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.

¹And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, `Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.`

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)]

²And he said to them, `When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth;

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

³our appointed bread be giving us daily;

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].

⁴and forgive us our sins, for also we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us; and mayest Thou not bring us into temptation; but do Thou deliver us from the evil.`

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

⁵And he said unto them, `Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go on unto him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

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

⁶seeing a friend of mine came out of the way unto me, and I have not what I shall set before him,

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?

⁷and he from within answering may say, Do not give me trouble, already the door hath been shut, and my children with me are in the bed, I am not able, having risen, to give to thee.

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]

⁸`I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

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

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;

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

¹⁰for every one who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

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?

¹¹`And of which of you — the father — if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?

¹²ary raha angatahany atody, no hanome azy maingoka?

¹²and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?

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?

¹³If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!`

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

¹⁴And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,

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

¹⁵and certain of them said, `By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;`

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

¹⁶and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.

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.

¹⁷And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, `Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;

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

¹⁸and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

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.

¹⁹`But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons — your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

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

²⁰but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

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

²¹`When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;

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.

²²but when the stronger than he, having come upon [him], may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;

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

²³he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.

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.

²⁴`When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

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

²⁵and having come, it findeth [it] swept and adorned;

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.

²⁶then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.`

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.

²⁷And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, `Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!`

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

²⁸And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!`

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;

²⁹And the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, `This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

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

³⁰for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

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.

³¹`A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon 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.

³²`Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, because they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah; and lo, greater than Jonah here!

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.

³³`And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put [it] in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.

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.

³⁴`The lamp of the body is the eye, when then thine eye may be simple, thy whole body also is lightened; and when it may be evil, thy body also is darkened;

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

³⁵take heed, then, lest the light that [is] in thee be darkness;

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.

³⁶if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.`

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

³⁷And in [his] speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),

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

³⁸and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.

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.

³⁹And the Lord said unto him, `Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;

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

⁴⁰unthinking! did not He who made the outside also the inside make?

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]

⁴¹But what ye have give ye [as] alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.

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.

⁴²`But wo to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting.

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

⁴³`Wo to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

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

⁴⁴`Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.`

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

⁴⁵And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him, `Teacher, these things saying, us also thou dost insult;`

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.

⁴⁶and he said, `And to you, the lawyers, wo! because ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves with one of your fingers do not touch the burdens.

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

⁴⁷`Wo to you, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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

⁴⁸Then do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;

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

⁴⁹because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

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

⁵⁰that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from 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.

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

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

⁵²`Wo to you, the lawyers, because ye took away the key of the knowledge; yourselves ye did not enter; and those coming in, ye did hinder.`

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.

⁵³And in his speaking these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press him to speak about many things,

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

⁵⁴laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.