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11 ¶ Yon lè, Jezi t'ap lapriyè yon kote. Lè l' fin lapriyè, yonn nan disip li yo di li: Mèt, moutre nou lapriyè tankou Jan te moutre patizan li yo.

Jezi di yo: Lè n'ap lapriyè, men sa pou n' di: Papa, nou mande pou non ou toujou respekte. vin tabli gouvènman ou lan.

Chak jou, ban nou manje nou bezwen pou jounen an.

Padonnen peche nou yo, paske nou menm tou nou padonnen tout moun ki fè nou mal. Pa kite nou nan pozisyon pou n' tonbe nan tantasyon.

Jezi di yo ankò: Sipoze yonn nan nou ta gen yon zanmi, li al jwenn zanmi an nan mitan lannwit pou l' di li: Zanmi, prete m' twa biswit.

Mwen gen yon zanmi ki sot nan vwayaj ki fèk rive lakay mwen. Mwen pa gen anyen pou m' ba li.

Sipoze nonm lan rete anndan lakay li, li reponn li: Kite m' an repo! Pòt la gen tan fèmen akle, ni mwen ni timoun yo, nou tout kouche deja. Mwen pa kapab leve pou m' ba ou biswit yo.

M'ap di nou sa: Menm si li pa ta leve pou l' ba li biswit yo paske li se zanmi l', li gen pou l' leve pou l' ba li tou sa li bezwen, si zanmi an pa wont kontinye mande li.

Mwen menm mwen di nou: Mande, y'a ban nou, chache n'a jwenn, frape y'a louvri pou nou.

10 Paske, nenpòt moun ki mande, la resevwa; moun ki chache, la jwenn; y'a louvri pou moun k'ap frape.

11 Eske yonn nan nou ki papa pitit ta bay pitit li yon koulèv si pitit la mande l' yon pwason?

12 Osinon, èske la ba li yon èskòpyon si li mande l' yon ze?

13 Si nou menm ki mechan jan nou mechan an, nou konn bay pitit nou bon bagay, se pa Papa nou ki nan syèl la ki pou ta refize ban nou Sentespri l', lè nou mande l' li.

14 ¶ Jezi t'ap chase yon move lespri ki te rann yon nonm bèbè. Lè move lespri a soti, bèbè a pale. Foul moun yo menm te rete men nan bouch.

15 Men, gen kèk moun ki t'ap di: Se Bèlzeboul, chèf move lespri yo, ki ba l' pouvwa chase move lespri yo.

16 Gen lòt ki te vle pran l' nan pèlen: yo mande l' pou l' fè yon mirak ki pou moutre se Bondye ki ba l' pouvwa sa a.

17 Jezi menm te konnen sak te nan lide yo. Li di yo konsa: Yon peyi ki gen divizyon ladan l', kote moun ap goumen yonn ak lòt, peyi sa a la pou disparèt; menm kay yo gen pou tonbe yonn sou lòt.

18 Konsa tou, si Satan ap konbat pwòp tèt li, pouvwa Satan an pa la pou lontan. Nou di se Bèlzeboul ki ban m' pouvwa chase move lespri yo.

19 Si mwen menm mwen chase move lespri ak pouvwa Bèlzeboul, patizan nou yo, ak ki pouvwa yo chase move lespri yo? Se poutèt sa se yo menm k'ap ban nou tò.

20 Non. Se avèk pouvwa Bondye mwen chase move lespri yo; sa vle di: Pouvwa gouvènman Bondye ki Wa a gen tan rive sou nou.

21 Lè yon nonm vanyan ap veye kay li, zam li nan men l', tout byen l' yo byen pwoteje.

22 Men, si yon pi vanyan pase l' vin rive, l'ap bat li, l'ap wete zam ki te ba l' fòs yo nan men l', l'ap piye tou sa l' te genyen an l'ap separe ak lòt.

23 Moun ki pa avèk mwen, se kont mwen yo ye; moun ki p'ap ede m' ranmase, se gaye y'ap gaye.

24 Lè yon move lespri soti nan yon nonm, li al pwonmennen toupatou nan dezè, l'ap chache yon kote pou l' pran repo. Si l' pa jwenn, l'ap di nan kè li: m'ap tounen lakay mwen kote m' soti a.

25 Lè l' rive, li jwenn nonm lan tankou yon kay byen bale, byen ranje.

26 Lè sa a, li al chache sèt lòt lespri ki pi move pase li; yo antre nan kay la, yo enstale yo. Konsa, kondisyon nonm lan vin pi mal pase jan l' te ye anvan an.

27 ¶ Pandan Jezi t'ap pale konsa, yon fanm pran pale byen fò nan mitan foul la, epi l' di: Fanm ki te pote ou nan vant li epi ki te ba ou tete a, se yon fanm Bondye beni!

28 Jezi reponn li: Moun ki koute pawòl Bondye epi ki mete l' an pratik, se yo menm Bondye beni.

29 ¶ Anpil moun t'ap vin an kantite bò kot Jezi. Li pran di yo: Ala move moun se moun alèkile yo! Y'ap mande yon mirak ki pou fè yo wè Bondye dakò ak sa k'ap fèt la. Men, yo p'ap jwenn lòt mirak pase mirak Jonas la.

30 Menm jan Jonas te yon avètisman pou moun lavil Niniv yo, se konsa tou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a va yon avètisman pou moun alèkile yo.

31 Jou jijman an, larenn peyi ki nan sid la va leve kanpe, la fè yo kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske, li te soti byen lwen, jouk nan dènye bout latè, pou l' te vin tande pawòl bon konprann wa Salomon yo. Men isit la, gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase wa Salomon.

