Matthew 21
1 Jesus and his disciples went to Jerusalem. As they were getting close, they came to the village of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
anantaraṁ tēṣu yirūśālamnagarasya samīpavērttinō jaitunanāmakadharādharasya samīpasthtiṁ baitphagigrāmam āgatēṣu, yīśuḥ śiṣyadvayaṁ prēṣayan jagāda,
2 telling them, “Go into the village. Right there you'll find a donkey tied up with a colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
yuvāṁ sammukhasthagrāmaṁ gatvā baddhāṁ yāṁ savatsāṁ garddabhīṁ haṭhāt prāpsyathaḥ, tāṁ mōcayitvā madantikam ānayataṁ|
3 If anyone asks you what you're doing, just tell them, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and they will send them right away.”
tatra yadi kaścit kiñcid vakṣyati, tarhi vadiṣyathaḥ, ētasyāṁ prabhōḥ prayōjanamāstē, tēna sa tatkṣaṇāt prahēṣyati|
4 This was to fulfill what the prophet said:
sīyōnaḥ kanyakāṁ yūyaṁ bhāṣadhvamiti bhāratīṁ| paśya tē namraśīlaḥ san nr̥pa āruhya gardabhīṁ| arthādāruhya tadvatsamāyāsyati tvadantikaṁ|
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, and rides a donkey, and a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
bhaviṣyadvādinōktaṁ vacanamidaṁ tadā saphalamabhūt|
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed.
anantaraṁ tau śṣyi yīśō ryathānidēśaṁ taṁ grāmaṁ gatvā
7 They brought back the donkey and the colt. They placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
gardabhīṁ tadvatsañca samānītavantau, paścāt tadupari svīyavasanānī pātayitvā tamārōhayāmāsatuḥ|
8 Many people in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
tatō bahavō lōkā nijavasanāni pathi prasārayitumārēbhirē, katipayā janāśca pādapaparṇādikaṁ chitvā pathi vistārayāmāsuḥ|
9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed were all shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
agragāminaḥ paścādgāminaśca manujā uccairjaya jaya dāyūdaḥ santānēti jagaduḥ paramēśvarasya nāmnā ya āyāti sa dhanyaḥ, sarvvōparisthasvargēpi jayati|
10 When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar. “Who is this?” they were asking.
itthaṁ tasmin yirūśālamaṁ praviṣṭē kō'yamiti kathanāt kr̥tsnaṁ nagaraṁ cañcalamabhavat|
11 “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.
tatra lōkōḥ kathayāmāsuḥ, ēṣa gālīlpradēśīya-nāsaratīya-bhaviṣyadvādī yīśuḥ|
12 Jesus went into the Temple, and threw out all the people buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the dove-sellers.
anantaraṁ yīśurīśvarasya mandiraṁ praviśya tanmadhyāt krayavikrayiṇō vahiścakāra; vaṇijāṁ mudrāsanānī kapōtavikrayiṇāñcasanānī ca nyuvjayāmāsa|
13 He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
aparaṁ tānuvāca, ēṣā lipirāstē, "mama gr̥haṁ prārthanāgr̥hamiti vikhyāsyati", kintu yūyaṁ tad dasyūnāṁ gahvaraṁ kr̥tavantaḥ|
14 The blind and the lame came to Jesus in the Temple, and he healed them.
tadanantaram andhakhañcalōkāstasya samīpamāgatāḥ, sa tān nirāmayān kr̥tavān|
15 But when the chief priests and religious teachers saw the wonderful miracles he did, and the children shouting in the Temple, “Hosanna to the son of David,” they were offended. “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
yadā pradhānayājakā adhyāpakāśca tēna kr̥tānyētāni citrakarmmāṇi dadr̥śuḥ, jaya jaya dāyūdaḥ santāna, mandirē bālakānām ētādr̥śam uccadhvaniṁ śuśruvuśca, tadā mahākruddhā babhūvaḥ,
16 “Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven't you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants to give you perfect praise’?”
taṁ papracchuśca, imē yad vadanti, tat kiṁ tvaṁ śr̥ṇōṣi? tatō yīśustān avōcat, satyam; stanyapāyiśiśūnāñca bālakānāñca vaktrataḥ| svakīyaṁ mahimānaṁ tvaṁ saṁprakāśayasi svayaṁ| ētadvākyaṁ yūyaṁ kiṁ nāpaṭhata?
