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.
He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
2 ᏭᏯᏅᎮᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏥᎬᏯᏛᎩᎭ? ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᎦ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎪᎯᏰᏃ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎥᏝ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
3 ᎤᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎦᏙ ᏓᎦᏛᏁᎵ, ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᎩᎩᎡᎭ ᎠᏆᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ? ᏝᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏆᏍᎪᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ; ᎠᏆᏚᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱᏃ ᎢᎦᏕᎣᏍᎦ.
“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
4 ᏕᎫᎪᏓ ᎢᏯᏆᏛᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᎩᏌᏕᏒ ᎠᏆᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᎬᏆᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏓᏂᏁᎸᎢ.
I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’
5 ᎰᏩᏃ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎮ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᏧᏚᎩ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎢᎳᎪ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏣᏚᎦ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ.
Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’
6 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᎪᎢ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᎾᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎡᏣᏚᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᎳ ᎯᎲᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᎩᏍᎪᎯ ᎰᏪᎸᎦ.
He said, ‘A hundred batos [800 Gal; 3,028 L] of oil.’ ‘Take your note back,’ he told him. ‘Now, quickly! Sit down and write one for fifty [400 Gal; 1,514 L]!’
7 ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏂᎯᎾ ᎢᎳᎪ ᎡᏣᏚᎦ? ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏗ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎯᎾᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎡᏣᏚᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏁᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᎰᏪᎸᎦ.
Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘One thousand bushels of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your note back and write one for eight hundred’
8 ᎤᎾᏜᏓᎢᏃ ᎤᎸᏉᏔᏁ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎢᏯᏛᎾᎯ ᎤᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ, ᎤᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏍᎨ ᎤᏏᎾᏌᏅᏨᎢ; ᎡᎶᎯᏰᏃ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎾᏂᏏᎾᏌᏅ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᏧᏪᏥ. (aiōn g165)
“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 ᎠᎴ ᎢᏨᏲᏎᎭ, ᎢᏣᎵᎢᏓ ᎤᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏂᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏩᏕᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎨᏣᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. (aiōnios g166)
I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon ·wealth·, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents. (aiōnios g166)
10 ᎩᎶ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎦᏲᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎾᏛᏁᎰ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾᏃ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎾᏛᏁᎰ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎲᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᏱᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏓ ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ?
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon ·wealth·, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎸᎾ ᏱᎩ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᏓᏥᏁᎵ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ?
If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will 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 show agapao ·total devotion love· to the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and Mammon ·Wealth·.”
14 ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏁᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏕᎰᏔᏁᎢ.
The Pharisees [Separated], who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
15 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏂᎯ ᎧᏂ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᎯ ᏅᏩᏍᏙᎢ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏓᎦᏔᎭ ᏗᏥᎾᏫ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏧᏂᏰᎸᏐ ᏴᏫ, ᎤᏂᏆᏘᏍᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏓᎧᏂᏍᎬᎢ.
He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted 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 Torah ·Teaching· and the Prophets were until John [Yah is gracious]. Since then the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way 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 tiny stroke of a pen in the Torah ·Teaching· become void.
18 ᎩᎶ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᎢᎠᏓᎡᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎠᏓᏰᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏓᏲᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎠᎦᏓᎢᏅᏛ ᎠᏓᏰᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏲᏁᎮᏍᏗ.
Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another moicheuo ·commits adultery·. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband moicheuo ·commits 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, living in luxury every day.
20 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎡᎮ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎳᏏᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏂᏏᏁ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᏧᏥᏓᎳ ᎨᏎᎢ,
A certain beggar, named Lazarus [Help of God], 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 that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even 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.
The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham [Father of a multitude]’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
In Hades / Sh'ol ·Place of the dead·, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham [Father of a multitude] far off, and Lazarus [Help of God] at Abraham's bosom, (the righteous side of Sheol). (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.
He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham [Father of a multitude], have mercy on me, and send Lazarus [Help of God], that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish 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 [Father of a multitude] said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus [Help of God], in the same way, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.
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.
Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’
27 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏗᎾ ᎡᏙᏓ, ᎬᏔᏲᏎᎭ, ᎯᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏗᎦᏁᎸᎢ;
“He said, ‘I ask you therefore, Abba father, that you would send him to 'Avi ·my Father·’s house;
28 ᎯᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎣᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏁᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏱᏫᏕᎧᏃᎲᏏ ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎠᏂ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒ ᏯᏂᎷᎩ.
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’
29 ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏚᏁᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏏ.
“But Abraham [Father of a multitude] said to him, ‘They have Moses [Drawn out] and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’
30 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ, ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏱᏭᏂᎷᏤᎸ ᎠᏎ ᏱᏓᏂᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
“He said, ‘No, Abba father Abraham [Father of a multitude], but if one goes to them from the dead, they will make teshuvah ·complete repentance·.’
31 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᏓᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎼᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏴᎬᏃᎯᏳᎲᎦ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏱᏚᎴᏅ.
“He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses [Drawn out] and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”
