SAN LUCAS 12
Jacalteco, Oriental
Sunil tzet ewan yehi chiabchaloj
12 Wal xin caw ismilalxa anma iscutxba isba yaben tzet chal Comam Jesús, toxan̈e chistenle isba anma. Yalni Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:
―Cheyil heba tet ebnaj fariseo, yuto chal isba ebnaj cˈulal. Wal xin haˈ iscuybanil ebnaj lahan hacaˈ nichˈan yan̈al ixim pan chˈoc xol ixim harina, sunil ixim chisipcˈa yu. 2 Yuto sunil tzet ebabil chˈelo yen̈el, yebpaxo sunil tzet ewan yehi chˈixtan̈wilo sata anma. 3 Yuxin yin̈ caw yel chiwalan teyet, sunil tzet cheyal xol kˈejholo chiˈabelaxo yu anma yet tzˈayical, yebpaxo sunil tzotiˈ chihallax yin̈ nancˈulal yul hunu n̈a, chihallaxo yin̈ caw ip istin̈a.
Han̈cˈan̈ehojab tet Comam Dios chon̈xiwi
4 Walex wamigo hextiˈan, chiwalan teyet mach chexxiw tet ebnaj chu ispotxˈni camo henimanil, yuto matxa hunuxa tzet wal quexyuten ebnaj. 5 Yaj chiwalan teyet, mac tet bay wal hexiwi, haˈ ton tet Comam Dios, Comam chu quexyakˈni camoj, chilahwi tuˈ aypaxo yip quexyanito xol kˈa kˈaˈ mach istan̈bal. Haˈ ton tet Comam tuˈ chexiwi.
6 Chisje hetxumnilo yin̈ noˈ niẍte chˈic, hocˈon̈ noˈ yin̈ cab centavo, yaj machi hunu noˈ chito nahul yu Comam. 7 Hajxamex hex tiˈ, caw niman hayelapno sata noˈ. ¿Tom mach cheyohtajoj ta sunil xil hewiˈ bisbil yin̈ hununtajil yu Comam? Yuxin chiwalan teyet, mach chexxiwi.
Mac mach chitxˈixwi yin̈ Comam Jesús sata anma
8 Chiwalan teyet, macn̈eticˈa mach chitxˈixwi yalnilo isba sata anma ta wetan yehi, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, chiwalan ta wetan anma tuˈ sata ebnaj yángel Comam ay bey satcan̈. 9 Yajaˈ mac chitxˈixwi yalni sata anma ta wetan yehi, chiwalpaxojan sata ebnaj yángel Comam Dios tato mach wetojan ye anma tuˈ. 10 Macta chibuchwahi cat yalni hunu tzotiˈ txˈoj win̈an, Haninan Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, ayto nimancˈulal yin̈, yaj mac chihalni txˈoj tzotiˈ yin̈ Comam Espíritu Santo, matxa nimancˈulal yin̈.
11 Hayet chexilaxto sata ebnaj yahawil yeco yin̈ iscapilla ebnaj Israel, maca sata ebnaj juez, maca satapaxo ebnaj alcal, mach chˈoc yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chu hecolni heba, yeb tzet chu hepajtzen istzotiˈ ebnaj. 12 Yuto hayet chiˈapni istiempohal heyilaxto sata ebnaj, haˈ Comam Espíritu Santo chakˈni hehelanil hetzoteli, ẍi Comam tet anma.
Caw ay ismay ta chijaco janma yin̈ kˈalomal
13 Xol anma tuˈ, ay huneˈ naj halni tet Comam Jesús hacaˈ tiˈ:
―Mam cuywawom, hal tet wuẍtatiˈan inkˈanaˈan yakˈaˈab naj inmajulan yin̈ tzet akˈbilcano jetan̈ yu comaman̈, ẍi naj.
14 Yaj yal Comam tet naj:
―Hach wet anmahil, hanintiˈan mach alcalo wecojan texol, cat inpohnitojan tzet ye tuˈ teyin̈, ẍi Comam.
15 Yalni Comam tet anma xin:
―Nann̈e heyu, caw cheyil heba, mach chetzˈunico heyanma yin̈ kˈalomal, yuto iskˈinal anma mach chipitzcˈati yin̈ tzettaj ay yul iskˈab, ẍi Comam.
