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Luke 19

Zacchaeus, the minas, and Jerusalem

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Lc 19:1Et ingressus perambulābat Jericho.And having gone in, he was walking through Jericho. Lc 19:2Et ecce vir nōmine Zachaeus: et hic prīnceps erat pūblicānōrum, et ipse dīves: et quaerēbat vidēre Jēsum, quis esset: et nōn poterat prae turbā, quia statūrā pusillus erat.And look, a man by name Zacchaeus: and he was a chief of the tax collectors, and he himself was rich: and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he was: and he could not because of the crowd, because he was small in stature. Lc 19:4Et praecurrēns ascendit in arborem sycomorum ut vidēret eum: quia inde erat trānsitūrus.And running ahead he climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he might see him: because he was going to pass by that way. Lc 19:5Et cum vēnisset ad locum, suspiciēns Jēsūs vīdit illum, et dīxit ad eum: Zachaee, festīnāns dēscende: quia hodiē in domō tuā oportet mē manēre.And when he had come to the place, Jesus, looking up, saw him, and said to him: "Zacchaeus, hurrying, come down: because today I must stay in your house." Lc 19:6Et festīnāns dēscendit, et excēpit illum gaudēns.And hurrying he came down, and received him rejoicing.

Lc 19:7Et cum vidērent omnēs, murmurābant, dīcentēs quod ad hominem peccātōrem dīvertisset.And when they all saw it, they were grumbling, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man. Lc 19:8Stāns autem Zachaeus, dīxit ad Dominum: Ecce dīmidium bonōrum meōrum, Domine, dō pauperibus: et sī quid aliquem dēfraudāvī, reddō quadruplum.But Zacchaeus, standing, said to the Lord: "Look, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor: and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I give back fourfold." Lc 19:9Ait Jēsūs ad eum: Quia hodiē salūs domuī huic facta est: eō quod et ipse fīlius sit Abrahae.Jesus said to him: "Today salvation has come about for this house: because he himself is also a son of Abraham. Lc 19:10Vēnit enim Fīlius hominis quaerere, et salvum facere quod perierat.For the Son of Man came to seek, and to make safe, what had been lost." Lc 19:11Haec illīs audientibus adjiciēns, dīxit parabolam, eō quod esset prope Jerūsalem: et quia exīstimārent quod cōnfestim regnum Deī manifestārētur.As they were hearing these things, adding to them he spoke a parable, because he was near Jerusalem: and because they were reckoning that the kingdom of God would at once be made manifest.

Lc 19:12Dīxit ergō: Homō quīdam nōbilis abiit in regiōnem longinquam accipere sibi regnum, et revertī.He said therefore: "A certain man of noble birth went away into a far-off region to receive a kingdom for himself, and to return. Lc 19:13Vocātīs autem decem servīs suīs, dedit eīs decem mnās, et ait ad illōs: Negōtiāminī dum veniō.And, ten of his servants having been called, he gave them ten minas, and said to them: 'Trade until I come.' Lc 19:14Cīvēs autem ejus ōderant eum: et mīsērunt lēgātiōnem post illum, dīcentēs: Nōlumus hunc regnāre super nōs.But his citizens hated him: and they sent an embassy after him, saying: 'We do not wish this man to reign over us.' Lc 19:15Et factum est ut redīret acceptō regnō: et jussit vocārī servōs, quibus dedit pecūniam, ut scīret quantum quisque negōtiātus esset.And it was done that he returned, the kingdom having been received: and he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called, so that he might know how much each had gained by trading. Lc 19:16Vēnit autem prīmus dīcēns: Domine, mna tua decem mnās acquīsīvit.And the first came, saying: 'Lord, your mina has acquired ten minas.' Lc 19:17Et ait illī: Euge bone serve, quia in modicō fuistī fidēlis, eris potestātem habēns super decem cīvitātēs.And he said to him: 'Well done, good servant, because you have been faithful in a little, you will be having power over ten cities.' Lc 19:18Et alter vēnit, dīcēns: Domine, mna tua fēcit quīnque mnās.And the second came, saying: 'Lord, your mina has made five minas.' Lc 19:19Et huic ait: Et tū estō super quīnque cīvitātēs.And to this one he said: 'You too, be over five cities.' Lc 19:20Et alter vēnit, dīcēns: Domine, ecce mna tua, quam habuī repositam in sūdāriō: timuī enim tē, quia homō austērus es: tollis quod nōn posuistī, et metis quod nōn sēmināstī.And another came, saying: 'Lord, look, your mina, which I have had laid away in a cloth: for I feared you, because you are a harsh man: you take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.' Lc 19:22Dīcit eī: Dē ōre tuō tē jūdicō, serve nēquam.He says to him: 'Out of your own mouth I judge you, wicked servant.

