| 1 | And entering in, he walked through Jericho. |
| 2 | And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of the publicans, and he was rich. |
| 3 | And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature. |
| 4 | And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way. |
| 5 | And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him, and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down; for this day I must abide in thy house. |
| 6 | And he made haste and came down; and received him with joy. |
| 7 | And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner. |
| 8 | But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold. |
| 9 | Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. |
| 10 | For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. |
| 11 | As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested. |
| 12 | He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. |
| 13 | And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come. |
| 14 | But his citizens hated him: and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. |
| 15 | And it came to pass, that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. |
| 16 | And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. |
| 17 | And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities. |
| 18 | And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. |
| 19 | And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities. |
| 20 | And another came, saying: Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin; |
| 21 | For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow. |
| 22 | He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow: |
| 23 | And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming, I might have exacted it with usury? |
| 24 | And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. |
| 25 | And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds. |
| 26 | But I say to you, that to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken from him. |
| 27 | But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me. |
| 28 | And having said these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem. |
| 29 | And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethania, unto the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples, |
| 30 | Saying: Go into the town which is over against you, at your entering into which you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on which no man ever hath sitten: loose him, and bring him hither. |
| 31 | And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service. |
| 32 | And they that were sent, went their way, and found the colt standing, as he had said unto them. |
| 33 | And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt? |
| 34 | But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him. |
| 35 | And they brought him to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon. |
| 36 | And as he went, they spread their clothes underneath in the way. |
| 37 | And when he was now coming near the descent of mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen, |
| 38 | Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven, and glory on high! |
| 39 | And some of the Pharisees, from amongst the multitude, said to him: Master, rebuke thy disciples. |
| 40 | To whom he said: I say to you, that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. |
| 41 | And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying: |
| 42 | If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace; but now they are hidden from thy eyes. |
| 43 | For the days shall come upon thee, and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side, |
| 44 | And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee: and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation. |
| 45 | And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought. |
| 46 | Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves. |
| 47 | And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him: |
| 48 | And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. |
