Lioka 19
1 Ie tafazilike t’Iesoà le ho niranga Ieriko,
Jesus and his disciples entered Jericho and were going through the [city].
2 fe inge t’indaty atao Zakaiosy, bei’ o mpamory vili-lohao, toe mpañaleale,
There was a man [there] named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
3 nipay handrendreke Iesoà, fa aia te ho nimete amy lahialeñey, ie nibory.
He tried to see Jesus, but he was very short, and there was a big crowd of people [near Jesus]. So he was not able to see him.
4 Aa le nihitrihitry mb’aolo ey re nanganike sakoañe hahaisake, ie hiary mb’eo.
So he ran further ahead [along the road] that Jesus was walking on. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.
5 Aa naho nitandrifea’ Iesoà, le niandra naho niisa’e vaho nanoa’e ty hoe, O Zakaiosy, masikà! mizotsoa, fa tsi-mahay tsy hiantraño ama’o iraho te anito.
When Jesus got there, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because [God wants] me to go [with you(sg)] to your house and stay there [tonight]”!
6 Nihavoa re, nizotso naho nampihovae’e añ’ anjomba’e ao an-kaehake.
So he came down quickly. [He took Jesus to his house] and welcomed him joyfully.
7 Ie nahaisake, le niñeoñeoñe ty hoe i maroy: Nizilike ao re hiambahiny ami’ty ondaty beihakeo.
The people [who saw Jesus go there] grumbled saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
8 Fe niongake t’i Zakaiosy nanao ty hoe amy Talè: Intoa, Rañandria, hatoloko amo rarakeo ty an-tsasa’ o fanañakoo; aa naho eo t’ indaty nidramoteko le havahako in-empatse.
Then Zacchaeus stood up [while they were eating] and said to the Lord [Jesus], “Lord, I want you [(sg)] to know that I am going to give half of what I own to poor people. And as for the people whom I have cheated, I will pay them back four times the amount [I have gotten from them by cheating].”
9 Le hoe t’Iesoà tama’e: Anindroany te nizilik’ ami’ty anjomba toy ty famotsorañe, amy t’ie ka ro amori’ i Abraàme.
Jesus said to him, “Today [God] has forgiven [PRS] [you and the other people in] [MTY] this house, because you [(sg)] also [have shown that you have trusted in God as] your ancestor Abraham [did].
10 Ty hitsoeke naho hañaha o rerekeo ty nivotraha’ i Ana’ondatiy atoy.
Remember this: [I], the one who came from heaven, came to seek and save [people like you(sg)] who have [gone astray from God, just like a shepherd who searches for his] lost [sheep].”
11 Ie nahajanjiñe izay iereo, le nitovoña’ Iesoà fandrazañañe amy te nitotoke Ierosaleme naho natao’ iereo te hatsatoke aniany i Fifehean’ Añaharey,
They were coming near to Jerusalem, and the people who were [going with Jesus] who heard him say these things thought that as soon as [he got to Jerusalem] he would become their king.
12 hoe re, Teo ty ana-donake nañavelo mb’ an-tane añe, handrambe fifeheañe, vaho himpoly.
[So] he told them this parable: “A prince prepared to go to a distant country in order that [the Emperor] would make him a king. [He intended] to return later.
13 Aa le kinanji’e ty mpitoro’e folo, nitinolora’e tsanganolo folo vaho nanoa’e ty hoe, Manoa balike ampara’ ty fimpoliko.
[Before he left], he summoned ten of his servants. He gave each of them a coin worth three months’ wages. He said to them, ‘Do business with these coins until I return!’ [Then he left].
14 Ie amy zay, nalaiñe aze o boriza’eo vaho nampihitrife’ iereo ty hañorik’ aze mb’eo hanao ty hoe: Tsy no’ay itìañe te hifehe.
But [many of] his fellow-citizens hated him. So after he left they sent some messengers to tell [the Emperor], ‘We [(exc)] do not want this man to be our king!’
15 Aa ie tafampoly, naho fa ama’e i fifeheañey, le nampikanjie’e i mpitoroñe nitolora’e i volay rey hahafohiñe ty niazo’ iereo an-takinake.
But [the Emperor] made him king anyway. [Later] the [new king] returned. Then he commanded that the servants to whom he had given the coins should be summoned {that someone should summon the servants to whom he had given the coins}. He wanted to know how much they had gained by doing business with the coins.
