Luka 16
1 A OLELO mai la o Iesu i kana mau haumana, O kekahi kanaka waiwai he puuku kana; a ua haiia ia ia na puuku la i kona hokai ana i kana waiwai.
[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 A kii aku la oia ia ia, i aku la ia ia, Heaha keia a'u i lohe iho nei ia oe? E hoike mai oe i kou malama ana, no ka mea, aole oe e puuku hou aku.
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 I iho la ka puuku ia ia iho, Pehea la wau e hana'i? No ka mea, e lawo ana kuu haku i ka puuku mai o'u aku nei; aole hiki ia'u ke mahi, a hilahila no wau i ko noi.
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 Ua ike au i ka'u mea e hana aku ai, i hookipa kokahi poe ia'u i ko lakou mau hale, i ka wa e hemo aku ai ko'u puuku.
[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 A kii aku la ia i kela mea aie keia mea aie a kona haku, ninau aku la oia i kekahi, Pehea ka nui o kau aie i kuu haku?
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 Hai mai la hoi ia, Hookahi haneri bato aila. A i aku la oia ia ia, E lawe oe i kau palapala, a noho koke iho oe e kakau i kanalima.
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 Alaila ninau aku la oia i kekahi, Pehea la ka nui o kau aie? A hai mai la ia, Hookahi haneri homera hua palaoa. I aku la hoi oia ia ia, E lawe i kau palapala, a e kakau iho i kanawalu.
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 A mahalo iho la ua haku la i ka puuku pono ole, no kana hana akamai ana. Oia hoi, ua oi aku ke akamai o na keiki o neia ao i ka lakou hanauna mamua o ko na keiki o ka malamalama. (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 Ke olelo aku nei no hoi au ia oukou, Me ka waiwai oiaio ole, e hoomakamaka ai oukou i mau makamaka no oukou, i hookipa lakou ia oukou iloko o na hale pau ole, i ka wa e haule ai oukou. (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 O ka mea i malama pono i ka mea uuku, oia ke malama pono i ka mea nui; a o ka mea i hana hewa ma ka mea uuku, oia hoi ke hana hewa ma ka mea nui.
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 Nolaila, ina i ole oukou e malama pono i ka waiwai oiaio ole, nawai la e waiho ia oukou i ka waiwai oiaio?
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 A ina i ole oukou i malama pono i ka hai waiwai, nawai la hoi e haawi i waiwai na oukou ponoi?
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 Aohe kauwa e hiki ke hookauwa na na haku elua; no ka mea, e hoowahawaha oia i kekahi me ka makemake i kekahi, a i ole ia, e hahai aku ia i kela, me ka haalele i keia. Aole hoi e hiki ia oukou ke hookauwa na ke Akua a me ka mamona.
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 A lohe ae la na Parisaio ka poe puni waiwai i keia mau mea, henehene iho la lakou ia ia.
There were some Pharisees [there]. They loved [to acquire] money. When they heard Jesus say that, they ridiculed him.
15 I mai la oia ia lakou, O oukou ka poe e hoopono ia oukou iho imua o na kanaka; aka, ua ike mai ke Akua i ko oukou mau naau, no ka mea, o kahi mea nani i kanaka, he ino ia imua o ke Akua.
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 E mau mai ana ke kanawai a me ka poe kaula a hiki ia Ioane; a mai ia manawa mai, ua haiia'ku ke aupuni o ke Akua, a ma ka hoikaika loa, e komo ai na mea a pau.
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 E lilo ka lani a me ka honua mamua o ka haule ana o kekahi huna o ke kanawai.
[All of God’s] laws, [even those that seem] insignificant, are more permanent than heaven and earth.
18 O ka mea i hoohemo i kana wahine, a e mare aku hoi i kekahi, oia ke moe kolohe. A o ka mea i mare i ka wahine i hoohemoia, oia ke moe kolohe.
[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 O kekahi kanaka waiwai ua aahuia i ka lole makue a me ka ie nani, ua ahaaina olioli ia i kela la i keia la.
[Jesus also said] [MET], “Once there was a rich man who wore [expensive] purple linen [garments]. He ate luxuriously every day.
20 A o kekahi kanaka ilihune, o Lazaro kona inoa, ua waihoia aku la ia ma kona ipuka, ua paapu i na mai hehe;
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 E ake ia e hanaiia mai i na hunahuna i haule mai luna iho o ka papaaina o ua kauaka waiwai la. A hele mai hoi na ilio a palu iho la i kona mau mai.
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 Eia hoi kekahi, make aku la ia kanaka ilihune, a laweia aku la oia e na anela ma ka poli o Aberahama; a make aku la hoi ua kanaka waiwai la, a kanuia iho la.
[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 A maloko o ka no oia i nana aku ai, me ka eha nui, ike aku la ia Aberahama i kahi loihi aku a me Lazaro ma kona poli; (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 A kahea aku la ia, i aku la, E ka makua, e Aberahama, e aloha mai oe ia'u, a e hoouna mai ia Lazaro e o iho ia i ka welau o kona manamana lima iloko o ka wai, a e hoomaalili mai i ko'u alelo; no ka mea, ua eha loa au iloko o keia lapalapa.
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 Alaila i mai la o Aberahama, E ke keiki, e hoomanao oe, ua loaa ia oe kau mau mea maikai i kou wa e ola ana; a ia Lazaro hoi na mea ino. Ano hoi ua hooluoluia oia nei, a ua hoehaehaia hoi oe.
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 A he mea e ae no hoi, ua waihoia mai he awawa nui iwaena o makou a me oukou, i ole ai e hiki ka poe o manao ana e hele aku mai keia wahi aku io oukou la; ao ko laila poe aole e hiki ke hele mai io makou nei.
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 I aku la hoi oia, Nolaila ke noi aku nei au ia oe, e ka makua, o hoouna oe ia ia i ka halo o ko'u makuakane;
Then the rich man said, ‘If that is so, father [Abraham], I ask you [(sg)] to send [Lazarus] to my father’s house.
28 No ka mea, ho mau hoahanau kano ko'u elima, e ao aku oia ia lakou, o hiki mai lakou i keia wahi eha.
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 I mai la o Aberahama ia ia. Aia no hoi ia lakou o Moso a me ka poe kaula, i lohe lakou ia mau mea.
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 A i aku la oia, Aole, e ka makua, o Aberahama; aka, ina e hele aku kekahi mai waena aku o ka poe make, e mihi no lakou.
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 I mai la hoi oia ia ia, Ina i lohe ole lakou ia Mose a me ka poe kaula, aole no lakou e hoohuliia ke ala hou kekahi mai waena aku o ka poe make.
[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].’”
