Luke 19
1 Jesus and his disciples entered Jericho and were going through the [city].
And he entered and passed through Jericho.
2 There was a man [there] named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
And behold, [there was] a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.
3 He tried to see Jesus, but he was very short, and there was a big crowd of people [near Jesus]. So he was not able to see him.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature.
4 So he ran further ahead [along the road] that Jesus was walking on. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.
And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that [way].
5 When Jesus got there, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because [God wants] me to go [with you(sg)] to your house and stay there [tonight]”!
And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house.
6 So he came down quickly. [He took Jesus to his house] and welcomed him joyfully.
And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.
7 The people [who saw Jesus go there] grumbled saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
And all murmured when they saw [it], saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.
8 Then Zacchaeus stood up [while they were eating] and said to the Lord [Jesus], “Lord, I want you [(sg)] to know that I am going to give half of what I own to poor people. And as for the people whom I have cheated, I will pay them back four times the amount [I have gotten from them by cheating].”
But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return [him] fourfold.
9 Jesus said to him, “Today [God] has forgiven [PRS] [you and the other people in] [MTY] this house, because you [(sg)] also [have shown that you have trusted in God as] your ancestor Abraham [did].
And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
10 Remember this: [I], the one who came from heaven, came to seek and save [people like you(sg)] who have [gone astray from God, just like a shepherd who searches for his] lost [sheep].”
for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.
11 They were coming near to Jerusalem, and the people who were [going with Jesus] who heard him say these things thought that as soon as [he got to Jerusalem] he would become their king.
But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested.
12 [So] he told them this parable: “A prince prepared to go to a distant country in order that [the Emperor] would make him a king. [He intended] to return later.
He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.
13 [Before he left], he summoned ten of his servants. He gave each of them a coin worth three months’ wages. He said to them, ‘Do business with these coins until I return!’ [Then he left].
And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.
14 But [many of] his fellow-citizens hated him. So after he left they sent some messengers to tell [the Emperor], ‘We [(exc)] do not want this man to be our king!’
But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this [man] should reign over us.
15 But [the Emperor] made him king anyway. [Later] the [new king] returned. Then he commanded that the servants to whom he had given the coins should be summoned {that someone should summon the servants to whom he had given the coins}. He wanted to know how much they had gained by doing business with the coins.
And it came to pass on his arrival back again, having received the kingdom, that he desired these bondmen to whom he gave the money to be called to him, in order that he might know what every one had gained by trading.
16 The first man came [to him] and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned ten more [coins]!’
And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.
17 He said to this man, ‘[You are a] good servant! [You have] done [very] well! Because you have [handled] faithfully a small amount [of money, I will give you] authority [to rule] ten cities.’
And he said to him, Well [done], thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.
18 Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned five more [coins]!’
And the second came, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has made five minas.
19 He said to that servant similarly, ‘[Good! I will give you authority to rule] five cities.’
And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities.
20 Then another servant came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your coin. I wrapped it in a napkin and put it away, [so that nothing would happen to it].
And another came, saying, [My] Lord, lo, [there is] thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.
21 I did that [because] I was afraid [of what you would do to me if the business failed. I know] you are a man who does not do foolish things with your money. You [even] take [from others money] that does not really belong to you, [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.’
For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.
22 The king said to that servant, ‘You wicked servant! I will condemn you by the very words [MTY] that you [have just now spoken]. (You know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]./Did you not know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]?) [RHQ] [You said] that I [even] take [from others money] that does not really [belong to me], [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.
He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.
23 So (you should at least have given my money to money lenders!/why did you not [at least] give my money to bankers?) [RHQ] Then [when I returned] I could have collected that amount plus the interest [it would have earned]!’
And why didst thou not give my money to [the] bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest?
24 Then [the king] said to those who were standing near, ‘Take the coin from him and give it to [the servant] who has ten coins!’
And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give [it] to him who has the ten minas.
25 They protested, ‘But Sir, he already has ten [coins]!’
And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.
26 [But the king said], ‘I tell you this: To the people who [use well what] they have [received], more will be given {[I] will give more}. But from the people who [do] not [use well what they have received], even what they [already] have will be taken away {[I] will take away even what they already have}.
For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.
27 Now, [as for] those enemies of mine who did not want me to rule over them, bring them here and execute them while I am watching!’”
Moreover those mine enemies, who would not [have] me to reign over them, bring them here and slay [them] before me.
28 After [Jesus] said those things, he [continued on the road] up to Jerusalem, going ahead of his disciples.
And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
29 When they got near Bethphage and Bethany [villages], near the hill that is called {that they call} Olive [Tree] Hill,
And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 he said to two of [his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead [of you]. As you [two] enter [it], you will see a young animal that no one has ever ridden, that has been {someone has} tied up. Untie it and bring it [to me].
saying, Go into the village over against [you], in which ye will find, on entering it, a colt tied up, on which no [child] of man ever sat at any time: loose it and lead it [here].
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say [to him], ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose [it]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.
32 [So] the [two disciples] went [to the village] and found the [animal], just like he had told them.
And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them.
33 As they were untying it, its owners said to them, “Why are you two untying that young animal?”
And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” [So the owners said that they could take it].
And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.
35 The [two disciples] brought [the animal] to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the animal’s back [for him to sit on] and helped Jesus get on it.
And they led it to Jesus; and having cast their own garments on the colt, they put Jesus on [it].
36 Then as he rode along, [others] spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him].
And as he went, they strewed their clothes in the way.
37 As they came near [to Jerusalem], on the road that descends from Olive [Tree] Hill, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God loudly for all the great miracles that they had seen [Jesus do].
And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,
38 They were saying things like, “May the Lord [God] bless our king who comes representing [MTY] him!” “May there be peace [between God] in heaven [and us his people]!” “May [everyone] praise God!”
saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of [the] Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples [for saying things like that]!”
And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
40 He replied, “I tell you this: If these people would be silent, the stones themselves would shout [to praise me]!”
And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.
41 When [Jesus] came near [to] Jerusalem and saw the city, he cried about [its people].
And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it,
42 He said, “[My disciples know what they need to do] to have peace [with God]; I wish that even today [the rest of] you people knew it. But now you are unable to know [MTY] it.
saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes;
43 I want you to know this: Soon [your enemies] will come and will set up a barricade around your [city]. They will surround [the city] and attack [it] on all sides.
for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every side,
44 They will [break through] the walls [and] destroy everything. They will smash you and your people/children. [When they finish destroying everything], there will not be one stone left on top of another. [All this will happen] because you did not recognize the time when God sent his [Messiah] to [save] you!”
and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation.
45 [Jesus entered Jerusalem and] went into the Temple [courtyard]. He saw the people who were selling [things there],
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it,
46 and he began to chase them out. He said to them, “It has been written {[A prophet] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be a place where people pray’; but you bandits have made it a cave where you can [hide]!”
saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
47 Each day [during that week Jesus] was teaching people in the Temple [courtyard]. The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and [other Jewish] leaders tried to find a way to kill him.
And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
48 But they did not find any way to do it, because all the people there listened eagerly to him [and would have resisted them if they had tried to hurt him].
and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.
