¹Ary tamin'ny andro anankiray, raha nampianatra ny olona teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly Jesosy ka nitory ny filazantsara, dia nanatona ny lohan'ny mpisorona sy ny mpanora-dalàna ary ny loholona

¹And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],

²ka niteny taminy hoe: Lazao aminay: Fahefana manao ahoana no anaovanao izao zavatra izao? ary iza no nanome Anao izany fahefana izany?

²and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?`

³Ary Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Izaho kosa mba hanontany anareo zavatra iray loha, ka lazao amiko:

³And he answering said unto them, `I will question you — I also — one thing, and tell me:

⁴Ny batisan'i Jaona avy tany an-danitra va, sa avy tamin'ny olona?

⁴the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?`

⁵Dia niara-nisaina izy ka nanao hoe: Raha holazaintsika hoe mantsy: Avy tany an-danitra, dia hataony hoe: Nahoana no tsy nino azy ianareo?

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying — `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

⁶Fa raha holazaintsika hoe kosa: Avy tamin'ny olona, dia hitora-bato antsika ny vahoaka rehetra, satria inoany ho mpaminany Jaona.

⁶and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.`

⁷Dia namaly ireo fa tsy fantany izay nihaviany.

⁷And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],

⁸Ary Jesosy nanao taminy hoe: Izaho kosa tsy hilaza aminareo izay fahefana anaovako izao zavatra izao.

⁸and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.`

⁹Dia nilaza izao fanoharana izao tamin'ny olona Izy ka nanao hoe: Nisy lehilahy anankiray nanao tanim-boaloboka, ka nahofany tamin'olona mpiasa tany izany, dia nandeha nitoetra ela tany an-tany hafa izy.

⁹And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

¹⁰Ary tamin'ny fotoana dia naniraka mpanompo hankany amin'ny mpiasa tany izy mba handray amin'ny vokatry ny tanim-boaloboka; fa ny mpiasa tany nikapoka azy ka nampandeha azy maina.

¹⁰and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.

¹¹Dia naniraka mpanompo anankiray koa izy; ary nokapohiny mafy koa iny sady nalany baraka ka nampandehaniny maina.

¹¹`And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

¹²Dia naniraka anankiray koa izy; ary iny koa dia nataony naratra ka noroahiny.

¹²and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

¹³Dia hoy ny tompon'ny tanim-boaloboka: Inona re no hataoko? Haniraka ny zanako malalako aho; angamba hanaja azy izy.

¹³`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

¹⁴Fa raha nahita iny ny mpiasa tany, dia niara-nisaina izy ka nanao hoe: Ity no mpandova; andeha hovonointsika io, mba ho antsika ny lova.

¹⁴and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

¹⁵Dia namoaka azy tany ivelan'ny tanim-boaloboka izy ka namono azy. Hataon'ny tompon'ny tanim-boaloboka ahoana moa izy amin'izany?

¹⁵and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁶Hankany izy, dia hamono ireo mpiasa tany ireo, ka homeny olon-kafa ny tanim-boaloboka. Ary raha nahare izany ireo, dia hoy izy: Sanatria izany!

¹⁶He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.` And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!`

¹⁷Ary Jesosy nijery azy ka nanao hoe: Ahoana moa izao voasoratra izao: Ny vato izay nolavin'ny mpanao trano, Dia izy no efa natao fehizoro? (Sal. 118. 22).

¹⁷and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

¹⁸Izay rehetra potraka amin'izany vato izany dia ho torotoro; fa na iza na iza no ianjerany dia ho mongomongo.

¹⁸every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.`

¹⁹Ary tamin'izany ora izany dia nitady hisambotra Azy ny mpanora-dalàna sy ny lohan'ny mpisorona; nefa natahotra ny olona izy, satria fantany fa izy no nolazainy tamin'izany fanoharana izany.

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

²⁰Ary nizaha taratra an'i Jesosy izy ka naniraka mpitsikilo, izay nody ho marina, mba hamandrika Azy amin'ny teniny, hanolorany Azy ho amin'ny hery sy ny fahefan'ny governora.

²⁰And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

²¹Ary ireo nanontany Azy ka nanao hoe: Mpampianatra ô, fantatray fa miteny sy mampianatra marina Hianao ka tsy mizaha tavan'olona, fa mampianatra marina ny lalan'Andriamanitra:

²¹and they questioned him, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;

²²Mety va raha mandoa vola hetra ho an'i Kaisara izahay, sa tsia?

²²Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?`

²³Fa Jesosy nahafantatra ny fihendreny ka nanao taminy hoe:

²³And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

²⁴Mampisehoa denaria amiko. An'iza moa io sary sy soratra eo aminy io? Hoy ireo: An'i Kaisara.

