Marcos 4

Te Kupu Whakarite mō te Kairui

1 Nā, ka tīmata anō ia te whakaako i te taha o te moana. He nui hoki te tangata i huihui ki a ia, nō ka eke ia ki runga ki te kaipuke, ka noho ki te moana; i uta te mano katoa i te taha o te moana. 2 Ā, he maha āna mea i whakaako ai ki a rātou, he mea whakarite, i mea hoki ki a rātou i a ia e ako ana:

3 "Whakarongo! Nā, i haere atu te kairui ki te rui. 4 Ā, i a ia e rui ana, ka ngahoro ētahi ki te taha o te ara, ā, ko te rerenga mai o ngā manu o te rangi, nā, kainga ake. 5 Ko ētahi i ngahoro ki te wāhi kāmaka, ki te wāhi kīhai i nui te oneone; ā, pīhi tonu ake, kāhore hoki i hōhonu te oneone. 6 Ā, nō te whitinga o te rā, ngaua iho; ā, nō te mea kāhore he pūtake, memenge noa iho. 7 Ko ētahi i ngahoro ki roto ki ngā tātarāmoa, ā, nō te tupunga ake o ngā tātarāmoa, kōwaowaotia ana ngā purapura, ā, kore ake he hua. 8 Ko ētahi i ngahoro ki te oneone pai, ā, whai hua ana; ka tupu, ka nui, ka ea ake, nō ētahi e toru tekau, nō ētahi e ono tekau, nō ētahi kotahi rau."

9 I mea anō ia ki a rātou, "Ki te whai taringa tētahi hei whakarongo, kia rongo ia."

Te Take o ngā Kupu Whakarite

10 Nā, ka mahue ko ia anake, ka ui ki a ia ōna hoa me te tekau mā rua ki taua kupu whakarite. 11 Ka mea ia ki a rātou: "Kua hoatu ki a koutou te mātauranga ki te mea ngaro o te rangatiratanga o te Atua; ki te hunga ia o waho e rā rototia ana ngā mea katoa i te kupu whakarite, 12 mō,

‘Te titiro rawa atu rātou, nā, e kore e kite;

rongo rawa, nā, e kore e mātau;

kei tahuri, ā, ka murua ō rātou hara.’ "

Ka Whakamārama a Īhu i te Kupu Whakarite mō te Kairui

13 I mea anō ia ki a rātou, "Kāhore rānei koutou e mātau ki tēnei kupu whakarite? Ā, me pēhea ka mātau ai koutou ki ngā kupu whakarite katoa? 14 Ko te kairui e rui ana i te kupu. 15 Ko ēnei te hunga i te taha o te ara, i te wāhi e ruia ana te kupu; i tō rātou rongonga, nā, haere tonu mai a Hātana, kapohia ake te kupu i ruia ki ō rātou ngākau. 16 Ko ēnei anō te hunga i ngā purapura i ngā wāhi kāmaka; ko te hunga, i tō rātou rongonga ai i te kupu, hohoro tonu te tango, hari tonu. 17 Nā, kāhore ō rātou pakiaka, ka whakapakari kau noa; heoi, i te pānga o te whakapāwera, o te whakatoi rānei mō te kupu, hē tonu iho. 18 Nā, ko ēnei te hunga i ngā purapura i roto i ngā tātarāmoa; ko ngā mea i rongo ki te kupu, 19 ā, i te putanga o te whakaaro ki tēnei ao, o te hangarau o ngā taonga, o ngā hiahia ki ērā atu mea, kōwaowaotia iho te kupu, ā, kore ake he hua. 20 Nā, ko ēnei te hunga i ngā purapura i te oneone pai: ko te hunga e rongo ana ki te kupu, ā, tango ana, ā, whai hua ana, o ētahi e toru tekau, o ētahi e ono tekau, o ētahi kotahi rau."

