1 Jesus entrou em Jericó, e atravessava a cidade.2 Havia ali um homem rico chamado Zaqueu, chefe dos publicanos.3 Ele queria ver quem era Jesus, mas, sendo de pequena estatura, não o conseguia, por causa da multidão.4 Assim, correu adiante e subiu numa figueira brava para vê-lo, pois Jesus ia passar por ali.5 Quando Jesus chegou àquele lugar, olhou para cima e lhe disse: "Zaqueu, desça depressa. Quero ficar em sua casa hoje".6 Então ele desceu rapidamente e o recebeu com alegria.7 Todo o povo viu isso e começou a se queixar: "Ele se hospedou na casa de um ‘pecador’ ".8 Mas Zaqueu levantou-se e disse ao Senhor: "Olha, Senhor! Estou dando a metade dos meus bens aos pobres; e se de alguém extorqui alguma coisa, devolverei quatro vezes mais".9 Jesus lhe disse: "Hoje houve salvação nesta casa! Porque este homem também é filho de Abraão.10 Pois o Filho do homem veio buscar e salvar o que estava perdido".11 Estando eles a ouvi-lo, Jesus passou a contar-lhes uma parábola, porque estava perto de Jerusalém e o povo pensava que o Reino de Deus ia se manifestar de imediato.12 Ele disse: "Um homem de nobre nascimento foi para uma terra distante para ser coroado rei e depois voltar.13 Então, chamou dez dos seus servos e lhes deu dez minas. Disse ele: ‘Façam esse dinheiro render até à minha volta’.14 "Mas os seus súditos o odiavam e depois enviaram uma delegação para lhe dizer: ‘Não queremos que este homem seja nosso rei’.15 "Contudo, foi feito rei e voltou. Então mandou chamar os servos a quem dera o dinheiro, a fim de saber quanto tinham lucrado.16 "O primeiro veio e disse: ‘Senhor, a tua mina rendeu outras dez’.17 " ‘Muito bem, meu bom servo! ’, respondeu o seu senhor. ‘Por ter sido confiável no pouco, governe sobre dez cidades’.18 "O segundo veio e disse: ‘Senhor, a tua mina rendeu cinco vezes mais’.19 "O seu senhor respondeu: ‘Também você, encarregue-se de cinco cidades’.20 "Então veio outro servo e disse: ‘Senhor, aqui está a tua mina; eu a conservei guardada num pedaço de pano.21 Tive medo, porque és um homem severo. Tiras o que não puseste e colhes o que não semeaste’.22 "O seu senhor respondeu: ‘Eu o julgarei pelas suas próprias palavras, servo mau! Você sabia que sou homem severo, que tiro o que não pus e colho o que não semeei.23 Então, por que não confiou o meu dinheiro ao banco? Assim, quando eu voltasse o receberia com os juros’.24 "E disse aos que estavam ali: ‘Tomem dele a sua mina e dêem-na ao que tem dez’.25 " ‘Senhor’, disseram, ‘ele já tem dez! ’26 "Ele respondeu: ‘Eu lhes digo que a quem tem, mais será dado, mas a quem não tem, até o que tiver lhe será tirado.27 E aqueles inimigos meus, que não queriam que eu reinasse sobre eles, tragam-nos aqui e matem-nos na minha frente! ’ "28 Depois de dizer isso, Jesus foi adiante, subindo para Jerusalém.29 Ao aproximar-se de Betfagé e de Betânia, no monte chamado das Oliveiras, enviou dois dos seus discípulos, dizendo-lhes:30 "Vão ao povoado que está adiante e, ao entrarem, encontrarão um jumentinho amarrado, no qual ninguém jamais montou. Desamarrem-no e tragam-no aqui.31 Se alguém lhes perguntar: ‘Por que o estão desamarrando? ’ digam-lhe: ‘O Senhor precisa dele’ ".32 Os que tinham sido enviados foram e encontraram o animal exatamente como ele lhes tinha dito.33 Quando estavam desamarrando o jumentinho, os seus donos lhes perguntaram: "Por que vocês estão desamarrando o jumentinho? "34 Eles responderam: "O Senhor precisa dele".35 Levaram-no a Jesus, lançaram seus mantos sobre o jumentinho e fizeram que Jesus montasse nele.36 Enquanto ele prosseguia, o povo estendia os seus mantos pelo caminho.37 Quando ele já estava perto da descida do monte das Oliveiras, toda a multidão dos discípulos começou a louvar a Deus alegremente, em alta voz, por todos os milagres que tinham visto. Exclamavam:38 "Bendito é o rei que vem em nome do Senhor! " "Paz no céu e glória nas alturas! "39 Alguns dos fariseus que estavam no meio da multidão disseram a Jesus: "Mestre, repreende os teus discípulos! "40 "Eu lhes digo", respondeu ele, "se eles se calarem, as pedras clamarão".41 Quando se aproximou e viu a cidade, Jesus chorou sobre ela42 e disse: "Se você compreendesse neste dia, sim, você também, o que traz a paz! Mas agora isso está oculto aos seus olhos.43 Virão dias em que os seus inimigos construirão trincheiras contra você, e a rodearão e a cercarão de todos os lados.44 Também a lançarão por terra, você e os seus filhos. Não deixarão pedra sobre pedra, porque você não reconheceu o tempo em que Deus a visitaria".45 Então ele entrou no templo e começou a expulsar os que estavam vendendo.46 Disse-lhes: "Está escrito: ‘A minha casa será casa de oração’; mas vocês fizeram dela ‘um covil de ladrões’".47 Todos os dias ele ensinava no templo. Mas os chefes dos sacerdotes, os mestres da lei e os líderes do povo procuravam matá-lo.48 Todavia, não conseguiam encontrar uma forma de fazê-lo, porque todo o povo estava fascinado pelas suas palavras.

