Luke 16

1He was sayingἜλεγενnowδὲalsoκαὶtoπρὸςtheτοὺςdisciplesμαθητάς·A manἌνθρωπόςcertainτιςthere wasἦνrichπλούσιοςwhoὃςhadεἶχενa managerοἰκονόμον,andκαὶheοὗτοςwas accusedδιεβλήθηunto himαὐτῷasὡςis wastingδιασκορπίζωνtheτὰpossessionsὑπάρχονταof himαὐτοῦ.

2Andκαὶhaving calledφωνήσαςhimαὐτὸνhe saidεἶπενto himαὐτῷ·What [is]ΤίthisτοῦτοI hearἀκούωconcerningπερὶyouσοῦ;Giveἀπόδοςtheτὸνaccountλόγονof theτῆςstewardshipοἰκονομίαςof youσου,notοὐforγὰρyou are ableδύνῃany longerἔτιto manageοἰκονομεῖν.

3Saidεἶπενthenδὲwithinἐνhimselfἑαυτῷtheὁmanagerοἰκονόμος·WhatΤίshall I doποιήσωforὅτιtheὁmasterκύριόςof meμουis taking awayἀφαιρεῖταιtheτὴνmanagementοἰκονομίανfromἀπ’meἐμοῦ;To digσκάπτεινnotοὐκI am ableἰσχύω,to begἐπαιτεῖνI am ashamedαἰσχύνομαι·

4I knowἔγνωνwhatτίI will doποιήσω,so thatἵναwhenὅτανI shall have been removedμετασταθῶfromἐκtheτῆςmanagementοἰκονομίαςthey might receiveδέξωνταίmeμεintoεἰςtheτοὺςhomesοἴκουςof themἑαυτῶν.

5Andκαὶhaving called to [him]προσκαλεσάμενοςoneἕναeachἕκαστονof theτῶνdebtorsχρεοφειλετῶνof theτοῦmasterκυρίουof himἑαυτοῦhe was sayingἔλεγενto theτῷfirstπρώτῳ·How muchΠόσονowe youὀφείλειςtoτῷmasterκυρίῳof meμου;

6ὁAndδὲhe saidεἶπεν·A hundredἙκατὸνbathsβάτουςof oilἐλαίου·ὁAndδὲhe saidεἶπενto himαὐτῷ·TakeΔέξαιyourσουtheτὰbillγράμματαandκαὶhaving sat downκαθίσαςquicklyταχέωςwriteγράψονfiftyπεντήκοντα.

7Thenἔπειταto anotherἑτέρῳhe saidεἶπεν·YouΣὺnowδὲhow muchπόσονoweὀφείλεις;ὁAndδὲhe saidεἶπεν·A hundredἙκατὸνcorsκόρουςof wheatσίτου·He saysλέγειto himαὐτῷ·TakeΔέξαιyourσουτὰbillγράμματαandκαὶwriteγράψονeightyὀγδοήκοντα.

8Andκαὶpraisedἐπῄνεσενtheὁmasterκύριοςtheτὸνmanagerοἰκονόμοντῆςunrighteousἀδικίαςbecauseὅτιshrewdlyφρονίμωςhe had actedἐποίησεν·Forὅτιtheοἱsonsυἱοὶof theτοῦageαἰῶνοςthisτούτουmore shrewdφρονιμώτεροιthanὑπὲρtheτοὺςsonsυἱοὺςof theτοῦlightφωτὸςinεἰςtheτὴνgenerationγενεὰντὴνof themselvesἑαυτῶνareεἰσιν.

9AndκαὶIἐγὼto youὑμῖνsayλέγω,for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςmakeποιήσατεfriendsφίλουςbyἐκtheτοῦwealthμαμωνᾶτῆςof unrighteousnessἀδικίας,thatἵναwhenὅτανit failsἐκλίπῃthey might receiveδέξωνταιyouὑμᾶςintoεἰςtheτὰςeternalαἰωνίουςdwellingsσκηνάς.

10The [one]Ὁfaithfulπιστὸςwithἐνvery littleἐλαχίστῳalsoκαὶwithἐνmuchπολλῷfaithfulπιστόςisἐστιν,andκαὶthe [one]ὁwithἐνvery littleἐλαχίστῳunrighteousἄδικοςalsoκαὶwithἐνmuchπολλῷunrighteousἄδικόςisἐστιν.

