Luke 16
1 THEN said he also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he received an information against him, as having dissipated his treasures.
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 calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office.
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 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? because my master is taking away the stewardship from me: to dig, I have not the strength; 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 am removed from the stewardship, they may entertain me at their houses.
I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 So calling upon every one of his master’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my master?
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 baths of oil. And he said, Take thy account, and sit down directly, 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 said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred core of wheat. And he saith to him, Take thy 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 master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, 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 unto you, Make yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon that when ye fail, they may receive you into the eternal mansions. (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 thing, is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in the least, is unjust also 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 ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust you with the true?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 and if ye have not been faithful in that which belongs to another, who will give up to 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 domestic can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and neglect the other. Ye 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 Then the Pharisees also, who were dear lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered at him.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 And he said unto them, Ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is an 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: since that the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth 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 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced 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 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making splendid entertainments 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 pauper, named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate covered with ulcers,
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 importunately desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: yea even the dogs came and licked his ulcers.
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 Now it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried up by angels into the bosom of Abraham. Then 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 hell, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham at a vast distance, 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 crying out, he said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented with 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, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: 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 these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.
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, I entreat thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to my paternal mansion:
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: that he may testify to them, that they also come not into this place of torment.
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hearken to them.
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 But he said, Ah no, father Abraham! but if one came 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 Then he said to him, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose 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.
