lūkaḥ 18
1 aparañca lōkairaklāntai rnirantaraṁ prārthayitavyam ityāśayēna yīśunā dr̥ṣṭānta ēkaḥ kathitaḥ|
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,
2 kutracinnagarē kaścit prāḍvivāka āsīt sa īśvarānnābibhēt mānuṣāṁśca nāmanyata|
saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God and did not respect man.
3 atha tatpuravāsinī kācidvidhavā tatsamīpamētya vivādinā saha mama vivādaṁ pariṣkurvviti nivēdayāmāsa|
A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
4 tataḥ sa prāḍvivākaḥ kiyaddināni na tadaṅgīkr̥tavān paścāccittē cintayāmāsa, yadyapīśvarānna bibhēmi manuṣyānapi na manyē
He would not for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
5 tathāpyēṣā vidhavā māṁ kliśnāti tasmādasyā vivādaṁ pariṣkariṣyāmi nōcēt sā sadāgatya māṁ vyagraṁ kariṣyati|
yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
6 paścāt prabhuravadad asāvanyāyaprāḍvivākō yadāha tatra manō nidhadhvaṁ|
The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 īśvarasya yē 'bhirucitalōkā divāniśaṁ prārthayantē sa bahudināni vilambyāpi tēṣāṁ vivādān kiṁ na pariṣkariṣyati?
Will not God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 yuṣmānahaṁ vadāmi tvarayā pariṣkariṣyati, kintu yadā manuṣyaputra āgamiṣyati tadā pr̥thivyāṁ kimīdr̥śaṁ viśvāsaṁ prāpsyati?
I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
9 yē svān dhārmmikān jñātvā parān tucchīkurvvanti ētādr̥gbhyaḥ, kiyadbhya imaṁ dr̥ṣṭāntaṁ kathayāmāsa|
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:
10 ēkaḥ phirūśyaparaḥ karasañcāyī dvāvimau prārthayituṁ mandiraṁ gatau|
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 tatō'sau phirūśyēkapārśvē tiṣṭhan hē īśvara ahamanyalōkavat lōṭhayitānyāyī pāradārikaśca na bhavāmi asya karasañcāyinastulyaśca na, tasmāttvāṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmi|
The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 saptasu dinēṣu dinadvayamupavasāmi sarvvasampattē rdaśamāṁśaṁ dadāmi ca, ētatkathāṁ kathayan prārthayāmāsa|
I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’
13 kintu sa karasañcāyi dūrē tiṣṭhan svargaṁ draṣṭuṁ nēcchan vakṣasi karāghātaṁ kurvvan hē īśvara pāpiṣṭhaṁ māṁ dayasva, itthaṁ prārthayāmāsa|
But the tax collector, standing far away, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
14 yuṣmānahaṁ vadāmi, tayōrdvayō rmadhyē kēvalaḥ karasañcāyī puṇyavattvēna gaṇitō nijagr̥haṁ jagāma, yatō yaḥ kaścit svamunnamayati sa nāmayiṣyatē kintu yaḥ kaścit svaṁ namayati sa unnamayiṣyatē|
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 atha śiśūnāṁ gātrasparśārthaṁ lōkāstān tasya samīpamāninyuḥ śiṣyāstad dr̥ṣṭvānētr̥n tarjayāmāsuḥ,
They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 kintu yīśustānāhūya jagāda, mannikaṭam āgantuṁ śiśūn anujānīdhvaṁ tāṁśca mā vārayata; yata īśvararājyādhikāriṇa ēṣāṁ sadr̥śāḥ|
Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.
17 ahaṁ yuṣmān yathārthaṁ vadāmi, yō janaḥ śiśōḥ sadr̥śō bhūtvā īśvararājyaṁ na gr̥hlāti sa kēnāpi prakārēṇa tat pravēṣṭuṁ na śaknōti|
Most certainly, I tell you, whoever does not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
18 aparam ēkōdhipatistaṁ papraccha, hē paramagurō, anantāyuṣaḥ prāptayē mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ? (aiōnios g166)
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit consummate (aiōnios g166) life?"
