लुका 19
1 येशू यरीहोमा प्रवेश गरेर त्यहाँबाट जाँदै हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।
Jesus and his disciples entered Jericho and were going through the [city].
2 हेर, त्यहाँ जखायस नाउँ गरेका एक जना मानिस थिए । उनी कर उठनेहरूका मुख्य र धनी मानिस थिए ।
There was a man [there] named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
3 उनले येशू को हुनुहुन्छ भनी हेर्न कोसिस गरिरहेका थिए, तर भिडको कारणले गर्दा हेर्न सकेनन्, किनकि उनी होचा थिए ।
He tried to see Jesus, but he was very short, and there was a big crowd of people [near Jesus]. So he was not able to see him.
4 त्यसैले उनी भिडका मानिसहरूभन्दा अगाडि दौडे र उहाँलाई हेर्नको लागि नेभाराको रुखमा चढे, किनभने येशू त्यही बाटो भएर जाँदै हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।
So he ran further ahead [along the road] that Jesus was walking on. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.
5 जब येशू उनी भएको ठाउँ नजिक आइपुग्नुभयो, उहाँले मास्तिर हेरेर भन्नुभयो, “जखायस छिटो ओर्ली आऊ, किनकि आज मलाई तिम्रो घरमा बस्नु छ ।”
When Jesus got there, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because [God wants] me to go [with you(sg)] to your house and stay there [tonight]”!
6 त्यसैले उनी हतार-हतार ओर्ली आए र उहाँलाई खुसीसाथ स्वागत गरे ।
So he came down quickly. [He took Jesus to his house] and welcomed him joyfully.
7 जब तिनीहरू सबैले यो देखे, तब उनीहरूले यसो भन्दै गनगन गर्न थाले, “उहाँ पापी मानिसकहाँ बस्नको लागि जानुभयो ।”
The people [who saw Jesus go there] grumbled saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
8 जखायस खडा भएर भने, “हेर्नुहोस् प्रभु, मसँग भएका जे-जति छन् त्यसको आधा म गरिबहरूलाई दिनेछु र यदि मैले कसैलाई ठगेर कसैबाट केही कुरा लिएको छु भने त्यसको चार गुणा फिर्ता दिनेछु ।”
Then Zacchaeus stood up [while they were eating] and said to the Lord [Jesus], “Lord, I want you [(sg)] to know that I am going to give half of what I own to poor people. And as for the people whom I have cheated, I will pay them back four times the amount [I have gotten from them by cheating].”
9 येशूले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “आज यो घरमा मुक्ति आएको छ, किनकि यिनी पनि अब्राहामका पुत्र हुन् ।
Jesus said to him, “Today [God] has forgiven [PRS] [you and the other people in] [MTY] this house, because you [(sg)] also [have shown that you have trusted in God as] your ancestor Abraham [did].
10 किनकि मानिसका पुत्र हराएकाहरूलाई खोज्न र बचाउनको लागि आएका हुन् ।”
Remember this: [I], the one who came from heaven, came to seek and save [people like you(sg)] who have [gone astray from God, just like a shepherd who searches for his] lost [sheep].”
11 तिनीहरूले यी कुरा सुन्दै गर्दा, उहाँले अर्को दृष्टान्त पनि भन्नुभयो, किनभने तिनीहरू यरूशलेमको नजिक थिए र तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको राज्य तुरुन्तै देखा पर्न लागेको छ भन्ने सोचेका थिए ।
They were coming near to Jerusalem, and the people who were [going with Jesus] who heard him say these things thought that as soon as [he got to Jerusalem] he would become their king.
12 त्यसकारण, उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “एउटा भलादमी मानिस आफ्नो राज्य प्राप्त गर्नको निम्ति एउटा टाढा देशमा गएर फर्की आउनलाई गए ।
[So] he told them this parable: “A prince prepared to go to a distant country in order that [the Emperor] would make him a king. [He intended] to return later.
