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.
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
2 ᏭᏯᏅᎮᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏥᎬᏯᏛᎩᎭ? ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᎦ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎥᏝ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account (logos) of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.
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? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 ᏕᎫᎪᏓ ᎢᏯᏆᏛᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏌᏕᏒ ᎠᏆᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᎬᏆᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏓᏂᏁᎸᎢ.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 ᎰᏩᏃ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎮ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᏧᏚᎩ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎢᎳᎪ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏣᏚᎦ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ.
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owe you unto my lord?
6 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᎪᎢ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᎾᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎡᏣᏚᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᎳ ᎯᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᎩᏍᎪᎯ ᎰᏪᎸᎦ.
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, 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 owe you? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take your bill, and write fourscore.
8 ᎤᎾᏜᏓᎢᏃ ᎤᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᏛᎾᎯ ᎤᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ, ᎤᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏍᎨ ᎤᏏᎾᏌᏅᏨᎢ; ᎡᎶᎯᏰᏃ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎾᏂᏏᎾᏌᏅ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᏧᏪᏥ. (aiōn g165)
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser 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 to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when all of you fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (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 that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that 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 all of you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᏓᏥᏁᎵ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ?
And if all of you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give 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 servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. All of you cannot serve God and mammon.
14 ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏁᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏕᎰᏔᏁᎢ.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided 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, All of you are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is 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 time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it.
17 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎠᎯᏗᏳ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏂᎶᏐᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎤᏍᏗᎧᏂ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
18 ᎩᎶ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᎢᎠᏓᎡᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎠᏓᏰᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏓᏲᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎠᎦᏓᎢᏅᏛ ᎠᏓᏰᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏲᏁᎮᏍᏗ.
Whosoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whosoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.
19 ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎡᎮᎢ, ᎩᎦᎨ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏏᏙᎵ ᏙᎴᏛ ᏗᏄᏬ ᏓᏄᏬᏍᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᏙᏓᏈᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎨᎢ.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎡᎮ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎳᏏᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏂᏏᏁ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᏧᏥᏓᎳ ᎨᏎᎢ,
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎠᎨᎳᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏅᎪᎣᏒᎯ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎩᎵ ᎤᏂᎷᏤ ᏚᏂᎦᎾᏕ ᏚᏥᏓᎸᎢ.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏩᏅᏎ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎦᏁᏥᎢ ᏫᎬᏪᎧᏁᎢ. ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏲᎱᏎᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᏂᏌᏁᎢ.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham far off, 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 he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in 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 you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are 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 beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from behind to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏗᎾ ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ, ᎯᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏗᎦᏁᎸᎢ;
Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house:
28 ᎯᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏁᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏱᏫᏕᎧᏃᎲᏏ ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏯᏂᎷᎩ.
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏚᏁᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏏ.
Abraham says unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ, ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏱᏭᏂᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᏎ ᏱᏓᏂᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏴᎬᏃᎯᏳᎲᎦ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏱᏚᎴᏅ.
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
