Κατα Ματθαιον 20
1 ομοια γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτη οστις εξηλθεν αμα πρωι μισθωσασθαι εργατας εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
“For the kingdom of the heavens is like a certain landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 και συμφωνησας μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
And agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day he sent them into his vineyard.
3 και εξελθων περι τριτην ωραν ειδεν αλλους εστωτας εν τη αγορα αργους
And going out about the third hour [9 a.m.] he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
4 και εκεινοις ειπεν υπαγετε και υμεις εις τον αμπελωνα και ο εαν η δικαιον δωσω υμιν
And he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard and I will give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.
5 οι δε απηλθον παλιν εξελθων περι εκτην και ενατην ωραν εποιησεν ωσαυτως
He went out again about the sixth hour, and the ninth, and did the same.
6 περι δε την ενδεκατην ωραν εξελθων ευρεν αλλους εστωτας αργους και λεγει αυτοις τι ωδε εστηκατε ολην την ημεραν αργοι
Now about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and he says to them, ‘Why have you stood here idle all day?’
7 λεγουσιν αυτω οτι ουδεις ημας εμισθωσατο λεγει αυτοις υπαγετε και υμεις εις τον αμπελωνα και ο εαν η δικαιον ληψεσθε
They say to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He says to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’
8 οψιας δε γενομενης λεγει ο κυριος του αμπελωνος τω επιτροπω αυτου καλεσον τους εργατας και αποδος αυτοις τον μισθον αρξαμενος απο των εσχατων εως των πρωτων
So when evening had come the owner of the vineyard says to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wage, beginning at the last to the first.’
9 και ελθοντες οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν ελαβον ανα δηναριον
The eleventh hour ones came and each received a denarius.
10 ελθοντες δε οι πρωτοι ενομισαν οτι πλειονα ληψονται και ελαβον και αυτοι ανα δηναριον
So when the first ones came they supposed that they would receive more; yet each of them also received a denarius.
11 λαβοντες δε εγογγυζον κατα του οικοδεσποτου
When they received it they began grumbling against the landowner
12 λεγοντες οτι ουτοι οι εσχατοι μιαν ωραν εποιησαν και ισους ημιν αυτους εποιησας τοις βαστασασιν το βαρος της ημερας και τον καυσωνα
saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden and the heat of the day!’
13 ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ενι αυτων εταιρε ουκ αδικω σε ουχι δηναριου συνεφωνησας μοι
But in answer he said to one of them: ‘Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
14 αρον το σον και υπαγε θελω δε τουτω τω εσχατω δουναι ως και σοι
Take what is yours and go. I wish to give to this last one just as to you.
15 η ουκ εξεστιν μοι ποιησαι ο θελω εν τοις εμοις ει ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος εστιν οτι εγω αγαθος ειμι
Or is it not permissible for me to do what I want with what is mine? Is your eye evil because I am good?’
16 ουτως εσονται οι εσχατοι πρωτοι και οι πρωτοι εσχατοι πολλοι γαρ εισιν κλητοι ολιγοι δε εκλεκτοι
Just so the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”
17 και αναβαινων ο ιησους εις ιεροσολυμα παρελαβεν τους δωδεκα μαθητας κατ ιδιαν εν τη οδω και ειπεν αυτοις
As Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem He took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them privately:
18 ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδοθησεται τοις αρχιερευσιν και γραμματευσιν και κατακρινουσιν αυτον θανατω
“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of the Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,
19 και παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοις εθνεσιν εις το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι και τη τριτη ημερα αναστησεται
and they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge and to crucify. And on the third day He will rise!”
20 τοτε προσηλθεν αυτω η μητηρ των υιων ζεβεδαιου μετα των υιων αυτης προσκυνουσα και αιτουσα τι παρ αυτου
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons approached Him, with her sons, and kneeling down she asked something from Him.
21 ο δε ειπεν αυτη τι θελεις λεγει αυτω ειπε ινα καθισωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εις εκ δεξιων σου και εις εξ ευωνυμων σου εν τη βασιλεια σου
So He said to her, “What do you wish?” She says to Him, “State that these my two sons may sit one on Your right and one on Your left in Your kingdom.”
22 αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω μελλω πινειν η το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθηναι λεγουσιν αυτω δυναμεθα
But in answer Jesus said: “You (pl.) do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am being baptized with?” They say to Him, “We are able.”
23 και λεγει αυτοις το μεν ποτηριον μου πιεσθε και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθησεσθε το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων μου ουκ εστιν εμον δουναι αλλ οις ητοιμασται [ υπο του πατρος μου ]
And He says to them: “You will indeed drink my cup, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am being baptized with, but to sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give; rather it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
24 και ακουσαντες οι δεκα ηγανακτησαν περι των δυο αδελφων
Now when the ten heard it they were indignant at the two brothers.
25 ο δε ιησους προσκαλεσαμενος αυτους ειπεν οιδατε οτι οι αρχοντες των εθνων κατακυριευουσιν αυτων και οι μεγαλοι κατεξουσιαζουσιν αυτων
But summoning them Jesus said: “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great exercise authority over them;
26 ουχ ουτως εσται εν υμιν αλλ ος εαν θελη εν υμιν μεγας γενεσθαι εσται υμων διακονος
but it must not be so among you. Rather, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
27 και ος εαν θελη εν υμιν ειναι πρωτος εσται υμων δουλος
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
28 ωσπερ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων
just like the Son of the Man—He did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
29 και εκπορευομενων αυτων απο ιεριχω ηκολουθησεν αυτω οχλος πολυς
Now as they went on from Jericho a large crowd followed Him.
30 και ιδου δυο τυφλοι καθημενοι παρα την οδον ακουσαντες οτι ιησους παραγει εκραξαν λεγοντες ελεησον ημας κυριε υιος δαυιδ
And then, two blind men sitting alongside the road and hearing, “Jesus is passing by!” cried out saying, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
31 ο δε οχλος επετιμησεν αυτοις ινα σιωπησωσιν οι δε μειζον εκραζον λεγοντες ελεησον ημας κυριε υιος δαυιδ
So the crowd threatened them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more saying, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
32 και στας ο ιησους εφωνησεν αυτους και ειπεν τι θελετε ποιησω υμιν
Jesus stopped, called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 λεγουσιν αυτω κυριε ινα ανοιχθωσιν ημων οι οφθαλμοι
They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened!”
34 σπλαγχνισθεις δε ο ιησους ηψατο των οφθαλμων αυτων και ευθεως ανεβλεψαν αυτων οι οφθαλμοι και ηκολουθησαν αυτω
So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
