¹Ary rehefa vitan'i Jesosy ny nandidiany ny mpianany roa ambin'ny folo lahy, dia niala teo Izy hampianatra sy hitoriteny any an-tanànan'ny olona.

¹And it came to pass, when Jesus ended directing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

²Ary rehefa ren'i Jaona tao an-tranomaizina ny asa nataon'i Kristy, dia naniraka ny mpianany izy

²And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

³hanao aminy hoe: Hianao va Ilay ho avy, sa mbola hafa no andrasantsika?

³said to him, `Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?`

⁴Ary Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Mandehana ianareo, ka ambarao amin'i Jaona izao renareo sy hitanareo izao:

⁴And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

⁵Mahiratra ny jamba, ary afaka ny mandringa; diovina ny boka, ary malady ny marenina; atsangana ny maty, ary ny malahelo dia itoriana ny filazantsara.

⁵blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

⁶Ary sambatra izay tsy ho tafintohina noho ny amiko.

⁶and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.`

⁷Ary nony lasa ireny, dia vao nilaza an'i Jaona tamin'ny vahoaka Jesosy ka nanao hoe: Hizaha inona no nivoahanareo nankany an-efitra? Volotara nohozongozonin'ny rivotra va?

⁷And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, `What went ye out to the wilderness to view? — a reed shaken by the wind?

⁸Sa hizaha inona no nivoahanareo? Olona mitafy soa va? Indro, ny mitafy soa dia ao an-tranon'ny mpanjaka.[Gr. malemy]

⁸`But what went ye out to see? — a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings` houses.

⁹Sa hizaha inona no nivoahanareo? Mpaminany va? Eny, hoy Izaho aminareo, sady mihoatra lavitra noho ny mpaminany izy.

⁹`But what went ye out to see? — a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

¹⁰Izy no ilay voasoratra hoe: Indro, Izaho maniraka ny irako hialoha Anao, Izay hamboatra ny lalanao eo alohanao (Mal. 3. 1).

¹⁰for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

¹¹Lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa: Amin'izay nateraky ny vehivavy tsy mbola nisy nitsangana izay lehibe noho Jaona Mpanao-batisa; nefa ny kely indrindra amin'ny fanjakan'ny lanitra dia lehibe noho izy.

¹¹Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

¹²Ary hatramin'ny andron'i Jaona Mpanao-batisa ka mandraka ankehitriny ny fanjakan'ny lanitra dia rombahina, ary ny mpandrombaka maka azy an-keriny.

¹²`And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

¹³Fa ny mpaminany rehetra sy ny lalàna dia naminany hatramin'i Jaona.

¹³for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,

¹⁴Ary raha mety mandray ianareo, dia izy no ilay Elia izay ho avy.

¹⁴and if ye are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;

¹⁵Izay manan-tsofina ho enti-mihaino, aoka izy hihaino.

¹⁵he who is having ears to hear — let him hear.

¹⁶Fa tahaka ny inona no hanoharako ity taranaka ity? Tahaka ny ankizy madinika mipetraka eny an-tsena izy, izay miantso ny namany ka manao hoe:

¹⁶`And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

¹⁷Efa nitsoka sodina taminareo izahay, nefa tsy nandihy ianareo, efa nanao feo fisaonana izahay, nefa tsy niteha-tratra ianareo.

¹⁷and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

¹⁸Fa tonga Jaona tsy nihinana na nisotro, ka hoy ny olona: Manana demonia izy.

¹⁸`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;

¹⁹Tonga ny Zanak'olona mihinana sy misotro kosa, ka hoy ny olona: Indro, olona fatra-pitia hanina sy mpisotro divay, sakaizan'ny mpamory hetra sy ny mpanota. Fa ny fahendrena dia hamarinin ny asany.[Na: (ny zanany)]

¹⁹the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.`

²⁰Ary tamin'izany dia vao niteny mafy ny tanàna izay nanaovany ny ankamaroan'ny asany lehibe Izy, satria tsy nibebaka ireo, ka nanao hoe:

²⁰Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.

²¹Lozanao, ry Korazina! Lozanao, ry Betsaida! fa raha mba tany Tyro sy Sidona no natao ny asa lehibe izay natao teo aminareo, dia ho efa nibebaka ela tamin'ny lamba fisaonana sy ny lavenona ireny.

²¹`Wo to thee, Chorazin! wo to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;

²²Fa lazaiko aminareo fa ho moramora kokoa ny ho amin'i Tyro sy Sidona amin'ny andro fitsarana noho ny ho aminareo.

²²but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you.

²³Ary ianao, ry Kapernaomy, hasandratra hatrany an-danitra va ianao? Hietry hatrany amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita ianao; fa raha mba tany Sodoma no natao ny asa lehibe izay natao teo aminao, dia ho naharitra ambaraka androany izy.

²³`And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

²⁴Fa lazaiko aminareo fa ho moramora kokoa ny ho amin'ny tany Sodoma amin'ny andro fitsarana noho ny ho aminao.

²⁴but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.`

²⁵Tamin'izany andro izany dia namaly Jesosy ka nanao hoe: Midera Anao Aho, Raiko, Tompon'ny lanitra sy ny tany, fa nafeninao tamin'ny hendry sy ny manan-tsaina izany zavatra izany ka nasehonao tamin'ny zaza madinika.

²⁵At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

²⁶Eny, Raiko; fa izany no sitraponao.

²⁶Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.

²⁷Ny zavatra rehetra natolotry ny Raiko Ahy; ary tsy misy mahalala tsara ny Zanaka, afa-tsy ny Ray; ary tsy misy mahalala tsara ny Ray, afa-tsy Zanaka sy izay tian'ny Zanaka hanehoana Azy.

²⁷`All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal [Him].

²⁸Mankanesa atỳ amiko, ianareo rehetra izay miasa fatratra sy mavesatra entana, fa Izaho no hanome anareo fitsaharana.

²⁸`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

²⁹Ento ny ziogako, ka mianara amiko; fa malemy fanahy sady tsy miavona am-po Aho; dia hahita fitsaharana ho an'ny fanahinareo ianareo.Fa mora ny ziogako, ary maivana ny entako.

²⁹take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

³⁰Fa mora ny ziogako, ary maivana ny entako.

³⁰for my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.`