Matthew 20
1 The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
For the Administration of Heaven will resemble the conduct of a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Having agreed with some for a denarius a-day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.
About the third hour he went out, and seeing others unemployed in the market place,
4 And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just.
said to them, Go you likewise into my vineyard, and I will give you what is reasonable. Accordingly they went.
5 And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner.
Again, about the sixth hour, and about the ninth, he went out and did the same.
6 But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?
Lastly, about the eleventh hour, he went out, and finding others standing, said to them, Why do you stand here all the day doing nothing?
7 They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go you also into my vineyard.
They answered, Because no person has hired us. He said to them, Go you also into my vineyard, and you shall receive what is reasonable.
8 And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.
When it was night, the proprietor of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first.
9 When therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Then they who had been hired at the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius.
10 But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every man a penny.
When the first came, they imagined they should receive more; but they got only a denarius a-piece.
11 And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,
Upon receiving it, they murmured against the householder,
12 Saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.
saying, These last have worked but one hour; yet you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?
He answering, said to one of them, Friend, I do you no injury. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
14 Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee.
Take what is yours, and depart. It is my will to give to this last as much as to you.
15 Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? is thy eye evil, because I am good?
And may not I do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good?
16 So shall the last be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.
Thus the last shall be first, and first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart, and said to them:
When Jesus was on the road to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside, and said to them,
18 Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death.
We are now going to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, who will condemn him to die,
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked, and scourged, and crucified, and the third day he shall rise again.
and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked, and scourged, and crucified; but the third day he will rise again.
20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of him.
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to him with her sons, and, prostrating herself, entreated he would grant the request she had to make.
21 Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: Say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.
He said to her, What do you wish? She answered, That, in your Reign, one of these my two sons may sit at your right hand, the other at your left.
22 And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can.
Jesus replying, said, You know not what you ask. Can you drink such a cup as I must drink? They said to him, We can.
23 He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.
He answered, You shall indeed drink such a cup. But to sit on my right hand, and at my left, I can not give, unless to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.
24 And the ten hearing it, were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
The then, hearing this, were full of indignation against the two brothers;
25 But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they that are the greater, exercise power upon them.
but Jesus, calling them to him, said, You know that the Princes of the nations domineer over them, and the great exercise their authority upon them.
26 It shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be the greater among you, let him be your minister:
It must not be so amongst you: on the contrary, whosoever would become great amongst you, let him be your servant;
27 And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant.
and whosoever would be chief amongst you, let him be your slave:
28 Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption 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 when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
As they left Jericho, followed by a great multitude,
30 And behold two blind men sitting by the way side, heard that Jesus passed by, and they cried out, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.
two blind men, who sat by the way-side, hearing that Jesus passed by cried, saying, Master, Son of David, have pity on us.
31 And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.
The multitude charged them to be silent: but they cried the louder, saying, Master, Son of David, have pity on us.
32 And Jesus stood, and called them, and said: What will ye that I do to you?
Then Jesus stopping, called them, and said, What do you want me to do for you?
33 They say to him: Lord, that our eyes be opened.
They answered, Sir, to make us see.
34 And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw, and followed him.
Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. Immediately they received sight, and followed him.
