Parallel Verses
- Amplified Bible - The manager [of the estate] said to himself, ‘What will I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig [for a living], and I am ashamed to beg.
- 新标点和合本 - 那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来做什么？锄地呢？无力；讨饭呢？怕羞。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来做什么呢？锄地嘛，没有力气；讨饭嘛，怕羞。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来做什么呢？锄地嘛，没有力气；讨饭嘛，怕羞。
- 当代译本 - “管家心里盘算，‘主人要辞退我了，怎么办呢？锄地我没有力气，乞讨我又感到羞耻。
- 圣经新译本 - 那管家心里说：‘主人不要我再作管家了，我作什么才好呢？锄地吧，没有力气！讨饭吧，怕羞！
- 中文标准译本 - “那管家心里说：‘主人要把我管家的任务拿去了，我能做什么呢？挖地没有力气，乞讨又感到羞耻。
- 现代标点和合本 - 那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再做管家，我将来做什么？锄地呢，无力；讨饭呢，怕羞。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来作什么？锄地呢，无力；讨饭呢，怕羞。
- New International Version - “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—
- New International Reader's Version - “The manager said to himself, ‘What will I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig. And I’m too ashamed to beg.
- English Standard Version - And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
- New Living Translation - “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.
- The Message - “The manager said to himself, ‘What am I going to do? I’ve lost my job as manager. I’m not strong enough for a laboring job, and I’m too proud to beg. . . . Ah, I’ve got a plan. Here’s what I’ll do . . . then when I’m turned out into the street, people will take me into their houses.’
- Christian Standard Bible - “Then the manager said to himself, ‘What will I do since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.
- New American Standard Bible - And the manager said to himself, ‘What am I to do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
- New King James Version - “Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
- American Standard Version - And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- King James Version - Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
- New English Translation - Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.
- World English Bible - “The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
- 新標點和合本 - 那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼？鋤地呢？無力；討飯呢？怕羞。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼呢？鋤地嘛，沒有力氣；討飯嘛，怕羞。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼呢？鋤地嘛，沒有力氣；討飯嘛，怕羞。
- 當代譯本 - 「管家心裡盤算，『主人要辭退我了，怎麼辦呢？鋤地我沒有力氣，乞討我又感到羞恥。
- 聖經新譯本 - 那管家心裡說：‘主人不要我再作管家了，我作甚麼才好呢？鋤地吧，沒有力氣！討飯吧，怕羞！
- 呂振中譯本 - 那管家 心 裏說：「我主人要把管家職事給我撤了，我要作甚麼？鋤地呢、無力；叫化呢、怕羞！
- 中文標準譯本 - 「那管家心裡說：『主人要把我管家的任務拿去了，我能做什麼呢？挖地沒有力氣，乞討又感到羞恥。
- 現代標點和合本 - 那管家心裡說：『主人辭我，不用我再做管家，我將來做什麼？鋤地呢，無力；討飯呢，怕羞。
- 文理和合譯本 - 家宰意謂、主奪我職、我將何為乎、鋤無力、乞則恥、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 操會者意謂、主奪我操會、將若何、鋤無力、乞可恥、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 司事者心內云、主人奪我司事之職、將如何、鋤田則無力、乞食則可恥、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 掌家自思曰：「主免吾職、將如之何？耕既無力、丐又無顏。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - El administrador reflexionó: “¿Qué voy a hacer ahora que mi patrón está por quitarme el puesto? No tengo fuerzas para cavar, y me da vergüenza pedir limosna.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러자 그는 속으로 이렇게 중얼거렸다. ‘내가 일자리를 빼앗기게 생겼으니 어떻게 하면 좋을까? 땅을 파자니 힘이 없고 빌어 먹자니 부끄럽고 … … .