Lc 19:22Sciēbās quod ego homō austērus sum, tollēns quod nōn posuī, et metēns quod nōn sēmināvī: et quārē nōn dedistī pecūniam meam ad mēnsam, ut ego veniēns cum ūsūrīs utique exēgissem illam?You knew that I am a harsh man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow: and why did you not give my money to the bank, so that I, coming, might surely have demanded it with interest?' Lc 19:24Et astantibus dīxit: Auferte ab illō mnam, et date illī quī decem mnās habet.And to those standing by he said: 'Take away the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.' Lc 19:25Et dīxērunt eī: Domine, habet decem mnās.And they said to him: 'Lord, he has ten minas.' Lc 19:26Dīcō autem vōbīs, quia omnī habentī dabitur, et abundābit: ab eō autem quī nōn habet, et quod habet auferētur ab eō.'But I say to you, that to everyone who has it will be given, and he will abound: but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

Lc 19:27Vērumtamen inimīcōs meōs illōs, quī nōluērunt mē regnāre super sē, addūcite hūc: et interficite ante mē.But yet those enemies of mine, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring here: and kill them before me.'" Lc 19:28Et hīs dictīs, praecēdēbat ascendēns Jerosolymam.And these things having been said, he was going on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. Lc 19:29Et factum est, cum appropinquāsset ad Bethphage et Bēthaniam, ad montem quī vocātur Olīvētī, mīsit duōs discipulōs suōs, dīcēns: Īte in castellum quod contrā est: in quod introëuntēs, inveniētis pullum asinae alligātum, cui nēmō umquam hominum sēdit: solvite illum, et addūcite.And it was done, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the mountain which is called of Olives, that he sent two of his disciples, saying: "Go into the village which is opposite: going into which, you will find a colt of a she-ass tied up, on which no one of men has ever sat: untie it, and bring it. Lc 19:31Et sī quis vōs interrogāverit: Quārē solvitis?And if anyone asks you: 'Why are you untying it?' Lc 19:31Sīc dīcētis eī: Quia Dominus operam ejus dēsīderat.thus you will say to him: 'Because the Lord desires its service.'"

Lc 19:32Abiērunt autem quī missī erant: et invēnērunt, sīcut dīxit illīs, stantem pullum.And those who had been sent went away: and they found, just as he had said to them, the colt standing. Lc 19:33Solventibus autem illīs pullum, dīxērunt dominī ejus ad illōs: Quid solvitis pullum?And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them: "Why are you untying the colt?" Lc 19:34At illī dīxērunt: Quia Dominus eum necessārium habet.But they said: "Because the Lord has need of it." Lc 19:35Et dūxērunt illum ad Jēsum.And they led it to Jesus. Lc 19:35Et jactantēs vestīmenta sua suprā pullum, imposuērunt Jēsum.And throwing their garments over the colt, they set Jesus upon it. Lc 19:36Eunte autem illō, substernēbant vestīmenta sua in viā: et cum appropinquāret jam ad dēscēnsum montis Olīvētī, coepērunt omnēs turbae discipulōrum gaudentēs laudāre Deum vōce magnā super omnibus, quās vīderant, virtūtibus, dīcentēs: Benedictus, quī venit rēx in nōmine Dominī: pāx in caelō, et glōria in excelsīs.And as he was going, they were spreading their garments beneath him on the road: and when he was now drawing near to the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the crowds of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a great voice for all the powers which they had seen, saying: "Blessed is he who comes as king in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest."

Lc 19:39Et quīdam pharisaeōrum dē turbīs dīxērunt ad illum: Magister, increpā discipulōs tuōs.And some of the Pharisees from the crowds said to him: "Master, rebuke your disciples." Lc 19:40Quibus ipse ait: Dīcō vōbīs, quia sī hī tacuerint, lapidēs clāmābunt.To them he said: "I say to you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out." Lc 19:41Et ut appropinquāvit, vidēns cīvitātem flēvit super illam, dīcēns: Quia sī cognōvissēs et tū, et quidem in hāc diē tuā, quae ad pācem tibi: nunc autem abscondita sunt ab oculīs tuīs.And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying: "If you too had known, and indeed on this your day, the things which are for peace to you: but now they have been hidden from your eyes. Lc 19:43Quia venient diēs in tē: et circumdabunt tē inimīcī tuī vallō, et circumdabunt tē: et coangustābunt tē undique: et ad terram prōsternent tē, et fīliōs tuōs, quī in tē sunt, et nōn relinquent in tē lapidem super lapidem: eō quod nōn cognōverīs tempus vīsitātiōnis tuae.For days will come upon you: and your enemies will surround you with a rampart, and will encircle you: and will hem you in on every side: and will throw you down to the ground, and your children who are in you, and will not leave in you stone upon stone: because you did not know the time of your visitation."

