Luke 16

1He also said to His disciples: 'There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.

ελεγεν δε και προς τους μαθητας αυτου· ανθρωπος τις ην πλουσιος, ος ειχεν οικονομον, και ουτος διεβληθη αυτω ως διασκορπιζων τα υπαρχοντα αυτου.

2So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'

και φωνησας αυτον ειπεν αυτω· τι τουτο ακουω περι σου; αποδος τον λογον της οικονομιας σου· ου γαρ δυνη ετι οικονομειν.

3'Then the steward said within himself, 'What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

ειπεν δε εν εαυτω ο οικονομος· τι ποιησω, οτι ο κυριος μου αφαιρειται την οικονομιαν απ εμου; σκαπτειν ουκ ισχυω, επαιτειν αισχυνομαι·

4I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'

εγνων τι ποιησω, ινα, οταν μετασταθω εκ της οικονομιας, δεξωνται με εις τους οικους εαυτων.

5'So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

και προσκαλεσαμενος ενα εκαστον των χρεωφειλετων του κυριου εαυτου ελεγεν τω πρωτω· ποσον οφειλεις συ τω κυριω μου;

6And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

ο δε ειπεν· εκατον βατους ελαιου. και ειπεν αυτω· δεξαι σου το γραμμα και καθισας ταχεως γραψον πεντηκοντα.

7Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' So he said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

επειτα ετερω ειπεν· συ δε ποσον οφειλεις; ο δε ειπεν· εκατον κορους σιτου. και λεγει αυτω· δεξαι σου το γραμμα και γραψον ογδοηκοντα.

8So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

και επηνεσεν ο κυριος τον οικονομον της αδικιας, οτι φρονιμως εποιησεν· οτι οι υιοι του αιωνος τουτου φρονιμωτεροι υπερ τους υιους του φωτος εις την γενεαν την εαυτων εισιν.

9'And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.

καγω υμιν λεγω· ποιησατε εαυτοις φιλους εκ του μαμωνα της αδικιας, ινα, οταν εκλιπητε, δεξωνται υμας εις τας αιωνιους σκηνας.

10He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

ο πιστος εν ελαχιστω και εν πολλω πιστος εστιν, και ο εν ελαχιστω αδικος και εν πολλω αδικος εστιν.

11Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

ει ουν εν τω αδικω μαμωνα πιστοι ουκ εγενεσθε, το αληθινον τις υμιν πιστευσει;

12And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own?

και ει εν τω αλλοτριω πιστοι ουκ εγενεσθε, το υμετερον τις υμιν δωσει;

13'No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.'

ουδεις οικετης δυναται δυσιν κυριοις δουλευειν· η γαρ τον ενα μισησει και τον ετερον αγαπησει, η ενος ανθεξεται και του ετερου καταφρονησει. ου δυνασθε θεω δουλευειν και μαμωνα.

14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

ηκουον δε ταυτα παντα και οι φαρισαιοι φιλαργυροι υπαρχοντες, και εξεμυκτηριζον αυτον.

15And He said to them, 'You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

και ειπεν αυτοις· υμεις εστε οι δικαιουντες εαυτους ενωπιον των ανθρωπων, ο δε θεος γινωσκει τας καρδιας υμων· οτι το εν ανθρωποις υψηλον βδελυγμα ενωπιον του θεου.

16'The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

ο νομος και οι προφηται εως ιωαννου· απο τοτε η βασιλεια του θεου ευαγγελιζεται, και πας εις αυτην βιαζεται.

17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.

ευκοπωτερον δε εστιν τον ουρανον και την γην παρελθειν η του νομου μιαν κεραιαν πεσειν.

18'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

πας ο απολυων την γυναικα αυτου και γαμων ετεραν μοιχευει, και πας ο απολελυμενην απο ανδρος γαμων μοιχευει.

19'There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

ανθρωπος δε τις ην πλουσιος, και ενεδιδυσκετο πορφυραν και βυσσον ευφραινομενος καθ ημεραν λαμπρως.

20But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

πτωχος δε τις ην ονοματι λαζαρος, ος εβεβλητο προς τον πυλωνα αυτου ηλκωμενος

21desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

και επιθυμων χορτασθηναι απο των ψιχιων των πιπτοντων απο της τραπεζης του πλουσιου· αλλα και οι κυνες ερχομενοι απελειχον τα ελκη αυτου.

22So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

εγενετο δε αποθανειν τον πτωχον και απενεχθηναι αυτον υπο των αγγελων εις τον κολπον αβρααμ· απεθανεν δε και ο πλουσιος και εταφη.

23And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

και εν τω αδη επαρας τους οφθαλμους αυτου, υπαρχων εν βασανοις, ορα τον αβρααμ απο μακροθεν και λαζαρον εν τοις κολποις αυτου.

24'Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.'

και αυτος φωνησας ειπεν· πατερ αβρααμ, ελεησον με και πεμψον λαζαρον ινα βαψη το ακρον του δακτυλου αυτου υδατος και καταψυξη την γλωσσαν μου, οτι οδυνωμαι εν τη φλογι ταυτη.

25But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

ειπεν δε αβρααμ· τεκνον, μνησθητι οτι απελαβες συ τα αγαθα σου εν τη ζωη σου, και λαζαρος ομοιως τα κακα· νυν δε ωδε παρακαλειται, συ δε οδυνασαι·

26And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.'

και επι πασιν τουτοις μεταξυ ημων και υμων χασμα μεγα εστηρικται, οπως οι θελοντες διαβηναι ενθεν προς υμας μη δυνωνται, μηδε οι εκειθεν προς ημας διαπερωσιν.

27'Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,

ειπεν δε· ερωτω ουν σε, πατερ, ινα πεμψης αυτον εις τον οικον του πατρος μου·

28for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'

εχω γαρ πεντε αδελφους· οπως διαμαρτυρηται αυτοις, ινα μη και αυτοι ελθωσιν εις τον τοπον τουτον της βασανου.

29Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'

λεγει αυτω αβρααμ· εχουσιν μωυσεα και τους προφητας· ακουσατωσαν αυτων.

30And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

ο δε ειπεν· ουχι, πατερ αβρααμ, αλλ εαν τις απο νεκρων πορευθη προς αυτους, μετανοησουσιν.

31But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.' '

ειπεν δε αυτω· ει μωυσεως και των προφητων ουκ ακουουσιν, ουδε εαν τις εκ νεκρων αναστη πεισθησονται.