Marcum 12
1 Et cœpit illis in parabolis loqui: Vineam pastinavit homo, et circumdedit sepem, et fodit lacum, et ædificavit turrim, et locavit eam agricolis, et peregre profectus est.
Then Jesus began to speak to them using illustrated stories. “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to some farmers, and left on a journey.
2 Et misit ad agricolas in tempore servum ut ab agricolis acciperet de fructu vineæ.
When harvest-time came, he sent one of his servants to the tenant farmers to collect some of the grapes from the vineyard.
3 Qui apprehensum eum ceciderunt, et dimiserunt vacuum.
But they grabbed hold of him, beat him up, and sent him away with nothing.
4 Et iterum misit ad illos alium servum: et illum in capite vulneraverunt, et contumeliis affecerunt.
So the man sent another servant. They hit him over the head and abused him.
5 Et rursum alium misit, et illum occiderunt: et plures alios: quosdam cædentes, alios vero occidentes.
He sent another servant, and this one they killed. He sent many other servants, and they beat some of them and killed others.
6 Adhuc ergo unum habens filium charissimum: et illum misit ad eos novissimum, dicens: Quia reverebuntur filium meum.
In the end the only one left was his son whom he loved, and eventually he sent him, thinking ‘they will respect my son.’
7 Coloni autem dixerunt ad invicem: Hic est heres: venite, occidamus eum: et nostra erit hereditas.
But the farmers said to themselves, ‘Here's the owner's heir—if we kill him, we can get what he would have inherited!’
8 Et apprehendentes eum, occiderunt: et eiecerunt extra vineam.
So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 Quid ergo faciet dominus vineæ? Veniet, et perdet colonos: et dabit vineam aliis.
Now what is the owner of the vineyard going to do? He will come and kill those farmers, and then he will lease the vineyard to others.
10 Nec scripturam hanc legistis: Lapidem, quem reprobaverunt ædificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli:
Haven't you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone rejected by the builders has become the chief cornerstone.
11 A Domino factum est istud, et est mirabile in oculis nostris?
This is from the Lord, and it's marvelous to see!’?”
12 Et quærebant eum tenere: et timuerunt turbam. Cognoverunt enim quoniam ad eos parabolam hanc dixerit. Et relicto eo abierunt.
The Jewish leaders tried to have him arrested because they realized that the illustration was directed at them, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left him alone and went away.
13 Et mittunt ad eum quosdam ex Pharisæis, et Herodianis, ut eum caperent in verbo.
Later they sent some Pharisees with some of Herod's supporters to Jesus in an attempt to catch him out by what he said.
14 Qui venientes dicunt ei: Magister, scimus quia verax es, et non curas quemquam: nec enim vides in faciem hominum, sed in veritate viam Dei doces. Licet dari tributum Cæsari, an non dabimus?
They arrived and said, “Teacher, we know you are a truthful person and you don't look for approval, because you don't care about status or position. Instead you teach God's way in accordance with the truth. So is it right to pay tribute to Caesar or not?
15 Qui sciens versutiam illorum, ait illos: Quid me tentatis? afferte mihi denarium ut videam.
Should we pay up, or should we refuse?” Jesus, realizing how hypocritical they were, asked them, “Why are you trying to catch me out? Bring me a coin to look at.”
16 At illi attulerunt ei. Et ait illis: Cuius est imago hæc, et inscriptio? Dicunt ei: Cæsaris.
They gave him a coin. “Whose is this image, and whose inscription?” Jesus asked them. “Caesar's,” they replied.
17 Respondens autem Iesus dixit illis: Reddite igitur quæ sunt Cæsaris, Cæsari: et quæ sunt Dei, Deo. Et mirabantur super eo.
“Then give back to Caesar what belongs to him, and give back to God what belongs to him,” Jesus told them. They were amazed at his reply.
18 Et venerunt ad eum Sadducæi, qui dicunt resurrectionem non esse: et interrogabant eum dicentes:
Then the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came and asked a question:
19 Magister, Moyses nobis scripsit, ut si cuius frater mortuus fuerit, et dimiserit uxorem, et filios non reliquerit, accipiat frater eius uxorem ipsius, et resuscitet semen fratri suo.
“Teacher, Moses instructed us that if a man dies, leaving his widow childless, then his brother should marry his wife, and have children by her on his behalf.
20 Septem ergo fratres erant: et primus accepit uxorem, et mortuus est non relicto semine.
Once there were seven brothers. The first one got married, and then died without having children.
21 Et secundus accepit eam, et mortuus est: et nec iste reliquit semen. Et tertius similiter.
The second married his widow, and then died, childless. The third did the same.
