1 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.2 And he said to them, The harvest indeed {is} great, but the workmen few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workmen into his harvest.3 Go: behold *I* send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.4 Carry neither purse nor scrip nor sandals, and salute no one on the way.5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house.6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.7 And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.8 And into whatsoever city ye may enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you,9 and heal the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.10 But into whatsoever city ye may have entered and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,11 Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.12 I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.13 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.15 And *thou*, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.16 He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.18 And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.19 Behold, I give you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise injure you.20 Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.21 In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal {him}.23 And having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.24 For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see {them}; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear {them}.25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?26 And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?27 But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.28 And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.29 But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?30 And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into {the hands of} robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.31 And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;32 and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked {at him} and passed on on the opposite side.33 But a certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing {him}, was moved with compassion,34 and came up {to him} and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to {the} inn and took care of him.35 And on the morrow {as he left}, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, *I* will render to thee on my coming back.36 Which {now} of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into {the hands of} the robbers?37 And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do *thou* likewise.38 And it came to pass as they went that *he* entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.40 Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.41 But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;42 but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.
1 En n hierdie dinge het die Here weer sewentig ander aangestel, en hulle twee-twee voor Hom uit gestuur na elke stad en plek waar Hy sou kom.2 Hy sê toe vir hulle: Die oes is wel groot, maar die arbeiders min. Bid dan die Here van die oes dat Hy arbeiders in sy oes uitstuur.3 Gaan dan; kyk, Ek stuur julle soos lammers onder wolwe.4 Moenie 'n beurs of 'n reissak of skoene dra nie, en groet niemand op die pad nie.5 En in watter huis julle ook al mag ingaan, sê eers: Vrede vir hierdie huis!6 En as d r 'n man van vrede is, sal julle vrede op hom rus; anders sal dit tot julle terugkeer.7 Bly dan in daardie selfde huis en eet en drink wat hulle het, want die arbeider is sy loon werd. Moenie van huis tot huis gaan nie.8 En in watter stad julle ook al mag ingaan en hulle jul ontvang, eet wat aan julle voorgesit word.9 En maak die siekes gesond wat daarin is, en sê vir hulle: Die koninkryk van God het naby julle gekom.10 Maar in watter stad julle ook al mag ingaan en hulle jul nie ontvang nie, gaan uit op sy strate en sê:11 Selfs die stof wat uit julle stad aan ons kleef, vee ons vir julle af; maar tog moet julle dit weet dat die koninkryk van God naby julle gekom het.12 En Ek sê vir julle: Vir Sodom sal dit verdraagliker wees in die dag as vir daardie stad.13 Wee jou, Gorasin, wee jou, Bets ida! want as in Tirus en Sidon die kragtige dade plaasgevind het wat in julle plaasgevind het, sou hulle lankal in sak en as gesit en hulle bekeer het.14 Maar vir Tirus en Sidon sal dit in die oordeel verdraagliker wees as vir julle.15 En jy, Kap,rnaÂm, wat tot die hemel toe verhoog is, jy sal tot die doderyk toe neergestoot word.16 Wie na julle luister, luister na My; en wie julle verwerp, verwerp My; en wie My verwerp, verwerp Hom wat My gestuur het.17 En die sewentig het met blydskap teruggekom en gesê: Here, ook die duiwels onderwerp hulle aan ons in u Naam.18 Toe sê Hy vir hulle: Ek het die Satan soos 'n bliksem uit die hemel sien val.19 Kyk, Ek gee aan julle die mag om op slange en skerpioene te trap, en oor al die krag van die vyand; en niks sal julle ooit skade doen nie.20 Maar julle moenie daaroor bly wees dat die geeste aan julle onderworpe is nie, maar wees liewer bly dat julle name in die hemele opgeskrywe is.21 In dieselfde uur het Jesus Hom in die gees verheug en gesê: Ek loof U, Vader, Here van die hemel en die aarde, dat U hierdie dinge verberg het vir wyse en verstandige mense en dit aan kindertjies geopenbaar het. Ja, Vader, want so was dit u welbehae.22 Alles is aan My oorgegee deur my Vader; en niemand weet wie die Seun is nie, behalwe die Vader, en wie die Vader is nie, behalwe die Seun en hy aan wie die Seun dit wil openbaar.23 En Hy het Hom omgedraai na sy dissipels en afsonderlik aan hulle gesê: Salig is die oë wat sien wat julle sien;24 want Ek sê vir julle, baie profete en konings het gewens om te sien wat julle sien, en het dit nie gesien nie, en om te hoor wat julle hoor, en het dit nie gehoor nie.25 En daar het 'n sekere wetgeleerde opgestaan wat Hom versoek het deur te sê: Meester, wat moet ek doen om die ewige lewe te beërwe?26 En Hy antwoord hom: Wat is in die wet geskrywe? Hoe lees jy?27 En hy antwoord en sê: Jy moet die Here jou God liefhê uit jou hele hart en uit jou hele siel en uit jou hele krag en uit jou hele verstand; en jou naaste soos jouself.28 Toe sê Hy vir hom: Jy het reg geantwoord; doen dit, en jy sal lewe.29 Maar hy wou homself regverdig, en sê vir Jesus: En wie is my naaste?30 En Jesus antwoord en sê: 'n Sekere man het afgegaan van Jerusalem na J,rigo en onder rowers verval, en nadat hulle hom uitgetrek en geslaan het, gaan hulle weg en laat hom half dood lê.31 En bygeval het 'n priester met daardie pad afgekom, en toe hy hom sien, gaan hy anderkant verby.32 En net so het ook 'n Leviet by die plek gekom en hom gesien en anderkant verbygegaan.33 Maar 'n sekere Samaritaan wat op reis was, het op hom afgekom; en toe hy hom sien, het hy innig jammer gevoel,34 en na hom gegaan, sy wonde verbind en olie en wyn daarop gegooi. Hy het hom toe op sy eie pakdier gehelp en hom na 'n herberg geneem en vir hom gesorg.35 En toe hy die volgende môre weggaan, haal hy twee pennings uit en gee dit aan die eienaar van die herberg en sê vir hom: Sorg vir hom, en enige onkoste wat jy nog meer mag hê, sal ek jou betaal as ek terugkom.36 Wie dan van hierdie drie, dink jy, was die naaste van hom wat onder die rowers verval het?37 En hy antwoord: Hy wat barmhartigheid aan hom bewys het. Toe sê Jesus vir hom: Gaan en doen jy net so.38 En op hulle reis het Hy in 'n sekere dorp gekom, en 'n vrou met die naam van Martha het Hom in haar huis ontvang.39 En sy het 'n suster gehad met die naam van Maria; die het aan die voete van Jesus gesit en na sy woord geluister.40 Maar Martha was baie besig om alles klaar te maak. Sy kom toe daar staan en sê: Here, gee U nie om dat my suster my alleen laat bedien nie? Sê dan vir haar dat sy my moet help.41 Maar Jesus antwoord en sê vir haar: Martha, Martha, jy is besorg en verontrus oor baie dinge;42 maar een ding is nodig; en Maria het die goeie deel uitgekies wat van haar nie weggeneem sal word nie.