¹And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],

¹Ja see sündis ühel neist päevist, kui Jeesus rahvast pühakojas õpetas ja evangeeliumi kuulutas, et ülempreestrid ja kirjatundjad koos vanematega astusid ta juurde

²and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?`

²ja küsisid temalt: 'Ütle meile, millise meelevallaga sa neid asju teed või kes on see, kes sulle selle meelevalla on andnud?'

³And he answering said unto them, `I will question you — I also — one thing, and tell me:

³Jeesus kostis neile: 'Ka mina küsin teilt ühte asja. Öelge mulle,

⁴the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?`

⁴kas Johannese ristimine oli taevast või inimestest.'

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying — `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

⁵Aga nemad arutasid omavahel: 'Kui ütleme, et taevast, siis ta ütleb: 'Miks te siis ei uskunud teda?'

⁶and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.`

⁶Kui me aga ütleksime: 'Inimestest', siis kogu rahvas viskab meid kividega surnuks, sest nemad on veendunud, et Johannes oli prohvet.'

⁷And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],

⁷Ja nemad vastasid, et nad ei teadvat, kust see oli.

⁸and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.`

⁸Siis Jeesus ütles neile: 'Ega minagi teile ütle, millise meelevallaga ma seda teen.'

⁹And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

⁹Jeesus aga hakkas rahvale rääkima seda tähendamissõna: 'Üks inimene istutas viinamäe ja andis selle rentnike kätte ning reisis pikaks ajaks võõrsile.

¹⁰and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.

¹⁰Ja parajal ajal läkitas ta sulase rentnike juurde, et need sellele annaksid viinamäe viljast. Aga rentnikud peksid teda ja saatsid ta minema tühjade kätega.

¹¹`And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

¹¹Ja ta läkitas veel teise sulase. Nemad peksid ja solvasid tedagi ning saatsid ta minema tühjade kätega.

¹²and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

¹²Ja ta läkitas veel kolmanda. Aga sellegi nad peksid veriseks ja viskasid välja.

¹³`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

¹³Siis mõtles viinamäe isand: 'Mis ma pean tegema? Ma saadan oma armsa poja, võib-olla teda nad häbenevad.'

¹⁴and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

¹⁴Aga teda nähes arutasid rentnikud omavahel: 'Tema ongi see pärija! Tapame ta ära, et pärand saaks meile!'

¹⁵and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁵Ja nad viskasid ta viinamäelt välja ning tapsid ära. Mida nüüd viinamäe isand teeb nendega?

¹⁶He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.` And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!`

¹⁶Ta tuleb ja hukkab need rentnikud ja annab viinamäe teiste kätte.' Seda kuuldes nad ütlesid: 'Taevas hoidku selle eest!'

¹⁷and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

¹⁷Tema aga ütles neile otsa vaadates: 'Mida siis tähendab see kirjasõna: Kivi, mille ehitajad tunnistasid kõlbmatuks - seesama on saanud nurgakiviks?

¹⁸every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.`

¹⁸Igaüks, kes selle kivi peale kukub, kukub end puruks, aga kelle peale iganes see kivi langeb, selle teeb see pihuks ja põrmuks.'

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

¹⁹Ja kirjatundjad ja ülempreestrid otsisid võimalust selsamal tunnil pista käsi tema külge, kuid nad kartsid rahvast. Nad ju mõistsid, et Jeesus oli selle tähendamissõna rääkinud nende kohta.

²⁰And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

²⁰Ja nad läkitasid Jeesust varitsema nuhke, kes pidid teesklema õigeid, et teda tabada mõne sõna pealt, nii et nad võiksid ta anda maavalitseja võimusesse ja meelevalda.

²¹and they questioned him, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;

²¹Ja need küsisid temalt: 'Õpetaja, me teame, et sa räägid ja õpetad õigesti ega otsusta näo järgi, vaid õpetad Jumala teed tõepäraselt.

