لُوقا 16

١ 1 وَقَالَ أَيْضاً لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «كَانَ لإِنْسَانٍ غَنِيٍّ وَكِيلٌ. فَاتُّهِمَ لَدَيْهِ بِأَنَّهُ يُبَذِّرُ أَمْوَالَهُ.

Jesus told his disciples this story. “There was once a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting what belonged to his master.

٢ 2 فَاسْتَدْعَاهُ وَسَأَلَهُ: مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَسْمَعُ عَنْكَ؟ قَدِّمْ حِسَابَ وِكَالَتِكَ، فَإِنَّكَ لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَكُونَ وَكِيلاً لِي بَعْدُ!

So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What's this I hear about you? Bring in your accounts, because you won't be continuing as manager.’

٣ 3 فَقَالَ الْوَكِيلُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: مَا عَسَى أَنْ أَعْمَلَ، مَادَامَ سَيِّدِي سَيَنْزِعُ عَنِّي الْوِكَالَةَ؟ لَا أَقْوَى عَلَى نَقْبِ الأَرْضِ؛ وَأَسْتَحِي أَنْ أَسْتَعْطِيَ!

The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.

٤ 4 قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ، حَتَّى إِذَا عُزِلْتُ عَنِ الْوِكَالَةِ، يَسْتَقْبِلُنِي الأَصْدِقَاءُ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ.

Oh, I know what I'm going to do so that when I'm sacked as manager people will make me welcome in their homes.’

٥ 5 فَاسْتَدْعَى مَدْيُونِي سَيِّدِهِ وَاحِداً فَوَاحِداً. وَسَأَلَ أَوَّلَهُمْ: كَمْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَيِّدِي؟

So he invited all those who were in debt to his master to come and see him. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

٦ 6 فَأَجَابَ: مِئَةُ بَثٍّ مِنَ الزَّيْتِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ، وَاجْلِسْ سَرِيعاً، وَاكْتُبْ خَمْسِينَ!

The man replied, ‘A hundred units of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Sit down quickly. Take your bill, and change it to fifty.’

٧ 7 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلآخَرِ: وَأَنْتَ، كَمْ عَلَيْكَ؟ فَأَجَابَ: مِئَةَ كُرٍّ مِنَ الْقَمْحِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ صَكَّكَ، وَاكْتُبْ ثَمَانِينَ!

Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to eighty.’

٨ 8 فَامْتَدَحَ السَّيِّدُ وَكِيلَهُ الْخَائِنَ لأَنَّهُ تَصَرَّفَ بِحِكْمَةٍ. فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هَذَا الْعَالَمِ أَحْكَمُ مَعَ أَهْلِ جِيلِهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ النُّورِ. (aiōn g165)

The rich man commended his dishonest manager for his cunning idea. The children of this world are more cunning towards one another than are the children of light. (aiōn g165)

٩ 9 وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ: اكْسَبُوا لَكُمْ أَصْدِقَاءَ بِمَالِ الظُّلْمِ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَنِيَ مَالُكُمْ، تُقْبَلُونَ فِي الْمَنَازِلِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ! (aiōnios g166)

I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it's gone, you'll be welcomed into an eternal home. (aiōnios g166)

١٠ 10 إِنَّ الأَمِينَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ أَمِينٌ أَيْضاً فِي الْكَثِيرِ، وَالْخَائِنَ فِي الْقَلِيلِ خَائِنٌ أَيْضاً فِي الْكَثِيرِ.

If you can be trusted with very little you can also be trusted with much; if you are dishonest with very little you will also be dishonest with much.

١١ 11 فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَالِ الظُّلْمِ، فَمَنْ يَأْتَمِنُكُمْ عَلَى مَالِ الْحَقِّ؟

So if you can't be trusted when it comes to worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

١٢ 12 وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا أُمَنَاءَ فِي مَا يَخُصُّ غَيْرَكُمْ، فَمَنْ يُعْطِيكُمْ مَا يَخُصُّكُمْ؟

And if you can't be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will trust you with what is yours?

١٣ 13 مَا مِنْ خَادِمٍ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْداً لِسَيِّدَيْنِ: فَإِنَّهُ إِمَّا أَنْ يُبْغِضَ أَحَدَهُمَا، فَيُحِبَّ الآخَرَ؛ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَلْتَحِقَ بِأَحَدِهِمَا، فَيَهْجُرَ الآخَرَ. لَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا عَبِيداً لِلهِ وَالْمَالِ مَعاً».

No servant can obey two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money.”

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ الْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ أَيْضاً، وَهُمْ مُحِبُّونَ لِلْمَالِ، يَسْمَعُونَ ذلِكَ كُلَّهُ، فَاسْتَهْزَأُوا بِهِ.

The Pharisees, who loved money, heard what Jesus said and laughed at him.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنَّكُمْ تُبَرِّرُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ، وَلكِنَّ اللهَ يَعْرِفُ قُلُوبَكُمْ. فَمَا يَعْتَبِرُهُ النَّاسُ رَفِيعَ الْقَدْرِ، هُوَ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ.

