Luqaas 18
1 Yesuusis akka isaan yeroo hunda kadhachuu qabanii fi akka isaan abdii hin kutanne isaan barsiisuuf jedhee fakkeenya tokko barattoota isaatti hime.
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
2 Innis akkana jedhe; “Magaalaa tokko keessa abbaa murtii kan Waaqa hin sodaanne, namas kan hin kabajne tokkotu ture.
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 Haati hiyyeessaa tokkos magaalaa sana keessa turte; isheenis, ‘Diina koo irratti murtii qajeelaa naa kenni’ jettee isatti deddeebiʼaa turte.
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
4 “Innis yeroo gabaabaaf didee ture; ergasii garuu akkana jedhee garaa isaatti yaade; ‘Ani yoon Waaqa hin sodaanne illee, yoon namas hin kabajne illee,
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
5 sababii niitiin kun deddeebitee na rakkiftuuf murtii qajeelaa nan kennaaf; yoo kanaa achii deddeebitee na dadhabsiifti.’”
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
6 Gooftaanis akkana jedhe; “Egaa waan abbichii murtii dabaan sun jedhu dhagaʼaa;
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 Waaqni immoo filatamtoota isaa warra halkanii guyyaa gara isaatti iyyataniif murtii qajeelaa hin kennuu? Isaan duraa tursaa ree?
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
8 Ani isinittin hima; inni dafee murtii qajeelaa kennaaf; garuu Ilmi Namaa gaafa dhufu lafa irratti amantii ni argataa?”
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
9 Yesuusis namoota qajeelummaa ofiitti amananii warra kaan immoo tuffatanitti akkana jedhee fakkeenya kana hime.
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10 “Namoonni lama Waaqa kadhachuuf gara mana qulqullummaatti ol baʼan; isaanis Fariisicha tokkoo fi nama qaraxa walitti qabu tokko turan.
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 Fariisichi kaʼee dhaabatee, waaʼee mataa isaa akkana jedhee kadhate; ‘Yaa Waaqayyo, ani akka namoota kaanii jechuunis akka saamtotaa, jalʼootaa fi sagaagaltootaa keessumattuu waan akka namicha qaraxa walitti qabu kanaa hin taʼiniif sin galateeffadha.
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12 Ani torbanitti yeroo lama nan sooma; waanan argadhu hundumaa irraas harka kudhan keessaa tokko nan kenna.’
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 “Namichi qaraxa walitti qabu sun garuu fagoo dhaabate, qoma isaa dhadhaʼaa, ‘Yaa Waaqayyo, ani nama cubbamaadhaatii naa naʼi!’ jedhe malee ija isaatiin illee ol jedhee gara samii hin ilaalle.
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14 “Ani isinittin hima; namichi kun namicha duraa irra fuula Waaqaa duratti qajeelaa taʼee mana isaatti gale. Namni ol of qabu hundinuu gad qabamaatii; namni gad of qabu garuu ol qabama.”
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
15 Namoonni akka inni harka isaan irra kaaʼuuf daaʼimmanis Yesuusitti fidaa turan. Barattoonni garuu yommuu waan kana arganitti isaan ifatan.
And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16 Yesuus garuu ijoollee sana ofitti waamee akkana jedhe; “Ijoolleen xixinnoon gara koo haa dhufaniitii hin dhowwinaa; mootummaan Waaqaa kan warra akkanaatii.
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17 Ani dhuguman isinitti hima; namni akkuma ijoolleetti mootummaa Waaqaa hin simanne kam iyyuu gonkumaa itti hin galu.”
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18 Bulchaan tokko, “Yaa Barsiisaa gaarii, ani jireenya bara baraa dhaaluuf maal gochuun qaba?” jedhee isa gaafate. (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 Yesuusis akkana jedhee deebise; “Ati maaliif gaarii naan jetta? Waaqa tokkicha malee gaariin hin jiru.
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
20 Ati ajajawwan ni beekta; ‘Hin ejjin; hin ajjeesin; hin hatin; sobaan dhugaa hin baʼin; abbaa keetii fi haadha keetiif ulfina kenni.’”
You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
21 Namichis, “Ani ijoollummaa kootii jalqabee ajajawwan kanneen hunda eegeera” jedhe.
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 Yesuusis yommuu waan kana dhagaʼetti, “Amma illee waan tokkotu si duraa hirʼata; waan qabdu hunda gurgurii hiyyeeyyiif kenni; samii keessatti badhaadhummaa ni qabaattaa. Ergasii kottuu na duukaa buʼi” jedheen.
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
23 Inni yommuu waan kana dhagaʼetti baayʼee gadde; akka malee sooressa tureetii.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 Yesuusis isa ilaalee akkana jedhe; “Mootummaa Waaqaatti galuun sooreyyiif akkam rakkisaa dha!
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
25 Dhugumaan namni sooressi mootummaa Waaqaatti galuu irra qaawwa lilmoo keessa baʼuutu gaalaaf salphata.”
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
26 Warri waan kana dhagaʼanis, “Yoos eenyutu fayyuu dandaʼa ree?” jedhanii gaafatan.
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 Yesuusis, “Wanni namaaf hin dandaʼamne, Waaqaaf ni dandaʼama” jedhee deebise.
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 Phexrosis, “Kunoo, nu waan qabnu hunda dhiifnee si duukaa buuneerra” jedheen.
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 Yesuus immoo akkana isaaniin jedhe; “Ani dhuguman isinitti hima; namni sababii mootummaa Waaqaatiif jedhee mana yookaan niitii yookaan obboloota yookaan haadhaa fi abbaa yookaan ijoollee dhiisee,
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
31 Yesuus warra kudha lamaan kophaatti baasee akkana jedheen; “Kunoo nu Yerusaalemitti ol baʼaa jirra; wanni raajonni waaʼee Ilma Namaa barreessan hundinuus ni raawwatama.
And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
32 Inni dabarfamee Namoota Ormaatti ni kennama. Isaanis isatti qoosu; isa arrabsu; isatti tufu; isa garafu; isa ajjeesus.
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 Innis guyyaa sadaffaatti duʼaa ni kaʼa.”
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 Barattoonni garuu waan kana hunda keessaa tokko illee hin hubanne; hiikkaan isaas isaan duraa dhokfamee ture. Inni maal akka dubbachaa tures isaaniif hin galle.
But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
35 Yeroo Yesuus Yerikootti dhiʼaatetti, namichi jaamaan tokko qarqara karaa taaʼee kadhachaa ture.
And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
36 Innis akka tuunni namootaa karaa sana darbaa jiru dhageenyaan, waan taʼaa ture gaafate.
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 Isaanis, “Yesuus nama Naazreetitu asiin darbaa jira” jedhanii isatti himan.
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 Innis, “Yesuus, yaa ilma Daawit, na maari!” jedhee iyye.
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 Namoonni fuula dura deemaa turanis akka inni calʼisuuf isa ifatan; inni garuu, “Yaa ilma Daawit na maari!” jedhee ittuma caalchisee iyye.
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 Yesuusis dhaabatee akka isaan namicha gara isaa fidan ajaje. Yommuu inni gara isaatti dhiʼaatetti Yesuus akkana jedhee isa gaafate;
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 “Akka ani maal siif godhu barbaadda?” Namichis, “Yaa Gooftaa, ani arguun barbaada” jedhee deebise.
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
42 Yesuusis, “Argi; amantiin kee si fayyiseeraa” jedheen.
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 Innis yeruma sana argee Waaqa jajachaa Yesuus duukaa buʼe. Namoonni hundinuus yommuu waan kana arganitti Waaqa jajan.
And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
