लूका 20

1 एक दिन ऐसा हुआ कि जब वह मन्दिर में लोगों को उपदेश देता और सुसमाचार सुना रहा था, तो महायाजक और शास्त्री, पुरनियों के साथ पास आकर खड़े हुए।

2 और कहने लगे, कि हमें बता, तू इन कामों को किस अधिकार से करता है, और वह कौन है, जिस ने तुझे यह अधिकार दिया है?

3 उस ने उन को उत्तर दिया, कि मैं भी तुम में से एक बात पूछता हूं; मुझे बताओ।

4 यूहन्ना का बपतिस्मा स्वर्ग की ओर से था या मनुष्यों की ओर से था?

5 तब वे आपस में कहने लगे, कि यदि हम कहें स्वर्ग की ओर से, तो वह कहेगा; फिर तुम ने उस की प्रतीति क्यों न की?

6 और यदि हम कहें, मनुष्यों की ओर से, तो सब लोग हमें पत्थरवाह करेंगे, क्योंकि वे सचमुच जानते हैं, कि यूहन्ना भविष्यद्वक्ता था।

7 सो उन्होंने उत्तर दिया, हम नहीं जानते, कि वह किस की ओर से था।

8 यीशु ने उन से कहा, तो मैं भी तुम को नहीं बताता, कि मैं ये काम किस अधिकार से करता हूं।

9 तब वह लोगों से यह दृष्टान्त कहने लगा, कि किसी मनुष्य ने दाख की बारी लगाई, और किसानों को उसका ठेका दे दिया और बहुत दिनों के लिये परदेश चला गया।

10 समय पर उस ने किसानों के पास एक दास को भेजा, कि वे दाख की बारी के कुछ फलों का भाग उसे दें, पर किसानों ने उसे पीटकर छूछे हाथ लौटा दिया।

11 फिर उस ने एक और दास को भेजा, ओर उन्होंने उसे भी पीटकर और उसका अपमान करके छूछे हाथ लौटा दिया।

12 फिर उस ने तीसरा भेजा, और उन्होंने उसे भी घायल करके निकाल दिया।

13 तब दाख की बारी के स्वामी ने कहा, मैं क्या करूं? मैं अपने प्रिय पुत्र को भेजूंगा क्या जाने वे उसका आदर करें।

14 जब किसानों ने उसे देखा तो आपस में विचार करने लगे, कि यह तो वारिस है; आओ, हम उसे मार डालें, कि मिरास हमारी हो जाए।

15 और उन्होंने उसे दाख की बारी से बाहर निकालकर मार डाला: इसलिये दाख की बारी का स्वामी उन के साथ क्या करेगा?

16 वह आकर उन किसानों को नाश करेगा, और दाख की बारी औरों को सौंपेगा: यह सुनकर उन्होंने कहा, परमेश्वर ऐसा न करे।

17 उस ने उन की ओर देखकर कहा; फिर यह क्या, लिखा है, कि जिस पत्थर को राजमिस्त्रियों ने निकम्मा ठहराया था, वही कोने का सिरा हो गया।

18 जो कोई उस पत्थर पर गिरेगा वह चकनाचूर हो जाएगा, और जिस पर वह गिरेगा, उसे वह पीस डालेगा॥

19 उसी घड़ी शास्त्रियों और महायाजकों ने उसे पकड़ना चाहा, क्योंकि समझ गए, कि उस ने हम पर यह दृष्टान्त कहा, परन्तु वे लोगों से डरे।

20 और वे उस की ताक में लगे और भेदिये भेजे, कि धर्म का भेष धरकर उस की कोई न कोई बात पकड़ें, कि उसे हाकिम के हाथ और अधिकार में सौंप दें।

21 उन्होंने उस से यह पूछा, कि हे गुरू, हम जानते हैं कि तू ठीक कहता, और सिखाता भी है, और किसी का पक्षपात नहीं करता; वरन परमेश्वर का मार्ग सच्चाई से बताता है।

