Luke 16
1 And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods.
And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.
2 And he called him, and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer.
And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward.
3 And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed.
And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.
4 I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 Therefore calling together every one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord?
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
6 But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.
7 Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty.
And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation. (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater.
He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.
11 If then you have not been faithful in the unjust mammon; who will trust you with that which is the true?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s; who will give you that which is your own?
And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is high to men, is an abomination before God.
And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.
16 The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it.
The law and the prophets were until John: since then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fall.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.
Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.
19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen; and feasted sumptuously every day.
And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.
20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores,
And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.
21 Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table, and no one did give him; moreover the dogs came, and licked his sores.
And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried,
And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 in hell. And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom: (Hadēs g86)
And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 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, to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.
And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.
25 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazareth evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented.
And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.
26 And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor from thence come hither.
And with all these, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot; neither can they pass from there to us
27 And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee, that thou wouldst send him to my father’s house, for I have five brethren,
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;
28 That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torments.
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead.
Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
