1 And he went into Jericho, and when he was going through it,
2 A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,
3 Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.
4 And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.
6 And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.
7 And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.
9 And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
1 E Gesù, essendo entrato in Gerico, attraversava la città.
2 Ed ecco, un uomo, chiamato per nome Zaccheo, il quale era capo dei pubblicani ed era ricco,
3 cercava di veder chi era Gesù, ma non poteva a motivo della folla, perché era piccolo di statura.
4 Allora corse innanzi, e montò sopra un sicomoro, per vederlo, perchegli avea da passar per quella via.
5 E come Gesù fu giunto in quel luogo, alzati gli occhi, gli disse: Zaccheo, scendi presto, perché oggi debbo albergare in casa tua.
6 Ed egli saffrettò a scendere e lo accolse con allegrezza.
7 E veduto ciò, tutti mormoravano, dicendo: E andato ad albergare da un peccatore!
8 Ma Zaccheo, presentatosi al Signore, gli disse: Ecco, Signore, la metà de miei beni la do ai poveri; e se ho frodato qualcuno di qualcosa gli rendo il quadruplo.
9 E Gesù gli disse: Oggi la salvezza è entrata in questa casa, poiché anche questo è figliuolo dAbramo:
10 poiché il Figliuol delluomo è venuto per cercare e salvare ciò che era perito.