Luke 19
1 Jesus and his disciples entered Jericho and were going through the [city].
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
2 There was a man [there] named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
There was a man there, known by the name of Zacchaeus, who was a senior tax collector and a rich man.
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.
He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.
4 So he ran further ahead [along the road] that Jesus was walking on. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.
So he ran on ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree to see Jesus, for he knew that he must 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]”!
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house today.’
6 So he came down quickly. [He took Jesus to his house] and welcomed him joyfully.
So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.
7 The people [who saw Jesus go there] grumbled saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
On seeing this, everyone began to complain, ‘He has gone to stay with a man who is an outcast.’
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 forward and said to the Master, ‘Listen, Master! I will give half my property to the poor, and, if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give him back four times as much.’
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].
‘Salvation has come to this house today,’ answered Jesus, ‘for even this man 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].”
The Son of Man has come to search for those who are lost and to save them.’
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.
As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.
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, ‘A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a kingdom and then 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].
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds of silver each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
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 subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say “We will not have this man as our king.”
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.
On his return, after having been appointed king, he directed that the servants to whom he had given his money should be summoned, so that he might learn what amount of trade they had done.
16 The first man came [to him] and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned ten more [coins]!’
The first came up, and said “Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.”
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.’
“Well done, good servant!” exclaimed the master. “As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.”
18 Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned five more [coins]!’
When the second came, he said “Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.”
19 He said to that servant similarly, ‘[Good! I will give you authority to rule] five cities.’
So the master said to him “And you I appoint over five towns.”
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].
Another servant also came and said “Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.
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 was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.”
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.
The master answered “Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown?
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]!’
Then why didn’t you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it 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!’
Take away from him the ten pounds,” he said to those standing by, “and give them to the one who has the hundred.”
25 They protested, ‘But Sir, he already has ten [coins]!’
“But, Sir,” they said, “he has a hundred pounds already!”
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}.
“I tell you,” he answered, “that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
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!’”
But as for my enemies, these men who would not have me as their king, bring them here and put them to death in my presence.”’
28 After [Jesus] said those things, he [continued on the road] up to Jerusalem, going ahead of his disciples.
After saying this, Jesus went on in front, 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,
It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the 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].
‘Go to the village facing us,’ he said, ‘and, when you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has yet ridden; untie it and lead it here.
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say [to him], ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And, if anybody asks you “Why are you untying it?”, you are to say this – “The Master wants it.”’
32 [So] the [two disciples] went [to the village] and found the [animal], just like he had told them.
So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.
33 As they were untying it, its owners said to them, “Why are you two untying that young animal?”
While they were untying the foal, the owners asked them – ‘Why are you untying the foal?’
34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” [So the owners said that they could take it].
And the two disciples answered – ‘The Master wants 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.
Then they led it back to Jesus, and threw their cloaks on the foal and put Jesus on it.
36 Then as he rode along, [others] spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him].
As he went along, the people kept spreading their cloaks in the road.
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].
When he had almost reached the place where the road led down the Mount of Olives, everyone of the many disciples began in their joy to praise God loudly for all the miracles that 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!”
‘Blessed is He who comes – our king – in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory on high.’
39 Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples [for saying things like that]!”
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, restrain your disciples.’
40 He replied, “I tell you this: If these people would be silent, the stones themselves would shout [to praise me]!”
But Jesus answered, ‘I tell you that if they are silent, the stones will call out.’
41 When [Jesus] came near [to] Jerusalem and saw the city, he cried about [its people].
When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said,
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.
‘If only you had known, while yet there was time – even you – the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.
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 a time is coming when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;
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!”
they will trample you down and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone on another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’
45 [Jesus entered Jerusalem and] went into the Temple [courtyard]. He saw the people who were selling [things there],
Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
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 as he did so, ‘Scripture says – “My house will be a house of prayer”; but you 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.
Jesus continued to teach each day in the Temple Courts; but the chief priests and teachers of the Law were eager to take his life, and so also were the leaders of the people.
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].
Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung on his words.
