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 Heaven?”

²Ja Jeesus kutsus ühe lapse, pani nende keskele seisma

²Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst,

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

³and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

⁴ Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

⁵ Whoever receives 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.

⁶ but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should 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!

⁷ “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion 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.

⁸ If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the 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.

⁹ If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna or, 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!

¹⁰ See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

¹¹[Inimese Poeg on ju tulnud päästma kadunut.]

¹¹ For the Son of Man came 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?

¹² “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which 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.

¹³ If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

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

¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven 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.

¹⁵ “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your 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.

¹⁶ But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Deuteronomy 19:15

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!

¹⁷ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

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.

¹⁸ Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released 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.

¹⁹ Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

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

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

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 and said to him, “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 said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

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

²³ Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

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

²⁴ When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day’s wages for agricultural labor.

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

²⁵ But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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

²⁶ The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’

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

²⁷ The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

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!'

²⁸ “But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, 100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent. and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

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

²⁹ “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’

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

³⁰ He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

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

³¹ So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

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

³² Then his lord called him in, and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

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

³³ Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’

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

³⁴ His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.

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

³⁵ So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”