22 Et acceperunt eam similiter septem: et non reliquerunt semen. Novissima omnium defuncta est et mulier.
In fact all seven died without having children. In the end the woman died too.
23 In resurrectione ergo cum resurrexerint, cuius de his erit uxor? Septem enim habuerunt eam uxorem.
In the resurrection, whose wife will she be, because she was the wife of all seven brothers?”
24 Et respondens Iesus, ait illis: Nonne ideo erratis, non scientes Scripturas, neque virtutem Dei?
Jesus told them, “This proves you're mistaken, and that you don't know the Scriptures or the power of God.
25 Cum enim a mortuis resurrexerint, neque nubent, neque nubentur, sed sunt sicut Angeli in cælis.
When the dead rise, they don't marry, and aren't given in marriage. They're like the angels in heaven.
26 De mortuis autem quod resurgant, non legistis in libro Moysi, super rubum quomodo dixerit illi Deus, inquiens: Ego sum Deus Abraham, et Deus Isaac, et Deus Iacob?
But concerning the resurrection, haven't you read in Moses' writings the story of the burning bush, where God spoke to Moses and told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’
27 Non est Deus mortuorum, sed vivorum. Vos ergo multum erratis.
He's not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are completely mistaken!”
28 Et accessit unus de scribis, qui audierat illos conquirentes, et videns quoniam bene illis responderit, interrogavit eum quod esset primum omnium mandatum.
One of the religious teachers came and heard them arguing. He recognized that Jesus had given them a good answer. So he asked him, “Which is the most important commandment of all?”
29 Iesus autem respondit ei: Quia primum omnium mandatum est: Audi Israel, Dominus Deus tuus, Deus unus est:
Jesus replied, “The first commandment is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one.
30 et diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex tota corde tuo, et ex tota anima tua, et ex tota mente tua, et ex tota virtute tua. Hoc est primum mandatum.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your spirit, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
31 Secundum autem simile est illi: Diliges proximum tuum tamquam teipsum. Maius horum aliud mandatum non est.
The second is ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There's no more important commandment than these.”
32 Et ait illi scriba: Bene Magister, in veritate dixisti, quia unus est Deus, et non est alius præter eum.
“That's right, Teacher,” the man replied. “It's true as you said that God is one, and there is no other.
33 Et ut diligatur ex toto corde, et ex toto intellectu, et ex tota anima, et ex tota fortitudine: et diligere proximum tamquam seipsum, maius est omnibus holocautomatibus, et sacrificiis.
We are to love him with all our heart, all our understanding, and all our strength, and we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. This is far more important than offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Iesus autem videns quod sapienter respondisset, dixit illi: Non es longe a regno Dei. Et nemo iam audebat eum interrogare.
Jesus saw that he gave a thoughtful answer, and said, “You're not far from the kingdom of God.” After this no one was brave enough to ask him any more questions.
35 Et respondens Iesus dicebat, docens in templo: Quomodo dicunt scribæ Christum filium esse David?
While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked, “Why do the religious teachers state that Christ is the son of David?
36 Ipse enim David dicit in Spiritu Sancto: Dixit Dominus Domino meo, Sede a dextris meis, donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum.
As David himself declared, inspired by the Holy Spirit, that the Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.’
37 Ipse ergo David dicit eum Dominum, et unde est filius eius? Et multa turba eum libenter audivit.
Since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son?” The large crowd listened to what Jesus said with great delight.
38 Et dicebat eis in doctrina sua: Cavete a scribis, qui volunt in stolis ambulare, et salutari in foro,
Jesus continued to teach them, saying, “Beware of religious leaders! They love to walk around in long robes, to be greeted respectfully in the marketplaces.
39 et in primis cathedris sedere in synagogis, et primos discubitus in cœnis:
They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues, and the best places at banquets.
40 qui devorant domos viduarum sub obtentu prolixæ orationis: hi accipient prolixius iudicium.
They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”
41 Et sedens Iesus contra gazophylacium, aspiciebat quomodo turba iactaret æs in gazophylacium, et multi divites iactabant multa.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury collection box, watching people tossing in coins. Many of the rich were extravagantly throwing in a lot of money.
42 Cum venisset autem vidua una pauper, misit duo minuta, quod est quadrans,
Then a poor widow came along and put in just two small coins.
43 et convocans discipulos suos, ait illis: Amen dico vobis, quoniam vidua hæc pauper plus omnibus misit, qui miserunt in gazophylacium.
He called his disciples together and told them, “I tell you the truth: this poor widow has put in more than all the rest together.
44 Omnes enim ex eo, quod abundabat illis, miserunt: hæc vero de penuria sua omnia quæ habuit misit totum victum suum.
All of them gave from their wealth what they had, but she gave from her poverty what she didn't have. She put in all she had to live on.”
