Lucam 10
1 Post hæc autem designavit Dominus et alios septuaginta duos. Et misit illos binos ante faciem suam in omnem civitatem, et locum, quo erat ipse venturus.
After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
2 Et dicebat illis: Messis quidem multa, operarii autem pauci. Rogate ergo Dominum messis ut mittat operarios in messem suam.
‘The harvest,’ he said, ‘is abundant, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray to the owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.
3 Ite: ecce ego mitto vos sicut agnos inter lupos.
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
4 Nolite portare sacculum, neque peram, neque calceamenta, et neminem per viam salutaveritis.
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
5 In quamcumque domum intraveritis, primum dicite: Pax huic domui:
Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
6 et si ibi fuerit filius pacis, requiescet super illum pax vestra: sin autem, ad vos revertetur.
Then, if anyone there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest on him; but if not, it will come back on yourselves.
7 In eadem autem domo manete edentes, et bibentes quæ apud illos sunt: dignus est enim operarius mercede sua. Nolite transire de domo in domum.
Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth their wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.
8 Et in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis, et susceperint vos, manducate quæ apponuntur vobis:
Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
9 et curate infirmos, qui in illa sunt, et dicite illis: Appropinquavit in vos regnum Dei.
cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
10 In quamcumque autem civitatem intraveritis, et non susceperint vos, exeuntes in plateas eius, dicite:
But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
11 Etiam pulverem, qui adhæsit nobis de civitate vestra, extergimus in vos: tamen hoc scitote, quia appropinquavit regnum Dei.
“We wipe off the dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the kingdom of God is close at Hand.”
12 Dico vobis, quia Sodomis in die illa remissius erit, quam illi civitati.
I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
13 Væ tibi Corozain, væ tibi Bethsaida: quia si in Tyro, et Sidone factæ fuissent virtutes, quæ factæ sunt in vobis, olim in cilicio, et cinere sedentes pœniterent.
Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.
14 Verumtamen Tyro, et Sidoni remissius erit in iudicio, quam vobis.
Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 Qui vos audit, me audit: et qui vos spernit, me spernit. Qui autem me spernit, spernit eum, qui misit me.
Anyone who listens to you is listening to me, and anyone who rejects you is rejecting me; while the person who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his messenger.’
17 Reversi sunt autem septuaginta duo cum gaudio, dicentes: Domine, etiam dæmonia subiiciuntur nobis in nomine tuo.
When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, ‘Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.’
18 Et ait illis: Videbam Satanam sicut fulgor de cælo cadentem.
And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
19 Ecce dedi vobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes, et scorpiones, et super omnem virtutem inimici: et nihil vobis nocebit.
Remember, I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing will ever harm you in any way.
20 Verumtamen in hoc nolite gaudere quia spiritus vobis subiiciuntur: gaudete autem, quod nomina vestra scripta sunt in cælis.
Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
21 In ipsa hora exultavit Spiritu Sancto, et dixit: Confiteor tibi Pater, Domine cæli et terræ, quod abscondisti hæc a sapientibus, et prudentibus, et revelasti ea parvulis. Etiam Pater: quoniam sic placuit ante te.
At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, you have revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank you that this has seemed good to you.
22 Omnia mihi tradita sunt a Patre meo. Et nemo scit quis sit Filius, nisi Pater: et quis sit Pater, nisi Filius, et cui voluerit Filius revelare.
Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does anyone know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.’
23 Et conversus ad discipulos suos, dixit: Beati oculi, qui vident quæ vos videtis.
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
24 Dico enim vobis, quod multi prophetæ, et reges voluerunt videre quæ vos videtis, et non viderunt: et audire quæ auditis, et non audierunt.
for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.’
25 Et ecce quidam legis peritus surrexit tentans illum, et dicens: Magister, quid faciendo vitam æternam possidebo? (aiōnios g166)
Just then a student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
26 At ille dixit ad eum: In lege quid scriptum est? Quomodo legis?
‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
27 Ille respondens dixit: Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo, et ex tota anima tua, et ex omnibus virtutibus tuis, et ex omni mente tua: et proximum tuum sicut teipsum.
His reply was – ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as you love yourself.’
28 Dixitque illi: Recte respondisti: hoc fac, et vives.
‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
29 Ille autem volens iustificare seipsum, dixit ad Iesum: Et quis est meus proximus?
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
30 Suscipiens autem Iesus, dixit: Homo quidam descendebat ab Ierusalem in Iericho, et incidit in latrones, qui etiam despoliaverunt eum: et plagis impositis abierunt semivivo relicto.
To which Jesus replied, ‘A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
31 Accidit autem ut sacerdos quidam descenderet eadem via: et viso illo præterivit.
As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
32 Similiter et Levita, cum esset secus locum, et videret eum, pertransiit.
A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
33 Samaritanus autem quidam iter faciens, venit secus eum: et videns eum, misericordia motus est.
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 Et appropians alligavit vulnera eius, infundens oleum, et vinum: et imponens illum in iumentum suum, duxit in stabulum, et curam eius egit.
He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 Et altera die protulit duos denarios, et dedit stabulario, et ait: Curam illius habe: et quodcumque supererogaveris, ego cum rediero reddam tibi.
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. “Take care of him,” he said, “and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.”
36 Quis horum trium videtur tibi proximus fuisse illi, qui incidit in latrones?
Now which, do you think, of these three men,’ asked Jesus, ‘proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?’
37 At ille dixit: Qui fecit misericordiam in illum. Et ait illi Iesus: Vade, et tu fac similiter.
‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
38 Factum est autem, dum irent, et ipse intravit in quoddam castellum: et mulier quædam Martha nomine, excepit illum in domum suam,
As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
39 et huic erat soror nomine Maria, quæ etiam sedens secus pedes Domini, audiebat verbum illius.
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
40 Martha autem satagebat circa frequens ministerium: quæ stetit, et ait: Domine, non est tibi curæ quod soror mea reliquit me solam ministrare? dic ergo illi, ut me adiuvet.
but Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, do you approve of my sister’s leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me.’
41 Et respondens dixit illis Dominus: Martha, Martha, sollicita es, et turbaris erga plurima.
‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
42 Porro unum est necessarium. Maria optimam partem elegit, quæ non auferetur ab ea.
but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’
