Luke 19

¹And having entered, he walked through Jericho.

²And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.

³And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

⁴And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.

⁵And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: “Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.”

⁶And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.

⁷And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.

⁸But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: “Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold.”

⁹Jesus said to him: “Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”

¹¹As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.

¹²Therefore, he said: “A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

¹³And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’

¹⁴But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’

¹⁵And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.

¹⁶Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’

¹⁷And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’

¹⁸And the second came, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.’

¹⁹And he said to him, ‘And so, you shall be over five cities.’

²⁰And another approached, saying: ‘Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.

²¹For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.’

²²He said to him: ‘By your own mouth, do I judge you, O wicked servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

²³And so, why did you not give my money to the bank, so that, upon my return, I might have withdrawn it with interest?’

²⁴And he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the pound away from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds.’

²⁵And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds.’

²⁶So then, I say to you, that to all who have, it shall be given, and he will have in abundance. And from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

²⁷‘Yet truly, as for those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and put them to death before me.’ ”

²⁸And having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰saying: “Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here.

³¹And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ ”

³²And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them.

³³Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”

³⁵And they led it to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus onto it.

³⁶Then, as he was traveling, they were laying down their garments along the way.

³⁷And when he was now drawing near to the descent of Mount Olivet, the entire crowd of his disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, over all the powerful works which they had seen,

³⁸saying: “Blessed is the king who has arrived in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!”

³⁹And certain Pharisees within the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

⁴⁰And he said to them, “I tell you, that if these will keep silent, the stones themselves will cry out.”

⁴¹And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

⁴²“If only you had known, indeed even in this your day, which things are for your peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes.

⁴³For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side.

⁴⁴And they will knock you down to the ground, with your sons who are in you. And they will not leave stone upon stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

⁴⁵And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold in it, and those who bought,

⁴⁶saying to them: “It is written: ‘My house is a house of prayer.’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.”

⁴⁷And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

⁴⁸But they could not find what to do to him. For all the people were listening to him attentively.

Luke 19

¹And entering he walked through Jericho.

²And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of the publicans: and he was rich.

³And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.

⁴And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him: for he was to pass that way.

⁵And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must abide in thy house.

⁶And he made haste and came down and received him with joy.

⁷And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.

⁸But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.

⁹Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested.

¹²He said therefore: a certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

¹³And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.

¹⁵And it came to pass that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading,

¹⁶And the first came saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

¹⁷And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.

¹⁸And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

¹⁹And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities.

²⁰And another came, saying: Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.

²¹For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down: and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.

²²He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.

²³And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury?

²⁴And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

²⁵And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds.

²⁶But I say to you that to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.

²⁷But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither and kill them before me.

²⁸And having said these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethania, unto the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰Saying: Go into the town which is over against you, at your entering into which you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on which no man ever hath sitten: loose him and bring him hither.

³¹And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? You shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.

³²And they that were sent went their way and found the colt standing, as he said unto them.

³³And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt?

³⁴But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him.

³⁵And they brought him to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon.

³⁶And as he went, they spread their clothes underneath in the way.

³⁷And when he was now coming near the descent of Mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen,

³⁸Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!

³⁹And some of the Pharisees, from amongst the multitude, said to him: Master, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰To whom he said: I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

⁴²If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes.

⁴³For the days shall come upon thee: and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and straiten thee on every side,

⁴⁴And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee. And they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

⁴⁵And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought.

⁴⁶Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.

⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him.

⁴⁸And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.