Luke 19
1 Jesus and his disciples entered Jericho and were going through the [city].
Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 There was a man [there] named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
3 He tried to see Jesus, but he was very short, and there was a big crowd of people [near Jesus]. So he was not able to see him.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not do so because of the crowd, for he was a short man.
4 So he ran further ahead [along the road] that Jesus was walking on. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because Jesus was about to pass by that way.
5 When Jesus got there, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because [God wants] me to go [with you(sg)] to your house and stay there [tonight]”!
When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and saw him. Then he said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at yoʋr house today.”
6 So he came down quickly. [He took Jesus to his house] and welcomed him joyfully.
So he hurried down and received Jesus with joy.
7 The people [who saw Jesus go there] grumbled saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
When all the people saw it, they grumbled, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man.”
8 Then Zacchaeus stood up [while they were eating] and said to the Lord [Jesus], “Lord, I want you [(sg)] to know that I am going to give half of what I own to poor people. And as for the people whom I have cheated, I will pay them back four times the amount [I have gotten from them by cheating].”
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Today [God] has forgiven [PRS] [you and the other people in] [MTY] this house, because you [(sg)] also [have shown that you have trusted in God as] your ancestor Abraham [did].
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown that he too is a son of Abraham.
10 Remember this: [I], the one who came from heaven, came to seek and save [people like you(sg)] who have [gone astray from God, just like a shepherd who searches for his] lost [sheep].”
For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”
11 They were coming near to Jerusalem, and the people who were [going with Jesus] who heard him say these things thought that as soon as [he got to Jerusalem] he would become their king.
Now as the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
12 [So] he told them this parable: “A prince prepared to go to a distant country in order that [the Emperor] would make him a king. [He intended] to return later.
So he said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.
13 [Before he left], he summoned ten of his servants. He gave each of them a coin worth three months’ wages. He said to them, ‘Do business with these coins until I return!’ [Then he left].
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I return.’
14 But [many of] his fellow-citizens hated him. So after he left they sent some messengers to tell [the Emperor], ‘We [(exc)] do not want this man to be our king!’
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
15 But [the Emperor] made him king anyway. [Later] the [new king] returned. Then he commanded that the servants to whom he had given the coins should be summoned {that someone should summon the servants to whom he had given the coins}. He wanted to know how much they had gained by doing business with the coins.
When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out who had gained what by engaging in business.
16 The first man came [to him] and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned ten more [coins]!’
The first came before him and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made ten minas more.’
17 He said to this man, ‘[You are a] good servant! [You have] done [very] well! Because you have [handled] faithfully a small amount [of money, I will give you] authority [to rule] ten cities.’
The king said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because yoʋ have been faithful in a very small matter, take authority over ten cities.’
18 Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned five more [coins]!’
The second came and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made five minas.’
19 He said to that servant similarly, ‘[Good! I will give you authority to rule] five cities.’
The king said to him, ‘Yoʋ are to be over five cities.’
20 Then another servant came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your coin. I wrapped it in a napkin and put it away, [so that nothing would happen to it].
Another came and said, ‘Master, behold, here is yoʋr mina, which I kept put away in a piece of cloth.
21 I did that [because] I was afraid [of what you would do to me if the business failed. I know] you are a man who does not do foolish things with your money. You [even] take [from others money] that does not really belong to you, [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.’
For I was afraid of yoʋ, because yoʋ are a stern man. Yoʋ take out what yoʋ did not put in, and yoʋ reap what yoʋ did not sow.’
22 The king said to that servant, ‘You wicked servant! I will condemn you by the very words [MTY] that you [have just now spoken]. (You know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]./Did you not know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]?) [RHQ] [You said] that I [even] take [from others money] that does not really [belong to me], [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.
The king said to him, ‘I will condemn yoʋ by the words coming out of yoʋr own mouth, yoʋ evil servant. Yoʋ knew, did yoʋ, that I was a stern man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?
23 So (you should at least have given my money to money lenders!/why did you not [at least] give my money to bankers?) [RHQ] Then [when I returned] I could have collected that amount plus the interest [it would have earned]!’
