Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?
tadAnIM ziSyA yIzoH samIpamAgatya pRSTavantaH svargarAjye kaH zreSThaH?
2 And having called in a child, Jesus set it in the midst of them.
tato yIzuH kSudramekaM bAlakaM svasamIpamAnIya teSAM madhye nidhAya jagAda,
3 And he said, Truly I say to you, if ye are not turned, and become as children, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
yuSmAnahaM satyaM bravImi, yUyaM manovinimayena kSudrabAlavat na santaH svargarAjyaM praveSTuM na zaknutha|
4 He therefore who will make himself lowly as this child, this man is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.
yaH kazcid etasya kSudrabAlakasya samamAtmAnaM namrIkaroti, saeva svargarAjaye zreSThaH|
5 And whoever will receive one such child in my name receives me.
yaH kazcid etAdRzaM kSudrabAlakamekaM mama nAmni gRhlAti, sa mAmeva gRhlAti|
6 But whoever may cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is advantageous for him that a donkey-powered millstone were hanged on his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
kintu yo jano mayi kRtavizvAsAnAmeteSAM kSudraprANinAm ekasyApi vidhniM janayati, kaNThabaddhapeSaNIkasya tasya sAgarAgAdhajale majjanaM zreyaH|
7 Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
vighnAt jagataH santApo bhaviSyati, vighno'vazyaM janayiSyate, kintu yena manujena vighno janiSyate tasyaiva santApo bhaviSyati|
8 And if thy hand or thy foot causes thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee. It is good for thee to enter into life crippled or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
tasmAt tava karazcaraNo vA yadi tvAM bAdhate, tarhi taM chittvA nikSipa, dvikarasya dvipadasya vA tavAnaptavahnau nikSepAt, khaJjasya vA chinnahastasya tava jIvane pravezo varaM| (aiōnios g166)
9 And if thine eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee. It is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
aparaM tava netraM yadi tvAM bAdhate, tarhi tadapyutpAvya nikSipa, dvinetrasya narakAgnau nikSepAt kANasya tava jIvane pravezo varaM| (Geenna g1067)
10 See that ye not disparage one of these little ones, for I say to you, that in the heavens their agents do always behold the face of my Father in the heavens.
tasmAdavadhaddhaM, eteSAM kSudraprANinAm ekamapi mA tucchIkuruta,
11 For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.
yato yuSmAnahaM tathyaM bravImi, svarge teSAM dUtA mama svargasthasya piturAsyaM nityaM pazyanti| evaM ye ye hAritAstAn rakSituM manujaputra Agacchat|
12 What does it seem to you? If it happens a hundred sheep are with some man, and one of them went astray, after going (having left the ninety-nine on the mountains), does he not seek the one going astray?
yUyamatra kiM viviMgghve? kasyacid yadi zataM meSAH santi, teSAmeko hAryyate ca, tarhi sa ekonazataM meSAn vihAya parvvataM gatvA taM hAritamekaM kiM na mRgayate?
13 And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you, that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.
yadi ca kadAcit tanmeSoddezaM lamate, tarhi yuSmAnahaM satyaM kathayAmi, so'vipathagAmibhya ekonazatameSebhyopi tadekahetoradhikam AhlAdate|
14 So, it is not a purpose before your Father in the heavens, that one of these little ones should perish.
tadvad eteSAM kSudraprAenAm ekopi nazyatIti yuSmAkaM svargasthapitu rnAbhimatam|
15 But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.
yadyapi tava bhrAtA tvayi kimapyaparAdhyati, tarhi gatvA yuvayordvayoH sthitayostasyAparAdhaM taM jJApaya| tatra sa yadi tava vAkyaM zRNoti, tarhi tvaM svabhrAtaraM prAptavAn,
16 But if he should not hear, take with thee one or two besides, so that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
kintu yadi na zRNoti, tarhi dvAbhyAM tribhi rvA sAkSIbhiH sarvvaM vAkyaM yathA nizcitaM jAyate, tadartham ekaM dvau vA sAkSiNau gRhItvA yAhi|
17 And if he is heedless of them, speak to the church. But if he is also heedless of the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the tax collector.
tena sa yadi tayo rvAkyaM na mAnyate, tarhi samAjaM tajjJApaya, kintu yadi samAjasyApi vAkyaM na mAnyate, tarhi sa tava samIpe devapUjakaiva caNDAlaiva ca bhaviSyati|
18 Truly I say to you, however many things ye may bind on the earth will be things that are bound in heaven, and however many things ye may loose on the earth will be things that that are loosed in heaven.
