< Luke 11 >
1 AND it was that while he was praying in a certain place, when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, Our Lord, teach us to pray as also Juchanon taught his disciples.
And it came to pass, in His being in a certain place praying, as He ceased, a certain one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.”
2 Jeshu said to them, When you pray, thus be saying, Our Father who (art) in the heavens, be sanctified thy name. Come thy kingdom. Be done thy will as in the heavens also upon earth.
And He said to them, “When you may pray, say: Our Father who is in the heavens, hallowed be Your Name; Your kingdom come, Your will come to pass, as in Heaven also on earth;
3 Give to us the bread of our need every day,
be giving us daily our appointed bread;
4 and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive all who are indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil.
and forgive us our sins, for we also ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us; and may You not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one].”
5 And he said to them, Who of you that has a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and shall say to him, My friend, lend me three loaves,
And He said to them, “Who of you will have a friend, and will go on to him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,
6 because a friend has come to me from the way, and I have nothing to set to him?
seeing a friend of mine came out of the way to me, and I have not what I will set before him,
7 and that friend from within shall answer and say unto him, Disturb me not, for the door is shut, and my children are with me in bed: I cannot rise and give to you.
and he from within answering may say, Do not give me trouble, the door has already been shut, and my children are with me in the bed, I am not able, having risen, to give to you.
8 I tell you if for friendship's sake he will not give him, (yet) because of importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.
I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his persistence, having risen, he will give him as many as he needs;
9 I say also to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
and I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
10 For every one who asketh receiveth, and who seeketh findeth, and who knocketh hath it opened to him.
for everyone who is asking receives; and he who is seeking finds; and to him who is knocking it will be opened.
11 For what father (is there) among you who, if his son shall ask bread, will reach to him a stone? or should he ask a fish, how instead of a fish will he reach to him a serpent?
And of which of you—the father—[if] the son will ask [for] a loaf, will present to him a stone? And [if] a fish, instead of a fish, will present to him a serpent?
12 or if an egg he shall ask, will he a scorpion reach to him?
And [if] he may ask [for] an egg, will present to him a scorpion?
13 And if you, who are evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from the heavens give the Spirit of Holiness to those who ask him!
If, then, you, being evil, have known to be giving good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father who is from Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!”
14 AND he was casting out a demon which was dumb; and when he had cast out the demon, the dumb spake, and the multitudes wondered.
And He was casting forth a demon, and it was mute, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the mute man spoke, and the multitudes wondered,
15 But some from them said, By Beelzebub, the prince of the devils, he casteth out devils;
and certain of them said, “By Beelzebul, ruler of the demons, He casts forth the demons”;
16 while others, tempting him, the sign from heaven demanded of him.
and others, tempting, were asking [for] a sign out of Heaven from Him.
17 But Jeshu, who knew their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom which is divided against itself will be desolated; and a house that against its own self is divided falleth;
And He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house falls;
18 and if Satana against himself be divided, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say that through Beelzebub I cast out devils.
and if Satan was also divided against himself, how will his kingdom be made to stand? For you say by Beelzebul is My casting forth the demons,
19 But if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, your sons, by what do they cast (them) out? On account of this they shall be your judges.
but if I, by Beelzebul, cast forth the demons—your sons, by whom do they cast forth? Because of this they will be your judges;
20 But if by the finger of Aloha I cast out devils, there hath drawn nigh upon you the kingdom of Aloha.
but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then the Kingdom of God came unaware on you.
21 When the strong one armed keepeth his court, his possession is in peace;
When the strong man may keep his hall armed, his goods are in peace;
22 but if a stronger than he shall come, he shall overcome him; all his armour he taketh on which he depended, and he divideth his spoils.
but when the stronger than he, having come on [him], may overcome him, he takes away his whole armor in which he had trusted, and he distributes his spoils;
23 He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not collect with me, by scattering he scattereth.
he who is not with Me is against Me, and he who is not gathering with Me scatters.
24 The unclean spirit, when he hath gone out from a son of man, goeth about through regions which have no waters in them, because he seeketh to him rest. And when he cannot find it he saith, I will return to my house from whence I went out.
When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it walks through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it says, I will return to my house from where I came forth;
25 And when he cometh he findeth it swept and ornamented.
and having come, it finds [it] swept and adorned;
26 Then he goeth, taketh seven other spirits who are more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last of that man is worse than his first.
then it goes, and takes to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 AND while he spake these words, a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou hast sucked!