He Rama i raro i te Oko

21 I mea anō ia ki a rātou, "Ko raro koia i te mēhua whakatū ai i te rama, ina mauria mai, ko raro rānei i te moenga? He teka ianei me whakatū ki runga ki te tūranga? 22 E kore hoki tētahi mea i huna e mahue te whakakite; kāhore hoki tētahi mea i huna, engari, kia puta ki te māramatanga. 23 Ki te mea he taringa o tētahi hei whakarongo, kia rongo ia."

24 I mea anō ia ki a rātou, "Kia tūpato ki tā koutou e rongo ai; ko te mēhua hoki e mēhua ai koutou, hei mēhua anō tēnā ki a koutou; ā, ka tāpiritia anō he mea mā koutou, mā ngā kaiwhakarongo. 25 Ki te whai mea hoki tētahi, ka hoatu anō ki a ia; ki te kāhore he mea a tētahi, ka tangohia i a ia āna ake."

Te Kupu Whakarite mō te Purapura e Tipu ake ana

26 I mea anō ia, "I rite hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te tangata i makā e ia he purapura ki te oneone; 27 ā, ka moe, ka ara, i te pō, i te ao, me te tupu anō tērā te purapura, tē mātau ia nā te aha. 28 E hua ana hoki te whenua i tōna kaha ake anō; ko te rau ki mua, ko reira te puku, muri iho ko te wīti pakari i roto i te puku. 29 Otirā, ka rite ngā hua, hohoro tonu tāna tuku atu i tāna toronaihi, kua taea hoki te kotinga."

Te Kupu Whakarite mō te Pua Nanī

30 I mea anō ia, "Me whakarite e tātou te rangatiratanga o te Atua ki te aha? He aha oti te kupu whakarite hei whakaahua atu mā tātou? 31 E rite ana ki te pua nanī, i tōna whakatōkanga ki te whenua, ko te iti rawa ia o ngā purapura katoa i runga i te whenua. 32 Otirā, ka oti te whakatō, ka tupu, ka nui ake i ngā otaota katoa, ā, ka nunui ōna manga; nō ka noho ngā manu o te rangi i tōna taumarumarutanga iho."

33 Nā, he maha āna kupu whakarite pērā, i kōrerotia ai e ia te kupu ki a rātou, ko ā rātou i āhei ai te whakarongo. 34 Ā, heoi āna kupu ki a rātou he kupu whakarite anake; otiia, ka noho ko rātou anake, ka whakaaturia e ia ngā mea katoa ki āna ākonga.

Ka Whakamarinotia e Īhu tētahi Tūpuhi

35 Nā, i taua rā, i te ahiahi, ka mea ia ki a rātou, "Tātou ka whakawhiti ki tāwāhi." 36 Nā, ka mahue iho te mano, ka mauria ia e rātou, i runga tonu anō ia i te kaipuke. I a ia anō ētahi atu kaipuke. 37 Nā, ko te putanga o tētahi hau, he tūpuhi, ā, eke ana ngā ngaru ki runga ki te kaipuke, ā, tomo noa. 38 Nā, ko ia i te kei i runga i te urunga e moe ana; ā, ka whakaara rātou i a ia, ka mea ki a ia, "E te Kaiwhakaako, kāhore ōu manawapā ki a tātou ka ngaro?"

39 Nā, ka ara ia, ā, rīria iho e ia te hau, ka mea ia ki te moana, "Kāti, whakamutua." Nā, māriri tonu iho te hau, takoto ana he marino nui.

40 Kātahi ia ka mea ki a rātou, "He aha tā koutou e mataku nei? He aha koutou tē whakapono ai?"

41 Nā, ka mataku whakaharahara rātou, ka mea tētahi ki tētahi, "Ko wai tēnei, inā ka rongo rawa te hau me te moana ki a ia?"

1 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, 3 Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: 4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 9 And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables: 12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? 14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. 16 And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; 17 and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. 18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, 19 and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? 22 For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. 23 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. 28 The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. 36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. 38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?