Luke 18

Prayer, children, riches, and a blind man

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Lc 18:1Dīcēbat autem et parabolam ad illōs, quoniam oportet semper ōrāre et nōn dēficere, dīcēns: Jūdex quīdam erat in quādam cīvitāte, quī Deum nōn timēbat, et hominem nōn reverēbātur.And he was saying also a parable to them, that one must always pray and not lose heart, saying: "There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God, and did not respect man. Lc 18:3Vidua autem quaedam erat in cīvitāte illā, et veniēbat ad eum, dīcēns: Vindicā mē dē adversāriō meō.And there was a certain widow in that city, and she was coming to him, saying: 'Avenge me against my adversary.' Lc 18:4Et nōlēbat per multum tempus.And he was unwilling for a long time. Lc 18:4Post haec autem dīxit intrā sē: Etsī Deum nōn timeō, nec hominem revereor: tamen quia molesta est mihi haec vidua, vindicābō illam, nē in novissimō veniēns sūgillet mē.But after these things he said within himself: 'Even if I do not fear God, nor respect man: yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest at the last, coming, she beat me black and blue.'" Lc 18:6Ait autem Dominus: Audīte quid jūdex inīquitātis dīcit: Deus autem nōn faciet vindictam ēlēctōrum suōrum clāmantium ad sē diē ac nocte, et patientiam habēbit in illīs?And the Lord said: "Hear what the judge of iniquity says: and will not God make vengeance for his chosen ones, who cry to him by day and by night, and will he have patience in their regard?

Lc 18:8Dīcō vōbīs quia citō faciet vindictam illōrum.I say to you that he will quickly make vengeance for them. Lc 18:8Vērumtamen Fīlius hominis veniēns, putās, inveniet fidem in terrā?But yet the Son of Man, coming, do you think, will he find faith on the earth?" Lc 18:9Dīxit autem et ad quōsdam quī in sē cōnfīdēbant tamquam jūstī, et aspernābantur cēterōs, parabolam istam: Duo hominēs ascendērunt in templum ut ōrārent: ūnus pharisaeus et alter pūblicānus.And he spoke also to some who trusted in themselves as being just, and despised the rest, this parable: "Two men went up into the temple to pray: one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. Lc 18:11Pharisaeus stāns, haec apud sē ōrābat: Deus, grātiās agō tibi, quia nōn sum sīcut cēterī hominum: raptōrēs, injūstī, adulterī, velut etiam hic pūblicānus: jējūnō bis in sabbatō, decimās dō omnium quae possideō.The Pharisee, standing, was praying these things with himself: 'God, I give thanks to you, because I am not as the rest of men: robbers, unjust, adulterers, as also this tax collector: I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.' Lc 18:13Et pūblicānus ā longē stāns, nōlēbat nec oculōs ad caelum levāre: sed percutiēbat pectus suum, dīcēns: Deus propitius estō mihi peccātōrī.And the tax collector, standing far off, was unwilling even to lift his eyes to heaven: but he was striking his breast, saying: 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner.' Lc 18:14Dīcō vōbīs, dēscendit hic jūstificātus in domum suam ab illō: quia omnis quī sē exaltat, humiliābitur, et quī sē humiliat, exaltābitur.I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one: because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Lc 18:15Afferēbant autem ad illum et īnfantēs, ut eōs tangeret.And they were bringing to him also infants, so that he might touch them. Lc 18:15Quod cum vidērent discipulī, increpābant illōs.And when the disciples saw it, they were rebuking them. Lc 18:16Jēsūs autem convocāns illōs, dīxit: Sinite puerōs venīre ad mē, et nōlīte vetāre eōs: tālium est enim regnum Deī.But Jesus, calling them together, said: "Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God. Lc 18:17Āmēn dīcō vōbīs, quīcumque nōn accēperit regnum Deī sīcut puer, nōn intrābit in illud.Amen I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter into it." Lc 18:18Et interrogāvit eum quīdam prīnceps, dīcēns: Magister bone, quid faciēns vītam aeternam possidēbō?And a certain ruler asked him, saying: "Good master, by doing what shall I possess eternal life?" Lc 18:19Dīxit autem eī Jēsūs: Quid mē dīcis bonum?And Jesus said to him: "Why do you call me good? Lc 18:19Nēmō bonus nisi sōlus Deus.No one is good except God alone. Lc 18:20Mandāta nōstī: nōn occīdēs;You know the commandments: you shall not kill; Lc 18:20Nōn moechāberis;You shall not commit adultery; Lc 18:20Nōn fūrtum faciēs;You shall not commit theft; Lc 18:20Nōn falsum testimōnium dīcēs;You shall not speak false testimony; Lc 18:20Honōrā patrem tuum et mātrem.Honour your father and mother."

