Lukas 16
1 Er sprach aber auch zu Seinen Jüngern: Es war ein reicher Mensch, der hatte einen Haushalter; der ward vor ihm bezichtigt, daß er seine Habe verschleudere.
[Jesus] also said to his disciples, “Once there was a rich man who had a household manager. [One day] he was told {[someone] told him} that [the manager] was managing the rich man’s money badly.
2 Und er rief ihn und sprach zu ihm: Wie ist es, daß ich dieses von dir höre? Gib Rech- nung von deiner Haushaltung, denn du kannst nicht mehr haushalten.
So he summoned [his manager] and said to him, ‘(It is terrible what they are saying about you [(sg)]!/Is it true what they are saying about you [(sg)] [RHQ]?) Give me a written account of [the funds] you have been managing, because you can no longer be my [household] manager!’
3 Der Haushalter aber sprach bei sich: Was soll ich tun? Mein Herr nimmt mir die Haushaltung ab. Zu graben vermag ich nicht, zu betteln schäme ich mich.
Then the manager thought to himself, ‘My master is going to fire me, so (I do not know what to do./what shall I do [RHQ]?) I am not strong enough to [work by] digging ditches, and I am ashamed to beg [for money].’
4 Ich weiß, was ich tue, wenn ich vom Haushalt abtreten muß, auf daß sie mich in ihre Häuser aufnehmen.
[Suddenly he had an idea]. ‘I know what I will do, so that people will take me into their houses [and provide for me] after I am dismissed {after my master dismisses me} from my work!’
5 Und er rief einen jeglichen der Schuldleute seines Herrn zu sich und sprach zu dem ersten: Wieviel schuldest du meinem Herrn?
So [one by one] he summoned the people who owed his master money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you [(sg)] owe my master?’
6 Er aber sprach: Hundert Bath Öl. Und er sprach zu ihm: Nimm deinen Brief und setze dich und schreibe schnell fünfzig.
The man replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down and quickly change it to 400 [gallons]!’
7 Danach sprach er zu einem andern: Aber du, wieviel bist du schuldig? Dieser aber sagte: Hundert Kor Weizen. Und er sprach zu ihm: Nimm deinen Brief und schreibe achtzig.
He said to another man, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A thousand bushels of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 [bushels]!’ [He did similar things for the others who owed his master money].
8 Und der Herr lobte den ungerechten Haushalter, daß er klüglich getan habe; denn die Söhne dieses Zeitlaufes sind klüger, als die Söhne des Lichts in ihrem Geschlechte. (aiōn g165)
When his master [heard what the manager had done], he admired the dishonest manager for the clever thing he had done. [The truth] is that the ungodly people in this world act more wisely toward other people than godly people [MET] act. (aiōn g165)
9 Und Ich sage auch euch: Machet euch Freunde mit dem Mammon der Ungerechtigkeit, auf daß, wenn es mit euch zu Ende geht, sie euch aufnehmen in die ewigen Hütten. (aiōnios g166)
[So] I tell you [(pl)] this: Use the money that you have [here] on earth to help others so that they will become your friends. Then when [you die and] you cannot [take] any money with you, [God and his angels] will welcome you into a home [in heaven] that will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
10 Wer im Geringsten treu ist, ist auch in vielem treu; und wer im Geringsten ungerecht ist, ist auch in vielem ungerecht.
People who faithfully manage small [matters] will also faithfully manage important [matters]. People who are dishonest in [the way they handle] small [matters] will be dishonest [in the way they handle] important [matters].
11 So ihr nun in dem ungerechten Mammon nicht treu waret, wer wird euch das Wahre anvertrauen?
So if you have not faithfully handled the money that [God has given you here] on earth, (he will certainly not allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven!]/would he allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven]?) [RHQ]
12 Und so ihr in dem Fremden nicht treu waret, wer wird euch das Eure geben?
And if you have not faithfully managed things that belong to other people, ([God] will certainly not allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you!/would God allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you?) [RHQ]
13 Kein Hausknecht kann zwei Herren dienen; denn entweder wird er den einen hassen und den andern lieben; oder dem einen anhangen und den andern verachten. Ihr könnt nicht Gott und dem Mammon dienen.
No servant is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time. If he tried to do that], he would prefer one of them more than the other one; he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life] to worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
14 Es hörten aber solches alles auch die Pharisäer, die geldsüchtig waren, und sie spotteten Ihn aus.
There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
15 Und Er sprach zu ihnen: Ihr seid es, die sich rechtfertigen vor den Menschen; Gott aber erkennt eure Herzen; denn was hoch ist unter Menschen, ist ein Greuel vor Gott.
But he said to them, “You try to make other people think that you are righteous, but God knows your (inner beings/hearts). [So he will reject you. Keep in mind that many] things that people think are important, God thinks are detestable.
16 Das Gesetz und die Propheten waren bis auf Johannes; von da an wird das Reich Gottes verkündigt, und jeder dringt mit Gewalt hinein.
