Luke 11
1 One day Jesus was somewhere praying. When he finished [praying], one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us [what to say when] we [(exc)] pray, as John [the Baptizer] taught his disciples!”
Ary Jesosy nivavaka tao amin’ ny fitoerana iray, ka rehefa nitsahatra Izy, dia hoy ny mpianany anankiray taminy: Tompoko, mampianara anay hivavaka, tahaka ny nampianaran’ i Jaona ny mpianany.
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say [things like this]: ‘Father, we want you [(sg)] [MTY] to be honored/revered. [We want people to let you(sg)] [MTY, MET] rule over their lives.
Ary hoy Izy taminy: Raha mivavaka ianareo, dia ataovy hoe: Ray ô hohamasinina anie ny anaranao. Ho tonga anie ny fanjakanao.
3 Give us [(exc)] each day the food [SYN] that we need.
Omeo anay isan’ andro izay hanina sahaza ho anay.
4 Forgive us [for] the wrong things that we have done, because we forgive people for the wrong things that they do to us. Do not let us do wrong things when we are tempted {[someone or something] tempts us}.’”
Ary mamelà ny helokay; fa izahay koa mamela izay rehetra meloka aminay. Ary aza mitondra anay ho amin’ ny fakam-panahy.
5 Then he said to them, “Suppose that one of you goes to the house of a friend at midnight. Suppose that you [(sg) stand outside and] call out to him, ‘My friend, please lend me three buns!
Ary hoy Jesosy taminy: Iza moa aminareo no manana sakaiza, izay hankeo aminy mamatonalina ka hanao aminy hoe: Ry sakaiza, ampisambory mofo telo aho;
6 Another friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived [at my house], but I have no food [ready] to give to him!’
fa ny sakaizako nandeha tamin’ ny nalehany, dia tonga atsy amiko, ka tsy misy izay hafahako azy;
7 Suppose that he answers you from inside [his house], ‘Do not bother me! The door has been locked {[We(exc)] have locked the door} and all my family are in bed. [So] I cannot get up and give you [(sg)] anything!’
ary ilay ao an-trano kosa hamaly ka hanao hoe: Aza manahirana ahy; fa efa mihidy ny varavarana izao, ary ny zanako mandry eto am-pandriana eto amiko; tsy afaka hifoha hanome anao aho?
8 I will tell you that even if he does not [want to] get up and give you [any food], to avoid being ashamed [for not helping you] because you are his friend (OR, if without being ashamed you continue asking him to do that), he certainly will get up and give you whatever you need.
Hoy Izaho aminareo: Na dia tsy hiainga hanome azy noho ny fisakaizana aza izy, dia hifoha ihany izy noho ny fitarainany fatratra ka hanome azy izay ilainy.
9 So I tell you this: Keep asking [God for what you need]. If you do that, [he] will give it to you [(pl)]. Confidently keep expecting [God to give you the things that you need], and [he] will give them to you [MET]. [It will be like] looking for what you need and finding it. Keep on [praying urgently to God. Then God will answer you. It will be like] knocking [on a door] so that [God] will open [the way] for you [to get what you pray for].
Ary hoy izaho aminareo: Mangataha, dia homena ianareo; mitadiava, dia hahita ianareo; dondony, dia hovohana ianareo.
10 Remember that [God] will give things to everyone who continues to ask [him for them]. [He] will give things to whoever confidently keeps asking. [He] will open [the way] for people [to get the things that they keep urgently praying for].
Fa izay rehetra mangataka no mahazo; ary izay mitady no mahita; ary izay mandondòna no hovohana.
11 If one of you had a son who asked you [(sg)] for a fish [to eat], (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a [poisonous] snake instead!/would you give him a [poisonous] snake instead?) [RHQ]
Fa iza moa aminareo izay ray, raha angatahan’ ny zanany mofo, no hanome azy vato? ary raha angatahany hazandrano, no hanome azy menarana ho solon’ ny hazandrano?
12 If he asked you for an egg, (you [(sg)] certainly would not give him a scorpion!/would you give him a scorpion?) [RHQ]
ary raha angatahany atody, no hanome azy maingoka?
13 Even though you people are evil, you know how to give good things to your children. So your Father in heaven will certainly [give good things] to those who ask him, [including] giving the Holy Spirit, [who is the best gift].”
Koa raha ianareo, na dia ratsy aza, mahalala hanome zava-tsoa ho an’ ny zanakareo, tsy mainka va ny Ray, Izay any an-danitra, no hanome ny Fanahy Masìna ho an’ izay mangataka aminy?
14 [One day there was a man there who, because a demon controlled him] [MTY], was unable to speak. After [Jesus expelled] the demon, the man [began to] talk. [Most of] the people [there] were amazed.
Ary Jesosy namoaka demonia moana. Ary rehefa nivoaka ny demonia, dia niteny ilay moana; ka dia gaga ny vahoaka.
