¹Dicebat autem et ad discipulos suos:And he also said to his disciples:Homo quidam erat dives,“A certain man was wealthy,qui habebat villicum:and he had a steward of his estate.et hic diffamatus est apud illum quasi dissipasset bona ipsius.And this man was accused to him of having dissipated his goods.

¹Dicebat autem et ad discipulos suos:And he also said to his disciples:Homo quidam erat dives,“A certain man was wealthy,qui habebat villicum:and he had a steward of his estate.et hic diffamatus est apud illum quasi dissipasset bona ipsius.And this man was accused to him of having dissipated his goods.

²Et vocavit illum,And he called himet ait illi:and said to him:Quid hoc audio de te?‘What is this that I hear about you?redde rationem villicationis tuæ:Give an account of your stewardship.jam enim non poteris villicare.For you can no longer be my steward.’

²Et vocavit illum,And he called himet ait illi:and said to him:Quid hoc audio de te?‘What is this that I hear about you?redde rationem villicationis tuæ:Give an account of your stewardship.jam enim non poteris villicare.For you can no longer be my steward.’

³Ait autem villicus intra se:And the steward said within himself:Quid faciam,‘What shall I do?quia dominus meus aufert a me villicationem?For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me.Fodere non valeo,I am not strong enough to dig.mendicare erubesco.I am too ashamed to beg.

³Ait autem villicus intra se:And the steward said within himself:Quid faciam,‘What shall I do?quia dominus meus aufert a me villicationem?For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me.Fodere non valeo,I am not strong enough to dig.mendicare erubesco.I am too ashamed to beg.

⁴Scio quid faciam, ut,I know what I will do so that,cum amotus fuero a villicatione,when I have been removed from the stewardship,recipiant me in domos suas.they may receive me into their houses.’

⁴Scio quid faciam, ut,I know what I will do so that,cum amotus fuero a villicatione,when I have been removed from the stewardship,recipiant me in domos suas.they may receive me into their houses.’

⁵Convocatis itaque singulis debitoribus domini sui,And so, calling together each one of his lord’s debtors,dicebat primo:he said to the first,Quantum debes domino meo?‘How much do you owe my lord?’

⁵Convocatis itaque singulis debitoribus domini sui,And so, calling together each one of his lord’s debtors,dicebat primo:he said to the first,Quantum debes domino meo?‘How much do you owe my lord?’

⁶At ille dixit:So he said,Centum cados olei.‘One hundred jars of oil.’Dixitque illi:And he said to him,Accipe cautionem tuam:‘Take your invoice,et sede cito,and quickly,scribe quinquaginta.sit down and write fifty.’

⁶At ille dixit:So he said,Centum cados olei.‘One hundred jars of oil.’Dixitque illi:And he said to him,Accipe cautionem tuam:‘Take your invoice,et sede cito,and quickly,scribe quinquaginta.sit down and write fifty.’

⁷Deinde alii dixit:Next, he said to another,Tu vero quantum debes?‘In truth, how much do you owe?’Qui ait:And he said,Centum coros tritici.‘One hundred measures of wheat.’Ait illi: Accipe litteras tuas,He said to him, ‘Take your record books,et scribe octoginta.and write eighty.’

⁷Deinde alii dixit:Next, he said to another,Tu vero quantum debes?‘In truth, how much do you owe?’Qui ait:And he said,Centum coros tritici.‘One hundred measures of wheat.’Ait illi: Accipe litteras tuas,He said to him, ‘Take your record books,et scribe octoginta.and write eighty.’

⁸Et laudavit dominus villicum iniquitatis,And the lord praised the iniquitous steward,quia prudenter fecisset:in that he had acted prudently.quia filii hujus sæculi prudentiores filiis lucis in generatione sua sunt.For the sons of this age are more prudent with their generation than are the sons of light.

⁸Et laudavit dominus villicum iniquitatis,And the lord praised the iniquitous steward,quia prudenter fecisset:in that he had acted prudently.quia filii hujus sæculi prudentiores filiis lucis in generatione sua sunt.For the sons of this age are more prudent with their generation than are the sons of light.

⁹Et ego vobis dico:And so I say to you,facite vobis amicos de mammona iniquitatis:make friends for yourself using iniquitous mammon,ut,so that,cum defeceritis,when you will have passed away,recipiant vos in æterna tabernacula.they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

⁹Et ego vobis dico:And so I say to you,facite vobis amicos de mammona iniquitatis:make friends for yourself using iniquitous mammon,ut,so that,cum defeceritis,when you will have passed away,recipiant vos in æterna tabernacula.they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

¹⁰Qui fidelis est in minimo,Whoever is faithful in what is least,et in majori fidelis est:is also faithful in what is greater.et qui in modico iniquus est,And whoever is unjust in what is small,et in majori iniquus est.is also unjust in what is greater.