The laws that [God gave Moses] and what the prophets [MTY] [wrote] were ([in effect/what you needed to obey]) until John [the Baptizer] came. Since then [I] have been preaching about how God wants to [rule people’s lives in a new way], and many people are [accepting that message and] very eagerly asking God to control [their lives. But that does not mean that God has abolished the laws that he established previously].
17 Es ist aber leichter, daß Himmel und Erde vergehen, denn daß ein Strichlein vom Gesetz fiele.
[All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
18 Jeder, der sich von seinem Weibe scheidet und eine andere freit, bricht die Ehe, und jeder, der eine vom Mann Geschiedene freit, bricht die Ehe.
[For example, because God considers that a marriage lasts until either the husband or the wife dies, he considers that] any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery. He also [considers that] any man who marries a woman who has been divorced by her husband {whose husband has divorced her} is [also] committing adultery.”
19 Es war aber ein reicher Mensch, und er kleidete sich in Purpur und Byssus, lebte alle Tage fröhlich und glänzend.
[Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
20 Es war aber ein Armer, mit Namen Lazarus, der war voller Schwären vor sein Tor hingeworfen.
And every day a poor man whose name was Lazarus was laid {[some people also] laid a poor man whose name was Lazarus} at the gate of the rich man’s [house]. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores.
21 Und er begehrte sich zu sättigen von den Brosamen, die von des Reichen Tische fielen; doch kamen auch die Hunde, die seine Schwären beleckten.
He [was so hungry that he] wanted to eat the scraps [of food] that fell from the table where the rich man [ate]. Furthermore, [to make things worse], dogs came and licked his sores.
22 Und es geschah, daß der Arme starb und von den Engeln in Abrahams Schoß hingetragen ward. Der Reiche aber starb auch und ward begraben.
[Eventually] the poor man died. Then he was taken by the angels {the angels took him} to [start feasting] next to his [ancestor] Abraham. The rich man also died, and his body was buried {[some people] buried his body}.
23 Und er hob seine Augen auf in der Hölle, da er in Qualen war, sah Abraham von weitem und Lazarus in seinem Schoß. (Hadēs g86)
In the place where dead people wait [for God to judge them], he was suffering great pain. He looked up and saw Abraham far away, and he saw Lazarus sitting close to Abraham. (Hadēs g86)
24 Und er rief und sprach: Vater Abraham, erbarme dich mein, und schicke Lazarus, daß er die Spitze seines Fingers in Wasser tauche und mir die Zunge abkühle; denn ich leide Pein in dieser Flamme.
So he shouted, ‘Father Abraham, I am suffering very much in this fire! So [please] pity me, and send Lazarus [here] so that he can dip his finger in water [and touch] my tongue to cool it!’
25 Abraham aber sprach: Gedenke, Kind, du hast dein Gutes in deinem Leben emp- fangen, und Lazarus dagegen Böses. Nun aber wird er getröstet, du aber gepeinigt.
But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that while you [(sg)] were alive [on earth] you enjoyed [many] good things. But Lazarus was miserable. Now [it is fair that] he is happy here, and you are suffering.
26 Und über alles dies ist eine große Kluft befestigt, zwischen uns und euch, so daß die, so wollten von hinnen zu euch hinübergehen, nicht können, und auch nicht die von dannen zu uns herüberkommen.
Besides that, there is a huge ravine between you [(sg)] and us. So those who want to go from here to where you [(sg)] are, are not able to. Furthermore, no one can cross from there to where we [(exc)] are.’
27 Er aber sprach: So bitte ich dich nun, Vater, du wollest ihn in meines Vaters Haus schicken.
Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
28 Denn ich habe fünf Brüder; auf daß er es ihnen ernstlich bezeuge, damit sie nicht auch kommen an diesen Ort der Qual.
I have five brothers [who live there]. Tell him to warn them [to turn away from their sinful behavior so that] they do not also come to this place, where [we(exc)] suffer great pain!’
29 Spricht zu ihm Abraham: Sie haben Moses und die Propheten. Auf die sollen sie hören.
But Abraham replied, ‘[No, I will not do that, because your brothers] are able to [go to the Jewish meeting places where the priests] read what Moses and the prophets [wrote]. They should listen to what Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote]!’
30 Er aber sprach: Nein, Vater Abraham. Aber wenn einer von den Toten zu ihnen hinginge, da werden sie Buße tun.
But the rich man replied, ‘No, father Abraham, [that will not be enough] But if someone from those who have died goes back to them [and warns them], they will turn from their sinful behavior.’
31 Er aber sprach zu ihm: Wenn sie auf Moses und die Propheten nicht hören, so werden sie sich auch nicht überzeugen lassen, wenn einer von den Toten aufersteht.
[Abraham] said to him, ‘No! If they do not listen to [what] [MTY] Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote], even if someone would become alive again [and go and warn them], they would not be convinced {he could not convince them} [that they should turn from their sinful behavior].’”
