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Jesús ocalac ne Jerusalén quen se rey

21  Ijcuac ye nisiu nemiyaj ne Jerusalén campa oncatca on pueblo itoca Betfagé, ne ipan on tepetl itoca Olivos, Jesús oquintitlan omemej inomachtijcahuan, niman oquimijlij:

―Xhuiyan ipan on pueblito yejhuan oncaj ne tlayecapan. Ne campa nemoncalactiasquej, nenquitasquej se sihuapoloco salijticaj ihuan se polocotzin. Xquintojtomacan niman xnechinhuajhuiquilican. Niman tla yacaj mechijlia: “¿Tlica nenquintojtomaj on polocomej?”, xquijlican ica on nemoTeco quinnequi niman ica nimantzin cuajtitlanis.

Yejhua in onochiu san para otenquis on tlen oquijtoj nochihuas on tiotlajtojquetl ijcuac ijquin oquijcuiloj: Xquijlican on yejhuan chanti ipan on hueyican itoca Sión: “Xquitacan, moRey huajlau motech. Yejhua xhuajnohueyimatztiu, yej hualetiu ipan se poloco yejhuan pitentzin. On polocotzin teconeu itech on yolqui yejhuan tlamama.”

Yejhua ica on nomachtijquej oyajquej, niman oquichijquej quen Jesús oquinnahuatij. Yejhuamej ocuajhuicaquej on sihuapoloco ihuan iconetzin. Quemaj impan oquintlalijquej intlaquen, niman Jesús otlejcoc ipan on polocotzin. Niman más miyequej on tlacamej yejhuan ompa yayaj oquisojquej intlaquen ipan ojtli, niman sequimej oquitejtequej inxojyo on cojtin niman oquitlalijquej neca ipan ojtli. On tlacamej yejhuan tlayecapan yayaj, niman on yejhuan tlacuitlapan yayaj, opejquej tzajtzij:

―¡Ticyectenehuaj in huejca teixhuiu itech rey David! ¡Ma Dios quitiochihua on yejhuan ocuajtitlan! ¡Ma ne ilhuicac noyectenehua!

10 Ijcuac Jesús ocalac ne Jerusalén, nochi tlacatl ipan on hueyican onajcoman, niman miyequej otlajtlanquej:

―¿Aquinon in?

11 Niman on yejhuan ihuan Jesús yayaj oquijtojquej:

―In yejhua tiotlajtojquetl Jesús, on yejhuan chanej Nazaret yejhuan oncaj ipan on región itoca Galilea.

Ne ipan iquiahuac on ihueyi tiopan Dios, Jesús oquinhuajquixtij on yejhuan xquitlacaitayaj on tiopan

12 Quemaj Jesús ocalac ne iquiahuac on ihueyi tiopan Dios, niman oquinhuajquixtij on yejhuan ompa tlanamacaticatcaj niman tlacojticatcaj. Oquinxixinilij inmesas on yejhuan quitepatiliayaj tomin, niman insietas on yejhuan quinnamacayaj palomas. 13 Niman oquimijlij:

―Ipan in Yectlajcuilojli, ijquin tlajcuilolnesticaj: “Nochan itoca yes tioyocajli campa quichihuaj oraciónes”, pero nemejhuamej yonencuepquej quen teostotl cajli campa on tlachtequij nosentlaliaj.

14 Chica Jesús nemiya ipan on hueyi tiopan, semej ciegos niman coxomej oquinisihuijquej, niman yejhua oquimpajtij. 15 Pero intlayecancahuan on tiopixquej niman on temachtijquej ican tlanahuatijli ocualanquej ijcuac oquitaquej on sanoyej cuajli tlajtlamach yejhuan Jesús quichihuaya. Niman no ocualanquej ijcuac ocacquej on coconej ijquin tzajtziyaj ne ipan on hueyi tiopan: “¡Ma noyectenehua in huejca teixhuiu itech rey David!” 16 Yejhua ica oquijlijquej Jesús:

―¿Ticaqui tlen on yejhuamej in quijtohuaj?

Niman Jesús oquimijlij:

―Quemaj nicaqui. ¿Tlen xqueman nenquimomachtiaj on Yectlajcuilojli campa quijtohua: “Oticchiu para on coconej niman on tzelicacoconej ma mitzcuicatlalican ica on melajqui yectenehualistli”?

17 Quemaj yejhua oquintlalcahuij, niman onejcuenij ne ipan on hueyican. Oyaj ne ipan on pueblo itoca Betania, campa onocau ipan on tlayohua.

Jesús ocuatz se cojtli itoca higuera

18 Ijcuac cualcan, Jesús ocsejpa yaya ne Jerusalén, niman ipan iojhui opeu apismiqui. 19 San nisiu campa yaya oquitac se cojtli itoca higuera. Pero ijcuac oquinisihuij, xoquinextilij itlaquilyo on cojtli, yej san ixojyo quipiaya. Quemaj Jesús oquijlij on higuera:

―Ma ca sa queman titlaquis.

