1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him , and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. 9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. 10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. 11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ? 12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
13 ¶ No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
19 ¶ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: 28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
16–BOB
Pishiq ish boshqaruvchi haqida masal
1 Iso shogirdlariga shunday dedi: “Bir boy odamning ish boshqaruvchisi bor ekan. Boyga, ish boshqaruvchingiz mol–mulkingizni sovurib yuribdi degan xabar yetib keldi. 2 Boy odam ish boshqaruvchisini chaqirib, unga shunday debdi:
— Sen haqingda baʼzi gaplarni eshitdim. Bu nimasi?! Menga boshqaruving toʻgʻrisida hisobot ber, endi ishlarimni sen boshqarmaysan.
3 Shunda ish boshqaruvchi oʻziga oʻzi debdi:
— Xoʻjayinim meni ishdan boʻshatyapti. Endi nima qilaman? Yer chopishga kuchim yetmaydi, sadaqa soʻrashga uyalaman. 4 Eha, topdim! Bir ish qilaman, shunda boʻshatilganimdan keyin odamlar uylarining eshiklarini men uchun ochib berishadi.
5 U vaqtni boy bermay, xoʻjayinning qarzdorlarini birma–bir chaqiribdi. Birinchisidan soʻrabdi:
— Xoʻjayinimdan qancha qarzing bor?
6 — Ikki yuz koʻza zaytun moyi, — deb javob beribdi u.
— Tilxatingni ol, tezda oʻtirib yuz koʻza deb yoz! — debdi unga ish boshqaruvchi. 7 Keyin boshqasidan ham soʻrabdi:
— Sening qancha qarzing bor?
— Ming togʻora bugʻdoy, — deb javob beribdi u. Unga ham:
— Tilxatingni ol, sakkiz yuz togʻora deb yoz! — debdi ish boshqaruvchi.
8 Ha, ayyor ish boshqaruvchi ishini boplab bajardi! Chindan ham bu dunyoning odamlari zamondoshlari orasida nur ahliga qaraganda oʻz ishiga ancha pishiqdirlar.
9 Men sizlarga aytaman: bu dunyoning boyligidan foydalanib doʻst orttiringlar, toki bu boylik tugagach, Xudo sizni abadiy maskaniga qabul qilsin. 10 Kichik ishda sadoqatli boʻlgan odam katta ishda ham sadoqatli boʻladi. Kichik ishda sadoqatsiz boʻlgan esa katta ishda ham sadoqatsiz boʻladi. 11 Agar sizga bu dunyoning boyligini ishonib topshirib boʻlmasa, kim sizga haqiqiy boylikni ishonib topshiradi?! 12 Agar sizga boshqalarning narsasini ishonib topshirib boʻlmasa, oʻzingizga atalgan narsani sizga kim beradi?!
13 Hech qanday xizmatkor ikki xoʻjayinga xizmat qilolmaydi. U yo birini yomon koʻrib, boshqasini yaxshi koʻradi, yoki biriga bagʻishlanib, boshqasini mensimaydi. Sizlar ham Xudoga, ham boylikka birdek xizmat qila olmaysizlar.”
14 Pulparast farziylar bularni eshitib, Isoni mazax qildilar. 15 Iso ularga dedi: “Sizlar odamlar oldida oʻzingizni taqvodor qilib koʻrsatasizlar, lekin Xudo yuragingizni biladi. Odamzod koʻkka koʻtargan narsalar Xudoning nazarida jirkanchdir.
16 Yahyo va undan oldin kelganlar Tavrot va Paygʻambarlar bitiklarini eʼlon qilganlar. Endi esa Xudoning Shohligi toʻgʻrisidagi Xushxabar eʼlon qilinmoqda va har bir odam bu Shohlikka kirishga undalmoqda. 17 Biroq Tavrotdan bir nuqtaning yoʻqolishidan koʻra, yeru osmonning yoʻqolishi osonroqdir.
18 Kim oʻz xotini bilan ajrashib boshqasiga uylansa, zino qilgan boʻladi. Shuningdek, eri bilan ajrashgan xotinga uylangan kishi ham zino qilgan boʻladi.
Boy va Lazar haqida masal
19 Bir boy odam bor ekan. U qimmatbaho liboslar kiyib yurar, har kuni dabdabali hayot kechirar ekan. 20 Boyning darvozasi oldida butun badaniga yara toshgan Lazar ismli bir qashshoq gadoy yotar ekan. 21 U boy dasturxonidan toʻkilgan ushoqlar bilan qorin toʻydirishni orzu qilar ekan. Itlar kelib uning yaralarini yalab ketar ekan.
22 Bir kuni gadoy oʻlib qolibdi, farishtalar uni Ibrohimning yoniga olib ketibdilar. Keyin boy ham oʻlib, dafn qilinibdi.
23 Jahannamda azob chekayotgan boy boshini koʻtarib, uzoqda Ibrohimni va uning yonidagi Lazarni koʻribdi. 24 Soʻng shunday deb faryod qilibdi:
— Ey Ibrohim ota! Menga rahm qilib Lazarni yuboring. U barmogʻining uchini suvga botirib, tilimga tomizsin. Bu alanga ichida azob chekyapman!
25 Ibrohim unga shunday deb javob beribdi:
— Unutma, oʻgʻlim, sen hayotligingda hamma yaxshi narsalaringni olib boʻlding, Lazar esa faqat yomonlik koʻrdi. Endi u bu yerda tasalli topyapti, sen boʻlsang, azob chekyapsan. 26 Bundan tashqari, sen bilan bizning oramizda tubsiz jarlik bor. Bu yerdan siz tomonga oʻtmoqchi boʻlganlar oʻta olmaydilar va u yerdan biz tomonga ham oʻtmaydilar.
27 Shunda boy aytibdi:
— Unday boʻlsa, ey ota, sizdan oʻtinib soʻrayman, Lazarni otamning uyiga yuboring. 28 Mening beshta ukam bor. Ular ham bu azobli joyga kelmasliklari uchun ularni ogohlantirib qoʻysin.
29 Ibrohim javob beribdi:
— Ularda Musoning va paygʻambarlarning bitiklari bor–ku, oʻshalarga quloq solishsin.
30 Boy esa:
— Yoʻq, Ibrohim ota, ular quloq solmaydilar. Ammo oʻliklardan biri ularning oldiga borsa, oʻshanda tavba qiladilar, — debdi. 31 Ibrohim shunday debdi:
— Agar Muso va boshqa paygʻambarlarning soʻzlariga quloq solmagan boʻlsalar, oʻliklardan biri tirilib borsa ham ishonmaydilar.”
