لُوقا 16

١ 1 وَقَالَ أَيْضًا لِتَلَامِيذِهِ: «كَانَ إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ لَهُ وَكِيلٌ، فَوُشِيَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ بِأَنَّهُ يُبَذِّرُ أَمْوَالَهُ.

And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.

٢ 2 فَدَعَاهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَسْمَعُ عَنْكَ؟ أَعْطِ حِسَابَ وَكَالَتِكَ لِأَنَّكَ لَا تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَكُونَ وَكِيلًا بَعْدُ.

And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ؟ لِأَنَّ سَيِّدِي يَأْخُذُ مِنِّي ٱلْوَكَالَةَ. لَسْتُ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَنْقُبَ، وَأَسْتَحِي أَنْ أَسْتَعْطِيَ.

And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.

٤ 4 قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ، حَتَّى إِذَا عُزِلْتُ عَنِ ٱلْوَكَالَةِ يَقْبَلُونِي فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ.

I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.

٥ 5 فَدَعَا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ مَدْيُونِي سَيِّدِهِ، وَقَالَ لِلْأَوَّلِ: كَمْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَيِّدِي؟

And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

٦ 6 فَقَالَ: مِئَةُ بَثِّ زَيْتٍ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ وَٱجْلِسْ عَاجِلًا وَٱكْتُبْ خَمْسِينَ.

And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.

٧ 7 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِآخَرَ: وَأَنْتَ كَمْ عَلَيْكَ؟ فَقَالَ: مِئَةُ كُرِّ قَمْحٍ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ وَٱكْتُبْ ثَمَانِينَ.

And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors.

٨ 8 فَمَدَحَ ٱلسَّيِّدُ وَكِيلَ ٱلظُّلْمِ إِذْ بِحِكْمَةٍ فَعَلَ، لِأَنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هَذَا ٱلدَّهْرِ أَحْكَمُ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ ٱلنُّورِ فِي جِيلِهِمْ. (aiōn g165)

And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation. (aiōn g165)

٩ 9 وَأَنَا أَقُولُ لَكُمُ: ٱصْنَعُوا لَكُمْ أَصْدِقَاءَ بِمَالِ ٱلظُّلْمِ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَنِيتُمْ يَقْبَلُونَكُمْ فِي ٱلْمَظَالِّ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةِ. (aiōnios g166)

And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)

١٠ 10 اَلْأَمِينُ فِي ٱلْقَلِيلِ أَمِينٌ أَيْضًا فِي ٱلْكَثِيرِ، وَٱلظَّالِمُ فِي ٱلْقَلِيلِ ظَالِمٌ أَيْضًا فِي ٱلْكَثِيرِ.

He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.

١١ 11 فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَالِ ٱلظُّلْمِ، فَمَنْ يَأْتَمِنُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْحَقِّ؟

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?

١٢ 12 وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَا هُوَ لِلْغَيْرِ، فَمَنْ يُعْطِيكُمْ مَا هُوَ لَكُمْ؟

And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?

١٣ 13 لَا يَقْدِرُ خَادِمٌ أَنْ يَخْدِمَ سَيِّدَيْنِ، لِأَنَّهُ إِمَّا أَنْ يُبْغِضَ ٱلْوَاحِدَ وَيُحِبَّ ٱلْآخَرَ، أَوْ يُلَازِمَ ٱلْوَاحِدَ وَيَحْتَقِرَ ٱلْآخَرَ. لَا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَخْدِمُوا ٱللهَ وَٱلْمَالَ».

There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ أَيْضًا يَسْمَعُونَ هَذَا كُلَّهُ، وَهُمْ مُحِبُّونَ لِلْمَالِ، فَٱسْتَهْزَأُوا بِهِ.

And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ تُبَرِّرُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ! وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ يَعْرِفُ قُلُوبَكُمْ. إِنَّ ٱلْمُسْتَعْلِيَ عِنْدَ ٱلنَّاسِ هُوَ رِجْسٌ قُدَّامَ ٱللهِ.

And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.

