¹And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.

¹Ary nampianatra teo amoron'ny ranomasina indray Jesosy; ary nisy vahoaka betsaka nanatona Azy, dia niditra teo an-tsambokely Izy ka nipetraka teo amin'ny ranomasina; ary ny vahoaka rehetra dia teny an-tanety amoron-dranomasina.

²And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,

²Ary nampianatra azy zavatra maro tamin'ny fanoharana Izy ka nilaza tamin'ny fampianarany azy hoe:

³Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

³Mihainoa: Indro, nivoaka ny mpamafy mba hamafy.

⁴And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

⁴Ary raha namafy izy, ny sasany dia voafafy teny amoron-dalana, dia avy ny vorona ka nandany izany.

⁵And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;

⁵Ary ny sasany dia voafafy teny amin'ny tany marivo ambony vatolampy; dia nalaky nitrebona ireny, satria tsy nisy tany lalina.

⁶and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.

⁶Fa rehefa niposaka ny masoandro, dia nalazo ireny; ary satria tsy nanam-paka, dia maty izy.

⁷And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁷Ary ny sasany dia voafafy teny amin'ny tsilo; ary ny tsilo naniry ka nangeja azy, dia tsy namoa izy.

⁸And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

⁸Ary ny sasany dia voafafy teny amin'ny tany tsara, ary raha naniry sy namoa, dia vokatra, fa namoa: ny sasany avy telo-polo heny, ary ny sasany avy enim-polo heny, ary ny sasany avy zato heny.

⁹And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁹Ary hoy Izy: Izay manan-tsofina ho enti-mihaino, aoka izy hihaino.

¹⁰And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him [as to] the parables.

¹⁰Ary raha tao amin'ny mangingina Izy, dia nanontany Azy ny amin'ny fanoharana ireo nomba Azy mbamin'ny roa ambin'ny folo lahy.

¹¹And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,

¹¹Ary hoy Izy taminy: Hianareo no efa nomena ny zava-miafina ny amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra; fa amin'ireny izay any ivelany kosa ny zavatra rehetra dia atao amin'ny fanoharana;

¹²that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.

¹²mba hijery mandrakariva ihany izy, fa tsy hahita; ary mba handre mandrakariva ihany izy, fa tsy hahafantatra; fandrao hibebaka izy, ka havela ny helony (Isa. 6. 9, 10).

¹³And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

¹³Ary hoy Izy taminy: Tsy azonareo va ilay fanoharana teo? koa hataonareo ahoana no fahafantatra ny fanoharana rehetra?

¹⁴The sower sows the word:

¹⁴Ny mpamafy dia mamafy ny teny.

¹⁵and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

¹⁵Ary ireto no ilay teo amoron-dalana, dia izay amafazana ny teny, fa rehefa nandre izy, dia avy miaraka amin'izay Satana ka manaisotra ny teny izay nafafy tao aminy.

¹⁶And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

¹⁶Ary tahaka izany koa, ireto no ilay voafafy teny amin'ny tany marivo ambony vatolampy, dia izay mandre ny teny ka malaky mandray izany amin'ny hafaliana;

¹⁷and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

¹⁷nefa tsy manam-paka ao anatiny ireny, fa maharitra vetivety foana; koa rehefa afaka izany, ka tonga izay fahoriana na fanenjehana noho ny teny, dia tafintohina miaraka amin'izay izy.

¹⁸And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,

¹⁸Ary misy hafa koa izay voafafy teny amin'ny tsilo, dia ireo no ilay nandre ny teny,

¹⁹and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

¹⁹fa ny fiahiahiana izao fiainana izao sy ny fitaky ny harena ary ny filàna ny zavatra hafa miditra, dia mangeja ny teny, ka tsy mamoa izy.

²⁰And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred [fold].

²⁰Ary ireto no ilay voafafy teny amin'ny tany tsara, dia izay mandre ny teny ka mandray azy dia mamoa: ny sasany avy telo-polo heny, ny sasany avy enim-polo heny, ary ny sasany avy zato heny.

