Luke 19
1 And as Jesus entered and passed through Jericho,
So He entered Jericho and was passing through the town.
2 there was a certain man, whose name was Zaccheus, who was rich, and chief of the publicans;
There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.
3 and he wished to see Jesus, who he was; and could not, on account of the crowd; because Zaccheus was small in stature.
He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
4 And he ran forward of Jesus, and climbed a wild fig-tree, in order to see him; for he was to pass that way.
So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he saw him, and said to him: Make haste and come down, Zaccheus; for I must be at thy house to-day.
As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."
6 And he hastened, and came down, and received him with gladness.
So he came down in haste, and welcomed Him joyfully.
7 And when they all saw it, they murmured, and said: He hath gone in to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.
8 And Zaccheus stood up, and said to Jesus: Behold, my Lord, the half of my riches I give to the poor; and to every man, whom I have wronged in any thing, I restore fourfold.
Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."
9 Jesus said to him: This day, life is to this house; for he also is a son of Abraham.
Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man came, to seek and to vivify that which was lost.
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
11 And when they heard these things, he proceeded to utter a similitude; because he was near to Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was to be soon developed.
As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
12 And he said: A certain man of high birth was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again.
So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come.
And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.
14 But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, saying: We wish this man not to reign over us.
"Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become our king.'
15 And when he had obtained the royalty, and had returned, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had committed his money; that he might know what each of them had gained by trading.
And upon his return, after he had obtained the sovereignty, he ordered those servants to whom he had given the money to be summoned before him, that he might learn their success in trading.
16 And the first came, and said: My Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
"So the first came and said, "'Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'
17 He said to him: Well done, good servant! As thou hast been faithful over a little, thou shalt have authority over ten towns.
"'Well done, good servant,' he replied; 'because you have been faithful in a very small matter, be in authority over ten towns.'
18 And the second came, and said: My lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds.
"The second came, and said, "'Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'
19 He said likewise to him: Thou also shalt have authority over five towns.
"So he said to this one also, "'And you, be the governor of five towns.'
20 And another came, and said: My lord, lo, this is thy pound, which hath been with me, laid up in fine linen.
"The next came. "'Sir,' he said, 'here is your pound, which I have kept wrapt up in a cloth.
21 For I was afraid of thee, because thou art a hard man, and takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou sowedst not.
For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.'
22 He said to him: Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou evil servant. Thou knewest me, that I am a hard man, and that I take up what I laid not down, and reap what I sowed not!
"'By your own words,' he replied, 'I will judge you, you bad servant. You knew me to be a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:
23 Why didst thou not put my money into the broker's hands, that when I came, I might have demanded it with interest?
why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?
24 And he said to them that stood before him: Take from him the pound, and give it to him with whom are the ten pounds.
"And he said to those who stood by, "'Take the pound from him and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
25 They say to him: Our lord, there are with him ten pounds.
("They said to him, "'Sir, he already has ten pounds.')
26 He said to them: I tell you, that to every one that hath, will be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.
"'I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.
27 But as for those my enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them and slay them before me.
But as for those enemies of mine who were unwilling that I should become their king, bring them here, and cut them to pieces in my presence.'"
28 And when Jesus had spoken these things, he went forward, to go to Jerusalem.
After thus speaking, He journeyed onward, proceeding up to Jerusalem.
29 And when he arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, near to the mount called the place of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
And when he was come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount called the Oliveyard, He sent two of the disciples on in front,
30 and said to them: Go ye to the village that is over against us, and as ye enter it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode; loose him and bring him.
saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? say to him: Our Lord needeth him.
And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"
32 And they went who were sent, and they found, as he said to them.
So those who were sent went and found things as He had told them.
33 And as they loosed the colt, the owner of him said to them: Why do ye loose that colt?
And while they were untying the colt the owners called out, "Why are you untying the colt?"
34 And they said: Because our Lord needeth him.
and they replied, "The Master needs it."
35 And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus upon him.
Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.
36 And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.
So He rode on, while they carpeted the road with their garments.
37 And when he came near to the descent of the place of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen.
And when He was now getting near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began in their joy to praise God in loud voices for all the mighty deeds they had witnessed.
38 And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high.
"Blessed is the King," they cried, "who comes in the name of the Lord: in Heaven peace, and glory in the highest realms."
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the crowd, said to him: Rabbi, rebuke thy disciples.
Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."
40 He said to them: I tell you, that, if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.
"I tell you," He replied, "that if they became silent, the very stones would cry out."
41 And as he drew near, and beheld the city, he wept over it:
When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,
42 and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy eyes.
"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies will encompass thee, and besiege thee on every side.
For the time is coming upon thee when thy foes will throw up around thee earthworks and a wall, investing thee and hemming thee in on every side.
44 And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."
45 And when he entered the temple, he began to expel those who bought and sold in it.
Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.
46 And he said to them: It is written, My house is a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.
"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."
47 And he taught daily in the temple: and the chief priests and Scribes and Elders of the people, sought to destroy him.
And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.
48 But they found not, what they could do to him; for all the people hung upon him to hear him.
But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.