Lc 18:21Quī ait: Haec omnia custōdīvī ā juventūte meā.He said: "All these things I have kept from my youth." Lc 18:22Quō audītō, Jēsūs ait eī: Adhūc ūnum tibi dēest: omnia quaecumque habēs vēnde, et dā pauperibus, et habēbis thēsaurum in caelō: et venī, Sequere mē.Which having been heard, Jesus said to him: "One thing is still lacking to you: all things whatever you have, sell, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me." Lc 18:23Hīs ille audītīs, contrīstātus est: quia dīves erat valdē.These things having been heard, he was saddened: because he was very rich. Lc 18:24Vidēns autem Jēsūs illum trīstem factum, dīxit: Quam difficile, quī pecūniās habent, in regnum Deī intrābunt!And Jesus, seeing him made sad, said: "How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God! Lc 18:25Facilius est enim camēlum per forāmen acūs trānsīre quam dīvitem intrāre in regnum Deī.For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

Lc 18:26Et dīxērunt quī audiēbant: Et quis potest salvus fierī?And those who were hearing said: "And who can become safe?" Lc 18:27Ait illīs: Quae impossibilia sunt apud hominēs, possibilia sunt apud Deum.He said to them: "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." Lc 18:28Ait autem Petrus: Ecce nōs dīmīsimus omnia et secūtī sumus tē.And Peter said: "Look, we have left all things and have followed you." Lc 18:29Quī dīxit eīs: Āmēn dīcō vōbīs, nēmō est quī relīquit domum, aut parentēs, aut frātrēs, aut uxōrem, aut fīliōs propter regnum Deī, et nōn recipiat multō plūra in hōc tempore, et in saeculō ventūrō vītam aeternam.He said to them: "Amen I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, and will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life." Lc 18:31Assūmpsit autem Jēsūs duodecim, et ait illīs: Ecce ascendimus Jerosolymam, et cōnsummābuntur omnia quae scrīpta sunt per prophētās dē Fīliō hominis: trādētur enim gentibus, et illūdētur, et flagellābitur, et cōnspuētur: et postquam flagellāverint, occīdent eum, et tertiā diē resurget.And Jesus took the twelve aside, and said to them: "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be brought to completion: for he will be handed over to the gentiles, and will be mocked, and will be scourged, and will be spat upon: and after they have scourged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again."

Lc 18:34Et ipsī nihil hōrum intellēxērunt, et erat verbum istud absconditum ab eīs, et nōn intelligēbant quae dīcēbantur.And they themselves understood none of these things, and this word was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things which were being said. Lc 18:35Factum est autem, cum appropinquāret Jericho, caecus quīdam sedēbat secus viam, mendīcāns.Now it was done, when he was drawing near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. Lc 18:36Et cum audīret turbam praetereuntem, interrogābat quid hoc esset.And when he heard the crowd passing by, he was asking what this was. Lc 18:37Dīxērunt autem eī quod Jēsūs Nazarēnus trānsīret.And they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. Lc 18:38Et clāmāvit, dīcēns: Jēsū, fīlī David, miserēre meī.And he cried out, saying: "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." Lc 18:39Et quī praeībant, increpābant eum ut tacēret.And those who were going in front were rebuking him, that he should be silent. Lc 18:39Ipse vērō multō magis clāmābat: Fīlī David, miserēre meī.But he was crying out much more: "Son of David, have pity on me."