Lc 19:45Et ingressus in templum, coepit ējicere vēndentēs in illō, et ementēs, dīcēns illīs: Scrīptum est: Quia domus mea domus ōrātiōnis est: vōs autem fēcistis illam spēluncam latrōnum.And having gone into the temple, he began to throw out those selling in it, and those buying, saying to them: "It has been written: 'My house is a house of prayer': but you have made it a cave of robbers." Lc 19:47Et erat docēns quotīdiē in templō.And he was teaching every day in the temple. Lc 19:47Prīncipēs autem sacerdōtum, et scrībae, et prīnceps plēbis quaerēbant illum perdere: et nōn inveniēbant quid facerent illī.But the chiefs of the priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people were seeking to destroy him: and they were not finding what they might do to him. Lc 19:48Omnis enim populus suspēnsus erat, audiēns illum.For all the people were hanging on him, listening to him.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (240 words)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sumgo into, enter
perambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustravel through, go all over
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
vir, virī, m.man
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
prīnceps, -ipisfirst, chief; as noun: leader
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
pūblicānus, -ī m.tax collector
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
dīves, dīvitis (superl. dītissimus)rich
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
nōn, adv.not
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
prae (prep. + abl.)in comparison with; because of
turba, -ae f.crowd
quia (conj.)because
statūra, -ae f.height, size
pusillus, -a, -umvery small, little; pusilli: little ones
praecurrō, -ere, -cucurrī, -cursumrun ahead, hurry on before
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb to, ascend, mount
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
arbor, -oris, f.tree
sycomorus, -ī f.sycamore fig tree
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
inde (adv.)from there; then
trānseō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo across or over, cross
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
suspīciō, -ōnis, f.suspicion
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
festīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumhurry, make haste
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb down, descend
hodiē (adv.)today
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)it is right, it is necessary
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsusbe glad, rejoice
omnis, -eall, every
murmurō, -āre, -āvīmurmur, grumble
quod, conj.that, in that, because
homō, hominis, m.man
peccātor, -ōris m.sinner
dīvertō (dēvertō), -ere, -vertī, -versusturn aside, put up, lodge
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
dīmidium, -ī n.half
bonum, -ī n.a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
pauper, -erispoor; as a noun, a poor person
sī, conj.if
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
aliquis, -quid, indef. pron.someone, any one, something, anything, some, any
dēfraudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscheat, defraud
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
quadruplus, -a, -umfourfold; neut. as noun: four times the amount
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
salūs, salūtis, f.safety, deliverance, escape
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
eō (adv.)to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
fīlius, -ī, m.son
enim, conj.for
salvus, -a, -umsafe, unharmed
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
pereō, -īre, -ii, -itūruspass away, perish
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
adiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow to, throw, hurl
parabola, -ae f.comparison, parable
prope (adv. and prep. + acc.)near, nearly
exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconsider, believe, think
cōnfestim (adv.)at once, immediately
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
deus, -ī, m.god
manifestō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake known, reveal, bring to light
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
nōbilis, -ewell-known, noble
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrusgo away, depart
regiō, -ōnis, f.direction; country, region
longinquus, -a, -umdistant, remote
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertīturn back, return
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
decem, indecl. adj.ten
servus, -ī, m.slave, servant
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
mna (mina), -ae f.mina, a Greek weight and sum of money
negōtior, -ārī, -ātus sumdo business, trade
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
cīvis, -is, m. and f.citizen, fellow-citizen, subject
ōdī, ōdisse, used only in tenses of completed action with the force of tenses of incomplete actionhate
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
lēgātiō, -ōnis f.embassy, mission
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
nōlō, nōlle, nōluīnot wish, be unwilling
regnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusreign, rule
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
nōsplur. of ego
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo back, return
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
pecūnia, -ae, f.money (the possession of cattle constituting wealth in early times)
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusknow
quantus, -a, -umhow great or much?
quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron.each
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
