路加福音 16
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
不義的管家
16 耶穌又對門徒說:「某財主有一個管家,有人向主人告管家浪費他的財物。 2 主人叫他來,對他說:『我聽到了,你做的是甚麼事?把你所經管的交代清楚,你不能再作我的管家了。』 3 那管家心裏說:『主人辭我,不用我再作管家,我將來做甚麼呢?鋤地嘛,沒有力氣;討飯嘛,怕羞。 4 我知道怎麼做,好叫人們在我不作管家之後,接我到他們家裏去。』 5 於是他把欠他主人債的,一個一個地叫了來,問頭一個說:『你欠我主人多少?』 6 他說:『一百簍[a]油。』管家對他說:『拿你的賬,快坐下,寫五十。』 7 他問另一個說:『你欠多少?』他說:『一百石麥子。』管家對他說:『拿你的賬,寫八十。』 8 主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事精明,因為今世之子應付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。 9 我又告訴你們,要藉着那不義的錢財結交朋友,到了錢財無用的時候,他們可以接你們到永遠的住處[b]去。 10 人在最小的事上忠心,在大事上也忠心;在最小的事上不義,在大事上也不義。 11 若是你們在不義的錢財上不忠心,誰還把那真實的錢財託付你們呢? 12 如果你們在別人的東西上不忠心,誰還把你們自己的東西給你們呢? 13 一個僕人不能服侍兩個主;他不是恨這個愛那個,就是重這個輕那個。你們不能又服侍 神,又服侍瑪門[c]。」
律法和 神的國(A)
14 法利賽人是貪愛錢財的;他們聽見這一切話,就嘲笑耶穌。 15 耶穌對他們說:「你們是在人面前自稱為義的,你們的心, 神卻知道;因為人以為尊貴的,是 神看為可憎惡的。 16 律法和先知到約翰為止,從此 神國的福音傳開了,人人努力要進去。 17 天地廢去比律法的一點一畫落空還要容易。 18 凡休妻另娶的,就是犯姦淫;娶被丈夫休了的婦人的,也是犯姦淫。」
財主和拉撒路
19 「有一個財主穿着紫色袍和細麻布衣服,天天奢華宴樂。 20 又有一個討飯的,名叫拉撒路,渾身長瘡,被人放在財主門口, 21 想得財主桌子上掉下來的碎食充飢,甚至還有狗來舔他的瘡。 22 後來那討飯的死了,被天使帶去放在亞伯拉罕的懷裏。財主也死了,並且埋葬了。 23 他在陰間受苦,舉目遠遠地望見亞伯拉罕,又望見拉撒路在他懷裏, 24 他就喊着說:『我祖亞伯拉罕哪,可憐我吧!請打發拉撒路來,用指頭尖蘸點水,涼涼我的舌頭,因為我在這火焰裏,極其痛苦。』 25 亞伯拉罕說:『孩子啊,你該回想你生前享過福,拉撒路也同樣受過苦,如今他在這裏得安慰,你卻受痛苦。 26 除此之外,在你們和我們之間,有深淵隔開,以致人要從這邊過到你們那邊是不可能的;要從那邊過到這邊也是不可能的。』 27 財主說:『我祖啊,既然這樣,求你打發拉撒路到我父家去, 28 因為我還有五個兄弟,他可以警告他們,免得他們也來到這痛苦的地方。』 29 亞伯拉罕說:『他們有摩西和先知的話可以聽從。』 30 他說:『不!我祖亞伯拉罕哪,假如有一個人從死人中到他們那裏去,他們一定會悔改。』 31 亞伯拉罕對他說:『如果他們不聽從摩西和先知的話,就是有人從死人中復活,他們也不會信服的。』」
路 加 福 音 16
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
真正的财富
