Matio 13
1 Nienga i anjombay amy àndro zay t’i Iesoà, le niambesatse añ’olon-driake eo
Later that day Jesus left the house, and sat down to teach beside the lake.
2 vaho niropadropaha’ i lahialeñey ampara t’ie nipay lakañe hijoña’e; le nizorazora an-tamboho ey i lahialeñey,
So many people gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down there to teach, while all the crowds stood on the beach.
3 vaho nitaroña’e raha maro am-pandrazañañe ami’ty hoe: Teo t’indaty nañampitso boak’ añ’ anjomba ao handrarake tabiry;
He explained many things to them, using stories as illustrations. “The sower went out to sow,” he began.
4 Ie nandrarake, nirarake añ’olon-dalañe ey ty ila’e, f’ie nitsimòhe’ o voroñeo.
“As he was sowing, some of the seeds fell on the path. The birds came and ate them up.
5 Nirarake am-batovatoeñe ey ty ila’e, fe natify i taney, ie nipitsike le niforejeje amy te tsy nilaleke i taney,
Other seeds fell on stony ground where there wasn't much earth where they sprouted quickly.
6 ie nafana-voho i andro ambone eiy, le nimae naho maike amy t’ie tsy amam-bahatse.
The sun rose and scorched them and they withered because they had no roots.
7 Teo ty nirarake an-kisatse ao. Nitombo o hisatseo nañaloke aze.
Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked them.
8 Ty ila’e nipoke an-tane soa vaho namokatse naho nitombo, zato ty valoha’e, enem-polo ty faharoe, naho telo-polo ty fahatelo.
Still other seeds fell on good soil. They produced a harvest—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what had been planted.
9 Ze aman-dravembia hijanjiña’e, Mijanjiña!
Anybody who has ears should be listening!”
10 Nimb’eo o mpiama’eo nanao ty hoe ama’e: Akore te itaroña’o an-drazan-drehake?
The disciples came to Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use illustrations when you speak to the people?”
11 Hoe re: Natolotse ama’areo ty hahafohiñe i Fifehean-dikerañey, fa tsy am’iareo.
“You're privileged to have revealed to you the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but they're not given such insights,” Jesus replied.
12 Ze manañe, ty ho tompeañe; fa ze tsy manañe, le haloly ama’e ndra ty minjilite’e habohe’e.
“Those who already have will have more given to them, more than enough. But those who don't have, whatever they have will be taken away from them.
13 Zao ty itaroñako am-pandrazañañe: miisake iereo fe tsy mahaisake; mijanjiñe fe tsy mahajanjiñe,
That's why I speak to them in illustrations. For even though they see, they do not see; and even though they hear, they do not hear; nor do they understand.
14 hañenefañe i nampisaontsieñe Isaia mpitoky, ty hoe: Ie hijanjiñe, le hahajanjiñe fe tsy mb’ia haharendreke, Ie misamba le hahaisake fe le lia’e tsy hahaoniñe,
The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in them: ‘Even though you hear, you won't understand, and even though you see, you won't perceive.
15 fa gañe ty arofo’ ondaty retoa, naho giñe o ravembia’eo, fa nikipeke o fihaino’eo; ke hahaisake am-pihaino, naho hahajanjiñ’ an-dravembia, he hahatsikarake añ’arofo, naho himpoly hijangañako.
They have a hard-hearted attitude, they don't want to listen, and they've closed their eyes. If they didn't they might be able to see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand in their minds. Then they could return to me and I would heal them.’
16 Fe haha o fihaino’ areo mahaisakeo naho o ravembia’ areo mahajanjiñeo.
Your eyes are blessed, for they see. Your ears are blessed too, for they hear.
17 Eka! to t’itaroñako te maro ty mpitoky naho ty vañoñe nisalala hahaisake o trea’ areoo fe tsy nahaisake, vaho hijanjiñe o tsanoñe’ areoo, fe tsy nahajanjiñe.
I'm telling you, many prophets and good people longed to see what you're seeing, but didn't see it. They longed to hear what you're hearing, but didn't hear it.
18 Inao arè ty fampalangesañe i mpandrarakey.
So listen to the story of the sower.
19 I Ana’ Ondatiy ro mpandrarake. I tabiry nirarake añ’olon-dalañey le ze hene mijanjiñe ty tsara’ i fifehean-dikerañey fe tsy maharendreke; pok’ eo ty mpañinje mitavañe an-tro’e ze nararake ama’e ao iaby, izay i tabiry nipoke an-dalañe eo.
When people hear the message about the kingdom and don't understand it, the evil one comes along and rips out what was sown in them. This is what happens to the seeds sown on the path.
20 I nipoke am-batovatoeñey, le ty mijanjiñe i tsaray naho mandrambe aze an-kaehake aniany,
The seeds sown on stony ground are people who hear the message and happily accept it straight away.
