¹He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.

¹Ary niteny taminy Izy ka nanao fanoharana hoe: Nisy lehilahy anankiray nanao tanim-boaloboka ka namefy azy manodidina sy nihady famiazana ary nanao tilikambo, ka nahofany tamin'olona mpiasa tany izany, dia lasa nankany an-tany hafa izy.

² When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

²Ary nony tonga ny fotoana, dia naniraka mpanompo anankiray izy hankany amin'ny mpiasa tany handray amin'ny vokatry ny tanim-boaloboka.

³ They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

³Fa ireo nisambotra ilay mpanompo sady nikapoka azy ka nampiala azy maina.

⁴ Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

⁴Ary izy naniraka mpanompo anankiray koa ho any aminy indray, fa io koa, dia noratrainy ny lohany, ka nalany baraka izy.

⁵ Again he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.

⁵Ary naniraka anankiray koa izy, fa io kosa indray dia novonoiny ho faty; ary maro koa no nirahiny, fa ny sasany nokapohiny, ary ny sasany novonoiny ho faty.

⁶ Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

⁶Ary mbola nanana anankiray izy, dia ny zananilahy malalany, ka nony farany dia naniraka azy hankany aminy izy ka nanao hoe: Hanaja ny zanako izy.

⁷ But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

⁷Fa izany mpiasa tany izany niresaka hoe: Ity no mpandova; andeha hovonointsika izy, dia ho antsika ny lova.

⁸ They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

⁸Ary rehefa nisambotra azy izy, dia nahafaty azy sy namoaka azy teo ivelan'ny tanim-boaloboka.

⁹ What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.

⁹Koa ahoana no hataon'ny tompon'ny tanim-boaloboka amin'izany? Ho avy izy, dia handringana ny mpiasa tany, ka homeny olon-kafa ny tanim-boaloboka.

¹⁰ Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.

¹⁰Ary tsy mbola novakinareo va izao Soratra Masina izao: Ny vato izay nolavin'ny mpanao trano, Dia izy no efa natao fehizoro;

¹¹ This was from the Lord, it is marvelous in our eyes’?” Psalm 118:22-23

¹¹Avy tamin'i Jehovah izao Ka mahagaga eo imasontsika? (Sal. 118. 22, 23.)

¹²They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

¹²Ary nitady hisambotra Azy izy ireo, nefa natahotra ny vahoaka izy, satria fantany fa ny tenany no nolazainy tamin'izany fanoharana izany; dia nandao an'i Jesosy ny olona ka lasa.

¹³They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.

¹³Ary nirahiny hankeo amin'i Jesosy ny sasany avy tamin'ny Fariseo sy ny Herodiana hamandrika Azy amin'ny teniny.

¹⁴When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

¹⁴Ary rehefa tonga izy ireo, dia nanao taminy hoe: Mpampianatra ô, fantatray fa marina Hianao, ka tsy mampaninona Anao ny hevitry ny olona, fa tsy mba mizaha tavan'olona Hianao, fa mampianatra marina ny lalan'Andriamanitra. Mety va ny mandoa vola hetra ho an'i Kaisara, sa tsia?

¹⁵Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”

¹⁵Handoa va izahay, sa tsy handoa? Fa Izy nahalala ny fihatsaram-belatsihiny, ka dia nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana no maka fanahy Ahy ianareo? Itondray denaria etỳ amiko hizahako azy.

¹⁶They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”

¹⁶Dia nitondrany Izy. Ary hoy Izy taminy: An'iza io sary sy soratra io? Ary hoy izy taminy: An'i Kaisara.

¹⁷Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

¹⁷Dia hoy Jesosy taminy: Aloavy ho an'i Kaisara izay an'i Kaisara, ary ho an'Andriamanitra izay an'Andriamanitra. Dia gaga taminy ireny.

¹⁸There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,

¹⁸Ary ny Sadoseo, izay milaza fa tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty, dia nisy sasany tonga teo aminy ka nanontany Azy hoe:

¹⁹“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’

¹⁹Mpampianatra ô, Mosesy nanoratra ho antsika hoe: Raha misy manan-drahalahy maty momba, ka mbola velona ny vadin'ny maty, dia aoka ny rahalahiny hampakatra azy hiteraka hamelo-maso ny rahalahiny (Deo. 25. 5).

²⁰There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.

²⁰Nisy fito mirahalahy; ary ny zokiny nampaka-bady, dia maty momba.

²¹The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;

²¹Ary ny faharoa nampakatra an-dravehivavy, dia maty momba koa; ary ny fahatelo dia toy izany ihany koa.

²²and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.

²²Ary izy fito mirahalahy dia samy maty momba avokoa. Koa faran'izy rehetra dia maty koa ravehivavy.

²³In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”

²³Koa amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty, ho vadin'iza moa ravehivavy, satria efa samy nanambady azy avokoa izy fito mirahalahy?

²⁴Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

²⁴Ary hoy Jesosy taminy: Tsy izao tsi-fahafantaranareo ny Soratra Masina sy ny herin'Andriamanitra izao va no mahadiso hevitra anareo?

²⁵ For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

²⁵Fa amin'ny hitsanganana amin'ny maty dia tsy hisy hampaka-bady na havoaka hampakarina; fa tahaka ny anjely any an-danitra izy.

