1 וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם אֶל־תַּלְמִידָיו אִישׁ עָשִׁיר הָיָה וְלוֹ פָקִיד עַל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיַּלְשִׁינֻהוּ אֵלָיו בְּאָמְרָם כִּי־מְפַזֵּר הוּא אֶת־קִנְיָנֶיךָ | 1 And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods. |
2 וַיִּקְרָא אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַה־זֹּאת שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלֶיךָ תֵּן חֶשְׁבּוֹן פְּקִידוּתְךָ כִּי לֹא תוּכַל לִהְיוֹת עוֹד פָּקִיד | 2 And he called him, and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer. |
3 וַיֹּאמֶר הַפָּקִיד בְּלִבּוֹ מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה כִּי־יִקַּח אֲדֹנִי מִמֶּנִּי אֶת־הַפְּקִידוּת לַעֲדֹר לֹא־אוּכַל וְלִשְׁאֹל עַל־הַפְּתָחִים אֲנִי בוֹשׁ | 3 And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed. |
4 יָדַעְתִּי מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמַעַן יַאַסְפוּנִי אֶל־בָּתֵּיהֶם בְּעֵת אוּסַר מִפְּקִידוּתִי | 4 I know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. |
5 וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נָשָׁה בָהֶם אֲדֹנָיו וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת־הָרִאשׁוֹן כַּמָּה אַתָּה חַיָּב לַאדֹנִי | 5 Therefore calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord? |
6 וַיֹּאמֶר מְאַת בַּתֵּי שָׁמֶן וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קַח אֶת־שְׁטָרְךָ וּמַהֵר שֵׁב וְכָתַבְתָּ חֲמִשִּׁים | 6 But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty. |
7 וְאֶל־אַחֵר אָמַר כַּמָּה אַתָּה חַיָּב וַיֹּאמֶר מְאַת כֹּר חִטִּים וַיֹּאמֶר קַח אֶת־שְׁטָרְךָ וּכְתֹב שְׁמֹנִים | 7 Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty. |
8 וַיְשַׁבַּח הָאָדוֹן אֶת־פְּקִיד הָעַוְלָה עַל־אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱרִים לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּי בְנֵי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה עֲרוּמִים הֵם בְּדוֹרָם מִבְּנֵי הָאוֹר | 8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. |
9 וְגַם־אֲנִי אֹמֵר לָכֶם עֲשֹוּ לָכֶם אֹהֲבִים בִּמְמוֹן הָעַוְלָה לְמַעַן בְּעֵת כְּלֹתוֹ יַאַסְפוּ אֶתְכֶם אֶל־מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עוֹלָם | 9 And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. |
10 הַנֶּאֱמָן בִּמְעַט מִזְעָר נֶאֱמָן גַּם־בְּהַרְבֵּה וְהַמְעַוֵּל בִּמְעַט מִזְעָר מְעַוֵּל גַּם־בְּהַרְבֵּה | 10 He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater. |
11 לָכֵן אִם־בִּמְמוֹן הָעַוְלָה לֹא הֱיִיתֶם נֶאֱמָנִים אֵת הָאֲמִתִּי מִי יַפְקִיד בְּיֶדְכֶם | 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unjust mammon; who will trust you with that which is the true? |
12 וְאִם־בַּדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר לַאֲחֵרִים לֹא הֱיִיתֶם נֶאֱמָנִים אֵת אֲשֶׁר לָכֶם מִי יִתֵּן לָכֶם | 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's; who will give you that which is your own? |
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 | 13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. |
14 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כָל־זֹאת גַּם־הַפְּרוּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הֵם אֹהֲבֵי כָסֶף וַיִּלְעֲגוּ לוֹ | 14 Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. |
15 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם הֵם הַמִּצְטַדְּקִים לִפְנֵי הָאָדָם וֵאלֹהִים יוֹדֵעַ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶם כִּי הַגָּבֹהַּ בָּאָדָם תּוֹעֵבָה הוּא לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים | 15 And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is high to men, is an abomination before God. |
16 הַתּוֹרָה וְהַנְּבִיאִים עַד־יוֹחָנָן וּמִן־אָז וָהָלְאָה בְּשׂוֹרַת מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וְכָל־אִישׁ בְּחָזְקָה יָבוֹא בָהּ | 16 The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it. |
