¹And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

¹Ary Jesosy nivavaka tao amin'ny fitoerana iray, ka rehefa nitsahatra Izy, dia hoy ny mpianany anankiray taminy: Tompoko, mampianara anay hivavaka, tahaka ny nampianaran'i Jaona ny mpianany.

²And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

²Ary hoy Izy taminy: Raha mivavaka ianareo, dia ataovy hoe: Ray ô hohamasinina anie ny anaranao. Ho tonga anie ny fanjakanao. [ Na: Rainay Izay any an-danitra] [ Ampio hoe: (Hatao anie ny sitraponao etỳ an-tany tahaka ny any an-danitra)]

³give us our needed bread for each day;

³Omeo anay isan'andro izay hanina sahaza ho anay.

⁴and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

⁴Ary mamelà ny helokay; fa izahay koa mamela izay rehetra meloka aminay. Ary aza mitondra anay ho amin'ny fakam-panahy. Ampio hoe: [fa manafaha anay amin'ny ratsy].

⁵And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

⁵Ary hoy Jesosy taminy: Iza moa aminareo no manana sakaiza, izay hankeo aminy mamatonalina ka hanao aminy hoe: Ry sakaiza, ampisambory mofo telo aho;

⁶since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;

⁶fa ny sakaizako nandeha tamin'ny nalehany, dia tonga atsy amiko, ka tsy misy izay hafahako azy;

⁷and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give [it] thee?

⁷ary ilay ao an-trano kosa hamaly ka hanao hoe: Aza manahirana ahy; fa efa mihidy ny varavarana izao, ary ny zanako mandry eto am-pandriana eto amiko; tsy afaka hifoha hanome anao aho?

⁸-- I say to you, Although he will not get up and give [them] to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

⁸Hoy Izaho aminareo: Na dia tsy hiainga hanome azy noho ny fisakaizana aza izy, dia hifoha ihany izy noho ny fitarainany fatratra ka hanome azy izay ilainy.[Gr.tsi-fitandroany henatra]

⁹And *I* say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

⁹Ary hoy izaho aminareo: Mangataha, dia homena ianareo; mitadiava, dia hahita ianareo; dondony, dia hovohana ianareo.

¹⁰For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

¹⁰Fa izay rehetra mangataka no mahazo; ary izay mitady no mahita; ary izay mandondòna no hovohana.

¹¹But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and [the father] shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

¹¹Fa iza moa aminareo izay ray, raha angatahan'ny zanany mofo, no hanome azy vato? ary raha angatahany hazandrano, no hanome azy menarana ho solon'ny hazandrano?

¹²or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

¹²ary raha angatahany atody, no hanome azy maingoka?

¹³If therefore *ye*, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give [the] Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

¹³Koa raha ianareo, na dia ratsy aza, mahalala hanome zava-tsoa ho an'ny zanakareo, tsy mainka va ny Ray, Izay any an-danitra, no hanome ny Fanahy Masina ho an'izay mangataka aminy?

¹⁴And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb [man] spoke. And the crowds wondered.

¹⁴Ary Jesosy namoaka demonia moana. Ary rehefa nivoaka ny demonia, dia niteny ilay moana; ka dia gaga ny vahoaka.

¹⁵But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

¹⁵Fa hoy ny sasany; Belzeboba, lohan'ny demonia, no amoahany ny demonia.

¹⁶And others tempting [him] sought from him a sign out of heaven.

¹⁶Fa ny sasany kosa naka fanahy Azy ka nangataka famantarana taminy avy any an-danitra.

¹⁷But *he*, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

¹⁷Fa Izy nahalala ny heviny, dia nanao taminy hoe: Ho foana ny fanjakana rehetra izay miady an-trano; ary ho rava ny ankohonana izay miady an-trano.

¹⁸and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

¹⁸Ary raha Satana koa aza no miady an-trano, ahoana no haharetan'ny fanjakany? Fa hoy ianareo: Belzeboba no amoahako ny demonia.

