Vangelo secondo Matteo - Matthew 20

GREEK BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Διοτι η βασιλεια των ουρανων ειναι ομοια με ανθρωπον οικοδεσποτην, οστις εξηλθεν αμα τω πρωι δια να μισθωση εργατας δια τον αμπελωνα αυτου.	1 "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 Αφου δε συνεφωνησε μετα των εργατων προς εν δηναριον την ημεραν, απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου.	2 After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 Και εξελθων περι την τριτην ωραν, ειδεν αλλους ισταμενους εν τη αγορα αργους,	3 Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 και προς εκεινους ειπεν? Υπαγετε και σεις εις τον αμπελωνα, και ο, τι ειναι δικαιον θελω σας δωσει. Και εκεινοι υπηγον.	4 and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.'
5 Παλιν εξελθων περι την εκτην και ενατην ωραν, εκαμεν ωσαυτως.	5 So they went off. (And) he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise.
6 Περι δε την ενδεκατην ωραν εξελθων ευρεν αλλους ισταμενους αργους, και λεγει προς αυτους? Δια τι ιστασθε εδω ολην την ημεραν αργοι;	6 Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
7 Λεγουσι προς αυτον? Διοτι ουδεις εμισθωσεν ημας. Λεγει προς αυτους? Υπαγετε και σεις εις τον αμπελωνα, και ο, τι ειναι δικαιον θελετε λαβει.	7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.'
8 Αφου δε εγεινεν εσπερα, λεγει ο κυριος του αμπελωνος προς τον επιτροπον αυτου? Καλεσον τους εργατας και αποδος εις αυτους τον μισθον, αρχισας απο των εσχατων εως των πρωτων.	8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'
9 Και ελθοντες οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν μισθωθεντες, ελαβον ανα εν δηναριον.	9 When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage.
10 Ελθοντες δε οι πρωτοι, ενομισαν οτι θελουσι λαβει πλειοτερα, ελαβον ομως και αυτοι ανα εν δηναριον.	10 So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage.
11 Και λαβοντες εγογγυζον κατα του οικοδεσποτου,	11 And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,
12 λεγοντες οτι, Ουτοι οι εσχατοι μιαν ωραν εκαμον, και εκαμες αυτους ισους με ημας, οιτινες εβαστασαμεν το βαρος της ημερας και τον καυσωνα.	12 saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.'
13 Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε προς ενα εξ αυτων? Φιλε, δεν σε αδικω? δεν συνεφωνησας εν δηναριον μετ' εμου;	13 He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
14 λαβε το σον και υπαγε? θελω δε να δωσω εις τουτον τον εσχατον ως και εις σε.	14 Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
15 Η δεν εχω την εξουσιαν να καμω ο, τι θελω εις τα εμα; η ο οφθαλμος σου ειναι πονηρος διοτι εγω ειμαι αγαθος;	15 (Or) am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?'
16 Ουτω θελουσιν εισθαι οι εσχατοι πρωτοι και οι πρωτοι εσχατοι? διοτι πολλοι ειναι οι κεκλημενοι, ολιγοι δε οι εκλεκτοι.	16 Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."
17 Και αναβαινων ο Ιησους εις Ιεροσολυμα, παρελαβε τους δωδεκα μαθητας κατ' ιδιαν εν τη οδω και ειπε προς αυτους.	17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve (disciples) aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,
18 Ιδου, αναβαινομεν εις Ιεροσολυμα, και ο Υιος του ανθρωπου θελει παραδοθη εις τους αρχιερεις και γραμματεις και θελουσι καταδικασει αυτον εις θανατον,	18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
19 και θελουσι παραδωσει αυτον εις τα εθνη δια να εμπαιξωσι και μαστιγωσωσι και σταυρωσωσι, και τη τριτη ημερα θελει αναστηθη.	19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."
20 Τοτε προσηλθε προς αυτον η μητηρ των υιων του Ζεβεδαιου μετα των υιων αυτης, προσκυνουσα και ζητουσα τι παρ' αυτου.	20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
21 Ο δε ειπε προς αυτην? Τι θελεις; Λεγει προς αυτον? Ειπε να καθησωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εις εκ δεξιων σου και εις εξ αριστερων εν τη βασιλεια σου.	21 He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him, "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."
22 Αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους ειπε? Δεν εξευρετε τι ζητειτε. Δυνασθε να πιητε το ποτηριον, το οποιον εγω μελλω να πιω, και να βαπτισθητε το βαπτισμα, το οποιον εγω βαπτιζομαι; Λεγουσι προς αυτον? Δυναμεθα.	22 Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."
23 Και λεγει προς αυτους? το μεν ποτηριον μου θελετε πιει; και το βαπτισμα το οποιον εγω βαπτιζομαι θελετε βαπτισθη? το να καθησητε ομως εκ δεξιων μου και εξ αριστερων μου δεν ειναι εμου να δωσω, ειμη εις οσους ειναι ητοιμασμενον υπο του Πατρος μου.	23 He replied, "My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left (, this) is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
24 Και ακουσαντες οι δεκα ηγανακτησαν περι των δυο αδελφων.	24 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers.
25 Ο δε Ιησους προσκαλεσας αυτους, ειπεν? Εξευρετε οτι οι αρχοντες των εθνων κατακυριευουσιν αυτα και οι μεγαλοι κατεξουσιαζουσιν αυτα.	25 But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
26 Ουτως ομως δεν θελει εισθαι εν υμιν, αλλ' οστις θελει να γεινη μεγας εν υμιν, ας ηναι υπηρετης υμων,	26 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
27 και οστις θελη να ηναι πρωτος εν υμιν, ας ηναι δουλος υμων?	27 whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
28 καθως ο Υιος του ανθρωπου δεν ηλθε δια να υπηρετηθη, αλλα δια να υπηρετηση και να δωση την ζωην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων.	28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
29 Και ενω εξηρχοντο απο της Ιεριχω, ηκολουθησεν αυτον οχλος πολυς.	29 As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
30 Και ιδου, δυο τυφλοι καθημενοι παρα την οδον, ακουσαντες οτι ο Ιησους διαβαινει, εκραξαν λεγοντες? Ελεησον ημας, Κυριε, υιε του Δαβιδ.	30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "[Lord,] Son of David, have pity on us!"
31 Ο δε οχλος επεπληξεν αυτους δια να σιωπησωσιν? αλλ' εκεινοι εκραζον δυνατωτερα, λεγοντες? Ελεησον ημας, Κυριε, υιε του Δαβιδ.	31 The crowd warned them to be silent, but they called out all the more, "Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!"
32 Και σταθεις ο Ιησους, εκραξεν αυτους και ειπε? Τι θελετε να σας καμω;	32 Jesus stopped and called them and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"
33 Λεγουσι προς αυτον? Κυριε, να ανοιχθωσιν οι οφθαλμοι ημων.	33 They answered him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."
34 Και ο Ιησους σπλαγχνισθεις ηγγισε τους οφθαλμους αυτων? και ευθυς ανεβλεψαν αυτων οι οφθαλμοι, και ηκολουθησαν αυτον.	34 Moved with pity, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight, and followed him.