Og en annen gang sa han til disiplene: Det var en rik mann som hadde en forvalter, og det ble sagt til ham at forvalteren sløste bort eiendelene hans.

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

Han kalte ham inn og sa: Hva er dette jeg hører om deg? Gi meg en redegjørelse for din forvaltning, for du kan ikke lenger være min forvalter.

And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

Forvalteren sa til seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre nå når min herre tar fra meg stillingen? Jeg har ikke styrke til å grave, og det er skammelig å tigge.

And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

Jeg vet hva jeg skal gjøre, slik at jeg blir tatt inn i folks hus når jeg mister stillingen min.

I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

Så tilkalte han hver enkelt skyldner til sin herre og sa til den første: Hvor mye skylder du min herre?

And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

Han svarte: Hundre tønner olje. Og han sa: Ta din gjeld og skriv femti.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

Så sa han til en annen: Hvor mye skylder du? Og han svarte: Hundre tønner hvete. Han sa til ham: Ta din gjeld og skriv åtti.

Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

Herren roste den uhederlige forvalteren fordi han hadde handlet klokt; for denne verdens barn er klokere overfor sin egen slekt enn lysets barn.

And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

Og jeg sier dere: Skaff dere venner ved hjelp av den urettferdige mammon, så dere, når den tar slutt, blir tatt imot i de evige boliger.

And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

Den som er tro i det små, er også tro i det store; og den som er uhederlig i det små, er også uhederlig i det store.

He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

Hvis dere ikke har vært tro med den urettferdige mammon, hvem vil da betro dere den sanne rikdom?

If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

Og hvis dere ikke har vært tro med andres eiendom, hvem vil gi dere det som tilhører dere selv?

And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

Ingen kan tjene to herrer; for han vil enten hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Fariseerne, som var glade i penger, hørte alt dette og spottet ham.

And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

Han sa til dem: Dere gjør dere selv rettferdige i folkets øyne, men Gud kjenner deres hjerter. For det som er høyt aktet blant mennesker, er en styggedom for Gud.

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

Loven og profetene var inntil Johannes; siden den tid forkynnes Guds rike, og hver og en trenger seg inn i det.

The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.

Men det er lettere for himmel og jord å forgå enn for en tøddel av loven å falle bort.

But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

Hver den som skiller seg fra sin kone og gifter seg med en annen, bryter ekteskapet. Og den som gifter seg med en kvinne som er skilt fra sin mann, bryter ekteskapet.

Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

Det var en rik mann som var kledd i purpur og fint lin og levde i glede og prakt hver dag.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

Og en fattig mann ved navn Lasarus lå ved porten hans, full av sår.

And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

Han ønsket å få spise seg mett på det som falt fra den rike mannens bord; også hundene kom og slikket sårene hans.

Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.

En gang døde den fattige mannen, og englene bar ham til Abrahams fang. Den rike mannen døde også og ble gravlagt.

And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

Og i dødsriket, hvor han var i pine, løftet han blikket og så Abraham langt borte og Lasarus i hans fang.

And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

Han ropte: Far Abraham, forbarm deg over meg og send Lasarus hit, så han kan dyppe sin fingertupp i vann og svale min tunge, for jeg pines i denne flammen.

And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

Men Abraham svarte: Husk, mitt barn, at du fikk dine gode ting mens du levde, og Lasarus fikk det vonde. Nå trøstes han her, mens du lider.

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

Dessuten er det satt et stort juv mellom oss og dere, slik at de som vil over herfra til dere, ikke kan, og heller ikke kan noen krysse derfra til oss.

And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

Da sa han: Jeg ber deg, far, at du sender ham til min fars hus,

And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

for jeg har fem brødre, så han kan advare dem, så de ikke også kommer til dette pinselsstedet.

For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.

Men Abraham sa: De har Moses og profetene; la dem høre på dem.

But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

Han sa: Nei, far Abraham, men hvis noen kommer til dem fra de døde, vil de omvende seg.

And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.

Men han svarte: Hvis de ikke hører på Moses og profetene, vil de ikke la seg overbevise selv om noen står opp fra de døde.

And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.