mathiḥ 18
1 tadānīṁ śiṣyā yīśōḥ samīpamāgatya pr̥ṣṭavantaḥ svargarājyē kaḥ śrēṣṭhaḥ?
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2 tatō yīśuḥ kṣudramēkaṁ bālakaṁ svasamīpamānīya tēṣāṁ madhyē nidhāya jagāda,
He called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,
3 yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ bravīmi, yūyaṁ manōvinimayēna kṣudrabālavat na santaḥ svargarājyaṁ pravēṣṭuṁ na śaknutha|
and said, "Truly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 yaḥ kaścid ētasya kṣudrabālakasya samamātmānaṁ namrīkarōti, saēva svargarājayē śrēṣṭhaḥ|
Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 yaḥ kaścid ētādr̥śaṁ kṣudrabālakamēkaṁ mama nāmni gr̥hlāti, sa māmēva gr̥hlāti|
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
6 kintu yō janō mayi kr̥taviśvāsānāmētēṣāṁ kṣudraprāṇinām ēkasyāpi vidhniṁ janayati, kaṇṭhabaddhapēṣaṇīkasya tasya sāgarāgādhajalē majjanaṁ śrēyaḥ|
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
7 vighnāt jagataḥ santāpō bhaviṣyati, vighnō'vaśyaṁ janayiṣyatē, kintu yēna manujēna vighnō janiṣyatē tasyaiva santāpō bhaviṣyati|
"Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For there will always be something to cause people to stumble, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes.
8 tasmāt tava karaścaraṇō vā yadi tvāṁ bādhatē, tarhi taṁ chittvā nikṣipa, dvikarasya dvipadasya vā tavānaptavahnau nikṣēpāt, khañjasya vā chinnahastasya tava jīvanē pravēśō varaṁ| (aiōnios g166)
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire. (aiōnios g166)
9 aparaṁ tava nētraṁ yadi tvāṁ bādhatē, tarhi tadapyutpāvya nikṣipa, dvinētrasya narakāgnau nikṣēpāt kāṇasya tava jīvanē pravēśō varaṁ| (Geenna g1067)
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
10 tasmādavadhaddhaṁ, ētēṣāṁ kṣudraprāṇinām ēkamapi mā tucchīkuruta,
See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
11 yatō yuṣmānahaṁ tathyaṁ bravīmi, svargē tēṣāṁ dūtā mama svargasthasya piturāsyaṁ nityaṁ paśyanti| ēvaṁ yē yē hāritāstān rakṣituṁ manujaputra āgacchat|
12 yūyamatra kiṁ viviṁgghvē? kasyacid yadi śataṁ mēṣāḥ santi, tēṣāmēkō hāryyatē ca, tarhi sa ēkōnaśataṁ mēṣān vihāya parvvataṁ gatvā taṁ hāritamēkaṁ kiṁ na mr̥gayatē?
"What do you think? If someone has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
13 yadi ca kadācit tanmēṣōddēśaṁ lamatē, tarhi yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ kathayāmi, sō'vipathagāmibhya ēkōnaśatamēṣēbhyōpi tadēkahētōradhikam āhlādatē|
If he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
14 tadvad ētēṣāṁ kṣudraprāēnām ēkōpi naśyatīti yuṣmākaṁ svargasthapitu rnābhimatam|
Even so it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
15 yadyapi tava bhrātā tvayi kimapyaparādhyati, tarhi gatvā yuvayōrdvayōḥ sthitayōstasyāparādhaṁ taṁ jñāpaya| tatra sa yadi tava vākyaṁ śr̥ṇōti, tarhi tvaṁ svabhrātaraṁ prāptavān,
"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
16 kintu yadi na śr̥ṇōti, tarhi dvābhyāṁ tribhi rvā sākṣībhiḥ sarvvaṁ vākyaṁ yathā niścitaṁ jāyatē, tadartham ēkaṁ dvau vā sākṣiṇau gr̥hītvā yāhi|
But if he does not listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 tēna sa yadi tayō rvākyaṁ na mānyatē, tarhi samājaṁ tajjñāpaya, kintu yadi samājasyāpi vākyaṁ na mānyatē, tarhi sa tava samīpē dēvapūjaka̮iva caṇḍāla̮iva ca bhaviṣyati|
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to hear the church also, let him be to you as an unbeliever or a tax collector.
