Κατα Ματθαιον 20
1 Ὁμοία γάρ ἐστιν ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ, οἰκοδεσπότῃ, ὅστις ἐξῆλθεν ἅμα πρωῒ μισθώσασθαι ἐργάτας εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ.
For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard:
2 Συμφωνήσας δὲ μετὰ τῶν ἐργατῶν ἐκ δηναρίου τὴν ἡμέραν, ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ.
and agreeing with the men for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard:
3 Καὶ ἐξελθὼν περὶ τρίτην ὥραν, εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς·
and going out about the third hour he saw others standing in the market-place doing nothing,
4 καὶ ἐκείνοις εἶπεν, ‘Ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον, δώσω ὑμῖν.’
and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what is reasonable I will give you: so they went.
5 Οἱ δὲ ἀπῆλθον. Πάλιν ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ ἐνάτην ὥραν, ἐποίησεν ὡσαύτως.
And going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did in like manner.
6 Περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ἐξελθὼν, εὗρεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, ‘Τί ὧδε ἑστήκατε ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀργοί;’
And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing without work, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day doing nothing?
7 Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, ‘Ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἡμᾶς ἐμισθώσατο.’ Λέγει αὐτοῖς, ‘Ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα.’
They say unto him, because no one hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is reasonable ye shall receive.
8 Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης λέγει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ, ‘Κάλεσον τοὺς ἐργάτας καὶ ἀπόδος αὐτοῖς τὸν μισθὸν, ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἕως τῶν πρώτων.’
Now when evening was come, the owner of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the work-men and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.
9 Καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ περὶ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν, ἔλαβον ἀνὰ δηνάριον.
And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every one a penny:
10 Καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖον λήμψονται, καὶ ἔλαβον ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί.
but when the first came, they thought that they should receive more; and they also received every one a penny.
11 Λαβόντες δὲ, ἐγόγγυζον κατὰ τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου
And after they had received it they murmured against the master of the house,
12 λέγοντες, ‘Οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἴσους ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ἐποίησας, τοῖς βαστάσασιν τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν καύσωνα.’
saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen and heat of the day.
13 Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς ἑνὶ αὐτῶν εἶπεν, ‘Ἑταῖρε, οὐκ ἀδικῶ σε. Οὐχὶ δηναρίου συνεφώνησάς μοι;
But he answered, and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Ἆρον τὸ σὸν καὶ ὕπαγε. Θέλω δὲ τούτῳ τῷ ἐσχάτῳ δοῦναι ὡς καὶ σοί.
Take what is thine, and be gone: it is my pleasure to give to this last as I do to thee;
15 Ἢ οὐκ ἔξεστίν μοι, ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς; Ἢ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀγαθός εἰμι;’
and may I not do what I will with my own?
16 Οὕτως ἔσονται οἱ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι, καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι.”
Is thine eye evil because I am good? Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.
17 Καὶ ἀναβαίνων ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, παρέλαβεν τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητὰς κατʼ ἰδίαν, καὶ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς,
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold we are going up to Jerusalem,
18 “Ἰδοὺ, ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου παραδοθήσεται τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν καὶ γραμματεῦσιν, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ,
and the son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death,
19 καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εἰς τὸ ἐμπαῖξαι, καὶ μαστιγῶσαι, καὶ σταυρῶσαι, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται.”
and deliver Him up to the gentiles, to insult, and to scourge, and to crucify Him. But on the third day He shall rise again.
20 Τότε προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἡ μήτηρ τῶν υἱῶν Ζεβεδαίου μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῆς, προσκυνοῦσα καὶ αἰτοῦσά τι παρʼ αὐτοῦ.
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him, together with her two sons, falling down before Him, and presenting a petition to Him.
21 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, “Τί θέλεις;” Λέγει αὐτῷ, “Εἰπὲ ἵνα καθίσωσιν οὗτοι οἱ δύο υἱοί μου, εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου.”
And He said unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.
22 Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, “Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. Δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν;” Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, “Δυνάμεθα.”
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup which I am going to drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
23 Λέγει αὐτοῖς, “Τὸ μὲν ποτήριόν μου πίεσθε, τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλʼ οἷς ἡτοίμασται ὑπὸ τοῦ Πατρός μου.”
They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.
24 Καὶ ἀκούσαντες, οἱ δέκα ἠγανάκτησαν περὶ τῶν δύο ἀδελφῶν.
And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at the two brethren:
25 Ὁ δὲ ˚Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς εἶπεν, “Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν.
but Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority upon them:
26 Οὐχ οὕτως ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν· ἀλλʼ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος,
it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,
27 καὶ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος, ἔσται ὑμῶν δοῦλος·
let him be your servant:
28 ὥσπερ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.”
as the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.
29 Καὶ ἐκπορευομένων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Ἰεριχὼ, ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ ὄχλος πολύς.
And as they were going from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him:
30 Καὶ ἰδοὺ, δύο τυφλοὶ καθήμενοι παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ˚Ἰησοῦς παράγει, ἔκραξαν λέγοντες, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ˚Κύριε, Υἱὲ Δαυίδ.
and behold, two blind men siting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
31 Ὁ δὲ ὄχλος ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα σιωπήσωσιν. Οἱ δὲ μεῖζον ἔκραξαν λέγοντες, “˚Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὸς Δαυίδ.”
And the people rebuked them, that they might hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
32 Καὶ στὰς, ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς ἐφώνησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ εἶπεν, “Τί θέλετε ποιήσω ὑμῖν;”
And Jesus stopt and called them, and said, What do ye desire me to do for you?
33 Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, “˚Κύριε, ἵνα ἀνοιγῶσιν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.”
They answered Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 Σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ, ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς ἥψατο τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέβλεψαν καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
And Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and straightway their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