32 Jou jijman an tou, moun lavil Niniv va leve kanpe y'a fè yo kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske yo menm, yo te tounen vin jwenn Bondye, lè Jonas te fè yo konnen mesaj la. Men isit la, gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase Jonas.

33 Pa gen moun ki pou kache yon lanp nan yon kwen osinon ki pou mete l' anba yon mamit lè l' fin limen li. Okontrè, l'ap mete l' sou yon etajè pou tout moun k'ap antre ka wè limyè a.

34 Je ou se tankou yon lanp yo ye pou kò ou. Si je ou an bon eta, tout kò ou nan limyè. Men, si je ou an move eta, tout kò ou nan fènwa.

35 Fè sèten pou limyè ki anndan ou lan pa fènwa.

36 Paske si tout kò ou nan limyè san yon sèl pati ladan l' pa nan fènwa, la klere nèt tankou lè yon lanp klere ou ak bèl limyè li.

37 ¶ Lè Jezi fin pale, yon farizyen envite l' vin manje lakay li. Jezi antre, li al chita bò tab la.

38 Farizyen an te sezi lè l' wè Jezi pa t' lave men l' anvan l' manje.

39 Men, Jezi di li: Nou menm farizyen, se konsa nou ye. Nou netwaye tout deyò gode a ak deyò plat la, men anndan kè nou se lide vòlò ak mechanste ase ki genyen.

40 Bann egare! Bondye ki fè deyò a, se li menm ki fè anndan an tou.

41 Pito nou bay pòv tou sa ki nan gode nou yo ak nan plat nou yo. Lè sa a, anyen nan tou sa nou genyen p'ap mete nou nan kondisyon pou nou pa ka sèvi Bondye.

42 Malè pou nou, farizyen! Nou bay Bondye ladim nan donn ti pye mant, pye sitwon ak pye legim. Men, nou pa fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye, nou pa renmen Bondye. Okontrè, se sa pou n' te fè san nou pa bliye fè lòt bagay yo tou.

43 Malè pou nou, farizyen! Nan sinagòg yo, nou renmen chita kote pou tout moun wè nou, nou renmen pou moun bese jouk atè pou di nou bonjou sou plas piblik.

44 Malè pou nou! Paske, nou tankou tonm ki ra tè: moun ap mache sou yo san yo pa konnen.

45 Yonn nan dirèktè lalwa yo pran lapawòl, li di Jezi konsa: Mèt, lè ou pale konsa, ou joure nou tou wi.

46 Epi Jezi reponn li: Malè pou nou tou, nou menm dirèktè lalwa yo! N'ap chaje moun ak chay ki twò lou pou pote. Men nou menm, nou pa menm manyen l' ak ti dwèt nou.

47 Malè pou nou! N'ap bati bèl tonm pou pwofèt zansèt nou yo te touye.

48 Lè nou fè sa, nou admèt zansèt nou yo te byen fèt; nou dakò ak yo: yo menm yo te touye pwofèt yo, nou menm n'ap bati tonm pou yo.

49 Se poutèt sa Bondye te di nan bon konprann li: M'ap voye pwofèt avèk apòt ba yo; y'a touye kèk ladan yo, y'a pèsekite lòt yo.

50 Se konsa moun alèkile yo ap reskonsab pou san tout pwofèt ki te koule depi lè Bondye te fin kreye latè;

51 wi, depi san Abèl jouk san Zakari yo te touye ant lotèl la ak kote ki rezève apa pou Bondye nan tanp lan. Wi. Se mwen k'ap di nou sa: Y'a mande moun alèkile yo kont pou tout krim sa yo.

52 Malè pou nou, nou menm direktè lalwa yo! Nou pran kle ki pou louvri pòt kay konesans la: nou menm nou pa antre ladann, epi moun ki ta vle antre, nou anpeche yo antre.

53 Lè Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, dirèktè lalwa yo ak farizyen yo kòmanse atake l' avèk fòs; yo t'ap poze l' keksyon sou anpil bagay.

54 Yo t'ap pare pèlen pou li pou pran kèk pawòl nan bouch li.

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer(A)(B)

11 One day Jesus was praying(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,[a]
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom(E) come.[b]
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c](F)
And lead us not into temptation.[d]’”(G)

Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.(H)

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(I) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Jesus and Beelzebul(J)(K)

14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.(L) 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul,(M) the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”(N) 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.(O)

17 Jesus knew their thoughts(P) and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan(Q) is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God,(R) then the kingdom of God(S) has come upon you.

21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(T)

24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”(U)

27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”(V)

28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(W) and obey it.”(X)

The Sign of Jonah(Y)

29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,(Z) but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.(AA) 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom;(AB) and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah;(AC) and now something greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body(AD)

33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.(AE) 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[g] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[h] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law

37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.(AF) 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.(AG)

39 Then the Lord(AH) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(AI) 40 You foolish people!(AJ) Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,(AK) and everything will be clean for you.(AL)

42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(AM) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(AN) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(AO)

43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(AP)

44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves,(AQ) which people walk over without knowing it.”

45 One of the experts in the law(AR) answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”

46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.(AS)

47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(AT) 49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(AU) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(AV) 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel(AW) to the blood of Zechariah,(AX) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(AY)

52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”(AZ)

53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  3. Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
  4. Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
  5. Luke 11:8 Or yet to preserve his good name
  6. Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for
  7. Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
  8. Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.