Κατα Ματθαιον 20
1 ομοια γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτη οστις εξηλθεν αμα πρωι μισθωσασθαι εργατας εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
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 συμφωνησας δε μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
and agreeing with the men for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard:
3 και εξελθων περι τριτην ωραν ειδεν αλλους εστωτας εν τη αγορα αργους
and going out about the third hour he saw others standing in the market-place doing nothing,
4 και εκεινοις ειπεν υπαγετε και υμεις εις τον αμπελωνα και ο εαν η δικαιον δωσω υμιν
and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what is reasonable I will give you: so they went.
5 οι δε απηλθον παλιν [δε] εξελθων περι εκτην και ενατην ωραν εποιησεν ωσαυτως
And going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did in like manner.
6 περι δε την ενδεκατην εξελθων ευρεν αλλους εστωτας και λεγει αυτοις τι ωδε εστηκατε ολην την ημεραν αργοι
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 λεγουσιν αυτω οτι ουδεις ημας εμισθωσατο λεγει αυτοις υπαγετε και υμεις εις τον αμπελωνα
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 οψιας δε γενομενης λεγει ο κυριος του αμπελωνος τω επιτροπω αυτου καλεσον τους εργατας και αποδος {VAR2: αυτοις } τον μισθον αρξαμενος απο των εσχατων εως των πρωτων
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 {VAR1: ελθοντες δε } {VAR2: και ελθοντες } οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν ελαβον ανα δηναριον
And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every one a penny:
10 και ελθοντες οι πρωτοι ενομισαν οτι πλειον λημψονται και ελαβον [το] ανα δηναριον και αυτοι
but when the first came, they thought that they should receive more; and they also received every one a penny.
11 λαβοντες δε εγογγυζον κατα του οικοδεσποτου
And after they had received it they murmured against the master of the house,
12 λεγοντες ουτοι οι εσχατοι μιαν ωραν εποιησαν και ισους {VAR1: αυτους ημιν } {VAR2: ημιν αυτους } εποιησας τοις βαστασασιν το βαρος της ημερας και τον καυσωνα
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 ο δε αποκριθεις ενι αυτων ειπεν εταιρε ουκ αδικω σε ουχι δηναριου συνεφωνησας 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 αρον το σον και υπαγε θελω δε τουτω τω εσχατω δουναι ως και σοι
Take what is thine, and be gone: it is my pleasure to give to this last as I do to thee;
15 {VAR2: [η] } ουκ εξεστιν μοι ο θελω ποιησαι εν τοις εμοις η ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος εστιν οτι εγω αγαθος ειμι
and may I not do what I will with my own?
16 ουτως εσονται οι εσχατοι πρωτοι και οι πρωτοι εσχατοι
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 {VAR1: μελλων δε αναβαινειν } {VAR2: και αναβαινων ο } ιησους εις ιεροσολυμα παρελαβεν τους δωδεκα [μαθητας] κατ ιδιαν και εν τη οδω ειπεν αυτοις
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 ιδου αναβαινομεν εις ιεροσολυμα και ο υιος του ανθρωπου παραδοθησεται τοις αρχιερευσιν και γραμματευσιν και κατακρινουσιν αυτον {VAR1: [θανατω] } {VAR2: θανατω }
and the son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death,
19 και παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοις εθνεσιν εις το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι και τη τριτη ημερα εγερθησεται
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 τοτε προσηλθεν αυτω η μητηρ των υιων ζεβεδαιου μετα των υιων αυτης προσκυνουσα και αιτουσα τι απ αυτου
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 ο δε ειπεν αυτη τι θελεις λεγει αυτω ειπε ινα καθισωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εις εκ δεξιων {VAR2: σου } και εις εξ ευωνυμων σου εν τη βασιλεια 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 αποκριθεις δε ο ιησους ειπεν ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω μελλω πινειν λεγουσιν αυτω δυναμεθα
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 λεγει αυτοις το μεν ποτηριον μου πιεσθε το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων ουκ εστιν εμον {VAR2: [τουτο] } δουναι αλλ οις ητοιμασται υπο του πατρος 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 και ακουσαντες οι δεκα ηγανακτησαν περι των δυο αδελφων
And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at the two brethren:
25 ο δε ιησους προσκαλεσαμενος αυτους ειπεν οιδατε οτι οι αρχοντες των εθνων κατακυριευουσιν αυτων και οι μεγαλοι κατεξουσιαζουσιν αυτων
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 ουχ ουτως {VAR1: εστιν } {VAR2: εσται } εν υμιν αλλ ος {VAR1: αν } {VAR2: εαν } θελη εν υμιν μεγας γενεσθαι εσται υμων διακονος
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 και ος αν θελη εν υμιν ειναι πρωτος εσται υμων δουλος
let him be your servant:
28 ωσπερ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων
as the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.
29 και εκπορευομενων αυτων απο ιεριχω ηκολουθησεν αυτω οχλος πολυς
And as they were going from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him:
30 και ιδου δυο τυφλοι καθημενοι παρα την οδον ακουσαντες οτι ιησους παραγει εκραξαν λεγοντες {VAR1: κυριε ελεησον ημας } {VAR2: ελεησον ημας [κυριε] } υιος δαυιδ
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 ο δε οχλος επετιμησεν αυτοις ινα σιωπησωσιν οι δε μειζον εκραξαν λεγοντες {VAR1: κυριε ελεησον ημας } {VAR2: ελεησον ημας κυριε } υιος δαυιδ
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 και στας {VAR1: [ο] } {VAR2: ο } ιησους εφωνησεν αυτους και ειπεν τι θελετε ποιησω υμιν
And Jesus stopt and called them, and said, What do ye desire me to do for you?
33 λεγουσιν αυτω κυριε ινα ανοιγωσιν οι οφθαλμοι ημων
They answered Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 σπλαγχνισθεις δε ο ιησους ηψατο των ομματων αυτων και ευθεως ανεβλεψαν και ηκολουθησαν αυτω
And Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and straightway their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
