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1 itthaM yIzuH svadvAdazaziSyANAmAjnjApanaM samApya purE pura upadESTuM susaMvAdaM pracArayituM tatsthAnAt pratasthE|
It came about that when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 anantaraM yOhan kArAyAM tiSThan khriSTasya karmmaNAM vArttaM prApya yasyAgamanavArttAsIt saEva kiM tvaM? vA vayamanyam apEkSiSyAmahE?
Now when John heard in the prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent a message by his disciples
3 Etat praSTuM nijau dvau ziSyau prAhiNOt|
and said to him, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”
4 yIzuH pratyavOcat, andhA nEtrANi labhantE, khanjcA gacchanti, kuSThinaH svasthA bhavanti, badhirAH zRNvanti, mRtA jIvanta uttiSThanti, daridrANAM samIpE susaMvAdaH pracAryyata,
Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you see and hear.
5 EtAni yadyad yuvAM zRNuthaH pazyathazca gatvA tadvArttAM yOhanaM gadataM|
Blind people are receiving sight, lame people are walking, lepers are being cleansed, deaf people are hearing again, people who have died are being raised back to life, and needy people are being told the good news.
6 yasyAhaM na vighnIbhavAmi, saEva dhanyaH|
Blessed is anyone who is not offended by me.”
7 anantaraM tayOH prasthitayO ryIzu ryOhanam uddizya janAn jagAda, yUyaM kiM draSTuM vahirmadhyEprAntaram agacchata? kiM vAtEna kampitaM nalaM?
As these men went on their way, Jesus began to say to the crowds about John, “What did you go out in the desert to see—a reed being shaken by the wind?
8 vA kiM vIkSituM vahirgatavantaH? kiM parihitasUkSmavasanaM manujamEkaM? pazyata, yE sUkSmavasanAni paridadhati, tE rAjadhAnyAM tiSThanti|
But what did you go out to see—a man dressed in soft clothing? Really, those who wear soft clothing live in kings' houses.
9 tarhi yUyaM kiM draSTuM bahiragamata, kimEkaM bhaviSyadvAdinaM? tadEva satyaM| yuSmAnahaM vadAmi, sa bhaviSyadvAdinOpi mahAn;
But what did you go out to see—a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.
10 yataH, pazya svakIyadUtOyaM tvadagrE prESyatE mayA| sa gatvA tava panthAnaM smayak pariSkariSyati|| EtadvacanaM yamadhi likhitamAstE sO'yaM yOhan|
This is he of whom it was written, 'See, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
11 aparaM yuSmAnahaM tathyaM bravImi, majjayitu ryOhanaH zrESThaH kOpi nArItO nAjAyata; tathApi svargarAjyamadhyE sarvvEbhyO yaH kSudraH sa yOhanaH zrESThaH|
I say to you truly, among those born of women no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.
12 aparanjca A yOhanO'dya yAvat svargarAjyaM balAdAkrAntaM bhavati Akraminazca janA balEna tadadhikurvvanti|
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and men of violence take it by force.
13 yatO yOhanaM yAvat sarvvabhaviSyadvAdibhi rvyavasthayA ca upadEzaH prAkAzyata|
For all the prophets and the law have been prophesying until John;
14 yadi yUyamidaM vAkyaM grahItuM zaknutha, tarhi zrEyaH, yasyAgamanasya vacanamAstE sO'yam EliyaH|
and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who was to come.
15 yasya zrOtuM karNau staH sa zRNOtu|
He who has ears to hear, let him listen.
16 EtE vidyamAnajanAH kai rmayOpamIyantE? yE bAlakA haTTa upavizya svaM svaM bandhumAhUya vadanti,
To what should I compare this generation? It is like children playing in the marketplace, who sit and call to one another
17 vayaM yuSmAkaM samIpE vaMzIravAdayAma, kintu yUyaM nAnRtyata; yuSmAkaM samIpE ca vayamarOdima, kintu yUyaM na vyalapata, tAdRzai rbAlakaista upamAyiSyantE|
and say, 'We played a flute for you, and you did not dance. We mourned, and you did not weep.'
18 yatO yOhan Agatya na bhuktavAn na pItavAMzca, tEna lOkA vadanti, sa bhUtagrasta iti|
For John came not eating bread or drinking wine, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
19 manujasuta Agatya bhuktavAn pItavAMzca, tEna lOkA vadanti, pazyata ESa bhOktA madyapAtA caNPAlapApinAM bandhazca, kintu jnjAninO jnjAnavyavahAraM nirdOSaM jAnanti|
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they say, 'Look, he is a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her deeds.”
20 sa yatra yatra purE bahvAzcaryyaM karmma kRtavAn, tannivAsinAM manaHparAvRttyabhAvAt tAni nagarANi prati hantEtyuktA kathitavAn,
Then Jesus began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty deeds were done, because they had not repented.
21 hA kOrAsIn, hA baitsaidE, yuSmanmadhyE yadyadAzcaryyaM karmma kRtaM yadi tat sOrasIdOnnagara akAriSyata, tarhi pUrvvamEva tannivAsinaH zANavasanE bhasmani cOpavizantO manAMsi parAvarttiSyanta|
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty deeds had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 tasmAdahaM yuSmAn vadAmi, vicAradinE yuSmAkaM dazAtaH sOrasIdOnO rdazA sahyatarA bhaviSyati|
But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you.
23 aparanjca bata kapharnAhUm, tvaM svargaM yAvadunnatOsi, kintu narakE nikSEpsyasE, yasmAt tvayi yAnyAzcaryyANi karmmaNyakAriSata, yadi tAni sidOmnagara akAriSyanta, tarhi tadadya yAvadasthAsyat| (Hadēs g86)
You, Capernaum, do you think you will be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. For if in Sodom there had been done the mighty deeds that were done in you, it would still have remained until today. (Hadēs g86)
24 kintvahaM yuSmAn vadAmi, vicAradinE tava daNPataH sidOmO daNPO sahyatarO bhaviSyati|
But I say to you that it shall be easier for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.”
25 EtasminnEva samayE yIzuH punaruvAca, hE svargapRthivyOrEkAdhipatE pitastvaM jnjAnavatO viduSazca lOkAn pratyEtAni na prakAzya bAlakAn prati prakAzitavAn, iti hEtOstvAM dhanyaM vadAmi|
At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you concealed these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children.
26 hE pitaH, itthaM bhavEt yata idaM tvadRSTAvuttamaM|
Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
27 pitrA mayi sarvvANi samarpitAni, pitaraM vinA kOpi putraM na jAnAti, yAn prati putrENa pitA prakAzyatE tAn vinA putrAd anyaH kOpi pitaraM na jAnAti|
All things have been entrusted to me from my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father and no one knows the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 hE parizrAntA bhArAkrAntAzca lOkA yUyaM matsannidhim Agacchata, ahaM yuSmAn vizramayiSyAmi|
Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 ahaM kSamaNazIlO namramanAzca, tasmAt mama yugaM svESAmupari dhArayata mattaH zikSadhvanjca, tEna yUyaM svE svE manasi vizrAmaM lapsyadhbE|
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 yatO mama yugam anAyAsaM mama bhArazca laghuH|
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
