Mattheum 18
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes: Quis, putas, major est in regno cælorum?
1In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
2Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,
2Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
3et dixit: Amen dico vobis, nisi conversi fueritis, et efficiamini sicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum cælorum.
3and 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.
4Quicumque ergo humiliaverit se sicut parvulus iste, hic est major in regno cælorum.
4Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
5Et qui susceperit unum parvulum talem in nomine meo, me suscipit:
5Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
6qui autem scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credunt, expedit ei ut suspendatur mola asinaria in collo ejus, et demergatur in profundum maris.
6but 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.
7Væ mundo a scandalis ! Necesse est enim ut veniant scandala: verumtamen væ homini illi, per quem scandalum venit.
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!
8Si autem manus tua, vel pes tuus scandalizat te, abscide eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem, vel claudum, quam duas manus vel duos pedes habentem mitti in ignem æternum.
8If 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.
9Et si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est cum uno oculo in vitam intrare, quam duos oculos habentem mitti in gehennam ignis.
9If 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.
10Videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis: dico enim vobis, quia angeli eorum in cælis semper vident faciem Patris mei, qui in cælis est.
10See 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.
11Venit enim Filius hominis salvare quod perierat.
11For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
12Quid vobis videtur? si fuerint alicui centum oves, et erravit una ex eis: nonne relinquit nonaginta novem in montibus, et vadit quærere eam quæ erravit?
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?
13Et si contigerit ut inveniat eam: amen dico vobis, quia gaudet super eam magis quam super nonaginta novem, quæ non erraverunt.
13If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
14Sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum, qui in cælis est, ut pereat unus de pusillis istis.
14Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
15Si autem peccaverit in te frater tuus, vade, et corripe eum inter te, et ipsum solum: si te audierit, lucratus eris fratrem tuum.
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.
16Si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.
16But 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.
17Quod si non audierit eos: dic ecclesiæ. Si autem ecclesiam non audierit, sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus.
17If 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.
18Amen dico vobis, quæcumque alligaveritis super terram, erunt ligata et in cælo: et quæcumque solveritis super terram, erunt soluta et in cælo.
18Most 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.
19Iterum dico vobis, quia si duo ex vobis consenserint super terram, de omni re quamcumque petierint, fiet illis a Patre meo, qui in cælis est.
19Again, 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.
20Ubi enim sunt duo vel tres congregati in nomine meo, ibi sum in medio eorum.
20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
21Tunc accedens Petrus ad eum, dixit: Domine, quoties peccabit in me frater meus, et dimittam ei? usque septies?
21Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
22Dicit illi Jesus: Non dico tibi usque septies: sed usque septuagies septies.
22Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
23Ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis.
23Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24Et cum cœpisset rationem ponere, oblatus est ei unus, qui debebat ei decem millia talenta.
24When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25Cum autem non haberet unde redderet, jussit eum dominus ejus venundari, et uxorem ejus, et filios, et omnia quæ habebat, et reddi.
25But 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.
26Procidens autem servus ille, orabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
26The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
27Misertus autem dominus servi illius, dimisit eum, et debitum dimisit ei.
27The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
28Egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservis suis, qui debebat ei centum denarios: et tenens suffocavit eum, dicens: Redde quod debes.
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!’
29Et procidens conservus ejus, rogabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
29“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
30Ille autem noluit: sed abiit, et misit eum in carcerem donec redderet debitum.
30He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
31Videntes autem conservi ejus quæ fiebant, contristati sunt valde: et venerunt, et narraverunt domino suo omnia quæ facta fuerant.
31So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
32Tunc vocavit illum dominus suus: et ait illi: Serve nequam, omne debitum dimisi tibi quoniam rogasti me:
32Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
33nonne ergo oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et ego tui misertus sum?
33Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
34Et iratus dominus ejus tradidit eum tortoribus, quoadusque redderet universum debitum.
34His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
35Sic et Pater meus cælestis faciet vobis, si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris.
35So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
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