16 Avy ty valoha’e nanao ty hoe: O Rañandria, fa nitovoñe tsanganolo folo i tsanganolo’oy.
The first man came [to him] and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned ten more [coins]!’
17 Le hoe re tama’e: Fanjaka, ry mpitorom-bañoñeo, kanao nalili-po ami’ ty pininio’e irehe, mifeleha rova folo.
He said to this man, ‘[You are a] good servant! [You have] done [very] well! Because you have [handled] faithfully a small amount [of money, I will give you] authority [to rule] ten cities.’
18 Avy ka ty faharoe nanao ty hoe: O Rañandria, nitovoñe tsanganolo lime i tsanganolo’o rey.
Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned five more [coins]!’
19 Le hoe re tama’e: Mamehea rova lime ka.
He said to that servant similarly, ‘[Good! I will give you authority to rule] five cities.’
20 Pok’eo ka ty raike, nanao ty hoe: O Rañandria, intia i tsanganolo’oy fa nakafiko ami’ty masoara.
Then another servant came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your coin. I wrapped it in a napkin and put it away, [so that nothing would happen to it].
21 Toe nañeveñako fa ondaty sarots’arofo: Mandrambe ty tsy nado’o, naho manifo ty tsy nitongise’o.
I did that [because] I was afraid [of what you would do to me if the business failed. I know] you are a man who does not do foolish things with your money. You [even] take [from others money] that does not really belong to you, [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.’
22 Aa hoe re ama’e: O vava’oo ty hizakako azo, ty mpitoroñe tembo tia, toe napota’o t’ie mpidiby, mandrambe ty tsy napoko, naho mitatake ty tsy nandrarahako;
The king said to that servant, ‘You wicked servant! I will condemn you by the very words [MTY] that you [have just now spoken]. (You know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]./Did you not know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]?) [RHQ] [You said] that I [even] take [from others money] that does not really [belong to me], [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.
23 Aa vaho akore te tsy napo’o amy bankey i dralakoy, hangalako rekets’ ana’e amy fibalikoy?
So (you should at least have given my money to money lenders!/why did you not [at least] give my money to bankers?) [RHQ] Then [when I returned] I could have collected that amount plus the interest [it would have earned]!’
24 Le hoe re amo nijohañeo: Rambeso ama’e i tsanganoloy le atoloro amy aman-tsanganolo foloy.
Then [the king] said to those who were standing near, ‘Take the coin from him and give it to [the servant] who has ten coins!’
25 (Aa hoe ty lie’ iareo: O Rañandria, ie amam-bogady folo!)
They protested, ‘But Sir, he already has ten [coins]!’
26 Itaroñako te mbe ho tolorañe ty manañe; fe hapontañ’ amy tsy manañey ndra ze ama’e.
[But the king said], ‘I tell you this: To the people who [use well what] they have [received], more will be given {[I] will give more}. But from the people who [do] not [use well what they have received], even what they [already] have will be taken away {[I] will take away even what they already have}.
27 Aa naho i rafelahiko nalaiñe ty hameheako rey, endeso mb’etoa, zamano añatrefako eo.
Now, [as for] those enemies of mine who did not want me to rule over them, bring them here and execute them while I am watching!’”
28 Ie fa nitsara, le niaolo am-pionjonañe mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo.
After [Jesus] said those things, he [continued on the road] up to Jerusalem, going ahead of his disciples.
29 Aa naho nitotoke i Beit-Pagè naho i Betania ami’ty vohitse atao Oliva eo re, le nirahe’e ty mpiama’e roe
When they got near Bethphage and Bethany [villages], near the hill that is called {that they call} Olive [Tree] Hill,
30 ami’ty hoe: Akia mb’ an-tanañe ey hoek’ey; ie mimoak’ ao, le hahaisake ty ana-borìke mirohy, mbe tsy niningira’ ondaty; idraito le endeso mb’atoa.
he said to two of [his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead [of you]. As you [two] enter [it], you will see a young animal that no one has ever ridden, that has been {someone has} tied up. Untie it and bring it [to me].
31 Lehe eo ty mañontane ty hoe: Ino o añaha’ areo azeo? Le anò ty hoe ama’e: Ipaia’ i Talè.
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say [to him], ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 Niongak’ amy zao i nampihitrifeñe rey vaho nizoe’ iereo hambañe amy sinaontsi’ey.
[So] the [two disciples] went [to the village] and found the [animal], just like he had told them.
