मथिः 20
1 स्वर्गराज्यम् एतादृशा केनचिद् गृहस्येन समं, योऽतिप्रभाते निजद्राक्षाक्षेत्रे कृषकान् नियोक्तुं गतवान्।
For the kingdom of heaven is like an employer who went out in the early morning to hire laborers for his vineyards.
2 पश्चात् तैः साकं दिनैकभृतिं मुद्राचतुर्थांशं निरूप्य तान् द्राक्षाक्षेत्रं प्रेरयामास।
He agreed with the laborers to pay them the standard daily rate of two silver coins, and sent them into his vineyard.
3 अनन्तरं प्रहरैकवेलायां गत्वा हट्टे कतिपयान् निष्कर्म्मकान् विलोक्य तानवदत्,
On going out again, about nine o’clock, he saw some others standing in the marketplace, doing nothing.
4 यूयमपि मम द्राक्षाक्षेत्रं यात, युष्मभ्यमहं योग्यभृतिं दास्यामि, ततस्ते वव्रजुः।
‘You also may go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you what is fair.’
5 पुनश्च स द्वितीयतृतीययोः प्रहरयो र्बहि र्गत्वा तथैव कृतवान्।
So they went. Going out again about midday and about three o’clock, he did as before.
6 ततो दण्डद्वयावशिष्टायां वेलायां बहि र्गत्वापरान् कतिपयजनान् निष्कर्म्मकान् विलोक्य पृष्टवान्, यूयं किमर्थम् अत्र सर्व्वं दिनं निष्कर्म्माणस्तिष्ठथ?
When he went out about five, he found some others standing there, and said to them ‘Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?’
7 ते प्रत्यवदन्, अस्मान् न कोपि कर्ममणि नियुंक्ते। तदानीं स कथितवान्, यूयमपि मम द्राक्षाक्षेत्रं यात, तेन योग्यां भृतिं लप्स्यथ।
‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. ‘You also may go into my vineyard,’ he said.
8 तदनन्तरं सन्ध्यायां सत्यां सएव द्राक्षाक्षेत्रपतिरध्यक्षं गदिवान्, कृषकान् आहूय शेषजनमारभ्य प्रथमं यावत् तेभ्यो भृतिं देहि।
In the evening the owner of the vineyard said to his steward ‘Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first.’
9 तेन ये दण्डद्वयावस्थिते समायातास्तेषाम् एकैको जनो मुद्राचतुर्थांशं प्राप्नोत्।
Now when those who had been hired about five o’clock went up, they received two silver coins each.
10 तदानीं प्रथमनियुक्ता जना आगत्यानुमितवन्तो वयमधिकं प्रप्स्यामः, किन्तु तैरपि मुद्राचतुर्थांशोऽलाभि।
So, when the first went up, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received two silver coins each;
11 ततस्ते तं गृहीत्वा तेन क्षेत्रपतिना साकं वाग्युद्धं कुर्व्वन्तः कथयामासुः,
at which they began to grumble at their employer.
12 वयं कृत्स्नं दिनं तापक्लेशौ सोढवन्तः, किन्तु पश्चाताया से जना दण्डद्वयमात्रं परिश्रान्तवन्तस्तेऽस्माभिः समानांशाः कृताः।
‘These last,’ they said, ‘have done only one hour’s work, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us, who have borne the brunt of the day’s work, and the heat.’
13 ततः स तेषामेकं प्रत्युवाच, हे वत्स, मया त्वां प्रति कोप्यन्यायो न कृतः किं त्वया मत्समक्षं मुद्राचतुर्थांशो नाङ्गीकृतः?
‘My friend,’ was his reply to one of them, ‘I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me for two silver coins?
14 तस्मात् तव यत् प्राप्यं तदादाय याहि, तुभ्यं यति, पश्चातीयनियुक्तलोकायापि तति दातुमिच्छामि।
Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to this last man the same as to you.
15 स्वेच्छया निजद्रव्यव्यवहरणं किं मया न कर्त्तव्यं? मम दातृत्वात् त्वया किम् ईर्ष्यादृष्टिः क्रियते?
Don’t I have the right to do as I choose with what is mine? Are you envious because I am generous?’
16 इत्थम् अग्रीयलोकाः पश्चतीया भविष्यन्ति, पश्चातीयजनाश्चग्रीया भविष्यन्ति, अहूता बहवः किन्त्वल्पे मनोभिलषिताः।
So those who are last will be first, and the first last.”