16 Yalni Comam huneˈ yechel tiˈ tet anma:
―Ay huneˈ naj winaj caw kˈalom, caw niman sat istzˈunub yakˈa. 17 Yuxinto yal naj kˈalom tuˈ ischuquil hacaˈ tiˈ: “¿Tzet wal wuten inbahan? Caw matxa chabe bay chincˈubahan sat intzˈunubtiˈan,” ẍi naj. 18 Istit yin̈ isnabal naj, yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ: “Wohtaxahan tzet chinwatxˈeˈan. Chiwuchcˈayojan huntekˈan incˈun̈atiˈan, cat inwatxˈenojan huntekˈanxa caw nimej chu, haxinwal cˈuxan yocto sunil sat intzˈunubtiˈan yul yeb sunil tzet ayinan. 19 Chilahwi tuˈ xin cat inxewan yuto ay tzet ayinan yin̈ sunilbal tiempo. Chinxewan yeb chinwaˈan, cat wakˈnihan tzet choche wanmahan, cat wakˈni tzalaho incˈulan,” ẍi naj tet yanma.
20 Tzujan tuˈ xin, yalni Comam Dios tet naj: “¡Caw machi hawiˈ! Yin̈ huneˈ akˈbal tiˈ chaẍcamoj. ¿Mac tet xin chicanocano huntekˈan cˈubabil hawu tiˈ hawalni?” ẍi Comam Dios tet naj.
21 Hacaˈ ton huneˈ naj winaj tiˈ, hac tuˈ ye anma yin̈n̈eticˈa kˈalomal chaco yanma, yuxin yul sat Comam Dios caw mebaˈ huntekˈan anma tuˈ, ẍi Comam.
Anma chˈanico Comam Dios yipo yanma Comam chitan̈eni
22 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yalni Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:
―Chiwalan teyet, mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chelo yebpaxo yin̈ bay chitit istohol xil hekˈap cheyacoj. 23 Heyohtaj tato haˈ Comam Dios chˈakˈni cocawil, ¿hatocˈanab tzet chicolo mach chakˈ Comam heyalni? Haˈ Comam akˈnipaxo huneˈ conimanil tiˈ ¿tom mach chakˈapaxo Comam xil cokˈap heyalni? 24 Chisje hetxumni yin̈ noˈ hoh, machi yawal noˈ chacoj, mach chihatxˈwipaxo noˈ, machipaxo iscˈun̈a noˈ, yajaˈ Comam Dios chiˈakˈni tzet chislo noˈ. Hajexxam hex tiˈ, to caw ecˈbal heyelapno sata noˈ. 25 ¿Aymi hunujex tiˈ yu caw cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul chihitzto nichˈanoxa hecawil yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ? ¡Machoj! 26 Yuxin ta mach chexkˈoji hewatxˈen tzet ye tuˈ niẍchˈan, ¿tzet yin̈ xin cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul?
27 Ilwecˈanab teˈ caj, mach chimunla teˈ, mach chichemlipaxo teˈ, yaj chiwalan teyet naj rey Salomón yet payat, waxan̈ca caw kˈalom naj, yajaˈ machi apni iskˈaptzen isba naj hacaˈ iscˈulchˈanil teˈ caj tuˈ. 28 Walca caw cˈulchˈan jilni isxumaquil teˈ caj tuˈ tinan̈, yaj wal yet hecal cabe chin̈uslaxto teˈ yul horno. Ta chakˈ Comam iscˈulchˈanil teˈ caj, ¿hatocˈanab xil hekˈab mach chakˈ Comam? hex tiˈ machi caw chicawxi hecˈul yin̈ Comam. 29 Wal xin mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul bay chi‑caw‑istit tzet chelo. 30 Wal anma mach ohtan̈e Comam Dios, caw chaco huntekˈan tzet ye tuˈ tiˈ yin̈ iscˈul, yajaˈ walex hex tiˈ, ay huneˈ Hemam yohtaxa tzet chˈocnico heyu. 31 Yuxin aweco heyanma heyijen yin̈ tzet chal Comam Dios babel, haxa huntekˈanxa chˈocnico heyu, chiˈakˈlaxo teyet, ẍi Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom.