adquīrō, -quīrere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītusacquire, gain in addition
euge (exclamation)well done! bravo!
bonus, -a, -umgood
modicus, -a, -ummoderate, small; modicum: a little
fidēlis, -efaithful, loyal
potestās, -ātis f.power, authority
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
quīnquefive
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
repōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput or set back; store up or away
sūdārium, -ī n.cloth, napkin (for wiping the face)
timeō, -ēre, -uīfear
austērus, -a, -umsevere, stern, strict; harsh
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
metō, -ere, messuī, messusreap, harvest
sēminō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussow (seed)
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
iūdicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumjudge, decide
nēquam (indecl.), comp. nēquior, sup. nēquissimusworthless, good-for-nothing
quārē (adv.)why; for which reason
mēnsa, -ae f.table
cum, prep, with abl.with
ūsūra, -ae f.use, enjoyment; interest (on money)
utique (adv.)certainly, by all means; yes indeed
exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctumdrive out; finish, spend (a season)
astō, -āre, -stitīstand by, stand near
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātusbear away, carry off
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
vōsplur. of tū
abundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumoverflow; have plenty of, abound in (+ abl.)
vērumtamen (adv.)but yet, nevertheless
inimīcus, -a, -umunfriendly, hostile
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead to, bring, take; induce, influence
hūc, adv.to this place, hither
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusput out of the way, kill
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
praecēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo before; surpass
appropinquō, -propinquāre, -propinquāvī, -propinquātusapproach to, approach
mōns, montis, m.mountain
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
discipulus, -ī m.pupil, disciple
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
castellum, -ī n.fort, redoubt
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
introeō, -īre, -iī, -itumgo in, enter
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome upon, find
pullus, -ī m.young animal; colt (of a donkey)
asina, -ae f.she-ass, female donkey
alligō (adligō), -āre, -āvī, -ātusbind, tie up; (fig.) bind, entangle
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
umquam, adv.ever
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
interrogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusask, question
sīc, adv.so, thus
opera, -ae, f.effort, work, labor
dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslong for, miss; require
sīcut (conj.)just as
at, conj.but
necessārius, -a, -um; as noun, -ī m.necessary, critical; (noun) close friend, relative
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
iactō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumtoss about; discuss
vestīmentum, -ī n.garment, clothing
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.above, before
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or lay upon, impose; embark
substernō, -ere, -strāvī, -strātusspread underneath, lay down; strew
via, -ae, f.road, way
iam, adv.now, already
dēscēnsus, -ūs m.way down, descent
coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action)have begun, began
laudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumpraise
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
benedīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictusspeak well of; bless, give thanks over (food)
rēx, rēgis, m.king
pāx, pācis f.peace
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
glōria, -ae, f.glory
excelsus, -a, -umhigh, tall
pharisaeus, -ī m.Pharisee, member of a Jewish party strict about the Law
magister, -trī, m.master
increpō, -āre, -uī, -itusmake a noise, rattle; rebuke
taceō, -ēre, -uī, -itusbe silent
lapis, -idis, m.stone
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshout, cry out; proclaim
fleō, -ēre, flēvī, flētumweep
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitusfind out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
nunc, adv.now
abscondō, -ere, -condī, -conditushide, conceal
oculus, -ī, m.eye
circumdō, -dare, -dedī, -datusput around, surround
vallum, -ī n.rampart, palisade
coangustō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushem in, confine, cramp
undique, adv.from or on all sides
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
prōsternō, -sternere, -strāvī, -strātusstrew or spread before, throw or knock down
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
vīsitātiō, -ōnis f.visit, visitation; time of God's coming
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
ēiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow out; sē ēicere: rush out
vēndō, -ere, vēndidī, vēnditumsell
emō, -ere, ēmī, ēmptumbuy
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptuswrite
ōrātiō, -ōnis, f.speech; ōrātiōnem habēre, to deliver an oration, speak
spēlunca, -ae, f.cave, cavern
latrō, -ōnis, m.robber
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tusteach, explain
cottīdiē, adv.daily, every day
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
scrība, -ae m.clerk, secretary (public clerks of the treasury)
plēbs, plēbis f.the common people
perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusdestroy, ruin; lose, waste
populus, -ī m.people, nation
suspendō, -pendere, -pendī, -pēnsushang up, hang
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.