16 耶稣对门徒们说∶“从前,某财主有一个管家,有人告这个管家的状,说他挥霍主人的钱财, 2 于是,那个财主就把管家叫来,问他∶‘我听说的是怎么一回事呢?把你经管的事情向我作一个交待,因为我不让你再当管家了。’ 3 管家心想∶‘我该怎么办呢?我的主人辞掉我管家的职务,可我又没有力气去锄地;也羞于去讨饭。 4 我知道我该怎么办了,那样当主人辞掉我管家的职务时,人们将把我接到他们家里去。’ 5 于是,他把债户一一叫来。他对第一个人说∶‘你欠我的主人多少呢?’那个人说: 6 ‘一百桶橄榄油。’于是管家对他说‘这是你的账单,坐下来,赶快改写成五十桶。’ 7 然后,他又对另一个人欠债的人说∶‘你呢,你欠多少?’那个人说∶‘一百担麦子。’管家说∶‘这是你的账单,坐下来,改写八十担。’ 8 主人得知这件事后,把这个不诚实的管家夸奖了一番,因为他做事精明。是啊,这个世界的人们在处理他们自己的事务时,要比光明磊落的人们精明的多。
9 “我告诉你们吧,要用尘世的财富为你们自己广交朋友,所以,当钱财用尽的时候,你的朋友们就会把你接到永恒的家里去。 10 在小事上诚实的人,在大事上也会诚实;在小事上不诚实的人,在大事上也会不诚实。 11 如果你们在处理世间的财富上都得不到信赖,那么谁会把真正的财富托付给你们呢? 12 如果你们在处理属于别人的东西上得不到信赖,那么,谁又会把你们自己的东西给你们呢?
13 “你们不能同时服侍两个主人,你们会恨这个,爱那个;或者忠诚一个,轻视另一个,你们不可能同时既侍奉上帝、又侍奉金钱。”
上帝的律法不能更改
14 那些喜爱金钱的法利赛人听到这里,就讥笑耶稣。 15 耶稣便对他们说∶“你们这些人在人们面前装好人,但是,上帝知道你们的内心。因为,世人看重的事情对上帝却毫无价值。 16 律法和先知的著作直到约翰的到来都是有约束力的。自从约翰的到来,上帝的王国的福音得到了传播,很多人都拼命的想进去。 17 然而,天地的消逝比涂抹律法的一笔一划还要容易。
离婚和再婚
18 “任何男人与妻子离了婚,又另娶别的女人,他就犯了通奸罪;娶了离了婚的女人的男人也犯了通奸罪。
富人与拉撒路
19 “从前,有一个富人,每天穿着华丽的衣服,过着奢侈享乐的生活。 20 有一个名字叫拉撒路的穷人,他浑身生疮,常常躺在财主家的大门口。 21 他每天都盼望着用财主桌上掉下来的残羹剩饭充饥,甚至连狗都跑过来舔他的疮。 22 后来,这个可怜的人死了,天使把他抬到了亚伯拉罕的身边。然后,那个财主也死了,并被埋葬, 23 在地狱里他受着折磨,他抬头望去,看到了远处的亚伯拉罕,还看到了拉撒路站在他的身边。 24 财主便大喊道∶‘我父亚伯拉罕,可怜可怜我吧!请派拉撒路来吧,好让他用指头蘸点水,凉凉我的舌头吧,因为我在这火焰里痛苦不堪!’ 25 但是,亚伯拉罕说∶‘我的儿子,你要记住,你在生前,享受了一切美好的事物,而拉撒路却受尽了苦难。但是,现在他在这里舒舒服服的,而你却在痛苦之中。 26 不仅仅如此,而且我们和你们之间有一道深沟,所以,我这边想过去的人过不去,你们那边想过来的人也过不来。’ 27 财主说∶‘如果是这样的话,我乞求您,父亲,派拉撒路到我父亲家去, 28 因为我有五个兄弟,让拉撒路告诫他们,以便将来他们不会到这个受尽折磨的地方来。’ 29 但是,亚伯拉罕说∶‘他们有摩西的律法和先知的著作,让你的兄弟去听从它们的话吧。’ 30 那个财主又说∶‘不行啊,父亚伯拉罕,如果让死人到他们那里去,他们才会悔改。’ 31 亚伯拉罕对他说∶‘如果他们不听摩西和先知的教导,即使有人从死里复活,也不会使他们信服的。’”
Luke 16
Contemporary English Version
A Dishonest Manager
16 Jesus said to his disciples:
A rich man once had a manager to take care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting money. 2 So the rich man called him in and said, “What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work for me.”
