Luke 12 (VUL) · Opened

1Multis autem turbis circumstantibus, ita ut se invicem conculcarent, cœpit dicere ad discipulos suos: Attendite a fermento pharisæorum, quod est hypocrisis.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2Nihil autem opertum est, quod non reveletur: neque absconditum, quod non sciatur.There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3Quoniam quæ in tenebris dixistis, in lumine dicentur: et quod in aurem locuti estis in cubiculis, prædicabitur in tectis.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4Dico autem vobis amicis meis: Ne terreamini ab his qui occidunt corpus, et post hæc non habent amplius quid faciant.I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5Ostendam autem vobis quem timeatis: timete eum qui, postquam occiderit, habet potestatem mittere in gehennam: ita dico vobis, hunc timete.But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6Nonne quinque passeres veneunt dipondio, et unus ex illis non est in oblivione coram Deo?Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7sed et capilli capitis vestri omnes numerati sunt. Nolite ergo timere: multis passeribus pluris estis vos.And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8Dico autem vobis: Omnis quicumque confessus fuerit me coram hominibus, et Filius hominis confitebitur illum coram angelis Dei:I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9qui autem negaverit me coram hominibus, negabitur coram angelis Dei.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10Et omnis qui dicit verbum in Filium hominis, remittetur illi: ei autem qui in Spiritum Sanctum blasphemaverit, non remittetur.And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11Cum autem inducent vos in synagogas, et ad magistratus, et potestates, nolite solliciti esse qualiter, aut quid respondeatis, aut quid dicatis.When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12Spiritus enim Sanctus docebit vos in ipsa hora quid oporteat vos dicere.For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

13Ait autem ei quidam de turba: Magister, dic fratri meo ut dividat mecum hæreditatem.Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14At ille dixit illi: Homo, quis me constituit judicem, aut divisorem super vos?But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15Dixitque ad illos: Videte, et cavete ab omni avaritia: quia non in abundantia cujusquam vita ejus est ex his quæ possidet.And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Dixit autem similitudinem ad illos, dicens: Hominis cujusdam divitis uberes fructus ager attulit:Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17et cogitabat intra se dicens: Quid faciam, quia non habeo quo congregem fructus meos?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Et dixit: Hoc faciam: destruam horrea mea, et majora faciam: et illuc congregabo omnia quæ nata sunt mihi, et bona mea,Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19et dicam animæ meæ: Anima, habes multa bona posita in annos plurimos: requiesce, comede, bibe, epulare.Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20Dixit autem illi Deus: Stulte, hac nocte animam tuam repetunt a te: quæ autem parasti, cujus erunt?But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21Sic est qui sibi thesaurizat, et non est in Deum dives.This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22Dixitque ad discipulos suos: Ideo dico vobis, nolite solliciti esse animæ vestræ quid manducetis, neque corpori quid induamini.Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23Anima plus est quam esca, et corpus plus quam vestimentum.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24Considerate corvos, quia non seminant, neque metunt, quibus non est cellarium, neque horreum, et Deus pascit illos. Quanto magis vos pluris estis illis?Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

25Quis autem vestrum cogitando potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

26Si ergo neque quod minimum est potestis, quid de ceteris solliciti estis?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27Considerate lilia quomodo crescunt: non laborant, neque nent: dico autem vobis, nec Salomon in omni gloria sua vestiebatur sicut unum ex istis.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

28Si autem fœnum, quod hodie est in agro, et cras in clibanum mittitur, Deus sic vestit: quanto magis vos pusillæ fidei?If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

29Et vos nolite quærere quid manducetis, aut quid bibatis: et nolite in sublime tolli:And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

30hæc enim omnia gentes mundi quærunt. Pater autem vester scit quoniam his indigetis.For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31Verumtamen quærite primum regnum Dei, et justitiam ejus: et hæc omnia adjicientur vobis.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

32Nolite timere pusillus grex, quia complacuit Patri vestro dare vobis regnum.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

33Vendite quæ possidetis, et date eleemosynam. Facite vobis sacculos, qui non veterascunt, thesaurum non deficientem in cælis: quo fur non appropriat, neque tinea corrumpit.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

34Ubi enim thesaurus vester est, ibi et cor vestrum erit.For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

35Sint lumbi vestri præcincti, et lucernæ ardentes in manibus vestris,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

36et vos similes hominibus exspectantibus dominum suum quando revertatur a nuptiis: ut, cum venerit et pulsaverit, confestim aperiant ei.Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

37Beati servi illi quos, cum venerit dominus, invenerit vigilantes: amen dico vobis, quod præcinget se, et faciet illos discumbere, et transiens ministrabit illis.Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

38Et si venerit in secunda vigilia, et si in tertia vigilia venerit, et ita invenerit, beati sunt servi illi.Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.

39Hoc autem scitote, quoniam si sciret paterfamilias, qua hora fur veniret, vigilaret utique, et non sineret perfodi domum suam.But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40Et vos estote parati: quia qua hora non putatis, Filius hominis veniet.You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

41Ait autem et Petrus: Domine, ad nos dicis hanc parabolam, an et ad omnes?“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

42Dixit autem Dominus: Quis, putas, est fidelis dispensator, et prudens, quem constituit dominus supra familiam suam, ut det illis in tempore tritici mensuram?And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

43Beatus ille servus quem, cum venerit dominus, invenerit ita facientem.Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

44Vere dico vobis, quoniam supra omnia quæ possidet, constituet illum.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

45Quod si dixerit servus ille in corde suo: Moram facit dominus meus venire: et cœperit percutere servos, et ancillas, et edere, et bibere, et inebriari:But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

46veniet dominus servi illius in die qua non sperat, et hora qua nescit, et dividet eum, partemque ejus cum infidelibus ponet.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47Ille autem servus qui cognovit voluntatem domini sui, et non præparavit, et non facit secundum voluntatem ejus, vapulabit multis:That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

48qui autem non cognovit, et fecit digna plagis, vapulabit paucis. Omni autem cui multum datum est, multum quæretur ab eo: et cui commendaverunt multum, plus petent ab eo.But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

49Ignem veni mittere in terram, et quid volo nisi ut accendatur?I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50Baptismo autem habeo baptizari: et quomodo coarctor usque dum perficiatur?But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

51Putatis quia pacem veni dare in terram? non, dico vobis, sed separationem:Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52erunt enim ex hoc quinque in domo una divisi, tres in duos, et duo in tresFrom now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

53dividentur: pater in filium, et filius in patrem suum, mater in filiam, et filia in matrem, socrus in nurum suam, et nurus in socrum suam.They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

54Dicebat autem et ad turbas: Cum videritis nubem orientem ab occasu, statim dicitis: Nimbus venit: et ita fit.Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55Et cum austrum flantem, dicitis: Quia æstus erit: et fit.And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56Hypocritæ ! faciem cæli et terræ nostis probare: hoc autem tempus quomodo non probatis?You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57quid autem et a vobis ipsis non judicatis quod justum est?And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58Cum autem vadis cum adversario tuo ad principem, in via da operam liberari ab illo, ne forte trahat te ad judicem, et judex tradat te exactori, et exactor mittat te in carcerem.Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59Dico tibi, non exies inde, donec etiam novissimum minutum reddas.I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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