Luca 18
1 OR propose loro ancora una parabola, per [mostrare] che convien del continuo orare, e non istancarsi,
[Jesus] told [his disciples] a parable to teach them that they always ought to pray confidently and not be discouraged [if God does not immediately answer their prayers].
2 dicendo: Vi era un giudice in una città, il quale non temeva Iddio, e non avea rispetto ad alcun uomo.
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not revere God, and did not care about people, either.
3 Or in quella stessa città vi era una vedova, la qual venne a lui, dicendo: Fammi ragione del mio avversario.
There was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Please decide what is just [in the dispute between me and] the man who is opposing me [in court!’]
4 Ed egli, per un tempo, non volle farlo; ma pur poi appresso disse fra sè medesimo: Quantunque io non tema Iddio, e non abbia rispetto ad alcun uomo,
For a long time the judge refused [to help her]. But later he thought to himself, ‘I do not revere God and I do not care about people,
5 nondimeno, perciocchè questa vedova mi dà molestia, io le farò ragione; che talora non venga tante volte che alla fine mi stanchi.
but this widow keeps bothering me! So I will make sure that she is treated justly. [If I do not do that], she will exhaust me by continually coming to me!’”
6 E il Signore disse: Ascoltate ciò che dice il giudice iniquo.
Then the Lord [Jesus] said, “[Even though] the judge was not a righteous man, think carefully about what he said!
7 E Iddio non vendicherà egli i suoi eletti, i quali giorno e notte gridano a lui; benchè sia lento ad adirarsi per loro?
[Similarly], (God will certainly show that [what you] have done has been right!/will God not show that [what you] have done has been right?) [RHQ] He will do this for you whom he has chosen. [He will do this for you] who pray earnestly to him night and day, asking him to [help you]. He may delay [helping you].
8 Certo, io vi dico, che tosto li vendicherà. Ma, quando il Figliuol dell'uomo verrà, troverà egli pur la fede in terra?
But I tell you, [some day] he will show that what you did was right, and he will do it quickly. But when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, (there may not be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)./will there be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)?) [RHQ]”
9 DISSE ancora questa parabola a certi, che si confidavano in loro stessi d'esser giusti, e sprezzavano gli altri.
[Jesus] also told a parable [to warn] people who mistakenly thought that they were doing things that made them acceptable to God. Besides, they also despised other people.
10 Due uomini salirono al tempio, per orare; l'uno [era] Fariseo, e l'altro pubblicano.
[He said this]: “Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.
11 Il Fariseo, stando in piè, orava in disparte, in questa maniera: O Dio, io ti ringrazio che io non son come gli altri uomini: rapaci, ingiusti, adulteri; nè anche come quel pubblicano.
The Pharisee stood and prayed silently, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men. [Some] extort money [from others]; some treat others unjustly; some commit adultery. [I do not do such things. And I am certainly not] like this tax collector [who cheats people]!
12 Io digiuno due volte la settimana, io pago la decima di tutto ciò che posseggo.
[Our law says that we(exc) should] (fast/abstain from food) [once a week], [but I do more than that. I] fast twice a week! I give [you] ten percent of all that I earn!’
13 Ma il pubblicano, stando da lungi, non ardiva neppure d'alzar gli occhi al cielo; anzi si batteva il petto, dicendo: O Dio, sii placato inverso me peccatore.
But the tax collector stood far [from the other people in the Temple courtyard because he felt very unworthy]. He would not even look up toward heaven. Instead, he beat on his chest [to show that he was sorry for his sin]. He said, ‘God, I am a sinner; be merciful to me [and forgive me]!’”
14 Io vi dico, che costui ritornò in casa sua giustificato, più tosto che quell'altro; perciocchè chiunque s'innalza sarà abbassato, e chi si abbassa sarà innalzato.
[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] that as the tax collector went home, the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}, not that of the Pharisee. [Remember this]: Those who exalt themselves will be humbled {[God] will humble all those who exalt themselves}, but those who humble themselves will be exalted {[he] will exalt those who humble themselves}.”
15 OR gli furono presentati ancora dei piccoli fanciulli, acciocchè li toccasse; e i discepoli, veduto [ciò], sgridavano coloro [che li presentavano].
[One day when many people were coming to Jesus], they were also bringing small children. They wanted him to put his hands on [the children and bless them]. When the disciples saw that, they rebuked [those who were bringing those children].
16 Ma Gesù, chiamati a sè i fanciulli, disse: Lasciate i piccoli fanciulli venire a me, e non li divietate; perciocchè di tali è il regno di Dio.
But Jesus called the children [to come to him]. He said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me! Do not stop them! It is people who are [humble and trusting] like they are who can experience God ruling [their lives].
17 Io vi dico in verità, che chi non avrà ricevuto il regno di Dio come piccol fanciullo, non entrerà in esso.
Note this: Those who do not [trust God and] allow him to direct [their lives], as children [do], will not enter the [MET] place where God rules.”
18 ED un certo de' principali lo domandò, dicendo: Maestro buono, facendo che, erederò la vita eterna? (aiōnios g166)
A [Jewish] leader asked [Jesus], “Good teacher, what shall I do in order to have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 E Gesù gli disse: Perchè mi chiami buono? niuno [è] buono, se non un solo, [cioè] Iddio.
Jesus said to him, “Only God is good! No one [else] is good! (So you(sg) should consider carefully what [you are implying by] calling me good!/[Do you realize that you are implying that I am God by] calling me good?) [RHQ]
20 Tu sai i comandamenti: Non commettere adulterio. Non uccidere. Non furare. Non dir falsa testimonianza. Onora tuo padre e tua madre.