3 The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now that my master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their homes after I've lost my job.”
5 Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, “How much do you owe my master?”
6 “A hundred barrels of olive oil,” the man answered.
So the manager said, “Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘50.’ ”
7 The manager asked someone else who was in debt to his master, “How much do you owe?”
“A thousand sacks[a] of wheat,” the man replied.
The manager said, “Take your bill and write ‘800.’ ”
8 The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
9 (A) My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home. 10 Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters. 11 If you cannot be trusted with this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? 12 And if you cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something that will be your own? 13 (B) You cannot be the slave of two masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Some Sayings of Jesus
(Matthew 11.12,13; 5.31,32; Mark 10.11,12)
14 The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him. 15 But Jesus told them:
You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in your heart. The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned.
16 (C) Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets.[b] But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in. 17 (D) Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter of the Law does.
18 (E) It is a terrible sin[c] for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.
Lazarus and the Rich Man
19 There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food. 20 But a poor beggar named Lazarus was brought to the gate of the rich man's house. 21 He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them. 22 (F) The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham.[d]
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 (G) He went to hell[e] and was suffering terribly. When he looked up and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side, 24 he said to Abraham, “Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and touch my tongue. I'm suffering terribly in this fire.”
25 Abraham answered, “My friend, remember that while you lived, you had everything good, and Lazarus had everything bad. Now he is happy, and you are in pain. 26 And besides, there is a deep ditch between us, and no one from either side can cross over.”
27 But the rich man said, “Abraham, then please send Lazarus to my father's home. 28 Let him warn my five brothers, so they won't come to this horrible place.”
29 Abraham answered, “Your brothers can read what Moses and the prophets[f] wrote. They should pay attention to that.”
30 Then the rich man said, “No, that's not enough! If only someone from the dead would go to them, they would listen and turn to God.”
31 So Abraham said, “If they won't pay attention to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even to someone who comes back from the dead.”
Footnotes
- 16.7 A thousand sacks: The Greek text has “100 measures,” and each measure is about 10 or 12 sacks.
- 16.16 the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets: The Jewish Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament.
- 16.18 a terrible sin: The Greek text uses a word that means the sin of being unfaithful in marriage.
- 16.22 the place of honor next to Abraham: The Jewish people thought that heaven would be a banquet that God would give for them. Abraham would be the most important person there, and the guest of honor would sit next to him.
- 16.23 hell: The Greek text has “hades,” which the Jewish people often thought of as the place where the dead wait for the final judgment.
- 16.29 Moses and the prophets: The Jewish Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament.
Luke 16
New International Version
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
16 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.(A) 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’
3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg— 4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
5 “So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 “‘Nine hundred gallons[a] of olive oil,’ he replied.
“The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’
7 “Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’
“‘A thousand bushels[b] of wheat,’ he replied.
“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’
8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(B) are more shrewd(C) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(D) 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth(E) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.(F)
10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,(G) and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth,(H) who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”(I)
14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(J) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(K) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(L) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(M) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Additional Teachings
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.(N) Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached,(O) and everyone is forcing their way into it. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.(P)
18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(Q)
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(R) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar(S) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(T) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham,(U) have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’(V)
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,(W) but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.(X) 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them,(Y) so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses(Z) and the Prophets;(AA) let them listen to them.’
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’(AB) he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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