Luke 16
1 Jesus said to his disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate.
dicebat autem et ad discipulos suos homo quidam erat dives qui habebat vilicum et hic diffamatus est apud illum quasi dissipasset bona ipsius
2 So the master called him and said ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give in your accounts, for you cannot act as steward any longer.’
et vocavit illum et ait illi quid hoc audio de te redde rationem vilicationis tuae iam enim non poteris vilicare
3 ‘What am I to do,’ the steward asked himself, ‘now that my master is taking the steward’s place away from me? I have not strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
ait autem vilicus intra se quid faciam quia dominus meus aufert a me vilicationem fodere non valeo mendicare erubesco
4 I know what I will do, so that, as soon as I am turned out of my stewardship, people may welcome me into their homes.’
scio quid faciam ut cum amotus fuero a vilicatione recipiant me in domos suas
5 One by one he called up his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked of the first.
convocatis itaque singulis debitoribus domini sui dicebat primo quantum debes domino meo
6 ‘Four hundred and forty gallons of oil,’ answered the man. ‘Here is your agreement,’ he said; ‘sit down at once and make it two hundred and twenty.’
at ille dixit centum cados olei dixitque illi accipe cautionem tuam et sede cito scribe quinquaginta
7 And you, the steward said to the next, ‘how much do you owe?’ ‘Seventy quarters of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Here is your agreement,’ the steward said; ‘make it fifty-six.’
deinde alio dixit tu vero quantum debes qui ait centum choros tritici ait illi accipe litteras tuas et scribe octoginta
8 His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow men than those who have the light. (aiōn g165)
et laudavit dominus vilicum iniquitatis quia prudenter fecisset quia filii huius saeculi prudentiores filiis lucis in generatione sua sunt (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you ‘Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,’ so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home. (aiōnios g166)
et ego vobis dico facite vobis amicos de mamona iniquitatis ut cum defeceritis recipiant vos in aeterna tabernacula (aiōnios g166)
10 The person who is trustworthy in the smallest matter is trustworthy in a great one also; and the person who is dishonest in the smallest matter is dishonest in a great one also.
qui fidelis est in minimo et in maiori fidelis est et qui in modico iniquus est et in maiori iniquus est
11 So, if you have proved untrustworthy with the dishonest money, who will trust you with the true?
si ergo in iniquo mamona fideles non fuistis quod verum est quis credet vobis
12 And, if you have proved untrustworthy with what does not belong to us, who will give you what is really our own?
et si in alieno fideles non fuistis quod vestrum est quis dabit vobis
13 No servant can serve two masters, for, either they will hate one and love the other, or else they will attach themselves to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
nemo servus potest duobus dominis servire aut enim unum odiet et alterum diliget aut uni adherebit et alterum contemnet non potestis Deo servire et mamonae
14 All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.
audiebant autem omnia haec Pharisaei qui erant avari et deridebant illum
15 “You,” said Jesus, “are the ones who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among people may be an abomination in the sight of God.
et ait illis vos estis qui iustificatis vos coram hominibus Deus autem novit corda vestra quia quod hominibus altum est abominatio est ante Deum
16 The Law and the prophets sufficed until the time of John. Since then the good news of the kingdom of God has been told, and everybody has been forcing their way into it.
lex et prophetae usque ad Iohannem ex eo regnum Dei evangelizatur et omnis in illud vim facit
17 It would be easier for the heavens and the earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the Law to be lost.
facilius est autem caelum et terram praeterire quam de lege unum apicem cadere
18 Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is an adulterer, and the man who marries a divorced woman is an adulterer.
omnis qui dimittit uxorem suam et ducit alteram moechatur et qui dimissam a viro ducit moechatur
19 There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendor.
homo quidam erat dives et induebatur purpura et bysso et epulabatur cotidie splendide
20 Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,
et erat quidam mendicus nomine Lazarus qui iacebat ad ianuam eius ulceribus plenus
21 and who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
cupiens saturari de micis quae cadebant de mensa divitis sed et canes veniebant et lingebant ulcera eius
22 After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
factum est autem ut moreretur mendicus et portaretur ab angelis in sinum Abrahae mortuus est autem et dives
23 In Hades he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side. (Hadēs g86)
et sepultus est in inferno elevans oculos suos cum esset in tormentis videbat Abraham a longe et Lazarum in sinu eius (Hadēs g86)
24 So he called out ‘Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.’
et ipse clamans dixit pater Abraham miserere mei et mitte Lazarum ut intinguat extremum digiti sui in aqua ut refrigeret linguam meam quia crucior in hac flamma
25 ‘Child,’ answered Abraham, ‘remember that you in your lifetime received what you thought desirable, just as Lazarus received what was not desirable; but now he has his consolation here, while you are suffering agony.
et dixit illi Abraham fili recordare quia recepisti bona in vita tua et Lazarus similiter mala nunc autem hic consolatur tu vero cruciaris
26 And not only that, but between you and us there lies a great chasm, so that those who wish to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they cross from there to us.’
et in his omnibus inter nos et vos chasma magnum firmatum est ut hii qui volunt hinc transire ad vos non possint neque inde huc transmeare
27 ‘Then, Father,’ he said, ‘I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house –
et ait rogo ergo te pater ut mittas eum in domum patris mei
28 For I have five brothers to warn them, so that they may not come to this place of torture also.’
habeo enim quinque fratres ut testetur illis ne et ipsi veniant in locum hunc tormentorum
29 ‘They have the writings of Moses and the prophets,’ replied Abraham; ‘let them listen to them.’
et ait illi Abraham habent Mosen et prophetas audiant illos
30 ‘But, Father Abraham,’ he urged, ‘if someone from the dead were to go to them, they would repent.’
at ille dixit non pater Abraham sed si quis ex mortuis ierit ad eos paenitentiam agent
31 ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets,’ answered Abraham, ‘they will not be persuaded, even if someone were to rise from the dead.’”
ait autem illi si Mosen et prophetas non audiunt neque si quis ex mortuis resurrexerit credent