And it came to pass, in His saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to Him, “Blessed the womb that carried You, and the breasts that You sucked!”
28 He said to her, Blessed are they who hear the word of Aloha and keep it.
And He said, “Indeed, rather, blessed those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!”
29 And when the assemblies had gathered together, he began to say, This evil generation requireth a sign; but no sign shall be given to it save the sign of Jaunon the prophet.
And the multitudes crowding together on Him, He began to say, “This generation is evil, it seeks after a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,
30 For as was Jaunon a sign to the Ninvoyee, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the confines of the earth to hear the wisdom of Shelemun, and, lo, a greater than Shelemun is here.
A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, [One] greater than Solomon [is] here!
32 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jaunon, and, lo, a greater than Jaunon is here.
Men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they converted at the proclamation of Jonah; and behold, [One] greater than Jonah [is] here!
33 No man lighteth a lamp and setteth it in a secret (place) or under a measure, but upon a candlestick, that they who enter may see the light of it.
And no one having lighted a lamp, puts [it] in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lampstand, that those coming in may behold the light.
34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye; when therefore thine eye is simple, thy whole body also will be illuminated; but if it be evil, thy body also will be darkness.
The lamp of the body is the eye, when then your eye may be simple, your whole body is also lightened; and when it may be evil, your body is also darkened;
35 Beware, therefore, lest the light that is in thee become darkness.
take heed, then, lest the light that [is] in you is darkness;
36 But if thy whole body be illuminated, and no part whatever in it be darkness, the whole will be light, as when a lamp with its flame enlighteneth thee.
if then your whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole will be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give you light.”
37 AND as he was speaking, a certain Pharisha requested of him to dine with him, and he went in to recline.
And in [His] speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking Him that He might dine with him, and having gone in, He reclined,
38 But he, the Pharisha, when he saw him, wondered that he had not first washed before his dinner.
and the Pharisee having seen, wondered that He did not first immerse Himself before the early meal.
39 But Jeshu said to him, Now you Pharishee cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but within you are full of rapine and wickedness.
And the LORD said to him, “Now you, the Pharisees, make the outside of the cup and of the plate clean, but your inward part is full of robbery and wickedness.
40 Wanting in understanding! did not he who made that which is without, make also that which is within?
Unthinking [ones]! Did He who made the outside not also make the inside?
41 But of whatever there is, give in alms, and, behold, every thing is clean to you.
But what you have given [as] alms, and behold, all things are clean to you.
42 But woe to you, Pharishee! for you tithe mint, and rue, and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of Aloha. These hath it behoved you to do, and those not to have omitted.
But woe to you, the Pharisees, because you tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and you pass by the judgment and the love of God; these things [you] should do, and those not to be neglecting.
43 Woe to you, Pharishee! for you love the chief seats in the assemblies, and the salutation in the public places.
Woe to you, the Pharisees, because you love the first seats in the synagogues and the salutations in the marketplaces.
44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharishee, hypocrites! for you are like tombs that are not known, and men walk upon them, and do not know.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.”
45 And one of the Sophree answered and said to him, Doctor, while you say these things, you vilify us also!
And one of the lawyers answering, says to Him, “Teacher, saying these things, You also insult us”;
46 But he said, Also unto you, Sophree, woe! because you lade men with heavy burdens, and you with one of your fingers will not touch those burdens.
and He said, “And to you, the lawyers, woe! Because you burden men with burdens [too] grievous to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed:
Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 thus you bear witness that you consent in the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their sepulchres.
Then you testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs;
49 ON this account also Wisdom saith, Behold, I will send to them prophets and apostles; and of them they will persecute and kill;
because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,
50 that the blood of all the prophets which hath been shed from the creation of the world may be required from this generation.
that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation—
51 From the blood of Habil unto the blood of Zakaria who was killed between the temple and the altar: yes, I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I say to you, it will be required from this generation.
52 Woe to you, Sophree; for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you enter not in (yourselves), and they who are entering you prohibit.
Woe to you, the lawyers, because you took away the key of the knowledge; you yourselves did not enter; and you hindered those coming in.”
53 And while he spoke these (words) to them, the Sophree and Pharishee began to be displeased, and they were wrathful, and controverted his words, and enticed him on many (points),
And in His speaking these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press Him to speak about many things,
54 seeking to lay hold on something from his mouth that they might be able to accuse him.
laying wait for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.