11Ifεἰthereforeοὖνinἐνtheτῷunrighteousἀδίκῳwealthμαμωνᾷfaithfulπιστοὶnotοὐκyou have beenἐγένεσθε,theτὸtrue [riches]ἀληθινὸνwhoτίςto youὑμῖνwill entrustπιστεύσει;

12Andκαὶifεἰinἐνthat which [is]τῷof anotherἀλλοτρίῳfaithfulπιστοὶnotοὐκyou have beenἐγένεσθε,that whichτὸyour ownὑμέτερονwhoτίςwill giveδώσειto youὑμῖν;

13Noοὐδεὶςservantοἰκέτηςis ableδύναταιtwoδυσὶmastersκυρίοιςto serveδουλεύειν·eitherἢforγὰρtheτὸνoneἕναhe will hateμισήσειandκαὶtheτὸνotherἕτερονhe will loveἀγαπήσει,orἢoneἑνὸςhe will be devoted toἀνθέξεταιandκαὶtheτοῦotherἑτέρουhe will despiseκαταφρονήσει.Notοὐyou are ableδύνασθεGodθεῷto serveδουλεύεινandκαὶmoneyμαμωνᾷ.

14Were listening toἬκουονnowδὲthese thingsταῦταallπάνταtheοἱPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιlovers of moneyφιλάργυροιbeingὑπάρχοντες,andκαὶthey were ridiculingἐξεμυκτήριζονHimαὐτόν.

15AndκαὶHe saidεἶπενto themαὐτοῖς·YouὙμεῖςareἐστεthoseοἱjustifyingδικαιοῦντεςthemselvesἑαυτοὺςbeforeἐνώπιοντῶνmenἀνθρώπων,ὁbutδὲGodθεὸςknowsγινώσκειtheτὰςheartsκαρδίαςof youὑμῶν·forὅτιthat whichτὸamongἐνmenἀνθρώποις[is] exaltedὑψηλὸν[is] an abominationβδέλυγμαbeforeἐνώπιοντοῦGodθεοῦ.

16TheὉlawνόμοςandκαὶtheοἱprophets [were]προφῆταιuntilμέχριJohnἸωάννου·fromἀπὸthat timeτότεtheἡkingdomβασιλείατοῦof Godθεοῦis proclaimedεὐαγγελίζεταιandκαὶeveryoneπᾶςintoεἰςitαὐτὴνforces his wayβιάζεται.

17Easier forΕὐκοπώτερονhoweverδέit isἐστινtheτὸνheavenοὐρανὸνandκαὶtheτὴνearthγῆνto pass awayπαρελθεῖνthanἢof theτοῦlawνόμουoneμίανstroke of a penκεραίανto failπεσεῖν.

18EveryoneΠᾶςὁputting awayἀπολύωνtheτὴνwifeγυναῖκαof himαὐτοῦandκαὶmarryingγαμῶνanotherἑτέρανcommits adulteryμοιχεύει,Andκαὶthe [one]ὁher put awayἀπολελυμένηνfromἀπὸa husbandἀνδρὸςmarryingγαμῶνcommits adulteryμοιχεύει.

19A manἌνθρωποςnowδέcertainτιςthere wasἦνrichπλούσιος,andκαὶhe was clothed inἐνεδιδύσκετοpurpleπορφύρανandκαὶfine linenβύσσονmaking good cheerεὐφραινόμενοςeveryκαθ’dayἡμέρανin splendorλαμπρῶς.

20A poor manπτωχὸςnowδέcertainτιςnamedὀνόματιLazarusΛάζαροςwas laidἐβέβλητοatπρὸςtheτὸνgateπυλῶναof himαὐτοῦbeing full of soresεἱλκωμένος

21andκαὶdesiringἐπιθυμῶνto be fedχορτασθῆναιfromἀπὸthatτῶνfallingπιπτόντωνfromἀπὸtheτῆςtableτραπέζηςof theτοῦrich manπλουσίου·butἀλλὰevenκαὶtheοἱdogsκύνεςcomingἐρχόμενοιwere lickingἐπέλειχονtheτὰsoresἕλκηof himαὐτοῦ.

