1 Isus a intrat în Ierihon, şi trecea prin cetate.
2 Şi un om bogat, numit Zacheu, mai marele vameşilor,
3 căuta să vadă care este Isus; dar nu putea din pricina norodului, căci era mic de statură.
4 A alergat înainte, şi s'a suit într'un dud ca să -L vadă; pentrucă pe drumul acela avea să treacă.
5 Isus, cînd a ajuns la locul acela, Şi -a ridicat ochii în sus, şi i -a zis: ,,Zachee, dă-te jos de grabă, căci astăzi trebuie să rămîn în casa ta.
6 Zacheu s'a dat jos în grabă, şi L -a primit cu bucurie.
7 Cînd au văzut lucrul acesta, toţi cîrteau şi ziceau: ,,A intrat să găzduiască la un om păcătos!
8 Dar Zacheu a stătut înaintea Domnului, şi I -a zis: ,,Iată, Doamne, jumătate din avuţia mea o dau săracilor; şi, dacă am năpăstuit pe cineva cu ceva, îi dau înapoi împătrit.
9 Isus i -a zis: ,,Astăzi a intrat mîntuirea în casa aceasta, căci şi el este fiul lui Avraam.
10 Pentrucă Fiul omului a venit să caute şi să mîntuiască ce era pierdut.
1 And having entered, he was passing through Jericho,
2 and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,
3 and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,
4 and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that [way] he was about to pass by.
5 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 and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;
7 and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying -- With a sinful man he went in to lodge!
8 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 And Jesus said unto him -- To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
10 for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.