Luke 12
1 While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
tadaanii. m lokaa. h sahasra. m sahasram aagatya samupasthitaastata ekaiko. anye. saamupari patitum upacakrame; tadaa yii"su. h "si. syaan babhaa. se, yuuya. m phiruu"sinaa. m ki. nvaruupakaapa. tye vi"se. se. na saavadhaanaasti. s.thata|
2 People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
yato yanna prakaa"sayi. syate tadaacchanna. m vastu kimapi naasti; tathaa yanna j naasyate tad gupta. m vastu kimapi naasti|
3 All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
andhakaare ti. s.thanato yaa. h kathaa akathayata taa. h sarvvaa. h kathaa diiptau "sro. syante nirjane kar. ne ca yadakathayata g. rhap. r.s. thaat tat pracaarayi. syate|
4 “My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
he bandhavo yu. smaanaha. m vadaami, ye "sariirasya naa"sa. m vinaa kimapyapara. m karttu. m na "sakruvanti tebhyo maa bhai. s.ta|
5 But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
tarhi kasmaad bhetavyam ityaha. m vadaami, ya. h "sariira. m naa"sayitvaa naraka. m nik. septu. m "saknoti tasmaadeva bhaya. m kuruta, punarapi vadaami tasmaadeva bhaya. m kuruta| (Geenna g1067)
6 [Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
pa nca ca. takapak. si. na. h ki. m dvaabhyaa. m taamrakha. n.daabhyaa. m na vikriiyante? tathaapii"svaraste. saam ekamapi na vismarati|
7 You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
yu. smaaka. m "sira. hke"saa api ga. nitaa. h santi tasmaat maa vibhiita bahuca. takapak. sibhyopi yuuya. m bahumuulyaa. h|
8 I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
apara. m yu. smabhya. m kathayaami ya. h ka"scin maanu. saa. naa. m saak. saan maa. m sviikaroti manu. syaputra ii"svaraduutaanaa. m saak. saat ta. m sviikari. syati|
9 But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
kintu ya. h ka"scinmaanu. saa. naa. m saak. saanmaam asviikaroti tam ii"svarasya duutaanaa. m saak. saad aham asviikari. syaami|
10 [I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
anyacca ya. h ka"scin manujasutasya nindaabhaavena kaa ncit kathaa. m kathayati tasya tatpaapasya mocana. m bhavi. syati kintu yadi ka"scit pavitram aatmaana. m nindati tarhi tasya tatpaapasya mocana. m na bhavi. syati|
11 [So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
yadaa lokaa yu. smaan bhajanageha. m vicaarakart. rraajyakart. r.naa. m sammukha nca ne. syanti tadaa kena prakaare. na kimuttara. m vadi. syatha ki. m kathayi. syatha cetyatra maa cintayata;
12 because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
yato yu. smaabhiryad yad vaktavya. m tat tasmin samayaeva pavitra aatmaa yu. smaan "sik. sayi. syati|
13 Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
tata. h para. m janataamadhyastha. h ka"scijjanasta. m jagaada he guro mayaa saha pait. rka. m dhana. m vibhaktu. m mama bhraataramaaj naapayatu bhavaan|
14 But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
kintu sa tamavadat he manu. sya yuvayo rvicaara. m vibhaaga nca karttu. m maa. m ko niyuktavaan?
15 Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
anantara. m sa lokaanavadat lobhe saavadhaanaa. h satarkaa"sca ti. s.thata, yato bahusampattipraaptyaa manu. syasyaayu rna bhavati|
16 Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
pa"scaad d. r.s. taantakathaamutthaapya kathayaamaasa, ekasya dhanino bhuumau bahuuni "sasyaani jaataani|
17 [So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
tata. h sa manasaa cintayitvaa kathayaambabhuuva mamaitaani samutpannaani dravyaa. ni sthaapayitu. m sthaana. m naasti ki. m kari. syaami?
18 Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
tatovadad ittha. m kari. syaami, mama sarvvabhaa. n.daagaaraa. ni bha"nktvaa b. rhadbhaa. n.daagaaraa. ni nirmmaaya tanmadhye sarvvaphalaani dravyaa. ni ca sthaapayi. syaami|
19 [Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
apara. m nijamano vadi. syaami, he mano bahuvatsaraartha. m naanaadravyaa. ni sa ncitaani santi vi"sraama. m kuru bhuktvaa piitvaa kautuka nca kuru| kintvii"svarastam avadat,
20 But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
re nirbodha adya raatrau tava praa. naastvatto ne. syante tata etaani yaani dravyaa. ni tvayaasaaditaani taani kasya bhavi. syanti?
