1 And having entered he passed through the Jericho.

2 And lo, a man for a name being called Zaccheus; and he was a chief taxgatherer, and this was rich.

3 And he sought to see the Jesus, who he is; and not was able on account of the crowd, for the stature little was.

4 And running before, he went up on a sycamore, that he might see him; for that he was about to pass by.

5 And as he came to the place, having looked the Jesus saw him, and said to him: O Zaccheus, having hastened descend thou; today for in the house of thee must me to abide.

6 And having hastened he came down, and he received him rejoicing.

7 And seeing all murmured, saying: That with a sinner a man he went in to lodge.

8 Standing up but Zaccheus said to the Lord: Lo, the half of the possessions of me, O lord, I give to the poor; and if of any one any thing I extorted I give back fourfold.

9 Said and to him the Jesus: That today salvation to the house this has come; since also he a son of Abraham is;

10 came for the son of the man to seek and to save that having been lost.

1 Jesus passed through Jericho.

2 There was an important, wealthy, chief tax collector called Zacchaeus.

3 He tried to see who Jesus was. Being a short person he could not see over the crowd.

4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore fig-mulberry tree near where he would pass by in order to see him.

5 When Jesus came to the place he looked up at Zacchaeus and said: »Come down quickly for today I must visit your home.«

6 He hurried down to receive him joyfully.

7 Many in the crowd complained saying: »He is staying with a man who is a sinner.«

8 Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: »Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken.«

9 Jesus said to him: »Salvation has come to this house today. He is also a son of Abraham.

10 »The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.«