Jakˈaweto cokˈalomal bey satcan̈
32 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:
―Mach chexxiw hex xahan ay wutiˈan. Caw haywan̈exchˈan, yajaˈ xaˈel yin̈ iscˈul Comam ay bey satcan̈ quexyanico yuninaloj. 33 Txon̈weto tzet ayex, cat heyakˈni istohol tet anma matzet aya, hac tuˈ chu hewatxˈen huneˈ istxˈuyal hekˈalomal mach chikˈato bey satcan̈. Huntekˈan kˈalomal tuˈ machi bakˈinal chitan̈iloj yuto haˈ bey tuˈ machi elkˈom, machipaxo noˈ ih chiˈetanotoj. 34 Wal xin haˈ bay ay hekˈalomal haˈ tuˈ ayco heyanma, ẍi Comam.
Helan chijute coba
35 Yalnipaxo Comam:
―Caw helanojab cheyute heba hacaˈ hunu naj soldado caw watxˈebilico xil iskˈap, yeb aypaxico kˈaˈ yin̈ iscantil. 36 Lahanojab cheyute heba hacaˈ ebnaj chejab chismaj yul ispatrón chibey yin̈ hunu mohyilal. Hayet chˈapni naj bey yatut cat yahwi naj. Caw yin̈ an̈e xin chishaj ebnaj pulta tet naj patrón tuˈ. 37 Caw sakˈal yet ebnaj chejab elna iswayan̈ yet chˈapni ispatrón tuˈ. Chiwalan teyet, caw yin̈ an̈e chishelilo xil iskˈap naj patrón, cat yawten naj ebnaj waˈo sat meẍa; haˈ caw naj chibatxnicˈo tzet chislo ebnaj tuˈ. 38 Yuxin waxan̈ca yin̈ chuman akˈbal, maca yet lan̈anxa issajbiloj, cat yapni naj patrón tuˈ, caw sakˈal yet ebnaj chejab ta elna iswayan̈ ebnaj.
39 Nachaojabilo heyu huntekˈan tzet chiwaltiˈan teyet: Hacaˈ hunu naj yahaw n̈a, kˈinalo ta yohta naj tzet orahil chˈapni naj elkˈom yin̈ yatut, caw chimmajwa naj, machim chischacto naj naj yul yatut. 40 Haˈ quexpax tuˈ hex tiˈ, helan cheyute heba. Haˈ taxca yet mach nano heyu, cat wulan, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj iscuywom tuˈ.
Naj chejab yijem yeb naj chejab mach yijemoj
41 Iskˈamben naj Pedro tet Comam:
―Mamin, ¿han̈em jetan̈ chawal huneˈ yechel tiˈ, mato tet sunil anma? ẍi naj.
42 Yalni Comam:
―Huneˈ tiˈ chiwalan yin̈ huneˈ naj ilom munil caw yijem yeb caw ay isnabal, akˈbilico yu naj yahaw munil yul yatut yu yakˈni tzet chislo ebnaj munlawom hacaˈ yalni naj yahaw tuˈ. 43 Caw sakˈal yet naj ta lan̈an isyijen naj hacaˈ tzet halbilcano tet yet chˈapni naj yahaw munil. 44 Yin̈ caw isyelal chiwalan teyet: Naj yahaw munil tuˈ chaco naj naj yijem tuˈ yahawo yin̈ sunil tzet aya. 45 Yaj ta chal naj ischuquil: “Wal yaˈ wahawan, ¿bakˈin tam chul yaˈ?” ta ẍi naj, cat yoc naj ismakˈni ebnaj chejab yeb ebix chejab, yeb xin han̈cˈan̈e yin̈ waˈo chaco yanma naj, yeb xin yin̈ tzet chucˈ naj, cat yoccano naj ucˈu teˈ. 46 Haxa yet istzˈayical mach echmabilo yahaw naj yu caw tona nahul ay naj, cat yul lemna naj yahaw tuˈ, hac tuˈ xin caw chˈakˈlax ecˈoyaˈ yanma naj xol isyaˈtajil cat yalaxto naj xol ebnaj mach yijemo chute isba.
