Κατα Λουκαν 19
1 και εισελθων διηρχετο την ιεριχω
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
2 και ιδου ανηρ ονοματι καλουμενος ζακχαιος και αυτος ην αρχιτελωνης και αυτος πλουσιος
There was a man there, known by the name of Zacchaeus, who was a commissioner of taxes and a rich man.
3 και εζητει ιδειν τον ιησουν τις εστιν και ουκ ηδυνατο απο του οχλου οτι τη ηλικια μικρος ην
He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.
4 και προδραμων εις το εμπροσθεν ανεβη επι συκομορεαν ινα ιδη αυτον οτι εκεινης ημελλεν διερχεσθαι
So he ran on ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree, to see Jesus, for he knew that he must pass that way.
5 και ως ηλθεν επι τον τοπον αναβλεψας {VAR1: [ο] } {VAR2: ο } ιησους ειπεν προς αυτον ζακχαιε σπευσας καταβηθι σημερον γαρ εν τω οικω σου δει με μειναι
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him: “Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house to-day.”
6 και σπευσας κατεβη και υπεδεξατο αυτον χαιρων
So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.
7 και ιδοντες παντες διεγογγυζον λεγοντες οτι παρα αμαρτωλω ανδρι εισηλθεν καταλυσαι
On seeing this, every one began to complain: “He has gone to stay with a man who is an outcast.”
8 σταθεις δε ζακχαιος ειπεν προς τον κυριον ιδου τα ημισια μου των υπαρχοντων κυριε {VAR1: [τοις] } {VAR2: τοις } πτωχοις διδωμι και ει τινος τι εσυκοφαντησα αποδιδωμι τετραπλουν
But Zacchaeus stood forward and said to the Master: “Listen, Master! I will give half my property to the poor, and, if I have defrauded any one of anything, I will give him back four times as much.”
9 ειπεν δε προς αυτον {VAR1: [ο] } {VAR2: ο } ιησους οτι σημερον σωτηρια τω οικω τουτω εγενετο καθοτι και αυτος υιος αβρααμ {VAR1: [εστιν] } {VAR2: εστιν }
“Salvation has come to this house to-day,” answered Jesus, “for even this man is a son of Abraham.
10 ηλθεν γαρ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ζητησαι και σωσαι το απολωλος
The Son of Man has come to ‘search for those who are lost’ and to save them.”
11 ακουοντων δε αυτων ταυτα προσθεις ειπεν παραβολην δια το εγγυς ειναι ιερουσαλημ αυτον και δοκειν αυτους οτι παραχρημα μελλει η βασιλεια του θεου αναφαινεσθαι
As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.
12 ειπεν ουν ανθρωπος τις ευγενης επορευθη εις χωραν μακραν λαβειν εαυτω βασιλειαν και υποστρεψαι
He said: “A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a Kingdom and then return.
13 καλεσας δε δεκα δουλους εαυτου εδωκεν αυτοις δεκα μνας και ειπεν προς αυτους {VAR1: πραγματευσασθαι } {VAR2: πραγματευσασθε } εν ω ερχομαι
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
14 οι δε πολιται αυτου εμισουν αυτον και απεστειλαν πρεσβειαν οπισω αυτου λεγοντες ου θελομεν τουτον βασιλευσαι εφ ημας
But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say ‘We will not have this man as our King.’
15 και εγενετο εν τω επανελθειν αυτον λαβοντα την βασιλειαν και ειπεν φωνηθηναι αυτω τους δουλους τουτους οις δεδωκει το αργυριον ινα γνοι τι διεπραγματευσαντο
On his return, after having been appointed King, he directed that the servants to whom he had given his money should be summoned, so that he might learn what amount of trade they had done.
16 παρεγενετο δε ο πρωτος λεγων κυριε η μνα σου δεκα προσηργασατο μνας
The first came up, and said ‘Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.’
17 και ειπεν αυτω ευγε αγαθε δουλε οτι εν ελαχιστω πιστος εγενου ισθι εξουσιαν εχων επανω δεκα πολεων
‘Well done, good servant!’ exclaimed the master. ‘As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.’
18 και ηλθεν ο δευτερος λεγων η μνα σου κυριε εποιησεν πεντε μνας
When the second came, he said ‘Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.’
19 ειπεν δε και τουτω και συ επανω γινου πεντε πολεων
So the master said to him ‘And you I appoint over five towns.’
20 και ο ετερος ηλθεν λεγων κυριε ιδου η μνα σου ην ειχον αποκειμενην εν σουδαριω
Another servant also came and said ‘Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.
21 εφοβουμην γαρ σε οτι ανθρωπος αυστηρος ει αιρεις ο ουκ εθηκας και θεριζεις ο ουκ εσπειρας
For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.’
22 λεγει αυτω εκ του στοματος σου κρινω σε πονηρε δουλε ηδεις οτι εγω ανθρωπος αυστηρος ειμι αιρων ο ουκ εθηκα και θεριζων ο ουκ εσπειρα
The master answered ‘Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown?
23 και δια τι ουκ εδωκας μου το αργυριον επι τραπεζαν καγω ελθων συν τοκω αν αυτο επραξα
Then why did not you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest.