15 But some of them said, “It is Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons!”
Fa hoy ny sasany; Belzeboba, lohan’ ny demonia, no amoahany ny demonia.
16 Other [people there] asked Jesus to perform a miracle [to prove (he was the Messiah/that he had come] from God) [MTY/EUP]. They wanted to trap him [into not being able to perform a miracle or into doing something ridiculous].
Fa ny sasany kosa naka fanahy Azy ka nangataka famantarana taminy avy any an-danitra.
17 But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “If [the people in] one nation fight against each other, their nation will be destroyed {[they] will destroy their nation}. If [the people in] [MTY] one house are divided, they will cease to remain as one [family].
Fa Izy nahalala ny heviny, dia nanao taminy hoe: Ho foana ny fanjakana rehetra izay miady an-trano; ary ho rava ny ankohonana izay miady an-trano.
18 [Similarly], if Satan [and his demons] were fighting against each other, (his rule over them would [certainly] not last!/how would his rule over them last?) [RHQ] [I say this] because you are saying that I am expelling demons by [the power of] the ruler of [his own demons]
Ary raha Satana koa aza no miady an-trano, ahoana no haharetan’ ny fanjakany? Fa hoy ianareo: Belzeboba no amoahako ny demonia.
19 Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, [is it also true that] your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No, that is not true]. So they will show that you [are not thinking logically].
Fa raha Izaho mamoaka demonia amin’ ny herin’ i Belzeboba, dia amin’ ny herin’ iza kosa no amoahan’ ny zanakareo azy? koa amin’ izany dia ho mpitsara anareo ireo.
20 But because it is by the power [MTY] of God [that I expel demons], I am showing you [that the power of] God to [MET] rule [people’s lives] has come to you.”
Fa raha ny rantsan-tànan’ Andriamanitra no amoahako ny demonia, dia tonga aminareo tokoa ny fanjakan’ Andriamanitra.
21 Then, [to show that by expelling evil spirits he was making it clear that he was much more powerful than Satan, Jesus said] [MET], “When a strong man who has many weapons guards his own house, no one can steal the things in his house.
Raha ny mahery mivonona amin’ ny fiadiany no miaro ny tranony, dia tsy haninona ny fananany.
22 But when someone else who is stronger attacks that man and subdues him, he is able to take away the weapons in which the man trusted. Then he can take from that man’s house anything he [wants to].
Fa raha avy kosa izay mahery noho izy ka mandresy azy, dia alainy ny fiadiany rehetra izay nitokiany, ary izay azony ho babo dia zarainy.
23 [No one can be neutral]. Those who do not help me [are opposing] me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to go away [from me].”
Izay tsy momba Ahy dia manohitra Ahy; ary izay tsy miara-mamory amiko dia manahaka.
24 [Then Jesus said this]: “[Sometimes when] an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders around in desolate areas seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone, it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person in whom I used to live!’
Raha mivoaka amin’ ny olona ny fanahy maloto, dia mandeha mitety ny tany tsy misy rano izy, mitady fitsaharana; ary rehefa tsy mahita, dia hoy izy: Hody any an-tranoko izay nivoahako aho.
25 So it goes back and finds that [the Spirit of God is not in control of that person’s life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been {that someone has} swept clean and everything put {put everything} in order, [but a house that is empty].
Ary nony tonga izy, dia hitany fa voafafa sy voavoatra ny trano.
26 Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil than it is. They [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So], [although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it became much worse.”
Ary dia mandeha izy ka mitondra fanahy fito hafa koa ratsy noho izy; dia miditra ireo ka mitoetra ao; ary ny faran’ izany olona izany dia ratsy noho ny voalohany.
27 When Jesus said that, a woman who was listening called out [to him], “[God is] pleased with the woman who gave birth to you [(sg)] and let you nurse [at her breasts]!”
Ary raha nilaza izany Jesosy, dia nisy vehivavy anankiray teo amin’ ny vahoaka niantso ka nanao taminy hoe: Sambatra ny kibo izay nitondra Anao sy ny nono izay ninonoanao.
28 But he replied, “God [is] much more pleased with those who hear his message and obey it!”
Fa Izy nanao hoe: Eny tokoa, kanefa mainka sambatra aza ny mihaino ny tenin’ Andriamanitra ka mitandrina izany.
29 When the group of people around [Jesus] got larger, he said, “[Many of] you people who have been observing my ministry are evil. You want [me to perform] a miracle [to prove that I have come from God], but the only miracle that [I] will perform for you is one [like happened to] Jonah.