47 Kˈinalo ta ay hunu naj chejab yohta tzet choche yahaw, yajaˈ mach chaco naj yin̈ iscˈul iswatxˈeni, yeb xin mach chisyijepaxo naj tzet chal naj yahaw tuˈ, haˈ huneˈ naj chejab tuˈ niman isyaˈtajil chischah naj. 48 Walpaxo naj chejab, mach yohtajo ta txˈoj tzet chiswatxˈe, haˈ naj tuˈ hanicˈn̈echˈan tzˈum chˈakˈlax yijaˈ. Haˈ mac niman tzet akˈbilcano tet, nimanpaxo chikˈanlax tet, yebpaxo mac niman tzet akˈbilico yul iskˈab, ecˈbalxa niman chu iskˈanlaxayo tet, ẍi Comam.
Chiscajlecan̈ isba anma yu Comam Jesús
49 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:
―Hanintiˈan hulnajinan wakˈacojan huneˈ hacaˈ kˈaˈ yul yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ. Ay walaˈan ta chiah xaj huneˈ kˈaˈ tuˈ tinan̈. 50 Ay huneˈ niman isyaˈtajil chihul wiban̈an, haˈ ton huneˈ tuˈ ayco yin̈ wanmahan, caw xin chˈecˈyaˈ wanmahan masanto chijaˈ isba huneˈ tuˈ. 51 ¿Ham heyalni ta yu wanicojan akˈancˈulal xol anma yuxin quinhulan? Machoj, to yu ispohlen isba. 52 Wal tinan̈ istzabloxaco huneˈ tiˈ xol anma. Kˈinalo ta ay howan̈o yul hunu n̈a, oxwan̈ chˈoc howal yin̈ cawan̈, haxa cawan̈ tuˈ chˈoc howal yin̈ oxwan̈. 53 Naj mame, chˈoc naj howal yin̈ iscˈahol, naj cˈahole chˈoc howal yin̈ ismam, ix miˈe chˈoc ix howal yin̈ yunin, ix unine chˈoc ix howal yin̈ ismiˈ. Wal ixnam alibe chˈoc ixnam howal yin̈ yalib, cat yocpaxo ix alibe howal yin̈ ixnam alibe tuˈ, ẍi Comam.
Yal Comam ta mach chinachalo yu anma yin̈ huneˈ tiempohal bay aya
54 Yalni Comam Jesús tet anma:
―Hayet cheyilni moyan bay chito tzˈayic, caw an̈e chenaloj cat heyalni: “Chakˈaˈ n̈ab tinan̈,” quexchi. Caw xin chij isba tzet cheyala. 55 Hayet cheyaben istit jakˈekˈ yin̈ sur, cheyalpaxoj: “Caw chixobxonoj,” quexchi. Hac tuˈ xin chu yijni isba. 56 Hex cheyal heba cˈulal tiˈ, caw helanex hetxumni yin̈ tzet chute isba txˈo txˈotxˈ tiˈ, yeb tzet ye tuˈ cheyil satcan̈ yet chishelni isba tiempo, yaj mach chinacha heyu tzet yelapno ye huneˈ tiempo bay ayexico tiˈ, ẍi Comam.
Ocan̈we yin̈ akˈancˈulal yeb anma ayco ishowal teyin̈
57 Yalnipaxo Comam:
―¿Tzet yin̈ yuxin caw mach chewatxˈelo hunu tzet ye tuˈ texol hechuquil yin̈ caw istoholal? 58 Kˈinalo ta ay hunu mac chachawten sata naj alcal, haˈojab yet lan̈an isto naj yul beh, cat hakˈanni nimancˈulal tawin̈ tet naj yin̈ akˈancˈulal. Ta mach xin, yet chaẍapni sata naj alcal, chaẍalaxico yul iskˈab naj mayor, cat cachyanicto naj yul teˈ preso. 59 Chiwalan tawet mach chaẍelti yul preso tuˈ tato mach tzˈajano chawakˈ hamulta, ẍi Comam.
