¹Ary nampianatra teo amoron'ny ranomasina indray Jesosy; ary nisy vahoaka betsaka nanatona Azy, dia niditra teo an-tsambokely Izy ka nipetraka teo amin'ny ranomasina; ary ny vahoaka rehetra dia teny an-tanety amoron-dranomasina.

¹And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land,

²Ary nampianatra azy zavatra maro tamin'ny fanoharana Izy ka nilaza tamin'ny fampianarany azy hoe:

²and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:

³Mihainoa: Indro, nivoaka ny mpamafy mba hamafy.

³`Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

⁴Ary raha namafy izy, ny sasany dia voafafy teny amoron-dalana, dia avy ny vorona ka nandany izany.

⁴and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

⁵Ary ny sasany dia voafafy teny amin'ny tany marivo ambony vatolampy; dia nalaky nitrebona ireny, satria tsy nisy tany lalina.

⁵and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

⁶Fa rehefa niposaka ny masoandro, dia nalazo ireny; ary satria tsy nanam-paka, dia maty izy.

⁶and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;

⁷Ary ny sasany dia voafafy teny amin'ny tsilo; ary ny tsilo naniry ka nangeja azy, dia tsy namoa izy.

⁷and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

⁸Ary ny sasany dia voafafy teny amin'ny tany tsara, ary raha naniry sy namoa, dia vokatra, fa namoa: ny sasany avy telo-polo heny, ary ny sasany avy enim-polo heny, ary ny sasany avy zato heny.

⁸and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.`

⁹Ary hoy Izy: Izay manan-tsofina ho enti-mihaino, aoka izy hihaino.

⁹And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.`

¹⁰Ary raha tao amin'ny mangingina Izy, dia nanontany Azy ny amin'ny fanoharana ireo nomba Azy mbamin'ny roa ambin'ny folo lahy.

¹⁰And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,

¹¹Ary hoy Izy taminy: Hianareo no efa nomena ny zava-miafina ny amin'ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra; fa amin'ireny izay any ivelany kosa ny zavatra rehetra dia atao amin'ny fanoharana;

¹¹and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

¹²mba hijery mandrakariva ihany izy, fa tsy hahita; ary mba handre mandrakariva ihany izy, fa tsy hahafantatra; fandrao hibebaka izy, ka havela ny helony (Isa. 6. 9, 10).

¹²that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.`

¹³Ary hoy Izy taminy: Tsy azonareo va ilay fanoharana teo? koa hataonareo ahoana no fahafantatra ny fanoharana rehetra?

¹³And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

¹⁴Ny mpamafy dia mamafy ny teny.

¹⁴He who is sowing doth sow the word;

¹⁵Ary ireto no ilay teo amoron-dalana, dia izay amafazana ny teny, fa rehefa nandre izy, dia avy miaraka amin'izay Satana ka manaisotra ny teny izay nafafy tao aminy.

¹⁵and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

¹⁶Ary tahaka izany koa, ireto no ilay voafafy teny amin'ny tany marivo ambony vatolampy, dia izay mandre ny teny ka malaky mandray izany amin'ny hafaliana;

¹⁶`And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

¹⁷nefa tsy manam-paka ao anatiny ireny, fa maharitra vetivety foana; koa rehefa afaka izany, ka tonga izay fahoriana na fanenjehana noho ny teny, dia tafintohina miaraka amin'izay izy.

¹⁷and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

¹⁸Ary misy hafa koa izay voafafy teny amin'ny tsilo, dia ireo no ilay nandre ny teny,

¹⁸`And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

¹⁹fa ny fiahiahiana izao fiainana izao sy ny fitaky ny harena ary ny filàna ny zavatra hafa miditra, dia mangeja ny teny, ka tsy mamoa izy.

¹⁹and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰Ary ireto no ilay voafafy teny amin'ny tany tsara, dia izay mandre ny teny ka mandray azy dia mamoa: ny sasany avy telo-polo heny, ny sasany avy enim-polo heny, ary ny sasany avy zato heny.

