Luke 19
1 So He entered Jericho and was passing through the town.
And he entered and passed through Jericho.
2 There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.
And behold, [there was] a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.
3 He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
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 on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that [way].
5 As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."
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 in haste, and welcomed Him joyfully.
And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.
7 When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.
And all murmured when they saw [it], saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.
8 Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."
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 Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.
And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.
11 As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
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 said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.
He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.
13 And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.
And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.
14 "Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become 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 And upon his return, after he had obtained the sovereignty, he ordered those servants to whom he had given the money to be summoned before him, that he might learn their success in trading.
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 "So the first came and said, "'Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'
And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.
17 "'Well done, good servant,' he replied; 'because you have been faithful in a very small matter, be in authority over ten towns.'
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 "The second came, and said, "'Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'
And the second came, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has made five minas.
19 "So he said to this one also, "'And you, be the governor of five towns.'
And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities.
20 "The next came. "'Sir,' he said, 'here is your pound, which I have kept wrapt up in a cloth.
And another came, saying, [My] Lord, lo, [there is] thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.
21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.'
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 "'By your own words,' he replied, 'I will judge you, you bad servant. You knew me to be a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:
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 why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?
And why didst thou not give my money to [the] bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest?
24 "And he said to those who stood by, "'Take the pound from him and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
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 said to him, "'Sir, he already has ten pounds.')
And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.
26 "'I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.
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 But as for those enemies of mine who were unwilling that I should become their king, bring them here, and cut them to pieces in my presence.'"
Moreover those mine enemies, who would not [have] me to reign over them, bring them here and slay [them] before me.
28 After thus speaking, He journeyed onward, proceeding up to Jerusalem.
And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
29 And when he was come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount called the Oliveyard, He sent two of the disciples on in front,
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 saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.
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 And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master 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 those who were sent went and found things as He had told them.
And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them.
33 And while they were untying the colt the owners called out, "Why are you untying the colt?"
And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 and they replied, "The Master needs it."
And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.
35 Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.
And they led it to Jesus; and having cast their own garments on the colt, they put Jesus on [it].
36 So He rode on, while they carpeted the road with their garments.
And as he went, they strewed their clothes in the way.
37 And when He was now getting near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began in their joy to praise God in loud voices for all the mighty deeds they had witnessed.
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 "Blessed is the King," they cried, "who comes in the name of the Lord: in Heaven peace, and glory in the highest realms."
saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of [the] Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."
And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
40 "I tell you," He replied, "that if they became silent, the very stones would cry out."
And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.
41 When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,
And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it,
42 "O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.
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 For the time is coming upon thee when thy foes will throw up around thee earthworks and a wall, investing thee and hemming thee in on every side.
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 And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."
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 Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it,
46 "It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."
saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
47 And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.
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 could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.
and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.