Luke 12
New International Version
Warnings and Encouragements(A)
12 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be[a] on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.(B) 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(C) 3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
4 “I tell you, my friends,(D) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.(E) 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(F) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(G)
8 “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(H) 9 But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned(I) before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man(J) will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.(K)
11 “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,(L) 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”(M)
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(N)
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(O) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(P) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(Q)
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(R)
Do Not Worry(S)
22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them.(T) And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[b]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor(U) was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!(V) 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father(W) knows that you need them.(X) 31 But seek his kingdom,(Y) and these things will be given to you as well.(Z)
32 “Do not be afraid,(AA) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(AB) 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor.(AC) Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven(AD) that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.(AE) 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(AF)
Watchfulness(AG)(AH)
35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(AI) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(AJ) 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(AK) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(AL) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
41 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”
42 The Lord(AM) answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.(AN) He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(AO) 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.(AP) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Not Peace but Division(AQ)
49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism(AR) to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!(AS) 51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52 From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”(AT)
Interpreting the Times
54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.(AU) 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(AV)
57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(AW) 59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”(AX)
Footnotes
- Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be
- Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height
Luke 12
English Standard Version
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
12 In the meantime, (A)when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, (B)“Beware of (C)the leaven of the Pharisees, (D)which is hypocrisy. 2 (E)Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in (F)private rooms shall be proclaimed on (G)the housetops.
Have No Fear
4 “I tell you, my friends, (H)do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him (I)who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?[b] And (J)not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, (K)even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; (L)you are of more value than many sparrows.
Acknowledge Christ Before Men
8 “And I tell you, (M)everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge (N)before the angels of God, 9 but (O)the one who denies me before men (P)will be denied (Q)before the angels of God. 10 And (R)everyone who speaks a word (S)against the Son of Man (T)will be forgiven, but the one who (U)blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 (V)And when they (W)bring you before the synagogues and (X)the rulers and (Y)the authorities, (Z)do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 (AA)for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 (AB)Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, (AC)“Man, (AD)who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, (AE)“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, (AF)“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, (AG)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (AH)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (AI)for many years; relax, (AJ)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (AK)‘Fool! (AL)This night (AM)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (AN)whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one (AO)who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Do Not Be Anxious
22 And he said to his disciples, (AP)“Therefore I tell you, (AQ)do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 (AR)Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. (AS)Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his (AT)span of life?[c] 26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, (AU)even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, (AV)O you of little faith! 29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor (AW)be worried. 30 For (AX)all the nations of the world seek after these things, and (AY)your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, (AZ)seek (BA)his[d] kingdom, (BB)and these things will be added to you.
32 (BC)“Fear not, little (BD)flock, for (BE)it is your Father's good pleasure to give you (BF)the kingdom. 33 (BG)Sell your possessions, and (BH)give to the needy. (BI)Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with (BJ)a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34 (BK)For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
You Must Be Ready
35 (BL)“Stay dressed for action[e] and (BM)keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are (BN)waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and (BO)knocks. 37 (BP)Blessed are those servants[f] whom the master finds (BQ)awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, (BR)he will dress himself for service and (BS)have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! 39 (BT)But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour (BU)the thief was coming, he[g] would not have left his house to be broken into. 40 You also must be (BV)ready, for (BW)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41 Peter said, “Lord, (BX)are you telling this parable for us or for all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is (BY)the faithful and (BZ)wise (CA)manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 (CB)Blessed is that servant[h] whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, (CC)he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (CD)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (CE)get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come (CF)on a day when he does not expect him and (CG)at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 47 (CH)And that servant who (CI)knew his master's will but (CJ)did not get ready (CK)or act according to his will, will receive a (CL)severe beating. 48 (CM)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (CN)will receive a light beating. (CO)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
Not Peace, but Division
49 (CP)“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 (CQ)I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how (CR)great is my distress until it is accomplished! 51 (CS)Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? (CT)No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, (CU)father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Interpreting the Time
54 He also said to the crowds, (CV)“When you see (CW)a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55 And (CX)when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be (CY)scorching heat,’ and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! (CZ)You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
Settle with Your Accuser
57 “And why (DA)do you not judge (DB)for yourselves what is right? 58 (DC)As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. 59 I tell you, (DD)you will never get out until you have paid the very last (DE)penny.”[i]
Footnotes
- Luke 12:5 Greek Gehenna
- Luke 12:6 Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
- Luke 12:25 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Luke 12:31 Some manuscripts God's
- Luke 12:35 Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11
- Luke 12:37 Or bondservants
- Luke 12:39 Some manuscripts add would have stayed awake and
- Luke 12:43 Or bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47
- Luke 12:59 Greek lepton, a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
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