Luke 16
1 [Jesus] also said to his disciples, “Once there was a rich man who had a household manager. [One day] he was told {[someone] told him} that [the manager] was managing the rich man’s money badly.
Mówił też do swoich uczniów: Pewien bogaty człowiek miał szafarza, którego oskarżono przed nim, że trwoni jego dobra.
2 So he summoned [his manager] and said to him, ‘(It is terrible what they are saying about you [(sg)]!/Is it true what they are saying about you [(sg)] [RHQ]?) Give me a written account of [the funds] you have been managing, because you can no longer be my [household] manager!’
Zawołał go i powiedział: Cóż to słyszę o tobie? Zdaj sprawę z twego zarządzania, bo już więcej nie będziesz mógł zarządzać.
3 Then the manager thought to himself, ‘My master is going to fire me, so (I do not know what to do./what shall I do [RHQ]?) I am not strong enough to [work by] digging ditches, and I am ashamed to beg [for money].’
Wtedy szafarz powiedział sobie: Co ja zrobię, skoro mój pan pozbawia mnie zarządu? Kopać nie mogę, żebrać się wstydzę.
4 [Suddenly he had an idea]. ‘I know what I will do, so that people will take me into their houses [and provide for me] after I am dismissed {after my master dismisses me} from my work!’
Wiem, co zrobię, żeby [ludzie] przyjęli mnie do swoich domów, gdy zostanę odsunięty od zarządzania.
5 So [one by one] he summoned the people who owed his master money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you [(sg)] owe my master?’
Przywołał więc do siebie każdego z dłużników swego pana i zapytał pierwszego: Ile jesteś winien memu panu?
6 The man replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down and quickly change it to 400 [gallons]!’
A on odpowiedział: Sto baryłek oliwy. I powiedział mu: Weź swój zapis, siadaj szybko i napisz pięćdziesiąt.
7 He said to another man, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A thousand bushels of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 [bushels]!’ [He did similar things for the others who owed his master money].
Potem zapytał drugiego: A ty ile jesteś winien? A on mu odpowiedział: Sto korców pszenicy. I powiedział mu: Weź swój zapis i napisz osiemdziesiąt.
8 When his master [heard what the manager had done], he admired the dishonest manager for the clever thing he had done. [The truth] is that the ungodly people in this world act more wisely toward other people than godly people [MET] act. (aiōn g165)
I pochwalił pan niesprawiedliwego szafarza, że roztropnie postąpił. Bo synowie tego świata w swoim pokoleniu są roztropniejsi od synów światłości. (aiōn g165)
9 [So] I tell you [(pl)] this: Use the money that you have [here] on earth to help others so that they will become your friends. Then when [you die and] you cannot [take] any money with you, [God and his angels] will welcome you into a home [in heaven] that will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
I ja wam mówię: Zyskujcie sobie przyjaciół mamoną niesprawiedliwości, aby, gdy ustaniecie, przyjęto was do wiecznych przybytków. (aiōnios g166)
10 People who faithfully manage small [matters] will also faithfully manage important [matters]. People who are dishonest in [the way they handle] small [matters] will be dishonest [in the way they handle] important [matters].
Kto jest wierny w najmniejszym, i w wielkim jest wierny, a kto w najmniejszym jest niesprawiedliwy, i w wielkim jest niesprawiedliwy.
11 So if you have not faithfully handled the money that [God has given you here] on earth, (he will certainly not allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven!]/would he allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven]?) [RHQ]
Jeśli więc w niesprawiedliwej mamonie nie byliście wierni, któż wam powierzy to, co prawdziwe?
12 And if you have not faithfully managed things that belong to other people, ([God] will certainly not allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you!/would God allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you?) [RHQ]
A jeśli w cudzym nie byliście wierni, któż wam da wasze [własne]?
13 No servant is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time. If he tried to do that], he would prefer one of them more than the other one; he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life] to worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
Żaden sługa nie może dwom panom służyć, gdyż albo jednego będzie nienawidził, a drugiego miłował, albo jednego będzie się trzymał, a drugim wzgardzi. Nie możecie służyć Bogu i mamonie.
14 There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
Słuchali tego wszystkiego również faryzeusze, którzy byli chciwi, i naśmiewali się z niego.
15 But he said to them, “You try to make other people think that you are righteous, but God knows your (inner beings/hearts). [So he will reject you. Keep in mind that many] things that people think are important, God thinks are detestable.
I powiedział im: Wy sami siebie usprawiedliwiacie przed ludźmi, ale Bóg zna wasze serca. To bowiem, co ludzie poważają, obrzydliwością jest w oczach Boga.
