Lucas 16
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Talinghaga ng Tusong Katiwala
16 Sinabi rin ni Jesus sa kanyang mga alagad, “May taong mayaman na may isang katiwala. May nagsumbong sa kanyang nilulustay nito ang kanyang ari-arian. 2 Kaya't ipinatawag niya ang katiwala at tinanong, ‘Ano ba itong naririnig ko tungkol sa iyo? Ibigay mo sa akin ang ulat ng iyong pangangasiwa sapagkat tatanggalin na kita sa iyong tungkulin.’ 3 Sinabi ng katiwala sa kanyang sarili, ‘Ano ang gagawin ko? Aalisin na ako ng aking amo sa pangangasiwa. Hindi ko kayang magbungkal ng lupa; nahihiya naman akong magpalimos. 4 Alam ko na ang aking gagawin! Maalis man ako sa pangangasiwa ay may tatanggap naman sa akin sa kanilang tahanan.’ 5 Kaya't isa-isa niyang tinawag ang mga may utang sa kanyang amo. Tinanong niya ang una, ‘Magkano ang utang mo sa aking amo?’ 6 Sumagot ito, ‘Isandaang tapayang[a] langis po.’ Kaya sabi ng katiwala, ‘Heto ang kasulatan ng iyong pagkakautang. Dali! Maupo ka't palitan mo, gawin mong limampu.’ 7 At tinanong naman niya ang isa, ‘Ikaw, gaano ang utang mo?’ Sumagot ito, ‘Isandaang kabang trigo po.’ ‘Heto ang kasulatan ng iyong pagkakautang,’ sabi niya. ‘Isulat mo, walumpu.’ 8 Pinuri ng amo ang madayang katiwala dahil sa katusuhang ipinamalas nito. Sapagkat ang mga makasanlibutan ay mas tuso kaysa mga maka-Diyos sa paggamit ng mga bagay ng mundong ito.”
9 At(A) nagpatuloy si Jesus sa pagsasalita, “Kaya't sinasabi ko sa inyo, gamitin ninyo ang kayamanan ng mundong ito sa paggawa ng mabuti sa inyong mga kapwa upang kung maubos na iyon ay tanggapin naman kayo sa tahanang walang hanggan. 10 Ang mapagkakatiwalaan sa maliit na bagay ay mapagkakatiwalaan din sa malaking bagay; ang mandaraya sa maliit na bagay ay mandaraya rin sa malaking bagay. 11 Kaya kung hindi kayo mapagkakatiwalaan sa mga kayamanan ng mundong ito, sino ang magtitiwala sa inyo ng tunay na kayamanan? 12 At kung hindi kayo mapagkakatiwalaan sa kayamanan ng iba, sino ang magbibigay sa inyo ng talagang para sa inyo?
13 “Walang(B) aliping maaaring maglingkod sa dalawang panginoon sapagkat kamumuhian niya ang isa at iibigin ang ikalawa, paglilingkuran nang tapat ang isa at hahamakin ang ikalawa. Hindi kayo maaaring maglingkod sa Diyos at sa kayamanan.”
Hindi Mawawalan ng Bisa ang Kautusan(C)
14 Nang marinig ito ng mga Pariseo, na mga sakim sa salapi, ay kinutya nila si Jesus. 15 Kaya't sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kayo ang nagpapanggap na matuwid sa harapan ng mga tao, ngunit alam ng Diyos ang nilalaman ng inyong mga puso. Sapagkat ang itinuturing na mahalaga ng mga tao ay kasuklam-suklam sa paningin ng Diyos.
16 “Ang(D) Kautusan ni Moises at ang sinulat ng mga propeta ay may bisa hanggang sa pagdating ni Juan na Tagapagbautismo. Buhat noon ay ipinapangaral na ang Magandang Balita tungkol sa kaharian ng Diyos, at ang lahat ay nagpupumilit na makapasok dito. 17 Mas(E) madali pang maglaho ang langit at ang lupa kaysa mawalan ng bisa ang kahit isang tuldok ng Kautusan.
