Revised Literal Translation

Luke 12:35-48

35LetG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771loinsαἱ ὀσφύεςhai osphuesG3588 G3751beἜστωσανEstōsanG1510girded aboutπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaiG4024,andκαὶkaiG2532yourlightsοἱ λύχνοιhoi luchnoiG3588 G3088burningκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545;

36AndκαὶkaiG2532ye yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664unto menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that waitπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327forG3588 G2962theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438lordG3588 G2962,whenπότεpoteG4219he will returnἀναλύσῃanalusēG360fromἐκekG1537the weddingγάμων,gamōnG3588 G1062;thatἵναinaG2443when he comethἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064andκαὶkaiG2532knockethκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925,they may openἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455unto himαὐτῷ.autōG846immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.

37BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565servantsοἱ δοῦλοιhoi douloiG3588 G1401,whomοὓςhousG3739the lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962when he comethἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shall findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147watchingγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127:verilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754he shall gird himselfπεριζώσεταιperizōsetaiG4024,andκαὶkaiG2532makeG347themαὐτούς,autousG846to sit down to meatG347,andκαὶkaiG2532will come forthπαρελθὼνparelthōnG3928and serveδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

38G3588G3588AndκἂνkaneanG2532ifG1437he shall comeἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722theG5438secondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,orκἂνkaneanG2532comeG2064inἐνenG1722theG5438thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154watchG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕρῃheurēG2147themsoοὕτως,houtōsG3779,blessedμακάριοίmakarioiG3107areεἰσινeisinG1510thoseἐκεῖνοι.¶ekeinoiG1565servantsG3588 G1401.

39AndδὲdeG1161thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097,thatὅτιhotiG3754ifεἰeiG1487the goodman of the houseὁ οἰκοδεσπότηςho oikodespotēsG3588 G3617had knownᾔδειēdeiG1492whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610the thiefὁ κλέπτηςho kleptēsG3588 G2812would comeἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would have watchedG1127,G302andG2532notοὐκoukG3756G302have sufferedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624to be broken throughδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358.

40BeγίνεσθεginestheG1096yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771thereforeG3767readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092alsoκαὶkaiG2532:forὅτιhotiG3754the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444comethἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739ye thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380notοὐouG3756.

41ThenδὲdeG1161Peterὁ Πέτρος·ho PetrosG3588 G4074saidG3004unto himG846,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,speakest thouG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850untoπρὸςprosG4314usG1473,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532toπρὸςprosG4314allπάντας;pantasG3956?

42G3588G3588AndG1161the Lordκύριος·kuriosG3588 G2962saidG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101thenG687isἐστὶνestinG1510thatG3623faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andκαὶkaiG2532wiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardG3623,whomὃνhonG3739hislordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962shall make rulerκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525overἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846householdθεραπείαςtherapeiasG3588 G2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them theirportion of meatσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG3588 G4620inἐνenG1722due seasonκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401,whomὃνhonG3739hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962when he comethἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shall findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160.

44τοῖςtoisG3588Of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754he will makeG2525himαὐτοῦautouG846rulerG2525overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956thatG5225heαὐτόν.¶autonG846hathG5225.

45But andδὲdeG1161ifἘὰνEanG1437thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401sayG3004inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588,MyG1473lordὁ κύριόςho kuriosG3588 G2962delayethχρονίζειchronizeiG5549his comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064;andκαὶkaiG2532shall beginG756to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the menservantsτοὺς παῖδαςtous paidasG3588 G3816andκαὶkaiG2532maidensτὰς παιδίσκαςtas paidiskasG3588 G3814,andτεteG5037to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνεινpineinG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532to be drunkenμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182;

46G3588The lordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962ofG3588 G1401thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565servantδούλουdoulouG3588 G1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240inἐνenG1722a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenᾗhēG3739he lookethG4328notοὐouG3756forG4328him,andκαὶkaiG2532atἐνenG1722an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whenᾗhēG3739he isG1097notοὐouG3756awareG1097,andκαὶkaiG2532will cutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371himαὐτὸνautonG846in sunderG1371,andκαὶkaiG2532will appoint himθήσει.¶thēseiG5087hisαὐτοῦautouG846portionμέροςmerosG3588 G3313withμετὰmetaG3326the unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.

47ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161thatἘκεῖνοςEkeinosG1565servantδοῦλος ὁdoulos hoG3588 G1401,which knewγνοὺςgnousG1097hisG1438lord’sτὸ κυρίουto kuriouG3588 G2962willθέλημα τοῦthelēma touG3588 G2307,andκαὶkaiG2532preparedἑτοιμάσαςhetoimasasG2090notμὴmēG3361himself,neitherG3366didποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160according toπρὸςprosG4314hisG846willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307,shall be beatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194with manyπολλάς.pollasG4183stripes.

48ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he that knewγνοὺςgnousG1097notμὴmēG3361,andδὲdeG1161did commitποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160things worthyἄξιαaxiaG514of stripesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127,shall be beatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194with fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641stripes.ForδὲdeG1161unto whomsoeverπαντὶpantiG3956ᾧhōG3739muchπολύ,poluG4183is givenἐδόθηedothēG1325,ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτοῦ·autouG846shall beG2212muchπολὺpoluG4183requiredG2212:andκαὶkaiG2532to whomᾧhōG3739men have committedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908muchπολύ,poluG4183,of himαὐτόν.¶autonG846they will askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154the moreG4053.

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