Matthew 20
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like an employer who went out in the early morning to hire labourers for his vineyards.
ομοια γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτη οστις εξηλθεν αμα πρωι μισθωσασθαι εργατας εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
2 He agreed with the labourers to pay them the standard daily rate of two silver coins, and sent them into his vineyard.
συμφωνησας δε μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
3 On going out again, about nine o’clock, he saw some others standing in the marketplace, doing nothing.
και εξελθων περι τριτην ωραν ειδεν αλλους εστωτας εν τη αγορα αργους
4 “You also may go into my vineyard,” he said, “and I will pay you what is fair.”
και εκεινοις ειπεν υπαγετε και υμεις εις τον αμπελωνα και ο εαν η δικαιον δωσω υμιν
5 So they went. Going out again about midday and about three o’clock, he did as before.
οι δε απηλθον παλιν [δε] εξελθων περι εκτην και ενατην ωραν εποιησεν ωσαυτως
6 When he went out about five, he found some others standing there, and said to them “Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?”
περι δε την ενδεκατην εξελθων ευρεν αλλους εστωτας και λεγει αυτοις τι ωδε εστηκατε ολην την ημεραν αργοι
7 “Because no one has hired us,” they answered. “You also may go into my vineyard,” he said.
λεγουσιν αυτω οτι ουδεις ημας εμισθωσατο λεγει αυτοις υπαγετε και υμεις εις τον αμπελωνα
8 In the evening the owner of the vineyard said to his steward “Call the labourers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first.”
οψιας δε γενομενης λεγει ο κυριος του αμπελωνος τω επιτροπω αυτου καλεσον τους εργατας και αποδος {VAR2: αυτοις } τον μισθον αρξαμενος απο των εσχατων εως των πρωτων
9 Now when those who had been hired about five o’clock went up, they received two silver coins each.
{VAR1: ελθοντες δε } {VAR2: και ελθοντες } οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν ελαβον ανα δηναριον
10 So, when the first went up, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received two silver coins each;
και ελθοντες οι πρωτοι ενομισαν οτι πλειον λημψονται και ελαβον [το] ανα δηναριον και αυτοι
11 at which they began to grumble at their employer.
λαβοντες δε εγογγυζον κατα του οικοδεσποτου
12 “These last,” they said, “have done only one hour’s work, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us, who have borne the brunt of the day’s work, and the heat.”
λεγοντες ουτοι οι εσχατοι μιαν ωραν εποιησαν και ισους {VAR1: αυτους ημιν } {VAR2: ημιν αυτους } εποιησας τοις βαστασασιν το βαρος της ημερας και τον καυσωνα
13 “My friend,” was his reply to one of them, “I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me for two silver coins?
ο δε αποκριθεις ενι αυτων ειπεν εταιρε ουκ αδικω σε ουχι δηναριου συνεφωνησας μοι
14 Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to this last man the same as to you.
αρον το σον και υπαγε θελω δε τουτω τω εσχατω δουναι ως και σοι
15 Don’t I have the right to do as I choose with what is mine? Are you envious because I am generous?”
{VAR2: [η] } ουκ εξεστιν μοι ο θελω ποιησαι εν τοις εμοις η ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος εστιν οτι εγω αγαθος ειμι
16 So those who are last will be first, and the first last.’
ουτως εσονται οι εσχατοι πρωτοι και οι πρωτοι εσχατοι
17 When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples round him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way,
{VAR1: μελλων δε αναβαινειν } {VAR2: και αναβαινων ο } ιησους εις ιεροσολυμα παρελαβεν τους δωδεκα [μαθητας] κατ ιδιαν και εν τη οδω ειπεν αυτοις
18 ‘Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the Law, and they will condemn him to death,
ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδοθησεται τοις αρχιερευσιν και γραμματευσιν και κατακρινουσιν αυτον {VAR1: [θανατω] } {VAR2: θανατω }
19 and give him up to the Gentiles for them to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will rise.’
και παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοις εθνεσιν εις το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι και τη τριτη ημερα εγερθησεται
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favour.
τοτε προσηλθεν αυτω η μητηρ των υιων ζεβεδαιου μετα των υιων αυτης προσκυνουσα και αιτουσα τι απ αυτου
21 ‘What is it that you want?’ he asked. ‘I want you to say,’ she replied, ‘that in your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right, and the other on your left.’
ο δε ειπεν αυτη τι θελεις λεγει αυτω ειπε ινα καθισωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εις εκ δεξιων {VAR2: σου } και εις εξ ευωνυμων σου εν τη βασιλεια σου
22 ‘You do not know what you are asking,’ was Jesus’ answer. ‘Can you drink the cup that I am to drink?’ ‘Yes,’ they exclaimed, ‘we can.’
αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω μελλω πινειν λεγουσιν αυτω δυναμεθα
23 ‘You will indeed drink my cup,’ he said, ‘but as to a seat at my right and at my left – that is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.’
λεγει αυτοις το μεν ποτηριον μου πιεσθε το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων ουκ εστιν εμον {VAR2: [τουτο] } δουναι αλλ οις ητοιμασται υπο του πατρος μου
24 On hearing of this, the ten others were very indignant about the two brothers.
και ακουσαντες οι δεκα ηγανακτησαν περι των δυο αδελφων
25 Jesus, however, called the ten to him, and said, ‘The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them as you know, and their high officials oppress them.
ο δε ιησους προσκαλεσαμενος αυτους ειπεν οιδατε οτι οι αρχοντες των εθνων κατακυριευουσιν αυτων και οι μεγαλοι κατεξουσιαζουσιν αυτων
26 Among you it is not so.
ουχ ουτως {VAR1: εστιν } {VAR2: εσται } εν υμιν αλλ ος {VAR1: αν } {VAR2: εαν } θελη εν υμιν μεγας γενεσθαι εσται υμων διακονος
27 No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;
και ος αν θελη εν υμιν ειναι πρωτος εσται υμων δουλος
28 just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’
ωσπερ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων
29 As they were going out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
και εκπορευομενων αυτων απο ιεριχω ηκολουθησεν αυτω οχλος πολυς
30 Two blind men who were sitting by the roadside, hearing that Jesus was passing, called out, ‘Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!’
και ιδου δυο τυφλοι καθημενοι παρα την οδον ακουσαντες οτι ιησους παραγει εκραξαν λεγοντες {VAR1: κυριε ελεησον ημας } {VAR2: ελεησον ημας [κυριε] } υιος δαυιδ
31 The crowd told them to be quiet; but the men only called out the louder, ‘Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!’
ο δε οχλος επετιμησεν αυτοις ινα σιωπησωσιν οι δε μειζον εκραξαν λεγοντες {VAR1: κυριε ελεησον ημας } {VAR2: ελεησον ημας κυριε } υιος δαυιδ
32 Then Jesus stopped and called them. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ he said.
και στας {VAR1: [ο] } {VAR2: ο } ιησους εφωνησεν αυτους και ειπεν τι θελετε ποιησω υμιν
33 ‘Master,’ they replied, ‘we want our eyes to be opened.’
λεγουσιν αυτω κυριε ινα ανοιγωσιν οι οφθαλμοι ημων
34 So Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight, and followed him.
σπλαγχνισθεις δε ο ιησους ηψατο των ομματων αυτων και ευθεως ανεβλεψαν και ηκολουθησαν αυτω