18 “Kapag(F) hiniwalayan ng isang lalaki ang kanyang asawa, at mag-asawa sa iba, siya ay nagkakasala ng pangangalunya, at ang mag-aasawa naman sa babaing hiniwalayan ay nagkakasala rin ng pangangalunya.”
Ang Mayaman at si Lazaro
19 “May isang mayamang laging nakasuot ng mamahaling damit at saganang-sagana sa pagkain araw-araw. 20 May isa namang pulubing nagngangalang Lazaro na tadtad ng sugat sa katawan at nakahiga sa may pintuan ng mayaman 21 sa hangad na matapunan man lamang ng mga mumong nahuhulog mula sa hapag ng mayaman. At doo'y nilalapitan siya ng mga aso at dinidilaan ang kanyang mga sugat. 22 Namatay ang pulubi at siya'y dinala ng mga anghel sa piling ni Abraham. Namatay rin ang mayaman at inilibing. 23 Sa gitna ng kanyang pagdurusa sa daigdig ng mga patay,[b] natanaw ng mayaman si Lazaro sa piling ni Abraham. 24 Kaya't sumigaw siya, ‘Amang Abraham, maawa po kayo sa akin. Utusan po ninyo si Lazaro na isawsaw sa tubig ang dulo ng kanyang daliri at basain ang aking dila, dahil ako'y naghihirap sa apoy na ito.’ 25 Ngunit sumagot si Abraham, ‘Anak, alalahanin mong nagpasasa ka sa buhay noong ikaw ay nasa lupa, at si Lazaro naman ay nagtiis ng kahirapan. Subalit ngayon ay inaaliw siya rito samantalang ikaw nama'y nagdurusa riyan. 26 Bukod dito, may malaking bangin sa pagitan natin, kaya't ang mga naririto ay hindi makakapunta diyan at ang mga naririyan ay hindi makakapunta rito.’
27 “Ngunit sinabi ng mayaman, ‘Kung gayon po, Amang Abraham, ipinapakiusap kong papuntahin na lamang ninyo si Lazaro sa bahay ng aking ama, 28 sa aking limang kapatid na lalaki. Suguin po ninyo siya upang sila'y bigyang-babala at nang hindi sila humantong sa dakong ito ng pagdurusa.’ 29 Ngunit sinabi sa kanya ni Abraham, ‘Nasa kanila ang mga kasulatan ni Moises at ng mga propeta; iyon ang kanilang pakinggan.’ 30 Sumagot ang mayaman, ‘Hindi po sapat ang mga iyon. Ngunit kung magpapakita sa kanila ang isang patay na muling nabuhay, magsisisi sila't tatalikuran ang kanilang mga kasalanan.’ 31 Sinabi naman sa kanya ni Abraham, ‘Kung ayaw nilang pakinggan ang mga sinulat ni Moises at ng mga propeta, hindi rin nila paniniwalaan kahit ang isang patay na muling nabuhay.’”
Footnotes
- Lucas 16:6 TAPAYAN: Ang bawat tapayan ay maaaring maglaman ng halos 37 litro.
- Lucas 16:23 sa daigdig ng mga patay: Sa Griego ay Hades .
Luke 16
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 16
Riches and Poverty[a]
The Parable of the Crafty Steward.[b] 1 Jesus also said to his disciples: “There was a rich man who had a steward, and he was informed that this steward was squandering his property. 2 Therefore, he summoned him and said, ‘What are these reports that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’
3 “Then the steward said to himself, ‘What am I going to do, now that my master is dismissing me from being steward? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am too ashamed to beg. 4 What I must do is to make sure that people will welcome me into their homes once I am removed from being steward.’
