Luke 16
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Luke 16
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| And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. | And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods. |
| And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward. | And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property. |
| And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed. | And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets. |
| I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. | I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses. |
| And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? | And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord? |
| And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. | And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty. |
| Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore. | Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty. |
| And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. | And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light. |
| And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. | And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places. |
| He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. | He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great. |
| If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]? | If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth? |
| And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? | And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours? |
| No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. | No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth. |
| And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him. | And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him. |
| And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. | And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God. |
| The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. | The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force. |
| But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall. | But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out. |
| Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery. | Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her. |
| Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: | Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. |
| and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, | And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, |
| and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores. | Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. |
| And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried. | And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. |
| And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. | And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. |
| And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame. | And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. |
| But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish. | But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. |
| And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us. | And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. |
| And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house; | And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; |
| for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. | For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. |
| But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. | But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. |
| And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. | And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. |
| And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead. | And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead. |