¹⁰Qui fidelis est in minimo,Whoever is faithful in what is least,et in majori fidelis est:is also faithful in what is greater.et qui in modico iniquus est,And whoever is unjust in what is small,et in majori iniquus est.is also unjust in what is greater.

¹¹Si ergo in iniquo mammona fideles non fuistis quod verum est,So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon,quis credet vobis?who will trust you with what is true?

¹¹Si ergo in iniquo mammona fideles non fuistis quod verum est,So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon,quis credet vobis?who will trust you with what is true?

¹²Et si in alieno fideles non fuistis, quod vestrum est,And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another,quis dabit vobis?who will give you what is yours?

¹²Et si in alieno fideles non fuistis, quod vestrum est,And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another,quis dabit vobis?who will give you what is yours?

¹³Nemo servus potest duobus dominis servire:No servant is able to serve two lords.aut enim unum odiet, et alterum diliget:For either he will hate the one and love the other,aut uni adhærebit, et alterum contemnet.or he will cling to the one and despise the other.Non potestis Deo servire et mammonæ.You cannot serve God and mammon.”

¹³Nemo servus potest duobus dominis servire:No servant is able to serve two lords.aut enim unum odiet, et alterum diliget:For either he will hate the one and love the other,aut uni adhærebit, et alterum contemnet.or he will cling to the one and despise the other.Non potestis Deo servire et mammonæ.You cannot serve God and mammon.”

¹⁴Audiebant autem omnia hæc pharisæi,But the Pharisees, who were greedy,qui erant avari: et deridebant illum.were listening to all these things. And they ridiculed him.

¹⁴Audiebant autem omnia hæc pharisæi,But the Pharisees, who were greedy,qui erant avari: et deridebant illum.were listening to all these things. And they ridiculed him.

¹⁵Et ait illis:And he said to them:Vos estis qui justificatis vos coram hominibus:“You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men.Deus autem novit corda vestra:But God knows your hearts.quia quod hominibus altum est, abominatio est ante Deum.For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁵Et ait illis:And he said to them:Vos estis qui justificatis vos coram hominibus:“You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men.Deus autem novit corda vestra:But God knows your hearts.quia quod hominibus altum est, abominatio est ante Deum.For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁶LexThe law and the prophets were until John.et prophetæ usque ad Joannem:Since then,ex eo regnum Dei evangelizatur,the kingdom of God is being evangelized,et omnis in illud vim facit.and everyone acts with violence toward it.

¹⁶LexThe law and the prophets were until John.et prophetæ usque ad Joannem:Since then,ex eo regnum Dei evangelizatur,the kingdom of God is being evangelized,et omnis in illud vim facit.and everyone acts with violence toward it.

¹⁷Facilius est autem cælum et terram præterire,But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away,quam de lege unum apicem cadere.than for one dot of the law to fall away.

¹⁷Facilius est autem cælum et terram præterire,But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away,quam de lege unum apicem cadere.than for one dot of the law to fall away.

¹⁸Omnis qui dimittit uxorem suam et alteram ducit,Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery.mœchatur: et qui dimissam a viro ducit, mœchatur.And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.

¹⁸Omnis qui dimittit uxorem suam et alteram ducit,Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery.mœchatur: et qui dimissam a viro ducit, mœchatur.And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.

¹⁹Homo quidam erat dives,A certain man was wealthy,qui induebatur purpura et bysso,and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen.et epulabatur quotidie splendide.And he feasted splendidly every day.

¹⁹Homo quidam erat dives,A certain man was wealthy,qui induebatur purpura et bysso,and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen.et epulabatur quotidie splendide.And he feasted splendidly every day.

²⁰Et erat quidam mendicus,And there was a certain beggar,nomine Lazarus,named Lazarus,qui jacebat ad januam ejus,who lay at his gate,ulceribus plenus,covered with sores,

²⁰Et erat quidam mendicus,And there was a certain beggar,nomine Lazarus,named Lazarus,qui jacebat ad januam ejus,who lay at his gate,ulceribus plenus,covered with sores,

²¹cupiens saturari de micis quæ cadebant de mensa divitis,wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table.et nemo illi dabat:But no one gave it to him.sed et canes veniebant,And even the dogs cameet lingebant ulcera ejus.and licked his sores.

