Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 20:1 ¶ FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a house-lord, who went forth in the early morn to hire labourers for his vinery.

 20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the lord of a house, who went out, at dawn of day, to hire laborers for his vineyard.

 20:2 And he bargained with the labourers for a denarius a day, and sent them into his vinery.

 20:2 And he contracted with the labors for a denarius a day: and sent them into his vineyard.

 20:3 And he went forth in three hours, and saw others who were standing in the public place and unemployed.

 20:3 And he went out at the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place:

 20:4 And he said to them, Go also you in the vinery, and what is suitable I will give you.

 20:4 and he said to them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and what is right I will give you;

 20:5 Then went they. And he went forth again in six and nine hours, and did the same.

 20:5 and they went. And again he went out at the sixth and ninth hours, and did the same.

 20:6 And about eleven hours he went out, and found others who were standing and unemployed; and he said to them, Why are you standing all the day unemployed?

 20:6 And about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others who were standing and idle; and he said to them: Why stand ye all the day, and are idle?

 20:7 They say to him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go also you into the vinery, and whatever is suitable you shall receive.

 20:7 They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into the vineyard; and what is right ye shall receive.

 20:8 But when it was evening, the lord of the vinery said to the chief of his household, Call the workmen and give to them their wages; and begin from the last unto the first.

 20:8 And when it was evening, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward: Call the laborers, and give them their wages; and commence with the last, and proceed to the first.

 20:9 And they came who (had wrought) from eleven hours; and they received each a denarius.

 20:9 And those of the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius.

 20:10 But when the first came, they expected to take more; but they also received each a denarius.

 20:10 And when the first came, they supposed they should receive more; but they also received each a denarius.

 20:11 And when they had received, they murmured against the house-lord,

 20:11 And when they received [it], they murmured against the lord of the house,

 20:12 and said, These last have wrought one hour, and thou hast made them equal with us, who have borne the burden of the day and its heat.

 20:12 and said: These last have labored but one hour, and thou hast made them equal with us who have borne the burden of the day and the heat of it.

 20:13 But he answered and said to one of them, My friend, I am not unjust towards thee: didst thou not bargain with me for a denarius?

 20:13 But he answered, and said to one of them: My friend, I do thee no injustice: was it not for a denarius that thou didst contract with me?

 20:14 Take what is thine and go: I will unto these last to give as unto thee.

 20:14 Take what belongeth to thee, and go: for I am disposed to give to this last, as to thee.

 20:15 Is it not lawful for me that whatsoever l am willing, I may do with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

 20:15 Is it not lawful for me, to do what I please with what belongeth to me; or is thy eye evil, because I am good?

 20:16 Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for many are the called, but few the chosen.

 20:16 Thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for the called are many, but the chosen are few.

 20:17 ¶ NOW Jeshu was about to go up to Urishlem, and he took his twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,

 20:17 And Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem: and he took his twelve disciples aside, on the way, and said to them:

 20:18 Behold, we go up to Urishlem, and the Son of man is betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to the death;

 20:18 Behold we are going to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and to the Scribes, and they will condemn him to death.

 20:19 and they shall consign him to the Gentiles, and they shall mock him, and scourge him, and shall crucify him, and on the third day he shall arise.

 20:19 And they will deliver him over to the Gentiles: and they will mock him, and will scourge him, and will crucify him; and the third day, he will arise.

 20:20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zabdai, she and her sons, and worshipped him, and supplicated a certain thing of him.

 20:20 Then came, to him the mother of Zebedee's children, she and her sons; and she worshipped him, and asked something from him.

 20:21 But he said to her, What wilt thou? She said to him, Declare that these my two sons shall sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left, in thy kingdom.

 20:21 And he said to her, What desirest thou? She said to him: Say, that these my two sons shall sit, the one on thy right hand and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

 20:22 Jeshu answered and said, You know not what you ask: are you able to drink the cup of which I am about to drink, or with the baptism with which I am baptized will you be baptized? They say unto him, We are able!

 20:22 Jesus answered and said: Ye know not what ye ask for. Can ye drink of the cup, of which I am to drink? or be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with? They say to him: We can.

 20:23 He saith to them, My cup you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized you shall be baptized: but that you may sit at my right hand, and at my left, is not mine to give, unless to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.

 20:23 He saith to them: Ye will [indeed] drink of my cup, and will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but that ye should sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

 20:24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant against those two brothers.

 20:24 And when the ten heard [it], they were angry against the two brothers.

 20:25 And Jeshu called them, and said to them, You know that the princes of the Gentiles are their lords, and their great ones exercise power over them;

 20:25 And Jesus called them, and said to them: Ye know that the princes of the nations are their lords, and their great men exercise authority over them.

 20:26 but it shall not be so among you; but whoever among you willeth to be great, let him be minister to you.

 20:26 Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you desireth to be great, let him be to you, a ministerer:

 20:27 And whoever among you willeth to be first, let him be to you the servant.

 20:27 and whoever among you desireth to be first, let him be your servant:

 20:28 So, the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life the redemption for many.

 20:28 even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.

 20:29 ¶ AND when Jeshu went forth from Jirichu, a great multitude cometh after him.

 20:29 And as Jesus passed out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

 20:30 And, behold, two blind men were sitting by the side of the way; and when they heard that Jeshu was passing, they gave voice, saying, Be merciful upon us, my Lord, Son of David!

 20:30 And lo, two blind men were sitting by the way side. And when they heard that Jesus was passing, they called out, and said: Have compassion on us, my Lord, thou son of David!

 20:31 But the crowds rebuked them that they should be silent; but they lifted up their voice the more, saying, Our Lord, be merciful upon us, O Son of David!

 20:31 And the multitudes rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they raised their voice the more, and said: Our Lord, have compassion on us, thou son of David.

 20:32 And Jeshu stood and called them, and said, What will you that I should do for you?

 20:32 And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said: What wish ye, that I should do for you?

 20:33 They say to him, Our Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

 20:33 They said to him: Our Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

 20:34 And he had compassion on them, and touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes were opened, and they went after him.

 20:34 And he had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes were opened, and they followed him.