Parallel Verses
- 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.’
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Proverbs 21:25 - Lazy people finally die of hunger because they won’t get up and go to work.
- Proverbs 21:26 - Sinners are always wanting what they don’t have; the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.
- Proverbs 15:19 - The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.
- Proverbs 29:21 - If you let people treat you like a doormat, you’ll be quite forgotten in the end.
- Proverbs 18:9 - Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism.
- Proverbs 13:4 - Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.
- Luke 18:4 - “He never gave her the time of day. But after this went on and on he said to himself, ‘I care nothing what God thinks, even less what people think. But because this widow won’t quit badgering me, I’d better do something and see that she gets justice—otherwise I’m going to end up beaten black-and-blue by her pounding.’”
- Esther 6:6 - When Haman entered, the king said, “What would be appropriate for the man the king especially wants to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “He must be talking about honoring me—who else?” So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor, do this: Bring a royal robe that the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crown on its head. Then give the robe and the horse to one of the king’s most noble princes. Have him robe the man whom the king especially wants to honor; have the prince lead him on horseback through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king especially wants to honor!’”
- Luke 16:22 - “Then he died, this poor man, and was taken up by the angels to the lap of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell and in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the distance and Lazarus in his lap. He called out, ‘Father Abraham, mercy! Have mercy! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water to cool my tongue. I’m in agony in this fire.’
- Proverbs 26:13 - Loafers say, “It’s dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!” and then pull the covers back over their heads.
- Proverbs 26:14 - Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed.
- Proverbs 26:15 - A shiftless sluggard puts his fork in the pie, but is too lazy to lift it to his mouth.
- Proverbs 26:16 - Dreamers fantasize their self-importance; they think they are smarter than a whole college faculty.
- Proverbs 19:15 - Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
- Proverbs 20:4 - A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.
- Mark 10:46 - They spent some time in Jericho. As Jesus was leaving town, trailed by his disciples and a parade of people, a blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting alongside the road. When he heard that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by, he began to cry out, “Son of David, Jesus! Mercy, have mercy on me!” Many tried to hush him up, but he yelled all the louder, “Son of David! Mercy, have mercy on me!”
- Proverbs 27:23 - Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks; (Don’t take them for granted; possessions don’t last forever, you know.) And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns, You can knit sweaters from lambs’ wool, and sell your goats for a profit; There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter.
- John 9:8 - Soon the town was buzzing. His relatives and those who year after year had seen him as a blind man begging were saying, “Why, isn’t this the man we knew, who sat here and begged?”
- Proverbs 24:30 - One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a slob; They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: “A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!”