Luke 16
1 [Jesus] also said to his disciples, “Once there was a rich man who had a household manager. [One day] he was told {[someone] told him} that [the manager] was managing the rich man’s money badly.
Und er erzählte weiterhin den Jüngern: "Ein reicher Mann hatte einen Verwalter. Dieser ward bei ihm beschuldigt, er verschleudere seine Güter.
2 So he summoned [his manager] and said to him, ‘(It is terrible what they are saying about you [(sg)]!/Is it true what they are saying about you [(sg)] [RHQ]?) Give me a written account of [the funds] you have been managing, because you can no longer be my [household] manager!’
Er ließ ihn rufen und hielt ihm vor: 'Was muß ich von dir hören? Gib Rechenschaft von deiner Verwaltung; du kannst nicht länger Verwalter sein.'
3 Then the manager thought to himself, ‘My master is going to fire me, so (I do not know what to do./what shall I do [RHQ]?) I am not strong enough to [work by] digging ditches, and I am ashamed to beg [for money].’
Da dachte der Verwalter bei sich: 'Was soll ich nun tun, weil mein Herr mir die Verwaltung nimmt? Graben kann ich nicht; zu betteln schäme ich mich.
4 [Suddenly he had an idea]. ‘I know what I will do, so that people will take me into their houses [and provide for me] after I am dismissed {after my master dismisses me} from my work!’
Ich weiß, was ich tue, damit die Leute mich in ihre Häuser aufnehmen, wenn ich aus der Verwaltung entfernt bin.'
5 So [one by one] he summoned the people who owed his master money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you [(sg)] owe my master?’
Er ließ die Schuldner seines Herrn, einen nach dem anderen, zu sich kommen. Den ersten fragte er: 'Wieviel bist du meinem Herrn schuldig?'
6 The man replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down and quickly change it to 400 [gallons]!’
Er gab zur Antwort: , Hundert Krüge Öl.' 'Da hast du deinen Schuldschein', sagte er zu ihm, 'setz dich jetzt hin und flugs schreibe fünfzig.'
7 He said to another man, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A thousand bushels of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 [bushels]!’ [He did similar things for the others who owed his master money].
Einen anderen fragte er: 'Wieviel bist du schuldig?' Er gab zur Antwort: 'Hundert Malter Weizen.' Zu diesem sagte er: 'Da hast du deinen Schuldschein, schreibe achtzig.'
8 When his master [heard what the manager had done], he admired the dishonest manager for the clever thing he had done. [The truth] is that the ungodly people in this world act more wisely toward other people than godly people [MET] act. (aiōn g165)
Der Herr lobte den ungetreuen Verwalter, weil er klug gehandelt habe. Sind doch die Kinder dieser Welt klüger als die Kinder des Lichtes, soweit es sich um ihresgleichen handelt. (aiōn g165)
9 [So] I tell you [(pl)] this: Use the money that you have [here] on earth to help others so that they will become your friends. Then when [you die and] you cannot [take] any money with you, [God and his angels] will welcome you into a home [in heaven] that will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
Auch ich sage euch: Macht euch Freunde mit dem ungerechten Mammon, damit man euch, wenn er zu Ende geht, in die ewigen Wohnungen aufnehme. (aiōnios g166)
10 People who faithfully manage small [matters] will also faithfully manage important [matters]. People who are dishonest in [the way they handle] small [matters] will be dishonest [in the way they handle] important [matters].
Wer im Kleinsten getreu ist, ist auch im Großen getreu. Wer aber im Kleinsten ungetreu ist, der ist es auch im Großen.
11 So if you have not faithfully handled the money that [God has given you here] on earth, (he will certainly not allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven!]/would he allow you to possess the true [spiritual] riches [in heaven]?) [RHQ]
Wenn ihr mit dem ungerechten Mammon nicht getreu gewesen seid, wer wird euch das wahre Gut anvertrauen?
12 And if you have not faithfully managed things that belong to other people, ([God] will certainly not allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you!/would God allow you to receive [treasures in heaven that] would belong to you?) [RHQ]
Und wenn ihr mit dem fremden Gute nicht getreu gewesen seid, wer wird euch dann den eigenen Besitz anvertrauen?
13 No servant is able to serve two [different] bosses [at the same time. If he tried to do that], he would prefer one of them more than the other one; he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. [Similarly], you cannot [devote your life] to worshipping God and [worshipping] money and material goods [at the same time].”
Kein Knecht kann zwei Herren dienen: Entweder haßt er den einen und liebt den anderen, oder er hält sich zu dem einen und verachtet den anderen; ihr könnt nicht Gott und zugleich dem Mammon dienen.
14 There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
All dies hörten auch die geldgierigen Pharisäer und verhöhnten ihn.
15 But he said to them, “You try to make other people think that you are righteous, but God knows your (inner beings/hearts). [So he will reject you. Keep in mind that many] things that people think are important, God thinks are detestable.
Er sprach zu ihnen: "Ihr gebt euch vor den Menschen als Gerechte aus; Gott aber kennt eure Herzen. Was den Menschen groß erscheint, ist vor Gott ein Greuel.