21 f’ie tsy amam-bahatse mbore aliheñe; naho ifetsaha’ ty hasotriañe tsy ampe vaho ty hasosorañe, le ampandikofe’ i mpañìnjey ty añ’arofo’e ao.
They last for a while, but because they don't have roots, when problems and troubles come, they quickly fall away.
22 I nirarake amo hisatseoy le ty mahajanjiñe i tsaray, f’ie mipay hanontoñe vara bey, le ampañaliñoe’ i mpañinjey aze i tsaran’ Añaharey vaho tsy mamoa. (aiōn g165)
The seeds sown among thorns are people who hear the message, but then life's worries and the temptation of money choke the message so that they become fruitless. (aiōn g165)
23 I nirarake an-tane soay, le ty mahajanjiñe i tsaray naho maharendreke vaho mamoa, toe manao sata soa; hanombo zato ty valoha’e, naho enem-polo ty faharoe, vaho telo-polo ty faha-telo.
The seeds sown on good soil are people who hear the message, and understand it, and who produce a good harvest—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.”
24 Nitaroña’e oha-drehake tovo’e: Hambañe amy t’indaty mitongy doria soa an-tete’e ao i fifehean-dikerañey.
Then he told them another illustrated story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a farmer who sowed good seeds in his field.
25 Ie nirotse ondatio, pok’eo i rafelahi’ey nandrarake vinda, an-tetem-bare’e ao vaho nibioñe.
But while his workers were sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weed seeds on top of the wheat. Then they left.
26 Ie nitovoañe vaho ho niterake i varey le niboake ka i vinday.
So when the wheat grew and produced ears of grain, the weeds also grew up.
27 Niheo mb’amy tompo-tetekey o mpitoro’eo nanao ty hoe: O talè, tsy doria soa hao ty narara’o? Boak’ aia arè o vindao?
The farmer's workers came and asked him, ‘Sir, didn't you sow good seeds in your field? Where did the weeds come from?’
28 Hoe ty natoi’e: Satan-drafelahiko izay. Le hoe ty asa’ o mpitoro’eo: Ho vorote’ay o vindao!
‘Some enemy has done this,’ he replied. ‘Do you want us to go and pull up the weeds?’ they asked him.
29 Aiy! hoe re, hera hombota’ areo o vareo.
‘No,’ he answered, ‘as you pull up the weeds, you might uproot the wheat too.
30 Angao hey hiharo hitiry ampara’ te toly ty sabo, ie amy fitatahañey le ho volañeko amo mpanatakeo, ty hoe, Atontono hey o vindao naho feheo am-pitoboroñañe horoañe, vaho atontoño an-driha ao o vareo.
Let them both grow until harvest, and then at harvest-time I'll tell the reapers to first gather the weeds, tie them up into bundles and burn them, and then gather the wheat and store it in my barn.’”
31 Intoy ka ty nandrazaña’e: I fifehean-dikerañey le añoharañe ami’ ty voa-nonoke nindese’ t’indaty vaho narara’e an-tete’e ao.
He gave them another illustration: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a farmer sowed in his field.
32 Ie ty kede amy ze hene añañe an-kodoboñe ao, fa ie mitiry, ro jabajaba amo rongoñeo vaho mbe mionjoñe ho hatae abo, kanao mitsoloke amo tsampa’eo o voron-dikerañeo.
Even though it's the tiniest of seeds it grows much bigger than other plants. In fact it grows into a tree big enough for birds to roost in its branches.”
33 Nitaroñe’e añ’ohatse ka ty hoe: I fifehean-dikerañey, le manahake ty lalivay19 najo’ ty rakemba ami’ty bom-bare telo fañaranañe ao vaho hene niazom-pamoà’e.
He told them another illustrated story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixed with a large quantity of flour, until all the dough was raised.”
34 Nanoe’ Iesoà amy lahialeñey añ’ ohatse iaby izay; fa naho tsy am-pandrazañañe le tsy nitsarae’e,
Jesus explained all these things to the crowds using illustrated stories—in fact he didn't speak to them without using stories.
35 hañenefañe i nampisaontsieñe i mpitokiy, ty hoe: Ho sokafeko am-pandrazañañe ty vavako; le ho taroñeko tafatòño boak’an-kaehae’e.
This fulfilled the prophet's words: “I will speak using stories, and I will explain things hidden from the creation of the world.”
36 Nifampiria amy lahialeñey amy zao t’i Iesoà le nizilike añ’anjomba ao. Nimb’ama’e ao o mpiama’eo nihalaly ama’e te habejañe i fandrazañañe i vindaiy.
