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.
E dizia também a seus discípulos: Havia um certo homem rico, o qual tinha um mordomo; e este lhe foi acusado de fazer perder seus bens.
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!’
E ele, chamando-o, disse-lhe: Como ouço isto sobre ti? Presta contas de teu trabalho, porque não poderás mais ser [meu] mordomo.
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].’
E disse o mordomo para si mesmo: O que farei, agora que meu senhor está me tirando o trabalho de mordomo? Cavar eu não posso; mendigar eu tenho vergonha.
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!’
Eu sei o que farei, para que, quando eu for expulso do meu trabalho de mordomo, me recebam em suas casas.
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?’
E chamando a si a cada um dos devedores de seu senhor, disse ao primeiro: Quanto deves a meu senhor?
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]!’
E ele disse: Cem medidas de azeite. E disse-lhe: Pega a tua conta, senta, e escreve logo cinquenta.
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].
Depois disse a outro: E tu, quanto deves? E ele disse: Cem volumes de trigo. E disse-lhe: Toma tua conta, e escreve oitenta.
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)
E aquele senhor elogiou o injusto mordomo, por ter feito prudentemente; porque os filhos deste mundo são mais prudentes do que os filhos da luz com esta geração. (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)
E eu vos digo: fazei amigos para vós com as riquezas da injustiça, para que quando vos faltar, vos recebam nos tabernáculos eternos. (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].
Quem é fiel no mínimo, também é fiel no muito; e quem é injusto no mínimo, também é injusto no muito.
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]
Pois se nas riquezas da injustiça não fostes fiéis, quem vos confiará as verdadeiras [riquezas]?
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]
E se nas [coisas] dos outros não fostes fiéis, quem vos dará o que é vosso?
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].”
Nenhum servo pode servir a dois senhores; porque ou irá odiar a um, e a amar ao outro; ou irá se achegar a um, e desprezar ao outro. Não podeis servir a Deus e às riquezas.
14 There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
E os fariseus também ouviram todas estas coisas, eles que eram avarentos. E zombaram dele.
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.
E disse-lhes: Vós sois os que justificais a vós mesmos diante dos seres humanos; mas Deus conhece vossos corações. Porque o que é excelente para os seres humanos é odiável diante de Deus.
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].
A Lei e os profetas [foram] até João; desde então, o Reino de Deus é anunciado, todo homem [tenta entrar] nele pela força.
17 [All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
E é mais fácil passar o céu e a terra do que cair um traço de alguma letra da Lei.
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.”
Qualquer que deixa sua mulher, e casa com outra, adultera; e qualquer que se casa com a deixada pelo marido, [também] adultera.
19 [Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
Havia porém um certo homem rico, e vestia-se de púrpura, e de linho finíssimo, e festejava todo dia com luxo.
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.
Havia também um certo mendigo, de nome Lázaro, o qual ficava deitado à sua porta cheio de feridas.
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.
E desejava se satisfazer com as migalhas que caíam da mesa do rico; porém vinham também os cães, e lambiam suas feridas.
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}.
E aconteceu que o mendigo morreu, e foi levado pelos anjos para o colo de Abraão. E o rico também morreu, e foi sepultado.
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)
E estando no Xeol em tormentos, ele levantou seus olhos, e viu a Abraão de longe, e a Lázaro junto dele. (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!’
E ele, chamando, disse: Pai Abraão, tem misericórdia de mim, e manda a Lázaro que molhe a ponta de seu dedo na água, e refresque a minha língua; porque estou sofrendo neste fogo.
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.
Porém Abraão disse: Filho, lembra-te que em tua vida recebeste teus bens, e Lázaro do mesmo jeito [recebeu] males. E agora este é consolado, e tu [és] atormentado.
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.’
E, além de tudo isto, um grande abismo está posto entre nós e vós, para os que quisessem passar daqui para vós não possam; nem também os daí passarem para cá.
27 Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
E disse ele: Rogo-te, pois, ó pai, que o mandes à casa de meu pai.
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!’
Porque tenho cinco irmãos, para que lhes dê testemunho; para que também não venham para este lugar de tormento.
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]!’
Disse-lhe Abraão: Eles têm a Moisés e aos profetas, ouçam-lhes.
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.’
E ele disse: Não, pai Abraão; mas se alguém dos mortos fosse até eles, eles se arrependeriam.
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].’”
Porém [Abraão] lhe disse: Se não ouvem a Moisés e aos profetas, também não se deixariam convencer, ainda que alguém ressuscite dos mortos.
