Matio 6
1 Mitaòa, hera hanoe’ areo añatrefa’ ondatio o fatariha’ areoo, hitsiriria’ iareo, f’ie ho po-tambe aman-dRae’ areo andindìñe ao.
Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.
2 Ie mitolon-kavantañañe, ko mikoi-dava ndra mitioke trompetra hiaolo azo manahake o soamiatrekeo fa anoe’ iereo an-dalañeo naho an-tsena ey o falalà’ iareoo soa te ho isa’ ondaty. Eka! to ty asako ama’o t’ie fa nandrambe tambe.
Therefore, when you do acts of charity, do not have a trumpet blown in front of you, as hypocrites do in the Synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. There, I tell you, is their reward!
3 F’ihe naho manao fatarihañe, ko ampahafohineñe ty fità’o havia ty anoem-pità’o havana
But, when you do acts of charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 soa te hihaja i fatariha’oy; le i Rae’o mahavazoho añ’etake ro hanambe azo.
so that your charity may be secret; and your Father, who sees what is in secret, will recompense you.
5 Ie mihalaly irehe, ko mañonjom-peo, le ko manao soamiatreke lonjetse, mpitea halaly am-pitontonañe ao naho an-kotson-kiririsa ey, miloloke an-dreham-piriñake hijanjiña’ ondaty hilombofa’e. Eka! to t’itaroñako t’ie fa aman-tambe.
And, when you pray, you are not to behave as hypocrites do. They like to pray standing in the Synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. There, I tell you, is their reward!
6 Fa ihe, naho miloloke, miziliha am-pandrea’o ao le agabeño ty lala’o, naho milolofa aman-dRae’o am-bangiñe ao, vaho ho tambezen-dRae’o mivazoho añ’ etake ao.
But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.
7 Inahareo ka, naho mihalaly, ko mibeobeoke manahake o tsereheñeo, ie atao’iereo ho janjiñeñe ty amo figaradadàha’ iareoo.
When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.
8 Aa le ko itsikombeañe. Ami’te arofoanan-dRae’ areo andindiñe ao o enta’ areoo aolo’ ty ihalalia’areo?
Do not imitate them; for God, your Father, knows what you need before you ask him.
9 Inao ty hilolofa’ areo: Ry Rae’ay andindiñe ao, ho masiñeñe ty tahina’o.
You, therefore, should pray thus — ‘Our Father, who art in Heaven, may thy name be held holy,
10 Ho tahieñe ty fifehea’o, hanoeñe an-dindiñe ao naho an-tane atoy o satri’oo.
thy Kingdom come, thy will be done — on earth, as in Heaven.
11 Atoloro anay nainai’e ty mahakama’ay,
Give us to-day the bread that we shall need;
12 Apoho o tahi’aio, manahake ty ihevea’ay o anaña’ay hakeoo.
and forgive us our wrong-doings, as we have forgiven those who have wronged us;
13 Ko minday anay mb’an-kaozaram-panjiziañe, fa kalaño amy ze atao raty, [toe Azo ty fifeheañe, ty haozarañe vaho ty engeñe nainai’e.] Amene.
and take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.’
14 Naho hevè’ areo ty hakeo’ ondaty, le ho hahà’ i Rae’areo andindìñey ka o tahi’areoo.
For, if you forgive others their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;
15 Fe naho tsy apo’ areo ty hakeo’ ondaty, tsy ho hahàn-dRae’areo o tahi’areoo.
but, if you do not forgive others their offences, not even your Father will forgive your offences.
16 Ie mililitse, ko manao laharam-pandalàn-tsoamiatreke, mañamonjetse laharañe hisenge te mililitse añatrefa’ ondaty. Eka! to t’itaroñako t’ie fa nahazo tambe.
And, when you fast, do not put on gloomy looks, as hypocrites do who disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. That, I tell you, is their reward!
