Luke 19
1 And having entered, he was passing through Jericho,
So he entered Jericho and was passing through the town.
2 and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,
There was a man there, called Zaccheus, who was a chief of the tax- gatherers, and was wealthy.
3 and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,
And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.
4 and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that [way] he was about to pass by.
So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.
5 And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, 'Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;'
As soon as Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Come down quickly, Zaccheus, for today I must stay at your house."
6 and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;
He made haste to climb down, and receive him joyfully.
7 and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying — 'With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'
When they all saw it, they began to complain, saying "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
8 And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'
But Zaccheus stood up and said to the Lord, "I give half my property to the poor, Lord, and if I have defrauded any man of anything I am restoring it to him fourfold."
9 And Jesus said unto him — 'To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
"Today is salvation come to this house," said Jesus "since Zaccheus here is a son of Abraham.
10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost."
11 And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.
As they were listening to his words he added this parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.
12 He said therefore, 'A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,
So he said. "A certain nobleman went abroad to receive for himself royal power and to return.
13 and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business — till I come;
"And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "‘Trade with these until I come.’
14 and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.
"But this fellow citizens hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, ‘We do not wish this man to become our king.’
15 'And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.
"And upon his return after he had secured the royal power, he ordered the slaves to whom he had given the money to be called in, so that he might know what they had gained by trading.
16 'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;
"And the first came before him, saying, ‘Master, your pound has made ten pounds.’
17 and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.
"And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
18 'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;
"And the second came and said, ‘Master, your pound has made five pounds.’
19 and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.
"Then he said to him also, ‘You shall be over five cities.’
20 'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;
"And the next came to him and said, ‘Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.
21 for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
"‘For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what you did not sow.’
22 'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!
"He said to him, "‘By your own words I will Judge you, you wicked slave. You knew, did you, that I was a hard man taking up what I did not lay down, reaping what I did not sow.
23 and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?
"‘Then why did you not put my money into the bank, so that at my coming I might I might have gotten it back with interest?’
24 'And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds —
"Then to those who stood by, he said, ‘Take the pounds from him and give it to him who has ten pounds.’
25 (and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) —
"‘Master,’ they said to him, ‘he already has ten pounds.’
26 for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,
"‘I tell you that to every one who has it shall be given; and from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.
27 but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'
"‘Howbeit these enemies of mine who were not willing for me to become their King, bring them here, and slay them in my presence.’"
28 And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
When he had so spoken he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
When he was come near Bethphage and Bethany at the mount called The Olive Orchard,
30 having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring [it];
he sent two of his disciples saying. "Go into the village in the front, and on entering it you will find an ass’s colt tied, on which no one has ever ridden.
31 and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose [it]? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'
"Untie it and bring it here. And if any one asks you, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ Simply say, ‘The Master needs it.’"
32 And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,
Then those who were sent out and found it as he had told them.
33 and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'
For as they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
34 and they said, 'The Lord hath need of it;'
They answered, "The Master needs it."
35 and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.
So they led it to Jesus, and, after throwing their outer garments on the colt, they placed Jesus on it.
36 And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,
So he rode on, while they kept throwing their garments in the way.
37 and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
And when now he was coming near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice for the almighty works they had seen.
38 saying, 'blessed [is] he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.'
They cried, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven and glory in the Highest"
39 And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, 'Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;'
And some of the Pharisees said to them out of the crowd, "Teacher reprove your disciples!"
40 and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'
"I tell you," he answered, "that if these should hold their peace, the very stones would cry out."
41 And when he came nigh, having seen the city, he wept over it,
And when he came into view of the city, as he approached it he broke into loud weeping,
42 saying — 'If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.
exclaiming. "Oh that at this time you knew, yes, even you, on what your peace depends! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
43 'Because days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast around thee a rampart, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side,
"The time will come for you when your enemies will throw ramparts around you, and encompass you, and shut you in on every side, and raze you to the ground,
44 and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.'
"you and your children within you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon the another. Because you knew not the time of your visitation."
45 And having entered into the temple, he began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,
Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out dealers,
46 saying to them, 'It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer — but ye made it a den of robbers.'
saying, "It is written, "The house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."
47 And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him — also the chiefs of the people —
Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people.
48 and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.
But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.
