Vangelo secondo Matteo 21

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Et cum appropinquassent Hierosolymis et venissent Bethfage, ad montemOliveti, tunc Iesus misit duos discipulos	1 When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus senttwo disciples,
2 dicens eis: “ Ite in castellum,quod contra vos est, et statim invenietis asinam alligatam et pullum cum ea;solvite et adducite mihi.	2 saying to them, 'Go to the village facing you, and you wil at once find a tethered donkey and a coltwith her. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 Et si quis vobis aliquid dixerit, dicite: “Dominuseos necessarios habet”, et confestim dimittet eos ”.	3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, "The Master needs them and wil send them back atonce." '
4 Hoc autem factum est,ut impleretur, quod dictum est per prophetam dicentem:	4 This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet:
5 “ Dicite filiae Sion: Ecce Rex tuus venit tibi, mansuetus et sedens super asinam et super pullum filium subiugalis ”.	5 Say to the daughter of Zion: Look, your king is approaching, humble and riding on a donkey and on acolt, the foal of a beast of burden.
6 Euntes autem discipuli fecerunt, sicut praecepit illis Iesus,	6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had told them.
7 et adduxeruntasinam et pullum; et imposuerunt super eis vestimenta sua, et sedit super ea.	7 They brought the donkey and the colt, then they laid their cloaks on their backs and he took his seaton them.
8 Plurima autem turba straverunt vestimenta sua in via; alii autem caedebant ramosde arboribus et sternebant in via.	8 Great crowds of people spread their cloaks on the road, while others were cutting branches from thetrees and spreading them in his path.
9 Turbae autem, quae praecedebant eum et quaesequebantur, clamabant dicentes: “ Hosanna filio David! Benedictus, qui venitin nomine Domini! Hosanna in altissimis! ”.	9 The crowds who went in front of him and those who fol owed were al shouting: Hosanna to the son ofDavid! Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!
10 Et cum intrasset Hierosolymam, commota est universa civitas dicens: “ Quisest hic?”.	10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil as people asked, 'Who is this?'
11 Turbae autem dicebant: “ Hic est Iesus propheta a NazarethGalilaeae ”.	11 and the crowds answered, 'This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.'
12 Et intravit Iesus in templum et eiciebat omnes vendentes et ementes intemplo, et mensas nummulariorum evertit et cathedras vendentium columbas,	12 Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out al those who were selling and buying there; he upsetthe tables of the money-changers and the seats of the dove-sel ers.
13 etdicit eis: “ Scriptum est: "Domus mea domus orationis vocabitur".Vos autem facitis eam speluncam latronum ”.	13 He said to them, 'According to scripture, my house wil be cal ed a house of prayer; but you areturning it into a bandits' den.'
14 Et accesserunt ad eum caeci et claudi in templo, et sanavit eos.	14 There were also blind and lame people who came to him in the Temple, and he cured them.
15 Videntesautem principes sacerdotum et scribae mirabilia, quae fecit, et pueros clamantesin templo et dicentes: “ Hosanna filio David ”, indignati sunt	15 At the sight of the wonderful things he did and of the children shouting, 'Hosanna to the son of David'in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes were indignant and said to him,
16 etdixerunt ei: “ Audis quid isti dicant? ”. Iesus autem dicit eis: “ Utique;numquam legistis: "Ex ore infantium et lactantium perfecisti laudem"?”.	16 'Do you hear what they are saying?' Jesus answered, 'Yes. Have you never read this: By the mouthsof children, babes in arms, you have made sure of praise?'
17 Et relictis illis, abiit foras extra civitatem in Bethaniam ibiquemansit.	17 With that he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
18 Mane autem revertens in civitatem, esuriit.	18 As he was returning to the city in the early morning, he felt hungry.
19 Et videns fici arborem unamsecus 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 continuoficulnea.	19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it,'May you never bear fruit again,' and instantly the fig tree withered.
20 Et videntes discipuli mirati sunt dicentes: “ Quomodo continuoaruit ficulnea? ”.	20 The disciples were amazed when they saw it and said, 'How is it that the fig tree withered instantly?'
21 Respondens autem Iesus ait eis: “ Amen dico vobis: Sihabueritis fidem et non haesitaveritis, non solum de ficulnea facietis, sed etsi monti huic dixeritis: “Tolle et iacta te in mare”, fiet.	21 Jesus answered, 'In truth I tel you, if you have faith and do not doubt at all, not only wil you do what Ihave done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, "Be pul ed up and thrown into the sea," it will be done.
22 Et omnia,quaecumque petieritis in oratione credentes, accipietis ”.	22 And if you have faith, everything you ask for in prayer, you wil receive.'
23 Et cum venisset in templum, accesserunt ad eum docentem principes sacerdotumet seniores populi dicentes: “ In qua potestate haec facis? Et quis tibi dedithanc potestatem? ”.	23 He had gone into the Temple and was teaching, when the chief priests and the elders of the peoplecame to him and said, 'What authority have you for acting like this? And who gave you this authority?'