Ary raha mbola niangona ny vahoaka betsaka, dia nilaza hoe Izy: Ity taranaka ity dia taranaka ratsy. Mitady famantarana izy; nefa tsy hisy famantarana homena azy, afa-tsy ny famantarana ny amin’ i Jona;
30 [After Jonah was inside a huge fish for three days, God performed] a miracle [to restore] Jonah. [Jonah then went and testified about that] to the people in Nineveh [city. God will perform] a similar miracle [for me], the one who came from heaven. [When you people have seen that miracle, you will believe my message].
Fa tahaka an’ i Jona izay famantarana tamin’ ny Ninivita, dia ho toy izany koa ny Zanak’ olona amin’ ity taranaka ity.
31 [Long ago the] queen from [Sheba], [far] south [of Israel, traveled a long distance to hear Solomon speak many] wise things. But now [I, a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. Therefore, at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba] will stand there, [along] with you people, and will condemn you.
Ny mpanjakavavy avy tany atsimo dia hiara-mitsangana amin’ ny lehilahy amin’ ity taranaka ity amin’ ny andro fitsarana ka hanameloka azy; fa avy tany amin’ ny faran’ ny tany izy hihaino ny fahendren’ i Solomona; nefa, indro, misy lehibe noho Solomona eto.
32 The people who lived in Nineveh [city] turned from their sinful ways when Jonah preached to them. But now I, who am greater than Jonah, have come [and preached to you], [but you have not turned from your sinful ways]. Therefore, at the time when God judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you.”
Ny olona tany Ninive hiara-mitsangana amin’ ity taranaka ity amin’ ny andro fitsarana ka hanameloka azy, fa izy nibebaka tamin’ ny nitorian’ i Jona teny; nefa, indro, misy lehibe noho Jona eto.
33 [Then, to show them that they did not need more miracles, but that they needed only to understand better what he had already told them, he said to them] [MET], “People who light a lamp do not then hide it, or put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so that those who enter [their house] can see [things from] its light. [Similarly, I have not concealed God’s truth. I have revealed it to you].
Tsy misy olona mandrehitra jiro ka mametraka azy ao an-davaka, na ao ambanin’ ny vata famarana, fa apetrany eo amin’ ny fanaovan-jiro izy, mba ho hitan’ izay miditra ny mazava.
34 Your eyes [MET] are like a lamp for your body, because they enable you to see things. If your eyes are healthy, you are able to see everything well [MET]. [Similarly, if you(sg) accept my teaching, you will be able to know all that God wants you to know]. But if your eyes are bad, you are not able to see anything. It is like being in darkness [MET]. [And similarly, if you(pl) do not accept what I teach, you will not be able to know all the things that God wants you to know].
Ny masonao no jiron’ ny tena; koa raha tsara ny masonao, dia mazava ny tenanao rehetra; fa raha ratsy izy, dia maizina koa ny tenanao.
35 Therefore, [you(pl) do not need to see more miracles. You need to think carefully about what I have already] told you, so that the things that you have heard from others do not cause you to remain in spiritual darkness [MET].
Koa tandremo, fandrao maizina ny mazava izay ao anatinao.
36 If you [live completely according to God’s truth, you will be able to know everything that God wants you to know. It will be like] being in a room with a lamp shining brightly, enabling you to see everything clearly.”
Ary amin’ izany, raha mazava ny tenanao rehetra, ka tsy misy maizina, dia hazava avokoa izy rehetra, tahaka ny jiro raha mirehitra tsara ka manazava anao.
37 While Jesus finished saying those things, a Pharisee invited him to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to [his house] and ate with him.
Ary raha mbola niteny Jesosy, dia nisy Fariseo nampiantrano Azy hisakafo ao aminy; dia niditra Izy ka nipetraka nihinana.
38 The Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not follow the Pharisees’ ritual by washing his hands before eating. [The Pharisees washed their hands in a certain way to be cleansed from anything that might have contaminated them. They were afraid that God might reject them if they] had [touched something unacceptable to God].
Fa gaga ilay Fariseo, raha nahita fa tsy nisasa Izy vao nihinana.
39 The Lord [Jesus] said to him, “You Pharisees are [concerned about things that are outside your bodies, not with what is in your] ([inner beings/hearts]) [MET]. You wash the outside of cups and dishes [before you eat because you think that doing that will make you acceptable to God], but within yourselves you are very greedy and wicked.
Fa hoy ny Tompo taminy: Ankehitriny ianareo Fariseo dia manadio ny vohon’ ny kapoaka sy ny lovia, nefa ny ao anatinareo kosa dia feno rombaka sy faharatsiana.
40 You foolish people! [God] is concerned about things that are outside [our bodies], but (he is certainly also concerned about our inner [beings]!/isn’t he also concerned about our hearts?) [RHQ]
Ry adala! Tsy izay nanao ny vohony va no nanao ny atiny koa?
41 Give [money] to those who are poor. [Give according to what you know within] your (inner [/heart]) [that you should give]. Then you [will be surprised to realize that] you will be acceptable [to God without having to perform all those rituals about washing].