²⁶ But about the dead, that they are raised; haven’t you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’ Exodus 3:6 ?

²⁶Ka ny amin'ny hananganana ny maty, tsy mbola novakinareo va ny eo amin'ny bokin'i Mosesy, eo amin'ilay teny milaza ny Voaroy, dia ny nanaovan'Andriamanitra taminy hoe: Izaho no Andriamanitr'i Abrahama sy Andriamanitr'isaka ary Andriamanitr'i Jakoba? (Eks. 3. 6.)

²⁷ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”

²⁷Tsy Andriamanitry ny maty Izy, fa an'ny velona; koa diso indrindra ianareo.

²⁸One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”

²⁸Dia nanatona an'i Jesosy ny mpanora-dalàna anankiray, izay efa nahare ny niadiany hevitra tamin'ny Sadoseo ka nahalala fa namaly azy tsara Izy, dia nanontany Azy hoe: Ny didy manao ahoana no voalohany amin'izy rehetra?

²⁹Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:

²⁹Ary Jesosy namaly hoe: Ny voalohany dia izao: Mihainoa, ry Isiraely: Jehovah Andriamanitsika dia Jehovah iray ihany;

³⁰ you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ Deuteronomy 6:4-5 This is the first commandment.

³⁰koa tiava an'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao amin'ny fonao rehetra sy ny fanahinao rehetra sy ny sainao rehetra ary ny herinao rehetra (Deo. 6. 4, 5).

³¹ The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Leviticus 19:18 There is no other commandment greater than these.”

³¹Ary ny faharoa dia izao: Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao (Lev. 19. 18). Tsy misy didy hafa lehibe noho ireo.

³²The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

³²Ary hoy ilay mpanora-dalàna taminy: Marina izany, Tompoko; tsara ny nilazanao fa iray ihany Andriamanitra, ary tsy misy afa-tsy Izy.

³³and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

³³Ary ny ho tia Azy amin'ny fo rehetra sy ny saina rehetra sy ny hery rehetra, ary ny ho tia ny namana tahaka ny tena, dia mihoatra lavitra noho ny fanatitra hodorana sy ny fanatitra hafa rehetra izany.

³⁴When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

³⁴Ary raha hitan'i Jesosy fa namaly tamim-pahendrena izy, dia hoy Izy taminy: Tsy lavitra ny fanjakan'Andriamanitra ianao. Ary tsy nisy sahy nanontany Azy intsony.

³⁵Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

³⁵Ary Jesosy, raha nampianatra teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly, dia namaly ka nanao hoe: Ahoana no lazain'ny mpanora-dalàna fa Kristy no Zanak'i Davida?

³⁶ For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’ Psalm 110:1

³⁶Kanefa ny tenan'i Davida dia nampilazain'ny Fanahy Masina hoe: Jehovah nilaza tamin'ny Tompoko hoe: Mipetraha eo an-tanako ankavanana Ambara-panaoko ny fahavalonao ho fitoeran-tongotrao (Sal. 110. 1).

³⁷ Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.

³⁷Ny tenan'i Davida manao Azy hoe Tompo, koa ahoana no maha-Zanany Azy? Ary ny vahoaka betsaka nihaino Azy tamin'ny hafaliana.

³⁸In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

³⁸Ary hoy Izy amin'ny fampianarany: Mitandrema ny amin'ny mpanora-dalàna izay mazoto mandehandeha miakanjo akanjo lava sy te-hoharabain'olona eny an-tsena,

³⁹ and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:

³⁹ary tia ny fipetrahana aloha ao amin'ny synagoga sy ny fitoerana aloha ao amin'ny fanasana,

⁴⁰ those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

⁴⁰ary mandany ny tranon'ny mpitondratena ka manao vavaka lavareny mba ho fiolahana; ireo no hahazo fahamelohana mafimafy kokoa.

⁴¹Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

⁴¹Ary raha nipetraka tandrifin'ny fandatsahan-drakitra Jesosy, dia nijery ny fandatsaky ny vahoaka tao; ary maro ny mpanankarena nandatsaka be tao.

⁴²A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, literally, lepta (or widow’s mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages. which equal a quadrans coin. A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day’s wages for an agricultural laborer.

⁴²Fa nisy mpitondratena malahelo anankiray kosa tonga teo, ka nandatsaka farantsakely roa an-kevitry ny variroaventy avy.[Gr. lepta roa, dia farantsakely varahina izany = kodranta iray = tokony ho variroaventy]

⁴³He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

⁴³Ary Jesosy niantso ny mpianany hanatona Azy ka nanao taminy hoe: Lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa io mpitondratena malahelo io no efa nandatsaka be noho izay rehetra nandatsaka tao amin'ny fandatsahan-drakitra.Fa ireo rehetra ireo, dia tamin'ny haben'ny fananany ho nandatsahany tao; fa izy kosa, tamin'ny alahelony no nandatsahany tao izay rehetra nananany, dia ny fivelomany rehetra.

⁴⁴ for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”

⁴⁴Fa ireo rehetra ireo, dia tamin'ny haben'ny fananany ho nandatsahany tao; fa izy kosa, tamin'ny alahelony no nandatsahany tao izay rehetra nananany, dia ny fivelomany rehetra.