[But to answer your question], you [(sg)] know the commandments that [God gave Moses. He commanded such things as] ‘do not commit adultery, do not commit murder, do not steal, do not testify falsely [about what you have seen or heard], honor your father and mother.’”
21 E colui disse: Tutte queste cose ho osservate fin dalla mia giovanezza.
The man said, “I have obeyed all those [commandments] ever since I was young. [So] ([there must be something else I have not done./is that enough]?)”
22 E Gesù, udito questo, gli disse: Una cosa ti manca ancora: vendi tutto ciò che tu hai, e distribuisci[lo] a' poveri, ed avrai un tesoro nel cielo; poi vieni, e seguitami.
When Jesus heard [him say] that, he replied to him, “There is one thing that you [(sg)] have not [done] yet. Sell all that you own. Then give [the money] to poor people. [The result will be that] you will have [spiritual] riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!”
23 Ma egli, udite queste cose, ne fu grandemente attristato, perciocchè era molto ricco.
The man became sad when he heard that, because he was very rich [and he did not want to give everything away].
24 E Gesù, veduto ch'egli si era attristato, disse: O quanto malagevolmente coloro che hanno delle ricchezze entreranno nel regno di Dio!
Jesus looked at the man [as he left], and said, “It is very difficult for those who are wealthy [to decide] to let God rule [MET] their [lives].
25 Perciocchè, egli è più agevole che un cammello entri per la cruna d'un ago, che non che un ricco entri nel regno di Dio.
[You would say] that it is impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. It is [almost] as difficult [HYP] for rich people [to decide] to let God rule their [lives].”
26 E coloro che l'udirono dissero: Chi adunque può esser salvato?
[The Jews thought that God favored rich people, so they thought that if God did not save rich people, he would not save others, either]. So [one of the disciples] who heard him say that replied, “If that is so, it seems that no one will be saved {[that God] will not save anyone} [RHQ]!”
27 Ed egli disse: Le cose impossibili agli uomini son possibili a Dio.
But Jesus said, “It is impossible for people [to save themselves]. But [God can save them, because] God can do anything!”
28 E Pietro disse: Ecco, noi abbiam lasciato ogni cosa, e ti abbiam seguitato.
Then Peter said, “[You know that we(exc) have left] everything we had and have become your disciples [RHQ]. [So what about us?] (OR, [So will God accept/save us?]”)
29 Ed egli disse loro: Io vi dico in verità, che non vi è alcuno, che abbia lasciato casa, o padre e madre, o fratelli, o moglie, o figliuoli, per lo regno di Dio;
He said to them, “Keep this in mind: Those who have left [their] homes, [their] wives, [their] brothers, [their] parents, [their] children, [or any other family members], [to tell others] about how God wants to rule [MET] [people’s lives],
31 POI, presi seco i dodici, disse loro: Ecco, noi saliamo in Gerusalemme, e tutte le cose scritte da' profeti intorno al Figliuol dell'uomo saranno adempiute.
[Jesus] took the twelve [disciples] to a place by themselves and said to them, “Listen carefully! We [(inc)] are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there], everything that has been written by the prophets {that the prophets have written} about [me], the one who came from heaven, will be fulfilled {will occur}.
32 Perciocchè egli sarà dato in man de' Gentili, e sarà schernito, ed oltraggiato; e gli sarà sputato nel volto.
I will be put into the hands of {[My enemies] will hand me over to} non-Jews. [The non-Jews] will make fun of me and mistreat me and spit on me.
33 Ed essi, dopo averlo flagellato, l'uccideranno; ma egli risusciterà al terzo giorno.
They will whip me, and [then] they will kill me. But on the third day [after that] I will become alive again.”
34 Ed essi non compresero nulla di queste cose; anzi questo ragionamento era loro occulto, e non intendevano le cose ch'eran [loro] dette.
But [the disciples] did not understand any of those things that [he said]. They were prevented {[Something] prevented them} from understanding the meaning of what [he] was telling [them].
35 ORA, come egli s'avvicinava a Gerico, un certo cieco sedeva presso della via, mendicando.
As [Jesus and his disciples] came near to Jericho [city], a blind man was sitting beside the road. [He was] begging [for money].
36 E udita la moltitudine che passava, domandò che cosa ciò fosse.
When he heard the crowd [of people] passing by, he asked someone, “What is happening?”
37 E gli fu fatto assapere che Gesù il Nazareo passava.
They told him, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth [town], is passing by.”
38 Ed egli gridò, dicendo: Gesù, Figliuol di Davide, abbi pietà di me.
He shouted, “Jesus, [you who are] descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
39 E coloro che andavano avanti lo sgridavano, acciocchè tacesse; ma egli vie più gridava: Figliuol di Davide, abbi pietà di me.
Those who were [walking] at the front [of the crowd] scolded the man [and] told him to be quiet. But he shouted more loudly, “You who are descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
40 E Gesù, fermatosi, comandò che gli fosse menato. E come fu presso di lui, lo domandò, dicendo:
Jesus stopped and told [people] to bring the man to him. When [the blind man] came near, Jesus asked him,
41 Che vuoi che io ti faccia? Ed egli disse: Signore, che io ricoveri la vista.
“What do you [(sg)] want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, enable me to see [again]!”
42 E Gesù gli disse: Ricovera la vista; la tua fede ti ha salvato.
Jesus said to him, “[Then] see! Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me], [I] have healed you!”
43 Ed egli in quello stante ricoverò la vista, e lo seguitava, glorificando Iddio. E tutto il popolo, veduto [ciò], diede lode a Dio.
Immediately he was able to see! And he went with [Jesus], praising God. And when all the people who were [going with Jesus] saw it, they also praised God.
