Luke 7
1 And when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capharnaum.
After He had finished teaching all these things in the hearing of the people, He went into Capernaum.
2 And the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die.
Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;
3 And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.
and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.
4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.
And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,
5 For he loveth our nation; and he hath built us a synagogue.
for he loves our nation, and at his own expense he built our synagogue for us."
6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
Then Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the Captain sent friends to Him with the message: "Sir, do not trouble to come. I am not worthy of having you come under my roof;
7 For which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to thee; but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
and therefore I did not deem myself worthy to come to you. Only speak the word, and let my young man be cured.
8 For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.
For I too am a man obedient to authority, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this or that,' and he does it."
9 Which Jesus hearing, marvelled: and turning about to the multitude that followed him, he said: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith, not even in Israel.
Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."
10 And they who were sent, being returned to the house, found the servant whole who had been sick.
And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.
11 And it came to pass afterwards, that he went into a city that is called Naim; and there went with him his disciples, and a great multitude.
Shortly afterwards He went to a town called Nain, attended by His disciples and a great crowd of people.
12 And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow: and a great multitude of the city was with her.
And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were with her.
13 Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not.
The Lord saw her, was moved with pity for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."
14 And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it, stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise.
Then He went close and touched the bier, and the bearers halted. "Young man," He said, "I command you, wake!"
15 And he that was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
The dead man sat up and began to speak; and He restored him to his mother.
16 And there came a fear on them all: and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people.
All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."
17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the country round about.
And the report of what Jesus had done spread through the whole of Judaea and in all the surrounding districts.
18 And John’s disciples told him of all these things.
John's disciples brought him an account of all these things;
19 And John called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he that art to come; or look we for another?
so John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord. "Are you the Coming One?" he asked, "or is there another that we are to expect?"
20 And when the men were come unto him, they said: John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that art to come; or look we for another?
The men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you with this question: 'Are you the Coming One, or is there another that we are to expect?'"
21 (And in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases, and hurts, and evil spirits: and to many that were blind he gave sight.)
He immediately cured many of diseases, severe pain, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind He gave the gift of sight.
22 And answering, he said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached:
Then He answered the messengers, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind men receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are purified, deaf persons hear, the dead are raised to life, the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them.
23 And blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me.
And blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."
24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?
When John's messengers were gone, He proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
25 But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately, are in the houses of kings.
But what did you go out to see? A man wearing luxurious clothes? People who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are found in palaces.
26 But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
27 This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
John is the man about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending My messenger before thy face, and he shall make ready thy way before thee.'
28 For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet that John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.
"I tell you that among all of women born there is not one greater than John. Yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John’s baptism.
And all the people, including the tax-gatherers, when they listened to him upheld the righteousness of God, by being baptized with John's baptism.
30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.
But the Pharisees and expounders of the Law have frustrated God's purpose as to their own lives, by refusing to be baptized.
31 And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?
32 They are like to children sitting in the marketplace, and speaking one to another, and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept.
They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say: He hath a devil.
For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking: and you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.
The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, there is a man who is overfond of eating and drinking--he is a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!'
35 And wisdom is justified by all her children.
But wisdom is justified by all who are truly wise."
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat.
Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.
37 And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment;
And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,
38 And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet, with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
and, standing behind close to His feet, weeping, began to wet His feet with her tears; and with her hair she wiped the tears away again, while she lovingly kissed His feet and poured the perfume over them.
39 And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."
40 And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. But he said: Master, say it.
In answer to his thoughts Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.
41 A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
"There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus; "one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.
42 And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most?
But neither of them could pay anything; so he freely forgave them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him most?"
43 Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly.
"I suppose," replied Simon, "the one to whom he forgave most." "You have judged rightly," Jesus rejoined.
44 And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she with tears hath washed my feet, and with her hairs hath wiped them.
Then turning towards the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house: you gave me no water for my feet; but she has made my feet wet with her tears, and then wiped the tears away with her hair.
45 Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
No kiss did you give me; but she from the moment I came in has not left off tenderly kissing my feet.
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet.
No oil did you pour even on my head; but she has poured perfume upon my feet.
47 Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less.
This is the reason why I tell you that her sins, her many sins, are forgiven--because she has loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
48 And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee.
And He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
Then the other guests began to say to themselves, "Who can this man be who even forgives sins?"
50 And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace.
But He said to the woman, "Your faith has cured you: go, and be at peace."
