunja Sheria Hekaluni, lakini hawafikiriwi kuwa na hatia?
5Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?
6Basi, nawaambieni kwamba hapa pana kikuu kuliko Hekalu.
6But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.
7Kama tu mngejua maana ya maneno haya: Nataka huruma wala si dhabihu, hamngewahukumu watu wasio na hatia.
7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8Maana Mwana wa Mtu ni Bwana wa Sabato."
8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
9Yesu alitoka hapo, akaenda katika sunagogi lao.
9And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:
10Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja mwenye mkono uliopooza. Basi, watu wakamwuliza Yesu, "Je, ni halali kumponya mtu siku ya Sabato?" Walimwuliza hivyo wapate kisa cha kumshtaki.
10and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him.
11Lakini Yesu akawaambia, "Tuseme mmoja wenu ana kondoo wake ambaye ametumbukia shimoni; je, hatamshika na kumtoa humo siku ya Sabato?
11And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12Mtu ana thamani kuliko kondoo! Basi, ni halali kutenda mema siku ya Sabato."
12How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.
13Kisha akamwambia yule mtu, "Nyosha mkono wako." Akaunyosha, nao ukawa mzima kabisa kama ule mwingine.
13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
14Basi, Mafarisayo wakatoka nje, wakashauriana jinsi watakavyomwangamiza Yesu.
14But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
15Lakini Yesu alipojua jambo hilo, akatoka mahali pale. Watu wengi walimfuata, akawaponya wagonjwa wote,
15And Jesus perceiving [it] withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all,
16akawaamuru wasiwaambie watu habari zake,
16and charged them that they should not make him known:
17ili yale aliyosema nabii Isaya yatimie:
17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18"Hapa ni mtumishi wangu niliyemteua, mpendwa wangu anipendezaye moyoni. Nitaiweka Roho yangu juu yake, naye atatangaza hukumu yangu kwa mataifa yote.
18Behold, 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles.
19Hatakuwa na ubishi wala kupiga kelele, wala sauti yake haitasikika barabarani.
19He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.
20Mwanzi uliopondeka hatauvunja, wala utambi ufukao moshi hatauzima, mpaka atakapoifanya hukumu ya haki itawale.
20A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21Katika jina lake mataifa yatakuwa na tumaini."
21And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
22Hapo watu wakamletea Yesu kipofu mmoja ambaye alikuwa bubu kwa sababu alikuwa amepagawa na pepo. Yesu akamponya hata, akaweza kusema na kuona.
22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.
23Umati wote wa watu ulishangaa ukasema, "Je, huenda ikawa huyu ndiye Mwana wa Daudi?"
23And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
24Lakini Mafarisayo waliposikia hayo, wakasema, "Mtu huyu anawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli, mkuu wa pepo."
24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
25Yesu, akiwa anayajua mawazo yao, akawaambia, "Ufalme wowote uliogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, hauwezi kudumu, na mji wowote au jamaa yoyote iliyogawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, itaanguka.
25And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26Ikiwa Shetani anamfukuza Shetani, anajipinga mwenyewe. Basi, ufalme wake utasimamaje?
26and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
27Ninyi mnasema ati nawafukuza pepo kwa uwezo wa Beelzebuli; je, watoto wenu huwafukuza kwa uwezo wa nani? Kwa sababu hiyo wao ndio watakaowahukumu ninyi.
27And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
28Lakini ikiwa ninawafukuza pepo kwa nguvu ya Roho wa Mungu, basi jueni kwamba Ufalme wa Mungu umekwisha fika kwenu.
28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
29"Au, anawezaje mtu kuivamia nyumba ya mtu mwenye nguvu na kumnyang'anya mali yake, bila kwanza kumfunga huyo mtu mwenye nguvu? Hapo ndipo atakapoweza kumnyang'anya mali yake.
29Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man,] and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong [man]? and then he will spoil his house.
