Luke 18
1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
aparañca lōkairaklāntai rnirantaraṁ prārthayitavyam ityāśayēna yīśunā dr̥ṣṭānta ēkaḥ kathitaḥ|
2 “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
kutracinnagarē kaścit prāḍvivāka āsīt sa īśvarānnābibhēt mānuṣāṁśca nāmanyata|
3 And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
atha tatpuravāsinī kācidvidhavā tatsamīpamētya vivādinā saha mama vivādaṁ pariṣkurvviti nivēdayāmāsa|
4 For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
tataḥ sa prāḍvivākaḥ kiyaddināni na tadaṅgīkr̥tavān paścāccittē cintayāmāsa, yadyapīśvarānna bibhēmi manuṣyānapi na manyē
5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
tathāpyēṣā vidhavā māṁ kliśnāti tasmādasyā vivādaṁ pariṣkariṣyāmi nōcēt sā sadāgatya māṁ vyagraṁ kariṣyati|
6 And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.
paścāt prabhuravadad asāvanyāyaprāḍvivākō yadāha tatra manō nidhadhvaṁ|
7 Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
īśvarasya yē 'bhirucitalōkā divāniśaṁ prārthayantē sa bahudināni vilambyāpi tēṣāṁ vivādān kiṁ na pariṣkariṣyati?
8 I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
yuṣmānahaṁ vadāmi tvarayā pariṣkariṣyati, kintu yadā manuṣyaputra āgamiṣyati tadā pr̥thivyāṁ kimīdr̥śaṁ viśvāsaṁ prāpsyati?
9 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
yē svān dhārmmikān jñātvā parān tucchīkurvvanti ētādr̥gbhyaḥ, kiyadbhya imaṁ dr̥ṣṭāntaṁ kathayāmāsa|
10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
ēkaḥ phirūśyaparaḥ karasañcāyī dvāvimau prārthayituṁ mandiraṁ gatau|
11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
tatō'sau phirūśyēkapārśvē tiṣṭhan hē īśvara ahamanyalōkavat lōṭhayitānyāyī pāradārikaśca na bhavāmi asya karasañcāyinastulyaśca na, tasmāttvāṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmi|
12 I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
saptasu dinēṣu dinadvayamupavasāmi sarvvasampattē rdaśamāṁśaṁ dadāmi ca, ētatkathāṁ kathayan prārthayāmāsa|
13 But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
kintu sa karasañcāyi dūrē tiṣṭhan svargaṁ draṣṭuṁ nēcchan vakṣasi karāghātaṁ kurvvan hē īśvara pāpiṣṭhaṁ māṁ dayasva, itthaṁ prārthayāmāsa|
14 I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
yuṣmānahaṁ vadāmi, tayōrdvayō rmadhyē kēvalaḥ karasañcāyī puṇyavattvēna gaṇitō nijagr̥haṁ jagāma, yatō yaḥ kaścit svamunnamayati sa nāmayiṣyatē kintu yaḥ kaścit svaṁ namayati sa unnamayiṣyatē|
15 Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
atha śiśūnāṁ gātrasparśārthaṁ lōkāstān tasya samīpamāninyuḥ śiṣyāstad dr̥ṣṭvānētr̥n tarjayāmāsuḥ,
16 But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
kintu yīśustānāhūya jagāda, mannikaṭam āgantuṁ śiśūn anujānīdhvaṁ tāṁśca mā vārayata; yata īśvararājyādhikāriṇa ēṣāṁ sadr̥śāḥ|
17 Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
ahaṁ yuṣmān yathārthaṁ vadāmi, yō janaḥ śiśōḥ sadr̥śō bhūtvā īśvararājyaṁ na gr̥hlāti sa kēnāpi prakārēṇa tat pravēṣṭuṁ na śaknōti|
18 Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
aparam ēkōdhipatistaṁ papraccha, hē paramagurō, anantāyuṣaḥ prāptayē mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ? (aiōnios g166)
19 “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
yīśuruvāca, māṁ kutaḥ paramaṁ vadasi? īśvaraṁ vinā kōpi paramō na bhavati|
20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
paradārān mā gaccha, naraṁ mā jahi, mā cōraya, mithyāsākṣyaṁ mā dēhi, mātaraṁ pitarañca saṁmanyasva, ētā yā ājñāḥ santi tāstvaṁ jānāsi|
21 “All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
tadā sa uvāca, bālyakālāt sarvvā ētā ācarāmi|
22 On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
iti kathāṁ śrutvā yīśustamavadat, tathāpi tavaikaṁ karmma nyūnamāstē, nijaṁ sarvvasvaṁ vikrīya daridrēbhyō vitara, tasmāt svargē dhanaṁ prāpsyasi; tata āgatya mamānugāmī bhava|
23 But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
kintvētāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā sōdhipatiḥ śuśōca, yatastasya bahudhanamāsīt|
24 Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
tadā yīśustamatiśōkānvitaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā jagāda, dhanavatām īśvararājyapravēśaḥ kīdr̥g duṣkaraḥ|
25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
īśvararājyē dhaninaḥ pravēśāt sūcēśchidrēṇa mahāṅgasya gamanāgamanē sukarē|
26 Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
śrōtāraḥ papracchustarhi kēna paritrāṇaṁ prāpsyatē?