²⁰`And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.`

²¹Ary hoy Izy taminy: Moa entina va ny jiro mba hosaronan'ny vata famarana, na hatao ao ambanin'ny farafara? Tsy hatao amin'ny fanaovan-jiro va izy?[Gr. avy]

²¹And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch — not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

²²Fa tsy misy takona izay tsy ho hita, na miafina izay tsy haseho.

²²for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

²³Raha misy olona manan-tsofina ho enti-mihaino, aoka izy hihaino.

²³If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.`

²⁴Ary hoy Izy taminy: Diniho izay teny renareo; araka ny ohatra anoharanareo ihany no hanoharana ho anareo, ary homena mihoatra aza ianareo.

²⁴And he said to them, `Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;

²⁵Fa izay manana no homena; ary ny amin'ny tsy manana, na dia izay ananany aza dia halaina aminy.

²⁵for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.`

²⁶Ary hoy Izy: Toy izao ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra: tahaka ny lehilahy mamafy voa amin'ny tany

²⁶And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

²⁷ka matory sy mahatsiaro isan'alina sy isan'andro; ary ny voa dia mitsimoka ka maniry, nefa tsy fantany ny faniriny

²⁷and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

²⁸Fa ny tany mahavokatra ho azy: voalohany misy tahony, dia teraka, ary rehefa izany, dia feno voa.

²⁸for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

²⁹Fa rehefa azo jinjana izy, dia jinjany miaraka amin'izay, fa efa tonga ny fararano.

²⁹and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.`

³⁰Ary hoy Izy: Ahoana no hanoharantsika ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra, ary inona no fanoharana hanoharantsika azy?

³⁰And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

³¹Tahaka ny voantsinapy izy, izay kely noho ny voa rehetra, raha vao afafy amin'ny tany;

³¹As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

³²Fa rehefa voafafy kosa izy, dia maniry ka tonga lehibe noho ny anana rehetra, ary mandrantsana vaventy, ka azon'ny voro-manidina itoerana ny alokalony.

³²and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.`

³³Ary fanoharana maro toy izany no nanambarany ny teny taminy, araka izay hainy hohenoina.

³³And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

³⁴Ary raha tsy tamin'ny fanoharana dia tsy niteny taminy Izy; ary tamin'ny mangingina no nilazany tamin'ny mpianany ny hevitr'ireo rehetra ireo.

³⁴and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.

³⁵Ary androtrizay ihany, rehefa hariva ny andro, dia hoy Izy taminy: Andeha isika hita ho eny am-pita.

³⁵And he saith to them on that day, evening having come, `We may pass over to the other side;`

³⁶Ary rehefa nampodin'ny mpianany ny vahoaka, dia nentiny tamin'io sambokely io tamin'izao ihany Jesosy. Ary nisy sambokely sasany koa niaraka taminy.

³⁶and having let away the multitude, they take him up as he was in the boat, and other little boats also were with him.

³⁷Ary nisy tafio-drivotra mahery, ary nianjerazeran'ny alondrano ny sambokely ka nila ho feno rano.

³⁷And there cometh a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,

³⁸Ary Jesosy natory teo am-bodin'ny sambokely tambonin'ny ondana; ary namoha Azy izy ireo ka nanao taminy hoe: Mpampianatra ô, tsy mampaninona Anao va izao hahafatesanay izao?

³⁸and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, `Teacher, art thou not caring that we perish?`

³⁹Ary nifoha Izy, dia niteny mafy ny rivotra sady nilaza tamin'ny ranomasina hoe: Mangina, mitsahara. Ary dia nitsahatra ny rivotra, ka tony tsara ny andro.

³⁹And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, `Peace, be stilled;` and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:

⁴⁰Ary hoy Izy taminy: Nahoana no saro-tahotra ianareo? Tsy mbola manam-pinoana va ianareo?Ary natahotra indrindra izy ireo ka niresaka hoe: Iza moa Ity, fa ny rivotra sy ny ranomasina aza manaiky Azy?

⁴⁰and he said to them, `Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?`

⁴¹Ary natahotra indrindra izy ireo ka niresaka hoe: Iza moa Ity, fa ny rivotra sy ny ranomasina aza manaiky Azy?

⁴¹and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, `Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?`