Lc 18:40Stāns autem Jēsūs jussit illum addūcī ad sē.And Jesus, standing still, ordered him to be brought to himself. Lc 18:40Et cum appropinquāsset, interrogāvit illum, dīcēns: Quid tibi vīs faciam?And when he had come near, he asked him, saying: "What do you wish that I do for you?" Lc 18:41At ille dīxit: Domine, ut videam.But he said: "Lord, that I may see." Lc 18:42Et Jēsūs dīxit illī: Respice, fidēs tua tē salvum fēcit.And Jesus said to him: "Look up, your faith has made you safe." Lc 18:43Et cōnfestim vīdit, et sequēbātur illum magnificāns Deum.And at once he saw, and was following him, glorifying God. Lc 18:43Et omnis plēbs ut vīdit, dedit laudem Deō.And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (233 words)

dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
parabola, -ae f.	comparison, parable
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
quoniam, conj.	since now, since
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)	it is right, it is necessary
semper, adv.	always
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
nōn, adv.	not
dēficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus	fail
iūdex, iūdicis, m.	judge
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.	a certain, certain
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
cīvitās, -tātis, f.	state
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
deus, -ī, m.	god
timeō, -ēre, -uī	fear
homō, hominis, m.	man
revereor, -ērī, -veritus sum	respect, stand in awe of
vidua, -ae f.	widow
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
vindicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	punish; claim
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
adversārius, -ī m.	opponent, enemy
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
multus, -a, -um	much, great; plur., many
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
intrā, prep. with acc.	within
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
etsī, conj.	even if, although
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
tamen, adv.	however, yet, nevertheless
quia (conj.)	because
molestus, -a, -um	troublesome; molestus esse (+ dat.), to bother
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
novissimus, -a, -um	last (novissimum agmen: the rear)
sūgillō (suggillō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus	beat black and blue; pester, wear out; insult
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
inīquitās, -ātis f.	unevenness; unfairness, difficulty
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
vindicta, -ae f.	vengeance, revenge
ēlēctus, -a, -um	picked, chosen, select
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
nox, noctis, f.	night
patientia, -ae f.	endurance, hardiness
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
vōs	plur. of tū
citō (adv.; comp. citius)	quickly, soon; citius: more quickly, without delay
vērumtamen (adv.)	but yet, nevertheless
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	think
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
fidēs, -eī f.	faith, trust; pledge
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
cōnfīdō, -ere, cōnfīsus sum	trust, be confident
tamquam (adv., conj.)	as, just as; as if
iūstus, -a, -um	just
aspernor, -ārī, -ātus sum	spurn, reject, scorn
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	the other, the remaining, the rest of
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
templum, -ī, n.	sanctuary, temple
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
pharisaeus, -ī m.	Pharisee, member of a Jewish party strict about the Law
alter, -era, -erum	one or the other (of two); another, second
pūblicānus, -ī m.	tax collector
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
apud, prep, with acc.	among, with
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
sīcut (conj.)	just as
raptor, -ōris m.	robber, plunderer; (of wolves) ravening
iniūstus, -a, -um	unjust, unfair; harsh
adulter, -erī m.	adulterer
velut	even or just as, as
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
iēiūnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	fast, go without food
bis (adv.)	twice
sabbatum, -ī n. (often pl.)	the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest
decimus, -a, -um	tenth
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
omnis, -e	all, every
possideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessus	hold, possess
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
longē, adv.	far
oculus, -ī, m.	eye
caelum, -ī, n.	heaven, sky
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lift; lighten, relieve
sed, conj.	but
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
pectus, pectoris, n.	breast
propitius, -a, -um	favourable, well-disposed
peccātor, -ōris m.	sinner
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb down, descend
iūstificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	justify, make or declare righteous
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
exaltō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	raise up, lift high; exalt
humiliō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	humble, bring low, abase
afferō, afferre, attulī, allātum	bring, bring to; cause
