1 E GESÙ, essendo entrato in Gerico, passava per la città.
2 Ed ecco un uomo, detto per nome Zaccheo, il quale era il capo de’ pubblicani, ed era ricco;
3 e cercava di veder Gesù, per saper chi egli era; ma non poteva per la moltitudine, perciocchè egli era piccolo di statura.
4 E corse innanzi, e salì sopra un sicomoro, per vederlo; perciocchè egli avea da passare per quella via.
5 E come Gesù fu giunto a quel luogo, alzò gli occhi, e lo vide, e gli disse: Zaccheo, scendi giù prestamente, perciocchè oggi ho ad albergare in casa tua.
6 Ed egli scese prestamente, e lo ricevette con allegrezza.
7 E tutti, veduto ciò, mormoravano, dicendo: Egli è andato ad albergare in casa d’un uomo peccatore.
8 E Zaccheo, presentatosi al Signore, gli disse: Signore, io dono la metà di tutti i miei beni a’ poveri; e se ho frodato alcuno, io gliene fo la restituzione a quattro doppi.
9 E Gesù gli disse: Oggi è avvenuta salute a questa casa; poichè anche costui è figliuol d’Abrahamo.
10 Perciocchè il Figliuol dell’uomo è venuto per cercare, e per salvare ciò ch’era perito
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.