Matthew 18
1 Around that time the disciples came to Jesus, and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
tadānīṁ śiṣyā yīśōḥ samīpamāgatya pr̥ṣṭavantaḥ svargarājyē kaḥ śrēṣṭhaḥ?
2 Jesus called over a small child. He had the child stand in front of them.
tatō yīśuḥ kṣudramēkaṁ bālakaṁ svasamīpamānīya tēṣāṁ madhyē nidhāya jagāda,
3 “I tell you the truth, unless you change the way you think and become like little children, you won't ever enter the kingdom of heaven,” he told them.
yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ bravīmi, yūyaṁ manōvinimayēna kṣudrabālavat na santaḥ svargarājyaṁ pravēṣṭuṁ na śaknutha|
4 “But whoever humbles themselves and becomes like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
yaḥ kaścid ētasya kṣudrabālakasya samamātmānaṁ namrīkarōti, saēva svargarājayē śrēṣṭhaḥ|
5 Whoever accepts a little child like this in my name accepts me.
yaḥ kaścid ētādr̥śaṁ kṣudrabālakamēkaṁ mama nāmni gr̥hlāti, sa māmēva gr̥hlāti|
6 But anyone who makes one of these little ones who trust in me sin, it would be better for them to have a large millstone tied around their neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
kintu yō janō mayi kr̥taviśvāsānāmētēṣāṁ kṣudraprāṇinām ēkasyāpi vidhniṁ janayati, kaṇṭhabaddhapēṣaṇīkasya tasya sāgarāgādhajalē majjanaṁ śrēyaḥ|
7 What a disaster is coming on the world for all its temptations to sin! Temptations will surely come, but it will be a disaster for the person through whom the temptation comes!
vighnāt jagataḥ santāpō bhaviṣyati, vighnō'vaśyaṁ janayiṣyatē, kintu yēna manujēna vighnō janiṣyatē tasyaiva santāpō bhaviṣyati|
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better for you to enter eternal life crippled or lame rather than to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
tasmāt tava karaścaraṇō vā yadi tvāṁ bādhatē, tarhi taṁ chittvā nikṣipa, dvikarasya dvipadasya vā tavānaptavahnau nikṣēpāt, khañjasya vā chinnahastasya tava jīvanē pravēśō varaṁ| (aiōnios g166)
9 If your eye causes you to sin, pull it out and throw it away. It's better for you to enter eternal life with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into the fire of judgment. (Geenna g1067)
aparaṁ tava nētraṁ yadi tvāṁ bādhatē, tarhi tadapyutpāvya nikṣipa, dvinētrasya narakāgnau nikṣēpāt kāṇasya tava jīvanē pravēśō varaṁ| (Geenna g1067)
10 Make sure you don't look down on these little ones. I tell you that in heaven their angels are always with my heavenly Father.
tasmādavadhaddhaṁ, ētēṣāṁ kṣudraprāṇinām ēkamapi mā tucchīkuruta,
yatō yuṣmānahaṁ tathyaṁ bravīmi, svargē tēṣāṁ dūtā mama svargasthasya piturāsyaṁ nityaṁ paśyanti| ēvaṁ yē yē hāritāstān rakṣituṁ manujaputra āgacchat|
12 What do you think about this? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, won't he leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that's lost?
yūyamatra kiṁ viviṁgghvē? kasyacid yadi śataṁ mēṣāḥ santi, tēṣāmēkō hāryyatē ca, tarhi sa ēkōnaśataṁ mēṣān vihāya parvvataṁ gatvā taṁ hāritamēkaṁ kiṁ na mr̥gayatē?
13 And if he finds it, I tell you he really rejoices over that sheep more than the ninety-nine that didn't get lost.
yadi ca kadācit tanmēṣōddēśaṁ lamatē, tarhi yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ kathayāmi, sō'vipathagāmibhya ēkōnaśatamēṣēbhyōpi tadēkahētōradhikam āhlādatē|
14 In the same way my heavenly Father does not want any of these little ones to be lost.
tadvad ētēṣāṁ kṣudraprāēnām ēkōpi naśyatīti yuṣmākaṁ svargasthapitu rnābhimatam|
15 If a brother sins against you, go and point out the wrong to him, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you've won your brother over.
yadyapi tava bhrātā tvayi kimapyaparādhyati, tarhi gatvā yuvayōrdvayōḥ sthitayōstasyāparādhaṁ taṁ jñāpaya| tatra sa yadi tava vākyaṁ śr̥ṇōti, tarhi tvaṁ svabhrātaraṁ prāptavān,
16 But if he doesn't listen, then take one or two more people with you, so that by two or three witnesses the truth can be confirmed.
kintu yadi na śr̥ṇōti, tarhi dvābhyāṁ tribhi rvā sākṣībhiḥ sarvvaṁ vākyaṁ yathā niścitaṁ jāyatē, tadartham ēkaṁ dvau vā sākṣiṇau gr̥hītvā yāhi|
17 If, however, he refuses to listen to them, then tell the church. If he refuses to listen to the church as well, then treat him as a foreigner and a tax-collector.
tēna sa yadi tayō rvākyaṁ na mānyatē, tarhi samājaṁ tajjñāpaya, kintu yadi samājasyāpi vākyaṁ na mānyatē, tarhi sa tava samīpē dēvapūjaka̮iva caṇḍāla̮iva ca bhaviṣyati|
18 I tell you the truth, whatever you ban on earth will be banned in heaven, and whatever you allow on earth will be allowed in heaven.
