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Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun jbˈabˈal mocom ri taˈ tzi jnoˈj

16  Kakaj Jesús xij chic jilonri rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Wiˈ jun winak subˈlaj bˈiom y wiˈ jun jmocom wiˈ pire jbˈabˈal mocom chi jchajaj juntir kelen re. Xpetak nicˈj cristian, xeˈ jbˈijtak re man bˈiom chi man mocom li tijin tijqˈuis juntir kelen re. Xpe man bˈiom, xtak jsiqˈuij man jbˈabˈal mocom y cuando xtaw man jmocom riqˈuil xtzˈonaj re: ¿Nen tabˈij chirij ri xyuk bˈijsaj chwe jwiˈl cristian chawij? Lajori chwaj twetemaj nen jbˈanic juntir kelen we ri jachal laj akˈbˈ inwiˈl, jwiˈl lajori ateliˈ li chac wiqˈuil, xcheˈ re man mocom.

Man jbˈabˈal mocom xoc chi jchomorsaj laj ranm nen tran, xij: ¿Nen tambˈan lajori jwiˈl impatron taˈ chiquiˈ tijyeˈ inchc? Y taˈ chiquiˈ inchokˈbˈ chi chac y wi tantzˈonaj limoxn xoˈlak bˈe, qˈuixibˈal pi we, xcheˈ.

Etke xyuk laj ranm, xij: Lajori wetamchak nen tambˈan pire incˈulsaj laj richoch jono cristian cuando inesajbˈi laj inchc neri, xcheˈ.

Xtak jsiqˈuijcak chi jujunal mak cristian ri wiˈ jcˈasak riqˈui jpatron y xtzˈonaj re man xtaw nabˈe: ¿Jurubˈ acˈas riqˈui impatron? xcheˈ re.

Y man winak ri wiˈ jcˈas, xij: Bˈelejebˈ cient riqˈui oxcˈal waxaklajuj (978) galón aceit olivo incˈas, xcheˈ.

Y xpe man jbˈabˈal mocom, xij re: Coˈ ri jwujal man acˈas, lajori cubˈren y cˈam man awuj y tzˈibˈaj xilj chi quejabˈ cient riqˈui jun muchˈ bˈelejebˈ (489) galónke acˈas, xcheˈ re.

Cuando xtaw chic man jun ri wiˈ jcˈas, xtzˈonaj re: Y at, ¿jurubˈ acˈas riqˈui impatron? xcheˈ re.

Man winak ri wiˈ jcˈas, xij: Jun cient (100) quintal chi trig incˈas, xcheˈ.

Y xpe man jbˈabˈal mocom, xij re: Coˈ ri jwujal man acˈas, lajori cubˈren y cˈam man awuj y tzˈibˈaj xilj chi junmuchˈ (80) quintalke acˈas, xcheˈ re.

Cuando xta man patron nen mo mak noˈj ri tijin tran man jbˈabˈal mocom, subˈlaj xsaach jchˈol chi jtaic mak jnoˈj. Mak cristian ri retake wich ulew wiˈna mas jnoˈjak chi jchomorsaj rij mak kelen ri, chiwchak yak cristian ri wiˈtakchak chi sak jwiˈl wiˈtakchak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios.

Tambˈij chawechak chi cojtak mak abˈiomilak ri reke wich ulew pire atcwintak chi jtaˈic mas awichcˈulchiˈak y cuando tiqˈuis juntir abˈiomilak, wiˈ nen atcˈuluwtak li jun luwar ri taˈ jqˈuisic lamas atjekertak. 10 Nen jun cristian tzi tran re junquitz, tziyiˈ tran cuando tiyeˈsaj mas re. Pero nen jun cristian taˈ tzi tran re junquitz, taˈ tzi tran cuando tiyeˈsaj mas re.

11 Atak wi taˈ tzi tabˈantak chirij abˈiomilak ri reke wich ulew, ¿nencˈu tiyeˈw tzˈetel bˈiomil re lecj chawechak ri taˈ jqˈuisic? 12 Y wi mitaˈ tzi anoˈjak chirijak mak kelen ri maˈ awechak taˈn, ¿nencˈu tiyeˈw chawechak lawiˈ ri awechak?

13 Taˈ ni jono mocom ticwin chi chac riqˈui quibˈ patron, jwiˈl tina jxutna jun y tijlokˈaj jun chic. Ticojon chiwch jun y taˈ ticojon chiwch jun chic. Atak taˈ atcwintak chi jbˈanic lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tabˈantak wi tibˈe awanmak chirij bˈiomil ri reke wich ulew, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

14 Mak fariseo cuando xtatak nen xij Kakaj Jesús, xritzˈbˈejtak jwich jwiˈl rechak riˈ bˈesal ranmak chirij jbˈiomilak.

15 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak mak fariseo: Atak tacoj akˈijak chiwchak cristian chi sucˈuliˈ awanmak chiwch Kakaj Dios, pero Kakaj Dios retamiˈ nen achomorsaˈn laj awanmak. Nen jono cojol jkˈij jwiˈlak cristian xutuliˈ jwiˈl Kakaj Dios, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak mak fariseo.