١٦ 16 «كَانَ ٱلنَّامُوسُ وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِلَى يُوحَنَّا. وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ يُبَشَّرُ بِمَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَغْتَصِبُ نَفْسَهُ إِلَيْهِ.

The law and the prophets were until John: since then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.

١٧ 17 وَلَكِنَّ زَوَالَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ أَنْ تَسْقُطَ نُقْطَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنَ ٱلنَّامُوسِ.

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.

١٨ 18 كُلُّ مَنْ يُطَلِّقُ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُخْرَى يَزْنِي، وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَزْنِي.

Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.

١٩ 19 «كَانَ إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ وَكَانَ يَلْبَسُ ٱلأُرْجُوانُ وَٱلْبَزَّ وَهُوَ يَتَنَعَّمُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مُتَرَفِّهًا.

And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.

٢٠ 20 وَكَانَ مِسْكِينٌ ٱسْمُهُ لِعَازَرُ، ٱلَّذِي طُرِحَ عِنْدَ بَابِهِ مَضْرُوبًا بِٱلْقُرُوحِ،

And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.

٢١ 21 وَيَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَشْبَعَ مِنَ ٱلْفُتَاتِ ٱلسَّاقِطِ مِنْ مَائِدَةِ ٱلْغَنِيِّ، بَلْ كَانَتِ ٱلْكِلَابُ تَأْتِي وَتَلْحَسُ قُرُوحَهُ.

And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.

٢٢ 22 فَمَاتَ ٱلْمِسْكِينُ وَحَمَلَتْهُ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَى حِضْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ. وَمَاتَ ٱلْغَنِيُّ أَيْضًا وَدُفِنَ،

And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

٢٣ 23 فَرَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ فِي ٱلجَحِيمِ وَهُوَ فِي ٱلْعَذَابِ، وَرَأَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَلِعَازَرَ فِي حِضْنِهِ، (Hadēs g86)

And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)

٢٤ 24 فَنَادَى وَقَالَ: يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ٱرْحَمْنِي، وَأَرْسِلْ لِعَازَرَ لِيَبُلَّ طَرَفَ إِصْبِعِهِ بِمَاءٍ وَيُبَرِّدَ لِسَانِي، لِأَنِّي مُعَذَّبٌ فِي هَذَا ٱللَّهِيبِ.

And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: يَا ٱبْنِي، ٱذْكُرْ أَنَّكَ ٱسْتَوْفَيْتَ خَيْرَاتِكَ فِي حَيَاتِكَ، وَكَذَلِكَ لِعَازَرُ ٱلْبَلَايَا. وَٱلْآنَ هُوَ يَتَعَزَّى وَأَنْتَ تَتَعَذَّبُ.

And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.

٢٦ 26 وَفَوْقَ هَذَا كُلِّهِ، بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ هُوَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ قَدْ أُثْبِتَتْ، حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ ٱلْعُبُورَ مِنْ هَهُنَا إِلَيْكُمْ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ، وَلَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَجْتَازُونَ إِلَيْنَا.

And with all these, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot; neither can they pass from there to us

٢٧ 27 فَقَالَ: أَسْأَلُكَ إِذًا، يَا أَبَتِ، أَنْ تُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي،

He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;

٢٨ 28 لِأَنَّ لِي خَمْسَةَ إِخْوَةٍ، حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ لَهُمْ لِكَيْلَا يَأْتُوا هُمْ أَيْضًا إِلَى مَوْضِعِ ٱلْعَذَابِ هَذَا.

for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.

٢٩ 29 قَالَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: عِنْدَهُمْ مُوسَى وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءُ، لِيَسْمَعُوا مِنْهُمْ.

Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.

٣٠ 30 فَقَالَ: لَا، يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بَلْ إِذَا مَضَى إِلَيْهِمْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ يَتُوبُونَ.

But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.

٣١ 31 فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنْ كَانُوا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى وَٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَلَا إِنْ قَامَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ يُصَدِّقُونَ».

Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.

Lazarus outside the Rich Man's House