16 The laws that [God gave Moses] and what the prophets [MTY] [wrote] were ([in effect/what you needed to obey]) until John [the Baptizer] came. Since then [I] have been preaching about how God wants to [rule people’s lives in a new way], and many people are [accepting that message and] very eagerly asking God to control [their lives. But that does not mean that God has abolished the laws that he established previously].
Prawo i Prorocy [byli] do Jana. Odtąd jest głoszone królestwo Boże i każdy się do niego gwałtem wdziera.
17 [All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
I łatwiej jest niebu i ziemi przeminąć, niż przepaść jednej kresce prawa.
18 [For example, because God considers that a marriage lasts until either the husband or the wife dies, he considers that] any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery. He also [considers that] any man who marries a woman who has been divorced by her husband {whose husband has divorced her} is [also] committing adultery.”
Każdy, kto oddala swoją żonę i żeni się z inną, cudzołoży, a kto żeni się z oddaloną przez męża, cudzołoży.
19 [Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
Był pewien bogaty człowiek, który ubierał się w purpurę i bisior i wystawnie ucztował każdego dnia.
20 And every day a poor man whose name was Lazarus was laid {[some people also] laid a poor man whose name was Lazarus} at the gate of the rich man’s [house]. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores.
Był też pewien żebrak, imieniem Łazarz, który leżał u jego wrót owrzodziały;
21 He [was so hungry that he] wanted to eat the scraps [of food] that fell from the table where the rich man [ate]. Furthermore, [to make things worse], dogs came and licked his sores.
Pragnął on nasycić się okruchami, które spadały ze stołu bogacza. Nadto i psy przychodziły i lizały jego wrzody.
22 [Eventually] the poor man died. Then he was taken by the angels {the angels took him} to [start feasting] next to his [ancestor] Abraham. The rich man also died, and his body was buried {[some people] buried his body}.
I umarł żebrak, i został zaniesiony przez aniołów na łono Abrahama. Umarł też bogacz i został pogrzebany.
23 In the place where dead people wait [for God to judge them], he was suffering great pain. He looked up and saw Abraham far away, and he saw Lazarus sitting close to Abraham. (Hadēs g86)
A [będąc] w piekle i cierpiąc męki, podniósł oczy i ujrzał z daleka Abrahama i Łazarza na jego łonie. (Hadēs g86)
24 So he shouted, ‘Father Abraham, I am suffering very much in this fire! So [please] pity me, and send Lazarus [here] so that he can dip his finger in water [and touch] my tongue to cool it!’
Wtedy zawołał: Ojcze Abrahamie, zmiłuj się nade mną i poślij Łazarza, aby umoczył koniec swego palca w wodzie i ochłodził mi język, bo cierpię męki w tym płomieniu.
25 But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that while you [(sg)] were alive [on earth] you enjoyed [many] good things. But Lazarus was miserable. Now [it is fair that] he is happy here, and you are suffering.
I powiedział Abraham: Synu, wspomnij, że za życia odebrałeś swoje dobro, podobnie jak Łazarz zło. A teraz on doznaje pociechy, a ty cierpisz męki.
26 Besides that, there is a huge ravine between you [(sg)] and us. So those who want to go from here to where you [(sg)] are, are not able to. Furthermore, no one can cross from there to where we [(exc)] are.’
I oprócz tego wszystkiego między nami a wami jest utwierdzona wielka przepaść, aby ci, którzy chcą stąd przejść do was, nie mogli, ani stamtąd przejść do nas.
27 Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
A on powiedział: Proszę cię więc, ojcze, abyś posłał [go] do domu mego ojca.
28 I have five brothers [who live there]. Tell him to warn them [to turn away from their sinful behavior so that] they do not also come to this place, where [we(exc)] suffer great pain!’
Mam bowiem pięciu braci – niech im da świadectwo, żeby i oni nie przyszli na to miejsce męki.
29 But Abraham replied, ‘[No, I will not do that, because your brothers] are able to [go to the Jewish meeting places where the priests] read what Moses and the prophets [wrote]. They should listen to what Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote]!’
Lecz Abraham mu powiedział: Mają Mojżesza i Proroków, niech ich słuchają.
30 But the rich man replied, ‘No, father Abraham, [that will not be enough] But if someone from those who have died goes back to them [and warns them], they will turn from their sinful behavior.’
A on odpowiedział: Nie, ojcze Abrahamie, lecz jeśli ktoś z umarłych przyjdzie do nich, będą pokutować.
31 [Abraham] said to him, ‘No! If they do not listen to [what] [MTY] Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote], even if someone would become alive again [and go and warn them], they would not be convinced {he could not convince them} [that they should turn from their sinful behavior].’”
I powiedział do niego: Jeśli Mojżesza i Proroków nie słuchają, to choćby ktoś zmartwychwstał, nie uwierzą.
