Luke 12
1 Amongst which things, when the ten thousands of the multitude were gathered together, so that they were treading one upon another, he began to be saying, unto his disciples, first—Be keeping yourselves free from the leaven of the Pharisees, the which is, hypocrisy.
AND when (there) had gathered (by) myriads great assemblies, so that they would have trodden upon one another, Jeshu began to say to his disciples, Beware for yourselves before all things of the leaven of the Pharishee, which is hypocrisy.
2 But, nothing, hath been, covered up, which shall not be uncovered, and hidden, which shall not be made known.
For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed, and nothing secreted which shall not be made known.
3 Because, as many things as, in the darkness, ye have said, in the light, shall be heard; and, what to the ear ye spake, in the chambers, shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
For all that you say in darknesses in the light shall be heard, and what you whisper in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
4 And I say unto you, my friends—Do not be put in fear of them who kill the body, and, after these things, have nothing more uncommon which they can do.
But I say to you, my beloved ones, Fear not them who kill the body, and who afterward can do nothing more;
5 But I will suggest to you, whom ye should fear—Fear him who, after killing, hath authority to cast into gehenna, —Yea, I say unto you—Him, fear ye. (Geenna g1067)
but I will show you whom you shall fear; Him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into gihana, yes, I say to you, Fear this (one). (Geenna g1067)
6 Are not, five sparrows, sold for two farthings? and, not one from among them, hath been forgotten before God.
Are not five sparrows sold for two asorin; and one of them is not forgotten before Aloha.
7 But, even the hairs of your head, have all been numbered: Be not afraid: many sparrows, ye excel.
But of you, the numbers of the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; than many sparrows more precious are you.
8 And I say unto you—Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;
But I tell you that every one who shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of Aloha.
9 But, he who denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God.
But he who denieth me before men, I will deny him before the angels of Aloha.
10 And, whosoever shall say a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but, unto him who, against the Holy Spirit, speaketh profanely, it shall not be forgiven.
And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him; but whoever against the Spirit of Holiness shall blaspheme, it shall not be forgiven him.
11 But, whensoever they shall be bringing you in before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how, [or what] ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;
And when they bring you into the synagogues, before heads and authorities, be not anxious how you shall express yourselves, or what you shall say;
12 For, the Holy Spirit, shall teach you, in that very hour, what ye ought to say.
for the Spirit of Holiness will teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
13 And one from amongst the multitude said unto him—Teacher! bid my brother divide with me the inheritance.
AND a man from the assembly said to him, Malphona, tell my brother to divide with me the inheritance.
14 But, he, said unto him—Man! who hath appointed me a judge or divider over you?
But Jeshu said to him, Man, who established me over you a judge and a divider?
15 And he said unto them—Mind and be guarding yourselves from all covetousness; for not, in one’s abundance, doth his life spring out of his possessions.
And he said to his disciples, Beware of all avarice: for life is not in the abundance of riches.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying—A certain rich man’s estate, bare well.
And he spake a parable to them: The ground of a certain rich man produced him much provisions.
17 And he began to deliberate within himself, saying—What shall I do? because I have not where I can gather my fruits.
And he thought within himself, and said, What shall I do? for I have not where to collect my provisions.
18 And he said—This, will I do, —I will pull down my barns, and, greater ones, build, and gather, there, all my wheat and good things;
And he said, This will I do: I will destroy my house of stores, and will build and enlarge it; and there will I collect all my provender and my good things:
19 and will say to my soul—Soul! thou hast many good things [lying by for many years: be taking thy rest, eat, drink, ] be making merry!
and I will say to my soul, My soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years: be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him—Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
But Aloha said to him, Reasonless (man)! this night thy soul they shall require of thee; and then, (the things) which thou hast prepared,
21 [So, is he that is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich, towards God.]
whose shall they be? So is he who layeth up to himself treasures, and towards Aloha is not rich.
22 And he said unto his disciples—For this cause, I say unto you, —Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat, nor yet for [your] body, what ye shall put on;
And he said to his disciples, Therefore I tell you, Be not anxious for yourselves, what you shall eat; neither for the body, how you shall dress:
23 For, the life, is more, than the food, and, the body, than, the clothing.
for the soul is more precious than food, and the body than raiment.
24 Consider well the ravens—That they sow nor, neither do they reap, which have neither chamber nor barn, —and, God, feedeth, them! By how much do, ye, excel, the birds?
Consider the ravens, which sow not nor reap, which have no chambers or barns, yet Aloha feeds them. How much, therefore, are you better than the fowls!
25 And, who from among you, though anxious, can, unto his stature, add a cubit?
And which of you by being anxious could add to his stature one cubit?
26 If then, not even the least thing, ye can do, why, concerning the rest, are ye anxious?
But if indeed you are not capable of (that which is) the least, why concerning the rest are you anxious?
27 Consider well the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you—Not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like one of these.
Consider the lilies, how they grow, which toil not nor spin; but I tell you that even Shelemun in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 But, if God thus adorneth, the grass, which is, in a field, to-day, and, to-morrow, into an oven, is cast, how much rather you, O little-of-faith?
But if the herbage, which today is in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace, Aloha thus clothes, how much more you, little in faith!
29 Ye, therefore, be not seeking what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink, and be not held in suspense;
And seek you not what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor let your mind be distracted for these:
30 For, after all these things, do, the nations of the world, seek, —but, your Father, knoweth that ye need these things.
for all these the nations of the world seek; but to you also your Father knoweth that these are needful.
