Luke 19
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
And, having entered, he was passing through Jericho;
2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
and lo! a man, by name called Zacchaeus, and, he, was a chief tax-collector, and [he] was rich.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
And he was seeking to see Jesus, what sort of man he was, and could not for the multitude, because, in stature, he was, small.
4 So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
And, running forward unto the front, he got up a sycamore-tree, that he might see him; for, by that way, was he about to pass.
5 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
And, as he came up to the place, looking up, Jesus said unto him—Zacchaeus! make haste, and come down; For, to-day, in thy house, I must needs abide.
6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
And all, when they beheld, began to murmur, saying—With a sinful man, hath he gone in to lodge!
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
But, taking his stand, Zacchaeus said unto the Lord—Lo! the half of my possessions, Lord, unto the destitute, I give; and, if, from anyone, I have taken aught by false accusation, I give back fourfold.
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
And Jesus said unto him—This day, salvation, unto this house, hath come, —for that, he too, is, a son of Abraham;
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
For the Son of Man came, to seek and to save what was lost.
11 While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
And, because they were hearing these things, he added and spake a parable, because of his being near Jerusalem, and their supposing that, instantly, was the kingdom of God to shine forth.
12 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
He said, therefore—A certain man, of noble birth, went into a country far away, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
And, calling ten servants of his own, he gave unto them ten minas, and said unto them—Do business, till I come.
14 But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
But, his citizens, hated him, and sent off an embassy after him, saying—We desire not, this, man, to be made king over us!
15 When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, that he bade be called unto him these servants, to whom he had given the silver, that he might take note, what business they had done.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
And the first came near, saying—Lord! thy mina, hath made, ten minas.
17 His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
And he said to him—Well done! good servant. Because, in a very small thing, thou hast been, faithful, have thou authority over, ten cities.
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
And the second came, saying—Thy mina, lord, hath made five minas.
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
And he said, to him also, And, thou, be over five cities.
20 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
And, the other, came, saying—Lord, lo! thy mina, which I kept lying by in a napkin;
21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
For I was afraid of thee, because, a harsh man, thou art, —Thou takest up, what thou layedst not down, and reapest, what thou sowedst not!
22 His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
He saith to him—Out of thy mouth, do I judge thee, O wicked servant! Thou knewest that, I, a harsh man, am, —taking up, what I laid not down, and reaping, what I did not sow;
23 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Wherefore, then, didst thou not place my silver upon a [money-changer’s] table, and, I, when I came, with interest might have exacted it?
24 Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
And, unto the by-standers, he said—Take, from him, the mina, and give unto him that hath, the ten minas; —
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
And they said to him, Lord! he hath ten minas; —
26 He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
I tell you—Unto everyone that hath, shall be given, whereas, from him that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken away.
27 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
But, these mine enemies who desired not that I should be made king over them, bring ye here, and slay them outright before me.
28 After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
And, having said these things, he was moving on in front, going up into Jerusalem.
29 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
And it came to pass, as he drew near unto Bethphage, and Bethany, unto the mount which is called the Mount of Olives, he sent off two of his disciples,
30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
saying—Go your way unto the opposite village, in which, as ye are entering, ye shall find a colt, bound, whereon, no man, hath, ever sat, —and, having loosed him, bring him.
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And, if any one question you—Wherefore are ye loosing him? thus, shall ye say—His Lord, hath, need.
32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
And they who were sent, departing, found as he had said to them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
And, as they were loosing the colt, his lords said unto them—Why are ye loosing the colt?
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
And, they, said—His Lord, hath, need.
35 Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
And they brought him unto Jesus; and, throwing their mantles over the colt, they seated Jesus thereon.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
And, as he moved along, they were spreading their own mantles in the way.
37 And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
And, when he was drawing near, already, unto the descent of the Mount of Olives, one-and-all the throng of the disciples began joyfully to be praising God with a loud voice, concerning all the mighty works which they had seen;
38 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
saying—Blessed is he that cometh… The king! In the name of the Lord! In heaven, peace! And glory in the highest!
39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
And, certain of the Pharisees from the multitude, said unto him—Teacher! rebuke thy disciples.
40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
And he answered and said—I tell you—If, these, shall hold their peace, the stones, will cry out.
41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
And, when he drew near, beholding the city, he wept over it, saying—
42 and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
If thou hadst got to know, in this day, even thou, the conditions of peace… But, now, are they hid from thine eyes:
43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
Because days will have come upon thee, that thine enemies will throw around a rampart against thee, and enclose thee; and hem thee in from every side, —
44 They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
And will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee, and will not leave, stone on stone, within thee: because thou didst not get to know the season of thy visitation.
45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
And, entering into the temple, he began to be casting out them who were selling;
46 He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
saying unto them—It is written, And, my house, shall be, a house of prayer; but, ye, have made, it, a den of robbers.
47 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
And he was teaching day by day in the temple; but, the High-priests and the Scribes, also the chiefs of the people, were seeking to destroy him, —
48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
and could not find what they might do, for, the people, one and all, were hanging upon him, as they hearkened.