19 yīśuruvāca, māṁ kutaḥ paramaṁ vadasi? īśvaraṁ vinā kōpi paramō na bhavati|
Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
20 paradārān mā gaccha, naraṁ mā jahi, mā cōraya, mithyāsākṣyaṁ mā dēhi, mātaraṁ pitarañca saṁmanyasva, ētā yā ājñāḥ santi tāstvaṁ jānāsi|
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
21 tadā sa uvāca, bālyakālāt sarvvā ētā ācarāmi|
He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
22 iti kathāṁ śrutvā yīśustamavadat, tathāpi tavaikaṁ karmma nyūnamāstē, nijaṁ sarvvasvaṁ vikrīya daridrēbhyō vitara, tasmāt svargē dhanaṁ prāpsyasi; tata āgatya mamānugāmī bhava|
When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
23 kintvētāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā sōdhipatiḥ śuśōca, yatastasya bahudhanamāsīt|
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
24 tadā yīśustamatiśōkānvitaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā jagāda, dhanavatām īśvararājyapravēśaḥ kīdr̥g duṣkaraḥ|
Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
25 īśvararājyē dhaninaḥ pravēśāt sūcēśchidrēṇa mahāṅgasya gamanāgamanē sukarē|
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
26 śrōtāraḥ papracchustarhi kēna paritrāṇaṁ prāpsyatē?
Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”
27 sa uktavān, yan mānuṣēṇāśakyaṁ tad īśvarēṇa śakyaṁ|
But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 tadā pitara uvāca, paśya vayaṁ sarvvasvaṁ parityajya tava paścādgāminō'bhavāma|
Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
29 tataḥ sa uvāca, yuṣmānahaṁ yathārthaṁ vadāmi, īśvararājyārthaṁ gr̥haṁ pitarau bhrātr̥gaṇaṁ jāyāṁ santānāṁśca tyaktavā
He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,
31 anantaraṁ sa dvādaśaśiṣyānāhūya babhāṣē, paśyata vayaṁ yirūśālamnagaraṁ yāmaḥ, tasmāt manuṣyaputrē bhaviṣyadvādibhiruktaṁ yadasti tadanurūpaṁ taṁ prati ghaṭiṣyatē;
He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
32 vastutastu sō'nyadēśīyānāṁ hastēṣu samarpayiṣyatē, tē tamupahasiṣyanti, anyāyamācariṣyanti tadvapuṣi niṣṭhīvaṁ nikṣēpsyanti, kaśābhiḥ prahr̥tya taṁ haniṣyanti ca,
For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
33 kintu tr̥tīyadinē sa śmaśānād utthāsyati|
They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”
34 ētasyāḥ kathāyā abhiprāyaṁ kiñcidapi tē bōddhuṁ na śēkuḥ tēṣāṁ nikaṭē'spaṣṭatavāt tasyaitāsāṁ kathānām āśayaṁ tē jñātuṁ na śēkuśca|
They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.
35 atha tasmin yirīhōḥ purasyāntikaṁ prāptē kaścidandhaḥ pathaḥ pārśva upaviśya bhikṣām akarōt
As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
36 sa lōkasamūhasya gamanaśabdaṁ śrutvā tatkāraṇaṁ pr̥ṣṭavān|
Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.
37 nāsaratīyayīśuryātīti lōkairuktē sa uccairvaktumārēbhē,
They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38 hē dāyūdaḥ santāna yīśō māṁ dayasva|
He cried out, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 tatōgragāminastaṁ maunī tiṣṭhēti tarjayāmāsuḥ kintu sa punāruvan uvāca, hē dāyūdaḥ santāna māṁ dayasva|
Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 tadā yīśuḥ sthagitō bhūtvā svāntikē tamānētum ādidēśa|
Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
41 tataḥ sa tasyāntikam āgamat, tadā sa taṁ papraccha, tvaṁ kimicchasi? tvadarthamahaṁ kiṁ kariṣyāmi? sa uktavān, hē prabhō'haṁ draṣṭuṁ labhai|
“What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”
42 tadā yīśuruvāca, dr̥ṣṭiśaktiṁ gr̥hāṇa tava pratyayastvāṁ svasthaṁ kr̥tavān|
Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”
43 tatastatkṣaṇāt tasya cakṣuṣī prasannē; tasmāt sa īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadan tatpaścād yayau, tadālōkya sarvvē lōkā īśvaraṁ praśaṁsitum ārēbhirē|
Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