ahaM yuSmAn satyaM vadAmi, yuSmAbhiH pRthivyAM yad badhyate tat svarge bhaMtsyate; medinyAM yat bhocyate, svarge'pi tat mokSyate|
19 Again I say to you truly, that if two of you should agree on the earth concerning every matter, whatever they might ask, it will happen for them from my Father in the heavens.
punarahaM yuSmAn vadAmi, medinyAM yuSmAkaM yadi dvAvekavAkyIbhUya kiJcit prArthayete, tarhi mama svargasthapitrA tat tayoH kRte sampannaM bhaviSyati|
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
yato yatra dvau trayo vA mama nAnni milanti, tatraivAhaM teSAM madhye'smi|
21 Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?
tadAnIM pitarastatsamIpamAgatya kathitavAn he prabho, mama bhrAtA mama yadyaparAdhyati, tarhi taM katikRtvaH kSamiSye?
22 Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
kiM saptakRtvaH? yIzustaM jagAda, tvAM kevalaM saptakRtvo yAvat na vadAmi, kintu saptatyA guNitaM saptakRtvo yAvat|
23 Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.
aparaM nijadAsaiH saha jigaNayiSuH kazcid rAjeva svargarAjayaM|
24 And when he began to settle, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Arabdhe tasmin gaNane sArddhasahasramudrApUritAnAM dazasahasrapuTakAnAm eko'ghamarNastatsamakSamAnAyi|
25 But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made.
tasya parizodhanAya dravyAbhAvAt parizodhanArthaM sa tadIyabhAryyAputrAdisarvvasvaJca vikrIyatAmiti tatprabhurAdideza|
26 The bondman therefore having fallen down, worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient toward me and I will pay thee all.
tena sa dAsastasya pAdayoH patan praNamya kathitavAn, he prabho bhavatA ghairyye kRte mayA sarvvaM parizodhiSyate|
27 And having felt compassion, the lord of that bondman released him, and forgave him the debt.
tadAnIM dAsasya prabhuH sakaruNaH san sakalarNaM kSamitvA taM tatyAja|
28 But after going out, that bondman found one of his fellow bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having grabbed him, he choked him, saying, Pay me if thou owe anything.
kintu tasmin dAse bahi ryAte, tasya zataM mudrAcaturthAMzAn yo dhArayati, taM sahadAsaM dRSdvA tasya kaNThaM niSpIDya gaditavAn, mama yat prApyaM tat parizodhaya|
29 So his fellow bondman having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Be patience toward me, and I will pay thee.
tadA tasya sahadAsastatpAdayoH patitvA vinIya babhASe, tvayA dhairyye kRte mayA sarvvaM parizodhiSyate|
30 But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed.
tathApi sa tat nAGagIkRtya yAvat sarvvamRNaM na parizodhitavAn tAvat taM kArAyAM sthApayAmAsa|
31 And when his fellow bondmen saw the things that happened, they were extremely sorry. And after coming, they reported to their lord all the things that happened.
tadA tasya sahadAsAstasyaitAdRg AcaraNaM vilokya prabhoH samIpaM gatvA sarvvaM vRttAntaM nivedayAmAsuH|
32 Then his lord having summoned him, he says to him, Thou evil bondman, I forgave thee all that debt because thou besought me.
tadA tasya prabhustamAhUya jagAda, re duSTa dAsa, tvayA matsannidhau prArthite mayA tava sarvvamRNaM tyaktaM;
33 Was it not necessary for thee also to be merciful to thy fellow bondman, as I also was merciful to thee?
yathA cAhaM tvayi karuNAM kRtavAn, tathaiva tvatsahadAse karuNAkaraNaM kiM tava nocitaM?
34 And having become angry, his lord delivered him to the tormentors until he would pay all that was due to him.
iti kathayitvA tasya prabhuH kruddhyan nijaprApyaM yAvat sa na parizodhitavAn, tAvat prahArakAnAM kareSu taM samarpitavAn|
35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye do not forgive each man his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.
yadi yUyaM svAntaHkaraNaiH svasvasahajAnAm aparAdhAn na kSamadhve, tarhi mama svargasyaH pitApi yuSmAn pratItthaM kariSyati|
