¹Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,

¹Ary tamin'izany Jesosy dia niteny tamin'ny vahoaka sy tamin'ny mpianany ka nanao hoe:

²saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

²Eo amin'ny fipetrahan'i Mosesy no ipetrahan'ny mpanora-dalàna sy ny Fariseo;

³all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,

³koa amin'izany, izay rehetra lazainy dia ataovy ka tandremo; fa aza mba manao araka ny asany, satria miteny ihany izy, nefa tsy manao.

⁴but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.

⁴Eny, mamehy entana sady mavesatra no sarotra entina izy ka manaingina izany eo amin'ny soroky ny olona, nefa ny tenany tsy mety manetsika izany na dia amin'ny rantsan-tànany anankiray asa.

⁵And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments],

⁵Ary ny asany rehetra dia ataony mba ho hitan'ny. olona; fa ataony lehibe ny fylakiterany, ary ataony vaventy ny somotraviaviny.

⁶and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,

⁶Ary tia ny fitoerana aloha eo amin'ny fanasana izy, sy ny fipetrahana aloha eo amin'ny synagoga

⁷and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

⁷sy ny hoharabain'ny olona eny an-tsena ary ny hataon'ny olona hoe: Raby ô!

⁸But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren.

⁸Fa ianareo kosa aza mba mety hatao hoe: Raby ô; fa iray ihany no mpampianatra anareo, ary ianareo rehetra dia mpirahalahy avokoa.

⁹And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.

⁹Ary aza milaza olona etỳ an-tany ho rainareo; fa iray ihany no Rainareo, dia Izay any an-danitra.

¹⁰Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.

¹⁰Ary aza mba mety hatao hoe mpitarika ianareo; fa iray ihany no Mpitarika anareo, dia Kristy.

¹¹But the greatest of you shall be your servant.

¹¹Fa izay lehibe aminareo no ho mpanompo anareo.

¹²And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

¹²Fa izay manandra-tena no haetry; ary izay manetry tena no hasandratra.

¹³But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for *ye* do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.

¹³Fa lozanareo, mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! fa arindrinareo eo anoloan'ny olona ny fanjakan'ny lanitra; fa ianareo tsy miditra, ary izay miditra dia tsy avelanareo hiditra.[Ampio hoe:]

¹⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves.

¹⁴(Lozanareo mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! Fa laninareo ny tranon'ny mpitondratena, ary dia manao vavaka lavareny ho fiolahana ianareo; koa izany no hahazoanareo fahamelohana mafimafy kokoa.)

¹⁶Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

¹⁵Lozanareo, mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! fa mandeha mitety ny ranomasina sy ny tany maina ianareo mba hahazoanareo na dia iray ihany aza ho proselyta; ary rehefa azonareo izy, dia ataonareo zanaky ny helo mihoatra indroa noho ianareo aza.

¹⁷Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

¹⁶Lozanareo, mpitarika jamba izay manao hoe: Raha misy mianiana amin'ny tempoly, dia tsy mampaninona izany; fa raha misy mianiana amin'ny volamena amin'ny tempoly, dia haningo-tena izy.

¹⁸And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

¹⁷Ry adala sy jamba! iza no lehibe, ny volamena va, sa ny tempoly izay nahamasina ny volamena?

¹⁹[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

¹⁸Ary koa: Raha misy mianiana amin'ny alitara, dia tsy mampaninona izany; fa raha misy mianiana amin'ny fanatitra eo amboniny, dia haningo-tena izy.

²⁰He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

¹⁹Ry jamba! iza no lehibe, ny fanatitra, sa ny alitara izay mahamasina ny fanatitra?

²¹And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

²⁰Koa amin'izany, izay mianiana amin'ny alitara, dia mianiana aminy mbamin'ny zavatra rehetra izay eo amboniny.

²²And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

²¹Ary izay mianiana amin'ny tempoly dia mianiana aminy mbamin'izay mitoetra ao anatiny.

²³Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.