17 तदनन्तरं यीशु र्यिरूशालम्नगरं गच्छन् मार्गमध्ये शिष्यान् एकान्ते वभाषे,
When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples around him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way,
18 पश्य वयं यिरूशालम्नगरं यामः, तत्र प्रधानयाजकाध्यापकानां करेषु मनुष्यपुत्रः समर्पिष्यते;
“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the Law, and they will condemn him to death,
19 ते च तं हन्तुमाज्ञाप्य तिरस्कृत्य वेत्रेण प्रहर्त्तुं क्रुशे धातयितुञ्चान्यदेशीयानां करेषु समर्पयिष्यन्ति, किन्तु स तृतीयदिवसे श्मशानाद् उत्थापिष्यते।
and give him up to the Gentiles for them to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will rise.”
20 तदानीं सिवदीयस्य नारी स्वपुत्रावादाय यीशोः समीपम् एत्य प्रणम्य कञ्चनानुग्रहं तं ययाचे।
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.
21 तदा यीशुस्तां प्रोक्तवान्, त्वं किं याचसे? ततः सा बभाषे, भवतो राजत्वे ममानयोः सुतयोरेकं भवद्दक्षिणपार्श्वे द्वितीयं वामपार्श्व उपवेष्टुम् आज्ञापयतु।
“What is it that you want?” he asked. “I want you to say,” she replied, “that in your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right, and the other on your left.”
22 यीशुः प्रत्युवाच, युवाभ्यां यद् याच्यते, तन्न बुध्यते, अहं येन कंसेन पास्यामि युवाभ्यां किं तेन पातुं शक्यते? अहञ्च येन मज्जेनेन मज्जिष्ये, युवाभ्यां किं तेन मज्जयितुं शक्यते? ते जगदुः शक्यते।
“You do not know what you are asking,” was Jesus’ answer. “Can you drink the cup that I am to drink?” “Yes,” they exclaimed, “we can.”
23 तदा स उक्तवान्, युवां मम कंसेनावश्यं पास्यथः, मम मज्जनेन च युवामपि मज्जिष्येथे, किन्तु येषां कृते मत्तातेन निरूपितम् इदं तान् विहायान्यं कमपि मद्दक्षिणपार्श्वे वामपार्श्वे च समुपवेशयितुं ममाधिकारो नास्ति।
“You will indeed drink my cup,” he said, “but as to a seat at my right and at my left – that is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
24 एतां कथां श्रुत्वान्ये दशशिष्यास्तौ भ्रातरौ प्रति चुकुपुः।
On hearing of this, the ten others were very indignant about the two brothers.
25 किन्तु यीशुः स्वसमीपं तानाहूय जगाद, अन्यदेशीयलोकानां नरपतयस्तान् अधिकुर्व्वन्ति, ये तु महान्तस्ते तान् शासति, इति यूयं जानीथ।
Jesus, however, called the ten to him, and said, “The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them as you know, and their high officials oppress them.
26 किन्तु युष्माकं मध्ये न तथा भवेत्, युष्माकं यः कश्चित् महान् बुभूषति, स युष्मान् सेवेत;
Among you it is not so.
27 यश्च युष्माकं मध्ये मुख्यो बुभूषति, स युष्माकं दासो भवेत्।
No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;
28 इत्थं मनुजपुत्रः सेव्यो भवितुं नहि, किन्तु सेवितुं बहूनां परित्राणमूल्यार्थं स्वप्राणान् दातुञ्चागतः।
just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
29 अनन्तरं यिरीहोनगरात् तेषां बहिर्गमनसमये तस्य पश्चाद् बहवो लोका वव्रजुः।
As they were going out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
30 अपरं वर्त्मपार्श्व उपविशन्तौ द्वावन्धौ तेन मार्गेण यीशो र्गमनं निशम्य प्रोच्चैः कथयामासतुः, हे प्रभो दायूदः सन्तान, आवयो र्दयां विधेहि।
Two blind men who were sitting by the roadside, hearing that Jesus was passing, called out, “Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!”
31 ततो लोकाः सर्व्वे तुष्णीम्भवतमित्युक्त्वा तौ तर्जयामासुः; तथापि तौ पुनरुच्चैः कथयामासतुः हे प्रभो दायूदः सन्तान, आवां दयस्व।
The crowd told them to be quiet; but the men only called out the louder, “Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!”
32 तदानीं यीशुः स्थगितः सन् तावाहूय भाषितवान्, युवयोः कृते मया किं कर्त्तर्व्यं? युवां किं कामयेथे?
Then Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he said.
33 तदा तावुक्तवन्तौ, प्रभो नेत्राणि नौ प्रसन्नानि भवेयुः।
“Master,” they replied, “we want our eyes to be opened.”
34 तदानीं यीशुस्तौ प्रति प्रमन्नः सन् तयो र्नेत्राणि पस्पर्श, तेनैव तौ सुवीक्षाञ्चक्राते तत्पश्चात् जग्मुतुश्च।
So Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight, and followed him.
