Matthew 21
1 When they had almost reached Jerusalem, having come as far as Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two disciples.
Ie nañarine Ierosaleme, naho nandoake e Beit-Pagè, Ambohi-Oliva eo, le nirahe’ Iesoà ty roe amo mpiama’eo,
2 “Go to the village facing you,” he said, “and you will immediately find an ass tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.
ami’ty hoe: Akia mb’amo mikijoly ey hoek’ ey, le ho oni’ areo amy zao ty borìke mirohy rekets’ ana’e, hahao, vaho tantalio mb’amako mb’etoa.
3 And, if any one says anything to you, you are to say this — ‘The Master wants them’; and he will send them at once.”
Ie isaontsia’ t’indaty ndra inoñ’ inoñe, le irehafo te ipaia’ i Talè, vaho havotso’e homb’eo amy zao.
4 This happened in fulfilment of these words in the Prophet —
I he’e zay, hañenefañe i nampisaontsieñe i mpitokiy ty hoe:
5 ‘Say to the daughter of Zion — “Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Gentle, and riding on an ass, and on the foal of a beast of burden.”’
Taroño ty anak’ ampela’ i Tsione: Inge mb’ama’o mb’eo ty Mpanjaka’o, vantañe naho lahifihaty, mireke, miningitse tamanam-borìke, ami’ty kondam-borìke, ana’ ty borìke-vave,
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
Aa le nimb’eo iereo, nanao i nitoroa’ Iesoày,
7 They led the ass and the foal back, and, when they had put their cloaks on them, he seated himself upon them.
Nente’ iereo i borìke rekets’ ana’ey, le nandafiha’ ty ila’e ty akanjo naho saro’iareo naho niningitse ama’e t’i Iesoà, vaho nionjoñe mb’eo
8 The immense crowd of people spread their cloaks in the road, while some cut branches off the trees, and spread them on the road.
Nandamike o saravi’eo an-dalañe eo ty ila’ i màroy, le nibira singan-katae ty ila’e ze nahifike eo ka. O aolo’eo naho o am-boho’e eo
9 The crowds that led the way, as well as those that followed behind, kept shouting: “God save the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! God save him from on high!”
songa nikaike ty hoe: Hosana, ry Mpañaha ty voatse toy; Andriañeñe ty mitotsake ami’ty tahina‘Iehovà; Hosana, Mpandromba’ay; Honjonen-drehe andindìñe añe naho an-tane atoy!
10 When he had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and asked —
Ie nizilike e Ierosaleme ao t’i Iesoà le nangetseketseke iaby i rovay, nanao ty hoe: Ia v’izao?
11 “Who is this?”, to which the crowd replied — “This is the Prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Le nifanao ty hoe ondatio: Iesoà, Mpitoky, nte-Nazareta’ i Galiliay.
12 Jesus went into the Temple Courts, and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of the pigeon-dealers,
Nizilike añ’Anjomban’ Añahare ao t’i Iesoà le nitendreke mpanao balike, le navalitaboa’e o tihim-panakalo volao, naho ty fitoboha’ o mpandetake dehoo,
13 and said to them: “Scripture says ‘My House shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
vaho nanoa’e ty hoe: Hoe ty pinatetse: Hatao anjombam-pitalahoa’ ze hene fifeheañe ty Akibako, te mone lakatom-piaroteñe ty nanoa’ areo aze.
14 While he was still in the Temple Courts, some blind and some lame people came up to him, and he cured them.
Le nimb’ama’e añ’Anjomba ao o feio naho o kepekeo vaho jinanga’e.
15 But, when the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts “God save the Son of David!”, they were indignant,
Niheo mb’eo o mpisorom-beio naho o Androanavio hisamba o raha fanjàka nanoe’eo, ie nikoikoike añ’anjomba ao o ajajao nanao ty hoe: Rengeñe t’i Anan’ Añahare. F’ie ninjea’ o Androanavio,
16 and said to him: “Do you hear what these boys are saying?” “Yes,” answered Jesus; “but did you never read the words — ‘Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast called forth perfect praise’?”
ami’ty hoe: Tsy janji’o hao ty volàñe’ o retiañe? Tinoi’e ty hoe: Eka mahatsanon-draho! Tsy vinaki’ areo hao ty hoe, Hirik’am-bavan’ ajaja naho ajajamena ty nañoreña’o haozarañe?
