| 1 He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. | 1 וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו אִישׁ עָשִׁיר הָיָה וְלוֹ פָקִיד עַל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיַּלְשִׁינֻהוּ אֵלָיו בְּאָמְרָם כִּי־מְפַזֵּר הוּא אֶת־קִנְיָנֶיךָ |
| 2 And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.' | 2 וַיִּקְרָא אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַה־זֹּאת שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלֶיךָ תֵּן חֶשְׁבּוֹן פְּקִידוּתְךָ כִּי לֹא תוּכַל לִהְיוֹת עוֹד פָּקִיד |
| 3 And the steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. | 3 וַיֹּאמֶר הַפָּקִיד בְּלִבּוֹ מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה כִּי־יִקַּח אֲדֹנִי מִמֶּנִּי אֶת־הַפְּקִידוּת לַעֲדֹר לֹא־אוּכַל וְלִשְׁאֹל עַל־הַפְּתָחִים אֲנִי בוֹשׁ |
| 4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.' | 4 יָדַעְתִּי מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמַעַן יַאַסְפוּנִי אֶל־בָּתֵּיהֶם בְּעֵת אוּסַר מִפְּקִידוּתִי |
| 5 So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' | 5 וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נָשָׁה בָהֶם אֲדֹנָיו וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת־הָרִאשׁוֹן כַּמָּה אַתָּה חַיָּב לַאדֹנִי |
| 6 He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' | 6 וַיֹּאמֶר מְאַת בַּתֵּי שָׁמֶן וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קַח אֶת־שְׁטָרְךָ וּמַהֵר שֵׁב וְכָתַבְתָּ חֲמִשִּׁים |
| 7 Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' | 7 וְאֶל־אַחֵר אָמַר כַּמָּה אַתָּה חַיָּב וַיֹּאמֶר מְאַת כֹּר חִטִּים וַיֹּאמֶר קַח אֶת־שְׁטָרְךָ וּכְתֹב שְׁמֹנִים |
| 8 The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. | 8 וַיְשַׁבַּח הָאָדוֹן אֶת־פְּקִיד הָעַוְלָה עַל־אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱרִים לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּי בְנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה עֲרוּמִים הֵם בְּדוֹרָם מִבְּנֵי הָאוֹר |
| 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations. | 9 וְגַם־אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם עֲשֹוּ לָכֶם אֹהֲבִים בִּמְמוֹן הָעַוְלָה לְמַעַן בְּעֵת כְּלֹתוֹ יַאַסְפוּ אֶתְכֶם אֶל־מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עוֹלָם |
| 10 "He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. | 10 הַנֶּאֱמָן בִּמְעַט מִזְעָר נֶאֱמָן גַּם־בְּהַרְבֵּה וְהַמְעַוֵּל בִּמְעַט מִזְעָר מְעַוֵּל גַּם־בְּהַרְבֵּה |
| 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? | 11 לָכֵן אִם־בִּמְמוֹן הָעַוְלָה לֹא הֱיִיתֶם נֶאֱמָנִים אֵת הָאֲמִתִּי מִי יַפְקִיד בְּיֶדְכֶם |
| 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? | 12 וְאִם־בַּדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר לַאֲחֵרִים לֹא הֱיִיתֶם נֶאֱמָנִים אֵת אֲשֶׁר לָכֶם מִי יִתֵּן לָכֶם |
| 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." | 13 אֵין עֶבֶד אֲשֶׁר יוּכַל לַעֲבֹד שְׁנֵי אֲדֹנִים כִּי יִשְׂנָא אֶת־הָאֶחָד וְיֶאֱהַב אֶת־הָאַחֵר אוֹ יִדְבַּק בָּאֶחָד וְאֶת־הָאַחֵר יִבְזֶה לֹא תוּכְלוּ עֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֵת הַמָּמוֹן |
| 14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him. | 14 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כָל־זֹאת גַּם־הַפְּרוּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הֵם אֹהֲבֵי כָסֶף וַיִּלְעֲגוּ לוֹ |
| 15 But he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. | 15 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם הֵם הַמִּצְטַדְּקִים לִפְנֵי הָאָדָם וֵאלֹהִים יוֹדֵעַ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶם כִּי הַגָּבֹהַּ בָּאָדָם תּוֹעֵבָה הוּא לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים |
