Murdock - Luke - 19

19:1  And as Jesus entered and passed through Jericho,

19:2  there was a certain man, whose name was Zaccheus, who was rich, and chief of the publicans;

19:3  and he wished to see Jesus, who he was; and could not, on account of the crowd; because Zaccheus was small in stature.

19:4  And he ran forward of Jesus, and climbed a wild fig-tree, in order to see him; for he was to pass that way.

19:5  And when Jesus came to the place, he saw him, and said to him: Make haste and come down, Zaccheus; for I must be at thy house to-day.

19:6  And he hastened, and came down, and received him with gladness.

19:7  And when they all saw it, they murmured, and said: He hath gone in to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

19:8  And Zaccheus stood up, and said to Jesus: Behold, my Lord, the half of my riches I give to the poor; and to every man, whom I have wronged in any thing, I restore fourfold.

19:9  Jesus said to him: This day, life is to this house; for he also is a son of Abraham.

19:10  For the Son of man came, to seek and to vivify that which was lost.

19:11  And when they heard these things, he proceeded to utter a similitude; because he was near to Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was to be soon developed.

19:12  And he said: A certain man of high birth was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again.

19:13  And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come.

19:14  But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, saying: We wish this man not to reign over us.

19:15  And when he had obtained the royalty, and had returned, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had committed his money; that he might know what each of them had gained by trading.

19:16  And the first came, and said: My Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

19:17  He said to him: Well done, good servant! As thou hast been faithful over a little, thou shalt have authority over ten towns.

19:18  And the second came, and said: My lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds.

19:19  He said likewise to him: Thou also shalt have authority over five towns.

19:20  And another came, and said: My lord, lo, this is thy pound, which hath been with me, laid up in fine linen.

19:21  For I was afraid of thee, because thou art a hard man, and takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou sowedst not.

19:22  He said to him: Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou evil servant. Thou knewest me, that I am a hard man, and that I take up what I laid not down, and reap what I sowed not!

19:23  Why didst thou not put my money into the broker's hands, that when I came, I might have demanded it with interest?

19:24  And he said to them that stood before him: Take from him the pound, and give it to him with whom are the ten pounds.

19:25  They say to him: Our lord, there are with him ten pounds.

19:26  He said to them: I tell you, that to every one that hath, will be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.

19:27  But as for those my enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them and slay them before me.

19:28  And when Jesus had spoken these things, he went forward, to go to Jerusalem.

19:29  And when he arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, near to the mount called the place of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

19:30  and said to them: Go ye to the village that is over against us, and as ye enter it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode; loose him and bring him.

19:31  And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? say to him: Our Lord needeth him.

19:32  And they went who were sent, and they found, as he said to them.

19:33  And as they loosed the colt, the owner of him said to them: Why do ye loose that colt?

19:34  And they said: Because our Lord needeth him.

19:35  And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus upon him.

19:36  And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.

19:37  And when he came near to the descent of the place of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen.

19:38  And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high.

19:39  And some of the Pharisees from among the crowd, said to him: Rabbi, rebuke thy disciples.

19:40  He said to them: I tell you, that, if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

19:41  And as he drew near, and beheld the city, he wept over it:

19:42  and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy eyes.

19:43  For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies will encompass thee, and besiege thee on every side.

19:44  And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

19:45  And when he entered the temple, he began to expel those who bought and sold in it.

19:46  And he said to them: It is written, My house is a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.

19:47  And he taught daily in the temple: and the chief priests and Scribes and Elders of the people, sought to destroy him.

19:48  But they found not, what they could do to him; for all the people hung upon him to hear him.