1 A nd entered Jericho and was passing through it.

And having entered, he was passing through Jericho,

2 A nd there was a man called Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, and rich.

and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

3 A nd he was trying to see Jesus, which One He was, but he could not on account of the crowd, because he was small in stature.

and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

4 S o he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass that way.

and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that he was about to pass by.

5 A nd when Jesus reached the place, He looked up and said to him, Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.

And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, `Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;'

6 S o he hurried and came down, and he received and welcomed Him joyfully.

and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;

7 A nd when the people saw it, they all muttered among themselves and indignantly complained, He has gone in to be the guest of and lodge with a man who is devoted to sin and preeminently a sinner.

and having seen, they were all murmuring, saying -- `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'

8 S o then Zacchaeus stood up and solemnly declared to the Lord, See, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone out of anything, I restore four times as much.

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, `Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

9 A nd Jesus said to him, Today is '> Messianic and spiritual] salvation come to this household, since Zacchaeus too is a son of Abraham;

And Jesus said unto him -- `To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

10 F or the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

11 N ow as they were listening to these things, He proceeded to tell a parable, because He was approaching Jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to be brought to light and shown forth immediately.

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

12 H e therefore said, A certain nobleman went into a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom and then to return.

He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

13 C alling ten of his bond servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, Buy and sell with these while I go and then return.

and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;

14 B ut his citizens detested him and sent an embassy after him to say, We do not want this man to become ruler over us.

and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

15 W hen he returned after having received the kingdom, he ordered these bond servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know how much each one had made by buying and selling.

`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.

16 T he first one came before him, and he said, Lord, your mina has made ten minas.

`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

17 A nd he said to him, Well done, excellent bond servant! Because you have been faithful and trustworthy in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.

and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

18 T he second one also came and said, Lord, your mina has made five more minas.

`And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

19 A nd he said also to him, And you will take charge over five cities.

and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

20 T hen another came and said, Lord, here is your mina, which I have kept laid up in a handkerchief.

`And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

21 F or I was afraid of you, because you are a stern (hard, severe) man; you pick up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

22 H e said to the servant, I will judge and condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked slave! You knew that I was a stern (hard, severe) man, picking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?

`And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

23 T hen why did you not put my money in a bank, so that on my return, I might have collected it with interest?

and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?

24 A nd he said to the bystanders, Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.

`And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds --

25 A nd they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas!

(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) --

26 A nd I tell you that to everyone who gets and has will more be given, but from the man who does not get and does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,

27 B ut as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!

but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

28 A nd after saying these things, Jesus went on ahead of them, going up to Jerusalem.

And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

29 W hen He came near Bethphage and Bethany at the mount called Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

30 T elling, Go into the village yonder; there, as you go in, you will find a donkey’s colt tied, on which no man has ever yet sat. Loose it and bring.

having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring;

31 I f anybody asks you, Why are you untying ? you shall say this: Because the Lord has need of it.

and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose ? thus ye shall say to him -- The Lord hath need of it.'

32 S o those who were sent went away and found it as He had told them.

And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

33 A nd as they were loosening the colt, its owners said to them, Why are you untying the colt?

and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, `Why loose ye the colt?'

34 A nd they said, The Lord has need of it.

and they said, `The Lord hath need of it;'

35 A nd they brought it to Jesus; then they threw their garments over the colt and set Jesus upon it.

and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

36 A nd as He rode along, the people kept spreading their garments on the road.

And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,

37 A s He was approaching, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God loudly for all the mighty miracles and works of power that they had witnessed,

and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

38 C rying, Blessed (celebrated with praises) is the King Who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven '> freedom there from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin] and glory (majesty and splendor) in the highest!

saying, `blessed he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.'

39 A nd some of the Pharisees from the throng said to Jesus, Teacher, reprove Your disciples!

And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, `Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;'

40 H e replied, I tell you that if these keep silent, the very stones will cry out.

and he answering said to them, `I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'

41 A nd as He approached, He saw the city, and He wept '> audibly] over it,

And when he came nigh, having seen the city, he wept over it,

42 E xclaiming, Would that you had known personally, even at least in this your day, the things that make for peace (for freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin and upon which your peace—your security, safety, prosperity, and happiness—depends)! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

saying -- `If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.

43 F or a time is coming upon you when your enemies will throw up a bank about you and surround you and shut you in on every side.

`Because days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast around thee a rampart, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side,

44 A nd they will dash you down to the ground, you and your children within you; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not come progressively to recognize and know and understand the time of your visitation '> in which God showed Himself gracious toward you and offered you salvation through Christ].

and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.'

45 T hen He went into the temple '> enclosure] and began to drive out those who were selling,

And having entered into the temple, he began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,

46 T elling them, It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a cave of robbers.

saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer -- but ye made it a den of robbers.'

47 A nd He continued to teach day after day in the temple '> porches and courts]. The chief priests and scribes and the leading men of the people were seeking to put Him to death,

And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him -- also the chiefs of the people --

48 B ut they did not discover anything they could do, for all the people hung upon His words and stuck by Him.

and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.