Łukasza 18
1 I powiedział im jeszcze podobieństwo do tego zmierzające, iż się zawsze potrzeba modlić, a nie ustawać,
[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 Mówiąc: Był niektóry sędzia w jednem mieście, który się Boga nie bał, i człowieka się nie wstydził.
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not revere God, and did not care about people, either.
3 Była też wdowa w temże mieście, która przychodziła do niego, mówiąc: Pomścij się krzywdy mojej nad przeciwnikiem moim.
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 Lecz on długo nie chciał. Ale potem rzekł sam w sobie: Aczci się Boga nie boję i człowieka się nie wstydzę,
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 Wszakże iż mi się uprzykrza ta wdowa, pomszczę się krzywdy jej, aby na ostatek przyszedłszy, nie była mi ciężką.
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 Rzekł tedy Pan: Słuchajcież, co mówi niesprawiedliwy sędzia.
Then the Lord [Jesus] said, “[Even though] the judge was not a righteous man, think carefully about what he said!
7 A Bóg izali się nie pomści krzywdy wybranych swoich, wołających do siebie we dnie i w nocy, chociaż im długo cierpi?
[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 Powiadam wam, iż się pomści krzywdy ich w rychle. Ale gdy przyjdzie Syn człowieczy, izali znajdzie wiarę na ziemi?
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 Rzekł też i do niektórych, którzy ufali sami w sobie, że byli sprawiedliwymi, a inszych za nic nie mieli, to podobieństwo:
[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 Dwoje ludzi wstąpiło do kościoła, aby się modlili, jeden Faryzeusz a drugi celnik.
[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 Faryzeusz stanąwszy, tak się sam u siebie modlił: Dziękuję tobie, Boże! żem nie jest jako inni ludzie, drapieżni, niesprawiedliwi, cudzołożnicy, albo jako i ten celnik.
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 Poszczę dwakroć w tydzień; daję dziesięcinę ze wszystkiego, co mam.
[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 A celnik stojąc z daleka, nie chciał podnieść i oczu swych w niebo, ale się bił w piersi swoje, mówiąc: Boże! bądź miłościw mnie grzesznemu.
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 Powiadam wam, żeć ten odszedł usprawiedliwionym do domu swego, więcej niżeli on: albowiem kto się wywyższa, będzie poniżony, a kto się poniża, będzie wywyższony.
[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 Przynoszono też do niego i niemowlątka, aby się ich dotykał; co gdy widzieli uczniowie, gromili je.
[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 Ale Jezus zwoławszy ich, rzekł: Dopuśćcie dziatkom przychodzić do mnie, a nie zabraniajcie im; albowiem takowych jest królestwo Boże.
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 Zaprawdę powiadam wam: Ktobykolwiek nie przyjął królestwa Bożego jako dzieciątko, nie wnijdzie do niego.
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 I pytał go niektóry książę, mówiąc: Nauczycielu dobry! co czyniąc odziedziczę żywot wieczny? (aiōnios g166)
A [Jewish] leader asked [Jesus], “Good teacher, what shall I do in order to have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 I rzekł mu Jezus: Przecz mię zowiesz dobrym? Nikt nie jest dobry, tylko jeden, to jest Bóg.
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 Umiesz przykazania? Nie cudzołóż, nie zabijaj, nie kradnij, nie świadcz fałszywie, czcij ojca twego i matkę twoję.
[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 A on rzekł: Tegom wszystkiego przestrzegał od młodości mojej.
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 Co usłyszawszy Jezus, rzekł mu: Jednego ci jeszcze nie dostaje; wszystko, co masz, sprzedaj, a rozdaj ubogim, a będziesz miał skarb w niebie; a przyszedłszy naśladuj mię.
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 A on usłyszawszy to, bardzo się zasmucił; bo był nader bogaty.
The man became sad when he heard that, because he was very rich [and he did not want to give everything away].
24 A gdy go Jezus ujrzał bardzo zasmuconego, rzekł: Jakoż trudno ci, co mają pieniądze, wnijdą do królestwa Bożego!
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 Albowiem łatwiej jest wielbłądowi przejść przez ucho igielne, niż bogatemu wnijść do królestwa Bożego.
[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 Tedy rzekli ci, którzy to słyszeli: I któż może być zbawiony?
[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 Ale on rzekł: Co jest niemożebne u ludzi, możebne jest u Boga.
But Jesus said, “It is impossible for people [to save themselves]. But [God can save them, because] God can do anything!”
28 I rzekł Piotr: Otośmy my opuścili wszystko, a poszliśmy za tobą.
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 Tedy im on rzekł: Zaprawdę powiadam wam, iż nie masz nikogo, co by opuścił dom, albo rodziców, albo braci, albo żonę, albo dzieci dla królestwa Bożego,
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 A wziąwszy z sobą onych dwunastu, rzekł im: Oto wstępujemy do Jeruzalemu, a wypełni się wszystko, co napisano przez proroki o Synu człowieczym.
[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 Bo będzie wydany poganom, i będzie naśmiewany, i zelżony, i uplwany:
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 A ubiczowawszy zabiją go; ale dnia trzeciego zmartwychwstanie.
They will whip me, and [then] they will kill me. But on the third day [after that] I will become alive again.”
34 Lecz oni z tego nic nie zrozumieli, i było to słowo zakryte przed nimi, i nie wiedzieli, co mówiono.
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 I stało się, gdy się on przybliżał do Jerycha, ślepy niektóry siedział podle drogi, żebrząc.
As [Jesus and his disciples] came near to Jericho [city], a blind man was sitting beside the road. [He was] begging [for money].
36 A usłyszawszy lud przechodzący, pytał, co by to było?
When he heard the crowd [of people] passing by, he asked someone, “What is happening?”
37 I powiedziano mu, iż Jezus Nazareński tędy idzie.
They told him, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth [town], is passing by.”
38 I zawołał, mówiąc: Jezusie, Synu Dawidowy! zmiłuj się nade mną.
He shouted, “Jesus, [you who are] descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
39 Lecz ci, co szli wprzód, gromili go, aby milczał. Ale on tem więcej wołał: Synu Dawidowy! zmiłuj się nade mną.
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 Zastanowiwszy się tedy Jezus, kazał go przywieść do siebie; a gdy się przybliżył, pytał go, mówiąc:
Jesus stopped and told [people] to bring the man to him. When [the blind man] came near, Jesus asked him,
41 Co chcesz, abym ci uczynił? A on rzekł: Panie! abym przejrzał.
“What do you [(sg)] want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, enable me to see [again]!”
42 A Jezus mu rzekł: Przejrzyj, wiara twoja ciebie uzdrowiła.
Jesus said to him, “[Then] see! Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me], [I] have healed you!”
43 I zarazem przejrzał, i szedł za nim, wielbiąc Boga. Co wszystek lud widząc, dał chwałę Bogu.
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.
