Luke 19
1 And he entered and was passing through Jericho.
Jesus entered Jericho and walked through the town.
2 And lo! a man named Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.
A man was there named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector. He was very rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was; and he could not on account of the multitude; because he was small of stature.
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he couldn't see over the crowd.
4 And he ran on before, and climbed up a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.
So he ran ahead, and climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus as he passed by.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said to him, Zacchaeas, make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.
When Jesus got there, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly! I need to stay at your house today.”
6 And he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully.
Zacchaeus climbed down quickly and was so happy to welcome Jesus to his home.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He hath gone in to be the guest of a sinner.
When the people saw this they all complained, “He's gone to stay with such a sinner!”
8 And Zacchaeus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore him four-fold.
But Zacchaeus stood up and said before the Lord, “Look, I'm giving half of everything I own to the poor, and if I've cheated anybody, I'll pay them back four times as much!”
9 And Jesus said to him, This day hath salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
In response Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown he is a son of Abraham too.
10 for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
For the Son of man came to search for and save those who are lost.”
11 And while they were hearing these things, he proceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
While they were still paying attention, Jesus told them a story for they were close to Jerusalem and the people thought that God's kingdom was going to become a reality right away.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
“Once there was a nobleman who left home to go to a distant country to be crowned king there, and then to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.
He called ten of his servants, divided money equally among them, and told them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
But his people hated him, and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We won't have this man as king over us.’
15 And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading.
After he had been crowned king he returned. He ordered his servants brought to him. He wanted to know what profit they had made by investing the money he had given them.
16 And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
The first servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned ten times as much.’
17 And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.
‘Well done! You're a good servant,’ said the king. ‘Since you proved yourself trustworthy in a very small matter, I'm placing you in charge of ten cities.’
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
The second servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned five times as much.’
19 And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.
‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.
Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.
21 For I feared thee, because thou art a harsh man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
I was afraid of you because you're a hard man. You take what doesn't belong to you, and you harvest what you didn't plant.’
22 He saith to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant! thou knewest that I was a harsh man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow;
‘I'll judge you by your own words,’ the king replied. ‘You know I'm a hard man, who as you say, takes what doesn't belong to me, and I harvest what I didn't plant.
23 why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have received it back with interest.
Why then didn't you deposit my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have had my money with interest?’
24 And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds.
The king told those who were standing beside him, ‘Take the money away from him, and give it to the one who made ten times as much.’
25 (And they said to him, He hath ten pounds, Lord.)
‘But master, he already has ten times as much,’ they replied.
26 I say to you, that to every one who hath, will be given; but from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.
The king said, ‘I tell you, to those who have, more will be given; but those who do not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
27 But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.
And as for my enemies who didn't want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went forward, going up to Jerusalem.
After he'd finished telling them this story, Jesus left for Jerusalem, walking on ahead.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
As he approached Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples, telling them:
30 saying, Go to the village over against us; on entering which ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; and loose, and bring it.
“Go to the village farther on. As you enter it you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
31 And if any one ask you, Why are ye loosing it? ye shall say thus, The Lord hath need of it.
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 And they who were sent went and found just as he told them.
So the two disciples went and found that everything was just as Jesus had said.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why are ye loosing the colt?
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of it.
The disciples replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35 And they brought it to Jesus; and having thrown their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon.
They brought the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over it, and sat Jesus on its back.
36 And as he went on, they spread their garments in the road.
As he rode along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen;
As he approached Jerusalem, right where the road goes down from the Mount of Olives, the crowd of disciples all began shouting joyful praises to God at the top of their voices for all the miracles they had seen.
38 saying, Blessed be the King in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heavens!
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord,” they shouted. “Peace in heaven and glory in highest heaven.”
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, stop your disciples from saying that.”
40 And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.
But Jesus replied, “I tell you that if they kept quiet then the stones will shout!”
41 And when he came near, as he beheld the city, he wept over it,
But as he got closer, he saw the city and wept over it.
42 saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, and that in this thy day, the things that concern thy peace! but now they are hidden from thine eyes.
“I really wish today that you, even you, had known the path that leads to peace!” he said. “But now it's hidden from your eyes.
43 For the days will come upon thee, when thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side,
The time is coming upon you when your enemies will besiege you, building ramps to attack you, encircling you and closing you in from every side.
44 and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
They will smash you to the ground, you and your children within you. They won't leave one stone on another within you, for you refused to accept salvation when it came to you.”
45 And entering the temple, he began to cast out those who sold,
Jesus entered the Temple and began driving out all the people trading there.
46 saying to them, It is written, “And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.”
He told them, “Scriptures state that ‘my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
47 And he was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests, and the scribes, and the leading men of the people sought to destroy him.
He was teaching in the Temple every day. The chief priests, the religious teachers, and the leaders of the people were trying to kill him.
48 And they could not find an opportunity of doing any thing; for all the people hung upon him, listening.
But they couldn't find a way to do it because everyone appreciated him, hanging on his every word.
