Luke 19
1 येशू यरीहो शहर भएर जाँदै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
2 यरीकोमा एकजना जक्कै नाउँ भएको मानिस बस्थे । तिनी महसूल उठाउने हाकीम औ धनवान मानिस थिए ।
3 तिनी येशू को हुन भनी हेर्न चाहन्थे। अरू मानिसहरू पनि त्यहाँ उहाँलाई हेर्न चाहन्थे। जक्कै एकदमै पुडको मानिस थिए अनि उनले मानिसहरूको भीडमा येशूलाई देख्न सक्ने थिएनन्।
4 अनि येशू आउँदै गरेको ठाँउ पुग्नु तिनी अघि दौडे। तिनी नेभाराको रूखमा चढे जहाँबाट तिनले येशूलाई देख्न सक्थे।
5 जब येशू त्यो ठाउँमा आइपुग्नु भयो उहाँले जक्कैलाई रूखमाथि देख्नु भयो। उहाँले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “जक्कै, झट्टै! तल ओर्लेरआऊ! आज म तिम्रो घरमा बास बस्नु पर्छ।”
6 त्यसपछि जक्कै झट्टै तल ओर्लेर आए। तिनी आफ्नो घरमा येशूलाई स्वागत गर्न पाउँदा खुबै खुशी भए।
7 सबै मानिसहरूले यो देखो। तिनीहरू यसो भन्दै विरोध गर्न लागे, “हेर येशू कस्ता मानिससंग बस्न जानु हुँदैंछ? जक्कै पापी हो।”
8 जक्कैले प्रभूलाई भन्यो, “म असल काम गर्न चहान्छु। म गरीबहरूलाई मेरो आधा सम्पति दिनेछु। अनि यदि मैले कसैले ठगेकोछु भने तिनीहरूलाई चार गुणा अधिक तिर्नेछु।
9 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “यो मानिस असल हो। निश्चय नै यी अब्राहामको परिवारको हुनुपर्छ। आज जक्कै आफ्नो पापहरूबाट मुक्त भएको छ।
10 मानिसको पुत्र हाराएको मानिसहरूलाई खोज्नु र उद्धार गर्न आएको छ।”:14-30)
11 येशू यरूशलेम नजीकै पुग्नु भएको थियो। कोही मानिसहरूले सोचे कि परमेश्वरको राज्य झैट्टै आउँदैछ।
12 मानिसहरूले यस्तै सोचका होलान् भनेर येशूले थाहा पाउनु भयो, अनि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई यो कथा सुनाउनु भयोः “एकजना कुलीन मानिस आफ्ना निम्ति राजा हुनु टाडा देशमा जानलाई तयारी गर्दै थिए। तब फर्केर घर आई आफ्ना मानिसहरूमा पनि शासन गर्ने थिए।
13 यसकारण तिनले प्रत्येकलाई एक एक थैलो पैसा दिए। तिनले भने, म फर्केर नआउन्जेल यो तिमीहरूले व्यापार गर्दै गर।
14 तर राज्यमा भएका अरू मानिसहरूले उसलाई घृणा गरे। अनि तिनीहरूले एकदल आफ्ना मानिसहरूलाई यसो भन्न पठाए, हामी यस मानिसलाई राजा बनाउन चाहाँदैनौ।
15 “तर त्यो मानिसलाई राजा बनाइयो। जब तिनी आफ्नो देश फर्के तिनले भने, ती नोकरहरूलाई बोलाऊ जससित मेरा पैसा छन्। म जान्न चाहन्छु तिनीहरूले ती पैसाबाट कतिसम्म कमाए।
16 पहिलो नोकर आयो अनि भन्यो, मालिक, मैले तपाईंले दिनु भएको एक थैलो पैसाले दस थैला पैसा कमाएँ।’
17 राजाले त्यो नोकरलाई भने, अति राम्रो! तिमी असल नोकर हौ। तिमीहरू सानो कुरामा विश्वासी थियौ। यसकारण म मेरा दशवटा शहर शासन गर्न तिमीलाई नियुक्ती गर्छु।’
18 दोस्रो नोकरले भने, मालिक, मैले तपाईंको एक थैलो पैसाले अरू पाँच थैलो पैसा कमाएँ।’
19 राजाले त्यो नोकरलाई भने, तिमीले पनि पाँचवटा शहरहरूमा शासन गर!