Jyolj Kakaj Dios taˈ tisaach jwich

16 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: Ojr riˈ xijsaj rechak cristian ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios pach ri xcan jtzˈibˈajtak yak ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios asta cuando xyuk Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox. Y laˈ mak junabˈ re Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox xticarch jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil re nen mo titakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak cristian. Jwiˈliˈli subˈlaj qˈui tijin tijcoj jcowil ranmak chi jcojic jyolj Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox pire tioctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios. 17 Taˈ mas cˈax wi tisaach jwich caj pach ulew chiwch tisaach jwich junquitz re Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios pach ri xcan jtzˈibˈajtak yak ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios.

18 Wi wiˈ jono winak tican jacheˈ rixokl y ticˈuliˈy chic riqˈui jun anm chic, chiwch Kakaj Dios tijin trechbˈej jun anm ri maˈ jcˈulajl taˈn. Y wi wiˈ jono winak ticˈuliˈy riqˈui man anm ri xcan jachsajok jwiˈl richjil, chiwch Kakaj Dios tijin trechbˈej jun anm ri maˈ jcˈulajl taˈn, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Lázaro pach man winak bˈiom

19 Kakaj Jesús xij chic: Wiˈ jun winak subˈlaj bˈiom ri tijcoj kustaklaj itzˈik y nojel kˈij tran kustaklaj comon wicˈ. 20 Y wiˈ jun sicˈ winak ri jbˈij Lázaro qˈuisil rij li chˈaˈcˈ y tijtzˈonaj limoxn. Re ticubˈar lak ulew chiˈ pwert riqˈui man bˈiom. 21 Y sicˈ winak li riˈ raj tijtij mak jxercˈ wa ri titzaak xeˈ mex riqˈui man bˈiom. Y tipetak mak tzˈiˈ tioctak chi jrekˈic jwich mak chˈaˈcˈ chirij sicˈ winak.

22 Cuando xtaw jun kˈij xcam sicˈ winak li, xcˈamsajbˈi jwiˈlak yak anjl lamas wiˈ Abraham. Y cuando xcam man bˈiom xeˈ muksajok. 23 Cuando man bˈiom tijin tijtij cˈax li man luwar ri lamas ticˈolsaj jsantilak camnakibˈ, xnaˈtunbˈic, xrilbˈi Abraham wiˈ li jun luwar subˈlaj naj y wi Lázaro riqˈuil. 24 Y man bˈiom subˈlaj cow xchˈaˈwc, xijbˈi re Abraham: Kaj Abraham, ilcojoˈ cˈur inwch. Bˈan tokˈobˈ chwe, bˈij re Lázaro chi tijmuˈchcojoˈ bˈa jkˈabˈ li jaˈ y tiyuk jorobˈsaj bˈa wakˈ laˈ, jwiˈl in mas cˈax tijin tantij neri li kˈakˈ, xcheˈ man bˈiom.

25 Pero Abraham xij re: At walcˈwal, cuxtaj awiˈl chi at xatijaˈ utzil laj acˈaslemal cuando xatwaˈx wich ulew. Pero Lázaro subˈlaj cˈax xtij cuando xwaˈx wich ulew, ajriˈ neri xyuk jteˈ utzil y at ajriˈ claˈ xyuk atijeˈ cˈax. 26 Pero lajori wiˈ jun nimlaj xelebˈxan laj kaxoˈl aacˈlak, jwiˈliˈli taˈ ni jono rechak mak ri wiˈtak neri tijnaˈ tikˈaxtakbˈi claˈ y taˈ ni jono rechak mak ri wiˈtak claˈ tijnaˈ tikˈaxtakch neri, xcheˈ Abraham re.

27 Y man bˈiom xij chic re Abraham: Kaj Abraham, bˈan jun tokˈobˈ chwe, takbˈi Lázaro laj richoch inkaj. 28 Claˈ ajwiˈtakaˈ jobˈ yak wechˈelxic chic y tibˈe jbˈijcojoˈ rechak chi mi ran rechak chapcaˈ ximbˈan in pire maˈ tipetak neri lamas titijsaj subˈlaj cˈax, xcheˈ re Abraham.

29 Abraham xij chic re: Pi rechak wiˈ Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios ri xcan tzˈibˈaj jwiˈl Moisés y wiˈ Jyolj Kakaj Dios ri xcan jtzˈibˈajtak yak ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios ojrtaktzij y riˈ li jcojeˈtak nen tijbˈij, xcheˈ Abraham re.

30 Y man bˈiom xij chic: Tzˈetiˈn, Kaj Abraham, pero wi wiˈ jono ticˈastasaj jwich laj jcamnakl xoˈlak camnakibˈ titaw riqˈuilak, rechak tijqˈuexaˈ jnoˈjak chiwch Kakaj Dios, xcheˈ re Abraham.

31 Pero Abraham xij chic re: Wi taˈ tijcojtak Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios ri xcan jtzˈibˈaj Moisés y Jyolj Kakaj Dios ri xcan jtzˈibˈajtak yak ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios ojrtaktzij, riˈticˈu chic tijcojtak jyolj jun ri ticˈastasaj jwich laj jcamnakl xoˈlak camnakibˈ, xcheˈ Abraham re, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

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) 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.’

“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— I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’

“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

“‘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.’

“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.’

“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) 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.’”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:6 Or about 3,000 liters
  2. Luke 16:7 Or about 30 tons

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.

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.

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.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

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.

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.

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.