¹Selsamal tunnil astusid jüngrid Jeesuse juurde ja küsisid: 'Kes küll on suurim taevariigis?'

¹In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?

²Ja Jeesus kutsus ühe lapse, pani nende keskele seisma

²And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,

³ja ütles: 'Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, kui te ei pöördu ega saa kui lapsed, ei pääse te taevariiki!

³and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

⁴Kes nüüd iseennast alandab selle lapse taoliseks, see on suurim taevariigis.

⁴Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, *he* is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;

⁵Ja kes iganes ühe niisuguse lapse võtab vastu minu nimel, võtab vastu minu.

⁵and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.

⁶Aga kes iganes on püüniseks kellele tahes neist pisikestest minusse uskujaist, sellele oleks parem, et talle veskikivi kaela riputataks ja ta uputataks mere sügavusse.

⁶But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.

⁷Häda maailmale ahvatluste pärast! On küll paratamatu, et kiusatused tulevad. Kuid häda sellele inimesele, kelle kaudu kiusatus tuleb!

⁷Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

⁸Aga kui su käsi või su jalg ajab sind patustama, raiu ta ära ja heida minema! Sul on parem minna käteta või jalutuna ellu kui kahe käega ja kahe jalaga olla visatud igavesse tulle.

⁸And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

⁹Ja kui su silm ajab sind patustama, kisu ta välja ja heida minema! Sul on parem ühe silmaga minna ellu kui kahe silmaga olla visatud tulepõrgusse.

⁹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, [rather] than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

¹⁰Vaadake ette, et te ühtainustki neist pisikestest ei põlgaks, sest ma ütlen teile, et nende inglid taevas näevad alati minu Isa palet, kes on taevas!

¹⁰See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.

¹¹[Inimese Poeg on ju tulnud päästma kadunut.]

¹¹For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.

¹²Mis te arvate? Kui ühel inimesel juhtub olema sada lammast ja üks neist ära eksib, eks ta jäta need üheksakümmend üheksa mägedesse ja lähe otsima eksinut?

¹²What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?

¹³Ja kui ta selle üles leiab, tõesti, ma ütlen teile, ta rõõmustab tema pärast enam kui nende üheksakümne üheksa pärast, kes ei olnud eksinud.

¹³And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.

¹⁴Nõnda ei taha teie Isa, kes on taevas, et ükski neist pisikestest hukkuks.

¹⁴So it is not the will of your Father who is in [the] heavens that one of these little ones should perish.

¹⁵Aga kui su vend peaks patustama, siis mine, noomi teda nelja silma all! Kui ta sind kuulab, siis oled sa oma venna tagasi võitnud.

¹⁵But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

¹⁶Kui ta sind aga ei kuula, siis võta enesega veel üks või kaks, sest kahe või kolme tunnistaja suu läbi on kindel iga asi.

¹⁶But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.

¹⁷Aga kui ta on neile sõnakuulmatu, siis ütle kogudusele! Aga kui ta isegi koguduse sõna ei kuula, siis olgu ta sulle nagu pagan ja tölner!

¹⁷But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.

¹⁸Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, mis te iganes kinni seote maa peal, on seotud ka taevas, ja mis te iganes lahti päästate maa peal, on lahti päästetud ka taevas.

¹⁸Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.

¹⁹Tõesti, taas ma ütlen teile, kui iganes maa peal kaks teie seast on ühel meelel mingi asja suhtes, mida nad iganes paluvad, siis nad saavad selle minu Isa käest, kes on taevas.

¹⁹Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.

²⁰Sest kus kaks või kolm on minu nimel koos, seal olen mina nende keskel.'

²⁰For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.

²¹Siis ütles Peetrus tema juurde astudes: 'Issand, kui mitu korda minu vend võib minu vastu patustada ja mul tuleb talle andeks anda? Kas aitab seitsmest korrast?'

²¹Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?

²²Jeesus ütles talle: 'Ma ei ütle sulle seitse korda, vaid kas või seitsekümmend seitse korda.

²²Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

²³Seepärast on taevariik kuninga sarnane, kes tahtis oma sulastega arvet teha.

²³For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.

²⁴Kui ta siis hakkas arvet tegema, toodi ta ette üks, kes võlgnes talle kümme tuhat talenti.

²⁴And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.

²⁵Et tal aga maksta ei olnud, käskis isand müüa tema ja ta naise ja lapsed ja kõik, mis tal oli, ning maksta.

²⁵But he not having anything to pay, [his] lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.

²⁶Siis see sulane kummardas teda maha heites ja ütles: 'Ole minuga pikameelne ja ma maksan sulle kõik!'

²⁶The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.

²⁷Ja isandal hakkas sulasest hale, ta laskis tal minna ning kustutas laenu.

²⁷And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.

²⁸Aga kui see sulane oli välja läinud, leidis ta ühe kaassulase, kes võlgnes talle sada teenarit. Ja temast kinni haarates kägistas ta teda ja ütles: 'Maksa, mis sa võlgned!'

²⁸But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay [me] if thou owest anything.

²⁹Siis see kaassulane palus teda maha heites: 'Ole minuga pikameelne ja ma maksan sulle!'

²⁹His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down [at his feet], besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

³⁰Aga tema ei tahtnud, vaid läks ning laskis ta heita vangi, kuni ta oma võla ära maksab.

³⁰But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.

³¹Kui nüüd teised sulased nägid, mis sündis, olid nad väga nördinud ja tulid ning kaebasid oma isandale kõik, mis oli juhtunud.

³¹But his fellow-bondmen, having seen what had taken place, were greatly grieved, and went and recounted to their lord all that had taken place.

³²Siis kutsus isand tema enese juurde ja ütles talle: 'Sa tige sulane! Ma kustutasin kogu sinu võla, sest sa palusid mind.

³²Then his lord, having called him to [him], says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me;

³³Eks siis sinagi oleksid pidanud halastama oma kaassulase peale, nõnda nagu mina sinu peale halastasin!'

³³shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?

³⁴Ja ta isand vihastas ning andis ta piinajate kätte, kuni ta maksab ära kõik, mis ta temale võlgnes.

³⁴And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.

³⁵Nõnda teeb ka minu taevane Isa teile, kui teie igaüks kogu oma südamest ei anna andeks oma vennale.'

³⁵Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.