²¹cupiens saturari de micis quæ cadebant de mensa divitis,wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table.et nemo illi dabat:But no one gave it to him.sed et canes veniebant,And even the dogs cameet lingebant ulcera ejus.and licked his sores.

²²Factum est autem ut moreretur mendicus,Then it happened that the beggar died,et portaretur ab angelis in sinum Abrahæ.and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham.Mortuus est autem et dives,Now the wealthy man also died,et sepultus est in inferno.and he was entombed in Hell.

²²Factum est autem ut moreretur mendicus,Then it happened that the beggar died,et portaretur ab angelis in sinum Abrahæ.and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham.Mortuus est autem et dives,Now the wealthy man also died,et sepultus est in inferno.and he was entombed in Hell.

²³Elevans autem oculos suos,Then lifting up his eyes,cum esset in tormentis,while he was in torments,vidit Abraham a longe,he saw Abraham far away,et Lazarum in sinu ejus:and Lazarus in his bosom.

²³Elevans autem oculos suos,Then lifting up his eyes,cum esset in tormentis,while he was in torments,vidit Abraham a longe,he saw Abraham far away,et Lazarum in sinu ejus:and Lazarus in his bosom.

²⁴et ipse clamans dixit:And crying out,Pater Abraham,he said:miserere mei,‘Father Abraham,et mitte Lazarum ut intingat extremum digiti sui in aquam,take pity on me and send Lazarus,ut refrigeret linguam meam,so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue.quia crucior in hac flamma.For I am tortured in this fire.’

²⁴et ipse clamans dixit:And crying out,Pater Abraham,he said:miserere mei,‘Father Abraham,et mitte Lazarum ut intingat extremum digiti sui in aquam,take pity on me and send Lazarus,ut refrigeret linguam meam,so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue.quia crucior in hac flamma.For I am tortured in this fire.’

²⁵Et dixit illi Abraham:And Abraham said to him: ‘Son,Fili, recordare quia recepisti bona in vita tua,recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison,et Lazarus similiter mala:Lazarus received bad things.nunc autem hic consolatur, tu vero cruciaris:But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.

²⁵Et dixit illi Abraham:And Abraham said to him: ‘Son,Fili, recordare quia recepisti bona in vita tua,recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison,et Lazarus similiter mala:Lazarus received bad things.nunc autem hic consolatur, tu vero cruciaris:But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.

²⁶et in his omnibus inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmatum est:And besides all this,ut hi qui volunt hinc transire ad vos,between us and you a great chasm has been established,non possint,so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able,neque inde huc transmeare.nor can someone cross from there to here.’

²⁶et in his omnibus inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmatum est:And besides all this,ut hi qui volunt hinc transire ad vos,between us and you a great chasm has been established,non possint,so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able,neque inde huc transmeare.nor can someone cross from there to here.’

²⁷Et ait:And he said:Rogo ergo te,‘Then, father,pater, ut mittas eum in domum patris mei:I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers,

²⁷Et ait:And he said:Rogo ergo te,‘Then, father,pater, ut mittas eum in domum patris mei:I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers,

²⁸habeo enim quinque fratres:so that he may testify to them,ut testetur illis, ne et ipsi veniant in hunc locum tormentorum.lest they also come into this place of torments.’

²⁸habeo enim quinque fratres:so that he may testify to them,ut testetur illis, ne et ipsi veniant in hunc locum tormentorum.lest they also come into this place of torments.’

²⁹Et ait illi Abraham:And Abraham said to him:Habent Moysen et prophetas:‘They have Moses and the prophets.audiant illos.Let them listen to them.’

²⁹Et ait illi Abraham:And Abraham said to him:Habent Moysen et prophetas:‘They have Moses and the prophets.audiant illos.Let them listen to them.’

³⁰At ille dixit:So he said:Non,‘No,pater Abraham:father Abraham.sed si quis ex mortuis ierit ad eos,But if someone were to go to them from the dead,pœnitentiam agent.they would repent.’

³⁰At ille dixit:So he said:Non,‘No,pater Abraham:father Abraham.sed si quis ex mortuis ierit ad eos,But if someone were to go to them from the dead,pœnitentiam agent.they would repent.’

³¹Ait autem illi:But he said to him:Si Moysen et prophetas non audiunt,‘If they will not listen to Mosesneque si quis ex mortuis resurrexerit,and the prophets,credent.neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’”

³¹Ait autem illi:But he said to him:Si Moysen et prophetas non audiunt,‘If they will not listen to Mosesneque si quis ex mortuis resurrexerit,and the prophets,credent.neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’”