Luke 19
1 He entered and was passing through Jericho.
So He entered Jericho and was passing through the town.
2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.
He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
4 He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.
So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."
6 He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
So he came down in haste, and welcomed Him joyfully.
7 When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”
When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.
8 Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."
9 Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
11 As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.
As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
12 He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.
13 He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
"Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become our king.'
15 “When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, 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.
And upon his return, after he had obtained the sovereignty, he ordered those servants to whom he had given the money to be summoned before him, that he might learn their success in trading.
16 The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
"So the first came and said, "'Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'
17 “He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
"'Well done, good servant,' he replied; 'because you have been faithful in a very small matter, be in authority over ten towns.'
18 “The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
"The second came, and said, "'Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'
19 “So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
"So he said to this one also, "'And you, be the governor of five towns.'
20 Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
"The next came. "'Sir,' he said, 'here is your pound, which I have kept wrapt up in a cloth.
21 for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.'
22 “He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down and reaping that which I didn’t sow.
"'By your own words,' he replied, 'I will judge you, you bad servant. You knew me to be a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:
23 Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’
why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?
24 He said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’
"And he said to those who stood by, "'Take the pound from him and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
25 “They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
("They said to him, "'Sir, he already has ten pounds.')
26 ‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
"'I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.
27 But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”
But as for those enemies of mine who were unwilling that I should become their king, bring them here, and cut them to pieces in my presence.'"
28 Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
After thus speaking, He journeyed onward, proceeding up to Jerusalem.
29 When he came near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
And when he was come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount called the Oliveyard, He sent two of the disciples on in front,
30 saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.
saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"
32 Those who were sent went away and found things just as he had told them.
So those who were sent went and found things as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
And while they were untying the colt the owners called out, "Why are you untying the colt?"
34 They said, “The Lord needs it.”
and they replied, "The Master needs it."
35 Then they brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Jesus on them.
Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.
36 As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.
So He rode on, while they carpeted the road with their garments.
37 As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
And when He was now getting near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began in their joy to praise God in loud voices for all the mighty deeds they had witnessed.
38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
"Blessed is the King," they cried, "who comes in the name of the Lord: in Heaven peace, and glory in the highest realms."
39 Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."
40 He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
"I tell you," He replied, "that if they became silent, the very stones would cry out."
41 When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,
42 saying, “If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.
"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.
43 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,
For the time is coming upon thee when thy foes will throw up around thee earthworks and a wall, investing thee and hemming thee in on every side.
44 and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”
And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."
45 He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.
46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."
47 He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.
48 They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.
