Luke 19
1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
He entered and was passing through Jericho.
2 There was a man there, known by the name of Zacchaeus, who was a commissioner of taxes and a rich man.
And look, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3 He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, and could not because of the crowd, because he was short.
4 So he ran on ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree, to see Jesus, for he knew that he must pass that way.
He ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him: “Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house to-day.”
And as he came to the place, looking up, Jesus saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house."
6 So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.
He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
7 On seeing this, every one began to complain: “He has gone to stay with a man who is an outcast.”
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
8 But Zacchaeus stood forward and said to the Master: “Listen, Master! I will give half my property to the poor, and, if I have defrauded any one of anything, I will give him back four times as much.”
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."
9 “Salvation has come to this house to-day,” answered Jesus, “for even this man is a son of Abraham.
Jesus said to him, "Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 The Son of Man has come to ‘search for those who are lost’ and to save them.”
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
11 As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.
As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately.
12 He said: “A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a Kingdom and then return.
He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'
14 But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say ‘We will not have this man as our King.’
But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
15 On his return, after having been appointed King, he directed that the servants to whom he had given his money should be summoned, so that he might learn what amount of trade they had done.
"It happened when he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
16 The first came up, and said ‘Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.’
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
17 ‘Well done, good servant!’ exclaimed the master. ‘As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.’
"And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant. Because you were faithful with very little, you will have authority over ten cities.'
18 When the second came, he said ‘Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.’
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'
19 So the master said to him ‘And you I appoint over five towns.’
"So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'
20 Another servant also came and said ‘Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.
Another came, saying, 'Lord, look, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.’
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.'
22 The master answered ‘Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown?
"He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I did not lay down, and reaping that which I did not sow.
23 Then why did not you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest.
Then why did you not deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?'
24 Take away from him the ten pounds,’ he said to those standing by, ‘and give them to the one who has the hundred.’
He said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina away from him, and give it to him who has the ten minas.'
25 ‘But, Sir,’ they interposed, ‘he has a hundred pounds already!’
"They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas.'
26 ‘I tell you,’ he answered, ‘that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.
27 But as for my enemies, these men who would not have me as their King, bring them here and put them to death in my presence.’”
But bring those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"
28 After saying this, Jesus went on in front, going up to Jerusalem.
Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.
It happened, when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
30 “Go to the village facing us,” he said, “and, when you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has yet ridden; untie it and lead it here.
saying, "Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, whereon no one ever yet sat. Untie it, and bring it.
31 And, if anybody asks you ‘Why are you untying it?,’ you are to say this — ‘The Master wants it.’”
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'Because the Lord needs it.'"
32 So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.
Those who were sent went away, and found things just as he had told them.
33 While they were untying the foal, the owners asked them — “Why are you untying the foal?”
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
34 And the two disciples answered — “The Master wants it.”
They said, "Because the Lord needs it."
35 Then they led it back to Jesus, and threw their cloaks on the foal and put Jesus upon it.
They brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt, and set Jesus on them.
36 As he went along, the people kept spreading their cloaks in the road.
As he went, they spread their cloaks in the way.
37 When he had almost reached the place where the road led down the Mount of Olives, every one of the many disciples began in their joy to praise God loudly for all the miracles that they had seen:
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
38 “Blessed is He who comes — Our King — in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, And glory on high.”
saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest."
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him: “Teacher, reprove your disciples.”
Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."
40 But Jesus answered: “I tell you that if these men are silent, the very stones will call out.”
He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out."
41 When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said:
When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,
42 “Would that you had known, while yet there was time — even you — the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.
saying, "If you, even you, had known today the things that make for peace. But now, they are hidden from your eyes.
43 For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;
For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,
44 they will trample you down and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know ‘the time of your visitation.’”
and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."
45 Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
And he entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in it,
46 saying as he did so: “Scripture says — ‘My House shall be a House of Prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'."
47 Jesus continued to teach each day in the Temple Courts; but the Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law were eager to take his life, and so also were the leading men.
He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leaders among the people sought to destroy him.
48 Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung upon his words.
They could not find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
