¹It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the TR adds “chief” priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

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

²They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”

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

³He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:

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

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

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

⁵They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

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

⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

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

⁷They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.

⁷Dia namaly ireo fa tsy fantany izay nihaviany.

⁸Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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

⁹He began to tell the people this parable. “A NU (in brackets) and TR add “certain” man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

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.

¹⁰ At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.

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.

¹¹ He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

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

¹² He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.

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

¹³ The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’

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

¹⁴ “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’

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.

¹⁵ They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

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

¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

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!

¹⁷But he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’ Psalm 118:22

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).

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”

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

¹⁹The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

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.

²⁰They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

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.

²¹They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

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:

²²Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

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

²³But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?

²³Fa Jesosy nahafantatra ny fihendreny ka nanao taminy hoe:

²⁴ Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”

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

²⁵He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

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

²⁶They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

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

²⁷Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.

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

²⁸They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

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).

²⁹There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

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

³⁰The second took her as wife, and he died childless.

³⁰Ary ny faharoa

³¹The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.

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

³²Afterward the woman also died.

³²Ary farany dia maty koa ravehivavy.

³³Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”

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

³⁴Jesus said to them, “The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.

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

³⁵ But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor 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;

³⁶ For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

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

³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Exodus 3:6

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).

³⁸ Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”

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

³⁹Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”

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

⁴⁰They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.

⁴⁰Fa tsy nisy sahy nanontany Azy intsony ireo.

⁴¹He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?

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

⁴² David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,

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

⁴³ until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’ Psalm 110:1

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

⁴⁴ “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”

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

⁴⁵In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,

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

⁴⁶ “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;

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.

⁴⁷ who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”

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