20 त्यपछि अर्को नोकर आयो। त्यसले राजलाई भन्यो, मालिक! यहाँ तपाईंको पैसाको थैलो छ। मैले यसलाई लुगाले बेह्रेर लुकाईराखेको थिएँ।
21 मलाई तपाईंदेखि अति डर थियो किनभने तपाईं अत्यन्त कठोर मानिस हुनुहुन्छ। तपाईंले आफूले नकमाएको पनि लानु हुन्छ, तपाईंले बीऊ नछरी वाली काट्नु हुन्छ।’
22 त्यसपछि राजाले त्यो नोकरलाई भने, तिमी खराब नोकर हौ! म तिमीलाई तिम्रै शब्दहरूबाट न्याय गर्छु। तिमीले भन्यौ म कठोर मानिस हुँ। तिमीले यसो पनि भन्यौ कि मैले जे कमाएको थिइनँ त्यो पैसा लिन्छु अनि जे रोपेको थिइनँ त्यसको फसल उठाउँछु।
23 यदि यी सबै साँचो हो भने मेरो पैसालाई तिमीले व्याकमा राख्न सक्थ्यौ। अनि जब म फर्केर आँए, मेरो रुपियाँले व्याज कमाएको हुन्थ्यो।
24 त्यसपछि राजाले त्यहाँ उभिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई भने, रुपियाँको थैलो यसबाट लेऊ, अनि जुन नोकरकोमा दस थैली रुपियाँ छ त्यसलाई नै देऊ।
25 ती मानिसहरूले राजालाई भने, तर मालिक, त्यो नोकरको त अघिबाटै दश थैलो रुपियाँ छ।
26 राजाले भने, म भन्छु जसकोमा धेरै छ उसलाई धेरै नै दिइन्छ, अनि जसकोमा छैन, त्यसकोमा जो छ त्यो पनि लगिन्छ।
27 अहिले मेरो शत्रुहरू कहाँ छन्? खोई तिनीहरू कहाँ छन जसले म राजा भएको चाँहादैनथे? ती शत्रुहरूलाई यहाँ ल्याऊ अनि मेरो अघि तिनीहरूको हत्या गर।”‘
28 यी सबै कुराहरू जब येशूले भनिसक्नु भयो उहाँ यरूशलेमतिर जानु भयो।
29 उहाँ जैतून नाउँ भएको पहाड नजिकको बेथानी शहरमा पुग्नु भयो। उहाँले आफ्ना दुइजना चेलाहरूलाई बोलाउनु भयो अनि
30 तिनीहरूलाई भन्नु भयो, “यहाँ जुन गाउँ तिनीहरूको सामुन्ने छ त्यहाँ जाऊ। जब शहरमा पस्न लागेका हुन्छौ त्यहाँ एउटा गधालाई बाँधिराखेको पाउनेछौ। त्यो गधामा पहिले कोही पनि चढेको छैन। गधाको लगाम फुकाल, अनि त्यसलाई मकहाँ लिएर आऊ।
31 कसैले गधा किन खोल्दैछौ भनी तिमीलाई सोधेभने भन,‘यो गधा मालिकलाई चाहिएको छ।’
32 दुवै चेलाहरू शहरतिर लागे। तिनीहरूले गधालाई येशूले भन्नु भए झैं पाए।
33 जब ती चेलाहरूले गधाको डोरी खोल्दैथे, गधाको मालिकहरूले चेलाहरूलाई सोधे, “किन तिमीहरू गधा खोल्दैछौ?”
