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 16:1 ¶ AND he spake a parable to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a house-chief; and he was accused to him that his substance he wasted.

 16:1 And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.

 16:2 And his lord called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give me the account of thy house-headship; for thou canst no longer be house-chief unto me.

 16:2 And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward.

 16:3 And the house-chief said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the house-headship. I cannot dig, and to beg I am ashamed.

 16:3 And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.

 16:4 I know what I will do, that when I shall be put out of the house-headship, they may receive me into their houses.

 16:4 I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.

 16:5 And he called one by one from the debtors of his lord, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

 16:5 And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

 16:6 And he said to him, An hundred metres of oil. He saith to him, Take thy book, and sit down quickly, and write fifty metres.

 16:6 And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.

 16:7 And he said to another, And thou, how much owest thou to my lord? He saith to him, An hundred kureen of wheat. He saith to him, Take thy book, and sit down, write eighty kureen.

 16:7 And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors.

 16:8 And praised our Lord the house-chief who was unjust, in that he had done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser than the sons of light in this their generation.

 16:8 And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation.

 16:9 Also I say unto you, Make to you friends from this wealth of unrighteousness, that, when perfect, they may receive you into the tabernacles of eternity.

 16:9 And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles.

 16:10 Whoever in the little is faithful, in the great also is faithful; and he who in the little is unjust, in the great also is unjust.

 16:10 He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.

 16:11 If, therefore, in the wealth of unrighteousness you have not been faithful, the truth to you who will confide?

 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?

 16:12 And if in that which is not yours you are not found faithful, your own who will give to you?

 16:12 And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?

 16:13 No man can serve two lords; for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or the one he will honour, and the other despise. You cannot serve Aloha and wealth.

 16:13 There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

 16:14 But the Pharishee, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.

 16:14 And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.

 16:15 But Jeshu said to them, You are they who justify yourselves before the sons of men; but Aloha knoweth your hearts. For, what is exalted among men, before Aloha is abominable.

 16:15 And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.

 16:16 The law and the prophets were until Juchanon; from thenceforth the kingdom of Aloha is preached, and every one presseth to enter.

 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.

 16:17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than one letter from the law to pass away.

 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.

 16:18 Every one who looseth his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and every one who taketh the dismissed, committeth adultery.

 16:18 Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.

 16:19 ¶ NOW there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in byssos and purple, and every day feasted gaily.

 16:19 And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.

 16:20 And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Loózar; and he lay at the gate of him who was rich, bruised with wounds,

 16:20 And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.

 16:21 and desired to fill his belly with the crumbs which fell from the table of that rich. And also the dogs came and licked his wounds.

 16:21 And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.

 16:22 Now that poor man died, and angels conducted him to the bosom of Abraham: but that rich man also died, and was buried.

 16:22 And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

 16:23 And, tormented in shiul, he lifted up his eyes afar, and seeth Abraham, and Loózar in his bosom.

 16:23 And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom.

 16:24 And he cried with a high voice, and said, My father Abraham, have compassion upon me, and send Loózar, that he may dip the top of his finger in waters, and moisten my tongue; for, behold, I am tormented in this flame.

 16:24 And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.

 16:25 Abraham said to him, My son, remember that thou didst receive thy goods in thy life, and Loózar his evils, and now, behold, he reposeth here, and thou art tormented.

 16:25 And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.

 16:26 And with all these, there is a great void set between us and you, that they who would pass from hence unto you are not able, nor they also who would pass from thence to us.

 16:26 And with all these, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot; neither [can they] pass from there to us

 16:27 He said to him, I pray thee, then, my father, to send him unto my father's house:

 16:27 He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;

 16:28 for five brethren have I; let him go and testify unto them, that they also come not to this place of torment.

 16:28 for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.

 16:29 Abraham said to him, They have Musha and the prophets, let them hear them.

 16:29 Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.

 16:30 But he said to him, No, my father Abraham, but if one from the dead shall go unto them, they repent.

 16:30 But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.

 16:31 Abraham saith to him, If Musha and the prophets they hear not, neither, if one from the dead should rise, would they believe him.

 16:31 Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.