24 και τοις παρεστωσιν ειπεν αρατε απ αυτου την μναν και δοτε τω τας δεκα μνας εχοντι
Take away from him the ten pounds,’ he said to those standing by, ‘and give them to the one who has the hundred.’
25 και ειπαν αυτω κυριε εχει δεκα μνας
‘But, Sir,’ they interposed, ‘he has a hundred pounds already!’
26 λεγω υμιν οτι παντι τω εχοντι δοθησεται απο δε του μη εχοντος και ο εχει αρθησεται
‘I tell you,’ he answered, ‘that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
27 πλην τους εχθρους μου τουτους τους μη θελησαντας με βασιλευσαι επ αυτους αγαγετε ωδε και κατασφαξατε αυτους εμπροσθεν μου
But as for my enemies, these men who would not have me as their King, bring them here and put them to death in my presence.’”
28 και ειπων ταυτα επορευετο εμπροσθεν αναβαινων εις ιεροσολυμα
After saying this, Jesus went on in front, going up to Jerusalem.
29 και εγενετο ως ηγγισεν εις βηθφαγη και {VAR1: βηθανια } {VAR2: (βηθανιαν) } προς το ορος το καλουμενον ελαιων απεστειλεν δυο των μαθητων
It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.
30 λεγων υπαγετε εις την κατεναντι κωμην εν η εισπορευομενοι ευρησετε πωλον δεδεμενον εφ ον ουδεις πωποτε ανθρωπων εκαθισεν και λυσαντες αυτον αγαγετε
“Go to the village facing us,” he said, “and, when you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has yet ridden; untie it and lead it here.
31 και εαν τις υμας ερωτα δια τι λυετε ουτως ερειτε οτι ο κυριος αυτου χρειαν εχει
And, if anybody asks you ‘Why are you untying it?,’ you are to say this — ‘The Master wants it.’”
32 απελθοντες δε οι απεσταλμενοι ευρον καθως ειπεν αυτοις
So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.
33 λυοντων δε αυτων τον πωλον ειπαν οι κυριοι αυτου προς αυτους τι λυετε τον πωλον
While they were untying the foal, the owners asked them — “Why are you untying the foal?”
34 οι δε ειπαν οτι ο κυριος αυτου χρειαν εχει
And the two disciples answered — “The Master wants it.”
35 και ηγαγον αυτον προς τον ιησουν και επιριψαντες αυτων τα ιματια επι τον πωλον επεβιβασαν τον ιησουν
Then they led it back to Jesus, and threw their cloaks on the foal and put Jesus upon it.
36 πορευομενου δε αυτου υπεστρωννυον τα ιματια {VAR1: εαυτων } {VAR2: αυτων } εν τη οδω
As he went along, the people kept spreading their cloaks in the road.
37 εγγιζοντος δε αυτου ηδη προς τη καταβασει του ορους των ελαιων ηρξαντο απαν το πληθος των μαθητων χαιροντες αινειν τον θεον φωνη μεγαλη περι πασων ων ειδον δυναμεων
When he had almost reached the place where the road led down the Mount of Olives, every one of the many disciples began in their joy to praise God loudly for all the miracles that they had seen:
38 λεγοντες ευλογημενος ο ερχομενος ο βασιλευς εν ονοματι κυριου εν ουρανω ειρηνη και δοξα εν υψιστοις
“Blessed is He who comes — Our King — in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, And glory on high.”
39 και τινες των φαρισαιων απο του οχλου ειπαν προς αυτον διδασκαλε επιτιμησον τοις μαθηταις σου
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him: “Teacher, reprove your disciples.”
40 και αποκριθεις ειπεν λεγω υμιν εαν ουτοι σιωπησουσιν οι λιθοι κραξουσιν
But Jesus answered: “I tell you that if these men are silent, the very stones will call out.”
41 και ως ηγγισεν ιδων την πολιν εκλαυσεν επ αυτην
When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said:
42 λεγων οτι ει εγνως εν τη ημερα ταυτη και συ τα προς ειρηνην νυν δε εκρυβη απο οφθαλμων σου
“Would that you had known, while yet there was time — even you — the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.
43 οτι ηξουσιν ημεραι επι σε και παρεμβαλουσιν οι εχθροι σου χαρακα σοι και περικυκλωσουσιν σε και συνεξουσιν σε παντοθεν
For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;
44 και εδαφιουσιν σε και τα τεκνα σου εν σοι και ουκ αφησουσιν λιθον επι λιθον εν σοι ανθ ων ουκ εγνως τον καιρον της επισκοπης σου
they will trample you down and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know ‘the time of your visitation.’”
45 και εισελθων εις το ιερον ηρξατο εκβαλλειν τους πωλουντας
Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
46 λεγων αυτοις γεγραπται και εσται ο οικος μου οικος προσευχης υμεις δε αυτον εποιησατε σπηλαιον ληστων
saying as he did so: “Scripture says — ‘My House shall be a House of Prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
47 και ην διδασκων το καθ ημεραν εν τω ιερω οι δε αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις εζητουν αυτον απολεσαι και οι πρωτοι του λαου
Jesus continued to teach each day in the Temple Courts; but the Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law were eager to take his life, and so also were the leading men.
48 και ουχ ευρισκον το τι ποιησωσιν ο λαος γαρ απας εξεκρεματο αυτου ακουων
Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung upon his words.