22 क्या हमें कैसर को कर देना उचित है, कि नहीं।

23 उस ने उन की चतुराई को ताड़कर उन से कहा; एक दीनार मुझे दिखाओ।

24 इस पर किस की मूर्ति और नाम है उन्होंने कहा, कैसर का।

25 उस ने उन से कहा; तो जो कैसर का है, वह कैसर को दो और जो परमेश्वर का है, वह परमेश्वर को दो।

26 वे लोगों के साम्हने उस बात को पकड़ न सके, वरन उसके उत्तर से अचम्भित होकर चुप रह गए।

27 फिर सदूकी जो कहते हैं, कि मरे हुओं का जी उठना है ही नहीं, उन में से कितनों ने उसके पास आकर पूछा।

28 कि हे गुरू, मूसा ने हमारे लिये यह लिखा है, कि यदि किसी का भाई अपनी पत्नी के रहते हुए बिना सन्तान मर जाए, तो उसका भाई उस की पत्नी को ब्याह ले, और अपने भाई के लिये वंश उत्पन्न करे।

29 सो सात भाई थे, पहिला भाई ब्याह करके बिना सन्तान मर गया।

30 फिर दूसरे और तीसरे ने भी उस स्त्री को ब्याह लिया।

31 इसी रीति से सातों बिना सन्तान मर गए।

32 सब के पीछे वह स्त्री भी मर गई।

33 सो जी उठने पर वह उन में से किस की पत्नी होगी, क्योंकि वह सातों की पत्नी हो चुकी थी।

34 यीशु ने उन से कहा; कि इस युग के सन्तानों में तो ब्याह शादी होती है।

35 पर जो लोग इस योग्य ठहरेंगे, कि उस युग को और मरे हुओं में से जी उठना प्राप्त करें, उन में ब्याह शादी न होगी।

36 वे फिर मरने के भी नहीं; क्योंकि वे स्वर्गदूतों के समान होंगे, और जी उठने के सन्तान होने से परमेश्वर के भी सन्तान होंगे।

37 परन्तु इस बात को कि मरे हुए जी उठते हैं, मूसा न भी झाड़ी की कथा में प्रगट की है, कि वह प्रभु को इब्राहीम का परमेश्वर, और इसहाक का परमेश्वर, और याकूब का परमेश्वर कहता है।

38 परमेश्वर तो मुरदों का नहीं परन्तु जीवतों का परमेश्वर है: क्योंकि उसके निकट सब जीवित हैं।

39 तब यह सुनकर शास्त्रियों में से कितनों ने कहा, कि हे गुरू, तू ने अच्छा कहा।

40 और उन्हें फिर उस से कुछ और पूछने का हियाव न हुआ॥

41 फिर उस ने उन से पूछा, मसीह को दाऊद का सन्तान क्योंकर कहते हैं।

42 दाऊद आप भजनसंहिता की पुस्तक में कहता है, कि प्रभु ने मेरे प्रभु से कहा।

43 मेरे दाहिने बैठ, जब तक कि मैं तेरे बैरियों को तेरे पांवों के तले न कर दूं।

44 दाऊद तो उसे प्रभु कहता है; तो फिर वह उस की सन्तान क्योंकर ठहरा?

45 जब सब लोग सुन रहे थे, तो उस ने अपने चेलों से कहा।

46 शास्त्रियों से चौकस रहो, जिन को लम्बे लम्बे वस्त्र पहिने हुए फिरना भला है, और जिन्हें बाजारों में नमस्कार, और सभाओं में मुख्य आसन और जेवनारों में मुख्य स्थान प्रिय लगते हैं।

47 वे विधवाओं के घर खा जाते हैं, और दिखाने के लिये बड़ी देर तक प्रार्थना करते रहते हैं: ये बहुत ही दण्ड पाएंगे॥

1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.

25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

32 Last of all the woman died also.

33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

47 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:

5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.

9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.

10 Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

17 Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face.

19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.

22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.