¹⁹But if *I* by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons -- by whom do they cast [them] out? For this reason *they* shall be your judges.

¹⁹Fa raha Izaho mamoaka demonia amin'ny herin'i Belzeboba, dia amin'ny herin'iza kosa no amoahan'ny zanakareo azy? koa amin'izany dia ho mpitsara anareo ireo.

²⁰But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

²⁰Fa raha ny rantsan-tànan'Andriamanitra no amoahako ny demonia, dia tonga aminareo tokoa ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra.

²¹When the strong [man] armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

²¹Raha ny mahery mivonona amin'ny fiadiany no miaro ny tranony, dia tsy haninona ny fananany.

²²but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him.

²²Fa raha avy kosa izay mahery noho izy ka mandresy azy, dia alainy ny fiadiany rehetra izay nitokiany, ary izay azony ho babo dia zarainy.

²³He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

²³Izay tsy momba Ahy dia manohitra Ahy; ary izay tsy miara-mamory amiko dia manahaka.

²⁴When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding [any] he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

²⁴Raha mivoaka amin'ny olona ny fanahy maloto, dia mandeha mitety ny tany tsy misy rano izy, mitady fitsaharana; ary rehefa tsy mahita, dia hoy izy: Hody any an-tranoko izay nivoahako aho.

²⁵And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.

²⁵Ary nony tonga izy, dia hitany fa voafafa sy voavoatra ny trano.

²⁶Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

²⁶Ary dia mandeha izy ka mitondra fanahy fito hafa koa ratsy noho izy; dia miditra ireo ka mitoetra ao; ary ny faran'izany olona izany dia ratsy noho ny voalohany.

²⁷And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

²⁷Ary raha nilaza izany Jesosy, dia nisy vehivavy anankiray teo amin'ny vahoaka niantso ka nanao taminy hoe: Sambatra ny kibo izay nitondra Anao sy ny nono izay ninonoanao.

²⁸But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].

²⁸Fa Izy nanao hoe: Eny tokoa, kanefa mainka sambatra aza ny mihaino ny tenin'Andriamanitra ka mitandrina izany.

²⁹But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

²⁹Ary raha mbola niangona ny vahoaka betsaka, dia nilaza hoe Izy: Ity taranaka ity dia taranaka ratsy. Mitady famantarana izy; nefa tsy hisy famantarana homena azy, afa-tsy ny famantarana ny amin'i Jona;

³⁰For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

³⁰Fa tahaka an'i Jona izay famantarana tamin'ny Ninivita, dia ho toy izany koa ny Zanak'olona amin'ity taranaka ity.

³¹A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

³¹Ny mpanjakavavy avy tany atsimo dia hiara-mitsangana amin'ny lehilahy amin'ity taranaka ity amin'ny andro fitsarana ka hanameloka azy; fa avy tany amin'ny faran'ny tany izy hihaino ny fahendren'i Solomona; nefa, indro, misy lehibe noho Solomona eto.

³²Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

³²Ny olona tany Ninive hiara-mitsangana amin'ity taranaka ity amin'ny andro fitsarana ka hanameloka azy, fa izy nibebaka tamin'ny nitorian'i Jona teny; nefa, indro, misy lehibe noho Jona eto.

³³But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

³³Tsy misy olona mandrehitra jiro ka mametraka azy ao an-davaka, na ao ambanin'ny vata famarana, fa apetrany eo amin'ny fanaovan-jiro izy, mba ho hitan'izay miditra ny mazava.

³⁴The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.

³⁴Ny masonao no jiron'ny tena; koa raha tsara ny masonao, dia mazava ny tenanao rehetra; fa raha ratsy izy, dia maizina koa ny tenanao.

³⁵See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

³⁵Koa tandremo, fandrao maizina ny mazava izay ao anatinao.

³⁶If therefore thy whole body [is] light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

³⁶Ary amin'izany, raha mazava ny tenanao rehetra, ka tsy misy maizina, dia hazava avokoa izy rehetra, tahaka ny jiro raha mirehitra tsara ka manazava anao.