24 Respondens autem Iesus dixit illis: “ Interrogabo voset ego unum sermonem, quem si dixeritis mihi, et ego vobis dicam, in quapotestate haec facio:	24 In reply Jesus said to them, 'And I will ask you a question, just one; if you tell me the answer to it,then I wil tel you my authority for acting like this.
25 Baptismum Ioannis unde erat? A caelo an ex hominibus?”. At illi cogitabant inter se dicentes: “ Si dixerimus: “E caelo”,dicet nobis: “Quare ergo non credidistis illi?”;	25 John's baptism: what was its origin, heavenly or human?' And they argued this way amongthemselves, 'If we say heavenly, he wil retort to us, "Then why did you refuse to believe him?";
26 si autem dixerimus: “Exhominibus”, timemus turbam; omnes enim habent Ioannem sicut prophetam ”.	26 but if we say human, we have the people to fear, for they al hold that John was a prophet.'
27 Et respondentes Iesu dixerunt: “ Nescimus ”. Ait illis et ipse: “ Nec egodico vobis in qua potestate haec facio ”.	27 So their reply to Jesus was, 'We do not know.' And he retorted to them, 'Nor wil I tel you my authorityfor acting like this.'
28 “ Quid autem vobis videtur? Homo quidam habebat duos filios. Et accedens adprimum dixit: “Fili, vade hodie, operare in vinea”.	28 'What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He went and said to the first, "My boy, go and work inthe vineyard today."
29 Ille autem respondensait: “Nolo”; postea autem paenitentia motus abiit.	29 He answered, "I will not go," but afterwards thought better of it and went.
30 Accedens autem adalterum dixit similiter. At ille respondens ait: “Eo, domine”; et non ivit.	30 The man then went and said the same thing to the second who answered, "Certainly, sir," but did notgo.
31 Quis ex duobus fecit voluntatem patris? ”. Dicunt: “ Primus ”. Dicitillis Iesus: “ Amen dico vobis: Publicani et meretrices praecedunt vos inregnum Dei.	31 Which of the two did the father's wil ?' They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'In truth I tel you, taxcol ectors and prostitutes are making their way into the kingdom of God before you.
32 Venit enim ad vos Ioannes in via iustitiae, et non credidistisei; publicani autem et meretrices crediderunt ei. Vos autem videntes necpaenitentiam habuistis postea, ut crederetis ei.	32 For John came to you, showing the way of uprightness, but you did not believe him, and yet the taxcol ectors and prostitutes did. Even after seeing that, you refused to think better of it and believe in him.
33 Aliam parabolam audite. Homo erat pater familias, qui plantavit vineam etsaepem circumdedit ei et fodit in ea torcular et aedificavit turrim et locaviteam agricolis et peregre profectus est.	33 'Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced itround, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad.
34 Cum autem tempus fructuumappropinquasset, misit servos suos ad agricolas, ut acciperent fructus eius.	34 When vintage time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to col ect his produce.
35 Et agricolae, apprehensis servis eius, alium ceciderunt, alium occiderunt, aliumvero lapidaverunt.	35 But the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one, kil ed another and stoned a third.
36 Iterum misit alios servos plures prioribus, et feceruntillis similiter.	36 Next he sent some more servants, this time a larger number, and they dealt with them in the sameway.
37 Novissime autem misit ad eos filium suum dicens: “Verebunturfilium meum”.	37 Final y he sent his son to them thinking, "They will respect my son."
38 Agricolae autem videntes filium dixerunt intra se: “Hic estheres. Venite, occidamus eum et habebimus hereditatem eius”.	38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, "This is the heir. Come on, let us kil himand take over his inheritance."
39 Et apprehensumeum eiecerunt extra vineam et occiderunt.	39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and kil ed him.
40 Cum ergo venerit dominus vineae,quid faciet agricolis illis? ”.	40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?'
41 Aiunt illi: “ Malos male perdet et vineamlocabit aliis agricolis, qui reddant ei fructum temporibus suis ”.	41 They answered, 'He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to othertenants who wil deliver the produce to him at the proper time.'
42 Dicitillis 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" ?	42 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected hasbecome the cornerstone; this is the Lord's doing and we marvel at it?
43 Ideo dico vobis quia auferetur a vobis regnum Dei et dabitur genti facientifructus eius.	43 'I tel you, then, that the kingdom of God wil be taken from you and given to a people who willproduce its fruit.'
44 Et, qui ceciderit super lapidem istum confringetur; super quemvero ceciderit, conteret eum ”.	44
45 Et cum audissent principes sacerdotum et pharisaei parabolas eius,cognoverunt quod de ipsis diceret;	45 When they heard his parables, the chief priests and the scribes realised he was speaking aboutthem,
46 et quaerentes eum tenere, timueruntturbas, quoniam sicut prophetam eum habebant.	46 but though they would have liked to arrest him they were afraid of the crowds, who looked on him asa prophet.