Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
tadānīṁ śiṣyā yīśoḥ samīpamāgatya pṛṣṭavantaḥ svargarājye kaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ?
2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
tato yīśuḥ kṣudramekaṁ bālakaṁ svasamīpamānīya teṣāṁ madhye nidhāya jagāda,
3 and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ bravīmi, yūyaṁ manovinimayena kṣudrabālavat na santaḥ svargarājyaṁ praveṣṭuṁ na śaknutha|
4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
yaḥ kaścid etasya kṣudrabālakasya samamātmānaṁ namrīkaroti, saeva svargarājaye śreṣṭhaḥ|
5 Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
yaḥ kaścid etādṛśaṁ kṣudrabālakamekaṁ mama nāmni gṛhlāti, sa māmeva gṛhlāti|
6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
kintu yo jano mayi kṛtaviśvāsānāmeteṣāṁ kṣudraprāṇinām ekasyāpi vidhniṁ janayati, kaṇṭhabaddhapeṣaṇīkasya tasya sāgarāgādhajale majjanaṁ śreyaḥ|
7 “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
vighnāt jagataḥ santāpo bhaviṣyati, vighno'vaśyaṁ janayiṣyate, kintu yena manujena vighno janiṣyate tasyaiva santāpo bhaviṣyati|
8 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 eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
tasmāt tava karaścaraṇo vā yadi tvāṁ bādhate, tarhi taṁ chittvā nikṣipa, dvikarasya dvipadasya vā tavānaptavahnau nikṣepāt, khañjasya vā chinnahastasya tava jīvane praveśo varaṁ| (aiōnios g166)
9 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 Gehenna of fire. (Geenna g1067)
aparaṁ tava netraṁ yadi tvāṁ bādhate, tarhi tadapyutpāvya nikṣipa, dvinetrasya narakāgnau nikṣepāt kāṇasya tava jīvane praveśo varaṁ| (Geenna g1067)
10 See that you don’t 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.
tasmādavadhaddhaṁ, eteṣāṁ kṣudraprāṇinām ekamapi mā tucchīkuruta,
11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
yato yuṣmānahaṁ tathyaṁ bravīmi, svarge teṣāṁ dūtā mama svargasthasya piturāsyaṁ nityaṁ paśyanti| evaṁ ye ye hāritāstān rakṣituṁ manujaputra āgacchat|
12 “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
yūyamatra kiṁ viviṁgghve? kasyacid yadi śataṁ meṣāḥ santi, teṣāmeko hāryyate ca, tarhi sa ekonaśataṁ meṣān vihāya parvvataṁ gatvā taṁ hāritamekaṁ kiṁ na mṛgayate?
13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
yadi ca kadācit tanmeṣoddeśaṁ lamate, tarhi yuṣmānahaṁ satyaṁ kathayāmi, so'vipathagāmibhya ekonaśatameṣebhyopi tadekahetoradhikam āhlādate|
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
tadvad eteṣāṁ kṣudraprāenām ekopi naśyatīti yuṣmākaṁ svargasthapitu rnābhimatam|
15 “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.
yadyapi tava bhrātā tvayi kimapyaparādhyati, tarhi gatvā yuvayordvayoḥ sthitayostasyāparādhaṁ taṁ jñāpaya| tatra sa yadi tava vākyaṁ śṛṇoti, tarhi tvaṁ svabhrātaraṁ prāptavān,
16 But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
kintu yadi na śṛṇoti, tarhi dvābhyāṁ tribhi rvā sākṣībhiḥ sarvvaṁ vākyaṁ yathā niścitaṁ jāyate, tadartham ekaṁ dvau vā sākṣiṇau gṛhītvā yāhi|
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
tena sa yadi tayo rvākyaṁ na mānyate, tarhi samājaṁ tajjñāpaya, kintu yadi samājasyāpi vākyaṁ na mānyate, tarhi sa tava samīpe devapūjaka̮iva caṇḍāla̮iva ca bhaviṣyati|
18 Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
ahaṁ yuṣmān satyaṁ vadāmi, yuṣmābhiḥ pṛthivyāṁ yad badhyate tat svarge bhaṁtsyate; medinyāṁ yat bhocyate, svarge'pi tat mokṣyate|
19 Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
punarahaṁ yuṣmān vadāmi, medinyāṁ yuṣmākaṁ yadi dvāvekavākyībhūya kiñcit prārthayete, tarhi mama svargasthapitrā tat tayoḥ kṛte sampannaṁ bhaviṣyati|
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
yato yatra dvau trayo vā mama nānni milanti, tatraivāhaṁ teṣāṁ madhye'smi|
21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
tadānīṁ pitarastatsamīpamāgatya kathitavān he prabho, mama bhrātā mama yadyaparādhyati, tarhi taṁ katikṛtvaḥ kṣamiṣye?
22 Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
kiṁ saptakṛtvaḥ? yīśustaṁ jagāda, tvāṁ kevalaṁ saptakṛtvo yāvat na vadāmi, kintu saptatyā guṇitaṁ saptakṛtvo yāvat|
23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
aparaṁ nijadāsaiḥ saha jigaṇayiṣuḥ kaścid rājeva svargarājayaṁ|
24 When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
ārabdhe tasmin gaṇane sārddhasahasramudrāpūritānāṁ daśasahasrapuṭakānām eko'ghamarṇastatsamakṣamānāyi|
25 But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
tasya pariśodhanāya dravyābhāvāt pariśodhanārthaṁ sa tadīyabhāryyāputrādisarvvasvañca vikrīyatāmiti tatprabhurādideśa|
26 The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
tena sa dāsastasya pādayoḥ patan praṇamya kathitavān, he prabho bhavatā ghairyye kṛte mayā sarvvaṁ pariśodhiṣyate|
27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
tadānīṁ dāsasya prabhuḥ sakaruṇaḥ san sakalarṇaṁ kṣamitvā taṁ tatyāja|
28 “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 me what you owe!’
kintu tasmin dāse bahi ryāte, tasya śataṁ mudrācaturthāṁśān yo dhārayati, taṁ sahadāsaṁ dṛṣdvā tasya kaṇṭhaṁ niṣpīḍya gaditavān, mama yat prāpyaṁ tat pariśodhaya|
29 “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
tadā tasya sahadāsastatpādayoḥ patitvā vinīya babhāṣe, tvayā dhairyye kṛte mayā sarvvaṁ pariśodhiṣyate|
30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
tathāpi sa tat nāṅagīkṛtya yāvat sarvvamṛṇaṁ na pariśodhitavān tāvat taṁ kārāyāṁ sthāpayāmāsa|
31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
tadā tasya sahadāsāstasyaitādṛg ācaraṇaṁ vilokya prabhoḥ samīpaṁ gatvā sarvvaṁ vṛttāntaṁ nivedayāmāsuḥ|
32 Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
tadā tasya prabhustamāhūya jagāda, re duṣṭa dāsa, tvayā matsannidhau prārthite mayā tava sarvvamṛṇaṁ tyaktaṁ;
33 Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
yathā cāhaṁ tvayi karuṇāṁ kṛtavān, tathaiva tvatsahadāse karuṇākaraṇaṁ kiṁ tava nocitaṁ?
34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
iti kathayitvā tasya prabhuḥ kruddhyan nijaprāpyaṁ yāvat sa na pariśodhitavān, tāvat prahārakānāṁ kareṣu taṁ samarpitavān|
35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
yadi yūyaṁ svāntaḥkaraṇaiḥ svasvasahajānām aparādhān na kṣamadhve, tarhi mama svargasyaḥ pitāpi yuṣmān pratītthaṁ kariṣyati|
