1 „Jo debesu valstība ir līdzīga nama tēvam, kas rīta agrumā izgāja strādniekus derēt savā vīna kalnā.
2 Un saderējis strādniekus par vienu denariju kā dienas algu, viņš nosūtīja tos savā vīna kalnā.
3 Un viņš izgāja ap trešo stundu un redzēja vēl citus pie tirgus bez darba stāvam
4 Un sacīja tiem: Noeita ir jūs vīna kalnā, es jums došu, kas nākas.
5 Un tie nogāja. Atkal viņš izgāja ap sesto un devīto stundu un darīja tāpat.
6 Bet ap vienpadsmito stundu izgājis, viņš atrada vēl kādus stāvam un saka tiem: Ko jūs visu dienu šeit stāvat bez darba?
7 Tie viņam saka: Neviens mūs nav derējis. Viņš saka tiem: Eita jūs arīdzan vīna kalnā, un kas nākas, to jūs dabūsit.
8 Bet kad vakars metās, vīna kalna kungs saka savam uzraugam: Pasauc strādniekus un izmaksā tiem algu, iesāc ar pēdējiem un beidz ar pirmajiem.
9 Tad atnāca tie, kas bija derēti ap vienpadsmito stundu, un katrs dabūja pa denarijam.
10 Un kad pirmie atnāca, tie cerēja dabūt vairāk; bet arī viņi dabūja katrs pa denarijam.
11 To saņēmuši, viņi kurnēja pret nama tēvu
12 Un sacīja: Šie pēdējie strādāja vienu vien stundu, un tu tos pielīdzināji mums, kas dienas nastu un karstumu esam cietuši.
13 Bet viņš atbildēja un sacīja vienam no tiem: Draugs, es tev nedaru netaisnību. Vai tu ar mani neesi saderējis par vienu denariju?
14 Ņem, kas tev pieder, un ej; bet šim pēdējam es gribu dot tikpat daudz kā tev.
15 Vai tad man nav tiesības darīt ar savu mantu, kā es gribu? Jeb vai tava acs ir skaudīga, ka es esmu labs?
16 Tā pēdējie būs pirmie, un pirmie pēdējie. [Jo daudz ir aicinātu, bet maz izredzētu.]“
17 Bet dodamies ceļā uz Jeruzālemi, Jēzus ņēma divpadsmit mācekļus pie sevis un iedams tiem sacīja:
18 „Redzi, mēs aizejam uz Jeruzālemi, un Cilvēka Dēlu nodos augstiem priesteriem un rakstu mācītājiem; un tie viņu notiesās uz nāvi
19 Un nodos pagāniem, lai tie viņu apmēdītu, šaustu un sistu krustā; un trešā dienā viņš celsies augšām.“
20 Tad Cebedeja dēlu māte nāca ar saviem dēliem pie viņa, metās zemē un lūdza ko no viņa.
21 Un viņš tai sacīja: „Ko tu gribi?“ Viņa saka uz to: „Saki, lai šie mani abi dēli sēd tavā valstībā viens tev pa labo, otrs pa kreiso roku.“
22 Bet Jēzus atbildēja un sacīja: „Jūs nezināt, ko lūdzat. Vai jūs varat dzert to kausu, ko es dzeršu? Tie saka uz viņu: „Varam gan.“
23 Un viņš saka tiem: „Manu kausu jums būs gan dzert, bet sēdēt pie manas labās un kreisās rokas, to dot man nepiederas; tas pienākas tiem, kam mans Tēvs to sagādājis.“
24 Un kad tie desmit to dzirdēja, viņi apskaitās par šiem diviem brāļiem.
25 Bet Jēzus pieaicināja tos un sacīja: „Jūs zināt, ka valdnieki ir kungi pār tautām, un lielie kungi tās apspiež.
26 Bet pie jums tā nebūs būt; bet, kas no jums grib būt liels, tas lai ir jūsu sulainis.
27 Un ja kas jūsu starpā grib būt pirmais, tas lai ir jūsu kalps;
28 Tā kā Cilvēka Dēls nav nācis, lai viņam kalpotu, bet ka viņš kalpotu un atdotu savu dzīvību kā atpirkšanas maksu par daudziem.“
29 Un kad tie izgāja no Jērikas, daudz ļaužu tiem sekoja.
30 Un redzi, divi akli sēdēja ceļmalā; kad tie dzirdēja Jēzu garām ejam, tie brēca un sacīja: „Kungs, tu Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mums!“
31 Bet ļaudis apsauca tos, ka tie klusu ciestu; bet tie brēca vēl vairāk un sacīja: „Kungs, tu Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mums!“
32 Un Jēzus apstājās, pasauca tos un sacīja: „Ko jūs gribat, lai es jums daru?“
33 Tie saka uz viņu: „Kungs, ka mūsu acis tiktu atdarītas.“
34 Jēzum palika viņu žēl, un viņš aizkāra to acis, un tie tūdaļ kļuva atkal redzīgi un viņam sekoja.
The Workers in the Vineyard
1 “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard. 3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, 4 so he told them, ‘You also go and work in the vineyard, and I will pay you a fair wage.’ 5 So they went. Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing. 6 It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. ‘Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?’ he asked them. 7 ‘No one hired us,’ they answered. ‘Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,’ he told them.
8 “When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.’ 9 The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each. 10 So when the men who were the first to be hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too were given a silver coin each. 11 They took their money and started grumbling against the employer. 12 ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘while we put up with a whole day's work in the hot sun—yet you paid them the same as you paid us!’ 13 ‘Listen, friend,’ the owner answered one of them, ‘I have not cheated you. After all, you agreed to do a day's work for one silver coin. 14 Now take your pay and go home. I want to give this man who was hired last as much as I gave you. 15 Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?’”
16 And Jesus concluded, “So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”
Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death
(Mark 10.32-34Luke 18.31-34)17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and spoke to them privately, as they walked along. 18 “Listen,” he told them, “we are going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death 19 and then hand him over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, whip him, and crucify him; but three days later he will be raised to life.”
A Mother's Request
(Mark 10.35-45)20 Then the wife of Zebedee came to Jesus with her two sons, bowed before him, and asked him for a favor.
21 “What do you want?” Jesus asked her.
She answered, “Promise me that these two sons of mine will sit at your right and your left when you are King.”
22 “You don't know what you are asking for,” Jesus answered the sons. “Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
23 “You will indeed drink from my cup,” Jesus told them, “but I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them.”
24 When the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with the two brothers. 25 So Jesus called them all together and said, “You know that the rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority. 26 This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; 27 and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others— 28 like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
(Mark 10.46-52Luke 18.35-43)29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following. 30 Two blind men who were sitting by the road heard that Jesus was passing by, so they began to shout, “Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!”
31 The crowd scolded them and told them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, “Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!”
32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked them.
33 “Sir,” they answered, “we want you to give us our sight!”
34 Jesus had pity on them and touched their eyes; at once they were able to see, and they followed him.