Niman on higuera nimantzin ohuac. 20 Ijcuac on nomachtijquej ijcon oquitaquej, omojcatlachixquej niman oquitlajtoltijquej Jesús:

―¿Quen ijqui, tej, ohuel nimantzin ohuac on higuera?

21 Jesús oquimijlij:

―Ica tlen melahuac nemechijlia, ica tla nentlaneltocaj niman xnenometlamatij, xsan yejhua on tlen onicchihuilij on higuera huelis nenquichihuasquej, yej no huelis nenquijlisquej yejhua in tepetl: “Xmejcuanij nican, niman xcalaqui ne ijtic on mar”, niman ijqui nochihuas. 22 Niman tla nentlaneltocasquej nochi on tlen nemejhuamej nenquitlajtlanisquej ijcuac nenquichihuasquej oración, nenquiselisquej.

On tlayecanquej tiopixquej niman on tlajtlajmatquej oquitlajtoltijquej Jesús aquinon oquimacac on tlanahuatijli

23 Quemaj Jesús ocalac ne ipan on hueyi tiopan, niman chica yejhua ompa temachtiaya, oquinisihuijquej intlayecancahuan on tiopixquej niman on intlajtlajmatcahuan on hebreos, niman oquitlajtoltijquej:

―¿Tlen tlanahuatijli ticpia para ticchihua yejhua in tlajtlamach? ¿Aquinon, tej, omitzmacac yejhua on tlanahuatijli?

24 Jesús oquimijlij:

―Nejhua no nicpia tlen nemechtlajtoltis. Tla nennechijlisquej on tlen nemechtlajtoltis, nejhua no nemechijlis ican tlen tlanahuatijli nicchihua in tlajtlamach. 25 ¿Aquinon ocuajtitlan Juan para ma otlacuatequij? ¿Dios ocuajtitlan, noso on tlacamej ocuajtitlanquej?

Quemaj yejhuamej opejquej ijquin quinochtacatlajtlajtoltiayaj:

―¿Quen ijqui tiquijlisquej? Tla tiquijtosquej ica Dios ocuajtitlan, yejhua techijlis: “Tla ijcon, ¿Tlica xonenquineltocaquej on tlen Juan oquijtoj notechica?” 26 Niman tla tiquijtosquej ica on tlacamej ocuajtitlanquej, tehuamej tiquinmacajsij on tlacamej, pampa nochimej quineltocaj ica Juan se tiotlajtojquetl.

27 Yejhua ica oquijlijquej Jesús:

―Xticmatij aquinon ocuajtitlan.

Ijcuacon yejhua oquimijlij:

―Yejhua ica nejhua no xnemechijlis aquinon onechmacac tlanahuatijli para nicchihua yejhua in tlajtlamach.

Jesús oquixtij se ejemplo itech ome iconehuan se tlacatl

28 Jesús ijquin oquimijlij:

―¿Quen nenquinemiliaj yejhua in? Sen tlacatl quipiaya ome iconeu. Niman on yejhuan yencuiyotl ijquin oquijlij: “Noconeu, aman xtequititi ne ipan notlal para tictequis uvas.” 29 On iconeu oquijlij: “¡Ca! ¡Xnicnequi nias!” Pero más saquin cuajli ononemilij niman oyaj otequitito. 30 Quemaj on tajtli oquitato on ocse iconeu, niman no sa no ijqui oquijlij. Niman yejhua in iconeu oquijlij: “Quemaj nias.” Pero yejhua xoyaj. 31 ¿Catlejhua, tej, de on omemej icniutin oquitlacamat itaj?

Yejhuamej oquijtojquej:

―On yejhuan achtoj oquinotz itaj.

Ijcuacon Jesús oquinmijlij:

―Ica tlen melahuac nemechijlia, ica yejhuamej on yejhuan tlacobrarohuaj ne ipan on impuestos niman on sihuamej yejhuan san ica nocahuaj tlacapajpatlaj calaquisquej achtopa ne campa Dios tlamandarohua xquen nemejhuamej. 32 In nochihua pampa Juan on tlacuatequijquetl ohuajlaj niman omechititij quen ijqui nonequi nennemisquej, niman nemejhuamej xonenquineltocaquej tlen omechijlij. Pero on yejhuan tlacobrarohuaj ne ipan tlajtlanetli niman on sihuamej yejhuan san ica nocahuaj tlacapajpatlaj oquineltocaquej. Niman masqui nemejhuamej onenquitaquej quen ijqui onoyolpatlaquej on tlacamej, nemejhuamej xonemoyolpatlaquej para onenquineltocaquej on tlen Juan oquijtoj.