17 Jesus left them and went out of the city to stay at Bethany.
tatastān vihāya sa nagarād baithaniyāgrāmaṁ gatvā tatra rajanīṁ yāpayāmāsa|
18 The next morning as he walked back into the city, he was hungry.
anantaraṁ prabhātē sati yīśuḥ punarapi nagaramāgacchan kṣudhārttō babhūva|
19 He saw a fig tree at the side of the road, so he went over to it but didn't find any fruit, only leaves. He told the fig tree, “May you never ever produce fruit again!” Immediately the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
tatō mārgapārśva uḍumbaravr̥kṣamēkaṁ vilōkya tatsamīpaṁ gatvā patrāṇi vinā kimapi na prāpya taṁ pādapaṁ prōvāca, adyārabhya kadāpi tvayi phalaṁ na bhavatu; tēna tatkṣaṇāt sa uḍumbaramāhīruhaḥ śuṣkatāṁ gataḥ| (aiōn g165)
20 The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.
tad dr̥ṣṭvā śiṣyā āścaryyaṁ vijñāya kathayāmāsuḥ, āḥ, uḍumvarapādapō'titūrṇaṁ śuṣkō'bhavat|
21 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “If you really trust in God, and don't doubt him, you could not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen!
tatō yīśustānuvāca, yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ vadāmi, yadi yūyamasandigdhāḥ pratītha, tarhi yūyamapi kēvalōḍumvarapādapaṁ pratītthaṁ karttuṁ śakṣyatha, tanna, tvaṁ calitvā sāgarē patēti vākyaṁ yuṣmābhirasmina śailē prōktēpi tadaiva tad ghaṭiṣyatē|
22 You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”
tathā viśvasya prārthya yuṣmābhi ryad yāciṣyatē, tadēva prāpsyatē|
23 Jesus went into the Temple. The chief priests and the ruling elders of the people came to him while he was teaching and asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
anantaraṁ mandiraṁ praviśyōpadēśanasamayē tatsamīpaṁ pradhānayājakāḥ prācīnalōkāścāgatya papracchuḥ, tvayā kēna sāmarthyanaitāni karmmāṇi kriyantē? kēna vā tubhyamētāni sāmarthyāni dattāni?
24 “I too will ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “If you give me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
tatō yīśuḥ pratyavadat, ahamapi yuṣmān vācamēkāṁ pr̥cchāmi, yadi yūyaṁ taduttaraṁ dātuṁ śakṣyatha, tadā kēna sāmarthyēna karmmāṇyētāni karōmi, tadahaṁ yuṣmān vakṣyāmi|
25 Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven, or was it from human beings?” They argued with each other. “If we say ‘it was from heaven,’ then he'll ask us why we didn't believe him.
yōhanō majjanaṁ kasyājñayābhavat? kimīśvarasya manuṣyasya vā? tatastē parasparaṁ vivicya kathayāmāsuḥ, yadīśvarasyēti vadāmastarhi yūyaṁ taṁ kutō na pratyaita? vācamētāṁ vakṣyati|
26 But if we say, ‘it was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us, because they all consider John to be a prophet.”
manuṣyasyēti vaktumapi lōkēbhyō bibhīmaḥ, yataḥ sarvvairapi yōhan bhaviṣyadvādīti jñāyatē|
27 So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things,” Jesus replied.
tasmāt tē yīśuṁ pratyavadan, tad vayaṁ na vidmaḥ| tadā sa tānuktavān, tarhi kēna sāmarathyēna karmmāṇyētānyahaṁ karōmi, tadapyahaṁ yuṣmān na vakṣyāmi|
28 “But what do you think about this illustration? Once there was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son, and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
kasyacijjanasya dvau sutāvāstāṁ sa ēkasya sutasya samīpaṁ gatvā jagāda, hē suta, tvamadya mama drākṣākṣētrē karmma kartuṁ vraja|
29 The son answered, ‘I won't,’ but afterwards he was sorry for what he said and he did go.
tataḥ sa uktavān, na yāsyāmi, kintu śēṣē'nutapya jagāma|
30 The man went to the second son, and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘I'll go,’ but he didn't.
anantaraṁ sōnyasutasya samīpaṁ gatvā tathaiva kathtivān; tataḥ sa pratyuvāca, mahēccha yāmi, kintu na gataḥ|
31 Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.
