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Tek ri Jesús xukˈalajsaj ri achique chi mac yetajin chubanic ri aj tzˈibaˈ y ri fariseos

23  Y ri Jesús yacˈariˈ tek xchˈo quiqˈui ri winek y chukaˈ quiqˈui ri rudiscípulos y xubij cˈa: Ri aj tzˈibaˈ y ri achiˈaˈ fariseos yecˈa riyeˈ ri yecˈo ca pa ruqˈuexel ri Moisés riche (rixin) chi niquicˈut ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chiwech. Rumacˈariˈ riyix can tinimaj quitzij. Can ronojel cˈa ri niquibij chiwe, tibanaˈ y titakej. Xa yacˈa ri ma tiben ta achiˈel ri niquiben riyeˈ. Ruma chi riyeˈ xa ma niquiben ta ri niquibij chi tiban. Riyeˈ nimaˈk tak ejkaˈn niquiyalaˈ chiquikul ri winek, ejkaˈn ri can cˈo calal y cˈayef (cuesta) quicˈuaxic. Ri ejkaˈn riˈ xaxu (xaxe) wi chiquikul ri winek niquiyaˈ wi y riyeˈ ni xa ta jun ti ruwiˈ quikˈaˈ niquisiloj riche (rixin) chi niquicˈuaj ri ejkaˈn ri niquibij ri cˈo chi niquicˈuaj ri winek. Y ronojel ri niquiben xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi utz yetzˈet cuma ri winek y yenimex. Y rumariˈ tek nimaˈk ruwech niquibanalaˈ chare ri niquitzˈibaj wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri niquicˈuaj chrij ri quikˈaˈ y ri nicˈaj tak quiwech. Y ruma chukaˈ riˈ tek nimaˈk raken niquibanalaˈ chare ri retzˈabaˈl ruchiˈ tak quitziak. Can ya chukaˈ ri nabey tak chˈaquet yequicanolaˈ ri pa nimaˈk tak waˈin y ya chukaˈ riˈ ri yequichaˈ pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nibix chi riyeˈ cˈo quikˈij. Can sibilaj nika chiquiwech ri niyaˈox (nyaˈ) rutzil quiwech ri pa tak cˈaybel. Y chukaˈ can sibilaj nika chiquiwech nibix Tijonel, Tijonel chique cuma ri winek, ruma cˈo quikˈij yetzˈet.

Yacˈa riyix ma tiwajoˈ ta chi nibix nimalaj tijonel chiwe, ruma xa can xu (xe) wi cˈa Jun ri rucˈamon (takal chrij) chi nibij Itijonel chare, y riˈ ya ri Cristo. Yacˈa chiˈiwonojel riyix, xa iwachˈalal iwiˈ. Majun ri cˈo waweˈ chuwech ri ruwachˈulef ri utz nibij tataˈixel chare. Ruma xa jun ri Tataˈixel iwuche (iwixin) riyix ri cˈo chilaˈ chicaj. 10 Can ma tiwajoˈ ta cˈa chi ri winek niquibij tijonel chiwe. Ruma xa can xu (xe) wi Jun ri Tijonel cˈo y riˈ ya ri Cristo. 11 Ruma ri más nim rukˈij chiwe riyix, nicˈatzin chi nunaˈ ka riˈ chi xa majun rukˈij y tuchˈutinirisaj riˈ riche (rixin) chi yerunimaj yerilij ri nicˈaj chic. 12 Ruma chi ri niquinimirisaj quiˈ, xa xtikasex quikˈij. Y yacˈa ri niquichˈutinirisaj quiˈ, xtinimirisex quikˈij.

13 Yacˈa riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej, ¡can juyiˈ oc iwech! ruma xa can ikˈaton cˈa quibey ri winek riche (rixin) chi ma yeˈoc ta pa rajawaren ri caj. Y ni xa ta cˈa yixoc riyix y ni xa ta niyaˈ kˈij chique ri winek chi yeˈoc.

14 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma riyix niwelesalaˈ ronojel quicosas ri malcaniˈ tak ixokiˈ. Y xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi tinimex chi jabel ri icˈaslen, yixyaloj cˈa tek niben orar. Pero riyix can xtikˈax ruwiˈ ri rucˈayewal ri xtika pan iwiˈ, ruma chi ri imac sibilaj qˈuiy.

15 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma riyix can nikˈaxalaˈ mar y nikˈaxalaˈ ruwachˈulef chucanoxic chi cˈo ta jun ri ntoc tzekelbey iwuche (iwixin) y nunimaj ta achiˈel ri ninimaj riyix. Xa yacˈa tek iwilon chic ri achique xtitzekelben iwuche (iwixin), riyix xa niben chare chi ntoc más itzel winek, ruma ri nicˈut chuwech nuben chare chi nej nibe wi ca chare ri Dios. Riyix can nej cˈa yixcˈo wi, yacˈa riyaˈ caˈiˈ mul más nej nibe wi ca chare ri Dios, y xa rumariˈ tek can rucˈamon chi nibe pa kˈakˈ chukaˈ riyaˈ.

