Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and his disciples:
anantara. m yii"su rjananivaha. m "si. syaa. m"scaavadat,
2 “The religious teachers and the Pharisees are responsible as interpreters of the law of Moses,
adhyaapakaa. h phiruu"sina"sca muusaasane upavi"santi,
3 so obey them and do everything they tell you. But don't follow what they do, because they don't practice what they preach.
ataste yu. smaan yadyat mantum aaj naapayanti, tat manyadhva. m paalayadhva nca, kintu te. saa. m karmmaanuruupa. m karmma na kurudhva. m; yataste. saa. m vaakyamaatra. m saara. m kaaryye kimapi naasti|
4 They tie up heavy burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves don't lift a finger to help them.
te durvvahaan gurutaraan bhaaraan badvvaa manu. syaa. naa. m skandhepari samarpayanti, kintu svayama"ngulyaikayaapi na caalayanti|
5 Everything they do is to make sure they get noticed. They make themselves large prayer boxes to wear and long tassels on their clothes.
kevala. m lokadar"sanaaya sarvvakarmmaa. ni kurvvanti; phalata. h pa. t.tabandhaan prasaaryya dhaarayanti, svavastre. su ca diirghagranthiin dhaarayanti;
6 They love to have the places of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues.
bhojanabhavana uccasthaana. m, bhajanabhavane pradhaanamaasana. m,
7 They love to be greeted with respect in the market places, and for people to call them, ‘Rabbi.’
ha. t.the namaskaara. m gururiti sambodhana ncaitaani sarvvaa. ni vaa nchanti|
8 Don't let people call you ‘Rabbi.’ Only one is your Master Teacher, and you are all brothers.
kintu yuuya. m gurava iti sambodhaniiyaa maa bhavata, yato yu. smaakam eka. h khrii. s.taeva guru
9 Don't call anyone by the title ‘Father’ here on earth. Only one is your Father, who is in heaven.
ryuuya. m sarvve mitho bhraatara"sca| puna. h p. rthivyaa. m kamapi piteti maa sambudhyadhva. m, yato yu. smaakameka. h svargasthaeva pitaa|
10 Don't let people call you ‘Teacher.’ Only one is your Teacher, the Messiah.
yuuya. m naayaketi sambhaa. sitaa maa bhavata, yato yu. smaakameka. h khrii. s.taeva naayaka. h|
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
apara. m yu. smaaka. m madhye ya. h pumaan "sre. s.tha. h sa yu. smaan sevi. syate|
12 Those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.
yato ya. h svamunnamati, sa nata. h kari. syate; kintu ya. h ka"scit svamavanata. m karoti, sa unnata. h kari. syate|
13 But what a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You slam shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves don't go in, yet you don't let anyone in who is trying to enter.
hanta kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca, yuuya. m manujaanaa. m samak. sa. m svargadvaara. m rundha, yuuya. m svaya. m tena na pravi"satha, pravivik. suunapi vaarayatha| vata kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca yuuya. m chalaad diirgha. m praarthya vidhavaanaa. m sarvvasva. m grasatha, yu. smaaka. m ghoratarada. n.do bhavi. syati|
hanta kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca, yuuyameka. m svadharmmaavalambina. m karttu. m saagara. m bhuuma. n.dala nca pradak. si. niikurutha,
15 What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you travel over land and sea to make a single convert, and when you do, you make him twice a son of darkness as you are yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
ka ncana praapya svato dvigu. nanarakabhaajana. m ta. m kurutha| (Geenna g1067)
16 What a disaster is coming on those of you who say, ‘If you swear by the Temple that doesn't count, but if you swear by the gold of the Temple, then you have to keep your oath.’ How foolish and blind you are!
vata andhapathadar"sakaa. h sarvve, yuuya. m vadatha, mandirasya "sapathakara. naat kimapi na deya. m; kintu mandirasthasuvar. nasya "sapathakara. naad deya. m|
17 What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?
he muu. dhaa he andhaa. h suvar. na. m tatsuvar. napaavakamandiram etayorubhayo rmadhye ki. m "sreya. h?
18 You say, ‘If you swear on the altar that doesn't count, but if you swear on the sacrifice that's on the altar, then you have to keep your oath.’
anyacca vadatha, yaj navedyaa. h "sapathakara. naat kimapi na deya. m, kintu taduparisthitasya naivedyasya "sapathakara. naad deya. m|
19 How blind you are! What is greater—the sacrifice, or the altar that makes the sacrifice holy?
he muu. dhaa he andhaa. h, naivedya. m tannaivedyapaavakavediretayorubhayo rmadhye ki. m "sreya. h?
