Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes: Quis, putas, major est in regno cælorum?
2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,
Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,
3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
et dixit: Amen dico vobis, nisi conversi fueritis, et efficiamini sicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum cælorum.
4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Quicumque ergo humiliaverit se sicut parvulus iste, hic est major in regno cælorum.
5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
Et qui susceperit unum parvulum talem in nomine meo, me suscipit:
6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.
qui autem scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credunt, expedit ei ut suspendatur mola asinaria in collo ejus, et demergatur in profundum maris.
7 A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.
Væ mundo a scandalis! Necesse est enim ut veniant scandala: verumtamen væ homini illi, per quem scandalum venit.
8 And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
Si autem manus tua, vel pes tuus scandalizat te, abscide eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem, vel claudum, quam duas manus vel duos pedes habentem mitti in ignem æternum. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out, and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
Et si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est cum uno oculo in vitam intrare, quam duos oculos habentem mitti in gehennam ignis. (Geenna g1067)
10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
Videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis: dico enim vobis, quia angeli eorum in cælis semper vident faciem Patris mei, qui in cælis est.
Venit enim Filius hominis salvare quod perierat.
12 What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?
Quid vobis videtur? si fuerint alicui centum oves, et erravit una ex eis: nonne relinquit nonaginta novem in montibus, et vadit quærere eam quæ erravit?
13 And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.
Et si contigerit ut inveniat eam: amen dico vobis, quia gaudet super eam magis quam super nonaginta novem, quæ non erraverunt.
14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.
Sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum, qui in cælis est, ut pereat unus de pusillis istis.
15 And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.
Si autem peccaverit in te frater tuus, vade, et corripe eum inter te, et ipsum solum: si te audierit, lucratus eris fratrem tuum.
16 But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
Si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.
17 And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
Quod si non audierit eos: dic ecclesiæ. Si autem ecclesiam non audierit, sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus.
18 Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
Amen dico vobis, quæcumque alligaveritis super terram, erunt ligata et in cælo: et quæcumque solveritis super terram, erunt soluta et in cælo.
19 Again, I say to you, that if two of you are in agreement on earth about anything for which they will make a request, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
Iterum dico vobis, quia si duo ex vobis consenserint super terram, de omni re quamcumque petierint, fiet illis a Patre meo, qui in cælis est.
20 For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
Ubi enim sunt duo vel tres congregati in nomine meo, ibi sum in medio eorum.
21 Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?
Tunc accedens Petrus ad eum, dixit: Domine, quoties peccabit in me frater meus, et dimittam ei? usque septies?
22 Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
Dicit illi Jesus: Non dico tibi usque septies: sed usque septuagies septies.
23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
Ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis.
24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.
Et cum cœpisset rationem ponere, oblatus est ei unus, qui debebat ei decem millia talenta.
25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
Cum autem non haberet unde redderet, jussit eum dominus ejus venundari, et uxorem ejus, et filios, et omnia quæ habebat, et reddi.
26 So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
Procidens autem servus ille, orabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.
Misertus autem dominus servi illius, dimisit eum, et debitum dimisit ei.
28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
Egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservis suis, qui debebat ei centum denarios: et tenens suffocavit eum, dicens: Redde quod debes.
29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
Et procidens conservus ejus, rogabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
30 And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.
Ille autem noluit: sed abiit, et misit eum in carcerem donec redderet debitum.
31 So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.
Videntes autem conservi ejus quæ fiebant, contristati sunt valde: et venerunt, et narraverunt domino suo omnia quæ facta fuerant.
32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
Tunc vocavit illum dominus suus: et ait illi: Serve nequam, omne debitum dimisi tibi quoniam rogasti me:
33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
nonne ergo oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et ego tui misertus sum?
34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.
Et iratus dominus ejus tradidit eum tortoribus, quoadusque redderet universum debitum.
35 So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
Sic et Pater meus cælestis faciet vobis, si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris.