1 And he entered and was passing through Jericho.2 And look, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.4 And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.5 And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up, and said to him, Zacchaeus, hurry, and come down; for today I must stay at your house.6 And he hurried, and came down, and received him joyfully.7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord, Look, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted anything of any man, I restore fourfold.9 And Jesus said to him, Today has salvation come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.11 And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and [because] they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.13 And he called ten slaves of his, and gave them $10,000, and said to them, Trade{+} until I come.14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassador after him, saying, We will not have this man reign over us.15 And it came to pass, when he came back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these slaves, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your $1,000 has made $10,000 more.17 And he said to him, Well done, you good slave: because you were found faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.18 And the second came, saying, Your $1,000, Lord, has made $5,000.19 And he said to him also, You also be over five cities.20 And another came, saying, Lord, look, [here is] your $1,000, which I kept laid up in a napkin:21 for I feared you, because you are an austere man: you take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.22 He says to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked slave. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up that which I did not lay down, and reaping that which I did not sow;23 then why didn't you give my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have collected it with interest?24 And he said to those who stood by, Take away from him the $1,000, and give it to him who has the $10,000.25 And they said to him, Lord, he has $10,000.26 I say to you{+}, that to everyone who has will be given; but from him who has not, even that which he has will be taken away.27 But these enemies of mine, that did not want that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.29 And it came to pass, when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called, of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,30 saying, Go your{+} way into the village across from [you{+}]; in which as you{+} enter you{+} will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat: and having loosed him, bring him.31 And if anyone asks you{+}, Why do you{+} loose him? Thus you{+} will say, The Lord has need of him.32 And those who were sent, went away, and found even as he had said to them.33 And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why do you{+} loose the colt?34 And they said, The Lord has need of him.35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments on the colt, and set Jesus on it.36 And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.37 And as he was now drawing near, [even] at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;38 saying, Blessed [is] he who comes, the King, in the name of Yahweh: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.39 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples.40 And he answered and said, I tell you{+}, if these will hold their peace, the stones will cry out.41 And when he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,42 saying, If you had known in this day, even you, the things which belong to peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you, and circle you round, and keep you in on every side,44 and will dash you to the ground, and your children inside you; and they will not leave in you one stone on another; because you didn't know the time of your visitation.45 And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold,46 saying to them, It is written, And my house will be a house of prayer: but you{+} have made it a den of robbers.47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:48 and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung on him, listening.