Κατα Λουκαν 10
1 μετα δε ταυτα ανεδειξεν ο κυριοσ και ετερουσ εβδομηκοντα και απεστειλεν αυτουσ ανα δυο προ προσωπου αυτου εισ πασαν πολιν και τοπον ου εμελλεν αυτοσ ερχεσθαι
After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
2 ελεγεν ουν προσ αυτουσ ο μεν θερισμοσ πολυσ οι δε εργαται ολιγοι δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπωσ εκβαλη εργατασ εισ τον θερισμον αυτου
‘The harvest,’ he said, ‘is abundant, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray to the owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.
3 υπαγετε ιδου εγω αποστελλω υμασ ωσ αρνασ εν μεσω λυκων
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
4 μη βασταζετε βαλαντιον μη πηραν μηδε υποδηματα και μηδενα κατα την οδον ασπασησθε
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
5 εισ ην δ αν οικιαν εισερχησθε πρωτον λεγετε ειρηνη τω οικω τουτω
Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
6 και εαν η εκει υιοσ ειρηνησ επαναπαυσεται επ αυτον η ειρηνη υμων ει δε μηγε εφ υμασ ανακαμψει
Then, if anyone there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest on him; but if not, it will come back on yourselves.
7 εν αυτη δε τη οικια μενετε εσθιοντεσ και πινοντεσ τα παρ αυτων αξιοσ γαρ ο εργατησ του μισθου αυτου εστιν μη μεταβαινετε εξ οικιασ εισ οικιαν
Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth their wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.
8 και εισ ην αν πολιν εισερχησθε και δεχωνται υμασ εσθιετε τα παρατιθεμενα υμιν
Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
9 και θεραπευετε τουσ εν αυτη ασθενεισ και λεγετε αυτοισ ηγγικεν εφ υμασ η βασιλεια του θεου
cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
10 εισ ην δ αν πολιν εισερχησθε και μη δεχωνται υμασ εξελθοντεσ εισ τασ πλατειασ αυτησ ειπατε
But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
11 και τον κονιορτον τον κολληθεντα ημιν εκ τησ πολεωσ υμων απομασσομεθα υμιν πλην τουτο γινωσκετε οτι ηγγικεν εφ υμασ η βασιλεια του θεου
“We wipe off the dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the kingdom of God is close at Hand.”
12 λεγω υμιν οτι σοδομοισ εν τη ημερα εκεινη ανεκτοτερον εσται η τη πολει εκεινη
I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
13 ουαι σοι χοραζιν ουαι σοι βηθσαιδα οτι ει εν τυρω και σιδωνι εγενοντο αι δυναμεισ αι γενομεναι εν υμιν παλαι αν εν σακκω και σποδω καθημεναι μετενοησαν
Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.
14 πλην τυρω και σιδωνι ανεκτοτερον εσται εν τη κρισει η υμιν
Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 ο ακουων υμων εμου ακουει και ο αθετων υμασ εμε αθετει ο δε εμε αθετων αθετει τον αποστειλαντα με
Anyone who listens to you is listening to me, and anyone who rejects you is rejecting me; while the person who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his messenger.’
17 υπεστρεψαν δε οι εβδομηκοντα μετα χαρασ λεγοντεσ κυριε και τα δαιμονια υποτασσεται ημιν εν τω ονοματι σου
When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, ‘Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.’
18 ειπεν δε αυτοισ εθεωρουν τον σαταναν ωσ αστραπην εκ του ουρανου πεσοντα
And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
19 ιδου διδωμι υμιν την εξουσιαν του πατειν επανω οφεων και σκορπιων και επι πασαν την δυναμιν του εχθρου και ουδεν υμασ ου μη αδικηση
Remember, I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing will ever harm you in any way.
20 πλην εν τουτω μη χαιρετε οτι τα πνευματα υμιν υποτασσεται χαιρετε δε οτι τα ονοματα υμων εγραφη εν τοισ ουρανοισ
Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
21 εν αυτη τη ωρα ηγαλλιασατο τω πνευματι ο ιησουσ και ειπεν εξομολογουμαι σοι πατερ κυριε του ουρανου και τησ γησ οτι απεκρυψασ ταυτα απο σοφων και συνετων και απεκαλυψασ αυτα νηπιοισ ναι ο πατηρ οτι ουτωσ εγενετο ευδοκια εμπροσθεν σου
At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, you have revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank you that this has seemed good to you.