³⁷But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

³⁷Ary raha mbola niteny Jesosy, dia nisy Fariseo nampiantrano Azy hisakafo ao aminy; dia niditra Izy ka nipetraka nihinana.

³⁸But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

³⁸Fa gaga ilay Fariseo, raha nahita fa tsy nisasa Izy vao nihinana.

³⁹But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward [parts] are full of plunder and wickedness.

³⁹Fa hoy ny Tompo taminy: Ankehitriny ianareo Fariseo dia manadio ny vohon'ny kapoaka sy ny lovia, nefa ny ao anatinareo kosa dia feno rombaka sy faharatsiana.

⁴⁰Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

⁴⁰Ry adala! Tsy izay nanao ny vohony va no nanao ny atiny koa?

⁴¹But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

⁴¹Fa ny zavatra eo anatiny no aoka homenareo ho fiantrana, dia, indro, madio ho anareo ny zavatra rehetra.[Na: Manaova fiantrana araka izay azonareo atao]

⁴²But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

⁴²Fa lozanareo, Fariseo! fa mandoa ny fahafolon'ny solila sy ny rota ary izay anana famboly rehetra ianareo, nefa lalovanareo ny fitsarana sy ny fitiavana an'Andriamanitra; ireto tokony ho nataonareo, nefa tsy tokony havelanareo ireroana.

⁴³Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

⁴³Lozanareo, Fariseo! fa tia ny fipetrahana aloha ao amin'ny synagoga sy ny fiarahabana any an-tsena ianareo.

⁴⁴Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].

⁴⁴Lozanareo, fa ianareo dia tahaka ny fasana tsy hita, ka tsy fantatry ny olona izay manitsaka azy.

⁴⁵And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.

⁴⁵Ary ny anankiray tamin'ny mpahay lalàna namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Mpampianatra ô, raha miteny izany Hianao, dia manala baraka anay koa.

⁴⁶And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

⁴⁶Fa hoy Jesosy: Lozanareo, mpahay lalàna koa! fa mampitondra ny olona entana sarotra entina ianareo, nefa tsy manendry izany entana izany akory ianareo, na dia amin'ny rantsan-tananareo iray aza.

⁴⁷Woe unto you, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.

⁴⁷Lozanareo! fa manao ny rarivatom-pasan'ny mpaminany ianareo, nefa ny razanareo ihany no namono azy.

⁴⁸Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for *they* killed them, and *ye* build [their sepulchres].

⁴⁸Dia vavolombelona ianareo ka manaiky ny asan'ny razanareo; fa izy no namono azy, ary ianareo kosa manao ny rarivatom-pasany.

⁴⁹For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

⁴⁹Koa izany no nanambaran'ny fahendren'Andriamanitra hoe: Haniraka mpaminany sy apostoly ho any aminy Aho, ka ny sasany hovonoiny, ary ny sasany henjehiny,

⁵⁰that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

⁵⁰mba hadinina amin'ity taranaka ity ny ran'ny mpaminany rehetra izay nalatsaka hatramin'ny nanorenana izao tontolo izao,

⁵¹from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

⁵¹dia hatramin'ny ran'i Abela ka hatramin'ny ran'i Zakaria, izay novonoina teo anelanelan'ny alitara sy ny tempoly. Eny, lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa hadinina amin'ity taranaka ity izany.

⁵²Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.

⁵²Lozanareo, mpahay lalàna! satria nalainareo ny fanalahidin'ny fahalalana; ianareo tsy niditra, ary izay te-hiditra dia nosakananareo.

⁵³And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

⁵³Ary raha niala teo Izy, dia noteren'ny mpanora-dalàna sy ny Fariseo fatratra sady nadinadininy zavatra maro.[Na: tezitra mafy taminy]Dia nihendry Azy izy ireo hamandrihany Azy tamin'ny teny naloaky ny vavany.

⁵⁴watching him, [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth, [that they might accuse him].

⁵⁴Dia nihendry Azy izy ireo hamandrihany Azy tamin'ny teny naloaky ny vavany.