¹Tamin'izany ora izany dia nankeo amin'i Jesosy ny mpianatra ka nanao hoe: Iza moa no lehibe indrindra ao amin'ny fanjakan'ny lanitra?

¹At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?`

²Ary Jesosy niantso zazakely anankiray hankeo aminy, dia nametraka azy teo afovoany

²And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

³ka nanao hoe: Lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa: Raha tsy miova ianareo ka ho tonga tahaka ny zazakely, dia tsy hiditra amin'ny fanjakan'ny lanitra mihitsy ianareo.[Gr. mitodika]

³and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

⁴Koa na zovy na zovy no hanetry tena tahaka ity zazakely ity, dia izy no ho lehibe indrindra amin'ny fanjakan'ny lanitra.

⁴whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

⁵Ary na zovy na zovy no handray zazakely anankiray aza tahaka itony noho ny anarako, dia mandray Ahy.

⁵`And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

⁶Fa na zovy na zovy no hanafintohina na dia iray aza amin'ireny madinika mino Ahy ireny, dia tsara lavitra ho azy raha anantonana vato lehibe fikosoham-bary ny vozony, ka alentika any amin'ny ranomasina lalina izy.[Na: ahodim-boriky]

⁶and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

⁷Lozan'izao tontolo izao noho ny fahatafintohinana! fa tsy maintsy ho avy ny fahatafintohinana, nefa lozan'izay olona mahatonga ny fahatafintohinana.

⁷`Wo to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but wo to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

⁸Koa raha ny tananao na ny tongotrao no manafintohina anao, tapaho izy ka ario ho afaka aminao; fa tsara ho anao ny hiditra kilemaina na mandringa any amin'ny fiainana noho ny manana tanana roa sy tongotra roa, nefa hariana any amin'ny afo maharitra mandrakizay.

⁸`And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.

⁹Ary raha ny masonao no manafintohina anao, esory hiala izy, ka ario ho afaka aminao; fa tsara ho anao ny hiditra toka-maso amin'ny fiainana noho ny manana maso roa, nefa hariana any amin'ny helo mirehitra afo.

⁹`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

¹⁰Mitandrema, fandrao manao tsinontsinona na dia ny iray aza amin'ireny madinika ireny ianareo; fa lazaiko aminareo: Ny anjeliny any an-danitra mahita mandrakariva ny tavan'ny Raiko Izay any an-danitra.[Ampio hoe:]

¹⁰`Beware! — ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

¹¹(Fa tonga ny Zanak'olona hamonjy ny very.)

¹¹for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

¹²Ahoana no hevitrareo? Raha misy olona manana ondry zato, ka mania ny anankiray moa tsy hamela ny sivy amby sivi-folo eny an-tendrombohitra va izy ka handeha hitady ilay nania?

¹²`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not — having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains — seek that which is gone astray?

¹³Ary raha tàhiny hitany izy, dia lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa mahafaly azy iny noho ny sivy amby sivifolo izay tsy nania.

¹³and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

¹⁴Ary tahaka izany, dia tsy sitraky ny Rainareo Izay any an-danitra, raha ho very na dia iray aza amin'ireny madinika ireny.

¹⁴so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

¹⁵Ary raha manota aminao ny rahalahinao, dia mankanesa any aminy, ka rehefa mitokana ianareo roa lahy, dia asehoy azy ny fahadisoany. Raha mihaino anao izy, dia efa azonao ny rahalahinao;

¹⁵`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

¹⁶fa raha tsy mihaino anao kosa izy, dia ento miaraka aminao ny olona iray na roa, mba ho voaorina mafy avokoa ny teny rehetra amin'ny tenin'ny vavolombelona roa na telo (Deo. 19. 15).

