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.
1 And he entered and passed through Jericho.
2 And behold, {there was} a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature.
4 And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that {way}.
5 And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house.
6 And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.
7 And all murmured when they saw {it}, saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.
8 But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return {him} fourfold.
9 And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
10 for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.