1 A gain he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

Na ka timata ano ia te whakaako i te taha o te moana: he nui hoki te tangata i huihui ki a ia, no 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 H e taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

A he maha ana mea i whakaako ai ki a ratou, he mea whakarite, i mea hoki ki a ratou i a ia e ako ana,

3 “ Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,

Whakarongo; Na i haere atu te kairui ki te rui:

4 a nd as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

A, i a ia e rui ana, ka ngahoro etahi ki te taha o te ara, a, ko te rerenga mai o nga manu o te rangi, na kainga ake.

5 O thers fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

Ko etahi i ngahoro ki te wahi kamaka, ki te wahi kihai i nui te oneone; a pihi tonu ake, kahore hoki i hohonu te oneone.

6 W hen the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

A, no te whitinga o te ra, ngaua iho; a, no te mea kahore he putake, memenge noa iho.

7 O thers fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

Ko etahi i ngahoro ki roto ki nga tataramoa, a, no te tupunga ake o nga tataramoa, kowaowaotia ana nga purapura, a kore ake he hua.

8 O thers fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

Ko etahi i ngahoro ki te oneone pai, a whai hua ana; ka tupu, ka nui, ka ea ake, no etahi e toru tekau, no etahi e ono tekau, no etahi kotahi rau.

9 H e said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Ki te whai taringa tetahi hei whakarongo, kia rongo ia.

10 W hen he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Na ka mahue ko ia anake, ka ui ki a ia ona hoa me te tekau ma rua ki taua kupu whakarite.

11 H e said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

Ka mea ia ki a ratou, Kua hoatu ki a koutou te matauranga ki te mea ngaro o te rangatiratanga o te Atua: ki te hunga ia o waho e ra rototia ana nga mea katoa i te kupu whakarite:

12 t hat ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

Mo te titiro rawa atu ratou, na e kore e kite; rongo rawa, na e kore e matau; kei tahuri, a ka murua o ratou hara.

13 H e said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Kahore ranei koutou e matau ki tenei kupu whakarite? a me pehea ka matau ai koutou ki nga kupu whakarite katoa?

14 T he farmer sows the word.

Ko te kairui e rui ana i te kupu.

15 T he ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Ko enei te hunga i te taha o te ara, i te wahi e ruia ana te kupu; i to ratou rongonga, na haere tonu mai a Hatana, kapohia ake te kupu i ruia ki o ratou ngakau.

16 T hese in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

Ko enei te hunga i te taha o te purapura i nga wahi kamaka; ko te hunga, i to ratou rongonga ai i te kupu, hohoro tonu te tango, hari tonu;

17 T hey have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

Na kahore o ratou pakiaka, ka whakapakari kau noa: heoi, i te panga o te whakapawera, o te whakatoi ranei mo te kupu, he tonu iho.

18 O thers are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

Na ko enei te hunga i nga purapura i roto i nga tataramoa; ko nga mea i rongo ki te kupu,

19 a nd the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

A, i te putanga o te whakaaro ki tenei ao, o te hangarau o nga taonga, o nga hiahia ki era atu mea, kowaowaotia iho te kupu, a kore ake he hua.

20 T hose which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

Na ko enei te hunga i nga purapura i te oneone pai: ko te hunga e rongo ana ki te kupu, a tango ana, a whai hua ana, o etahi e toru tekau, o etahi e ono tekau, o etahi kotahi rau.

21 H e said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Ko raro koia i te mehua whakatu ai i te rama, ina mauria mai, ko raro ranei i te moenga? he teka ianei me whakatu ki runga ki te turanga?

22 F or there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

E kore hoki tetahi mea i huna e mahue te whakakite; kahore hoki tetahi mea i huna, engari kia puta ki te maramatanga.

23 I f any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Ki te mea he taringa o tetahi hei whakarongo, kia rongo ia.

24 H e said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

I mea ano ia ki a ratou, Kia tupato ki ta koutou e rongo ai: ko te mehua hoki e mehua ai koutou, hei mehua ano tena ki a koutou: a ka tapiritia ano he mea ma koutou, ma nga kaiwhakarongo.

25 F or whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

Ki te whai mea hoki tetahi, ka hoatu ano ki a ia: ki te kahore he mea a tetahi, ka tangohia i a ia ana ake.

26 H e said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

I mea ano ia, I rite hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te tangata i maka e ia he purapura ki te oneone;

27 a nd should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn’t know how.

A ka moe, ka ara, i te po, i te ao, me te tupu ano tera te purapura, te matau ia na te aha.

28 F or the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

E hua ana hoki te whenua i tona kaha ake ano; ko te rau ki mua, ko reira te puku, muri iho ko te witi pakari i roto i te puku.

29 B ut when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

Otira ka rite nga hua, hohoro tonu tana tuku atu i tana toronaihi, kua taea hoki te kotinga.

30 H e said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

I mea ano ia, Me whakarite e tatou te rangatiratanga o te Atua ki te aha? he aha oti te kupu whakarite hei whakaahua atu ma tatou?

31 I t’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

E rite ana ki te pua nani, i tona whakatokanga ki te whenua, ko te iti rawa ia o nga purapura katoa i runga i te whenua:

32 y et when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”

Otira, ka oti te whakato, ka tupu, ka nui ake i nga otaota katoa, a ka nunui ona manga: no ka noho nga manu o te rangi i tona taumarumarutanga iho.

33 W ith many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

Na he maha ana kupu whakarite pera, i korerotia ai e ia te kupu ki a ratou, ko a ratou i ahei ai te whakarongo.

34 W ithout a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

A heoi ana kupu ki a ratou he kupu whakarite anake: otiia ka noho ko ratou anake, ka whakaaturia e ia nga mea katoa ki ana akonga.

35 O n that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”

Na, i taua ra, i te ahiahi, ka mea ia ki a ratou, Tatou ka whakawhiti ki tawahi.

36 L eaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

Na, ka mahue iho te mano, ka mauria ia e ratou, i runga tonu ano ia i te kaipuke. I a ia ano etahi atu kaipuke.

37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

Na ko te putanga o tetahi hau, he tupuhi, a eke ana nga ngaru ki runga ki te kaipuke, a tomo noa.

38 H e himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

Na ko ia i te kei i runga i te urunga e moe ana: a ka whakaara ratou i a ia, ka mea ki a ia, E te Kaiwhakaako, kahore ou manawapa ki a tatou ka ngaro?

39 H e awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Na ka ara ia, a riria iho e ia te hau, ka mea ia ki te moana, Kati, whakamutua. Na mariri tonu iho te hau, takoto ana he marino nui.

40 H e said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”

Katahi ia ka mea ki a ratou, He aha ta koutou e mataku nei? he aha koutou te whakapono ai?

41 T hey were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Na ka mataku whakaharahara ratou, ka mea tetahi ki tetahi, Ko wai tenei, ina ka rongo rawa te hau me te moana ki a ia?