Łukasza 12
1 Między tem, gdy się zgromadziło wiele tysięcy ludu, tak iż jedni po drugich deptali, począł mówić do uczniów swoich. Naprzód strzeżcie się kwasu Faryzejskiego, który jest obłuda.
While they were doing that, many thousands of people gathered [around Jesus]. There were so many that they were stepping on each other. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of [becoming] hypocrites [like] the Pharisees. Their [evil influence] [MET] [spreads to others like] yeast [spreads its influence in dough].
2 Boć nie jest nic skrytego, co by objawione być nie miało, ani tajemnego czego by się dowiedzieć nie miano.
People will not be able to continue concealing the things that [they or other] people try to conceal now. [God] will [some day] cause the things that are hidden now to be known {[everyone] to know the things that they hide now}.
3 Przetoż, coście mówili w ciemności, na świetle słyszane będzie, a coście w ucho szeptali w komorach, obwołane będzie na dachach.
All the things that you say in the dark [secretly, some day] will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {[people] will proclaim them} publicly.”
4 A mówię wam przyjaciołom moim: Nie bójcie się tych, którzy ciało zabijają, a potem nie mają co by więcej uczynili.
“My friends, listen [carefully]. Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill you, but after they kill you, there is nothing more that they can do [to hurt you].
5 Ale wam okażę, kogo się bać macie: Bójcie się tego, który, gdy zabije, ma moc wrzucić do piekielnego ognia; zaiste powiadam wam, tego się bójcie. (Geenna g1067)
But I will warn you about the one that you should truly be afraid of. You should be afraid of [God], because he not only has [the power to] cause people to die, he has the power to throw them into hell afterward! Yes, he is truly the one that you should be afraid of! (Geenna g1067)
6 Izali pięciu wróblików nie sprzedają za dwa pieniążki? Wszakże jeden z nich nie jest w zapamiętaniu przed obliczem Bożem.
[Think about] the sparrows. [They are worth so little] that [you] can [RHQ] buy five of them for only two small coins. But not one of them is ever forgotten by God {God never forgets one of them}!
7 Owszem i włosy głowy waszej wszystkie są policzone. Przetoż się nie bójcie, nad wiele wróblików wy jesteście zacniejsi.
You are worth more [to God] than many sparrows. So do not be afraid [of what people can do to you! God] even knows how many hairs there are on each of your heads, [so that if you(sg) lose one hair, he knows about it. So nothing bad can happen to you without his knowing it].
8 A mówię wam: Wszelaki, który by mię wyznał przed ludźmi, i Syn człowieczy wyzna go przed Anioły Bożymi.
I want to tell you also that if people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], [I], the one who came from heaven, will acknowledge before [God that they are my disciples]. [I will do that while] God’s angels listen.
9 Ale kto by się mię zaprzał przed ludźmi, zaprę się go przed Anioły Bożymi.
But if people [are] afraid to say in front of others that they are [my disciples], [I] will say, while God’s angels listen, that they are not [my disciples].
10 I każdemu, kto by mówił słowo przeciwko Synowi człowieczemu, będzie mu odpuszczone: ale temu, kto by przeciwko Duchowi Świętemu bluźnił, nie będzie odpuszczone.
[I will tell you] also that [God is willing to] forgive people who say bad things about me, the one who came from heaven, but [he] will not forgive anyone who says evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does].
11 A gdy was będą wodzić do bóżnic, i do przełożonych, i do zwierzchności, nie troszczcie się, jako i co byście ku obronie odpowiedzieć, albo co byście mówić mieli.
[So] when people ask you in Jewish worship houses and in the presence of rulers and other authorities [about your trusting in me], do not worry about how you will answer them [when they accuse you]. Do not worry about what you should say,
12 Albowiem Duch Święty nauczy was onejże godziny, co byście mówić mieli.
because the Holy Spirit will tell you at that very time what you should say.”
13 I rzekł mu niektóry z ludu: Nauczycielu! rzecz bratu memu, aby się ze mną podzielił dziedzictwem.
Then one of the people in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, tell my [older] brother to divide my father’s property and give me [the part that belongs] to me!”
14 Ale mu on rzekł: Człowiecze! któż mię postanowił sędzią albo dzielcą między wami?
But Jesus replied to him, “Man, (no one appointed me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property!/did anyone appoint me in order that I would settle [matters when people are] disputing about property?) [RHQ]”
15 I rzekł do nich: Patrzcie, a strzeżcie się łakomstwa, gdyż nie w tem, że kto ma obfite majętności, żywot jego zależy.
Then he said to the whole crowd, “Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by [obtaining] many possessions.”