16 ¡Y chukaˈ can juyiˈ oc iwech riyix ri yixbin chi yix ucˈuey bey y xa yix moyiˈ! Riyix ri yixbin chi wi cˈo jun ri ninatan ri rachoch ri Dios riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, astapeˈ ma nuben ta ri xubij, riˈ majun nuben. Yacˈa ri ninatan ri kˈanapuek ri cˈo pa rachoch ri Dios riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, riˈ cˈo chi nuben, yixchaˈ riyix. 17 Riyix xa yix nacanek y yix moyiˈ. Ruma, ¿achique cˈa ri más nim rukˈij? ¿La ya cami ri kˈanapuek ri cˈo pa rachoch ri Dios o xa can ya ri rachoch ri Dios ri nibano lokˈolaj chare ri kˈanapuek ri cˈo chiriˈ? 18 Riyix chukaˈ nibij: Ri ninatan ri altar riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, astapeˈ ma nuben ta cˈa ri xubij, riˈ majun nuben. Yacˈa ri ninatan ri ofrenda ri nicˈojeˈ pa ruwiˈ ri altar riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, riˈ cˈo chi nuben. 19 Riyix xa yix nacanek y yix moyiˈ. Ruma, ¿achique cˈa ri más nim rukˈij? ¿La ya cami cˈa ri ofrenda o xa can ya ri altar? Can ya wi ri altar ri más nim rukˈij, ruma yariˈ ri nibano lokˈolaj chare ri ofrenda. 20 Ri ninatan cˈa ri altar riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, can nunataj cˈa ronojel. Nunataj ri altar y nunataj chukaˈ ri ofrenda ri yaˈon pa ruwiˈ ri altar. 21 Ri can ninatan cˈa ri rachoch ri Dios riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, can nunataj cˈa ronojel. Nunataj ri rachoch ri Dios y nunataj ri cˈo chiriˈ. 22 Y ri ninatan cˈa ri caj riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, can nunataj wi cˈa ronojel. Nunataj cˈa ri tzˈuyul wi ri Dios y can nunataj cˈa chukaˈ ri Dios ri tzˈuyul chiriˈ.

23 ¡Xa can juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma tek riyix niyaˈ ri idiezmo, can niyaˈ wi ri kˈayis ri jubul ruxlaˈ, ri menta rubiˈ, ri anís y ri comino. Pero xa iyaˈon ca rubanic ri ruchojmilal ri cˈaslen ri nubij chupan ri ley ri más rajawaxic chi niben, chi ticˈojeˈ joyowanic iwuqˈui y kitzij tucukeˈ icˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Ya ta cˈa riˈ ri rajawaxic chi niben y rajawaxic chukaˈ chi ma niyaˈ ta ca ruyaˈic ri idiezmo. 24 Riyix cˈa ri yixbin chi yix ucˈuey bey, xa yix achiˈel moyiˈ, ruma xaxu (xaxe wi) nichayuj ca ri us y xa nibikˈ ri nimalaj chicop ri camello rubiˈ.

25 ¡Can juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma xa yix achiˈel lek ri jabel chˈajchˈoj rij y ri rupan xa tzˈil. Riyix can nicˈut cˈa chiquiwech ri winek chi utz ri yeˈibanalaˈ, yacˈa ri pa tak iwánima xa ma que ta riˈ, ruma xa nojnek riqˈui alekˈ, y nojnek riqˈui itzel tak raynic, ruma riyix can nirayij chi ronojel ri cˈo quiqˈui ri winek iwuqˈui ta riyix cˈo wi. 26 Riyix fariseos xa yix moyiˈ. Can tibanaˈ cˈa chare ri icˈaslen achiˈel niban riqˈui ri lek, nichˈajchˈojsaj rupan y ri rij. Riyix tichˈajchˈojsaj cˈa ri iwánima nabey, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ ri icˈaslen chiquiwech ri winek can chˈajchˈoj chukaˈ nikˈalajin.

27 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma xa yix junan riqˈui jun panteón ri acuchi (achique) yaˈon wi jun caminek. Ri rij jabel sek y chˈajchˈoj, yacˈa ri rupan xa ma chˈajchˈoj ta, xa ruyon rubakil caminek cˈo. 28 Can quecˈariˈ ibanic riyix. Riyix nicˈut cˈa chi choj ri icˈaslen chiquiwech ri winek, yacˈa ri pan iwánima xa ma que ta riˈ. Ri iwánima xa nojnek riqˈui etzelal. Y chukaˈ xa caˈiˈ ipalej.