| 16 "The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently. | 16 הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים עַד־יוֹחָנָן וּמִן־אָז וָהָלְאָה בְּשׂוֹרַת מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וְכָל־אִישׁ בְּחָזְקָה יָבוֹא בָהּ |
| 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to become void. | 17 אֲבָל נָקֵל כִּי יַעַבְרוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ מֵאֲשֶׁר יִפֹּל קוֹץ אֶחָד מִן־הַתּוֹרָה |
| 18 "Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. | 18 כָּל־אִישׁ הַמְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹקֵחַ אַחֶרֶת נֹאֵף הוּא וְכָל־הַלֹּקֵחַ אֶת־הַגְּרוּשָׁה מֵאִישָׁהּ נֹאֵף הוּא |
| 19 "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. | 19 אִישׁ עָשִׁיר הָיָה וְהוּא לָבוּשׁ אַרְגָּמָן וָשֵׁשׁ וַיִּתְעַנֵּג וַיִּשְׂמַח יוֹם יוֹם |
| 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, full of sores, | 20 וְאִישׁ אֶבְיוֹן וּשְׁמוֹ לַעְזָר מֻשְׁכָּב פֶּתַח שַׁעַר בֵּיתוֹ וְהוּא מָלֵא אֲבַעְבֻּעוֹת |
| 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. | 21 וַיִּתְאַו לִשְׂבֹּעַ מִן־הַפֵּרוּרִים הַנֹּפְלִים מֵעַל שֻׁלְחַן הֶעָשִׁיר וְגַם־הַכְּלָבִים בָּאוּ וַיָּלֹקּוּ אֲבַעְבֻּעוֹתָיו |
| 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; | 22 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר מֵת הָאֶבְיוֹן וַיּוּבַל עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים אֶל־חֵיק אַבְרָהָם וַיָּמָת גַּם־הֶעָשִׁיר וַיִּקָּבֵר |
| 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom. | 23 וּבִהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמַכְאֹבוֹת בִּשְׁאוֹל וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־אַבְרָהָם מֵרָחוֹק וְאֶת־לַעְזָר בְּחֵיקוֹ |
| 24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' | 24 וַיִּצְעַק וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי אַבְרָהָם חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁלַח־נָא אֶת־לַעְזָר וְיִטְבֹּל אֶת־קְצֵה אֶצְבָּעוֹ בַּמַּיִם לְמַעַן קָרֵר אֶת־לְשׁוֹנִי כִּי עֻנֵּיתִי בַּמּוֹקֵד הַזֶּה |
| 25 But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. | 25 וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם בְּנִי זְכֹר כִּי־לָקַחְתָּ טוּבְךָ בְּחַיֶּיךָ וְגַם לַעְזָר לָקַח אֶת־הָרָעוֹת וְעַתָּה הוּא יְנֻחַם וְאַתָּה תִּצְטָעָר |
| 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' | 26 וּמִלְּבַד כָּל־זֹאת שׁוּחָה גְדוֹלָה מַפְסֶקֶת בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶם לְבִלְתִּי יוּכְלוּ עֲבוֹר הַחֲפֵצִים לָלֶכֶת מִפֹּה אֲלֵיכֶם וּלְבִלְתִּי יַעַבְרוּ מִשָּׁם אֵלֵינוּ |
| 27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, | 27 וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־כֵּן אָבִי שֹׁאֵל אֲנִי מֵאִתְּךָ כִּי־תִשְׁלַח אֹתוֹ אֶל־בֵּית אָבִי |
| 28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' | 28 כִּי יֶשׁ־לִי חֲמִשָּׁה אַחִים לְמַעַן יָעִיד בָּהֶם פֶּן־יָבֹאוּ גַם־הֵם אֶל־מְקוֹם הַמַּעֲצֵבָה הַזֶּה |
| 29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.' | 29 וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם יֵשׁ לָהֶם משֶׁה וְהַנְּבִיאִים אֲלֵיהֶם יִשְׁמָעוּן |
| 30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' | 30 וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא־כֵן אָבִי אַבְרָהָם אַךְ אִם־יֵלֵךְ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶחָד מִן־הַמֵּתִים אָז יָשׁוּבוּ |
| 31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'" | 31 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־משֶׁה וְאֶל־הַנְּבִיאִים גַּם כִּי־יָקוּם אֶחָד מִן־הַמֵּתִים לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ |