Matthew 20

1 For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the lord of a house, who went out, at dawn of day, to hire laborers for his vineyard.

2 And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And he contracted with the labors for a denarius a day: and sent them into his vineyard.

3 And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

And he went out at the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place:

4 and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.

and he said to them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and what is right I will give you;

5 Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.

and they went. And again he went out at the sixth and ninth hours, and did the same.

6 But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

And about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others who were standing and idle; and he said to them: Why stand ye all the day, and are idle?

7 They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go also ye into the vineyard [and whatsoever may be just ye shall receive].

They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into the vineyard; and what is right ye shall receive.

8 But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay [them] their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

And when it was evening, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward: Call the laborers, and give them their wages; and commence with the last, and proceed to the first.

9 And when they [who came to work] about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

And those of the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius.

10 And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.

And when the first came, they supposed they should receive more; but they also received each a denarius.

11 And on receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

And when they received it, they murmured against the lord of the house,

12 saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.

and said: These last have labored but one hour, and thou hast made them equal with us who have borne the burden of the day and the heat of it.

13 But he answering said to one of them, [My] friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?

But he answered, and said to one of them: My friend, I do thee no injustice: was it not for a denarius that thou didst contract with me?

14 Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:

Take what belongeth to thee, and go: for I am disposed to give to this last, as to thee.

15 is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

Is it not lawful for me, to do what I please with what belongeth to me; or is thy eye evil, because I am good?

16 Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

Thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for the called are many, but the chosen are few.

17 And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples with [him] apart in the way, and said to them,

And Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem: and he took his twelve disciples aside, on the way, and said to them:

18 Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death;

Behold we are going to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and to the Scribes, and they will condemn him to death.

19 and they will deliver him up to the nations to mock and to scourge and to crucify, and the third day he shall rise again.

And they will deliver him over to the Gentiles: and they will mock him, and will scourge him, and will crucify him; and the third day, he will arise.

20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, doing homage, and asking something of him.

Then came, to him the mother of Zebedee's children, she and her sons; and she worshipped him, and asked something from him.

21 And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak [the word] that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

And he said to her, What desirest thou? She said to him: Say, that these my two sons shall sit, the one on thy right hand and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

22 And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.

Jesus answered and said: Ye know not what ye ask for. Can ye drink of the cup, of which I am to drink? or be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with? They say to him: We can.

23 [And] he says to them, Ye shall drink indeed my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on [my] left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared of my Father.

He saith to them: Ye will indeed drink of my cup, and will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but that ye should sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

24 And the ten, having heard [of it], were indignant about the two brothers.

And when the ten heard it, they were angry against the two brothers.

25 But Jesus having called them to [him], said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.

And Jesus called them, and said to them: Ye know that the princes of the nations are their lords, and their great men exercise authority over them.

26 It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you desireth to be great, let him be to you, a ministerer:

27 and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;

and whoever among you desireth to be first, let him be your servant:

28 as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.

29 And as they went out from Jericho a great crowd followed him.

And as Jesus passed out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

30 And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

And lo, two blind men were sitting by the way side. And when they heard that Jesus was passing, they called out, and said: Have compassion on us, my Lord, thou son of David!

31 But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

And the multitudes rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they raised their voice the more, and said: Our Lord, have compassion on us, thou son of David.

32 And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said: What wish ye, that I should do for you?

33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

They said to him: Our Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes had sight restored to them, and they followed him.

And he had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes were opened, and they followed him.