29 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma nibanalaˈ ruchojmil ri panteón acuchi (achique) ye mukun wi ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. Riyix can jabel wi niwik ri acuchi (achique) ye mukun wi ri chojmilaj tak ralcˈual ri Dios. 30 Y riyix nibij cˈa: Xa ta riyoj xojcˈojeˈ pa quitiempo ri katiˈt kamamaˈ, riyoj man ta xoj‑oc cachibil riyeˈ tek xequicamisaj ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, yixchaˈ cˈa. 31 Y riqˈui ri queriˈ nibij, xa yix cˈa riyix ri yixkˈalajsan ka chiwij chi yix quiy quimam ca ri xecamisan quiche (quixin) ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. 32 Can tiqˈuisaˈ cˈa rubanic chukaˈ riyix ri quichapon ca rubanic ri iwatiˈt imamaˈ.

33 Riyix xa yix achiˈel itzel tak cumatz. Can majun chic cˈa rubanic ri niben riche (rixin) chi yixcolotej chi man ta yixbe pa kˈakˈ chucˈulic ri rutojbalil ri yeˈibanalaˈ. Riyix xa can chiriˈ cˈa xquixapon wi. 34 Y riche (rixin) cˈa chi xtikˈalajin ri iwetzelal, riyin yareˈ yentek el chicojol, profetas ri yekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, yentek cˈa achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quinaˈoj, y yentek chukaˈ aj tzˈibaˈ. Yacˈa riyix yecˈo cˈa chique riyeˈ ri xqueˈicamisaj y yecˈo ri xqueˈibajij chuwech tak cruz. Yecˈo cˈa xqueˈichˈey chiriˈ pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios; y xabachique cˈa tinamit yebe wi riyeˈ, riyix chukaˈ xquixapon chiriˈ riche (rixin) chi yeˈiwokotan. 35 Y ronojel reˈ can xtuben cˈa chiwe chi pan iwiˈ riyix xtika wi ri rutojbalil ri quicamic quinojel ri chojmilaj tak winek ri ye camisan el chuwech re ruwachˈulef. Xuchop pe riqˈui tek xcamisex ri chojmilaj achi xubiniˈaj Abel y nbeqˈuis cˈa riqˈui tek xcamisex ri achi xubiniˈaj Zacarías, ri rucˈajol ri achi xubiniˈaj Berequías. Y nbij cˈa chiwe, chi ri Zacarías can yix chukaˈ riyix ri xixcamisan riche (rixin), chiriˈ chunakajal ri altar ri cˈo chuwarachoch ri Dios. 36 Ronojel re xinbij cˈa ka chiwe, can kitzij wi chi pa quiwiˈ ri winek ri yecˈo re wacami ri xtika wi ri rutojbalil.

Tek ri Jesús xerokˈej ri winek aj Jerusalem

37 Y cˈacˈariˈ ri Jesús xubij cˈa: Riyix aj Jerusalem, aj Jerusalem, ¿achique cˈa ruma tek yeˈicamisalaˈ ri profetas ri yekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios? ¿Achique cˈa ruma chukaˈ tek yeˈicamisalaˈ chi abej ri yerutek pe ri Dios chicojol? Riyin can qˈuiy cˈa mul ri xinwajoˈ chi xixinmol ta wuqˈui, achiˈel nuben ri quiteˈ ecˈ chique ri tak ral, yerumol chuxeˈ ri ruxicˈ. Yacˈa riyix ma xiwajoˈ ta. 38 Wacami cˈa, ri itinamit xtimalix ca ruma ri Dios, xtiban cˈa ca chare chi xtoc achiˈel jun desierto. 39 Y queriˈ cˈa nbij chiwe ruma riyix can man cˈa xquinitzˈet ta chic. Y xquinitzˈet chic cˈa jun bey, cˈa ya tek xtibij chuwe: ¡Matiox chi petenak re jun achi reˈ! ¡Riyaˈ banon pe bendecir ruma ri Ajaf Dios! ¡Y can pa rubiˈ ri Ajaf Dios petenak wi! xquixchaˈ chuwe, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

A Warning Against Hypocrisy(A)(B)

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law(C) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.(D)

“Everything they do is done for people to see:(E) They make their phylacteries[a](F) wide and the tassels on their garments(G) long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(H) they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(I)

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,(J) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(K) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(L)

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(M) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(N) [14] [b]

15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(O) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(P) as you are.

16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(Q) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(R) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(S) 18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’ 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(T) 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(U) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(V)

23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(W) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(X) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides!(Y) You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,(Z) but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.(AA) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(AB) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets(AC) and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.(AD) 32 Go ahead, then, and complete(AE) what your ancestors started!(AF)

33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers!(AG) How will you escape being condemned to hell?(AH) 34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(AI) others you will flog in your synagogues(AJ) and pursue from town to town.(AK) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(AL) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(AM) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(AN) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(AO)

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(AP) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AQ) and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AR) 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[c](AS)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
  2. Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
  3. Matthew 23:39 Psalm 118:26