Luqaassa 16
1 Yesussay bena kaallizaytas hiz gides “issi dure adde daysas iza keeththa ayssiza issi assi dees, izi he dure addezza miishsha ogey bayndda lalizayssa worey ha dure addezza haythan wodhides.
[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.
2 Dure addezzi uraa xeeygidi (hayso ta siyizaysi aazzee? Haysafe doomada ne ta keethas ayssizadde gidanas dandda7ontagish ne alafetetha garsan diza miishsha oykkida mazgaba zaara)” gides.
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!’
3 Keetha ayssizaddezzi ba wozinara ta Goday tana ta alafetethafe goodana gees goya maanas taas wolqay baa, woossanas yeelatays, hessa gididagish ay ootho gides.
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].’
4 Tani alafetethafe kezikko asay tana mokki ekkana mala oothanna oge ta erays.
[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!’
5 Hessa gish iza Goda acoy ista bolla diza asata issi issi ura xeeygides. Koyro yidaysa ne bolla Goda acoy aapunee? gides.
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?’
6 Issi xeetu xaaro kumetha zayitey ta bolla dees gides. Alafezi zaaridi kase ne faramida woraqqata hey ekka uttada elle ichachu tamu xaaro gaada xaafa gides.
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]!’
7 Kaalidi hankkoysa nech ne bolla aappun dizee? gides. Ichachu tamu il7o gisttey dees gides. Alafezi zaaridi kase ne tal7ashe faramida waraqqata hey oyddu tamu il7o gaada xaafa gides.
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].
8 Godazikka shocechiza alafezi oothida cincatetha gish nashides. Ha alame nayti bena milatizaytara diza gaagotethan poo7o naytappe aadhdhidi cincca. (aiōn g165)
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)
9 Hessa gish tani intena gizay ha biitta miishshay wurida wode medhina keeththan inte ekettana mala ha7i intes diza miishshaara intes lagge medhdhite gays gides. (aiōnios g166)
[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)
10 Guutha miishshan amanetizza uray daro miishshan amanettanna, guutha miishshan amanettonttaddey daro miishshan amanettenna.
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].
11 Histikko inte ha biitta miishshan amanettenna ixxikko tuma miishsha hadara oykkite giidi ooni intes immanee?
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]
12 Asa miishshan inte amanettontta ixxikko intes buzu7a gidana miish ooni immanee?
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]
13 Nam77u Godas issi to issi bolla azazettana dandda7iza uray oonikka deenna woy issa dosidi issa ixxees woykko issakko shiiqidi hankkoysa leqqes. Xoossasine miishasinne haaristanas dandda7ekkista.
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].”
14 Miishsha darisi siiqiza Farsaweti hessa wursi siyidi Yesussa qidhida.
There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
15 Yesussaykka istas inte intena asa achchan xilisista gido attin Xoossi inte wozina erees. Asa achchan bonchettidda uray Xoossa sinthan tuna giidi istas yoottides.
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.
16 Muse wogayne nabeti Yanisay yaana gakanas haasa7ishe gam77ida. Hessa kaallidi qasse Xoossa kawotethas miishrachchoy sabbakketides, asi wurikka hee gelanaas wadhetes.
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].
17 Gido attin Muse wogappe issi qeerina kundda atanaysafe saloynne biittaynne aadhanaysi kawisha gidana.
[All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
18 Be machcho anjji yedidi hara machcho ekkiza assi wurikka laymates ba addefe anjetta bidaro ekkidayskka laymatees.
[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.”
19 Qassekka Yesussay istas lo7o mayo mayidi gallas gallas lo7o duussa ufayssan diza issi dure assi dees gides.
[Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
20 He addezza pengeni kumetha bollay madunth xalla gidida issi Alaazaaree geetettiza manqo adde dizaysi zin7idi dees.
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.
21 Izikka he dure addezza keeththan asay kath miishni maaddafe hugen wodhiza duuxxeth maxi maanaas amotees. Kanatikka iza maduntha laacetees.
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.
22 Ha manqo addezzikka hayqqin salo kiitanchati Abrame ki7o ekki bida dure addezzikka hayqqidi moogetides.
[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}.
23 Si77olen wayetishe dhoqqu giidi haahon Abrame xellides, Alaazaareekka ba ki77n oykk dishin be7ides. (Hadēs g86)
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)
24 Dre addezzi aawa Abrame hayssan wayetiza taas michcharki Alaazaarey ba biradhdhe xeera irxx haathan bochchidi ta inxxrs irxisana mala yedarki giii wassides.
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!’
25 Gdo attin Abramey ta nazo neni biitta bolla dashe lo7o duus deyida mala Alaazaarey kase waye beydyss ne qopp gido attin ha7i izi ufa7etishn neni waaistassa gides.
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.
26 Hessi wuri hanshin haan diza assi haappe hee intekko aadhdhontta mala qassekka intekkon dizay haa nukko aadhdhana koyiza uray haa aadhdhontta mala intesine nuus giddon gita aafoy giiggetides gides.
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.’
27 Dure addezzi qasse aabo hessi hessagidikko neni Alaazaare duge ta aawasso yedanamala nena woossays, taas ichachu ishati deetes, hayti hayssa waayeso yontamala biidi istas lo7ethi yootana mala Alaazaare yedarkki gides.
Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
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!’
29 Abramey izas zaaridi Museynne nabeti heen ista achchan diza gish istafe siyeto gides.
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]!’
30 Izika zaaridi aawa Abrame hessamala gidenna hayqqida asappe issi uray hayqoppe dendi biikko isti Xoossa maaretethan gelana gides.
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.’
31 Abrameykka zaaridi Museynne nabeti gizayssa siyonta ixxikko hayqqida asappe issi uray dendidakkokka isti amanettenna gides.
[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].’”
