Luke 19
1 And having entered, He was passing through Jericho,
When Jesus had entered, and was passing through Jericho,
2 and behold, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich,
behold, a man named Zaccheus, a rich man, and chief of the publicans,
3 and he was seeking to see Jesus, who He is, and was not able for the multitude, because he was small in stature,
endeavored to see what sort of person he was, but could not for the press, being of a low stature.
4 and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see Him, because through that [way] He was about to pass by.
Therefore, running before, he climbed up into a sycamore, to see him; having observed that he was going that way.
5 And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, He saw him and said to him, “Zaccheus, having hurried, come down, for it is necessary for Me to remain in your house today”;
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and seeing him, said, Zaccheus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must abide at your house.
6 and he having hurried came down, and received Him rejoicing;
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying, “He went in to lodge with a sinful man!”
When the multitude perceived this, they said, murmuring, He is gone to be entertained by a sinner.
8 And Zaccheus having stood, said to the LORD, “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I took by false accusation anything of anyone, I give back fourfold.”
But Zaccheus, presenting himself before Jesus, said, Master, half of my goods I will give to the poor; and if in anything I have wronged any man, I will restore fourfold.
9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
And Jesus said, concerning him, To-day is salvation come to this house; inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
For the Son of Man is come to seek and recover that which was lost.
11 And while they are hearing these things, having added He spoke an allegory, because of His being near to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the Kingdom of God is immediately about to appear.
As the people were attentive, he added this parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and they fancied the Reign of God would immediately commence.
12 He therefore said, “A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,
A certain nobleman went abroad to procure for himself the royalty, and then return;
13 and having called ten servants of his own, he gave ten minas to them and said to them, Do business—until I come;
and having called ten of his servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, he said, improve these till I return.
14 and his citizens were hating him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.
Now his citizens hated him; and sending an embassy after him, protested, We will not have this man for our king.
15 And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what anyone had done in business.
When he returned, vested with royal power, he commanded those servants to be called to whom he had committed the money, that he might know what every one had gained.
16 And the first came near, saying, Lord, your mina gained ten minas;
Then the first came, and said, My Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.
17 and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because you became faithful in a very little, be having authority over ten cities.
He answered, Well done, good servant; because you have been faithful in a very small matter, receive the government of ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, your mina made five minas;
And the second who came, said, My Lord, your pound has gained five pounds.
19 and he also said to this one, And you, become [ruler] over five cities.
He answered, Be you also governor of five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, your mina, that I had lying away in a napkin;
Another came, saying, My Lord, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin;
21 for I was afraid of you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.
for I was afraid of you, because you are a hard master; you exact what you did not give, and reap what you did not sow.
22 And he says to him, Out of your mouth I will judge you, evil servant: you knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!
He answered, Out of your own mouth, you malignant servant, I will condemn you. Did you know that I am a hard master, exacting what I did not give, and reaping what I did not sow?
23 And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, might have received it with interest?
Why, then, did you not put my money into the bank; that at my return I might have received it with interest?
24 And to those standing by he said, Take the mina from him, and give to him having the ten minas—
Then he said to his attendants, Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds.
25 (and they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas)—
They answered, My Lord, he has ten pounds.
26 for I say to you that to everyone having will be given, and from him not having, also what he has will be taken from him,
He replied, I tell you, that to every one who has, more shall be given; but from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken.
27 but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring here and slay before me.”
But as for those my enemies, who would not have me for their king, bring them hither, and slay them in my presence.
28 And having said these things, He went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
After this discourse, Jesus walked foremost, traveling toward Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, as He came near to Bethphage and Bethany, to that called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
When he approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mountain called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 having said, “Go away into the village in front of [you], in which, entering in, you will find a colt bound, on which no one of men ever sat, having loosed it, bring [it];
saying, Go to yonder village, where, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode; loose him, and bring him.
31 and if anyone questions you, Why do you loose [it]? Thus you will say to him: The LORD has need of it.”
If any one ask you why you loose him, you shall answer, Because the Master needs him.
32 And those sent, having gone away, found according as He said to them,
Accordingly, they who received this order, went, and found everything as he had told them.
33 and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said to them, “Why do you loose the colt?”
As they were loosing the colt, the owners said to them, Why loose you the colt?
34 And they said, “The LORD has need of it”;
They answered, The Master needs him.
35 and they brought it to Jesus, and having cast their garments on the colt, they sat Jesus on it.
So they brought him to Jesus, and having thrown their mantles upon the colt, set Jesus on it.
36 And as He is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,
As he went, the people spread their mantles in the way before him.
37 and as He is coming near now, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
When he was so near as the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God in loud acclamations, for all the miracles which they had seen;
38 saying, “Blessed [is] the King coming in the Name of the LORD; peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest!”
saying, Blessed be the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!
39 And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples”;
Upon this, some Pharisees in the crowd said to him, Rabbi, rebuke your disciples.
40 and He answering said to them, “I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!”
He answered, I tell you, that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.
41 And when He came near, having seen the city, He wept over it,
When he came near, and beheld the city, he wept over it,
42 saying, “If you knew, even you, at least in this your day, the things for your peace; but now they were hid from your eyes.
saying, O that thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things which concern thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes:
43 Because days will come on you, and your enemies will cast a rampart around you, and surround you around, and press you on every side,
for the days are coming upon thee, when thine enemies will surround thee with a rampart, and inclose thee, and shut thee up on every side;
44 and lay you low, and your children within you, and they will not leave in you a stone on a stone, because you did not know the time of your inspection.”
and will level thee with the ground, thee and thy children, and will not leave one stone upon another, because thou didst not know the time when thou wast visited.
45 And having entered into the temple, He began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,
Afterward he went into the temple, and drove out thence those who sold, and those who bought in it,
46 saying to them, “It has been written, My house is a house of prayer—but you made it a den of robbers.”
saying to them, It is written, "My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."
47 And He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy Him—also the chiefs of the people—
And he taught daily in the temple, while the chief priests and the scribes, and persons of principal note, sought his destruction;
48 and they were not finding what they will do, for all the people were hanging on Him, hearing Him.
but could not devise how to effect it: for all the people heard him with the greatest attention.
