Matthew 18
1 At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
tadAnIM ziSyA yIzoH samIpamAgatya pRSTavantaH svargarAjye kaH zreSThaH?
2 And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the middle of them,
tato yIzuH kSudramekaM bAlakaM svasamIpamAnIya teSAM madhye nidhAya jagAda,
3 And said, Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
yuSmAnahaM satyaM bravImi, yUyaM manovinimayena kSudrabAlavat na santaH svargarAjyaM praveSTuM na zaknutha|
4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
yaH kazcid etasya kSudrabAlakasya samamAtmAnaM namrIkaroti, saeva svargarAjaye zreSThaH|
5 And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name receives me.
yaH kazcid etAdRzaM kSudrabAlakamekaM mama nAmni gRhlAti, sa mAmeva gRhlAti|
6 But whoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that 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 offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
vighnAt jagataH santApo bhaviSyati, vighno'vazyaM janayiSyate, kintu yena manujena vighno janiSyate tasyaiva santApo bhaviSyati|
8 Why if your hand or your foot offend you, cut them off, and cast them from you: it is better for you to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting 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 your eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. (Geenna g1067)
aparaM tava netraM yadi tvAM bAdhate, tarhi tadapyutpAvya nikSipa, dvinetrasya narakAgnau nikSepAt kANasya tava jIvane pravezo varaM| (Geenna g1067)
10 Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
tasmAdavadhaddhaM, eteSAM kSudraprANinAm ekamapi mA tucchIkuruta,
11 For the Son of man is come 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 How think you? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine, and goes into the mountains, and seeks that which is gone 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 so be that he find it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
yadi ca kadAcit tanmeSoddezaM lamate, tarhi yuSmAnahaM satyaM kathayAmi, so'vipathagAmibhya ekonazatameSebhyopi tadekahetoradhikam AhlAdate|
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
tadvad eteSAM kSudraprAenAm ekopi nazyatIti yuSmAkaM svargasthapitu rnAbhimatam|
15 Moreover if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he shall hear you, you have gained your 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 will not hear you, then take with you one or two more, that in 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 shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be to you as an heathen man and a publican.
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, Whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be 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, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
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 middle of them.
yato yatra dvau trayo vA mama nAnni milanti, tatraivAhaM teSAM madhye'smi|
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
tadAnIM pitarastatsamIpamAgatya kathitavAn he prabho, mama bhrAtA mama yadyaparAdhyati, tarhi taM katikRtvaH kSamiSye?
22 Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
kiM saptakRtvaH? yIzustaM jagAda, tvAM kevalaM saptakRtvo yAvat na vadAmi, kintu saptatyA guNitaM saptakRtvo yAvat|
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
aparaM nijadAsaiH saha jigaNayiSuH kazcid rAjeva svargarAjayaM|
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Arabdhe tasmin gaNane sArddhasahasramudrApUritAnAM dazasahasrapuTakAnAm eko'ghamarNastatsamakSamAnAyi|
25 But for as much as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
tasya parizodhanAya dravyAbhAvAt parizodhanArthaM sa tadIyabhAryyAputrAdisarvvasvaJca vikrIyatAmiti tatprabhurAdideza|
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.
tena sa dAsastasya pAdayoH patan praNamya kathitavAn, he prabho bhavatA ghairyye kRte mayA sarvvaM parizodhiSyate|
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
tadAnIM dAsasya prabhuH sakaruNaH san sakalarNaM kSamitvA taM tatyAja|
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that you owe.
kintu tasmin dAse bahi ryAte, tasya zataM mudrAcaturthAMzAn yo dhArayati, taM sahadAsaM dRSdvA tasya kaNThaM niSpIDya gaditavAn, mama yat prApyaM tat parizodhaya|
29 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and sought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.
tadA tasya sahadAsastatpAdayoH patitvA vinIya babhASe, tvayA dhairyye kRte mayA sarvvaM parizodhiSyate|
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
tathApi sa tat nAGagIkRtya yAvat sarvvamRNaM na parizodhitavAn tAvat taM kArAyAM sthApayAmAsa|
31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
tadA tasya sahadAsAstasyaitAdRg AcaraNaM vilokya prabhoH samIpaM gatvA sarvvaM vRttAntaM nivedayAmAsuH|
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said to him, O you wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you desired me:
tadA tasya prabhustamAhUya jagAda, re duSTa dAsa, tvayA matsannidhau prArthite mayA tava sarvvamRNaM tyaktaM;
33 Should not you also have had compassion on your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?
yathA cAhaM tvayi karuNAM kRtavAn, tathaiva tvatsahadAse karuNAkaraNaM kiM tava nocitaM?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.
iti kathayitvA tasya prabhuH kruddhyan nijaprApyaM yAvat sa na parizodhitavAn, tAvat prahArakAnAM kareSu taM samarpitavAn|
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also to you, if you from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
yadi yUyaM svAntaHkaraNaiH svasvasahajAnAm aparAdhAn na kSamadhve, tarhi mama svargasyaH pitApi yuSmAn pratItthaM kariSyati|