34 चेलाहरूले जवाफ दिए, “प्रभुलाई यसको अवश्यकता छ।”
35 यसकारण तिनीहरूले त्यो गधालाई येशूकहाँ ल्याए। चेलाहरूले आफ्ना लुगाहरू गधाको पिठ्यूँमा बिछ्याए। त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले येशूलाई त्यो गधामा चढाए।
36 येशू गधामाथि चढेर यरूशलेम तर्फ लाग्नुभयो। मानिसहरूले येशूको लागि आफ्नो लुगाहरू बाटोमा ओछ्याए।
37 येशू यरूशलेम पुग्नै लाग्नु भएको थियो। उहाँ जैतून डाँडाको फेदीमा पुग्नु भएको थियो। चेलाहरूको सम्पूर्ण भीड नै खुशी थियो। तिनीहरू परमेश्वरलाई धन्यवाद चढाउँदै थिए। तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको शक्तिपूर्ण कार्यहरू देखेर उहाँलाई कराई कराई धन्यवाद चढाउदैथे।
38 तिनीहरूले भने,“‘धन्य हुन, ती राजा जो परमप्रभुको नाउँमा आउँछन्। भजनसंग्रह 118:26स्वर्गमा शान्ति होस् अनि परमेश्वरलाई महिमा होस्।”‘
39 भीडमा उभिएर कोही फरिसीहरूले येशूलाई भने, “गुरूज्यू! यस्तो कुराहरू नभन्नू भनेर तपाईंका चेलाहरूलाई भन्नुहोस्।”
40 तर उहाँले भन्नुयो, “म तिमीहरूलाई भन्छु, यी कुराहरू भन्नै पर्छ। यदि मेरा चेलाहरूले यी कुराहरू भनेनन् भने, यी ढुङ्गाहरू यसको लागि चिच्याउनेछन्।”
41 येशू यरूशलेम नजिक आईपुग्नु भयो। उहाँले शहरलाई हेर्नु भयो अनि त्यसको निम्ति विलाप गर्नु भयो।
42 उहाँले यरूशलेमको विषयमा भन्नुभयो, “तिम्रोमा केले शान्ति ल्याउँछ? यदि तिमीले आज बुझेको भए, असल हुने थियो। तर तिमीले जान्दैनौ, किनभने यो तिम्रो आँखाबाटा ओझेल परेकोछ।
43 एउटा समय आउँदैछ कि तिम्रो शत्रुहरूले तिम्रो वरिपरि वाधाहरू खडा गराऊने छन। तिमीलाई तिनीहरूले वरिपरिबाट घेर्नेछन् अनि तिमी सबै तिरबाट घेरामा पर्नेछौ।
44 तिनीहरूले तिमीलाई र तिम्रो मानिसहरूलाई ध्वंस पार्नेछन्। तिम्रो भवनहरूको एक ढुङ्गामाथिको अर्को ढुङ्गा पनि छाडिने छैन्। यो घट्नेछ कारण तिमी जान्दैनौ तिमीलाई बचाउन परमेश्वर कहिले आउँनु हुन्छ।”
45 येशू मन्दिरमा जानु भयो। त्यहाँ सामान बेच्नेहरूलाई खेद्नु भयो।
46 उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “धर्मशास्त्रमा यस्तो लेखिएको छ, मेरो घर प्रार्थनाको घर हुनेछ।तर तिमीहरूले यसलाई डाँकूहरको वासस्थानमा परिणत गरेका छौ।”
47 येशूले मन्दिरमा दिनहुँ शिक्षा दिनुहुन्थ्यो। मुख्य पूजाहारीहरू, व्यवस्थाका शास्त्रीहरू र कोही मानिसहरूका प्रमुखहरू येशूलाई मार्ने दाऊ खोजिरहेका थिए।
48 तर यस कामको लागि तिनीहरूले उपाय पाएका थिएनन् किनभने सबै मानिसहरू ध्यान पूर्वक येशूका कुराहरू सुनिरहेका थिए। मुख्य पूजाहारीहरू, व्यवस्थाका शास्त्रीहरू र प्रमुखहरुले येशूलाई कसरी मार्न पर्ने हो जान्दैन थिए।
1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.