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| 1 And he went on to say, unto his disciples also,–There was, a certain rich man, who had a steward, and, the same, was accused to him as squandering his goods. |
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| 2 And, accosting him, he said unto him–What is this I hear of thee? Render the account of thy stewardship, for thou canst no longer be steward. |
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| 3 And the steward said within himself–What shall I do, because my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? Dig, I cannot: to beg, I am ashamed. |
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| 4 I know what I will do, that, when I am removed out of the stewardship, they may welcome me into their own houses. |
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| 5 And, calling unto him each one of the debtors of his own lord, he was saying unto the first,–How much owest thou my lord? |
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| 6 And, he, said–A hundred baths of oil. And, he, said unto him–Kindly take thine accounts, and, sitting down, make haste and write–Fifty! |
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| 7 After that, unto another, he said–And how much owest, thou? And, he, said–A hundred homers of wheat. He saith unto him–Kindly take thine accounts, and write–Eighty! |
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| 8 And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, in that with forethought he acted:–Because, the sons of this age, have more forethought than the sons of light, respecting their own generation. |
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| 9 And, I, unto you, say–For yourselves, make ye friends, with the unjust Riches, in order that, as soon as it shall fail, they may welcome you into the age-abiding tents. |
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| 10 The faithful in least, in much also, is, faithful, and, he that in least is unrighteous, in much also, is, unrighteous. |
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| 11 If therefore, in the unjust Riches ye proved unfaithful, the true, who, unto you, will entrust? |
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| 12 And, if, in what was another's, ye proved unfaithful, your own, who will give unto you? |
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| 13 No domestic, can, unto two masters, be in service; for either, the one, he will hate, and, the other, love, or, unto the one, he will hold, and, the other, despise: Ye cannot, unto God, be in service, and unto Riches. |
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| 14 Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him. |
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| 15 And he said unto them–Ye, are they who justify themselves before men, but, God, knoweth your hearts; because, that which amongst men is lofty, is an abomination before God. |
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| 16 The law and the prophets, were until John,–from that time, the good news of the kingdom of God, is being proclaimed, and, everyone, thereinto, is forcing his way.
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| 17 But it is, easier, for heaven and earth to pass away, than that, of the law, one little point, should fail. |
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| 18 Every one divorcing his wife and marrying another, committeth adultery; and, he that marrieth a woman divorced from a husband, committeth adultery. |
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| 19 Now, a certain man, was rich, and he used to clothe himself with purple and fine linen, making merry day by day, brilliantly. |
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| 20 And, a certain beggar, by name Lazarus, used to be cast near his gate, full of sores, |
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| 21 and to long to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man: nay! even, the dogs, used to come and lick his sores. |
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| 22 And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried away by the messengers, into the bosom of Abraham. And, the rich man also, died, and was buried. |
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| 23 And, in hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. |
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| 24 And, he, calling out, said–Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue,–because I am in anguish in this flame. |
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| 25 But Abraham said–Child! remember–That thou didst duly received thy good things in thy life, and, Lazarus, in like manner, the evil things; but, now, here, he is comforted, and, thou, art in anguish. |
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| 26 And, besides all these things, betwixt us and you, a great chasm, hath been fixed,–so that, they who might wish to cross over from hence unto you, should not be able, nor any, from thence unto us, be crossing over. |
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| 27 But he said–I request thee then, father, that thou wouldst send him unto my father's house,– |
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| 28 for I have five brethren;–that he may solemnly testify unto them, lest, they also, come into this place of torment. |
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| 29 But Abraham saith–They have Moses and the Prophets: Let them hearken unto them. |
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| 30 But, he, said–Nay! father Abraham, but, if one, from the dead, should go unto them, they would repent. |
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| 31 But he said unto him–If, unto Moses and the Prophets, they do not hearken, neither, if one, from among the dead, should arise, would they be persuaded. |
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