ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎷᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 16
1 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎡᎮ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᎧᎮ ᎤᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎤᎿᎭᎥᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᎳᏫᏎᎲ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏓᏤᏪᎸ ᎠᏥᏃᏁᎴᎢ.
THEN said he also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he received an information against him, as having dissipated his treasures.
2 ᏭᏯᏅᎮᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏥᎬᏯᏛᎩᎭ? ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᎦ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎥᏝ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
And calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office.
3 ᎤᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ, ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᎩᎩᎡᎭ ᎠᏆᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ? ᏝᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏆᏍᎪᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ; ᎠᏆᏚᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱᏃ ᎢᎦᏕᎣᏍᎦ.
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? because my master is taking away the stewardship from me: to dig, I have not the strength; to beg, I am ashamed.
4 ᏕᎫᎪᏓ ᎢᏯᏆᏛᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏌᏕᏒ ᎠᏆᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᎬᏆᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏓᏂᏁᎸᎢ.
I know what I will do, that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may entertain me at their houses.
5 ᎰᏩᏃ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎮ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᏧᏚᎩ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎢᎳᎪ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏣᏚᎦ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ.
So calling upon every one of his master’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my master?
6 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᎪᎢ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᎾᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎡᏣᏚᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᎳ ᎯᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᎩᏍᎪᎯ ᎰᏪᎸᎦ.
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said, Take thy account, and sit down directly, and write fifty.
7 ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏂᎯᎾ ᎢᎳᎪ ᎡᏣᏚᎦ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏗ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎯᎾᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎡᏣᏚᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏁᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᎰᏪᎸᎦ.
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred core of wheat. And he saith to him, Take thy account, and write fourscore.
8 ᎤᎾᏜᏓᎢᏃ ᎤᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᏛᎾᎯ ᎤᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ, ᎤᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏍᎨ ᎤᏏᎾᏌᏅᏨᎢ; ᎡᎶᎯᏰᏃ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎾᏂᏏᎾᏌᏅ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᏧᏪᏥ. (aiōn g165)
And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎢᏣᎵᎢᏓ ᎤᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏂᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏩᏕᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎨᏣᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. (aiōnios g166)
And I say unto you, Make yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon that when ye fail, they may receive you into the eternal mansions. (aiōnios g166)
10 ᎩᎶ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎦᏲᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎾᏛᏁᎰ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾᏃ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎾᏛᏁᎰ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
He that is faithful in the least thing, is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.
11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎲᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᏱᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏓ ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust you with the true?
12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᏓᏥᏁᎵ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ?
and if ye have not been faithful in that which belongs to another, who will give up to you that which is your own?
13 ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏰᎵ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎬᏩᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏙᎬᏛᏂᏏ; ᏱᎠᏍᎦᎦᏰᏃ ᏌᏉ ᏱᎤᎨᏳᎭᏃ ᏐᎢ; ᏱᏙᎤᏂᏴᏆᎴ ᏌᏉ ᏱᎦᏂᏆᏘᎭᏃ ᏐᎢ. ᏝᏍᎩᏂ ᏰᎵ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎹᎹᏂ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏙᎨᏣᏛᏂᏏ.
No domestic can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and neglect the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏁᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏕᎰᏔᏁᎢ.
Then the Pharisees also, who were dear lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered at him.
15 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏂᎯ ᎧᏂ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᎯ ᏅᏩᏍᏙᎢ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏓᎦᏔᎭ ᏗᏥᎾᏫ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏧᏂᏰᎸᏐ ᏴᏫ, ᎤᏂᏆᏘᏍᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏓᎧᏂᏍᎬᎢ.
And he said unto them, Ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏕᏤᎲᎩ ᏣᏂ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ; ᎾᎯᏳ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎾᏁᎷᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᎯᎭ.
The law and the prophets were until John: since that the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
17 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎠᎯᏗᏳ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏂᎶᏐᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎤᏍᏗᎧᏂ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.
18 ᎩᎶ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᎢᎠᏓᎡᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎠᏓᏰᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏓᏲᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎠᎦᏓᎢᏅᏛ ᎠᏓᏰᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏲᏁᎮᏍᏗ.
Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.
19 ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎡᎮᎢ, ᎩᎦᎨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏏᏙᎵ ᏙᎴᏛ ᏗᏄᏬ ᏓᏄᏬᏍᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᏙᏓᏈᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎨᎢ.
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making splendid entertainments every day:
20 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎡᎮ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎳᏏᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏂᏏᏁ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᏧᏥᏓᎳ ᎨᏎᎢ,
and there was a certain pauper, named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate covered with ulcers,
21 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎠᎨᎳᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏅᎪᎣᏒᎯ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎩᎵ ᎤᏂᎷᏤ ᏚᏂᎦᎾᏕ ᏚᏥᏓᎸᎢ.
and importunately desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: yea even the dogs came and licked his ulcers.
22 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏩᏅᏎ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎦᏁᏥᎢ ᏫᎬᏪᎧᏁᎢ. ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᏂᏌᏁᎢ.
Now it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried up by angels into the bosom of Abraham. Then the rich man also died, and was buried:
and in hell, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham at a vast distance, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᎷᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎡᏙᏓ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ, ᏍᎩᏙᎵᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎯᏅᎵ ᎳᏏᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᎵ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᎠᎼᎯ ᏩᎱᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏩᎩᏙᎣᎸᏍᏓᏏ ᏥᏃᎪᎢ; ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎦᏰᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎠᏓᏪᎵᎩᏍᎬᎢ.
And crying out, he said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented with this flame.
25 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎭᏅᏓᏓ, ᏂᎯ ᎠᏏ ᏣᎴᏂᏙᎲᎩ ᎯᏩᏘᏍᎬ ᏣᏤᎵᎦ ᎣᏍᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎳᏏᎳ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏩᏘᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏲᎢ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏥᏄᏬᎯᏍᏔᏅ, ᏂᎯᏃ ᎢᎯᎩᎵᏲᎦ.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 ᎠᎴᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎣᏤᎲ ᏂᎯᏃ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏰᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎡᏉᎯᏳ ᎤᏜᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎪᏢᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏳᎾᏚᎵᎭ ᎠᏂ ᎤᎾᏓᎴᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᏤᎲ ᏭᏂᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏅᎬᎾᏛᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂ ᎣᏤᎲᎢ ᎥᏝ ᏴᎬᏂᎷᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏅᏓᏳᏂᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏳᎾᏚᎵᎭ.
And besides all these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.
27 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏗᎾ ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ, ᎯᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏗᎦᏁᎸᎢ;
And he said, I entreat thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to my paternal mansion:
28 ᎯᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏁᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏱᏫᏕᎧᏃᎲᏏ ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏯᏂᎷᎩ.
for I have five brothers: that he may testify to them, that they also come not into this place of torment.
29 ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏚᏁᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏏ.
Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hearken to them.
30 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ, ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏱᏭᏂᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᏎ ᏱᏓᏂᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
But he said, Ah no, father Abraham! but if one came to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏴᎬᏃᎯᏳᎲᎦ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏱᏚᎴᏅ.
Then he said to him, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.