30"Yeyote asiyejiunga nami, anapingana nami; na yeyote asiyekusanya pamoja nami, hutawanya.
30He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
31Kwa sababu hiyo, nawaambieni, watu watasamehewa dhambi na kufuru zao zote, lakini hawatasamehewa dhambi ya kumkufuru Roho Mtakatifu.
31Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
32Tena, asemaye neno la kumpinga Mwana wa Mtu atasamehewa, lakini yule asemaye neno la kumpinga Roho Mtakatifu, hatasamehewa, wala katika ulimwengu huu, wala katika ulimwengu ujao.
32And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
33"Ufanyeni mti kuwa mzuri na matunda yake yatakuwa mema; ufanyeni kuwa mbaya na matunda yake yatakuwa mabaya. Mti hujulikana kwa matunda yake.
33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
34Enyi kizazi cha nyoka! Mnawezaje kusema mambo mema hali ninyi ni waovu? Maana mtu husema kutokana na yale yaliyojaa moyoni.
34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35Mtu mwema hutoa mambo mema katika hazina yake njema; na mtu mbaya hutoa mambo mabaya katika hazina yake mbaya.
35The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36"Basi, nawaambieni, Siku ya hukumu watu watapaswa kujibu juu ya kila neno lisilofaa wanalosema.
36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37Maana kwa maneno yako, utakubaliwa kuwa mwadilifu, na kwa maneno yako, utahukumiwa kuwa na hatia."
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38Kisha baadhi ya walimu wa Sheria na Mafarisayo wakamwambia Yesu, "Mwalimu, tunataka kuona ishara kutoka kwako."
38Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee.
39Naye akawajibu, "Kizazi kiovu kisicho na uaminifu! Mnataka ishara; hamtapewa ishara nyingine, ila tu ile ishara ya nabii Yona.
39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:
40Jinsi Yona alivyokaa siku tatu kutwa kucha tumboni mwa nyangumi, ndivyo naye Mwana wa Mtu atakavyokaa ndani ya ardhi siku tatu kutwa kucha.
40for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41Watu wa Ninewi watatokea siku ya hukumu, nao watakihukumu kizazi hiki kwamba kina hatia. Maana Waninewi walitubu kwa sababu ya mahubiri ya Yona, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Yona!
41The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
42Malkia wa kusini atatokea wakati kizazi hiki kitakapohukumiwa, naye atakihukumu kwamba kina hatia. Maana yeye alisafiri kutoka mbali akaja kusikiliza maneno ya hekima ya Solomoni, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Solomoni.
42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
43"Pepo mchafu akifukuzwa kwa mtu, huzururazurura jangwani akitafuta mahali pa kupumzika asipate.
43But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.
44Hapo hujisemea: Nitarudi nyumbani kwangu nilikotoka. Lakini anaporudi na kuikuta tupu, imefagiwa na kupambwa,
44Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45huenda kuwachukua pepo wengine saba, wabaya kuliko yeye; na wote huja wakamwingia huyo mtu. Na hali ya mtu huyo sasa huwa mbaya kuliko hapo mwanzo. Ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa watu hawa waovu."
45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.
46Yesu alikuwa bado anasema na umati wa watu wakati mama yake na ndugu zake walipofika na kusimama nje, wakitaka kusema naye.
46While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
47Basi, mtu mmoja akamwambia, "Mama yako na ndugu zako wako nje, wanataka kusema nawe."
47And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.
48Lakini Yesu akamjibu mtu huyo, "Mama yangu ni nani? Na ndugu zangu ni kina nani?"
48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49Kisha akaunyosha mkono wake kuelekea wanafunzi wake, akasema, "Hawa ndio mama yangu na ndugu zangu!
49And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!
50Maana yeyote anayefanya anavyotaka Baba yangu aliye mbinguni, huyo ndiye ndugu yangu, dada yangu na mama yangu."
50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.