ētayōḥ putrayō rmadhyē piturabhimataṁ kēna pālitaṁ? yuṣmābhiḥ kiṁ budhyatē? tatastē pratyūcuḥ, prathamēna putrēṇa| tadānīṁ yīśustānuvāca, ahaṁ yuṣmān tathyaṁ vadāmi, caṇḍālā gaṇikāśca yuṣmākamagrata īśvarasya rājyaṁ praviśanti|
32 “John came to show you the way to live right with God, and you didn't believe him, but the tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him. Later, when you saw what happened, you still didn't repent and believe him.
yatō yuṣmākaṁ samīpaṁ yōhani dharmmapathēnāgatē yūyaṁ taṁ na pratītha, kintu caṇḍālā gaṇikāśca taṁ pratyāyan, tad vilōkyāpi yūyaṁ pratyētuṁ nākhidyadhvaṁ|
33 Here's another illustration. There once was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. He rented it to some tenant farmers, and then left to go to a different country.
aparamēkaṁ dr̥ṣṭāntaṁ śr̥ṇuta, kaścid gr̥hasthaḥ kṣētrē drākṣālatā rōpayitvā taccaturdikṣu vāraṇīṁ vidhāya tanmadhyē drākṣāyantraṁ sthāpitavān, māñcañca nirmmitavān, tataḥ kr̥ṣakēṣu tat kṣētraṁ samarpya svayaṁ dūradēśaṁ jagāma|
34 At harvest time, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect the fruit that belonged to him.
tadanantaraṁ phalasamaya upasthitē sa phalāni prāptuṁ kr̥ṣīvalānāṁ samīpaṁ nijadāsān prēṣayāmāsa|
35 But the farmers attacked his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
kintu kr̥ṣīvalāstasya tān dāsēyān dhr̥tvā kañcana prahr̥tavantaḥ, kañcana pāṣāṇairāhatavantaḥ, kañcana ca hatavantaḥ|
36 So he sent more servants, but the farmers did the same things to them.
punarapi sa prabhuḥ prathamatō'dhikadāsēyān prēṣayāmāsa, kintu tē tān pratyapi tathaiva cakruḥ|
37 So then he sent his son. ‘They will respect my son,’ he told himself.
anantaraṁ mama sutē gatē taṁ samādariṣyantē, ityuktvā śēṣē sa nijasutaṁ tēṣāṁ sannidhiṁ prēṣayāmāsa|
38 But the farmers, when they saw the son, said to each other, ‘Here's the heir! Come on! Let's kill him so we can take his inheritance!’
kintu tē kr̥ṣīvalāḥ sutaṁ vīkṣya parasparam iti mantrayitum ārēbhirē, ayamuttarādhikārī vayamēnaṁ nihatyāsyādhikāraṁ svavaśīkariṣyāmaḥ|
39 They grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
paścāt tē taṁ dhr̥tvā drākṣākṣētrād bahiḥ pātayitvābadhiṣuḥ|
40 When the vineyard owner returns, what will he do to those farmers?”
yadā sa drākṣākṣētrapatirāgamiṣyati, tadā tān kr̥ṣīvalān kiṁ kariṣyati?
41 The chief priests and elders said to Jesus, “He will put to death those wicked men in the most awful way, and rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will be sure to give him his fruit at harvest time.”
tatastē pratyavadan, tān kaluṣiṇō dāruṇayātanābhirāhaniṣyati, yē ca samayānukramāt phalāni dāsyanti, tādr̥śēṣu kr̥ṣīvalēṣu kṣētraṁ samarpayiṣyati|
42 “So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’
tadā yīśunā tē gaditāḥ, grahaṇaṁ na kr̥taṁ yasya pāṣāṇasya nicāyakaiḥ| pradhānaprastaraḥ kōṇē saēva saṁbhaviṣyati| ētat parēśituḥ karmmāsmadr̥ṣṭāvadbhutaṁ bhavēt| dharmmagranthē likhitamētadvacanaṁ yuṣmābhiḥ kiṁ nāpāṭhi?
43 That's why I'm telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a people who produce the right kind of fruit.
tasmādahaṁ yuṣmān vadāmi, yuṣmatta īśvarīyarājyamapanīya phalōtpādayitranyajātayē dāyiṣyatē|
44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken, but it will completely crush anyone it falls upon.”
yō jana ētatpāṣāṇōpari patiṣyati, taṁ sa bhaṁkṣyatē, kintvayaṁ pāṣāṇō yasyōpari patiṣyati, taṁ sa dhūlivat cūrṇīkariṣyati|
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they realized he was speaking about them.
tadānīṁ prādhanayājakāḥ phirūśinaśca tasyēmāṁ dr̥ṣṭāntakathāṁ śrutvā sō'smānuddiśya kathitavān, iti vijñāya taṁ dharttuṁ cēṣṭitavantaḥ;
46 They wanted him arrested, but they were afraid of what the people would do because the people believed he was a prophet.
kintu lōkēbhyō bibhyuḥ, yatō lōkaiḥ sa bhaviṣyadvādītyajñāyi|