17 אֲבָל נָקֵל כִּי יַעַבְרוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ מֵאֲשֶׁר יִפֹּל קוֹץ אֶחָד מִן־הַתּוֹרָה | 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fall. |
18 כָּל־אִישׁ הַמְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹקֵחַ אַחֶרֶת נֹאֵף הוּא וְכָל־הַלֹּקֵחַ אֶת־הַגְּרוּשָׁה מֵאִישָׁהּ נֹאֵף הוּא | 18 Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband, commmitteth adultery. |
19 אִישׁ עָשִׁיר הָיָה וְהוּא לָבוּשׁ אַרְגָּמָן וָשֵׁשׁ וַיִּתְעַנֵּג וַיִּשְׂמַח יוֹם יוֹם | 19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen; and feasted sumptuously every day. |
20 וְאִישׁ אֶבְיוֹן וּשְׁמוֹ לַעְזָר מֻשְׁכָּב פֶּתַח שַׁעַר בֵּיתוֹ וְהוּא מָלֵא אֲבַעְבֻּעוֹת | 20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores, |
21 וַיִּתְאַו לִשְׂבֹּעַ מִן־הַפֵּרוּרִים הַנֹּפְלִים מֵעַל שֻׁלְחַן הֶעָשִׁיר וְגַם־הַכְּלָבִים בָּאוּ וַיָּלֹקּוּ אֲבַעְבֻּעוֹתָיו | 21 Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table, and no one did give him; moreover the dogs came, and licked his sores. |
22 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר מֵת הָאֶבְיוֹן וַיּוּבַל עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים אֶל־חֵיק אַבְרָהָם וַיָּמָת גַּם־הֶעָשִׁיר וַיִּקָּבֵר | 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. |
23 וּבִהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמַכְאֹבוֹת בִּשְׁאוֹל וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־אַבְרָהָם מֵרָחוֹק וְאֶת־לַעְזָר בְּחֵיקוֹ | 23 And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom: |
24 וַיִּצְעַק וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי אַבְרָהָם חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁלַח־נָא אֶת־לַעְזָר וְיִטְבֹּל אֶת־קְצֵה אֶצְבָּעוֹ בַּמַּיִם לְמַעַן קָרֵר אֶת־לְשׁוֹנִי כִּי עֻנֵּיתִי בַּמּוֹקֵד הַזֶּה | 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, to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. |
25 וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם בְּנִי זְכֹר כִּי־לָקַחְתָּ טוּבְךָ בְּחַיֶּיךָ וְגַם לַעְזָר לָקַח אֶת־הָרָעוֹת וְעַתָּה הוּא יְנֻחַם וְאַתָּה תִּצְטָעָר | 25 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazareth evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented. |
26 וּמִלְּבַד כָּל־זֹאת שׁוּחָה גְדוֹלָה מַפְסֶקֶת בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶם לְבִלְתִּי יוּכְלוּ עֲבוֹר הַחֲפֵצִים לָלֶכֶת מִפֹּה אֲלֵיכֶם וּלְבִלְתִּי יַעַבְרוּ מִשָּׁם אֵלֵינוּ | 26 And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor from thence come hither. |
27 וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־כֵּן אָבִי שֹׁאֵל אֲנִי מֵאִתְּךָ כִּי־תִשְׁלַח אֹתוֹ אֶל־בֵּית אָבִי | 27 And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house, for I have five brethren, |
28 כִּי יֶשׁ־לִי חֲמִשָּׁה אַחִים לְמַעַן יָעִיד בָּהֶם פֶּן־יָבֹאוּ גַם־הֵם אֶל־מְקוֹם הַמַּעֲצֵבָה הַזֶּה | 28 That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torments. |
29 וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם יֵשׁ לָהֶם משֶׁה וְהַנְּבִיאִים אֲלֵיהֶם יִשְׁמָעוּן | 29 And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. |
30 וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא־כֵן אָבִי אַבְרָהָם אַךְ אִם־יֵלֵךְ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶחָד מִן־הַמֵּתִים אָז יָשׁוּבוּ | 30 But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance. |
31 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־משֶׁה וְאֶל־הַנְּבִיאִים גַּם כִּי־יָקוּם אֶחָד מִן־הַמֵּתִים לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ | 31 And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead. |