16 I powiedział im podobieństwo, mówiąc: Niektórego człowieka bogatego pole obfity urodzaj przyniosło.
Then Jesus told the people this illustration: “There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well.
17 I rozmyślał sam w sobie, mówiąc: Cóż uczynię, gdyż nie mam, gdzie bym zgromadził urodzaje moje?
[So] he said [to himself], ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place [big enough] to store all my crops!’
18 I rzekł: To uczynię: Rozwalę gumna moje, a większe pobuduję i zgromadzę tam wszystkie urodzaje moje i dobra moje;
Then he thought to himself, ‘[I know] what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in [the big new bins].
19 I rzekę do duszy mojej: Duszo! masz wiele dóbr złożonych na wiele lat; odpocznijże, jedz, pij, bądź dobrej myśli.
[Then] I will say to myself [SYN], “Now I have plenty of goods stored up. [They will last] for many years. [So now] I will take life easy. I will eat and drink [all that I want to] and be happy [for a long time]!”’
20 Ale mu rzekł Bóg: O głupi, tej nocy upomnę się duszy twojej od ciebie, a to, coś nagotował, czyjeż będzie?
But God said to him, ‘You foolish [man]! Tonight you will die! (Then all [the goods] you have saved up [for yourself] will [belong to someone else, not to] you!/Do you think that you [will benefit from] all that you have stored up for yourself?) [RHQ]’”
21 Takci jest, który sobie skarbi, a nie jest w Bogu bogaty.
[Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying], “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things [that] God [considers] valuable.”
22 I rzekł do uczniów swoich: Dlatego powiadam wam, nie troszczcie się o żywot wasz, co byście jedli, ani o ciało, czem byście się przyodziewali.
Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “So I want to tell you this: Do not worry about [things you need] in order to live. Do not worry about [whether you will have enough food] to eat or [enough clothes] to wear.
23 Zacniejszy jest żywot, niż pokarm, a ciało, niż odzienie.
It is important to have sufficient food and clothing, but (the way you conduct your lives is more important./is not the way you conduct your lives more important?) [RHQ]
24 Przypatrzcie się krukom, iż nie sieją ani żną, i nie mają spiżarni, ani gumna, a wżdy je Bóg żywi; czemżeście wy zacniejsi niż ptacy?
Think about the birds: They do not plant [seeds], and they do not harvest [crops]. They do not have rooms or buildings in which to store crops. But God provides food for them. [And] you are certainly much more valuable than birds. [So God will certainly provide what you need]!
25 I któż z was troskliwie myśląc, może przydać do wzrostu swego łokieć jeden?
(There is not a one of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it!/Is there any of you who can add a little bit to how long he lives by worrying about it?) [RHQ]
26 Ponieważ tedy i najmniejszej rzeczy nie przemożecie, czemuż się o inne troszczycie?
Worrying is a small thing to do. So since you cannot add to your life, (you certainly should not worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live!]/why do you worry about other things that [you need to have in order to live]?) [RHQ]
27 Przypatrzcie się lilijom, jako rosną, nie pracują, ani przędą; a powiadam wam, że ani Salomon we wszystkiej sławie swojej nie był tak przyodziany, jako jedna z tych.
Think about the way that flowers grow [in the fields]. They do not work [to earn money], and they do not make their own clothes. But I tell you that [even though King] Solomon, [who lived long ago, wore very beautiful clothes], his clothes were not as beautiful as one of those [flowers].
28 A jeźliże trawę, która dziś jest na polu, a jutro będzie w piec wrzucona, Bóg tak przyodziewa, jakoż daleko więcej was, o małowierni!
God makes the flowers beautiful, but they grow in the fields for only a short time. Then [they are cut at the same time that the grass] is cut, and thrown into an oven [to be burned to make heat for baking] bread. [So they really are not worth very much. But you are very precious to] God, [and he] will [care for you] much more [than he cares for the grass by filling it with beautiful flowers]. So he will certainly provide clothes for you, who [live much longer than the grass. Why] [RHQ] [do you] trust him so little?
29 Wy tedy nie pytajcie się, co byście jeść, albo co byście pić mieli, ani wysoko latajcie myślami waszemi.
Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.
30 Albowiem tego wszystkiego narody świata szukają; aleć Ojciec wasz wie, że tego potrzebujecie.
The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father [in heaven] knows that you need those things, [so you should not worry about them].
31 Owszem szukajcie królestwa Bożego, a to wszystko będzie wam przydane.
Instead, be concerned about letting [God] completely direct [your life]. Then [he] will also give you enough of the things [you need].
32 Nie bój się, o maluczkie stadko! albowiem się upodobało Ojcu waszemu, dać wam królestwo.
[You who are my disciples are like a] small flock of sheep, [and I am like your shepherd]. So you should not be afraid. Your Father [in heaven] wants to let you rule with him [in heaven].
33 Sprzedawajcie majętności wasze, a dawajcie jałmużnę; gotujcie sobie mieszki, które nie wiotszeją, skarb, którego nie ubywa w niebiesiech, gdzie złodziej przystępu nie ma, ani mól psuje.
[So now] sell the things that you own. Give [the money that you get for those things] to poor people. [If you do that, it will be as though] you are providing for yourselves purses that will not wear out, and [God will give] you a treasure in heaven that will always be safe. There, no thief can come near [to steal it], and no termite can destroy it.
34 Bo gdzie jest skarb wasz, tam będzie i serce wasze.
Remember that [the things] that you [think are the most] valuable are [the things] that you will be constantly concerned about.”
35 Niech będą przepasane biodra wasze, i świece zapalone.
“Be always ready [for doing God’s work] [MET], like [people] who have put on their work clothes and are ready [during the day], with their lamps burning all night.
36 A wy bądźcie podobni ludziom oczekującym pana swego, ażeby się wrócił z wesela, żeby gdyby przyszedł, a zakołatał, wnet mu otworzyli.
Be [ready for me to return] [MET], like servants who are waiting for their master to return after being at a wedding feast [for several days]. They are [waiting to] open the door for him and [start working for him again] as soon as he arrives and knocks at the door.
37 Błogosławieni oni słudzy, których gdy przyjdzie pan, czujących znajdzie; zaprawdę powiadam wam, iż się przepasze, a posadzi ich za stół, a przechadzając się, będzie im służył.
If those servants are awake when he returns, [he will] be very pleased with them. I will tell you this: He will put on [the kind of clothes] that servants wear and tell them to sit down, and he will serve them a meal.
38 A jeźliby przyszedł o wtórej straży, i o trzeciej straży przyszedłliby, a tak by ich znalazł, błogosławieni są oni słudzy.
[Even] if he comes between midnight and sunrise, if he finds that his servants are [awake and] ready [for him], he will be very pleased with them.
39 A to wiedzcie, iżby gdyby wiedział gospodarz, o której godzinie złodziej ma przyjść, wżdyby czuł, a nie dopuściłby podkopać domu swego.
But you must also remember this: If owners of a house knew what time a thief was coming, they [would stay awake and] would not allow their house to be broken into [and their goods to be stolen] {[the thief] to break into the house [and steal their goods]}.
40 Przetoż i wy bądźcie gotowi; bo o tej godzinie, o której się nie spodziewacie, Syn człowieczy przyjdzie.
Similarly, you must be ready [for me to return], because [I], the one who came from heaven, will come [again] at a time when you do not expect [me to come].”
41 I rzekł mu Piotr: Panie! do nasże mówisz to podobieństwo, czyli do wszystkich?
Peter said, “Lord, are you [(sg)] speaking this illustration [only] for us or for everyone [else also]?”
42 A Pan rzekł: Któryż tedy jest wierny szafarz i roztropny, którego Pan postanowi nad czeladzią swoją, aby im na czas wydawał obrok naznaczony?
The Lord replied, “[I am saying it for you and for anyone else] [MET, RHQ] who is like a faithful and wise manager in his master’s house. His master appoints him to [supervise affairs in his house] and to give all the [other] servants their food at the proper time. [Then he leaves on a long trip].
43 Błogosławiony jest on sługa, którego gdyby przyszedł pan jego, znajdzie, że tak czyni;
If the servant is doing that work when his master returns, [his master] will be very pleased with him.
44 Zaprawdę wam powiadam, że go nad wszystkiemi dobrami swojemi postanowi.
I tell you this: His master will appoint him to supervise all of his affairs [permanently].
45 Ale jeźliby rzekł on sługa w sercu swojem: Odwłacza pan mój z przyjściem swojem, i począłby bić sługi i służebnice, a jeść, pić i opijać się;
But that servant might think to himself, ‘My master [has been away] for a long time, [so he probably will] not return soon [and find out what I am doing].’ [Then he might] start to beat the [other] servants, both male and female ones. [He might also start] to eat [a lot of food] and get drunk.
46 Przyjdzie pan sługi onego dnia, którego się nie spodzieje, i godziny, której nie wie, i odłączy go, a część jego położy z niewiernymi.
[If he does that, and if] his master returns on a day when the servant does not expect him, then his master will (cut him into two pieces/punish him severely) [HYP] and put him [in the place where he puts all] those who do not [serve him] faithfully.
