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Luke 16
Young's Literal Translation
Luke 16
Young's Literal Translation
16 And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;
2 and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.
3 `And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --
4 I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 `And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?
6 and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
7 `Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.
8 `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.
9 and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.
10 `He who is faithful in the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;
11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?
12 and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?
13 `No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'
14 And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,
15 and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;
16 the law and the prophets [are] till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;
17 and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
18 `Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.
19 `And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
21 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
22 `And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,
24 and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.
25 `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
26 and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.
27 `And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,
28 for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
29 `Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;
30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
31 And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'
Lukas 16
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Lukas 16
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Liknelsen om mannen som förskingrade
16 Jesus berättade sedan detta för sina lärjungar: En rik man anställde en kamrer för att sköta hans affärer, men snart kom det ut ett rykte om att kamrern var totalt ohederlig.
2 Arbetsgivaren kallade därför in honom och sa: 'Vad är det jag hör! Du förskingrar ju! Gör i ordning din redovisning för du är avskedad.'
3 Kamrern tänkte för sig själv: 'Vad ska jag göra nu? Jag har blivit avskedad. Jag orkar inte gå ut och gräva diken, och jag skäms för att tigga.
4 Jo, jag vet vad jag ska göra! Och när jag är klar kommer jag att ha många vänner, som tar hand om mig när jag blir arbetslös.'
5-6 Därför inbjöd han alla som var skyldiga hans arbetsgivare pengar att komma och diskutera situationen. Han frågade den förste: 'Hur mycket är du skyldig honom?''Min skuld är hundra fat olivolja
7 'Och hur mycket är du skyldig honom?' frågade han en annan.'Hundra säckar vete
8 Den rike mannen var tvungen att beundra skojaren för att han var så slug. Och det är sant att de som hör till denna världen beter sig klokare mot varandra än vad de gudfruktiga gör.
9 Ja, det rådet ger jag er: Använd era materiella tillgångar till att skaffa er vänner, för när pengarna har förlorat sitt värde kan de ta emot er i himlen.
10 Bara den som är ärlig i det lilla kommer också att vara det i det stora. Och om man inte kan lita på er i småsaker, så kommer man aldrig att anförtro er det som är viktigt.
11 Om ni är opålitliga i fråga om jordisk rikedom, vem vill då anförtro er himmelrikets sanna rikedomar?
12 Och om ni inte är att lita på när det gäller andra människors pengar, hur ska Gud då kunna ge er det som tillhör er?
13 Varken ni eller någon annan kan tjäna två herrar. Ni kommer att vara lojala mot den ene och illojala mot den andre, eller ni kommer att se upp till den ene och se ner på den andre. Därför måste ni bestämma er. Man kan inte vara slav under pengar och samtidigt tjäna Gud.
14 När fariseerna hörde detta hånade de Jesus. De älskade nämligen pengar.
15 Då sa han till dem: Ni går omkring och ser förnäma och fromma ut när ni uppträder offentligt. Men Gud känner er och vet hur onda ni är, och han avskyr människor som försöker göra intryck.
16 Tills Johannes döparen började predika var Moses lag och profeternas budskap folkets vägvisare. Men så kom Johannes med de goda nyheterna att Guds rike stod för dörren. Och nu tränger ivriga människoskaror på för att komma in.
17 Men det betyder inte att lagen har förlorat sin kraft på en enda punkt. Tvärtom! Den är starkare och mer orubblig än himmel och jord.
18 Så en annan sak. Den som skiljer sig från sin hustru och lever tillsammans med någon annan gör sig skyldig till äktenskapsbrott. Men också den som gifter sig med en frånskild kvinna gör sig skyldig till äktenskapsbrott.
Den rike och den fattige
19 Det var en gång en rik man, sa Jesus, som var mycket välklädd och som var dag levde i stor lyx.
20 En dag kom en sjuk tiggare som hette Lasaros till hans dörr.
21 När han låg där och hoppades att han skulle få av resterna som blev över från den rike mannens bord kom hundarna och slickade hans öppna sår.
22 Slutligen dog tiggaren och fördes av änglarna till den plats där inget lidande mera finns. Den rike mannen dog också och blev begravd.
23 När han slog upp sina ögon var han i dödsriket, och han plågades svårt. Långt borta såg han Lasaros vid Abrahams sida.
24 'Fader Abraham
25 Men Abraham sa till honom: 'Min son , kom ihåg att du under din livstid hade allt du önskade dig medan Lasaros inte hade någonting. Nu är han här för att tröstas och du för att plågas.
26 Dessutom finns det en stor klyfta som skiljer oss åt. Ingen härifrån kan ta sig över till dig, och ingen kan heller komma över hit.'
27 Då sa den rike mannen: 'Fader Abraham, var snäll och skicka honom då
28 till mina fem bröder för att varna dem för detta helvete, så att de inte kommer hit när de dör.'
29 Men Abraham sa: 'Skriften har gång på gång varnat dem. Dina bröder kan lyssna till Mose och profeterna.'
30 Den rike mannen svarade: 'Nej, fader Abraham, det bryr de sig inte om. Men om någon kommer till dem från de döda, kommer de att ändra sig!'
31 Men Abraham sa: 'Om de inte vill lyssna till Mose och profeterna, så kommer de inte att lyssna ens om någon kommer tillbaka från de döda.'
Luke 16
New International Version
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.’”
Luke 16
King James Version
Luke 16
King James Version
16 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And 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.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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