²²Ary izay mianiana amin'ny lanitra dia mianiana amin'ny seza fiandrianan'Andriamanitra mbamin'izay mipetraka eo amboniny.

²⁴Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.

²³Lozanareo, mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! fa mandoa ny fahafolon'ny solila sy ny aneta ary ny komina ianareo, nefa navelanareo izay lehibe amin'ny lalàna, dia ny rariny sy ny famindram-po ary ny finoana; ireto tokony ho nataonareo, nefa tsy tokony havelanareo ireroana.[Anaran-java-maniry ireo]

²⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.

²⁴Ry mpitarika jamba! tantavaninareo ny moka, nefa atelinareo ny rameva.

²⁶Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.

²⁵Lozanareo, mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! fa diovinareo ny vohon'ny kapoaka sy ny lovia, nefa ny ao anatiny dia feno rombaka sy tsi-fahononana.

²⁷Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

²⁶Ry Fariseo jamba! diovy aloha ny atin'ny kapoaka sy ny lovia, mba ho madio koa ny vohony.

²⁸Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

²⁷Lozanareo, mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! fa ianareo dia tahaka ny fasana voalalotra fotsy, izay miseho tsara tarehy eo ivelany, nefa ny ao anatiny dia feno taolan'ny maty mbamin'ny fahalotoana rehetra.

²⁹Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,

²⁸Dia tahaka izany koa ianareo: raha amin'ny eo ivelany dia miseho amin'ny olona ho marina, nefa ny ao anatinareo dia feno fihatsaram-belatsihy sy tsi-fankatoavan-dalàna.

³⁰and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

²⁹Lozanareo, mpanora-dalàna sy Fariseo, mpihatsaravelatsihy! fa manao ny fasan'ny mpaminany ianareo sady manisy haingony ny rarivatom-pasan'ny olona marina,

³¹So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

³⁰ka hoy ianareo: Raha niara-belona tamin'ny razanay izahay, dia tsy mba nikambana taminy handatsa-drà ny mpaminany.

³²and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.

³¹Ka dia miampanga tena ianareo fa zanak'izay namono ny mpaminany.

³³Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?

³²Ary ianareo koa dia mamenoa ny famaran'ny razanareo.

³⁴Therefore, behold, *I* send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

³³Ry bibilava, taranaky ny menarana, hataonareo ahoana no fandositra ny fanamelohana ho any amin'ny helo?

³⁵so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon *you*, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

³⁴Ary noho izany, indro, Izaho maniraka mpaminany sy olon-kendry ary mpanora-dalàna ho atỳ aminareo; koa ny sasany hovonoinareo sy hohomboanareo amin'ny hazo fijaliana, ary ny sasany hokapohinareo ao amin'ny synagoganareo sy henjehinareo mitety vohitra,-

³⁶Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁵mba hanody anareo ny rà marina rehetra, izay nalatsaka tambonin'ny tany, hatramin'ny ran'i Abela marina ka hatramin'ny ran'i Zakaria, zanak'i Barakia, izay novonoinareo teo anelanelan'ny tempoly sy ny alitara.

³⁷Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

³⁶Lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa: Hanody ity taranaka ity izany rehetra izany.

³⁸Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;

³⁷Ry Jerosalema, ry Jerosalema, izay mamono ny mpaminany sy mitora-bato izay irahina ho aminao, impiry Aho no ta-hanangona ny zanakao, tahaka ny fanomban'ny akoho ny zanany ao ambanin'ny elany, fa tsy nety ianareo!

³⁹for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.

³⁸Indro, avela ho lao ho anareo ny tranonareo.Fa lazaiko aminareo: Hatramin'izao dia tsy hahita Ahy tokoa ianareo mandra-pilazanareo hoe: Isaorana anie Izay avy amin'ny anaran'i Jehovah.

³⁹Fa lazaiko aminareo: Hatramin'izao dia tsy hahita Ahy tokoa ianareo mandra-pilazanareo hoe: Isaorana anie Izay avy amin'ny anaran'i Jehovah.