Luke 16
1 And He also spoke to His disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was slandered to him as wasting 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 having called him, he said to him, What is this which I hear concerning thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou art not able to be steward any 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 takes away my stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
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 shall do, in order that when I am deposed 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 And calling each one of the debtors of his lord, he said to the first, How much do you 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 And he said; A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your accounts, and sitting down quickly 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 one, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He says to him, Take your account, and write fourscore.
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 praised the steward of unrighteousness because he acted shrewdly: because the sons of this age are wiser in their generation than the sons of the 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 unto you, Make unto yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, in order that, when it may fail, they may receive you into eternal tabernacles. (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 the least is also faithful in much: and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous in much.
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 therefore you were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the true?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 If you were not faithful in the interest of another, who will give you 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 is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to 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 And the Pharisees, being avaricious, were hearing all these things, and murmuring against Him.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 And He said to them, Ye are those who justify yourselves before the people; but God knows your hearts: because that which is exalted among the people is abomination in the sight of 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 presses into 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 that heaven and earth pass away, than one tittle fall from the law.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 Every one sending away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery; and the one marrying her who has been sent away by her husband commits 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, and he was habitually clothed in purple and fine linen, faring 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 But a certain beggar, Lazarus by name, was laid 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 and desiring to be fed by the crumbs falling from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming continued to lick 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 himself was carried by the angels into the bosom of Abraham: and the rich man also died, and 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 And in Hades lifted up his eyes, being in torment, sees 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 calling said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because 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 But Abraham said, Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are 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 in addition to all these things, there is a great gulf fixed between us and you, in order that those wishing to go hence to you may not be able, neither can they come thence to us.
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, Moreover I intreat you, father, that you may send him to the house of my father:
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;
28 for I have five brothers; in order that he may testify to them, that they may not also come to this place of the torment.
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 But Abraham says, 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 may go to them from the dead, they will repent.
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if one may rise 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.