20 If you swear by the altar, you swear by it and by everything that's on it.
ata. h kenacid yaj navedyaa. h "sapathe k. rte taduparisthasya sarvvasya "sapatha. h kriyate|
21 If you swear by the Temple you swear by it and by the one who lives there.
kenacit mandirasya "sapathe k. rte mandiratannivaasino. h "sapatha. h kriyate|
22 If you swear by heaven you swear by the throne of God and the one who sits there.
kenacit svargasya "sapathe k. rte ii"svariiyasi. mhaasanataduparyyupavi. s.tayo. h "sapatha. h kriyate|
23 What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay a tithe of mint, aniseed, and cumin, but you neglect the vital aspects of the law—doing good, showing mercy, exercising trust. Yes, you should pay your tithe, but don't forget these other things.
hanta kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca, yuuya. m podinaayaa. h sitacchatraayaa jiirakasya ca da"samaa. m"saan dattha, kintu vyavasthaayaa gurutaraan nyaayadayaavi"svaasaan parityajatha; ime yu. smaabhiraacara. niiyaa amii ca na la. mghaniiyaa. h|
24 You blind guides—you strain what you drink to keep out a fly but then you swallow a camel!
he andhapathadar"sakaa yuuya. m ma"sakaan apasaarayatha, kintu mahaa"ngaan grasatha|
25 What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you're full of greed and self-indulgence.
hanta kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca, yuuya. m paanapaatraa. naa. m bhojanapaatraa. naa nca bahi. h pari. skurutha; kintu tadabhyantara. m duraatmatayaa kalu. se. na ca paripuur. namaaste|
26 You blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, so that the outside will also be clean.
he andhaa. h phiruu"silokaa aadau paanapaatraa. naa. m bhojanapaatraa. naa ncaabhyantara. m pari. skuruta, tena te. saa. m bahirapi pari. skaari. syate|
27 What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like white-washed tombs, looking good on the outside, but on the inside full of skeletons and all kinds of rottenness.
hanta kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca, yuuya. m "sukliik. rta"sma"saanasvaruupaa bhavatha, yathaa "sma"saanabhavanasya bahi"scaaru, kintvabhyantara. m m. rtalokaanaa. m kiika"sai. h sarvvaprakaaramalena ca paripuur. nam;
28 You're just the same. On the outside you look like good people to others, but on the inside you're full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
tathaiva yuuyamapi lokaanaa. m samak. sa. m bahirdhaarmmikaa. h kintvanta. hkara. ne. su kevalakaapa. tyaadharmmaabhyaa. m paripuur. naa. h|
29 What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs as memorials to the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the good,
haa haa kapa. tina upaadhyaayaa. h phiruu"sina"sca, yuuya. m bhavi. syadvaadinaa. m "sma"saanageha. m nirmmaatha, saadhuunaa. m "sma"saananiketana. m "sobhayatha
30 and you say, ‘If we had lived in the times of our ancestors we would not have joined them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
vadatha ca yadi vaya. m sve. saa. m puurvvapuru. saa. naa. m kaala asthaasyaama, tarhi bhavi. syadvaadinaa. m "so. nitapaatane te. saa. m sahabhaagino naabhavi. syaama|
31 But by saying this you testify against yourselves, proving that you belong to those who murdered the prophets!
ato yuuya. m bhavi. syadvaadighaatakaanaa. m santaanaa iti svayameva sve. saa. m saak. sya. m dattha|
32 So get on with it—finish it all off using your forefathers' methods!
ato yuuya. m nijapuurvvapuru. saa. naa. m parimaa. napaatra. m paripuurayata|
33 You snakes, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of condemnation? (Geenna g1067)
re bhujagaa. h k. r.s. nabhujagava. m"saa. h, yuuya. m katha. m narakada. n.daad rak. si. syadhve| (Geenna g1067)
34 That's why I'm sending you prophets, wise men, and teachers. Some of them you will kill, some of them you will crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues, hunting them from town to town.
pa"syata, yu. smaakamantikam aha. m bhavi. syadvaadino buddhimata upaadhyaayaa. m"sca pre. sayi. syaami, kintu te. saa. m katipayaa yu. smaabhi rghaani. syante, kru"se ca ghaani. syante, kecid bhajanabhavane ka. saabhiraaghaani. syante, nagare nagare taa. di. syante ca;
35 As a result, you will be held accountable for the blood of all the good people that has been poured out on the land—from the blood of Abel, who did what was right, to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the Temple and the altar.
tena satpuru. sasya haabilo raktapaatamaarabhya berikhiya. h putra. m ya. m sikhariya. m yuuya. m mandirayaj navedyo rmadhye hatavanta. h, tadiiya"so. nitapaata. m yaavad asmin de"se yaavataa. m saadhupuru. saa. naa. m "so. nitapaato. abhavat tat sarvve. saamaagasaa. m da. n.daa yu. smaasu vartti. syante|
36 I'm telling you, the consequences of all this will fall on this generation.
aha. m yu. smaanta tathya. m vadaami, vidyamaane. asmin puru. se sarvve vartti. syante|
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! So often I wanted to gather your children as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings—but you wouldn't let me.
he yiruu"saalam he yiruu"saalam nagari tva. m bhavi. syadvaadino hatavatii, tava samiipa. m preritaa. m"sca paa. saa. nairaahatavatii, yathaa kukku. tii "saavakaan pak. saadha. h sa. mg. rhlaati, tathaa tava santaanaan sa. mgrahiitu. m aha. m bahuvaaram aiccha. m; kintu tva. m na samamanyathaa. h|
38 Now look—your house is left abandoned, totally empty.
pa"syata ya. smaaka. m vaasasthaanam ucchinna. m tyak. syate|
39 I tell you this: you won't see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
aha. m yu. smaan tathya. m vadaami, ya. h parame"svarasya naamnaagacchati, sa dhanya iti vaa. nii. m yaavanna vadi. syatha, taavat maa. m puna rna drak. syatha|