33 Aa ie nañaha i ana-borìkey, le hoe o tompo’eo: Inoñe ty ampidraita’ areo o ana-borìkeo?
As they were untying it, its owners said to them, “Why are you two untying that young animal?”
34 Ipaia’ i Talè, hoe iereo.
They replied, “The Lord needs it.” [So the owners said that they could take it].
35 Le nasese’ iereo mb’ amy Iesoà mb’eo, naho nalama’ iereo amy ana-borìkey o lamba’ iareoo, vaho niningira’ Iesoà.
The [two disciples] brought [the animal] to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the animal’s back [for him to sit on] and helped Jesus get on it.
36 Ie nañavelo le nandafike saroñe an-dalañe ey iereo.
Then as he rode along, [others] spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him].
37 Aa naho nitotoke, toe fa am-pizotsoa’ i vohitse olivay, le fonga nirebeke o mpiama’e maroo, nandrenge an’ Andrianañahare, nipoña-peo ty amo hene raha tsitantane niisa’ iareoo
As they came near [to Jerusalem], on the road that descends from Olive [Tree] Hill, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God loudly for all the great miracles that they had seen [Jesus do].
38 ami’ty hoe: Andriañeñe ty Mpanjaka mitotsak’ ami’ty tahina’ Iehovà! Fierañerañañe abey ty andindìñe ao, vaho engeñe Andindimoneñe ey!
They were saying things like, “May the Lord [God] bless our king who comes representing [MTY] him!” “May there be peace [between God] in heaven [and us his people]!” “May [everyone] praise God!”
39 Aa le hoe ty nanoa’ o Fariseo ila’e boak’ amy valobohòkeio: O Talè, endaho o mpiama’oo.
Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples [for saying things like that]!”
40 Fe hoe ty natoi’e: Itaroñako t’ie mianjiñe, le o vatoo ty hikoikoike.
He replied, “I tell you this: If these people would be silent, the stones themselves would shout [to praise me]!”
41 Ie nañarine naho nahatalake i rovay, le niroveta’e,
When [Jesus] came near [to] Jerusalem and saw the city, he cried about [its people].
42 ami’ty hoe: Aa naho nahafohin-drehe, ndra androany, ty hampanintsiñe azo! f’ie mietak’ am-pihaino’o henaneo.
He said, “[My disciples know what they need to do] to have peace [with God]; I wish that even today [the rest of] you people knew it. But now you are unable to know [MTY] it.
43 Fa hihavia’ ty andro hampitroara’ o rafelahi’oo fefe-tane hamalavala azo naho hiarikatok’ ama’o, vaho havoeboe’e mb’etia mb’atia.
I want you to know this: Soon [your enemies] will come and will set up a barricade around your [city]. They will surround [the city] and attack [it] on all sides.
44 Le hadasi’ iareo an-taneo, ihe naho o keleia’o ama’oo, le tsy hengàñe ama’o ty vato raike ambone’ ty ila’e, amy te tsy nirendre’o ty andro nitilihañ’ azo.
They will [break through] the walls [and] destroy everything. They will smash you and your people/children. [When they finish destroying everything], there will not be one stone left on top of another. [All this will happen] because you did not recognize the time when God sent his [Messiah] to [save] you!”
45 Ie nimoak’ an-Toe Masiñ’ ao le nata’e soike o mpanao balikeo naho o mpikaloo
[Jesus entered Jerusalem and] went into the Temple [courtyard]. He saw the people who were selling [things there],
46 nanoa’e ty hoe: Inay ty pinatetse: Anjombam-pitalahoañe ty anjombako toy, f’ie nanoe’ areo lakato fietaha’ ty malaso.
and he began to chase them out. He said to them, “It has been written {[A prophet] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be a place where people pray’; but you bandits have made it a cave where you can [hide]!”
47 Ie nañoke boak’ andro añ’ Anjomban’ Añahare ao, le nikilily hañè-doza ama’e o mpisorom-beio naho o mpanoki-dilio vaho o roandriañeo;
Each day [during that week Jesus] was teaching people in the Temple [courtyard]. The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and [other Jewish] leaders tried to find a way to kill him.
48 f’ie tsy nahaoniñe ty hanoeñe, fa ama’e iaby ondatio nitsatsike o saontsi’eo.
But they did not find any way to do it, because all the people there listened eagerly to him [and would have resisted them if they had tried to hurt him].