Then he left the crowds and went into a house. His disciples came over to him, and asked him, “Please explain to us the story about the weeds in the field.”
37 Nitoiña’e ty hoe: Ondatio ty mandrarake i doria soay;
“The one who sows the good seed is the Son of man,” Jesus explained.
38 ty voatse toy i tonday; o vantañeo i doria soay; vaho o tsivokatseo o vindao,
“The field is the world. The good seeds are the children of the kingdom. The weed seeds are the children of the evil one.
39 i mpañìnjey i rafelahy nandrarake irezay; i vare rifo mizorazora ey ro figadoña’ i sa ho aviy; vaho o anjelio ro mpanatake. (aiōn g165)
The enemy that sowed the weed seeds is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
Just as the weeds are harvested and burned so it will be at the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
41 Hirahe’ i Ana’ Ondatiy o anjeli’eo hañombotse amy fifehea’ey ze atao raty naho o mitolon-katserehañeo,
The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will gather up every sinful thing and everyone who does evil,
42 le hafetsake an-toñake mirebareba ao; fangololoihañe naho ali-vazañe ty ho ao.
and will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
43 Ie amy zay, hireandreañe manahake i àndroy, am-Pifehean-dRae’e ao, o vañoñeo. Ze aman-dravembia mahajanjiñe, Mijanjiña.
Then those who live right will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their father. Anybody with ears should be listening!
44 Hoe ka t’i Iesoà amo mpiama’eo: I Fifehean-dikerañey le manahake t’indaty mahatrea vara mikafitse le ami’ty hafalea’e ty amy hasaro’ey, fonga aleta’e o fanaña’eo vaho mivily i taney.
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. A man found it, reburied it, and then full of joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45 Tovo’e, Hambañe ami’ty mpanao balike mpipay vatosoa i fifehean-dikerañey.
The kingdom of heaven is also like a trader looking for good pearls.
46 Ie mahatrea ty soa, hene aleta’e o vara’eo le mipeake aze.
When he found the most expensive pearl ever he went and sold all he had and bought it.
47 Razañeñe an-karato an-driake ao i fifehean-dikerañey; mitontoñe ama’e ao ze volom-piañe iaby.
Once more, the kingdom of heaven is like a fishing net thrown into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.
48 Ie mirotrarotra le kororohe’ iereo boak’ao, le miheo mb’ama’e o mpañaratoo mijoboñe ty soa ho an-karo’ iareo, vaho aria’ iereo o ratio.
When it was full it was dragged ashore. The good fish were put into baskets while the bad ones were thrown away.
49 Izay ty ho ie am-panampera’ o androo; Homb’eo o anjelio, hameve o tsivokatseo amo vañoñeo, (aiōn g165)
That's the way it will be when the end of the world comes. The angels will go out and separate the evil people from the good, (aiōn g165)
50 vaho havokovoko’ iareo an-toñake mirehetse ao. Lako tañy naho ali-vazañe ty ho ao.
and throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
51 Hoe re am’iereo: Nirendre’ areo hao izay? Eka, hoe iareo:
Now do you understood everything?” “Yes,” they replied.
52 Aa le, ze fonga mahihitse amy fifehean-dikerañey ro hambañe ami’ty raen-keleiañe mañakatse ty vao naho ty haehae amo vara’eo.
“Every religious teacher who's learned about the kingdom of heaven is like a house-owner who brings out from his storeroom both new and old treasures,” Jesus said.
53 Ie nagado’ Iesoà i tsara rezay, le nienga,
After Jesus finished telling these stories, he left.
54 vaho nigodañe mb’an-tane’e mb’eo le nañoke ondaty am-pitontonañ’ ao. Nilatsa iareo nanao ty hoe añ’arofo: Aia ty nahazoa’ itiañe ty hihitse naho haozarañe ra’elahy zao?
He went back to his home town and taught in the synagogue there. People were amazed, and asked, “Where does he get his wisdom and miracles from?
55 Tsy ie ty ana’ i mpandrafitsey? tsy atao Marie hao ty rene’e? naho ty rahalahi’e: Iakobe, i Josefa, i Simona, naho i Jodà,
Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56 vaho o rahavavi’eo? tsy amantika iaby v’irezay? Taia arè ty nahazoa’ itia o raha iaby zao?
Don't his sisters live here among us? So where does he get all this from?”
57 Aa le nialik’ ama’e iereo, vaho hoe t’i Iesoà tam’iereo: Tsy po-ènge ty mpitoky naho tsy an-tane’e vaho añ’akiba’e ao avao.
And so they refused to believe in him. “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his homeland and in his family,” Jesus told them.
58 Le tsy nisatri’e ty hanao raha tsitantane ao ty amy haminjikitam-patokisa’ iareo.
Since they failed to trust in him, he did not do many miracles there.