¹⁶and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

¹⁷Ary raha tsy mety mihaino ireo izy, dia ambarao amin'ny fiangonana; ary raha tsy mety mihaino ny fiangonana koa izy, dia aoka hataonao ho tahaka ny jentilisa sy ny mpamory hetra izy. [ Gr. eklesia] [ Gr. eklesia]

¹⁷`And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

¹⁸Lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa: Na inona na inona fehezinareo etỳ ambonin'ny tany dia hofehezina any an-danitra; ary na inona na inona vahanareo etỳ ambonin'ny tany dia hovahana any an-danitra.

¹⁸`Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.

¹⁹Ary lazaiko aminareo koa: Raha misy roa aminareo mifanaiky etỳ ambonin'ny tany na amin'inona na amin'inona ka hangataka izany, dia ho azony avy amin'ny Raiko Izay any an-danitra izany.

¹⁹`Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask — it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,

²⁰Fa na aiza na aiza no iangonan'ny roa na telo amin'ny anarako, dia ao afovoany Aho.

²⁰for where there are two or three gathered together — to my name, there am I in the midst of them.`

²¹Dia nanatona Petera ka nanao taminy hoe: Tompoko, impiry moa no hanotan'ny rahalahiko amiko, ka havelako izy? Hatramin'ny impito va?

²¹Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him — till seven times?`

²²Fa hoy Jesosy taminy: Tsy lazaiko aminao hoe: Hatramin'ny impito, fa hatramin'ny impito amby fito-polo.[Na: fito-polo impito]

²²Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

²³Koa amin'izany ny fanjakan'ny lanitra dia tahaka ny mpanjaka anankiray, izay te-hidinika amin'ny mpanompony ny amin'ny volany.

²³`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

²⁴Ary raha vao nidinika izy, dia nisy anankiray nentina teo aminy, izay nitrosa talenta iray alina.[Anaram-bola; ny talenta volafotsy dia sekely telo arivo]

²⁴and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

²⁵Ary satria tsy nanan-kaloa izy, dia nasain'ny tompony hamidy izy sy ny vadiny aman-janany mbamin'ny fananany rehetra handoavana ny trosa.

²⁵and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

²⁶Dia niankohoka teo anatrehany ilay mpanompo ka nanao hoe: Tompoko, omeo andro aho, fa haloako ny anao rehetra.

²⁶The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

²⁷Ary ny tompon'izany mpanompo izany dia onena azy ka nandefa azy sady namoy ny trosa taminy.

²⁷and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

²⁸Nefa nony nivoaka izany mpanompo izany, dia nahita mpanompo namany anankiray, izay nitrosa denaria zato taminy; dia nosamboriny izy ka notraohiny sady nataony hoe: Aloavy izay trosako aminao.[Anaram-bola tokony ho venty no heviny]

²⁸`And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.

²⁹Fa niankohoka ilay mpanompo namany ka nifona taminy nanao hoe: Omeo andro aho, fa haloako ny anao.

²⁹His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

³⁰Nefa tsy nety izy, fa lasa nampanao azy tao an-tranomaizina mandra-pandoany ny trosa.

³⁰and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

³¹Ary nony hitan'ireo mpanompo namany izay efa natao, dia nalahelo indrindra izy ka nandeha nanambara tsara tamin'ny tompony izany rehetra natao izany.

³¹`And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

³²Dia nampanalain'ny tompony ralehilahy ka noteneniny hoe: Ry mpanompo ratsy fanahy, efa nafoiko ilay trosa rehetra taminao, satria nifona tamiko ianao;

³²then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

³³moa tsy tokony mba ho namindra fo tamin'ny mpanompo namanao koa va ianao tahaka ny namindrako fo taminao?

³³did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

³⁴Dia tezitra ny tompony ka nanolotra azy ho amin'ny mpampijaly mandra-pandoany ny trosa rehetra.Ary tahaka izany koa no hataon'ny Raiko Izay any an-danitra aminareo, raha tsy samy mamela ny rahalahinareo amin'ny fonareo avy ianareo.

³⁴`And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

³⁵Ary tahaka izany koa no hataon'ny Raiko Izay any an-danitra aminareo, raha tsy samy mamela ny rahalahinareo amin'ny fonareo avy ianareo.

³⁵so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.`