16 The laws that [God gave Moses] and what the prophets [MTY] [wrote] were ([in effect/what you needed to obey]) until John [the Baptizer] came. Since then [I] have been preaching about how God wants to [rule people’s lives in a new way], and many people are [accepting that message and] very eagerly asking God to control [their lives. But that does not mean that God has abolished the laws that he established previously].
Das Gesetz und die Propheten reichen bis auf Johannes; von da an wird das Gottesreich verkündigt; und jeder dringt mit Gewalt hinein.
17 [All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
Eher werden aber der Himmel und die Erde untergehen, als daß auch nur ein Strichlein vom Gesetze fällt.
18 [For example, because God considers that a marriage lasts until either the husband or the wife dies, he considers that] any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery. He also [considers that] any man who marries a woman who has been divorced by her husband {whose husband has divorced her} is [also] committing adultery.”
Jeder, der sein Weib entläßt und eine andere heiratet, bricht die Ehe, und wer eine von dem Mann Entlassene heiratet, bricht ebenfalls die Ehe.
19 [Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
Es war ein reicher Mann, der kleidete sich in Purpur und feine Leinwand und hielt alle Tage glänzende Gelage.
20 And every day a poor man whose name was Lazarus was laid {[some people also] laid a poor man whose name was Lazarus} at the gate of the rich man’s [house]. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores.
Vor seiner Tür lag ein Armer namens Lazarus, mit Geschwüren ganz bedeckt.
21 He [was so hungry that he] wanted to eat the scraps [of food] that fell from the table where the rich man [ate]. Furthermore, [to make things worse], dogs came and licked his sores.
Wie gern hätte er mit dem, was vom Tische des Reichen abfiel, sich gesättigt aber niemand gab es ihm. Sogar die Hunde kamen und leckten an seinen Geschwüren.
22 [Eventually] the poor man died. Then he was taken by the angels {the angels took him} to [start feasting] next to his [ancestor] Abraham. The rich man also died, and his body was buried {[some people] buried his body}.
Da starb der Arme und wurde von den Engeln in den Schoß Abrahams getragen. Doch auch der Reiche starb und ward in die Hölle begraben. (questioned)
23 In the place where dead people wait [for God to judge them], he was suffering great pain. He looked up and saw Abraham far away, and he saw Lazarus sitting close to Abraham. (Hadēs g86)
Als er in der Hölle mitten in den Qualen seine Augen erhob, sah er in der Ferne Abraham und in dessen Schoß den Lazarus. (Hadēs g86)
24 So he shouted, ‘Father Abraham, I am suffering very much in this fire! So [please] pity me, and send Lazarus [here] so that he can dip his finger in water [and touch] my tongue to cool it!’
Da rief er: 'Vater Abraham! Erbarme dich meiner, sende den Lazarus, damit er seine Fingerspitze ins Wasser tauche und meine Zunge kühle; ich leide große Qual in dieser Glut.'
25 But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that while you [(sg)] were alive [on earth] you enjoyed [many] good things. But Lazarus was miserable. Now [it is fair that] he is happy here, and you are suffering.
Abraham jedoch erwiderte: 'Kind, bedenke, dir ist es in deinem Leben gut ergangen, dem Lazarus hingegen schlecht. Jetzt wird er hier getröstet, du aber wirst gepeinigt.
26 Besides that, there is a huge ravine between you [(sg)] and us. So those who want to go from here to where you [(sg)] are, are not able to. Furthermore, no one can cross from there to where we [(exc)] are.’
Zu alledem gähnt zwischen uns und euch eine weite Kluft, damit keiner von hier zu euch hinüber kann und keiner von dort zu uns, selbst wenn er wollte.'
27 Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
Darauf sprach jener: 'Dann bitte ich dich, Vater, sende ihn in mein väterliches Haus.
28 I have five brothers [who live there]. Tell him to warn them [to turn away from their sinful behavior so that] they do not also come to this place, where [we(exc)] suffer great pain!’
Ich habe nämlich noch fünf Brüder. Die soll er warnen, damit nicht auch sie an diesen Ort der Qual kommen.'
29 But Abraham replied, ‘[No, I will not do that, because your brothers] are able to [go to the Jewish meeting places where the priests] read what Moses and the prophets [wrote]. They should listen to what Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote]!’
Abraham indes entgegnete: 'Sie haben Moses und die Propheten; auf diese sollen sie hören.'
30 But the rich man replied, ‘No, father Abraham, [that will not be enough] But if someone from those who have died goes back to them [and warns them], they will turn from their sinful behavior.’
Doch er entgegnete: 'Nein, Vater Abraham; wenn einer von den Toten zu ihnen käme, dann würden sie sich bekehren.'
31 [Abraham] said to him, ‘No! If they do not listen to [what] [MTY] Moses and the prophets [MTY] [wrote], even if someone would become alive again [and go and warn them], they would not be convinced {he could not convince them} [that they should turn from their sinful behavior].’”
Er aber sprach zu ihm: 'Wenn sie auf Moses und die Propheten nicht hören, so werden sie sich auch nicht überzeugen lassen, wenn einer von den Toten auferstünde.'"
