Matthew 18
1 On the same occasion the disciples came to Jesus, and asked him, “Who is really the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Leleꞌ naa, Yesus ana mana tungga nara reu ratane mbali E rae, “Amaꞌ! Seka monaeꞌ lenaꞌ mia basa Lamatualain atahori nara?”
2 Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said,
Boe ma Yesus noꞌe nala anadꞌikiꞌ sa, de naririi e neu taladꞌa nara.
3 “I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven at all.
Basa ma Ana olaꞌ nae, “Rena malolole! Atahori mana nau masoꞌ dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ atahorin, ana musi ubꞌa dudꞌuꞌan dei, fo dadꞌi onaꞌ anadꞌikiꞌ nda mana nahine soꞌu-soꞌuꞌ aon sa.
4 Therefore, anyone who will humble themselves like this child – that person will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Huu atahori mana maloe-madꞌae ralaꞌ onaꞌ anadꞌikiꞌ ia, eni atahori monaeꞌ lenaꞌ sia Lamatuaꞌ matan.
5 And anyone who, for the sake of my name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.
Boe ma atahori mana simbo atahori anak onaꞌ anadꞌikiꞌ ia, huu namahere neu Au, na, atahori naa simbo Au ena.”
6 But, if anyone puts temptation in the way of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be best for them to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung around their neck.
Basa ma Yesus nafadꞌe se fai nae, “Mete ma hambu atahori tao anadꞌikiꞌ esa tungga dala salaꞌ, losa ana nda namahere Au sa ena, na besa-bꞌesa, o! Malole lenaꞌ atahori paꞌa fatu monaeꞌ sa, neu boton, fo neꞌetetenaꞌ e tasi rala neu.
7 Alas for the world because of such temptations! There cannot but be temptations but sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
Raefafoꞌ ia memaꞌ mamana deꞌulakaꞌ, huu hambu dalaꞌ hetar mana tao atahori tudꞌa salaꞌ rala reu. Te atahori mana hambu sosoeꞌ seli, naeni atahori mana tao atahori laen tudꞌa salaꞌ.
8 “If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have both hands, or both feet, and be thrown into the fire that never goes out. (aiōnios g166)
Mete ma tao salaꞌ mendiꞌ limam, do, eim, na, nggero hendi e! Huu malole lenaꞌ sorga muu mendiꞌ a limam seri, do, eim seri, afiꞌ losa ara nggari nggo misiꞌ ai naraka rala muu mo limam ma eim ruꞌa se. (aiōnios g166)
9 If your eye causes you to sin, take it out, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the life with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into the fires of Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
Mete ma, tao salaꞌ mendiꞌ matam, na edꞌo hendi e! Huu malole lenaꞌ masoꞌ sorga muu mo matam esaꞌ a, afiꞌ losa ara nggari nggo misiꞌ ai naraka muu mo matam ruꞌa se.” (Geenna g1067)
10 Beware of despising one of these little ones, for in heaven, I tell you, their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Yesus olaꞌ fai nae, “Besa-bꞌesa, o! Afiꞌ losa hei miloe-midꞌae anadꞌikiꞌ onaꞌ ia. Huu Lamatuaꞌ aten mana sia sorga ranea se. Ma ate naa ra sudꞌi a reu fain sa, fo rafadꞌe soꞌal atahori ia ra dala nara neu Lamatualain mana sia sorga.
Ama duꞌa malolole, te Au ae fee nekendandaaꞌ taꞌo ia: hambu atahori sa bibꞌi lombon natun esa. Faiꞌ sa ma, hambu bibꞌi lombo sa lao leli, tunggaꞌ a dalan. Naa, ama duꞌa mae manatadꞌa a musi tao saa? Neꞌo Ana lao hela bibꞌi lombon ka 99 nara sia leteꞌ fo neu sangga bibꞌi lombo ka esaꞌ mana mopoꞌ naa. Mete ma ana hambu baliꞌ ena, na ana namahoꞌo mete bibꞌi lombo ka esaꞌ fo ana nita baliꞌ naa lena mia bibꞌi lombo ka 99 fo nda mana mopoꞌ ra sa. [Au, Atahori Matetuꞌ ia, uma fo ae fee masodꞌaꞌ neu atahori mana lao leliꞌ mia dala ndo-tetuꞌ a.]
