1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

2 Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

4 And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

5 Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

6 And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.

7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

8 I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?

1 耶稣对他们讲一个比喻， 论到人必须常常祈祷， 不可灰心。

2 他说： "某城里有一个法官， 不惧怕 神， 也不尊敬人。

3 那城里有一个寡妇， 常常来到他那里， 说： ‘求你给我伸冤， 使我脱离我的对头！ ’

4 他多次不肯， 后来心里说： ‘我虽然不惧怕 神， 也不尊敬人，

5 只是因为这寡妇常常来麻烦我， 就给她伸冤吧， 免得她不断地来缠扰我。’"

6 主说： "你们听听这不义的法官所说的话吧。

7 难道 神不会为昼夜呼吁他的选民伸冤吗？难道 神会耽误他们吗？

8 我告诉你们， 他要快快地给他们伸冤。然而人子来的时候， 在世上找得到这种信心吗？"