- Новый Русский Перевод - Управляющий подумал: «Что же мне теперь делать? Хозяин увольняет меня. Идти копать у меня нет сил, просить милостыню – стыдно …
- Восточный перевод - Управляющий подумал: «Что же мне теперь делать? Хозяин увольняет меня. Идти копать у меня нет сил, просить милостыню – стыдно…
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Управляющий подумал: «Что же мне теперь делать? Хозяин увольняет меня. Идти копать у меня нет сил, просить милостыню – стыдно…
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Управляющий подумал: «Что же мне теперь делать? Хозяин увольняет меня. Идти копать у меня нет сил, просить милостыню – стыдно…
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Le gérant se dit : « Que vais-je faire, puisque mon maître m’enlève la gestion de ses biens ? Travailler comme ouvrier agricole ? Je n’en ai pas la force. Me mettre à mendier ? J’en aurais honte.
- リビングバイブル - 男は考え込みました。『さて、どうしたものか。首になるのは時間の問題だ。力仕事はできないし、かといって、物ごいをするのも恥だ。
- Nestle Aland 28 - εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ; σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω, ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος, τί ποιήσω, ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ? σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω; ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι.
- Nova Versão Internacional - “O administrador disse a si mesmo: ‘Meu senhor está me despedindo. Que farei? Para cavar não tenho força e tenho vergonha de mendigar…
- Hoffnung für alle - Der Verwalter überlegte: ›Was mache ich jetzt? Meinen Posten bin ich los. Die schwere Feldarbeit liegt mir nicht, und zum Betteln bin ich zu stolz.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Quản gia nghĩ thầm: ‘Phải làm gì đây? Chủ đuổi ta rồi? Ta không đủ sức cuốc đất. Còn đi ăn mày? Thật xấu hổ!
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ผู้ดูแลนั้นคิดในใจว่า ‘จะทำอย่างไรดี? นายจะปลดเราออกจากงาน จะไปขุดดินก็ไม่มีแรง จะไปขอทานก็อายเขา
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ผู้ดูแลผลประโยชน์รำพึงกับตนเองว่า ‘แล้วเราจะทำอย่างไรดี นายปลดเราออกจากงาน แต่เราไม่แข็งแรงพอที่จะขุดดิน และก็อายเกินกว่าจะไปขอทาน
Cross Reference
- Acts 9:6 - now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Hosea 9:5 - What will you do on the day of the appointed festival And on the day of the feast of the Lord [when you are in exile]?
- Luke 16:20 - And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores.
- Proverbs 21:25 - The desire of the lazy kills him, For his hands refuse to labor;
- Proverbs 21:26 - He craves all the day long [and does no work], But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has].
- Proverbs 15:19 - The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him], But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.
- Proverbs 29:21 - He who pampers his slave from childhood Will find him to be a son in the end.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 - Indeed, we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined and inappropriate life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies [meddling in other people’s business].
- Proverbs 18:9 - He who is careless in his work Is a brother to him who destroys.
- Proverbs 13:4 - The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition], But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.
- Luke 18:4 - For a time he would not; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,
- Acts 3:2 - and a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg alms from those entering the temple.
- Esther 6:6 - So Haman came in and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?”
- Luke 16:22 - Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.
- Proverbs 26:13 - The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”
- Proverbs 26:14 - As the door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].
- Proverbs 26:15 - The lazy person buries his hand in the dish [losing opportunity after opportunity]; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
- Proverbs 26:16 - The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.
- Proverbs 19:15 - Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity], And the idle person will suffer hunger.
- Luke 12:17 - And he began thinking to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place [large enough in which] to store my crops?’
- Jeremiah 5:31 - The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love [to have] it so! But what will you do when the end comes?
- Proverbs 20:4 - The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].
- Mark 10:46 - Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road [as was his custom].
- Proverbs 27:23 - Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
- Proverbs 27:24 - For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
- Proverbs 27:25 - When the grass is gone, the new growth is seen, And herbs of the mountain are gathered in,
- Proverbs 27:26 - The lambs will supply wool for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field.
- Proverbs 27:27 - And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And for the maintenance of your maids.
- Isaiah 10:3 - Now what will you do in the day of [God’s] punishment, And in the storm of devastation which will come from far away? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth [for safekeeping]?
- John 9:8 - So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
- Proverbs 24:30 - I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
- Proverbs 24:31 - And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down.
- Proverbs 24:32 - When I saw, I considered it well; I looked and received instruction.
- Proverbs 24:33 - “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
- Proverbs 24:34 - Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man.