21 [Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
ataeva ya. h ka"scid ii"svarasya samiipe dhanasa ncayamak. rtvaa kevala. m svanika. te sa ncaya. m karoti sopi taad. r"sa. h|
22 Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
atha sa "si. syebhya. h kathayaamaasa, yu. smaanaha. m vadaami, ki. m khaadi. syaama. h? ki. m paridhaasyaama. h? ityuktvaa jiivanasya "sariirasya caartha. m cintaa. m maa kaar. s.ta|
23 It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
bhak. syaajjiivana. m bhuu. sa. naacchariira nca "sre. s.tha. m bhavati|
24 Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
kaakapak. si. naa. m kaaryya. m vicaarayata, te na vapanti "sasyaani ca na chindanti, te. saa. m bhaa. n.daagaaraa. ni na santi ko. saa"sca na santi, tathaapii"svarastebhyo bhak. syaa. ni dadaati, yuuya. m pak. sibhya. h "sre. s.thataraa na ki. m?
25 (There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
apara nca bhaavayitvaa nijaayu. sa. h k. sa. namaatra. m varddhayitu. m "saknoti, etaad. r"so laako yu. smaaka. m madhye kosti?
26 Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
ataeva k. sudra. m kaaryya. m saadhayitum asamarthaa yuuyam anyasmin kaaryye kuto bhaavayatha?
27 Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
anyacca kaampilapu. spa. m katha. m varddhate tadaapi vicaarayata, tat ka ncana "srama. m na karoti tantuu. m"sca na janayati kintu yu. smabhya. m yathaartha. m kathayaami sulemaan bahvai"svaryyaanvitopi pu. spasyaasya sad. r"so vibhuu. sito naasiit|
28 God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
adya k. setre varttamaana. m "sva"scuullyaa. m k. sepsyamaana. m yat t. r.na. m, tasmai yadii"svara ittha. m bhuu. sayati tarhi he alpapratyayino yu. smaana ki. m na paridhaapayi. syati?
29 Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
ataeva ki. m khaadi. syaama. h? ki. m paridhaasyaama. h? etadartha. m maa ce. s.tadhva. m maa sa. mdigdhva nca|
30 The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
jagato devaarccakaa etaani sarvvaa. ni ce. s.tanate; e. su vastu. su yu. smaaka. m prayojanamaaste iti yu. smaaka. m pitaa jaanaati|
31 Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
ataeve"svarasya raajyaartha. m sace. s.taa bhavata tathaa k. rte sarvvaa. nyetaani dravyaa. ni yu. smabhya. m pradaayi. syante|
32 [You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
he k. sudrame. savraja yuuya. m maa bhai. s.ta yu. smabhya. m raajya. m daatu. m yu. smaaka. m pitu. h sammatirasti|
33 [So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
ataeva yu. smaaka. m yaa yaa sampattirasti taa. m taa. m vikriiya vitarata, yat sthaana. m cauraa naagacchanti, kii. taa"sca na k. saayayanti taad. r"se svarge nijaartham ajare sampu. take. ak. saya. m dhana. m sa ncinuta ca;
34 Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
yato yatra yu. smaaka. m dhana. m varttate tatreva yu. smaaka. m mana. h|
35 “Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
apara nca yuuya. m pradiipa. m jvaalayitvaa baddhaka. tayasti. s.thata;
36 Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
prabhu rvivaahaadaagatya yadaiva dvaaramaahanti tadaiva dvaara. m mocayitu. m yathaa bh. rtyaa apek. sya ti. s.thanti tathaa yuuyamapi ti. s.thata|
37 If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
yata. h prabhuraagatya yaan daasaan sacetanaan ti. s.thato drak. syati taeva dhanyaa. h; aha. m yu. smaan yathaartha. m vadaami prabhustaan bhojanaartham upave"sya svaya. m baddhaka. ti. h samiipametya parive. sayi. syati|
38 [Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
yadi dvitiiye t. rtiiye vaa prahare samaagatya tathaiva pa"syati, tarhi taeva daasaa dhanyaa. h|
39 But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
apara nca kasmin k. sa. ne cauraa aagami. syanti iti yadi g. rhapati rj naatu. m "saknoti tadaava"sya. m jaagran nijag. rhe sandhi. m karttayitu. m vaarayati yuuyametad vitta|
40 Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
ataeva yuuyamapi sajjamaanaasti. s.thata yato yasmin k. sa. ne ta. m naaprek. sadhve tasminneva k. sa. ne manu. syaputra aagami. syati|
41 Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
tadaa pitara. h papraccha, he prabho bhavaan kimasmaan uddi"sya ki. m sarvvaan uddi"sya d. r.s. taantakathaamimaa. m vadati?