5 “Then he summoned his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 When he was told, ‘One hundred jars of olive oil,’ he said to the man, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and change the number to fifty.’ 7 Then he asked another, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’ When he was told, ‘One hundred measures of wheat,’ he said to him, ‘Take your bill and make it eighty.’ 8 The master commended the crafty steward because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.[c]
Application of the Parable.[d] 9 “And I tell you: use your worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that, when it has been exhausted, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
10 “Whoever can be trusted in small matters can also be trusted in great ones, but whoever is dishonest in small matters will also be dishonest in great ones. 11 Therefore, if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not shown yourself to be trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you anything of your own?
13 “No servant can serve two masters. For you will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Teachings concerning Justice and the Judaic Law
14 A Saying against the Pharisees.[e] The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and they ridiculed him. 15 He said to them, “You people pretend to be upright when you wish to impress others, but God knows what is in your hearts. That which is highly esteemed in the eyes of men is detestable in the sight of God.
16 Sayings about the Law.“The Law and the Prophets were in effect until John. From that time the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is trying to force his way in.[f] 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one letter of the Law to be discarded.[g]
18 Sayings about Divorce.[h]“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
The Rich Man and Lazarus: A Warning
19 The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.[i]“There was a rich man who used to dress in purple garments and the finest linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who would have been grateful to be fed with the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs would come and lick his sores.
22 “Now the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In the netherworld,[j] where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham, far off, and Lazarus by his side. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that during your lifetime you received many good things, while Lazarus suffered greatly. Now he is being comforted while you are in agony. 26 Moreover, between us and you a great chasm has been established, so that no one who wishes to do so can pass from our side to yours, nor can anyone pass from your side to ours.’
27 “ ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘to send him to my father’s house, 28 to warn my five brothers, lest they too end up in this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham responded, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen to them.’
30 “He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 Abraham answered, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone should rise from the dead.’ ”
Footnotes
- Luke 16:1 From the very origins of the Gospel tradition, the parable of the crafty steward has created difficulty. People could evolve abusive applications from it: e.g., does it promote fraud? In order to avoid any false interpretation, different sentences of Jesus concerning money have been joined to the parable.
- Luke 16:1 It is a fact that people bring a great deal of initiative and intelligence to their affairs even when these are worthy of criticism or unjust. Alas, believers put forth little effort for the kingdom! This is the lesson to be retained from the parable. It is a call for lucidity and creative intelligence. Jesus is suggesting the skill of a swindler, not fraud or theft.
- Luke 16:8 Children of light: a Hebrew expression signifying those enlightened by a superterrestrial faith as opposed to the children of this world, who are focused solely on their earthly interests.
- Luke 16:9 Money dominates all of life and society. The attitude toward money is a test of the fidelity of Christians. Those who seek imperishable goods are detached from perishable ones. They know how to give alms (v. 9), and they earn and manage their goods with honesty (vv. 10-11). Yet money means little in reality; the true good is the gift of God (v. 12). Hence, the quest for gain and fortune must not be first in the life of Christians, for then money would become a false god for them (v. 13).
- Luke 16:14 More than once Jesus denounces the pretense of those who pass themselves off as religious people (see Lk 11:39-40; 18:9; 20:47).
- Luke 16:16 The Law and the Prophets designates the Old Testament as it was read in the synagogues. We must make an effort in order to enter the kingdom of God.
- Luke 16:17 The Law will not pass away, for it includes the whole revelation given to the chosen people, with its prophetic character (see Lk 24:27, 44).
- Luke 16:18 Divorce was allowed and regulated by Old Testament law (see Deut 24:1-4). The position of Jesus is a radical one, as numerous New Testament passages attest (see Mt 5:31-32; 19:1-12; Mk 10:1-12; 1 Cor 7:10-11).
- Luke 16:19 The rich man cannot avoid the message of this passage; indeed, this is for him a sufficient sign and a more persuasive one than the most amazing miracle. Abraham’s side: literally, “Abraham’s bosom”; in the language of the day this suggested the post of honor at the heavenly banquet (see Mt 8:11).
- Luke 16:23 Netherworld: see note on Lk 10:15.
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