Luke 18
1 And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
2 saying—A certain judge, there was in a certain city, —having, for God, no reverence, and, for man, no respect.
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 And, a widow, there was, in that city; and she kept coming unto him, saying—Vindicate me from mine adversary!
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
4 And he was unwilling for a time; but, after these things, he said within himself—Although, neither God, I reverence, nor man, I respect,
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
5 Yet, if only because this widow annoyeth me, I will vindicate her, —lest, persistently coming, she wholly wear me out.
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
6 And the Lord said—Hear ye what, the unrighteous judge saith; —
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them?
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
8 I tell you—He will execute their vindication, quickly! nevertheless, though, the Son of Man, do come, will he, after all, find the faith on the earth?
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
9 And he spake, even unto certain who were confident in themselves that they were righteous, and were despising the rest, this parable: —
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10 Two men, went up into the temple to pray, one, a Pharisee, and, the other, a tax-collector.
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 The Pharisee, taking his stand, these things unto himself was praying: O God! I thank thee, that I am not like the rest of men, —extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or, even as this tax-collector;
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give a tenth of whatsoever things I gain!
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 But, the tax-collector, afar off, standing, —would not so much as lift up, his eyes, unto heaven, but kept smiting his own breast saying—O God! be propitiated unto me, the sinner!
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14 I tell you—This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
15 And they were bringing unto him, even the babes, that he might touch, them; but the disciples, seeing it, began to rebuke them.
And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16 But, Jesus, called them near, saying—Suffer, the children, to be coming unto me, and do not hinder them; for, of such, is the kingdom of God.
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17 Verily I say unto you—Whosoever shall not welcome the kingdom of God, as a child, in nowise shall enter thereinto.
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18 And a certain, ruler, questioned him, saying—Good Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit life age-abiding? (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 But Jesus said to him—Why, callest thou me, good? None, is good, save one—God.
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
20 The commandments, thou knowest: —Do not commit adultery, Do not commit murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, —Honour thy father and mother,
You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
21 And, he, said—All these things, have I kept from my youth.
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 And Jesus, hearing, said unto him—Yet one thing, unto thee, is lacking: Whatsoever thou hast, sell, and distribute unto the destitute, —and thou shalt have treasure in [the] heavens; and come! be following me.
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
23 But, he, hearing these things, became, encompassed with grief; for he was rich exceedingly.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 And Jesus, beholding him, said—With what difficulty, shall, they who have money, enter, into the kingdom of God.
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
25 For it is, easier, for a camel, to enter, through the eye of a needle, than for, a rich man, to enter, into the kingdom of God.
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
26 And they who heard said—Who, then, can be saved?
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 And, he, said—The things impossible with men, are, possible with God.
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 And Peter said—Lo! we, have left our own possessions, and followed thee!
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 And, he, said unto them—Verily, I say unto you—No one, is there, who hath left—house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, —for the sake of the kingdom of God;
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
31 And, taking aside the twelve, he said unto them—Lo! we are going up unto Jerusalem, and all the things will be finished, which have been written through means of the prophets, respecting the Son of Man;
And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
32 For he will be delivered up unto the nations, and be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon, —
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 and, having scourged him, they will slay him, and, on the third day, will, he, arise.
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 And, they, not one of these things, understood, and this saying was hidden from them, and the could not comprehend the things spoken.
But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
35 And it came to pass, as he was drawing near unto Jericho, a certain blind man, was sitting beside the road, begging.
And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
36 And. hearkening unto a multitude moving along, he enquired, what this, might be.
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 And they told him—Jesus of Nazareth, is passing by!
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 And he cried aloud, saying—Jesus, son of David! have mercy upon me!
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 And, they that were going before, began to rebuke him, that he might hold his peace. But, he, by so much the more, was crying out—O Son of David! have mercy upon me!
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 And, standing still, Jesus commanded him to be led unto him; and, when he had drawn near, he questioned him—
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 What desirest thou, I should do unto thee? And, he, said—Lord! …that I may recover sight!
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
42 And, Jesus, said unto him—Recover sight! Thy faith, hath saved thee.
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 And, instantly, he recovered sight, and began to follow him, glorifying God. And, all the people, beholding, gave praise unto God.
And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
