1 He said and also to the disciples of himself: A man certain was rich, who had a steward; and this was accused to him as wasting the possessions of him.
2 And having called him, he said to him: What this I hear concerning thee? render the account of the stewardship of thee; not for thou wilt be able longer to be steward.
3 Said and in himself the steward: What shall I do, for the lord of me takes the stewardship from me? To dig not I have strength, to beg I am ashamed.
4 I know what i will do, that, when I may be put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into the house of themselves.
5 And having summoned one each of the debtors of the lord of himself, he said to the first: How much owest thou to the lord of me?
6 He and said: A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him: Receive of thee the bill, and sitting down quickly write thou fifty.
7 Then to another he said: Thou and how much owest thou? He and said: A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him: Receive of thee the bill, and write eighty.
8 And praised the lord the steward the unjust, because prudently he had done; for the sons of the age this more prudent above the sons of the light for the generation that of themselves are.
9 And I to you say: Make you to yourselves friends out of the mammon of the unjust; that, when you may fail, they may receive you into the agelasting tabernacles.
10 He faithful in least also in much faithful is; and he in least unjust, and in much unjust is.
11 If therefore in the unrighteous mammon faithful not you have been, the true who to you will entrust?
12 and if in the another faithful not you have been, the yours who to you will give?
13 No one domestic is able two lords to serve; either for the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will cling to, and the other he will slight. Not you are able God to serve and mammon.
14 Heard and these all also the Pharisees, moneylovers being; and they mocked him.
15 And he said to them: You are those justifying yourselves in presence of the men; the but God knows the hearts of you; for that by men highly prized, an abomination in presence of the God.
16 The law and the prophets till John; from then the kingdom of the God is preached, and every one into her presses.
17 Easier but it is the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one fine point to fail.
18 Every one who dismissing the wife of himself, and marrying another, commits adultery; and every one who her being divorced from an husband marrying, commits adultery.
19 A man now certain was rich, and was clothed purple and fine linen, feasting every day sumptuously.
20 A poor and certain was named Lazarus, who was laid at the gate of him being covered with sores,
21 and longing to be fed from the crumbs those falling from the table of the rich; but even the dogs coming licked the sores of him.
22 It happened and to die the poor, and to be borne away him by the messengers into the bosom Abraham. Died and also the rich, and was buried.
23 And in the unseen having lifted the eyes of himself, being in torment, sees the Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus in the bosoms of him.
24 And he crying out said: O father Abraham, do thou pity me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of the finger of himself of water, and may cool the tongue of me; for I am in pain in the flame this.
25 Said and Abraham: O child, remember, that thou didst receive the things good of thee in the life of the, and Lazarus in like manner the things bad; now but this is comforted, thou and art in pain.
26 And besides all these, between of us and of you a chasm great has been fixed, so that those wishing to pass over hence to you, not is able, nor those thence to us cross over.
27 He said then: I beseech then thee, O father, that thou wouldst send him to the house of the father of me;
28 I have for five brothers; that he may testify to them, that not also they may come into the place this of the torment.
29 Says to him Abraham: They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 He and said: No, O father, Abraham; but if one from dead ones may go to them, they will reform.
31 He said but to him: If Moses and the prophets not they hear, neither if one out of dead one should rise, will they be convinced.
1 Jesus told his disciples: »There was a rich man who had a servant who managed his property. The rich man learned that the manager was accused of wasting his masters money.
2 »He said: Is it true what I hear about you? Give me a complete accounting of your management of my property for you may not be my manager any longer.
3 »The servant thought: I am fired from my job. What shall I do? I am not strong enough for heavy work and I am ashamed to beg.
4 »I know what I will do when my job is gone. My friends will welcome me in their homes.
5 »He called all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one: How much do you owe my master?
6 »One hundred barrels of olive oil, he said. Here is your bill, he told him; settle for fifty.
7 »He asked another: How much do you owe? A thousand bushels of wheat, he answered. Here is your bill. Pay eight hundred bushels.
8 »The master of the dishonest manager praised him for doing a shrewd thing. People of this world are more astute at handling their affairs than people who belong to the light.
9 Jesus continued: »I tell you, make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth. That way when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.
10 »Whoever is faithful in little things will be faithful in large ones. Whoever is unrighteous in small things will be unrighteous in large ones.
11 »If you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?
12 »If you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?
13 »No one can serve two masters. He will hate one and love the other. He will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.«
14 Hearing this the Pharisees made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.
15 Jesus said: »You make yourselves look righteous to other people. God knows your hearts. The things considered of great value by people are worth nothing in Gods sight.
16 »The Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets was in effect until John the Baptist. From that time on the Good News about the Kingdom of God is being taught.
17 « It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest detail of the Law to be eliminated.
18 »A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery. The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Jesus continued to tell illustrations.
19 »A rich man dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.
20 »A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, used to be brought to the rich mans door.
21 »He hoped he could eat the bits of food that fell from the rich mans table. Then the dogs would come and lick his sores.
22 »The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abrahams bosom. The rich man died and was buried.
23 »He was in great torment in the grave hades. He looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.
24 »He called out: Father Abraham! Take pity on me! Please send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue. I am in torment in this fire!
25 »Abraham said: Remember, my son, in your lifetime you were given good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. Now he is enjoying himself while you are in torment.
26 »There is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so. And no one can cross over to us from where you are.
27 »The rich man said: I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my fathers house.
28 »Have him go warn my five brothers that they will not come to this place of torment.
29 »Abraham said: Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them. They should listen to them.
30 « The rich man responded: It is not enough father Abraham! If someone from the dead went to them they would repent.
31 »Abraham said: If they would not listen to Moses and the prophets, they would not listen to someone from the dead.«