But Jesus told them, “You appear pious to people, but God knows what you're thinking. What people value highly is detested by God.

١٦ 16 ظَلَّتِ الشَّرِيعَةُ وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ حَتَّى زَمَنِ يُوحَنَّا: وَمُنْذُ ذلِكَ الْوَقْتِ يُبَشَّرُ بِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَشُقُّ طَرِيقَهُ بِاجْتِهَادٍ لِلدُّخُولِ إِلَيْهِ.

What was written in the law and the prophets lasted until John. From then on the good news of the kingdom of God is being spread, and everyone is forcing their way in.

١٧ 17 عَلَى أَنَّ زَوَالَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَسْهَلُ مِنْ سُقُوطِ نُقْطَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ:

However, it's easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest point of the Law to disappear.

١٨ 18 كُلُّ مَنْ يُطَلِّقُ زَوْجَتَهُ وَيَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُخْرَى، يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى. وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِمُطَلَّقَةٍ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَى.

Any man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and a man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

١٩ 19 كَانَ هُنَالِكَ إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ، يَلْبَسُ الأُرْجُوَانَ وَنَاعِمَ الثِّيَابِ، وَيُقِيمُ الْوَلائِمَ، مُتَنَعِّماً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life.

٢٠ 20 وَكَانَ إِنْسَانٌ مِسْكِينٌ اسْمُهُ لِعَازَرُ، مَطْرُوحاً عِنْدَ بَابِهِ وَهُوَ مُصَابٌ بِالْقُرُوحِ،

A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in sores,

٢١ 21 يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَشْبَعَ مِنَ الْفُتَاتِ الْمُتَسَاقِطِ مِنْ مَائِدَةِ الْغَنِيِّ. حَتَّى الْكِلابُ كَانَتْ تَأْتِي وَتَلْحَسُ قُرُوحَهُ.

longing to eat the leftovers from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

٢٢ 22 وَمَاتَ الْمِسْكِينُ، وَحَمَلَتْهُ الْمَلائِكَةُ إِلَى حِضْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ. ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْغَنِيُّ أَيْضاً وَدُفِنَ.

Then the beggar died, and angels carried him away to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

٢٣ 23 وَإِذْ رَفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ يَتَعَذَّبُ، رَأَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَلِعَازَرَ فِي حِضْنِهِ. (Hadēs g86)

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the far distance, with Lazarus beside him. (Hadēs g86)

٢٤ 24 فَنَادَى قَائِلاً: يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ! ارْحَمْنِي، وَأَرْسِلْ لِعَازَرَ لِيَغْمِسَ طَرَفَ إِصْبَعِهِ فِي الْمَاءِ وَيُبَرِّدَ لِسَانِي: فَإِنِّي مُعَذَّبٌ فِي هَذَا اللَّهِيبِ.

‘Father Abraham,’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I'm burning in agony.’

٢٥ 25 وَلكِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّ، تَذَكَّرْ أَنَّكَ نِلْتَ خَيْرَاتِكَ كَامِلَةً فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِكَ، وَلِعَازَرُ نَالَ الْبَلايَا. وَلكِنَّهُ الآنَ يَتَعَزَّى هُنَا، وَأَنْتَ هُنَاكَ تَتَعَذَّبُ.

But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment.

٢٦ 26 وَفَضْلاً عَنْ هَذَا كُلِّهِ، فَإِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ هُوَّةً عَظِيمَةً قَدْ أُثْبِتَتْ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ الْعُبُورَ مِنْ هُنَا لَا يَقْدِرُونَ، وَلا الَّذِينَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْعُبُورَ إِلَيْنَا!

Apart from that, there's a great gulf that stretches between us and you. Nobody who wants to cross from here to you can do so, and nobody can cross from there over to us.’

٢٧ 27 فَقَالَ: أَلْتَمِسُ مِنْكَ إِذَنْ، يَا أَبِي، أَنْ تُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي،

The rich man said, ‘Then Father, I beg you, please send him to my father's house.

٢٨ 28 فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي خَمْسَةَ إِخْوَةٍ، حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ لَهُمْ مُنْذِراً، لِئَلّا يَأْتُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً إِلَى مَكَانِ الْعَذَابِ هَذَا.

For I have five brothers and he can warn them so that they don't end up here in this place of torment.’

٢٩ 29 وَلكِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ لَهُ: عِنْدَهُمْ مُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءُ: فَلْيَسْمَعُوا لَهُمْ!

But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. They should listen to them.’

٣٠ 30 فَقَالَ لَهُ: لَا يَا أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بَلْ إِذَا ذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ يَتُوبُونَ!

‘No, father Abraham,’ said the man. ‘But they would repent if someone went to them from the dead!’

٣١ 31 فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنْ كَانُوا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِمُوسَى وَالأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَلا يَقْتَنِعُونَ حَتَّى لَوْ قَامَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ!»

Abraham said to him, ‘If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't be convinced even if someone returns from the dead.’”

Lazarus outside the Rich Man's House