Κατα Λουκαν 18
1 Ἔλεγεν δὲ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς, πρὸς τὸ δεῖν πάντοτε προσεύχεσθαι αὐτοὺς καὶ μὴ ἐγκακεῖν
Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,
2 λέγων, “Κριτής τις ἦν ἔν τινι πόλει, τὸν ˚Θεὸν μὴ φοβούμενος καὶ ἄνθρωπον μὴ ἐντρεπόμενος.
saying: “There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God and did not respect man.
3 Χήρα δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγουσα, ‘Ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου.’
But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me from my adversary.’
4 Καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν ἐπὶ χρόνον, μετὰ ταῦτα δὲ εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, ‘Εἰ καὶ τὸν ˚Θεὸν οὐ φοβοῦμαι οὐδὲ ἄνθρωπον ἐντρέπομαι,
And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: ‘Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,
5 διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν ταύτην, ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑπωπιάζῃ με.’”
yet because this widow is pestering me, I will vindicate her, lest by returning, she may, in the end, wear me out.’”
6 Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ ˚Κύριος, “Ἀκούσατε τί ὁ κριτὴς τῆς ἀδικίας λέγει.
Then the Lord said: “Listen to what the unjust judge said.
7 Ὁ δὲ ˚Θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ, τῶν βοώντων αὐτῷ ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, καὶ μακροθυμεῖ ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς;
So then, will not God grant the vindication of his elect, who cry out to him day and night? Or will he continue to endure them?
8 Λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ποιήσει τὴν ἐκδίκησιν αὐτῶν ἐν τάχει. Πλὴν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐλθὼν, ἆρα εὑρήσει τὴν πίστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς;”
I tell you that he will quickly bring vindication to them. Yet truly, when the Son of man returns, do you think that he will find faith on earth?”
9 Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ πρός τινας τοὺς πεποιθότας ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι εἰσὶν δίκαιοι καὶ ἐξουθενοῦντες τοὺς λοιποὺς, τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην:
Now about certain persons who consider themselves to be just, while disdaining others, he told also this parable:
10 “Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος, καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης.
“Two men ascended to the temple, in order to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 Ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς ταῦτα πρὸς ἑαυτὸν προσηύχετο: ‘Ὁ ˚Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης.
Standing, the Pharisee prayed within himself in this way: ‘O God, I give thanks to you that I am not like the rest of men: robbers, unjust, adulterers, even as this tax collector chooses to be.
12 Νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατεύω πάντα, ὅσα κτῶμαι.’
I fast twice between Sabbaths. I give tithes from all that I possess.’
13 Ὁ δὲ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς, οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπᾶραι εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἀλλʼ ἔτυπτεν τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων, ‘Ὁ ˚Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι, τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ!’
And the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing to even lift up his eyes to heaven. But he struck his chest, saying: ‘O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’
14 Λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, παρʼ ἐκεῖνον. Ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.”
I say to you, this one descended to his house justified, but not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Προσέφερον δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ τὰ βρέφη, ἵνα αὐτῶν ἅπτηται· ἰδόντες δὲ, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμων αὐτοῖς.
And they were bringing little children to him, so that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
16 Ὁ δὲ ˚Ἰησοῦς προσεκαλέσατο αὐτὰ λέγων, “Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
But Jesus, calling them together, said: “Allow the children to come to me, and do not be an obstacle to them. For of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὃς ἂν μὴ δέξηται τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ ὡς παιδίον, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτήν.”
Amen, I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a child, will not enter into it.”
18 Καὶ ἐπηρώτησέν τις αὐτὸν ἄρχων λέγων, “Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας, ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;” (aiōnios g166)
And a certain leader questioned him, saying: “Good teacher, what should I do to possess eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς, “Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς, εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ ˚Θεός.
Then Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
20 Τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας: ‘Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς’, ‘Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα.’”
You know the commandments: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.”
21 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, “Ταῦτα πάντα ἐφύλαξα ἐκ νεότητος μου.”
And he said, “I have kept all these things from my youth.”
22 Ἀκούσας δὲ, ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, “Ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις, πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι.”
And when Jesus heard this, he said to him: “One thing is still lacking for you. Sell all the things that you have, and give to the poor. And then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”
23 Ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα, περίλυπος ἐγενήθη, ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα.
When he heard this, he became very sorrowful. For he was very rich.
24 Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, “Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ εἰσελεύσονται.
Then Jesus, seeing him brought to sorrow, said: “How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 Εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρήματος βελόνης εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν.”
For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a wealthy man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
26 Εἶπον δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες, “Καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι;”
And those who were listening to this said, “Then who is able to be saved?”
27 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, “Τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις, δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ ˚Θεῷ ἐστιν.”
He said to them, “Things that are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Πέτρος, “Ἰδοὺ, ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι.”
And Peter said, “Behold, we have left everything, and we have followed you.”
29 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “Ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδείς ἐστιν ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίαν, ἢ γυναῖκα, ἢ ἀδελφοὺς, ἢ γονεῖς, ἢ τέκνα, εἵνεκεν τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ,
And he said to them: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has left behind home, or parents, or brothers, or a wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
31 Παραλαβὼν δὲ τοὺς δώδεκα, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, “Ἰδοὺ, ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ τελεσθήσεται πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα διὰ τῶν προφητῶν τῷ Υἱῷ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου.
Then Jesus took the twelve aside, and he said to them: “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and everything shall be completed which was written by the prophets about the Son of man.
32 Παραδοθήσεται γὰρ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, καὶ ἐμπαιχθήσεται, καὶ ὑβρισθήσεται, καὶ ἐμπτυσθήσεται.
For he will be handed over to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked and scourged and spit upon.
33 Καὶ μαστιγώσαντες, ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ, ἀναστήσεται.”
And after they have scourged him, they will kill him. And on the third day, he will rise again.”
34 Καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐδὲν τούτων συνῆκαν, καὶ ἦν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο κεκρυμμένον ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκον τὰ λεγόμενα.
But they understood none of these things. For this word was concealed from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.
35 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰεριχὼ, τυφλός τις ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἐπαιτῶν.
Now it happened that, as he was approaching Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way, begging.
36 Ἀκούσας δὲ ὄχλου διαπορευομένου, ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη τοῦτο.
And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this was.
37 Ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτῷ, ὅτι “˚Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος παρέρχεται.”
And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38 Καὶ ἐβόησεν λέγων, “˚Ἰησοῦ, Υἱὲ Δαυίδ, ἐλέησόν με.”
And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
39 Καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιγήσῃ. Αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν, “Υἱὲ Δαυίδ, ἐλέησόν με.”
And those who were passing by rebuked him, so that he would be silent. Yet truly, he cried out all the more, “Son of David, take pity on me!”
40 Σταθεὶς δὲ, ˚Ἰησοῦς ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν. Ἐγγίσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν,
Then Jesus, standing still, ordered him to be brought to him. And when he had drawn near, he questioned him,
41 “Τί σοι θέλεις ποιήσω;” Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, “˚Κύριε, ἵνα ἀναβλέψω.”
saying, “What do you want, that I might do for you?” So he said, “Lord, that I may see.”
42 Καὶ ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, “Ἀνάβλεψον· ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε.”
And Jesus said to him: “Look around. Your faith has saved you.”
43 Καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀνέβλεψεν, καὶ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ, δοξάζων τὸν ˚Θεόν. Καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἰδὼν, ἔδωκεν αἶνον τῷ ˚Θεῷ.
And immediately he saw. And he followed him, magnifying God. And all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God.
