1 He entered Jericho and was passing through.2 And there was a man named Zacchae'us; he was a chief tax collector, and rich.3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature.4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way.5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchae'us, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today."6 So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully.7 And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."8 And Zacchae'us stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold."9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.10 For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.12 He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return.13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, `Trade with these till I come.'14 But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, `We do not want this man to reign over us.'15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.16 The first came before him, saying, `Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.'17 And he said to him, `Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'18 And the second came, saying, `Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'19 And he said to him, `And you are to be over five cities.'20 Then another came, saying, `Lord, here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin;21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'22 He said to him, `I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?23 Why then did you not put my money into the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?'24 And he said to those who stood by, `Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'25 (And they said to him, `Lord, he has ten pounds!')26 `I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.'"28 And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.29 When he drew near to Beth'phage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,30 saying, "Go into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it here.31 If any one asks you, `Why are you untying it?' you shall say this, `The Lord has need of it.'"32 So those who were sent went away and found it as he had told them.33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"34 And they said, "The Lord has need of it."35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it.36 And as he rode along, they spread their garments on the road.37 As he was now drawing near, 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 that they had seen,38 saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"39 And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."40 He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."41 And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it,42 saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.43 For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side,44 and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."45 And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,46 saying to them, "It is written, `My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers."47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him;48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.
1 και εισελθων διηρχετο την ιεριχω2 και ιδου ανηρ ονοματι καλουμενος ζακχαιος και αυτος ην αρχιτελωνης και ουτος ην πλουσιος3 και εζητει ιδειν τον ιησουν τις εστιν και ουκ ηδυνατο απο του οχλου οτι τη ηλικια μικρος ην4 και προδραμων εμπροσθεν ανεβη επι συκομωραιαν ινα ιδη αυτον οτι δι εκεινης ημελλεν διερχεσθαι5 και ως ηλθεν επι τον τοπον αναβλεψας ο ιησους ειδεν αυτον και ειπεν προς αυτον ζακχαιε σπευσας καταβηθι σημερον γαρ εν τω οικω σου δει με μειναι6 και σπευσας κατεβη και υπεδεξατο αυτον χαιρων7 και ιδοντες απαντες διεγογγυζον λεγοντες οτι παρα αμαρτωλω ανδρι εισηλθεν καταλυσαι8 σταθεις δε ζακχαιος ειπεν προς τον κυριον ιδου τα ημιση των υπαρχοντων μου κυριε διδωμι τοις πτωχοις και ει τινος τι