47 Ten zasię sługa, który by znał wolę pana swego, a nie był gotowym, ani czynił według woli jego, wielce będzie karany;
Every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires will be beaten severely {[The master] will beat severely every servant who knows what his master wants him to do but who does not get himself ready and does not do what his master desires}.
48 Ale który nie znał, a czynił rzeczy godne karania, mniej plag odniesie; a od każdego, komu wiele dano, wiele się od niego upominać będą: a komu wiele powierzono, więcej będą chcieć od niego.
But every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do, and who did things for which he deserved to be punished, will be beaten lightly {[the master] will beat lightly every [servant] who did not know [what his master wanted] him to do and did the things for which he deserved that [his master] would beat him}. [God will treat his people similarly, because he] expects a lot from those people whom [he] has allowed [to understand a lot]. People who entrust things [to others’ care] expect those people [to care for those things] very well. Similarly, [God] expects a lot from those people whom he has allowed [to understand a lot]. Furthermore, he expects the most from people to whom he has given the most [ability].”
49 Przyszedłem, abym ogień puścił na ziemię, i czegoż chcę, jeźli już gore?
“I came to earth to cause [there to be trials] [MET], [which will purify you as] fire [purifies metal] (OR, to cause judgment/divisions among you). I wish that the time when [you] will be purified {when [God] will purify you} (OR, when divisions will be caused {to cause divisions among people}) had already begun.
50 Aleć mam być chrztem ochrzczony; a jakom jest ściśniony, póki się to nie wykona.
I must soon suffer [IDM] greatly. I am distressed, and I will continue to be distressed until my suffering is finished.
51 Mniemacie, abym przyszedł, pokój dawać na ziemię? Bynajmniej, powiadam wam, ale rozerwanie.
Do you think that as a result of my coming to earth people will live together peacefully? No! I must tell you, [that is not what will happen! Instead, people] will be divided.
52 Albowiem od tego czasu będzie ich pięć w domu jednym rozerwanych, trzej przeciwko dwom, a dwaj przeciwko trzem.
Because some people in one house [will believe in me and some will not], they will be divided. [For example], three people in one house [who do not believe in me] will oppose two [who do believe], or two [who do not believe in me] will oppose three [who do believe].
53 Powstanie ojciec przeciwko synowi, a syn przeciwko ojcu, matka przeciwko córce, a córka przeciwko matce, świekra przeciwko synowej swojej, a synowa przeciwko świekrze swojej.
A man will oppose his son, or a son will oppose his father. A woman will oppose her daughter, or a woman will oppose her mother. A woman will oppose her daughter-in-law, or a woman will oppose her mother-in-law.”
54 Mówił też i do ludu: Gdy widzicie obłok wschodzący od zachodu, zaraz mówicie: Przychodzi gwałtowny deszcz; i tak bywa.
He [also] said to the crowds, “[In this country], when you see a [dark] cloud forming in the west, you immediately say ‘It is going to rain!’ and that is what happens.
55 A gdy wiatr wiejący od południa, mówicie: Gorąco będzie; i bywa tak.
[In this region], when the wind blows from the south, you say, ‘It is going to be a very hot day!’ and that is what happens.
56 Obłudnicy! postawę nieba i ziemi rozeznawać umiecie, a tego czasu jakoż nie poznawacie?
You hypocrites! By observing the clouds and the wind, you are able to discern what is happening regarding [the weather]. It is disgusting that you are not able to discern [what God is doing] at this present time [RHQ]!
57 Przeczże i sami przez się nie sądzicie, co jest sprawiedliwego?
(Each of you ought to determine now what is the right thing for you to do, [while you still have time to do that]!/Why cannot each of you determine what is the right [thing for you to do now while you still have time to do that]?) [RHQ]
58 Gdy tedy idziesz z przeciwnikiem swoim przed urząd, starajże się w drodze, abyś był wolen, by cię snać nie pociągnął przed sędziego, a sędzia by cię podał ceklarzowi, a ceklarz by cię wrzucił do więzienia.
[If you do not do that, God will punish you] [MET]. [It will be like what happens when] someone takes one of you to court, saying that you [(sg)] have done something very bad. You should try to settle things with him while you are still on the way to the court. If he forces you to go to the judge, the judge will decide that you are guilty and put you into the hands of the court officer. Then that officer will put you in prison.
59 Powiadam ci: Nie wynijdziesz stamtąd, póki byś nie oddał do ostatniego pieniążka.
I tell you that if you go to prison, you will never get out, [because you will never be able to] pay every bit [of what the judge says you owe] [MET]. [Similarly, you ought to settle accounts with God before you die, too].”