17 Then he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
Nienga re, niavotse mb’e Betania mb’eo naho nialeñe ao, vaho nampalangese’e am’iereo i Fifehean-Dikerañey.
18 The next morning, in returning to the city, Jesus became hungry;
Ie maraindraiñe, nibalike mb’an-drova mb’eo, nisaliko;
19 and, noticing a solitary fig tree by the road-side, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. So he said to it: “Never again shall fruit be gathered off you.” And suddenly the fruit tree withered up. (aiōn g165)
Niisa’e ty sakoañe añ’olon-dalañe ey le nitotofa’e, fe tsy nanjò ama’e naho tsy raveñe avao, vaho nanoa’e ty hoe: Le lia’e tsy hiboaham-boa ka. Tsipaepae izay, niforejeje i sakoañey. (aiōn g165)
20 When the disciples saw this, they exclaimed in astonishment: “How suddenly the fig tree withered up!”
Vereñe o mpiama’eo te nahaoniñe izay le nanao ty hoe: Inoñe ty nampangèñe i sakoañey anianik’ avao?
21 “I tell you,” replied Jesus, “if you have faith, without ever a doubt, you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill ‘Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!’ it would be done.
Tinoi’ Iesoà ty hoe: Ie ama-patokisañe, tsy mifejofejo, le tsy vaho o sakoañeo ty hanoe’o zao, fa naho lilie’ areo o vohitse eroio ty hoe: Miavota, mivaridìña andriak’ añe, le hanoe’e.
22 And whatever you ask for in your prayers will, if you have faith, be granted you.”
Ndra inoñ’inoñe ihalalia’ areo te milolok’ am-patokisañe, le ho azo’ areo.
23 After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation came up to him as he was teaching, and said: “What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
Nizilike añ’anjomban’ Añahare ao re hañoke le nimb’ama’e mb’eo o roandriañeo naho o mpisorom-beio naho o mpifehe’ ondatioo nanao ty hoe: Ami’ty lili’ia ty anoa’o zao? Ia ty nanolots’Azo o haozarañe zao?
24 “I, too,” said Jesus in reply, “will ask you one question; if you will give me an answer to it, then I, also, will tell you what authority I have to act as I do.
Tinoi’ Iesoà ty hoe: Ontane raike ka ty hañontaneako anahareo, toiño i ahikoy, le hitaroñako ty lily anoeko zao.
25 It is about John’s baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?” But they began arguing among themselves: “If we say ‘divine,’ he will say to us ‘Why then did not you believe him?’
Ty filipora’ i Jaona, boak’aia? hirik’ andindìñe ao hao ke boak’ am’ondatio? Niñeoñeoñe ty hoe iereo, Ino ty hanoen-tika? naho manao ty hoe tika: Hirik’ andindiñe ao, le hivolaña’e ty hoe: Aa vaho akore t’ie tsy niantofa’ areo?
26 But if we say ‘human,’ we are afraid of the people, for every one regards John as a Prophet.”
ke manao ty hoe tika: Boak’ama’ ondaty, ie ihembañan-tika fa songa miantoke te mpitoky t’i Jaona?
27 So the answer they gave Jesus was — “We do not know.” “Then I,” he said, “refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.
Aa le hoe iereo, Tsy fohi’ay. Le hoe re: Izaho ka tsy hanoro anahareo ty lily itoroñako irezay.
28 What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said ‘Go and work in the vineyard to-day my son.’
Aa akore ty heve’ areo? Teo t’indaty aman’ ana-dahy roe: nimb’ ami’ty raike re nanao ty hoe: Akia anake, mañalahalà an-tetem-baheko ao te anito.
29 ‘Yes, sir,’ he answered; but he did not go.
Hoe ty natoi’e, Aiy! tsy satriko izay. F’ie añe naneñeñe le nimb’eo.
30 Then the father went to the second son, and said the same. ‘I will not,’ he answered; but afterwards he was sorry and went.
Nimb’ami’ty raike ka re, nanao i hoe zay. Nanoiñe ty hoe re: Intoy iraho, Aba. F’ie tsy nimbeo.