īnfāns, -fantis, m. and f.	infant, babe
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus	touch
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
discipulus, -ī m.	pupil, disciple
increpō, -āre, -uī, -itus	make a noise, rattle; rebuke
convocō, -vocāre, -vocāvī, -vocātus	call together, summon, assemble
sinō, -ere, sīvī, situs	allow, permit, let
puer, puerī, m.	boy
vetō, -āre, vetuī, vetitum	forbid
tālis, -e	such
enim, conj.	for
regnum, -ī, n.	royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
āmēn (indecl.)	truly, amen (Hebrew: 'so be it')
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque	whoever, whatever
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	go within or into, enter
interrogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask, question
prīnceps, -ipis	first, chief; as noun: leader
magister, -trī, m.	master
bonus, -a, -um	good
vīta, -ae, f.	life
aeternus, -a, -um	everlasting, eternal
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.	no one, nobody
nisi, conj.	if not, unless
sōlus, -a, -um	alone
mandātum, -ī n.	order, instruction, message
nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum	get to know (perf. nōvī: know)
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsus	cut down, kill
moechor, -ārī, -ātus sum	commit adultery
fūrtum, -ī, n.	theft
falsus, -a, -um	feigned, pretended, false
testimōnium, -ī n.	evidence, proof
honōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	honour, respect
pater, patris, m.	father
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
māter, mātris, f.	mother
custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	guard
iuventūs, -ūtis f.	youth; the young men
adhūc, adv.	to this point, up to this time, yet, still
dēsum, deesse, dēfuī	be lacking, fail
vēndō, -ere, vēndidī, vēnditum	sell
pauper, -eris	poor; as a noun, a poor person
thēsaurus, -ī m.	treasure; storehouse
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
contrīstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	make sad; passive: be grieved
dīves, dīvitis (superl. dītissimus)	rich
valdē, adv.	very, greatly
trīstis, -e	sad, gloomy
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
difficilis, -e	not easy, difficult
pecūnia, -ae, f.	money (the possession of cattle constituting wealth in early times)
facilis, -e (comp. facilior)	easy
camēlus, -ī m.	camel
forāmen, -inis n.	hole, opening; (of a needle) eye
acus, -ūs f.	needle, pin
trānseō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go across or over, cross
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
salvus, -a, -um	safe, unharmed
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
impossibilis, -e	impossible
possibilis, -e	possible
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
nōs	plur. of ego
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus	leave behind, leave
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
parēns, -entis m./f.	parent
frāter, frātris, m.	brother
uxor, -ōris, f.	wife
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover
multō, adv.	by much or far, much, far
plūrēs, -a, plur. adj.	more, many, several
saeculum, -ī n.	generation, age; century
assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus	take up, receive; take to oneself
duodecim, indecl. adj.	twelve
cōnsummō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	bring to completion, finish
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus	write
prophēta, -ae m.	prophet
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
gēns, gentis, f.	race, nation
illūdō, -ere, -lūsī, -lūsus	mock, make fun of (+ dat.)
flagellō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	whip, scourge
cōnspuō, -ere, -spuī, -spūtus	spit on
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
tertius, -a, -um	third
resurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctum	rise again, rise from the dead
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus	perceive, understand
verbum, -ī, n.	word
abscondō, -ere, -condī, -conditus	hide, conceal
appropinquō, -propinquāre, -propinquāvī, -propinquātus	approach to, approach
caecus, -a, -um	blind
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus	sit
secus (prep. + acc.)	beside, along
via, -ae, f.	road, way
mendīcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	beg
turba, -ae f.	crowd
praetereō, -īre, -iī, -itus	pass by
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
misereor, -ērī, miseritus sum	pity, have mercy on (+ gen.)
praeeō, -īre, -iī, -itum	go before, lead the way
taceō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	be silent
vērō, adv.	in truth, indeed; however
magis, comp. adv.	more, rather
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus	bid, order, command
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead to, bring, take; induce, influence
volō, velle, voluī	wish
at, conj.	but
respiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectum	look back
cōnfestim (adv.)	at once, immediately
magnificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	extol, praise, glorify; hold in high esteem
plēbs, plēbis f.	the common people
laus, laudis f.	praise, glory

Vulgate, Evangelium secundum Lucam. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.