²²Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?`

²²Kas me peame keisrile andma pearaha või ei?'

²³And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

²³Aga et Jeesus märkas nende salakavalust, ütles ta neile:

²⁴shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?` and they answering said, `Of Caesar:`

²⁴'Näidake mulle teenarit! Kelle pilt ja kiri sellel on?' Nemad ütlesid: 'Keisri.'

²⁵and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;`

²⁵Jeesus ütles neile: 'Andke siis nüüd keisri oma keisrile tagasi ja Jumala oma Jumalale!'

²⁶and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

²⁶Ja nad ei suutnud teda millestki tema kõnes tabada rahvahulga ees ja tema vastust imetledes jäid nad vait.

²⁷And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,

²⁷Jeesuse juurde astusid mõned saduserid, kes ütlesid, et surnuist ülestõusmist ei ole olemas, ja küsisid temalt:

²⁸saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one`s brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless — that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

²⁸'Õpetaja, Mooses on meile kirjutanud: Kui sureb kellegi vend, kel on naine, ja tal ei ole olnud lapsi, siis ta vend peab võtma oma surnud venna naise ja soetama sugu vennale.

²⁹`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

²⁹Oli kord seitse venda: ja esimene võttis naise ja suri lapseta,

³⁰and the second took the wife, and he died childless,

³⁰ja teine,

³¹and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven — they left not children, and they died;

³¹ja kolmas võttis tema, ja nõndasamuti kõik seitse - nad ei jätnud lapsi järele ja surid.

³²and last of all died also the woman:

³²Pärast suri ka naine.

³³in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? — for the seven had her as wife.`

³³See naine - kelle naiseks nende seast ta saab ülestõusmisel? Ta on olnud naiseks ju neile seitsmele.'

³⁴And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,

³⁴Ja Jeesus ütles neile: 'Selle ajastu lapsed võtavad naisi ja lähevad mehele,

³⁵but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage;

³⁵aga kes on väärt arvatud saama tolle ajastu osaliseks ja surnuist üles tõusma, need ei võta naist ega lähe mehele,

³⁶for neither are they able to die any more — for they are like messengers — and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.

³⁶sest nad ei saa enam surra, nad on ju inglite sarnased ja on Jumala pojad, olles ülestõusmise pojad.

³⁷`And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

³⁷Aga et surnud tõusevad üles, seda osutab ka Mooses kibuvitsapõõsa loos, kui ta nimetab Issandat Aabrahami Jumalaks ja Iisaki Jumalaks ja Jaakobi Jumalaks.

³⁸and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.`

³⁸Jumal ei ole surnute, vaid elavate Jumal, sest kõik elavad temale.'

³⁹And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;`

³⁹Siis mõned kirjatundjaist kostsid: 'Õpetaja, sa rääkisid hästi',

⁴⁰and no more durst they question him anything.

⁴⁰sest nad ei julgenud temalt enam midagi küsida.

⁴¹And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,

⁴¹Jeesus aga ütles neile: 'Kuidas nad ütlevad Messia olevat Taaveti poja?

⁴²and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

⁴²Taavet ise ju ütleb Laulude raamatus: Issand ütles mu Issandale: Istu mu paremale käele,

⁴³till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;

⁴³kuni ma panen su vaenlased su jalgealuseks järiks!

⁴⁴David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?`

⁴⁴Seega nimetab Taavet teda Issandaks - kuidas on ta siis tema poeg?'

⁴⁵And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁵Aga Jeesus ütles kogu rahva kuuldes jüngritele:

⁴⁶`Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

⁴⁶'Hoiduge kirjatundjatest, kes tahavad kõndida pikkades kuubedes ning armastavad teretusi turgudel ja esimesi istmeid sünagoogides ja esimesi kohti pidusöökidel,

⁴⁷who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.`

⁴⁷kes neelavad alla lesknaiste majad ja silmakirjaks venitavad palvetused pikaks! Nemad saavad seda rängema kohtuotsuse.'