42 The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
tata. h prabhu. h provaaca, prabhu. h samucitakaale nijaparivaaraartha. m bhojyaparive. sa. naaya ya. m tatpade niyok. syati taad. r"so vi"svaasyo boddhaa karmmaadhii"sa. h kosti?
43 If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
prabhuraagatya yam etaad. r"se karmma. ni prav. rtta. m drak. syati saeva daaso dhanya. h|
44 I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
aha. m yu. smaan yathaartha. m vadaami sa ta. m nijasarvvasvasyaadhipati. m kari. syati|
45 But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
kintu prabhurvilambenaagami. syati, iti vicintya sa daaso yadi tadanyadaasiidaasaan praharttum bhoktu. m paatu. m maditu nca praarabhate,
46 [If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
tarhi yadaa prabhu. m naapek. si. syate yasmin k. sa. ne so. acetana"sca sthaasyati tasminneva k. sa. ne tasya prabhuraagatya ta. m padabhra. s.ta. m k. rtvaa vi"svaasahiinai. h saha tasya a. m"sa. m niruupayi. syati|
47 Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
yo daasa. h prabheraaj naa. m j naatvaapi sajjito na ti. s.thati tadaaj naanusaare. na ca kaaryya. m na karoti sonekaan prahaaraan praapsyati;
48 But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
kintu yo jano. aj naatvaa prahaaraarha. m karmma karoti solpaprahaaraan praapsyati| yato yasmai baahulyena datta. m tasmaadeva baahulyena grahii. syate, maanu. saa yasya nika. te bahu samarpayanti tasmaad bahu yaacante|
49 “I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
aha. m p. rthivyaam anaikyaruupa. m vahni nik. septum aagatosmi, sa ced idaaniimeva prajvalati tatra mama kaa cintaa?
50 I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
kintu yena majjanenaaha. m magno bhavi. syaami yaavatkaala. m tasya siddhi rna bhavi. syati taavadaha. m katika. s.ta. m praapsyaami|
51 Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
melana. m karttu. m jagad aagatosmi yuuya. m kimittha. m bodhadhve? yu. smaan vadaami na tathaa, kintvaha. m melanaabhaava. m karttu. mm aagatosmi|
52 Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
yasmaadetatkaalamaarabhya ekatrasthaparijanaanaa. m madhye pa ncajanaa. h p. rthag bhuutvaa trayo janaa dvayorjanayo. h pratikuulaa dvau janau ca trayaa. naa. m janaanaa. m pratikuulau bhavi. syanti|
53 A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
pitaa putrasya vipak. sa. h putra"sca pitu rvipak. so bhavi. syati maataa kanyaayaa vipak. saa kanyaa ca maatu rvipak. saa bhavi. syati, tathaa "sva"sruurbadhvaa vipak. saa badhuu"sca "sva"srvaa vipak. saa bhavi. syati|
54 He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
sa lokebhyoparamapi kathayaamaasa, pa"scimadi"si meghodgama. m d. r.s. tvaa yuuya. m ha. thaad vadatha v. r.s. ti rbhavi. syati tatastathaiva jaayate|
55 [In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
apara. m dak. si. nato vaayau vaati sati vadatha nidaagho bhavi. syati tata. h sopi jaayate|
56 You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
re re kapa. tina aakaa"sasya bhuumyaa"sca lak. sa. na. m boddhu. m "saknutha,
57 (Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
kintu kaalasyaasya lak. sa. na. m kuto boddhu. m na "saknutha? yuuya nca svaya. m kuto na nyaa. sya. m vicaarayatha?
58 [If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
apara nca vivaadinaa saarddha. m vicaarayitu. h samiipa. m gacchan pathi tasmaaduddhaara. m praaptu. m yatasva nocet sa tvaa. m dh. rtvaa vicaarayitu. h samiipa. m nayati| vicaarayitaa yadi tvaa. m praharttu. h samiipa. m samarpayati praharttaa tvaa. m kaaraayaa. m badhnaati
59 I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
tarhi tvaamaha. m vadaami tvayaa ni. h"se. sa. m kapardake. su na pari"sodhite. su tva. m tato mukti. m praaptu. m na "sak. syasi|
