Matthew 18
1 At the same time came the disciples unto 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 unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
tatO yIzuH kSudramEkaM bAlakaM svasamIpamAnIya tESAM madhyE nidhAya jagAda,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
yuSmAnahaM satyaM bravImi, yUyaM manOvinimayEna kSudrabAlavat na santaH svargarAjyaM pravESTuM na zaknutha|
4 Whosoever 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 whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
yaH kazcid EtAdRzaM kSudrabAlakamEkaM mama nAmni gRhlAti, sa mAmEva gRhlAti|
6 But whoso 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 unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
vighnAt jagataH santApO bhaviSyati, vighnO'vazyaM janayiSyatE, kintu yEna manujEna vighnO janiSyatE tasyaiva santApO bhaviSyati|
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee 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, khanjjasya vA chinnahastasya tava jIvanE pravEzO varaM| (aiōnios g166)
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee 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 ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto 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 ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh 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, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth 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 thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
yadyapi tava bhrAtA tvayi kimapyaparAdhyati, tarhi gatvA yuvayOrdvayOH sthitayOstasyAparAdhaM taM jnjApaya| tatra sa yadi tava vAkyaM zRNOti, tarhi tvaM svabhrAtaraM prAptavAn,
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee 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 unto the Assembly: but if he neglect to hear the Assembly, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
tEna sa yadi tayO rvAkyaM na mAnyatE, tarhi samAjaM tajjnjApaya, kintu yadi samAjasyApi vAkyaM na mAnyatE, tarhi sa tava samIpE dEvapUjakaiva caNPAlaiva ca bhaviSyati|
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be that which is bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be that which is 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 unto 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 kinjcit 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 midst 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 saith unto him, I say not unto thee, 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 unto 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 unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
ArabdhE tasmin gaNanE sArddhasahasramudrApUritAnAM dazasahasrapuTakAnAm EkO'ghamarNastatsamakSamAnAyi|
25 But forasmuch 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 tadIyabhAryyAputrAdisarvvasvanjca vikrIyatAmiti tatprabhurAdidEza|
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee 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 fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
kintu tasmin dAsE bahi ryAtE, tasya zataM mudrAcaturthAMzAn yO dhArayati, taM sahadAsaM dRSdvA tasya kaNThaM niSpIPya gaditavAn, mama yat prApyaM tat parizOdhaya|
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee 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 fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto 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 unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
tadA tasya prabhustamAhUya jagAda, rE duSTa dAsa, tvayA matsannidhau prArthitE mayA tava sarvvamRNaM tyaktaM;
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
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 unto 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 unto you, if ye 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|