εσυκοφαντησα αποδιδωμι τετραπλουν9 ειπεν δε προς αυτον ο ιησους οτι σημερον σωτηρια τω οικω τουτω εγενετο καθοτι και αυτος υιος αβρααμ εστιν10 ηλθεν γαρ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ζητησαι και σωσαι το απολωλος11 ακουοντων δε αυτων ταυτα προσθεις ειπεν παραβολην δια το εγγυς αυτον ειναι ιερουσαλημ και δοκειν αυτους οτι παραχρημα μελλει η βασιλεια του θεου αναφαινεσθαι12 ειπεν ουν ανθρωπος τις ευγενης επορευθη εις χωραν μακραν λαβειν εαυτω βασιλειαν και υποστρεψαι13 καλεσας δε δεκα δουλους εαυτου εδωκεν αυτοις δεκα μνας και ειπεν προς αυτους πραγματευσασθε εως ερχομαι14 οι δε πολιται αυτου εμισουν αυτον και απεστειλαν πρεσβειαν οπισω αυτου λεγοντες ου θελομεν τουτον βασιλευσαι εφ ημας15 και εγενετο εν τω επανελθειν αυτον λαβοντα την βασιλειαν και ειπεν φωνηθηναι αυτω τους δουλους τουτους οις εδωκεν το αργυριον ινα γνω τις τι διεπραγματευσατο16 παρεγενετο δε ο πρωτος λεγων κυριε η μνα σου προσειργασατο δεκα μνας17 και ειπεν αυτω ευ αγαθε δουλε οτι εν ελαχιστω πιστος εγενου ισθι εξουσιαν εχων επανω δεκα πολεων18 και ηλθεν ο δευτερος λεγων κυριε η μνα σου εποιησεν πεντε μνας19 ειπεν δε και τουτω και συ γινου επανω πεντε πολεων20 και ετερος ηλθεν λεγων κυριε ιδου η μνα σου ην ειχον αποκειμενην εν σουδαριω21 εφοβουμην γαρ σε οτι ανθρωπος αυστηρος ει αιρεις ο ουκ εθηκας και θεριζεις ο ουκ εσπειρας22 λεγει δε αυτω εκ του στοματος σου κρινω σε πονηρε δουλε ηδεις οτι εγω ανθρωπος αυστηρος ειμι αιρων ο ουκ εθηκα και θεριζων ο ουκ εσπειρα23 και δια τι ουκ εδωκας το αργυριον μου επι την τραπεζαν και εγω ελθων συν τοκω αν επραξα αυτο24 και τοις παρεστωσιν ειπεν αρατε απ αυτου την μναν και δοτε τω τας δεκα μνας εχοντι25 και ειπον αυτω κυριε εχει δεκα μνας26 λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι παντι τω εχοντι δοθησεται απο δε του μη εχοντος και ο εχει αρθησεται απ αυτου27 πλην τους εχθρους μου εκεινους τους μη θελησαντας με βασιλευσαι επ αυτους αγαγετε ωδε και κατασφαξατε εμπροσθεν μου28 και ειπων ταυτα επορευετο εμπροσθεν αναβαινων εις ιεροσολυμα29 και εγενετο ως ηγγισεν εις βηθφαγη και βηθανιαν προς το ορος το καλουμενον ελαιων απεστειλεν δυο των μαθητων αυτου30 ειπων υπαγετε εις την κατεναντι κωμην εν η εισπορευομενοι ευρησετε πωλον δεδεμενον εφ ον ουδεις πωποτε ανθρωπων εκαθισεν λυσαντες αυτον αγαγετε31 και εαν τις υμας ερωτα δια τι λυετε ουτως ερειτε αυτω οτι ο κυριος αυτου χρειαν εχει32 απελθοντες δε οι απεσταλμενοι ευρον καθως ειπεν αυτοις33 λυοντων δε αυτων τον πωλον ειπον οι κυριοι αυτου προς αυτους τι λυετε τον πωλον34 οι δε ειπον ο κυριος αυτου χρειαν εχει35 και ηγαγον αυτον προς τον ιησουν και επιρριψαντες εαυτων τα ιματια επι τον πωλον επεβιβασαν τον ιησουν36 πορευομενου δε αυτου υπεστρωννυον τα ιματια αυτων εν τη οδω37 εγγιζοντος δε αυτου ηδη προς τη καταβασει του ορους των ελαιων ηρξαντο απαν το πληθος των μαθητων χαιροντες αινειν τον θεον φωνη μεγαλη περι πασων ων ειδον δυναμεων38 λεγοντες ευλογημενος ο ερχομενος βασιλευς εν ονοματι κυριου ειρηνη εν ουρανω και δοξα εν υψιστοις39 και τινες των φαρισαιων απο του οχλου ειπον προς αυτον διδασκαλε επιτιμησον τοις μαθηταις σου40 και αποκριθεις ειπεν αυτοις λεγω υμιν οτι εαν ουτοι σιωπησωσιν οι λιθοι κεκραξονται41 και ως ηγγισεν ιδων την πολιν εκλαυσεν επ αυτη42 λεγων οτι ει εγνως και συ και γε εν τη ημερα σου ταυτη τα προς ειρηνην σου νυν δε εκρυβη απο οφθαλμων σου43 οτι ηξουσιν ημεραι επι σε και περιβαλουσιν οι εχθροι σου χαρακα σοι και περικυκλωσουσιν σε και συνεξουσιν σε παντοθεν44 και εδαφιουσιν σε και τα τεκνα σου εν σοι και ουκ αφησουσιν εν σοι λιθον επι λιθω ανθ ων ουκ εγνως τον καιρον της επισκοπης σου45 και εισελθων εις το ιερον ηρξατο εκβαλλειν τους πωλουντας εν αυτω και αγοραζοντας46 λεγων αυτοις γεγραπται ο οικος μου οικος προσευχης εστιν υμεις δε αυτον εποιησατε σπηλαιον ληστων47 και ην διδασκων το καθ ημεραν εν τω ιερω οι δε αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις εζητουν αυτον απολεσαι και οι πρωτοι του λαου48 και ουχ ευρισκον το τι ποιησωσιν ο λαος γαρ απας εξεκρεματο αυτου ακουων