Lukas 18
1 Eta erran ciecen comparationebat-ere fin hunetaracotz ecen bethi othoitz eguin behar dela, enoyatu gabe:
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
2 Cioela, Iugebat cen hiri batetan Iaincoaren beldur etzenic, eta nehorçaz conturic eguiten etzuenic:
“There was,” he said, “in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for man.
3 Eta cen hiri hartan emazte alhargumbat, eta ethor cedin harengana, cioela, Eguidac iustitia neure partida contrastaz.
In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’
4 Eta harc etzuen deus eguin nahi vkan dembora lucez: baina guero erran ceçan bere baithan, Iaincoaren beldur ezpanaiz-ere eta nehorçaz conturic ez eguitenagatic:
For a time the judge refused, but afterwards he said to himself ‘Although I am without fear of God or regard for man,
5 Badaric-ere ceren fascheria emaiten baitraut alhargun hunec, iustitia eguinen draucat, finean-ere ethorriz buruä hauts eztieçadan.
yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.’”
6 Eta dio Iaunac, Ençuçue cer iuge gaichto harc erraiten duen:
Then the Master added: “Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
7 Bada Iaincoac eztraue iustitia eguinen bere elegitu gau eta egun hari oihuz dagozcaney, hayén alde asserretzera luçatzen badu-ere?
And God — will not he see that his own People, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them — though he holds his hand?
8 Erraiten drauçuet, ecen hayén mendequioa eguinen duela sarri. Baina guiçonaren Semea dathorrenean, eridenen othe du federic lurrean?
He will, I tell you, have justice done them, and that soon! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
9 Eta erran ciecén bere buruètan iusto ciradela fida ciraden batzuey, eta berceac deus-ere estimatzen etzituzteney, comparatione haur:
Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded every one else with scorn, Jesus told this parable —
10 Bi guiçon igan içan ciraden templera othoitz eguitera, bata Phariseu eta bercea publicano:
“Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
11 Phariseuac cegoela gauça hauçaz bere baithan othoitz eguiten çuen, Iaincoá, esquerrac emaiten drauzquiat ceren ezpainaiz berce guiçon harrapariac, iniustoac, adulteroac beçala: edo publicano haur beçala-ere.
The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way — ‘O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men — thieves, rogues, adulterers — or even like this tax-gatherer.
12 Astean biguetan eguiten diat barur, posseditzen ditudan gauça guçietaric hamarrenac emaiten citiát.
I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.’
13 Eta publicanoac vrrun cegoela, etzituen are beguiac-ere cerurat altchatu nahi: baina bere bulharrari ceraunsón, cioela, Iauna, amatiga aquit, othoi niri bekatoreoni.
Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even ‘to raise his eyes to Heaven’; but he kept striking his breast and saying ‘O God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 Badiotsuet, iautsi içan dela haur iustificaturic bere etcherat, eta ez bercea: ecen bere buruä goratzen duen gucia, beheraturen da: eta bere buruä beheratzen duena, goraturen da.
This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, while every one who humbles himself shall be exalted.”
15 Eta ekarten cituzten harengana haour chipiac-ere, hec hunqui litzançat: eta hori ikus ceçatenean discipuluéc, mehatcha citzaten.
Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.
16 Baina Iesusec haourtchoac beregana deithuric, erran ceçan, Vtzitzaçue haourtchoac enegana ethortera, eta eztitzaçuela empatcha: ecen hunelacoén da Iaincoaren resumá.
Jesus, however, called the little children to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said, “and do not hinder them; for it is to the childlike that the Kingdom of God belongs.
17 Eguiaz erraiten drauçuet, norc-ere ezpaitu recebituren Iaincoaren resumá haourtchoac beçala, eztela sarthuren hartan.
I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.”
18 Orduan interroga ceçan cembeit iaunec, cioela, Magistru oná, cer eguinez, vicitze eternala possedituren dut? (aiōnios g166)
And one of the Presidents asked Jesus this question — “Good Teacher, what must I do if I am to gain Immortal Life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Eta erran cieçon Iesusec, Cergatic deitzen nauc ni on? nehor eztuc onic bat baicen, eta hura, Iaincoa.
“Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one is good but God.