Why then did yoʋ not deposit my money in the bank, and when I came I would have collected it with interest?’
24 Then [the king] said to those who were standing near, ‘Take the coin from him and give it to [the servant] who has ten coins!’
Then he said to those standing nearby, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 They protested, ‘But Sir, he already has ten [coins]!’
But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas!’
26 [But the king said], ‘I tell you this: To the people who [use well what] they have [received], more will be given {[I] will give more}. But from the people who [do] not [use well what they have received], even what they [already] have will be taken away {[I] will take away even what they already have}.
The king said, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
27 Now, [as for] those enemies of mine who did not want me to rule over them, bring them here and execute them while I am watching!’”
But as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
28 After [Jesus] said those things, he [continued on the road] up to Jerusalem, going ahead of his disciples.
After saying these things, Jesus continued on his way up to Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples.
29 When they got near Bethphage and Bethany [villages], near the hill that is called {that they call} Olive [Tree] Hill,
As he drew near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples ahead,
30 he said to two of [his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead [of you]. As you [two] enter [it], you will see a young animal that no one has ever ridden, that has been {someone has} tied up. Untie it and bring it [to me].
saying, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say [to him], ‘The Lord needs it.’”
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”
32 [So] the [two disciples] went [to the village] and found the [animal], just like he had told them.
So those who were sent went off and found it just as he had told them.
33 As they were untying it, its owners said to them, “Why are you two untying that young animal?”
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” [So the owners said that they could take it].
They said, “The Lord has need of it.”
35 The [two disciples] brought [the animal] to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the animal’s back [for him to sit on] and helped Jesus get on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their garments over it, and set Jesus on it.
36 Then as he rode along, [others] spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him].
As he went along, people were spreading their garments on the road.
37 As they came near [to Jerusalem], on the road that descends from Olive [Tree] Hill, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God loudly for all the great miracles that they had seen [Jesus do].
And as he drew near to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen,
38 They were saying things like, “May the Lord [God] bless our king who comes representing [MTY] him!” “May there be peace [between God] in heaven [and us his people]!” “May [everyone] praise God!”
saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
39 Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples [for saying things like that]!”
But some of the Pharisees from among the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke yoʋr disciples.”
40 He replied, “I tell you this: If these people would be silent, the stones themselves would shout [to praise me]!”
In response he said to them, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out.”
41 When [Jesus] came near [to] Jerusalem and saw the city, he cried about [its people].
As he drew near to Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it,
42 He said, “[My disciples know what they need to do] to have peace [with God]; I wish that even today [the rest of] you people knew it. But now you are unable to know [MTY] it.
saying, “If only yoʋ had known, especially on this day of yoʋrs what would bring yoʋ peace! But now it is hidden from yoʋr eyes.
43 I want you to know this: Soon [your enemies] will come and will set up a barricade around your [city]. They will surround [the city] and attack [it] on all sides.
For the days will come upon yoʋ when yoʋr enemies build a barricade around yoʋ and encircle yoʋ, hemming yoʋ in on every side.
44 They will [break through] the walls [and] destroy everything. They will smash you and your people/children. [When they finish destroying everything], there will not be one stone left on top of another. [All this will happen] because you did not recognize the time when God sent his [Messiah] to [save] you!”
They will raze yoʋ to the ground, and yoʋr children within yoʋ. They will not leave in yoʋ one stone upon another, because yoʋ did not recognize the time of yoʋr visitation.”
45 [Jesus entered Jerusalem and] went into the Temple [courtyard]. He saw the people who were selling [things there],
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were selling and buying there.
46 and he began to chase them out. He said to them, “It has been written {[A prophet] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be a place where people pray’; but you bandits have made it a cave where you can [hide]!”
He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”
47 Each day [during that week Jesus] was teaching people in the Temple [courtyard]. The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and [other Jewish] leaders tried to find a way to kill him.
Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him, and so were the prominent leaders among the people.
48 But they did not find any way to do it, because all the people there listened eagerly to him [and would have resisted them if they had tried to hurt him].
But they could not figure out what to do, for all the people were hanging on his every word as they listened to him.
