Mattheum 21
1 Et cum appropinquassent Ierosolymis, et venissent Bethphage ad Montem oliveti: tunc Iesus misit duos discipulos,
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
2 dicens eis: Ite in castellum, quod contra vos est, et statim invenietis asinam alligatam, et pullum cum ea: solvite, et adducite mihi:
saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 et si quis vobis aliquid dixerit, dicite quia Dominus his opus habet: et confestim dimittet eos.
If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 Hoc autem totum factum est, ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Prophetam dicentem:
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5 Dicite filiae Sion: Ecce rex tuus venit tibi mansuetus, sedens super asinam, et pullum filium subiugalis.
“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 Euntes autem discipuli fecerunt sicut praecepit illis Iesus.
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
7 Et adduxerunt asinam, et pullum: et imposuerunt super eos vestimenta sua, et eum desuper sedere fecerunt.
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8 Plurima autem turba straverunt vestimenta sua in via: alii autem caedebant ramos de arboribus, et sternebant in via:
A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 turbae autem, quae praecedebant, et quae sequebantur, clamabant, dicentes: Hosanna filio David: benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domini: hosanna in altissimis.
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
10 Et cum intrasset Ierosolymam, commota est universa civitas, dicens: Quis est hic?
When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 Populi autem dicebant: Hic est Iesus propheta a Nazareth Galilaeae.
The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12 Et intravit Iesus in templum Dei, et eiiciebat omnes vendentes, et ementes in templo, et mensas numulariorum, et cathedras vendentium columbas evertit:
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
13 et dicit eis: Scriptum est: Domus mea domus orationis vocabitur: vos autem fecistis illam speluncam latronum.
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
14 Et accesserunt ad eum caeci, et claudi in templo: et sanavit eos.
The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
15 Videntes autem principes sacerdotum, et Scribae mirabilia, quae fecit, et pueros clamantes in templo, et dicentes: Hosanna filio David: indignati sunt,
But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
16 et dixerunt ei: Audis quid isti dicunt? Iesus autem dixit eis: Utique. Numquam legistis: Quia ex ore infantium, et lactentium perfecisti laudem?
“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
17 Et relictis illis, abiit foras extra Civitatem in Bethaniam: ibique mansit.
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
18 Mane autem revertens in Civitatem, esuriit.
In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
19 Et videns fici arborem unam secus viam, venit ad eam: et nihil invenit in ea nisi folia tantum, et ait illi: Numquam ex te fructus nascatur in sempiternum. Et arefacta est continuo ficulnea. (aiōn g165)
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 Et videntes discipuli, mirati sunt, dicentes: Quomodo continuo aruit?
When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21 Respondens autem Iesus, ait eis: Amen dico vobis, si habueritis fidem, et non haesitaveritis, non solum de ficulnea facietis, sed et si monti huic dixeritis, Tolle, et iacta te in mare, fiet.
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
22 Et omnia quaecumque petieritis in oratione credentes, accipietis.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23 Et cum venisset in templum, accesserunt ad eum docentem, principes sacerdotum, et seniores populi, dicentes: In qua potestate haec facis? Et quis tibi dedit hanc potestatem?
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
24 Respondens Iesus dixit eis: Interrogabo vos et ego unum sermonem: quem si dixeritis mihi, et ego vobis dicam in qua potestate haec facio.
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
25 Baptismus Ioannis unde erat? e caelo, an ex hominibus? At illi cogitabant inter se, dicentes:
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 Si dixerimus, e caelo, dicet nobis: Quare ergo non credidistis illi? Si autem dixerimus, ex hominibus, timemus turbam: omnes enim habebant Ioannem sicut prophetam.
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
27 Et respondentes Iesu, dixerunt: Nescimus. Ait illis et ipse: Nec ego dico vobis in qua potestate haec facio.
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28 Quid autem vobis videtur? Homo quidam habebat duos filios, et accedens ad primum, dixit: Fili, vade hodie, operare in vinea mea.
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29 Ille autem respondens, ait: Nolo. Postea autem, poenitentia motus, abiit.
‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
30 Accedens autem ad alterum, dixit similiter. At ille respondens, ait: Eo, domine, et non ivit.
Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
31 quis ex duobus fecit voluntatem patris? Dicunt ei: Primus. Dicit illis Iesus: Amen dico vobis, quia publicani, et meretrices praecedent vos in regnum Dei.
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
32 Venit enim ad vos Ioannes in via iustitiae, et non credidistis ei. publicani autem, et meretrices crediderunt ei: vos autem videntes nec poenitentiam habuistis postea, ut crederetis ei.
For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
33 Aliam parabolam audite: Homo erat paterfamilias, qui plantavit vineam, et sepem circumdedit ei, et fodit in ea torcular, et aedificavit turrim, et locavit eam agricolis, et peregre profectus est.
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
34 Cum autem tempus fructuum appropinquasset, misit servos suos ad agricolas, ut acciperent fructus eius.
When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35 Et agricolae, apprehensis servis eius, alium ceciderunt, alium occiderunt, alium vero lapidaverunt.
But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36 Iterum misit alios servos plures prioribus, et fecerunt illis similiter.
Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37 Novissime autem misit ad eos filium suum, dicens: Verebuntur forte filium meum.
Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 Agricolae autem videntes filium, dixerunt intra se: Hic est haeres, venite, occidamus eum, et habebimus hereditatem eius.
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
39 Et apprehensum eum eiecerunt extra vineam, et occiderunt.
So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 Cum ergo venerit dominus vineae, quid faciet agricolis illis?
Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 Aiunt illi: Malos male perdet: et vineam suam locabit aliis agricolis, qui reddant ei fructum temporibus suis.
“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
42 Dicit illis Iesus: Numquam legistis in Scripturis: Lapidem, quem reprobaverunt aedificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli? A Domino factum est istud, et est mirabile in oculis nostris:
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 ideo dico vobis, quia auferetur a vobis regnum Dei, et dabitur genti facienti fructus eius.
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
44 Et qui ceciderit super lapidem istum, confringetur: super quem vero ceciderit, conteret eum.
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45 Et cum audissent principes sacerdotum, et Pharisaei parabolas eius, cognoverunt quod de ipsis diceret.
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
46 Et quaerentes eum tenere, timuerunt turbas: quoniam sicut prophetam eum habebant.
Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