22It came to pass thatἐγένετοthenδὲdiedἀποθανεῖνtheτὸνpoor manπτωχὸνandκαὶwas carried awayἀπενεχθῆναιheαὐτὸνbyὑπὸtheτῶνangelsἀγγέλωνintoεἰςtheτὸνbosomκόλπονof AbrahamἈβραάμ·Diedἀπέθανενthenδὲalsoκαὶtheὁrich manπλούσιοςandκαὶwas buriedἐτάφη.

23AndκαὶinἐντῷHadesᾅδῃhaving lifted upἐπάραςtheτοὺςeyesὀφθαλμοὺςof himαὐτοῦ,beingὑπάρχωνinἐνtormentβασάνοις,he seesὁρᾷAbrahamἈβραὰμfromἀπὸafarμακρόθενandκαὶLazarusΛάζαρονinἐνtheτοῖςbosomκόλποιςof himαὐτοῦ.

24Andκαὶheαὐτὸςhaving cried outφωνήσαςsaidεἶπεν·FatherΠάτερAbrahamἈβραάμ,have mercy onἐλέησόνmeμεandκαὶsendπέμψονLazarusΛάζαρονthatἵναhe might dipβάψῃtheτὸtipἄκρονof theτοῦfingerδακτύλουof himαὐτοῦin waterὕδατοςandκαὶcoolκαταψύξῃtheτὴνtongueγλῶσσάνof meμου,forὅτιI am sufferingὀδυνῶμαιinἐνtheτῇflameφλογὶthisταύτῃ.

25SaidεἶπενthenδὲAbrahamἈβραάμ·ChildΤέκνον,rememberμνήσθητιthatὅτιyou did fully receiveἀπέλαβεςthe [things]τὰgoodἀγαθάof youσουinἐνtheτῇlifetimeζωῇof youσου,andκαὶLazarusΛάζαροςlikewiseὁμοίωςthe [things]τὰevilκακά·Nowνῦνhoweverδὲhereὧδεhe is comfortedπαρακαλεῖταιyouσὺnowδὲare sufferingὀδυνᾶσαι.

26Andκαὶbesidesἐνallπᾶσιthese thingsτούτοιςbetweenμεταξὺusἡμῶνandκαὶyouὑμῶνa chasmχάσμαgreatμέγαhas been fixedἐστήρικται,so thatὅπωςthoseοἱdesiringθέλοντεςto passδιαβῆναιfrom hereἔνθενtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςnotμὴare ableδύνωνται,norμηδὲfrom thereἐκεῖθενtoπρὸςusἡμᾶςcan they passδιαπερῶσιν.

27He saidεἶπενthenδέ·I imploreἘρωτῶyouσεthenοὖν,fatherπάτερ,thatἵναyou would sendπέμψῃςhimαὐτὸνtoεἰςtheτὸνhouseοἶκονof theτοῦfatherπατρόςof meμου,

28I haveἔχωforγὰρfiveπέντεbrothersἀδελφούς,so thatὅπωςhe might warnδιαμαρτύρηταιthemαὐτοῖς,thatἵναnotμὴalsoκαὶtheyαὐτοὶmight comeἔλθωσινtoεἰςtheτὸνplaceτόπονthisτοῦτοντῆςof tormentβασάνου.

29SaysλέγειhoweverδὲAbrahamἈβραάμ·They haveἜχουσιMosesΜωϋσέαandκαὶtheτοὺςprophetsπροφήτας·let them hearἀκουσάτωσανthemαὐτῶν.

30ὁAndδὲhe saidεἶπεν·NoΟὐχί,fatherπάτερAbrahamἈβραάμ,butἀλλ’ifἐάνoneτιςfromἀπὸ[the] deadνεκρῶνshould goπορευθῇtoπρὸςthemαὐτοὺςthey will repentμετανοήσουσιν.

31He saidεἶπενhoweverδὲto himαὐτῷ·IfΕἰMosesΜωϋσέωςandκαὶtheτῶνprophetsπροφητῶνnotοὐκthey hearἀκούουσιν,not evenοὐδ’ifἐάνoneτιςout fromἐκ[the] deadνεκρῶνshould riseἀναστῇwill they be persuadedπεισθήσονται.