13 उनले आफ्ना दस जना नोकरलाई बोलाए र तिनीहरूलाई दस सिक्का दिँदै भने, ‘म फर्की नआउँदासम्म यसलाई व्यापारमा लगाओ ।’
[Before he left], he summoned ten of his servants. He gave each of them a coin worth three months’ wages. He said to them, ‘Do business with these coins until I return!’ [Then he left].
14 तर उनका मानिसहरूले घृणा गर्दै यसो भन्ने सन्देश दिएर दूतहरू पठाए, ‘यो मानिसले हामीमाथि शासन गरेको हामी चाहँदैनौँ ।’
But [many of] his fellow-citizens hated him. So after he left they sent some messengers to tell [the Emperor], ‘We [(exc)] do not want this man to be our king!’
15 तब राज्य प्राप्त गरी फर्केर आएपछि उनले सिक्का पाएका नोकरहरूलाई बोलाए र तिनीहरूले व्यापारबाट कति आर्जन गरे भनेर जान्ने इच्छा गरे ।
But [the Emperor] made him king anyway. [Later] the [new king] returned. Then he commanded that the servants to whom he had given the coins should be summoned {that someone should summon the servants to whom he had given the coins}. He wanted to know how much they had gained by doing business with the coins.
16 पहिलो नोकर उनको अगाडि आयो र भन्यो, ‘मालिक, मैले तपाईंको सिक्काबाट अरू दस सिक्का कमाएँ ।’
The first man came [to him] and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned ten more [coins]!’
17 ती भलादमी मानिसले त्यसलाई भने, ‘स्याबास, असल नोकर । तिमी धेरै सानो कुरामा विश्वासयोग्य भयौ, त्यसकारण तिमीले दसवटा सहर अधिकार गर्नेछौ ।’
He said to this man, ‘[You are a] good servant! [You have] done [very] well! Because you have [handled] faithfully a small amount [of money, I will give you] authority [to rule] ten cities.’
18 दोस्रो नोकर आयो र भन्यो, ‘मालिक, तपाईंको सिक्काबाट मैले पाँच सिक्का कमाएँ ।’
Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned five more [coins]!’
19 ती भलादमी मानिसले त्यस नोकरलाई भने, ‘तिमीले पाँचवटा सहरमा राज्य गर्नेछौ ।’
He said to that servant similarly, ‘[Good! I will give you authority to rule] five cities.’
20 अनि अर्को नोकर आयो र भन्यो, ‘मालिक, तपाईंको सिक्का यहाँ छ, जसलाई मैले कपडाभित्र सुरक्षितसाथ राखेको थिएँ ।
Then another servant came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your coin. I wrapped it in a napkin and put it away, [so that nothing would happen to it].
21 किनकि म डराएँ, किनभने तपाईं कठोर मानिस हुनुहुन्छ । तपाईंले जे राख्नुभएको छैन, त्यो कुरा लिनुहुन्छ र जे छर्नुभएको छैन, त्यही कटनी गर्नुहुन्छ ।’
I did that [because] I was afraid [of what you would do to me if the business failed. I know] you are a man who does not do foolish things with your money. You [even] take [from others money] that does not really belong to you, [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.’
22 ती भलादमी मानिसले त्यसलाई भने, ‘तँ दुष्ट नोकर, म तँलाई तेरो आफ्नै वचनले न्याय गर्नेछु । जहाँ राखेको छैन त्यहाँबाट लिन खोज्ने र जहाँ छरेको छैन त्यहाँबाट कटनी गर्न खोज्ने म कठोर मानिस हुँ भनी तँलाई थाहा थियो ।
The king said to that servant, ‘You wicked servant! I will condemn you by the very words [MTY] that you [have just now spoken]. (You know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]./Did you not know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]?) [RHQ] [You said] that I [even] take [from others money] that does not really [belong to me], [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.
23 त्यसो भए, तैँले मेरो सिक्का किन बैङ्कमा राखिनस्, ताकि फर्की आउँदा ब्याजसहित मैले यो रकम पाउने थिएँ?’
So (you should at least have given my money to money lenders!/why did you not [at least] give my money to bankers?) [RHQ] Then [when I returned] I could have collected that amount plus the interest [it would have earned]!’