22 και στραφεισ προσ τουσ μαθητασ ειπεν παντα μοι παρεδοθη υπο του πατροσ μου και ουδεισ γινωσκει τισ εστιν ο υιοσ ει μη ο πατηρ και τισ εστιν ο πατηρ ει μη ο υιοσ και ω εαν βουληται ο υιοσ αποκαλυψαι
Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does anyone know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.’
23 και στραφεισ προσ τουσ μαθητασ κατ ιδιαν ειπεν μακαριοι οι οφθαλμοι οι βλεποντεσ α βλεπετε
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
24 λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι πολλοι προφηται και βασιλεισ ηθελησαν ιδειν α υμεισ βλεπετε και ουκ ειδον και ακουσαι α ακουετε και ουκ ηκουσαν
for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.’
25 και ιδου νομικοσ τισ ανεστη εκπειραζων αυτον και λεγων διδασκαλε τι ποιησασ ζωην αιωνιον κληρονομησω (aiōnios g166)
Just then a student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
26 ο δε ειπεν προσ αυτον εν τω νομω τι γεγραπται πωσ αναγινωσκεισ
‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
27 ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν αγαπησεισ κυριον τον θεον σου εξ ολησ τησ καρδιασ σου και εξ ολησ τησ ψυχησ σου και εξ ολησ τησ ισχυοσ σου και εξ ολησ τησ διανοιασ σου και τον πλησιον σου ωσ σεαυτον
His reply was – ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as you love yourself.’
28 ειπεν δε αυτω ορθωσ απεκριθησ τουτο ποιει και ζηση
‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
29 ο δε θελων δικαιουν εαυτον ειπεν προσ τον ιησουν και τισ εστιν μου πλησιον
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
30 υπολαβων δε ο ιησουσ ειπεν ανθρωποσ τισ κατεβαινεν απο ιερουσαλημ εισ ιεριχω και λησταισ περιεπεσεν οι και εκδυσαντεσ αυτον και πληγασ επιθεντεσ απηλθον αφεντεσ ημιθανη τυγχανοντα
To which Jesus replied, ‘A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
31 κατα συγκυριαν δε ιερευσ τισ κατεβαινεν εν τη οδω εκεινη και ιδων αυτον αντιπαρηλθεν
As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
32 ομοιωσ δε και λευιτησ γενομενοσ κατα τον τοπον ελθων και ιδων αντιπαρηλθεν
A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
33 σαμαρειτησ δε τισ οδευων ηλθεν κατ αυτον και ιδων αυτον εσπλαγχνισθη
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 και προσελθων κατεδησεν τα τραυματα αυτου επιχεων ελαιον και οινον επιβιβασασ δε αυτον επι το ιδιον κτηνοσ ηγαγεν αυτον εισ πανδοχειον και επεμεληθη αυτου
He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 και επι την αυριον εξελθων εκβαλων δυο δηναρια εδωκεν τω πανδοχει και ειπεν αυτω επιμεληθητι αυτου και ο τι αν προσδαπανησησ εγω εν τω επανερχεσθαι με αποδωσω σοι
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. “Take care of him,” he said, “and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.”
36 τισ ουν τουτων των τριων πλησιον δοκει σοι γεγονεναι του εμπεσοντοσ εισ τουσ ληστασ
Now which, do you think, of these three men,’ asked Jesus, ‘proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?’
37 ο δε ειπεν ο ποιησασ το ελεοσ μετ αυτου ειπεν ουν αυτω ο ιησουσ πορευου και συ ποιει ομοιωσ
‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
38 εγενετο δε εν τω πορευεσθαι αυτουσ και αυτοσ εισηλθεν εισ κωμην τινα γυνη δε τισ ονοματι μαρθα υπεδεξατο αυτον εισ τον οικον αυτησ
As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
39 και τηδε ην αδελφη καλουμενη μαρια η και παρακαθισασα παρα τουσ ποδασ του ιησου ηκουεν τον λογον αυτου
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
40 η δε μαρθα περιεσπατο περι πολλην διακονιαν επιστασα δε ειπεν κυριε ου μελει σοι οτι η αδελφη μου μονην με κατελειπεν διακονειν ειπε ουν αυτη ινα μοι συναντιλαβηται
but Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, do you approve of my sister’s leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me.’
41 αποκριθεισ δε ειπεν αυτη ο ιησουσ μαρθα μαρθα μεριμνασ και τυρβαζη περι πολλα
‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
42 ενοσ δε εστιν χρεια μαρια δε την αγαθην μεριδα εξελεξατο ητισ ουκ αφαιρεθησεται απ αυτησ
but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’