12 “What think you? If a person owns a hundred sheep, and one of them strays, will the person not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go and search for the one that is straying?
13 And, if they succeed in finding it, I tell you that they rejoice more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine which did not stray.
14 So, too, it is the will of my Father who is in heaven that not one of these little ones should be lost.
Dadꞌi mae akaꞌ anadꞌikiꞌ sa mopo o, Au Ama ngga sia sorga nda namahoꞌo sa.”
15 “If your brother or sister does wrong, go to them and convince them of their fault when you are both alone. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
Yesus olaꞌ fai nae, “Mete ma toronoom atahori mamahereꞌ ra tao salaꞌ neu nggo, na, musi muu mundaa mo e. Mete ma akaꞌ ruꞌa nggi, dei fo feꞌe mufadꞌe salan. Mete ma ana rena oꞌolam, na, hei ruꞌa nggi malole baliꞌ ena.
16 But, if they do not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.
Te mete ma ana nda nau rena nggo sa, na, muu moꞌe mala nonoom atahori esa do rua fo mimiloloꞌ mii. Mii mindaa mo atahori naa, fo olaꞌ mo e fai. Huu sia Lamatuaꞌ susura Meumaren nenesuraꞌ oi, ‘Sia dedꞌeat esa, musi hambu sakasii rua do telu mana olaꞌ ona esaꞌ, dei fo feꞌe na simbo dedꞌea-oꞌola nara.’
17 If they refuse to listen to them, speak to the church; and, if they also refuse to listen to the church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Te mete ma ana nda feꞌe nau rena oꞌola mara sa, na, mii mifadꞌe jamaꞌat. Mete ma ana o nda feꞌe nau simbo no maloleꞌ jamaꞌat ra oꞌolan, sa, na, duꞌa mae ana onaꞌ atahori nda feꞌe nahine Lamatuaꞌ sa. Mete ma hokoꞌ, duꞌa mae deꞌulakan onaꞌ mana edꞌa bꞌea ra.
18 “I tell you, all that you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and all that you allow on earth will be held in heaven to be allowed.
Misinedꞌa malolole Au oꞌola ngga ia, e! Saa fo hei ena-ai sia raefafoꞌ ia, naa Lamatuaꞌ ena-ai sia sorga ena. Ma saa fo hei fee isin sia raefafoꞌ ia, naa Lamatuaꞌ fee isin sia sorga ena boe.
19 Again, I tell you that, if but two of you on earth agree as to what they will pray for, whatever it be, it will be granted them by my Father who is in heaven.
Ma Au ufadꞌe seluꞌ ae, mete ma hambu atahori rua sia hei hule-oꞌe no ralaꞌ esa, dei fo Au Ama ngga sia sorga fee se saa fo ara roꞌeꞌ a.
20 For where two or three have come together in my name, I am present with them.”
Mete ma hambu atahori rua do telu raꞌabꞌue fo hule-oꞌe reu esa, huu sira, Au atahori nggara, na, Au o sia taladꞌa nara boe.”
21 Then Peter came up, and said to Jesus, “Master, how often am I to forgive someone who wrongs me? As many as seven times?”
Basa naa ma, Petrus nema natane Yesus nae, “Papa, au ae utane mbei. Mete ma toronoo ngga atahori mamahereꞌ tao salaꞌ nasafafali mbali au, na, au musi fee ambon neu e lao hira? Lao hitu, do?”
22 But Jesus answered, “Not seven times, but seventy times seven.
Boe ma Yesus nataa nae, “Hokoꞌ! Musi fee ambon neu e losa hitu lao hitu nulu, losa nda bisa ito reken mala sa ena.