ahaṁ yuṣmān satyaṁ vadāmi, yuṣmābhiḥ pr̥thivyāṁ yad badhyatē tat svargē bhaṁtsyatē; mēdinyāṁ yat bhōcyatē, svargē'pi tat mōkṣyatē|
19 I also tell you that if two of you agree here on earth about something you're praying for, then my heavenly Father will do it for you.
punarahaṁ yuṣmān vadāmi, mēdinyāṁ yuṣmākaṁ yadi dvāvēkavākyībhūya kiñcit prārthayētē, tarhi mama svargasthapitrā tat tayōḥ kr̥tē sampannaṁ bhaviṣyati|
20 For where two or three gather together in my name, I'm there with them.”
yatō yatra dvau trayō vā mama nānni milanti, tatraivāhaṁ tēṣāṁ madhyē'smi|
21 Peter came to Jesus and asked him, “How many times should I forgive my brother for sinning against me? Seven times?”
tadānīṁ pitarastatsamīpamāgatya kathitavān hē prabhō, mama bhrātā mama yadyaparādhyati, tarhi taṁ katikr̥tvaḥ kṣamiṣyē?
22 “No, not seven times. I would say seventy times seven!” Jesus told him.
kiṁ saptakr̥tvaḥ? yīśustaṁ jagāda, tvāṁ kēvalaṁ saptakr̥tvō yāvat na vadāmi, kintu saptatyā guṇitaṁ saptakr̥tvō yāvat|
23 “This is why the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with those servants who owed him money.
aparaṁ nijadāsaiḥ saha jigaṇayiṣuḥ kaścid rājēva svargarājayaṁ|
24 As he began to settle accounts, one servant was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
ārabdhē tasmin gaṇanē sārddhasahasramudrāpūritānāṁ daśasahasrapuṭakānām ēkō'ghamarṇastatsamakṣamānāyi|
25 Since he didn't have the money to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all his possessions, so that the debt could be paid back.
tasya pariśōdhanāya dravyābhāvāt pariśōdhanārthaṁ sa tadīyabhāryyāputrādisarvvasvañca vikrīyatāmiti tatprabhurādidēśa|
26 The servant fell down on his knees and said to his master, ‘Please be patient with me! I will pay everything back!’
tēna sa dāsastasya pādayōḥ patan praṇamya kathitavān, hē prabhō bhavatā ghairyyē kr̥tē mayā sarvvaṁ pariśōdhiṣyatē|
27 The master took pity on the servant, released him, and canceled the debt.
tadānīṁ dāsasya prabhuḥ sakaruṇaḥ san sakalarṇaṁ kṣamitvā taṁ tatyāja|
28 But when that same servant went out he found one of his fellow-servants who owed him just a hundred denarii. He grabbed him by the neck and choked him, saying, ‘Pay me back what you owe me!’
kintu tasmin dāsē bahi ryātē, tasya śataṁ mudrācaturthāṁśān yō dhārayati, taṁ sahadāsaṁ dr̥ṣdvā tasya kaṇṭhaṁ niṣpīḍya gaditavān, mama yat prāpyaṁ tat pariśōdhaya|
29 His fellow-servant threw himself down at the man's feet and begged him, ‘Please be patient with me! I will pay you back!’
tadā tasya sahadāsastatpādayōḥ patitvā vinīya babhāṣē, tvayā dhairyyē kr̥tē mayā sarvvaṁ pariśōdhiṣyatē|
30 But the man refused, and went and threw his fellow-servant into prison until he paid back what he owed.
tathāpi sa tat nāṅagīkr̥tya yāvat sarvvamr̥ṇaṁ na pariśōdhitavān tāvat taṁ kārāyāṁ sthāpayāmāsa|
31 When the other servants saw what took place they were shocked and upset. They went and told their master everything that had happened.
tadā tasya sahadāsāstasyaitādr̥g ācaraṇaṁ vilōkya prabhōḥ samīpaṁ gatvā sarvvaṁ vr̥ttāntaṁ nivēdayāmāsuḥ|
32 Then the master called the man back in and told him, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you all your debt because you begged me to.
tadā tasya prabhustamāhūya jagāda, rē duṣṭa dāsa, tvayā matsannidhau prārthitē mayā tava sarvvamr̥ṇaṁ tyaktaṁ;
33 Shouldn't you have been merciful to your fellow-servant as well, just as I was merciful to you?’
yathā cāhaṁ tvayi karuṇāṁ kr̥tavān, tathaiva tvatsahadāsē karuṇākaraṇaṁ kiṁ tava nōcitaṁ?
34 His master became angry and handed him over to the jailors until he had repaid all the debt.
iti kathayitvā tasya prabhuḥ kruddhyan nijaprāpyaṁ yāvat sa na pariśōdhitavān, tāvat prahārakānāṁ karēṣu taṁ samarpitavān|
35 This is what my heavenly Father will do to every one of you unless you sincerely forgive your brothers.”
yadi yūyaṁ svāntaḥkaraṇaiḥ svasvasahajānām aparādhān na kṣamadhvē, tarhi mama svargasyaḥ pitāpi yuṣmān pratītthaṁ kariṣyati|