²¹And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?

²¹Ary hoy Izy taminy: Moa entina va ny jiro mba hosaronan'ny vata famarana, na hatao ao ambanin'ny farafara? Tsy hatao amin'ny fanaovan-jiro va izy?[Gr. avy]

²²For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

²²Fa tsy misy takona izay tsy ho hita, na miafina izay tsy haseho.

²³If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

²³Raha misy olona manan-tsofina ho enti-mihaino, aoka izy hihaino.

²⁴And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be [more] added to you.

²⁴Ary hoy Izy taminy: Diniho izay teny renareo; araka ny ohatra anoharanareo ihany no hanoharana ho anareo, ary homena mihoatra aza ianareo.

²⁵For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

²⁵Fa izay manana no homena; ary ny amin'ny tsy manana, na dia izay ananany aza dia halaina aminy.

²⁶And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

²⁶Ary hoy Izy: Toy izao ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra: tahaka ny lehilahy mamafy voa amin'ny tany

²⁷and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

²⁷ka matory sy mahatsiaro isan'alina sy isan'andro; ary ny voa dia mitsimoka ka maniry, nefa tsy fantany ny faniriny

²⁸The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

²⁸Fa ny tany mahavokatra ho azy: voalohany misy tahony, dia teraka, ary rehefa izany, dia feno voa.

²⁹But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

²⁹Fa rehefa azo jinjana izy, dia jinjany miaraka amin'izay, fa efa tonga ny fararano.

³⁰And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

³⁰Ary hoy Izy: Ahoana no hanoharantsika ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra, ary inona no fanoharana hanoharantsika azy?

³¹As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

³¹Tahaka ny voantsinapy izy, izay kely noho ny voa rehetra, raha vao afafy amin'ny tany;

³²and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

³²Fa rehefa voafafy kosa izy, dia maniry ka tonga lehibe noho ny anana rehetra, ary mandrantsana vaventy, ka azon'ny voro-manidina itoerana ny alokalony.

³³And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,

³³Ary fanoharana maro toy izany no nanambarany ny teny taminy, araka izay hainy hohenoina.

³⁴but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.

³⁴Ary raha tsy tamin'ny fanoharana dia tsy niteny taminy Izy; ary tamin'ny mangingina no nilazany tamin'ny mpianany ny hevitr'ireo rehetra ireo.

³⁵And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side:

³⁵Ary androtrizay ihany, rehefa hariva ny andro, dia hoy Izy taminy: Andeha isika hita ho eny am-pita.

³⁶and having sent away the crowd, they take him with [them], as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.

³⁶Ary rehefa nampodin'ny mpianany ny vahoaka, dia nentiny tamin'io sambokely io tamin'izao ihany Jesosy. Ary nisy sambokely sasany koa niaraka taminy.

³⁷And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.

³⁷Ary nisy tafio-drivotra mahery, ary nianjerazeran'ny alondrano ny sambokely ka nila ho feno rano.

³⁸And *he* was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him up and say to him, Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing?

³⁸Ary Jesosy natory teo am-bodin'ny sambokely tambonin'ny ondana; ary namoha Azy izy ireo ka nanao taminy hoe: Mpampianatra ô, tsy mampaninona Anao va izao hahafatesanay izao?

³⁹And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.

³⁹Ary nifoha Izy, dia niteny mafy ny rivotra sady nilaza tamin'ny ranomasina hoe: Mangina, mitsahara. Ary dia nitsahatra ny rivotra, ka tony tsara ny andro.

⁴⁰And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?

⁴⁰Ary hoy Izy taminy: Nahoana no saro-tahotra ianareo? Tsy mbola manam-pinoana va ianareo?Ary natahotra indrindra izy ireo ka niresaka hoe: Iza moa Ity, fa ny rivotra sy ny ranomasina aza manaiky Azy?

⁴¹And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

⁴¹Ary natahotra indrindra izy ireo ka niresaka hoe: Iza moa Ity, fa ny rivotra sy ny ranomasina aza manaiky Azy?