1 Bet Viņš runāja arī uz mācekļiem: "Bija bagāts cilvēks, tam bija mājas pārvaldnieks. Par to viņam pienesa ziņas, ka tas izšķērdējot viņa mantu. 2 Tad viņš to aicināja pie sevis un tam sacīja: ko es dzirdu par tevi? Dod norēķinu par savu namturību, jo tu nevari ilgāk būt par pārvaldnieku. 3 Tad nama pārvaldnieks nodomāja sevī: "Ko es tagad darīšu, jo mans kungs man atņem nama valdīšanu? Rakt es nespēju un diedelēt kaunos. 4 Es zinu, ko darīšu, lai tie mani uzņem savās mājās, kad es būšu atstādināts no pārvaldnieka amata!" 5 Un, ataicinājis pa vienam visus sava kunga parādniekus, viņš sacīja pirmajam: cik tu manam kungam esi parādā? 6 Tas sacīja: simts mucu eļļas.- Bet viņš teica: še, ņem savu zīmi, sēdies un raksti tūliņ piecdesmit! 7 Pēc tam viņš kādam citam jautāja: bet tu, cik tu esi parādā? - Tas sacīja: simts mēru kviešu.- Viņš teica: še, ņem savu zīmi un raksti astoņdesmit! 8 Un kungs uzteica netaisno nama pārvaldnieku, ka tas gudri bija darījis, jo šīs pasaules bērni savās lietās ir gudrāki par gaismas bērniem. 9 Un Es jums saku: darait sev draugus ar netaisnā mamona līdzekļiem, lai, kad viņa vairs nav, tie jūs uzņem mūžīgajos mājokļos. 10 Kas vismazākā lietā ir uzticams, tas arī lielās lietās ir uzticams, un, kas vismazākā lietā ir netaisns, tas arī lielās lietās ir netaisns. 11 Ja jūs neesat bijuši uzticami netaisnās mantas lietās, kas jums uzticēs patieso? 12 Un, ja jūs svešās lietās neesat bijuši uzticami, kas jums dos jūsu pašu? 13 Neviens pie mājas piederīgs kalps nevar kalpot diviem kungiem: vai viņš vienu ienīdīs un otru mīlēs, vai vienam pieķersies un otru atmetīs. Jūs nevarat kalpot Dievam un mantai." 14 Visu to dzirdēja farizeji, kas bija mantkārīgi, un tie Viņu izsmēja. 15 Bet Viņš tiem teica: "Jūs paši nostājaties par taisniem cilvēku priekšā, bet Dievs pazīst jūsu sirdis; jo, kas pie cilvēkiem ir augsts, Dieva acīs ir negantība. 16 Bauslība un pravieši valda līdz Jānim. Kopš viņa laika tiek pausta Dieva valstība, un ikviens ar sparu laužas tajā iekšā. 17 Bet drīzāk debesij un zemei zust, nekā krist vienai bauslības rakstu zīmei. 18 Katrs, kas atlaiž savu sievu un apprecē citu, pārkāpj laulību, un tas, kas precē tādu, ko vīrs atlaidis, arī pārkāpj laulību. 19 Bija kāds bagāts vīrs; tas ģērbās purpurā un smalkā audeklā un dzīvoja ik dienas kārumā un līksmībā. 20 Bet viņa durvju priekšā gulēja kāds nabags, vārdā Lācars, tas bija apklāts ar vātīm, 21 un priecājās, ja varēja ēst druskas, kas krīt no bagātnieka galda. Un suņi nāca un laizīja viņa vātis. 22 Bet gadījās, ka nabagais nomira, un eņģeļi viņu aiznesa Ābrahāma klēpī. Arī bagātnieks nomira un tika apglabāts. 23 Un no elles, kur viņš cieta mokas, viņš pacēla savas acis un ieraudzīja Ābrahāmu no tālienes un Lācaru viņa klēpī. 24 Tad viņš sauca stiprā balsī: Ābrahāma tēv, apžēlojies par mani un sūti Lācaru, lai tas iemērc pirksta galu ūdenī un dzesē manu mēli, jo es ciešu mokas šai liesmā! 25 Bet Ābrahāms teica: piemini, dēls, ka tu savu labumu esi dabūjis, dzīvs būdams, turpretim Lācars - ļaunu. Tagad viņš tiek iepriecināts, bet tev jācieš mokas. 26 Un turklāt starp mums un jums atrodas liels bezdibenis, ka tie, kas no šejienes vēlētos noiet pie jums, to nespētu, tāpat arī no jums pie mums. 27 Bet tas teica: tad es tevi lūdzu, tēvs, sūti to uz mana tēva namu! 28 Jo man ir pieci brāļi; lai viņš tos brīdina, ka arī tie nenonāk šinī moku vietā. 29 Bet Ābrahāms atbildēja: tiem ir Mozus un pravieši, lai tie tos klausa. 30 Bet tas sacīja: nē, Ābrahāma tēv, bet, ja kāds no mirušiem pie viņiem ietu, tad tie atgrieztos. 31 Bet Ābrahāms viņam sacīja: ja tie neklausa Mozu un praviešus, tie neticēs arī tad, ja kāds no miroņiem celtos augšām."
A Dishonest Manager
1 Jesus said to his disciples:
A rich man once had a manager to take care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting money. 2 So the rich man called him in and said, “What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work for me.”
3 The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now that my master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their homes after I've lost my job.”
5 Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, “How much do you owe my master?”
6 “A hundred barrels of olive oil,” the man answered.
So the manager said, “Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘50.’ ”
7 The manager asked someone else who was in debt to his master, “How much do you owe?”
“A thousand sacks of wheat,” the man replied.
The manager said, “Take your bill and write ‘800.’ ”
8 The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
9 My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home. 10 Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters. 11 If you cannot be trusted with this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? 12 And if you cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something that will be your own? 13 You cannot be the slave of two masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Some Sayings of Jesus
(Matthew 11.12Matthew 13Matthew 5.31Matthew 32Mark 10.11Mark 12)14 The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him. 15 But Jesus told them:
You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in your heart. The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned.
16 Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets. But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in. 17 Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter of the Law does.
18 It is a terrible sin for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.
Lazarus and the Rich Man
19 There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food. 20 But a poor beggar named Lazarus was brought to the gate of the rich man's house. 21 He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them. 22 The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham.
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 He went to hell and was suffering terribly. When he looked up and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side, 24 he said to Abraham, “Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and touch my tongue. I'm suffering terribly in this fire.”
25 Abraham answered, “My friend, remember that while you lived, you had everything good, and Lazarus had everything bad. Now he is happy, and you are in pain. 26 And besides, there is a deep ditch between us, and no one from either side can cross over.”
27 But the rich man said, “Abraham, then please send Lazarus to my father's home. 28 Let him warn my five brothers, so they won't come to this horrible place.”
29 Abraham answered, “Your brothers can read what Moses and the prophets wrote. They should pay attention to that.”
30 Then the rich man said, “No, that's not enough! If only someone from the dead would go to them, they would listen and turn to God.”
31 So Abraham said, “If they won't pay attention to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even to someone who comes back from the dead.”