Fa ny zavatra eo anatiny no aoka homenareo ho fiantrana, dia, indro, madio ho anareo ny zavatra rehetra.
42 But there will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees! You give to God a tenth of [all you produce, even] the various herbs that you grow, but you do not [remember that you must act] justly [toward others] and love God! It is good to [give a tenth of your income to God], but you ought to do these other things also!
Fa lozanareo, Fariseo! fa mandoa ny fahafolon’ ny solila sy ny rota ary izay anana famboly rehetra ianareo, nefa lalovanareo ny fitsarana sy ny fitiavana an’ Andriamanitra; ireto tokony ho nataonareo, nefa tsy tokony havelanareo ireroana.
43 There will be terrible punishment for you Pharisees, because you like [to sit in] the best seats in our worship places [so that people will think highly of you], and you like people to greet you [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
Lozanareo, Fariseo! fa tia ny fipetrahana aloha ao amin’ ny synagoga sy ny fiarahabana any an-tsena ianareo.
44 There will be terrible punishment for you, because you are like ground where there is no marker [to indicate that there is a] grave [underneath]. People walk there, but they cannot see [what is rotten down below] [MET]! [Similarly, people who see you do not realize how polluted you are within yourselves].”
Lozanareo, fa ianareo dia tahaka ny fasana tsy hita, ka tsy fantatry ny olona izay manitsaka azy.
45 One of those who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, by saying this you [(sg)] are criticizing us [also]!”
Ary ny anankiray tamin’ ny mpahay lalàna namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Mpampianatra ô, raha miteny izany Hianao, dia manala baraka anay koa.
46 Jesus said, “It will be terrible also for you who teach the [Jewish] laws! You require people [to obey many rules that are difficult to obey] [MET]. [That is like making them] carry heavy burdens on their backs. But you yourselves do not obey the laws [that you require others to obey]. (OR, you do not do anything to help [others to obey the laws].)
Fa hoy Jesosy: Lozanareo, mpahay lalàna koa! fa mampitondra ny olona entana sarotra entina ianareo, nefa tsy manendry izany entana izany akory ianareo, na dia amin’ ny rantsan-tananareo iray aza.
47 There will be terrible punishment for you! You decorate the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed, [but you do not live according to what the prophets taught].
Lozanareo! fa manao ny rarivatom-pasan’ ny mpaminany ianareo, nefa ny razanareo ihany no namono azy.
48 So you are declaring that you approve of what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you [are not honoring the prophets! You just] decorate their tombs!
Dia vavolombelona ianareo ka manaiky ny asan’ ny razanareo; fa izy no namono azy, ary ianareo kosa manao ny rarivatom-pasany.
49 So God, who is very wise [PRS], said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles [to you Jews]. [You] will kill some of them and cause some of them to suffer greatly.
Koa izany no nanambaran’ ny fahendren’ Andriamanitra hoe: Haniraka mpaminany sy apostoly ho any aminy Aho, ka ny sasany hovonoiny, ary ny sasany henjehiny,
50 [As a result, I] will consider that many of you people [who have observed my Son’s ministry] will be guilty [MTY] [of murder, as if you had] killed all the prophets that other people have killed, from the time I created the world,
mba hadinina amin’ ity taranaka ity ny ran’ ny mpaminany rehetra izay nalatsaka hatramin’ ny nanorenana izao tontolo izao,
51 starting from [Adam’s son Cain] killing [his brother] Abel and continuing until they killed the prophet Zechariah [in the holy place] between the altar and the temple.’ Yes, what I am saying [is true] [MTY]. [God] will punish you people who have observed my ministry, you people whom [he] considers to be guilty [MTY] for [killing] all those prophets!
dia hatramin’ ny ran’ i Abela ka hatramin’ ny ran’ i Zakaria, izay novonoina teo anelanelan’ ny alitara sy ny tempoly. Eny, lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa hadinina amin’ ity taranaka ity izany.
52 There will be terrible punishment for you men who teach the [Jewish] laws, because you have [not let people] know [God’s truth] [MET]! [It is as though you are] taking away a key [to a house]. You are not going into [the house] yourselves, and you are not letting other people enter it, either.”
Lozanareo, mpahay lalàna! satria nalainareo ny fanalahidin’ ny fahalalana; ianareo tsy niditra, ary izay te-hiditra dia nosakananareo.
53 After Jesus finished saying those things, he left there. Then the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the Pharisees began to act in a very hostile way toward him. They tried to make him say what he thought about many things.
Ary raha niala teo Izy, dia noteren’ ny mpanora-dalàna sy ny Fariseo fatratra sady nadinadininy zavatra maro.
54 They kept waiting for him to say something [wrong] for which they could accuse him.
Dia nihendry Azy izy ireo hamandrihany Azy tamin’ ny teny naloaky ny vavany.