18 ahaṁ yuṣmān satyaṁ vadāmi, yuṣmābhiḥ pr̥thivyāṁ yad badhyatē tat svargē bhaṁtsyatē; mēdinyāṁ yat bhōcyatē, svargē'pi tat mōkṣyatē|
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19 punarahaṁ yuṣmān vadāmi, mēdinyāṁ yuṣmākaṁ yadi dvāvēkavākyībhūya kiñcit prārthayētē, tarhi mama svargasthapitrā tat tayōḥ kr̥tē sampannaṁ bhaviṣyati|
Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
20 yatō yatra dvau trayō vā mama nānni milanti, tatraivāhaṁ tēṣāṁ madhyē'smi|
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
21 tadānīṁ pitarastatsamīpamāgatya kathitavān hē prabhō, mama bhrātā mama yadyaparādhyati, tarhi taṁ katikr̥tvaḥ kṣamiṣyē?
Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often can my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
22 kiṁ saptakr̥tvaḥ? yīśustaṁ jagāda, tvāṁ kēvalaṁ saptakr̥tvō yāvat na vadāmi, kintu saptatyā guṇitaṁ saptakr̥tvō yāvat|
Jesus said to him, "I do not tell you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23 aparaṁ nijadāsaiḥ saha jigaṇayiṣuḥ kaścid rājēva svargarājayaṁ|
Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
24 ārabdhē tasmin gaṇanē sārddhasahasramudrāpūritānāṁ daśasahasrapuṭakānām ēkō'ghamarṇastatsamakṣamānāyi|
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25 tasya pariśōdhanāya dravyābhāvāt pariśōdhanārthaṁ sa tadīyabhāryyāputrādisarvvasvañca vikrīyatāmiti tatprabhurādidēśa|
But because he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 tēna sa dāsastasya pādayōḥ patan praṇamya kathitavān, hē prabhō bhavatā ghairyyē kr̥tē mayā sarvvaṁ pariśōdhiṣyatē|
The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all.'
27 tadānīṁ dāsasya prabhuḥ sakaruṇaḥ san sakalarṇaṁ kṣamitvā taṁ tatyāja|
The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
28 kintu tasmin dāsē bahi ryātē, tasya śataṁ mudrācaturthāṁśān yō dhārayati, taṁ sahadāsaṁ dr̥ṣdvā tasya kaṇṭhaṁ niṣpīḍya gaditavān, mama yat prāpyaṁ tat pariśōdhaya|
"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay what you owe.'
29 tadā tasya sahadāsastatpādayōḥ patitvā vinīya babhāṣē, tvayā dhairyyē kr̥tē mayā sarvvaṁ pariśōdhiṣyatē|
"So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you all.'
30 tathāpi sa tat nāṅagīkr̥tya yāvat sarvvamr̥ṇaṁ na pariśōdhitavān tāvat taṁ kārāyāṁ sthāpayāmāsa|
He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.
31 tadā tasya sahadāsāstasyaitādr̥g ācaraṇaṁ vilōkya prabhōḥ samīpaṁ gatvā sarvvaṁ vr̥ttāntaṁ nivēdayāmāsuḥ|
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
32 tadā tasya prabhustamāhūya jagāda, rē duṣṭa dāsa, tvayā matsannidhau prārthitē mayā tava sarvvamr̥ṇaṁ tyaktaṁ;
Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant. I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.
33 yathā cāhaṁ tvayi karuṇāṁ kr̥tavān, tathaiva tvatsahadāsē karuṇākaraṇaṁ kiṁ tava nōcitaṁ?
Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
34 iti kathayitvā tasya prabhuḥ kruddhyan nijaprāpyaṁ yāvat sa na pariśōdhitavān, tāvat prahārakānāṁ karēṣu taṁ samarpitavān|
His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due.
35 yadi yūyaṁ svāntaḥkaraṇaiḥ svasvasahajānām aparādhān na kṣamadhvē, tarhi mama svargasyaḥ pitāpi yuṣmān pratītthaṁ kariṣyati|
So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you do not each forgive your brother his trespasses from your heart."