23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
Ama musi tao tungga taꞌo naa, huu Lamatualain onaꞌ maneꞌ esa mana ito-reken pagau nara huta-buku nara.
24 When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him ten thousand bags of gold;
Leleꞌ Ana ito-reken ma, ana denu atahorin esa neu noꞌe pagawen esa mana nahuta doiꞌ mbali e, losa juta-juta.
25 and, as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold towards the payment of the debt, together with his wife, and his children, and everything that he had.
Te pagawe a nda bae nala huta-bukun sa. Dadꞌi maneꞌ a parenda nae, ‘Mii seo atahori ia no basa sao ana nara, fo ara dadꞌi ate. Boe ma seo mibasaꞌ hata-heto nara, fo bae neu huta-buku nara.’
26 The servant threw himself down on the ground before him and said ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’
Rena taꞌo naa, ma pagawe naa naloe aon de sendeꞌ lululanggan neu maneꞌ a matan, de kokoe e nae, ‘Aduu! Amaꞌ, e! Ama maneꞌ tulun fee fai mbei neu au dei do! Dei fo au fee baliꞌ basa huta nggara.’
27 The master was moved with compassion; and he let him go, and forgave him the debt.
Maneꞌ a rena nala onaꞌ naa ma, ana kasian e. Boe ma ana nggaris memaꞌ hendi basa pagau naa huta nara. Boe ma ana mboꞌi hendi pagawe naa.
28 But, on going out, that same servant came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. Seizing him by the throat, he said ‘Pay what you owe me.’
Te leleꞌ pagawe naa dea neu, ma nandaa no nonoon esa nahuta e doiꞌ mbei. Boe ma ana toꞌu nala nonoon, de mese nggara boten ma bua e nae, ‘Weh! Faiꞌ ia bae huta ma leo!’
29 His fellow servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. ‘Have patience with me,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you.’
Nonoon rena nala onaꞌ naa ma, ana naloe aon fo sendeꞌ lululanggan de kokoe e nae, ‘Aduu! toronooꞌ, e! Tulun fee fai mbei nema au dei! Dei fo au bae huta ngga.’
30 But the other would not, but went and put him in prison until he should pay his debt.
Te pagawe naa nae, ‘Nda bisa sa! Akaꞌ faiꞌ ia musi bae!’ Basa ma ana nendi nonoon bui rala neu, losa ana bae nabasaꞌ hutan.
31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.
Leleꞌ maneꞌ a pagawe laen nara rita saa fo manadadꞌiꞌ naa, ma rala nara susa. De basa ma reu rafadꞌe neu maneꞌ a.
32 So the master sent for the servant, and said to him ‘You wicked servant! When you begged me for mercy, I forgave you the whole of that debt.
Maneꞌ a rena nala onaꞌ naa ma, ana noꞌe pagawe naa, de olaꞌ nae, ‘Hee, atahori deꞌulakaꞌ! Huu moꞌe Au kasian nggo, naa de au nggaris hendi basa huta-buku mara.
33 Shouldn’t you, also, to have shown mercy to your fellow servant, just as I showed mercy to you?’
Te taꞌo bee de nda muꞌena kasian neu nonoom sa, onaꞌ au kasian neu nggo ena to?’
34 Then his master, in anger, handed him over to the jailers, until he should pay the whole of his debt.
Maneꞌ a namue, losa ana denu atahori tao e bꞌui rala neu, fo ara poko-paru e, losa ana bae nabasaꞌ huta-buku nara.”
35 So, also, will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each one of you forgives his brother or sister from your heart.”
Boe ma Yesus nateꞌe dudꞌuit na, ma nafadꞌe nae, “Naa, Au Ama ngga sia sorga boe o ito-reken onaꞌ naa boe. Dei fo Ana hukun nggi, mete ma ama nda liliiꞌ tebꞌe-tebꞌe hendiꞌ hei toronoo atahori mamahere mara sala-kilu nara sa.”