24 ती भलादमी मानिसले त्यहाँ उभिएका मानिसहरूलाई भने, ‘योसँग भएको सिक्का खोसेर जससँग दस सिक्का छ, त्यसलाई देओ ।’
Then [the king] said to those who were standing near, ‘Take the coin from him and give it to [the servant] who has ten coins!’
25 तिनीहरूले उसलाई भने, ‘मालिक उसँग त दस सिक्का छ ।’
They protested, ‘But Sir, he already has ten [coins]!’
26 ‘म तिमीलाई भन्दछु, जससँग छ त्यसलाई अझ धेरै दिइने छ, तर जोसँग छैन, त्यससँग भएको पनि खोसिनेछ ।
[But the king said], ‘I tell you this: To the people who [use well what] they have [received], more will be given {[I] will give more}. But from the people who [do] not [use well what they have received], even what they [already] have will be taken away {[I] will take away even what they already have}.
27 तर, मैले तिनीहरूमाथि शासन गरेको नचाहने मेरा यी शत्रुहरूलाई यहाँ ल्याओ र मेरो अगाडि मार’ ।”
Now, [as for] those enemies of mine who did not want me to rule over them, bring them here and execute them while I am watching!’”
28 यी कुराहरू भनिसक्नुभएपछि, उहाँ यरूशलेमतिर जानुभयो ।
After [Jesus] said those things, he [continued on the road] up to Jerusalem, going ahead of his disciples.
29 बेथफागे र बेथानियाबाट जैतून भनिने डाँडा नजिक पुग्नुभएपछि उहाँले आफना दुई जना चेलालाई यसो भनेर पठाउनुभयो,
When they got near Bethphage and Bethany [villages], near the hill that is called {that they call} Olive [Tree] Hill,
30 “नजिकैको गाउँमा जाओ । त्यहाँ पस्दै गर्दा, तिमीहरूले कोही पनि नचढेको एउटा बछेडो भेट्टाउनेछौ । त्यसलाई फुकाओ र मकहाँ ल्याओ ।
he said to two of [his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead [of you]. As you [two] enter [it], you will see a young animal that no one has ever ridden, that has been {someone has} tied up. Untie it and bring it [to me].
31 यदि कसैले तिमीहरूलाई, ‘यसलाई किन फुकाउँदै छौ?’ भनेर सोध्यो भने यसो भन्नू, ‘प्रभुलाई यसको खाँचो छ’ ।”
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say [to him], ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 पठाइएकाहरू गए र तिनीहरूले येशूले भन्नुभएजस्तै बछेडो पाए ।
[So] the [two disciples] went [to the village] and found the [animal], just like he had told them.
33 तिनीहरूले बछेडालाई फुकाल्दै गर्दा, त्यसका मालिकले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरूले यस बछेडालाई किन फुकाउँदै छौ?”
As they were untying it, its owners said to them, “Why are you two untying that young animal?”
34 तिनीहरूले भने, “प्रभुलाई यसको खाँचो छ ।”
They replied, “The Lord needs it.” [So the owners said that they could take it].
35 तिनीहरूले त्यसलाई येशूकहाँ ल्याए र तिनीहरूले त्यस बछेडामाथि आफ्ना कपडाहरू राखे र त्यसमाथि येशूलाई बसाले ।
The [two disciples] brought [the animal] to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the animal’s back [for him to sit on] and helped Jesus get on it.
36 उहाँ जाँदै गर्नुहुँदा, तिनीहरूले बाटोमा कपडा ओछ्याए ।
Then as he rode along, [others] spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him].
37 उहाँ जैतून डाँडाको ओरालोको नजिकै आइपुग्नुहुँदा, उहाँका चेलाहरूको ठुलो भिडले उहाँले गर्नुभएका शक्तिशाली कार्यहरू देखेको कारण आनन्दित हुँदै चर्को स्वरले परमेश्वरको प्रशंसा गर्न लागे ।
As they came near [to Jerusalem], on the road that descends from Olive [Tree] Hill, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God loudly for all the great miracles that they had seen [Jesus do].