17 F’ihe, naho mililitse sasao ty añ’ambone’o;
But, when one of you fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,
18 tsy mone ho oni’ ondaty t’ie mililitse, naho tsy t’i Rae’o añ’etake ao, vaho i Rae’o mahavazoho an-kafits’aoy ro hanambe azo.
that he may not be seen by men to be fasting, but by his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.
19 Ko mitolom-pamotry vara an-tane atoy, habotse’ ty oletse naho ty eno, ndra hipoñafa’ ty mpikizo hañaoke.
Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
20 Mañajà vara andindìñ’ ao, ami’ty tsy hagedra’ ty oletse naho ty eno, mbore tsy ho gorobahe’ ty mpikizo hamaoke;
But store up treasures for yourselves in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.
21 fa ami’ty nampipoha’o o vara’oo, ao ka ty arofo’o.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 Failo’ ty sandry ty fihaino’o, ie vantam-pañente o fihaino’oo le tsy haieñe ty sandri’o.
The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is unclouded, your whole body will be lit up;
23 Aa naho mitsikirike o fihaino’oo, le himoromoroñe iaby ty vata’o; ie maieñe ty zava ama’o ao, le hene haieñe o lala’oo!
but, if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be darkened. And, if the inner light is darkness, how intense must that darkness be!
24 Tsy eo ty mahafitoroñe talè roe, hera ho falai’e ty raike naho hikokoa’e ty raike, ke hiasia’e ty raike vaho sirikae’e ty raike; tsy lefe’areo toroñeñe t’i Andrianañahare naho ty voatse toy.
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will attach himself to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
25 Inao ty itaroñako, Ko marimarihe’ areo ty havelo’areo, ty ho kamae’ areo ndra ty hinoma’ areo, vaho ty sandri’ areo, ty hisafora’ areo. Tsy likoare’ ty troke hao ty mahakama, naho ty sandriñe ty sikiñe?
That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here — what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body — what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
26 Heheke o voron-dikerañeo: tsy mitongy, tsy mandrofotse vaho tsy mañoroñe an-driha, fa fahana’ i Rae’areo onjoneñey. Tsy sarotse te am’iereo v’inahareoo?
Look at the wild birds — they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and yet your heavenly Father feeds them! And are not you more precious than they?
27 Ia ama’ areo, te mahimahiñe ro mahatovoñe ty haabo’e kiho raike?
But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong his life a single moment?
28 Aa ino ty marikarihañe amo saroñeo? Birèto o befelañe an-tetekeo, ty fitiri’e; ie tsy mandrorotse, tsy manenoñe,
And why be anxious about clothing? Study the wild lilies, and how they grow. They neither toil nor spin;
29 fe itaroñako te, ndra i Solomona ami’ty enge’e iaby, tsy nihamiñe manahake ty raike ama’e.
yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his splendour was not robed like one of these.
30 Aa naho izay ty ampisikinan’ Añahare ty vinda am-bare mizorazora ao, ie maindoñe androany naho miheatse vaho ahifike an-toñake ao hamaray; tsy mandikoatse izay hao nahareo ry kede fatokisañe?
If God so clothes even the grass of the field, which is living to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, will not he much more clothe you, O men of little faith?
31 Aa kanao izay ty itarean’ Añahare, ko mihakahaka manao ty hoe: Ino ty ho hane’ay? ndra, Ino ty ho nome’ay? ndra ino ty ho sikina’ay,
Do not then ask anxiously ‘What can we get to eat?’ or ‘What can we get to drink?’ or ‘What can we get to wear?’
32 amy t’ie hene paie’ o sandriñeo, vaho arofoanan-dRae’ areo ze paia’ areo iaby.
All these are the things for which the nations are seeking, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
33 Tsoeho hey i Fifehean’ Añaharey naho ty havantaña’e; vaho hene hatolotse anahareo.
But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.
34 Ko angovitañe ty hamaraiñe, fa ho vazobazore’ i hamaraiñey o azeo. Tsahatse ty andro o haembera’eo.
Therefore do not be anxious about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own anxieties. Every day has trouble enough of its own.