²⁴shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?` and they answering said, `Of Caesar:`

²⁵Dia hoy Jesosy taminy: Aloavy ho an'i Kaisara ary izay an'i Kaisara, ary ho an'Andriamanitra izay an'Andriamanitra.

²⁵and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;`

²⁶Ary tsy sahiny nitanana Azy teo anatrehan'ny olona izany teny izany sady gaga izy noho ny famaliny ka nangina.

²⁶and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

²⁷Ary ny sasany tamin'ny Sadoseo, izay milaza fa tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty, dia nanatona ka nanontany Azy hoe:

²⁷And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,

²⁸Mpampianatra ô, Mosesy nanoratra ho antsika hoe: Raha misy manan-drahalahy maty momba, ka mbola velona ny vadin'ny maty, dia aoka ny rahalahiny hampakatra an-dravehivavy ka hiteraka hamelo-maso ny rahalahiny (Deo. 25. 5).

²⁸saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one`s brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless — that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

²⁹Koa nisy fito mirahalahy; ary ny zokiny nampaka-bady, dia maty momba.

²⁹`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

³⁰Ary ny faharoa

³⁰and the second took the wife, and he died childless,

³¹sy ny fahatelo koa nampakatra azy; ary tahaka izany avokoa no nataon'izy fito mirahalahy; nefa maty momba avokoa izy.

³¹and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven — they left not children, and they died;

³²Ary farany dia maty koa ravehivavy.

³²and last of all died also the woman:

³³Koa amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty ho vadin'iza moa ravehivavy? fa samy efa nanambady azy avokoa izy fito mirahalahy.

³³in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? — for the seven had her as wife.`

³⁴Ary Jesosy nanao taminy hoe: Ny zanak'izao fiainana izao dia mampaka-bady sady avoaka hampakarina;

³⁴And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,

³⁵fa izay atao miendrika hahazo izany fiainana izany sy ny fitsanganana amin'ny maty kosa dia tsy raha mampaka-bady, na avoaka hampakarina;

³⁵but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage;

³⁶ary tsy mety maty intsony izy, fa mitovy amin'ny anjely sady zanak'Andriamanitra, satria zanaky ny fitsanganana amin'ny maty.

³⁶for neither are they able to die any more — for they are like messengers — and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.

³⁷Ary Mosesy aza nanambara teo amin'ilay teny milaza ny Voaroy fa hatsangana ny maty, raha nilaza an'i Jehovah hoe Andriamanitr'i Abrahama sy Andriamanitr'isaka ary Andriamanitr'i Jakoba (Eks. 3. 6).

³⁷`And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

³⁸Fa Izy tsy mba Andriamanitry ny maty, fa an'ny velona; fa velona ho an'Andriamanitra avokoa izy rehetra.

³⁸and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.`

³⁹Ary ny mpanora-dalàna sasany namaly ka nanao hoe: Mpampianatra ô, marina izay nolazainao.

³⁹And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;`

⁴⁰Fa tsy nisy sahy nanontany Azy intsony ireo.

⁴⁰and no more durst they question him anything.

⁴¹Ary hoy Jesosy taminy: Ahoana no lazaina fa Kristy no Zanak'i Davida?

⁴¹And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,

⁴²Fa Davida ihany no milaza eo amin'ny bokin'ny Salamo hoe: Jehovah nilaza tamin'ny Tompoko hoe: Mipetraha eo an-tanako ankavanana

⁴²and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

⁴³Ambara-panaoko ny fahavalonao ho fitoeran'ny tongotrao (Sal. 110. 1).

⁴³till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;

⁴⁴Davida amin'izany manao Azy hoe Tompo; koa ahoana no maha-Zanany Azy?

⁴⁴David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?`

⁴⁵Ary hoy Jesosy tamin'ny mpianany teo anatrehan'ny olona rehetra:

⁴⁵And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁶Mitandrema ny amin'ny mpanora-dalàna, izay mazoto mandehandeha miakanjo akanjo lava, ary te-hoharabain'ny olona eny an-tsena, sady tia ny fipetrehana aloha eo amin'ny synagoga sy ny fitoerana aloha eo amin'ny fanasana,ary mandany ny tranon'ny mpitondratena sy manao vavaka lavareny mba ho fiolahana; ireo dia hahazo fahamelohana mafimafy kokoa.

⁴⁶`Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

⁴⁷ary mandany ny tranon'ny mpitondratena sy manao vavaka lavareny mba ho fiolahana; ireo dia hahazo fahamelohana mafimafy kokoa.

⁴⁷who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.`