38 तिनीहरूले यसो भन्न लागे, “परमप्रभुको नाउँमा आउने राजा धन्यका हुन्! स्वर्गमा शान्ति र सर्वोच्चमा महिमा!”
They were saying things like, “May the Lord [God] bless our king who comes representing [MTY] him!” “May there be peace [between God] in heaven [and us his people]!” “May [everyone] praise God!”
39 त्यो भिडमा भएका केही फरिसीहरूले उहाँलाई यसो भने, “गुरुज्यू, तपाईंका चेलाहरू चुप बसून् भनी हप्काउनुहोस् ।”
Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples [for saying things like that]!”
40 येशूले जवाफ दिँदै भन्नुभयो, “म तिमीहरूलाई भन्दछु, तिनीहरू चुप लागे भने, यी ढुङ्गाहरू नै कराउनेछन् ।”
He replied, “I tell you this: If these people would be silent, the stones themselves would shout [to praise me]!”
41 जब येशू सहरको नजिक पुग्नुभयो, उहाँ त्यसलाई देखेर यसो भन्दै रुनुभयो,
When [Jesus] came near [to] Jerusalem and saw the city, he cried about [its people].
42 “यदि तैँले यो दिनको बारेमा थाहा पाएको भए, तँलाई शान्ति दिने कुरालाई जानेको भए! तर अहिले यी कुराहरू तेरो नजरबाट लुकाइएका छन् ।
He said, “[My disciples know what they need to do] to have peace [with God]; I wish that even today [the rest of] you people knew it. But now you are unable to know [MTY] it.
43 किनकि तेरो लागि यस्ता दिनहरू आउनेछन्, जब तेरा शत्रुहरूले तेरो विरुद्धमा वरिपरि पर्खाल निर्माण गर्नेछन् र तँलाई घेर्नेछन् र चारैतिरबाट आक्रमण गर्नेछन् ।
I want you to know this: Soon [your enemies] will come and will set up a barricade around your [city]. They will surround [the city] and attack [it] on all sides.
44 तिनीहरूले तँलाई र तेरा सन्तानलाई आक्रमण गरेर लडाउनेछन्; तिनीहरूले एउटा ढुङ्गामाथि अर्को ढुङ्गा छोड्नेछैनन्, किनभने परमेश्वरले तँलाई बचाउनका लागि गर्नुभएका प्रयत्नलाई तैँले बुझिनस् ।
They will [break through] the walls [and] destroy everything. They will smash you and your people/children. [When they finish destroying everything], there will not be one stone left on top of another. [All this will happen] because you did not recognize the time when God sent his [Messiah] to [save] you!”
45 येशू मन्दिरभित्र छिर्नुभयो र त्यहाँ व्यापार गरिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई यसो भन्दै खेद्नुभयो,
[Jesus entered Jerusalem and] went into the Temple [courtyard]. He saw the people who were selling [things there],
46 “यसो लेखिएको छ, ‘मेरो घर प्रार्थनाको घर हुनेछ,’ तर तिमीहरूले त यसलाई डाँकुहरूको अड्डा बनाएका छौ ।”
and he began to chase them out. He said to them, “It has been written {[A prophet] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be a place where people pray’; but you bandits have made it a cave where you can [hide]!”
47 येशूले मन्दिरमा दिनहुँ शिक्षा सिकाउनुहुन्थ्यो । मुख्य पुजारीहरू, शास्त्रीहरू र धार्मिक अगुवाहरूले उहाँलाई मार्न चाहन्थे ।
Each day [during that week Jesus] was teaching people in the Temple [courtyard]. The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and [other Jewish] leaders tried to find a way to kill him.
48 तर तिनीहरूले त्यसो गर्ने कुनै उपाय भेट्टाउन सकेनन्, किनभने मानिसहरूले उहाँको वचन ध्यानसित सुनिरहेका थिए ।
But they did not find any way to do it, because all the people there listened eagerly to him [and would have resisted them if they had tried to hurt him].