31 Notwithstanding, be seeking his kingdom, —and, these things, shall be added unto you.
But seek the kingdom of Aloha, and these all shall be added to you.
32 Be not afraid, the dear little flock! for your Father delighteth to give you, the kingdom.
FEAR not, little flock; for your Father hath willed to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell your possessions, and give alms, make for yourselves purses that wax not old, —treasure unfailing, in the heavens, where, thief, doth not draw near, and, moth, doth not spoil.
Sell your substance, and give alms: make to you bags which become not old, and a treasure which is not transient, in the heavens, where the thief does not approach, and the moth destroys not.
34 For, where your treasure is, there, will your heart he also.
For where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.
35 Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning,
Let your loins be bound, and your lamps be burning,
36 And, ye yourselves, like unto men awaiting their own lord, once he may break up out of the marriage-feast, —that, when he cometh and knocketh, straightway, they may open unto him.
and be you like men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the place of festivity, that, when he hath come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.
37 Happy those servants, whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching! Verily, I say unto you—he will gird himself, and make them recline, and, coming near, will minister unto them.
Blessed those servants who, when their lord shall come, shall be found watching. Amen I tell you, He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will come over and serve them.
38 And, if, in the second, or if, in the third, watch, he come and find, thus, happy, are, they!
And if in the second or the third watch he shall come and find them thus, blessed will be those servants.
39 But, of this, be taking note—Had the householder known, in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not suffered his house, to be digged through.
But this know, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have permitted his house to be dug through.
40 Ye, therefore, be getting ready, because, in what hour ye are not thinking, The Son of Man cometh!
Also you, be you therefore ready: for, in that hour that you think not, cometh the Son of man.
41 But Peter said—Lord! unto us, this parable, speakest thou? or, even unto all?
Shemun Kipha said to him, Our Lord, to us speakest thou this parable, or to all men also?
42 And the Lord said—Who then is the faithful steward, the prudent one, whom the lord will appoint over his body of attendants, to be giving, in due season, the measured allowance of wheat?
Jeshu said to him, Who then is that steward, faithful and wise, whom his lord hath established over his service, to give the portion in its time?
43 Happy, that servant, whom the lord, when he cometh shall find doing, thus!
Blessed that servant whom, when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth, I say unto you—Over all his possessions, will he appoint him.
Assuredly I tell you, He will establish him over all his substance.
45 But, if that servant should say in his heart—My lord delayeth to come! and should begin to be striking the youths and the maidens, —to be eating also, and drinking, and making himself drunk,
But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord withholdeth to come, and shall begin to beat the servants and the handmaids of his lord, and shall begin to eat and to drink and be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant, will have come—on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not taking note, —and will cut him asunder, and, his part, with the unfaithful, will appoint.
the lord of that servant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and in an hour which he knoweth not; and shall sunder him, and set him his portion with those who are not faithful.
47 And, that servant, who had come to know the will of his lord, and neither prepared, nor wrought unto his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
And that servant who knew the will of his lord, and prepared not himself according to his will, shall be beaten with many
48 Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.
But he who knew not, and did that which was worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For every one to whom much is given, much will be required from him; and to whom much is committed, the more will they require at his hand.
49 Fire, came I to cast upon the earth, —and what can I wish, if, already, it hath been, kindled?
FIRE have I come to send forth upon the earth, and I would that it already burned:
50 But, an immersion, have I, to be immersed with, and how am I distressed, until it be ended!
and I have a baptism (wherewith) to be baptized, and greatly am I pressed till it be completed.
51 Suppose ye, that, peace, I am come to give in the earth? Nay, I tell you, but rather division.
Suppose you that peace I have come to send forth on the earth? I tell you, not (peace), but divisions.
52 For there shall be, henceforth, five in one house, divided, —three against two, and two against three:
For from henceforth there will be five in one house, who (will be) divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 There shall be divided—Father against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother, —mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
For the father will be divided against his son, and the son against his father; the mother against her daughter, and the daughter against her mother; the mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.
54 And he went on to say, even unto the multitudes, —Whensoever ye see a cloud springing up from the west, straightway, ye are saying—A thunderstorm is coming! and it happeneth thus.
And he said to the assembly, When you see a cloud arisen from the west, immediately you say, The rain cometh; and it is so:
55 And, whensoever a south wind, blowing, ye say—A scorching heat, will there be! and it cometh to pass.
and when bloweth the south, you say, It becomes heat; and it is so.
56 Hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven, ye know how to scan; but, this season, how know ye not to scan;
You hypocrites, the aspect of the sky and of the earth you know to distinguish; but this Time how do you not distinguish?
57 Why, moreover, even from yourselves, judge ye not what is just?
But why of yourselves judge you not the truth?
58 For, as thou art going along with thine adversary unto a ruler, on the way, take pains to get a release from him; lest once he drag thee along unto the judge, and, the judge, deliver thee up to the punisher, —and, the punisher, cast thee into prison:
When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, while in the way, negotiate, and be freed from him; lest he bring thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into the house of the bound;
59 I tell thee—In nowise shalt thou come out from thence, until, even the last fraction, thou pay!
and Amen I tell thee, Thou wilt not be delivered from thence till thou shalt have given the last shomona.