20 Manamenduac badaquizquic, Eztuc adulteraturen, Eztuc hilen, Eztuc ebatsiren, Eztuc testimoniage falsuric erranen, Ohoraitzac eure aita eta eure ama.
You know the commandments — ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honour thy father and thy mother.’”
21 Eta harc erran ceçan, Horiac guciac beguiratu citiát neure gaztetassunetic.
“I have observed all these,” he replied, “from childhood.”
22 Eta Iesusec hori ençunic erran cieçón, Oraino gauçabat falta çaic: duán gucia sal eçac eta eman iecec paubrey: eta vkanen duc thesaurbat ceruän: eta athor, arreit niri.
Hearing this, Jesus said to him: “There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me.”
23 Eta hura gauça horiac ençunic, triste cedin: ecen guciz abratsa cen.
But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
24 Eta ikussiric Iesusec hura haguitz tristetu cela, erran ceçan, Cein gaitz den onhassundunac Iaincoaren resumán sar ditecen!
Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples: “How hard it is for men of wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 Ecen errachago da cablebat sar dadin orratzaren çulhotic, ecen ez abratsa sar dadin Iaincoaren resumán.
It is easier, indeed, for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God!”
26 Eta haur ençun vkan çutenéc erran ceçaten, Eta nor salua ahal daite?
“Then who can be saved?” asked those who heard this.
27 Eta harc erran ceçan, Guiçonac baithan impossible diraden gauçác, possible dirade Iaincoa baithan.
But Jesus said: “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”
28 Eta erran ceçan Pierrisec, Huná, guc vtzi citiagu gauça guciác, eta iarreiqui gaitzaizquic hiri.
“But we,” said Peter, “we left what belonged to us and followed you.”
29 Eta harc erran ciecén, Eguiaz erraiten drauçuet, nehor eztela vtzi duenic etchea, edo aitamác, edo anayeac, edo emaztea, edo haourrac Iaincoaren resumaren causaz,
“I tell you,” he answered, “that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, on account of the Kingdom of God,
31 Eta harturic hamabiac erran ciecen, Huná, igaiten gara Ierusalemera, eta complituren çaizquió, guiçonaren Semeari Prophetéz scribatu içan diraden gauça guciac.
Gathering the Twelve round him, Jesus said to them: “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the Prophets will be done to the Son of Man.
32 Ecen Gentiley liuraturen çaye, eta escarniaturen eta iniuriaturen eta thustaturen da.
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat upon;
33 Eta açotatu duqueitenean, hilen duté: baina hereneco egunean resuscitaturen da.
they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.”
34 Eta hec gauça hautaric etzeçaten deus adi: eta ciraden hitz hauc hetaric estaliac, eta erraiten ciradenac etzituzten aditzen.
The Apostles did not comprehend any of this; his meaning was unintelligible to them, and they did not understand what he was saying.
35 Eta guertha cedin hura Iericorát hurbiltzen cela, itsubat baitzén iarria bide bazterrean esque cegoela.
As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road-side, begging.
36 Eta harc ençun ceçanean populua iragaiten, galde eguin ceçan, hura cer cen.
Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
37 Eta erran cieçoten ecen Iesus Nazareno iragaiten cela.
and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
38 Orduan oihu eguin ceçan, cioela, Iesus Dauid-en semeá, auc pietate niçaz.
he shouted out: “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
39 Eta aitzinean ioaiten ciradenéc mehatchatzen çutén ichil ledinçát: baina harc vnguiz oihu guehiago eguiten çuen, Dauid-en semea, auc pietate niçaz.
Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder: “Son of David, take pity on me!”
40 Eta Iesusec gueldituric mana ceçan ekar lequion beregana, eta hura hurbildu içan cenean, interroga ceçan,
Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him:
41 Cioela, Cer nahi duc daguiadan? Eta harc erran ceçan, Iauna, vistá recebi deçadan.
“What do you want me to do for you?” “Master,” he said, “I want to recover my sight.”
42 Eta Iesusec erran cieçón, recebi eçac vistá: eure fedeac saluatu au.
And Jesus said: “Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.”
43 Eta bertan ikus ceçan, eta hari iarreiquiten çayón, glorificatzen çuela Iaincoa: Eta populu guciac hori ikussiric eman cieçon laudorio Iaincoari.
Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