31 Which of the two sons did as his father wished?” “The second,” they said. “I tell you,” added Jesus, “that tax-gatherers and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God before you.
Aa, ia amy roe rey ty nanao ty satrin’ arofon-drae’e? Hoe iereo tama’e: I valoha’ey. Le hoe t’i Iesoà: Eka! to t’itaroñako te hiaolo anahareo mb’am-pifehean-dikerañe ao o piaroteñe naho tsimirirañeo,
32 For when John came to you, walking in the path of righteousness, you did not believe him, but tax-gatherers and prostitutes did; and yet you, though you saw this, even then were not sorry, nor did you believe him.
amy te niheo mb’ama’ areo an-dalam-bantañe t’i Jaona, fe tsy niantofa’ areo. Natoky aze ka o piaroteñeo naho o karapiloo; ie niisa’areo izay, le mbe tsy nitolike an-tsoloho avao hiantok’ aze.
33 Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.
Inao ty razan-drehake ty ami’ty mpambole: Teo t’indaty aman-kasy nañalahala tetembahe, nañarokatoha’e fefe, nañoreña’e fitalakesañ’ abo, naho nihalia’e fipiritan-divay, le nafanto’e amo mpitoroñeo vaho nienga mb’eo.
34 When the time for the vintage drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his share of the produce.
Ie tsatoke ty sam-panontonan-tsabo, le nahitri’e mb’amo mpiavao mb’eo o mpitoro’eo hangalake i vara’ey.
35 But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Fe tsinepa’ o mpamboleo o mpitoro’eo, trinabotrabo’ iereo ty valoha’e, vinono ty faharoe, vaho finetsam-bato ty fahatelo.
36 A second time the owner sent some servants, a larger number than before, and the tenants treated them in the same way.
Nañirake mpitoroñe indraike re, maro te amy valoha’ey, fe hambañe amy teoy ty nanoañe iareo.
37 As a last resource he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
Fara’e, nasangitri’e am’iereo i ana-dahi’ey ami’ty hoe: Hera hiasia’ iareo i anakoy.
38 But the tenants, on seeing his son, said to each other ‘Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.’
Ie nitrea’ o mpiavao i ana’ey, le nikinia ty hoe: Intoy i mpandovay, antao hañè-doza ama’e, handovan-tika i taney.
39 So they seized him, and threw him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
Aa le rinambe’ iereo naho navokovoko’ iereo alafe’ i tetekey vaho navetrake.
40 Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
Aa ie pok’eo i talèn-tanem-bahey, hatao’e akore iareo?
41 “Miserable wretches!” they exclaimed, “he will put them to a miserable death, and he will let out the vineyard to other tenants, who will pay him his share of the produce at the proper times.”
Le hoe iereo tama’e: Ty amo lo-tserekeo, ho zamane’e an-keloke, le hatolo’e ami’ty mpiava ila’e i tanem-bahe’ey, hitolora’ iareo an-tsa-do’e ty voka’e.
42 Then Jesus added: “Have you never read in the Scriptures? — ‘The very stone which the builders despised — Has now itself become the corner-stone; This corner-stone has come from the Lord, and is marvellous in our eyes.’
Hoe t’i Iesoà tam’ iereo: Tsy vinaki’ areo hao i Sokitse Masiñe manao ty hoe: I vato nadò’ o mpandranjioy le fa lohan-kotsoke; boak’am’ Iehovà izay, fiain-tane am-pihaino’ay?
43 And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.
Aa le itaroñako te hasintake ama’ areo i fifehean-dikerañey le hatolotse ami’ty fifeheañe mahavokatse.
44 Yes, and he who falls on this stone will be dashed to pieces, while any one on whom it falls — it will scatter him as dust.”
Haretsake ambane ze mihotrake ami’ty vato toy; le ho foifoy ty ideboña’e.
45 After listening to these parables, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees saw that it was about them that he was speaking;
Nahajanjiñe o fandrazañañeo o mpisorom-beio naho o Fariseoo, le naharendreke t’ie o tsinara’eo.
46 yet, although eager to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who regarded him as a Prophet.
Aa le nipay hitsepake aze iereo, fe nimarimariheñe i lahialeñey, ie nitañe aze ho mpitoky.
