Luke 16
1 And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;
And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.
2 and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.
And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward.
3 'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: —
And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.
4 I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 'And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
6 and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.
7 'Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.
And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors.
8 'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation. (aiōn g165)
And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation. (aiōn g165)
9 and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 'He who is faithful in the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;
He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.
11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful — the true who will entrust to you?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 and if in the other's ye became not faithful — your own, who shall give to you?
And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?
13 'No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'
There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;
And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.
16 the law and the prophets [are] till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;
The law and the prophets were until John: since then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.
17 and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 'Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.
Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.
19 'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.
21 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.
22 'And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham — and the rich man also died, and was buried;
And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, (Hadēs g86)
And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.
And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.
25 'And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive — thou — thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.
26 and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.
And with all these, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot; neither can they pass from there to us
27 'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;
28 for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'
Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
