Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
Le nitaroñe’ Iesoà amy lahialeñey naho amo mpiama’eo,
2 saying, "Upon the seat of Moses the Pharisees and scribes sit.
ty hoe: Fiambesa’ o Fariseoo naho o Androanavio ty fiambesa’ i Mosè;
3 All which they will say unto you, observe and do; but their works do not do, because they say, and do not do.
ze itsara’e, ambeno naho ano; fe ko oriheñe o fepè’ iareo ndra o sata’ iareoo, amy t’ie misaontsy fa tsy manao.
4 For they bind heavy and hard to bear burdens, and lay them on people's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
Mitakàroke iereo, manolotse voròngo jabajaba saro-jinie’ ty soro’ ondaty, f’ie mifoneñe tsy hañonjoñe ndra ty rambom-pitàñe hameve aze.
5 But all their works they do to be seen by others. They make their tefillin broad and enlarge the fringe of their garments,
Fonga anoe’ iereo ho fisambañe o fitoloña’ iareoo; itare’ iereo ty kontra’iareo, naho halavae’ iereo o lifin-tsarimbo’ iareoo.
6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Tea’ iereo ty hàndre an-dohà’e eo amo sabadidakeoo, naho ty ampiambesareñe aolo am-pivory ao,
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi' by people.
naho ty mibaboke an-damoke ao, vaho ty hikanjiañe ty hoe: Raby.
8 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers.
Fe ko irie’areo te hanoeñe ty hoe Talè, amy te raike ty Talè’ areo, vaho mpiroahalahy iaby nahareo.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Tsy ho kanjie’ areo ty hoe Rae t’indaty an-tane atoy, fa raike t’i Rae’ areo, i andindìñey.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
Tsy hatao Mpiaolo ka nahareo, fa raike ty Mpiaolo’ areo, i Norizañey.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Ty bey ama’areo ty hitoroñe anahareo.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Harèke ty mitoabotse, haonjoñe ty miambane.
13 "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you devour the houses of widows, and for show make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Hankàñe ama’ areo Fariseo naho Androanavio, ty mpamañahy! amy te agabe’ areo am’ondatio i fifehean-dikerañey; tsy imoaha’ areo, le sebañe’ areo tsy himoake ao o te hizilikeo.
14 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you shut up the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
Hankàñe ama’ areo Fariseo naho Androanavio, ty mpamañahy! Abotse’ areo naho infanjara’ areo ty hanaña’ o vantotseo ami’ty kora-lava. Aa le ho fandilovañ’ ela ty anahareo.
15 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of hell as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Mañariary riake naho tane nahareo hamehe ty tro’ ondaty raike ho ami’ty fiantofa’areo, ie mivahotse ao le fa indroe’ i taoloy ty haratia’e. (Geenna g1067)
16 "Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'
Hankàñe ama’ areo ry fifañosoña’ ty goa, ie atao’ areo ty hoe: Tsy hañavake ty mifanta amy anjomban’ Añaharey, fe azi’areo hañavake ty mifanta aman-dra inoñ’ inoñe natokañe ami’ty firafi’ i anjomban’ Añaharey!
17 You blind fools. For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctified the gold?
Ry ondaty dagola naho goao! ty aia ty ambone, o raha natokan-ko amy anjombay, ke i anjombay?
18 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
Le tsy ampañavaha’areo ka ty mifanta amy kitreliy, fe azi’areo hañenga ty mifanta amy engaeñe amy kitreliy.
19 You blind people. For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Ty goa; aia ty ambone, i engaeñey hera i kitreliy, i engay ke i anjombay?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.
Ty mifanta amy kitreliy mifanta ama’e naho amy ze he’e ama’e.
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.
Ze mifanta amy fiambesan’ Añaharey, mifanta ama’e naho amy mpiambesatse ama’ey.
23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Hankàñe ama’ areo, Fariseo naho Androanavio, Asese’ areo ty faha-folo’ o añam-poretrakeo, ty beañe, naho ty taikombelahy, fe apo’ areo ty vente’ o lili’ i Hake zao: ty fatarihañe, ty hatò, naho ty figahiñañe; toe hanoeñe i lily rezay fe tsy handikofañe o ila’eo.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Ry tirim-piaolo goa, mpanatavañe lale-dronono vaho mpampigedran-drameva.
25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but within they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.
Hankàñe ama’ areo, Fariseo naho Androanavio, ty mpamañahy! Liove’ areo alafe’e ty fitovy naho ty akalañe, f’ie lifo-katramo naho haleorañe ty ao.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and the plate, so that the outside may become clean also.
Ty mpamañahy, liovo hey ty am-po’e ao, le halio ka ty alafe’e.
27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead people's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Hankàñe ama’ areo, Fariseo naho Androanavio, ty mpamañahy! fa mpihambañe amo kibory nifotieñeo, ie fanjàka ho a ondatio ty alafe’e eo, fe minitse taolan-dolo naho hativàñe ty ao.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Ie mieva h’ondaty vañoñe añatrefa’ ondatio, te mone atsa-pamañahiañe vaho halo-tsereke ty an-tro’ areo ao.
29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
Hankàñe ama’ areo, mpamañahy, Fariseo naho Androanavio! Fa aore’ areo ty lona’ o mpitokio naho volovoloe’ areo ty kibori’ o mahitio,
30 and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'
vaho manao ty hoe: Naho teo zahay tañ’ andron-droae’ay le tsy ho nomei’ay ty hañohofan-doza amo mpitokio.
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Aa le mpitalily vatañe t’ie ana’ o mpamono mpitokio.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
Fanoe’ areo o satan-droae’ areoo.
Ty mereñe! Tariran-dapetake, akore ty hipotitsiha’ areo ty fa’ i tsikeokeokey naho tsy mitolike am-pisolohoañe? (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, look, I send to you prophets, wise people, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
Aa le: Inao, hañitrifako mpitoky naho mahihitse naho Androanavy; ho vonoe’ areo ty ila’e, ho lafae’ areo am-pivori’ areo ao ty ila’e, vaho ho horidañe’ areo an-tanañe pak’an-drova.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Soa te hene hafetsake ama’ areo ze lio miavake nadoañe an-tane atoy, mifototse ami’ty lio’ i Abela vañoñey, pak’ami’ty lio’ i Zakaria ana’ i Barakia vinono’ areo añivo’ i anjomban’ Añaharey naho i kitreliy.
36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Eka! to t’itaroñako te, hidoñe ami’ty tariratse toy i he’e zay,
37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not.
naho am’ Ierosaleme, mpamono mpitoky, naho manintake o niraheñeo; impire hao ty nisalalako hatontoñe o ana’oo, hambañe ami’ty anontona’ ty rene akoho o ana’e ambanen’ ela’eo, fe tsy nimete nahareo!
38 Look, your house is abandoned to you.
Aa le hengañe mangoakoake ama’areo o anjomba’areoo;
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
Eka! itaroñako te tsy ho oni’ areo iraho henane zao, ampara’ te hanoe’ areo ty hoe: Andriañeñe ty mitotsak’ ami’ty tahina’ Iehovà!
