Vangelo secondo Matteo 18

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 In illa hora accesserunt di scipuli ad Iesum dicentes: “ Quis putasmaior est in regno caelorum? ”.	1 At this time the disciples came to Jesus and said, 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?'
2 Et advocans parvulum, statuit eum in medioeorum	2 So he cal ed a little child to him whom he set among them.
3 et dixit: “ Amen dico vobis: Nisi conversi fueritis et efiiciaminisicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum caelorum.	3 Then he said, 'In truth I tel you, unless you change and become like little children you wil never enterthe kingdom of Heaven.
4 Quicumque ergo humiliaveritse sicut parvulus iste, hic est maior in regno caelorum.	4 And so, the one who makes himself as little as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.
5 Et, qui susceperitunum parvulum talem in nomine meo, me suscipit.	5 'Anyone who welcomes one little child like this in my name welcomes me.
6 Qui autem scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credunt, expeditei, ut suspendatur mola asinaria in collo eius et demergatur in profundum maris.	6 But anyone who is the downfall of one of these little ones who have faith in me would be betterdrowned in the depths of the sea with a great millstone round his neck.
7 Vae mundo ab scandalis! Necesse est enim ut veniant scandala; verumtamen vaehomini, per quem scandalum venit!	7 Alas for the world that there should be such causes of fal ing! Causes of falling indeed there must be,but alas for anyone who provides them!
8 Si autem manus tua vel pes tuus scandalizat te, abscide eum et proice abs te:bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem vel claudum, quam duas manus vel duospedes habentem mitti in ignem aeternum.	8 'If your hand or your foot should be your downfal , cut it off and throw it away: it is better for you toenter into life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
9 Et si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erueeum et proice abs te: bonum tibi est unoculum in vitam intrare, quam duos oculoshabentem mitti in gehennam ignis.	9 And if your eye should be your downfal , tear it out and throw it away: it is better for you to enter intolife with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the hel of fire.
10 Videte, ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis; dico enim vobis quia angelieorum in caelis semper vident faciem Patris mei, qui in caelis est.	10 'See that you never despise any of these little ones, for I tel you that theirin heaven are continually inthe presence of my Father in heaven.
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12 Quid vobis videtur? Sifuerint alicui centum oves, et erraverit una ex eis, nonne relinquet nonagintanovem in montibus et vadit quaerere eam, quae erravit?	12 'Tel me. Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the stray?
13 Et si contigerit utinveniat eam, amen dico vobis quia gaudebit super eam magis quam super nonagintanovem, quae non erraverunt.	13 In truth I tel you, if he finds it, it gives him more joy than do the ninety-nine that did not stray at al .
14 Sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum, qui incaelis est, ut pereat unus de pusillis istis.	14 Similarly, it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
15 Si autem peccaverit in te frater tuus, vade, corripe eum inter te et ipsumsolum. Si te audierit, lucratus es fratrem tuum;	15 'If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. Ifhe listens to you, you have won back your brother.
16 si autem non audierit,adhibe tecum adhuc unum vel duos, ut in ore duorum testium vel trium stet omneverbum;	16 If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you: whatever the misdemeanour, theevidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain the charge.
17 quod si noluerit audire eos, dic ecclesiae; si autem et ecclesiamnoluerit audire, sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus.	17 But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community; and if he refuses to listen to thecommunity, treat him like a gentile or a tax col ector.
18 Amen dico vobis:Quaecumque alligaveritis super terram, erunt ligata in caelo; et, quaecumquesolveritis super terram, erunt soluta in caelo.	18 'In truth I tel you, whatever you bind on earth wil be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earthwil be loosed in heaven.
19 Iterum dico vobis: Si duo ex vobis consenserint super terram de omni re,quamcumque petierint, fiet illis a Patre meo, qui in caelis est.	19 'In truth I tel you once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at al , it wil be granted toyou by my Father in heaven.
20 Ubi enimsunt duo vel tres congregati in nomine meo, ibi sum in medio eorum ”.	20 For where two or three meet in my name, I am there among them.'
21 Tunc accedens Petrus dixit ei: “ Domine, quotiens peccabit in me fratermeus, et dimittam ei? Usque septies? ”.	21 Then Peter went up to him and said, 'Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? Asoften as seven times?'
22 Dicit illi Iesus: “ Non dico tibiusque septies sed usque septuagies septies.	22 Jesus answered, 'Not seven, I tel you, but seventy-seven times.
23 Ideo assimilatum est regnum caelorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponerecum servis suis.	23 'And so the kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts withhis servants.
24 Et cum coepisset rationem ponere, oblatus est ei unus, quidebebat decem milia talenta.	24 When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents;
25 Cum autem non haberet, unde redderet, iussit eumdominus venumdari et uxorem et filios et omnia, quae habebat, et reddi.	25 he had no means of paying, so his master gave orders that he should be sold, together with his wifeand children and al his possessions, to meet the debt.
26 Procidens igitur servus ille adorabat eum dicens: “Patientiam habe in me, etomnia reddam tibi”.	26 At this, the servant threw himself down at his master's feet, with the words, "Be patient with me and Iwil pay the whole sum."
27 Misertus autem dominus servi illius dimisit eum etdebitum dimisit ei.	27 And the servant's master felt so sorry for him that he let him go and cancel ed the debt.
28 Egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservissuis, qui debebat ei centum denarios, et tenens suffocabat eum dicens: “Redde,quod debes!”.	28 Now as this servant went out, he happened to meet a fel ow-servant who owed him one hundreddenari ; and he seized him by the throat and began to throttle him, saying, "Pay what you owe me."
29 Procidens igitur conservus eius rogabat eum dicens: “Patientiamhabe in me, et reddam tibi”.	29 His fel ow-servant fell at his feet and appealed to him, saying, "Be patient with me and I wil pay you."
30 Ille autem noluit, sed abiit et misit eum incarcerem, donec redderet debitum.	30 But the other would not agree; on the contrary, he had him thrown into prison til he should pay thedebt.
31 Videntes autem conservi eius, quae fiebant, contristati sunt valde etvenerunt et narraverunt domino suo omnia, quae facta erant.	31 His fel ow-servants were deeply distressed when they saw what had happened, and they went totheir master and reported the whole affair to him.
32 Tunc vocavitillum dominus suus et ait illi: “Serve nequam, omne debitum illud dimisi tibi,quoniam rogasti me;	32 Then the master sent for the man and said to him, "You wicked servant, I cancelled all that debt ofyours when you appealed to me.
33 non oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et egotui misertus sum?”.	33 Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your fellow-servant just as I had pity on you?"
34 Et iratus dominus eius tradidit eum tortoribus,quoadusque redderet universum debitum.	34 And in his anger the master handed him over to the torturers til he should pay al his debt.
35 Sic et Pater meus caelestis facietvobis, si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris ”.	35 And that is how my heavenly Father wil deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from yourheart.'