Luke 16 (GAX) · Opened

1Yesuus barattoota ifiitiin, «Namichi dureessi tokko, toowataa mana isaa toowatu qabaayyu. Toowataan kun akka karra isaa balleessaaru dureessichatti himane.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

2Maarre namichi dureessichi toowataa san waamee, ‹Marroo teeti wonni ani dhage'u kun maan? Ati haganaa achi toowataa kiyyaa waan hin teeneef, herrega toowatumma'aan itti hujje natti kenni› jedheen.So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

3Toowataan sun gadhaa ifii keessatti, ‹Amma goottaan kiyya toowatummaa tana na irraa fuudhaara, maan godhu naa woyya? Hin qotadha'atti hin dande'u, hin kadhadha'atti hin fokkifadha.The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

4Yennaa toowatummaa irraa ari'ame akka namooti gara mana ifii na fudhatanuuf, ani waan godhu hin beeka!› jedhe.I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5Achiin duuba worra liqaa goottaa isaa qabu tokko tokkoon waamee, ka duraatiin, ‹Liqaa goottaa kiyyaa meeqa ifi irraa qadda?› jennaan,And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

6namichi deebisee, ‹Zayitii ejersaa okkotee dhibba› jedhe. Maarre toowataan, ‹Galmee keeti hoo'o; ariifadhuu shantama jedhii barreessi›.‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7Ammalle toowataan, nama liqaa goottaa isaa qabu dhibi'iin, ‹Liqaa gootta'aa meeqa qadda?› jedhee gaafate. Namichille deebisee, ‹Qamadii daawullaa shantama› jedhe. Toowataan, ‹Galmee keeti hoo'o; dhibba saddeeti jedhii barreessi› jedheen.Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.

8Goottaan, toowataa hin addatanne san mala inni dhowateef jaje. Kun ijoolleen lafa tanaa ijoollee ifaa caalaa worra isaan fakkaatu woliin wolitti dhikeenna qabanuun malaameyyii akka te'ane mudhisa.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

9Ani isinitti hima, yennaa karri teessan hobbaate, akka isaan gara mana bara baraan itti leetanuu isin fudhatanu, karra dabaa ta lafa tanaatiin fira baafadha'a!I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

10«Nami waan diqqo'oon addatamaa te'e waan guddoolle'een addatamaa hin te'a. Nami waan diqqo'oon hin addatanne, waan guddoolle'een hin addatamu.Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

11Yoo isin karra biyya lafaa tanaan hin addatamin, eentu addatee karra dhuga'aa isinitti kenna ree?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12Isin karra worra dhibi'iitiin yoo hin addatamin, karra isiniif teetu eentu isiniif kenna ree?And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

13«Nami tokko garba goottaa lamaa te'iisaaf hin dande'u, tokkocha jibbee, kaan hin jaalata; yookiin tokkocha ulfeessee kaan hin tuffata. Akkasuma Waaqaa fi beesee tajaajiliisaaf hin dandeettanu» jedhe.No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

14Fariisaayoti worri beesee jaalatanu yennaa waan Yesuus dubbate kana dhage'ane isa ceeggatane.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

15Yesuus ammoo isaaniin, «Isin yennaa maraa balchoota ifi gootanee ilaaltan, Waaqi ammoo waan gadhaa keessan keessa jiru dhagga, wonni nama duratti ulfaataa fakkaatee mudhatu, Waaqa duratti tuffatama'a.So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

16Seerri Muuse'eetii fi kitaaboti raagotaa haga bara Yohaannisii cuupha'aatitti hujaa turane. Haga mootummaan Waaqaa odeeffanteen jalqabee nami martinuu itti galiisaaf jabeennaan wodhaaneera.The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

17Ammoo Seera keessaa bixxilleen addee dhidhattu ol-gubba'aa fi latti tartu irra kaso'o.But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

18«Nami haadha manaa ifii lakkisee dubartii dhibii fuudhu maraa hin gaarayyeeffata. Akkasuma dubartii abbaan manaa lakkise ka fuudhu hin gaarayyeeffata.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

19«Namichi dureessi woyaa dhiillee dansittii, ta gatii guddo'oo uffataa, guyyaa mara qananumma'aan le'u tokko jira.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

20Namichi hiyyeessi tokko, ka Alaazar jedhamu, ka nafi isaa duudiin mammadaayeeru balbala namicha dureessichaa dura irkateeraayyu.And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

21Inni waan qorii namicha dureessichaa irraa harca'e nyaatiisaaf halcha. Sareelle dhuttee madaa isaa arraabbatti.and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22Namichi hiyyeessi duunaan, ergantooti Waaqaa fuudhanee cinaa Abrahaamii geessane. Namichi dureessichille du'ee awwaalame.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

23Inni qilee keessatti rakkataa adoo jiruu, yennaa ol ilaale, fago'otti Abrahaam dhagge; Alaazarille cinaa isaatitti dhagge.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

24Maarre inni Abrahaamiin, ‹Abbaa kiyya Abrahaam naa nayi! Ani bobe'a ibiddaa kana keessatti guddoo waan rakkatiisatti jiruuf, Alaazar qaccee quba ifii bisaan keessa cuuphee akka arraba kiyya naaf qabbaneessu maganne'ee naa ergi› jedhee waammate.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

25«Abrahaam deebisee, ‹Lansa kiyya, ati bara jiruu teeti ta lafaa, waan dansaa dhaggattee akka gammadde qaabadhu; Alaazar ammoo rakkataa ture. Amma inni gammadiisatti jira, ati ammoo guddoo rakkatiisatti jirta.But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

26Tana maraa irratti, akka worri asii gara keessan, worri achiille as gara keenna hin qaxxaamurre, bowwaan guddaan nu wodhakkaa jira› jedheen.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

27Namichi dureessichi ammoo, ‹Abrahaam, yoona akka Alaazar gara mana abbaa kiyyaa ergitu si kadhadha.‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

28Ani obboleeyyan shan waan qabuuf, isaanille as addee rakkinnaa tana akka hin dhunne dhaqee ifi eeggachiisuu ti› jedhe.for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

29«Abrahaam deebisee, ‹Isaan Muuse'ee fi raagota qaban, dubbii isaanii dhage'anuu ti› jedhe.But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’

30Achiin duuba namichi dureessichi, ‹Waawwoo, abbaa kiyya Abrahaam, nami tokko du'aa ka'ee adoo dhaqee isaanitti himee ammoo cubbuu ifii irraa hin deebi'an› jedhe.‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

31Abrahaam ammoo, ‹Isaan Muuse'ee fi raagota dhage'uu yoo dhabane, yoo nami tokko du'aa ka'elle hin dhugeeffatanu› jedheen» jedhe.Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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