Jesús oquitlalij se ejemplo intech on hebreos yejhuan xoquiselijquej Cristo

33 'Xcaquican yejhua in ocse ejemplo: Nemiya se tlalejquetl yejhuan ne ipan itlal oquitocac uvas. Quemaj ocorraltij, niman oquichijchiu se pila campa quipatzcasquej on uvas. Niman no oquichijchiu se torre para huelis nochi cuidarosquej.

'Quemaj oquinnextij sequimej medieros para ma tequitican niman cuidarosquej on uvas. Niman quemaj yejhua onejcuenij niman oyaj ipan ocse país. 34 Ijcuac oajsic on tonaltin para notequis on uvas, on tlalejquetl oquintitlan itequichihuilijcahuan intech on medieros para ma quintlajtlanilitij on medieros quech yejhua quitocarohua quiselis. 35 Pero on medieros ompa oquimajsiquej itequichihuilijcahuan on tlalejquetl. Se oquimajmailijquej, ocse oquimictijquej, niman on ocse oquitemojmotlaquej. 36 On tlalejquetl ocsejpa ocsequimej oquintitlan on itequichihuilijcahuan, niman más miyequej xquen ijcuac achtoj oquintitlanca. Pero on medieros sa no ijqui oquinchihuilijquej. 37 Quemaj sa ica nochi yejhua oquititlan on yejhuan mero iconeu pampa oquinemilij: “Melahuac quitlacaitasquej noconeu.” 38 Pero ijcuac on medieros oquitaquej on teconeu, opeu ijquin quinojlaj: “Yejhua in iconeu on tlalejquetl. Ijcuac miquis itaj, yejhua yes iyaxca nochi in tlajli. Aman ma ticmictican para totech nocahuas on herencia.” 39 Yejhua ica, tej, ompa ocajsiquej; oquixtijquej ne ipan on uvasyoj, niman oquimictijquej.

40 Quemaj Jesús ijquin oquintlajtoltij:

―Ijcuac huajlas iteco on tlajli, ¿tlinon quinchihuilis on medieros?

41 Yejhuamej oquijlijquej:

―Xquimicnelis para quinmictis on xcuajcualtin medieros. Niman yejhua quintejtemos ocsequimej medieros yejhuan quitequitisquej on uvas, niman ijcuac ajsis on tonajli quimacasquej quech quitocaros quiselis.

42 Ijcuacon Jesús oquimijlij:

―¿Xqueman nenquimomachtianij yejhua in Yectlajcuilojli yejhuan ijquin quijtohua?
On tetl yejhuan xoquiselijquej on tepanchijquej aman yejhua yonotlalij yacatztica. Yejhua in ijqui oquitlalij on toTeco, niman ticmojcaitaj tlen tiquitaj. 43 Yejhua ica nemechijlia ica Dios xmechcahuilis nencalaquisquej ne campa yejhua tlamandarohua. Yej quincahuilis calaquisquej on yejhuan quichihuasquej on tlen cuajli quinequi Dios.

44 Niman ica yejhua on tetl yejhuan onemechijlij, on sa no yejhua in, ica san aquin huetzis ipan on tetl notepojpostequis, niman tla on tetl yacaj ipan onhuetzis, cuejcuechtilis.

45 Ijcuac intlayecancahuan on tiopixquej niman on fariseos ocacquej on ejemplos yejhuan Jesús quintlaliliaya, oquimatquej ica Jesús intechcopa tlajtohuaya. 46 Yejhua ica, tej, quinequiyaj cajsisquej, pero quinmacajsiyaj on tlacamej, pampa on tlacamej quineltocayaj ica Jesús se tiotlajtojquetl yejhuan tlajtlajtohua ica on tlen Dios quimachiltia. Yejhua ica, tej, xocajsiquej.

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)

21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:

“Say to Daughter Zion,
    ‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a](E)

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”(G)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c](H)

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”(I)

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Jesus at the Temple(K)

12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(L) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(M) and the benches of those selling doves.(N) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e](O) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f](P)

14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(Q) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,”(R) they were indignant.(S)

16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’[g]?”(T)

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(U) where he spent the night.

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(V)

18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.(W)

20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(X) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(Y) in prayer.”

The Authority of Jesus Questioned(Z)

23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority(AA) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”

24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”(AB)

27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(AC)

29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(AD) and the prostitutes(AE) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(AF) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(AG) and the prostitutes(AH) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(AI) and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants(AJ)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(AK) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(AL) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(AM) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(AN) to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(AO) 36 Then he sent other servants(AP) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(AQ) Come, let’s kill him(AR) and take his inheritance.’(AS) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(AT) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(AU) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[h]?(AV)

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(AW) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[i](AX)

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(AY)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
  2. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  3. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
  4. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  5. Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
  6. Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
  7. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
  8. Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
  9. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.