Lukáš 16

1 Učeníkom povedal: „Bol istý bohatý človek, ktorý mal správcu, a toho obžalovali u neho, že mu rozhadzuje majetok.2 Zavolal si ho a povedal mu: »Čo to počúvam o tebe? Vydaj počet zo svojho šafárenia, lebo už nemôžeš ďalej šafáriť.«3 Správca si povedal: »Čo budem robiť, keď ma môj pán zbavuje správcovstva? Kopať nevládzem, žobrať sa hanbím.4 Viem, čo urobím, aby ma niekde prijali do domu, keď ma zbavia správcovstva.«5 Zavolal si po jednom dlžníkov svojho pána a vravel prvému: »Koľko dlhuješ môjmu pánovi?«6 On povedal: »Sto kadí oleja.« Vravel mu: »Tu máš svoj úpis, rýchlo si sadni a napíš päťdesiat.«7 Potom povedal inému: »A ty koľko dlhuješ?« On vravel: »Sto meríc pšenice.« Vravel mu: »Tu máš svoj úpis a napíš osemdesiat.«8 A pán pochválil nepoctivého správcu, že si opatrne počínal. Lebo synovia tohto sveta sú voči sebe navzájom predvídavejší ako synovia svetla.9 Aj ja vám hovorím: „Robte si priateľov z nespravodlivej mamony, aby vás, až sa pominie, prijali do večných príbytkov.10 Kto je verný v najmenšom, je verný aj vo veľkom, a kto je nepoctivý v malom, je nepoctivý aj vo veľkom.11 Ak ste teda neboli verní v nespravodlivej mamone, kto vám zverí pravé bohatstvo?12 A ak ste neboli verní v cudzom, kto vám dá, čo je vaše?13 Nijaký sluha nemôže slúžiť dvom pánom; pretože buď jedného bude nenávidieť a druhého milovať, alebo jedného sa bude pridŕžať a druhým bude opovrhovať. Nemôžete slúžiť aj Bohu aj mamone.“14 Toto všetko počúvali aj farizeji, ktorí mali radi peniaze, a posmievali sa mu.15 Preto im povedal: „Vy sa robíte pred ľuďmi spravodlivými, ale Boh pozná vaše srdcia, lebo čo je u ľudí vznešené, pred Bohom je ohavné.16 Zákon a Proroci sú až po Jána. Odvtedy sa zvestuje Božie kráľovstvo a každý naň ide násilím.17 Ľahšie sa pominie nebo a zem, ako by zo Zákona vypadla jediná čiarka.18 Každý, kto prepúšťa svoju manželku a berie si inú, cudzoloží, a kto si berie takú, ktorú muž prepustil, cudzoloží.19 Bol istý bohatý človek. Obliekal sa do purpuru a kmentu a deň čo deň prepychovo hodoval.20 Pri jeho bráne líhal akýsi žobrák, menom Lazár, plný vredov.21 Túžil nasýtiť sa z toho, čo padalo z boháčovho stola, a len psy prichádzali a lízali mu vredy.22 Keď žobrák umrel, anjeli ho zaniesli do Abrahámovho lona. Zomrel aj boháč a pochovali ho.23 A keď v pekle v mukách pozdvihol oči, zďaleka videl Abraháma a Lazára v jeho lone.24 I zvolal: »Otec Abrahám, zľutuj sa nado mnou a pošli Lazára, nech si namočí aspoň koniec prsta vo vode a zvlaží mi jazyk, lebo sa hrozne trápim v tomto plameni!«25 No Abrahám povedal: »Synu, spomeň si, že si dostal všetko dobré za svojho života a Lazár zasa iba zlé. Teraz sa on tu teší a ty sa trápiš.26 A okrem toho je medzi nami a vami veľká priepasť, takže nik - čo ako by chcel - nemôže prejsť odtiaľto k vám ani odtiaľ prekročiť k nám.«27 Tu povedal: »Prosím ťa, Otče, pošli ho do domu môjho otca.28 Mám totiž piatich bratov; nech ich zaprisahá, aby sa nedostali aj oni na toto miesto múk.«29 Abrahám mu odpovedal: »Majú Mojžiša a Prorokov, nech ich počúvajú.«30 Ale on vravel: »Nie, otec Abrahám. Ak príde k nim niekto z mŕtvych, budú robiť pokánie.«31 Odpovedal mu: »Ak nepočúvajú Mojžiša a Prorokov neuveria, ani keby niekto z mŕtvych vstal.«“

LUKE 16

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 sackst 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  t 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 t 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 11.12,13; 5.31,32; Mark 10.11,12)

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  t Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets.t But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in.

17 t Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter of the Law does.

18  t It is a terrible sint 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

22 t The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham.t
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 t He went to hellt 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 prophetst 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.”