27 But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
sa uktavān, yan mānuṣēṇāśakyaṁ tad īśvarēṇa śakyaṁ|
28 “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
tadā pitara uvāca, paśya vayaṁ sarvvasvaṁ parityajya tava paścādgāminō'bhavāma|
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
tataḥ sa uvāca, yuṣmānahaṁ yathārthaṁ vadāmi, īśvararājyārthaṁ gr̥haṁ pitarau bhrātr̥gaṇaṁ jāyāṁ santānāṁśca tyaktavā
31 Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
anantaraṁ sa dvādaśaśiṣyānāhūya babhāṣē, paśyata vayaṁ yirūśālamnagaraṁ yāmaḥ, tasmāt manuṣyaputrē bhaviṣyadvādibhiruktaṁ yadasti tadanurūpaṁ taṁ prati ghaṭiṣyatē;
32 He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
vastutastu sō'nyadēśīyānāṁ hastēṣu samarpayiṣyatē, tē tamupahasiṣyanti, anyāyamācariṣyanti tadvapuṣi niṣṭhīvaṁ nikṣēpsyanti, kaśābhiḥ prahr̥tya taṁ haniṣyanti ca,
33 They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
kintu tr̥tīyadinē sa śmaśānād utthāsyati|
34 But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
ētasyāḥ kathāyā abhiprāyaṁ kiñcidapi tē bōddhuṁ na śēkuḥ tēṣāṁ nikaṭē'spaṣṭatavāt tasyaitāsāṁ kathānām āśayaṁ tē jñātuṁ na śēkuśca|
35 As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
atha tasmin yirīhōḥ purasyāntikaṁ prāptē kaścidandhaḥ pathaḥ pārśva upaviśya bhikṣām akarōt
36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
sa lōkasamūhasya gamanaśabdaṁ śrutvā tatkāraṇaṁ pr̥ṣṭavān|
37 “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
nāsaratīyayīśuryātīti lōkairuktē sa uccairvaktumārēbhē,
38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
hē dāyūdaḥ santāna yīśō māṁ dayasva|
39 Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
tatōgragāminastaṁ maunī tiṣṭhēti tarjayāmāsuḥ kintu sa punāruvan uvāca, hē dāyūdaḥ santāna māṁ dayasva|
40 Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
tadā yīśuḥ sthagitō bhūtvā svāntikē tamānētum ādidēśa|
41 “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
tataḥ sa tasyāntikam āgamat, tadā sa taṁ papraccha, tvaṁ kimicchasi? tvadarthamahaṁ kiṁ kariṣyāmi? sa uktavān, hē prabhō'haṁ draṣṭuṁ labhai|
42 “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
tadā yīśuruvāca, dr̥ṣṭiśaktiṁ gr̥hāṇa tava pratyayastvāṁ svasthaṁ kr̥tavān|
43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people who saw this gave praise to God.
tatastatkṣaṇāt tasya cakṣuṣī prasannē; tasmāt sa īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadan tatpaścād yayau, tadālōkya sarvvē lōkā īśvaraṁ praśaṁsitum ārēbhirē|
