41Then Peter said to Him, "Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?" 42And the Lord said, "Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45But if that servant says in his heart, "My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. 49"I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
٤١ فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «يَارَبُّ، أَلَنَا تَقُولُ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ أَمْ لِلْجَمِيعِ أَيْضًا؟». ٤٢فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «فَمَنْ هُوَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ ٱلْأَمِينُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلَّذِي يُقِيمُهُ سَيِّدُهُ عَلَى خَدَمِهِ لِيُعْطِيَهُمُ ٱلْعُلُوفَةَ فِي حِينِهَا؟ ٤٣طُوبَى لِذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدِ ٱلَّذِي إِذَا جَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ يَجِدُهُ يَفْعَلُ هَكَذَا! ٤٤بِٱلْحَقِّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يُقِيمُهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَمْوَالِهِ. ٤٥وَلَكِنْ إِنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: سَيِّدِي يُبْطِئُ قُدُومَهُ، فَيَبْتَدِئُ يَضْرِبُ ٱلْغِلْمَانَ وَٱلْجَوَارِيَ، وَيَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ وَيَسْكَرُ. ٤٦يَأْتِي سَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدِ فِي يَوْمٍ لَا يَنْتَظِرُهُ وَفِي سَاعَةٍ لَا يَعْرِفُهَا، فَيَقْطَعُهُ وَيَجْعَلُ نَصِيبَهُ مَعَ ٱلْخَائِنِينَ. ٤٧وَأَمَّا ذَلِكَ ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلَّذِي يَعْلَمُ إِرَادَةَ سَيِّدِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَعِدُّ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ بحَسَبِ إِرَادَتِهِ، فَيُضْرَبُ كَثِيرًا. ٤٨وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي لَا يَعْلَمُ، وَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَسْتَحِقُّ ضَرَبَاتٍ، يُضْرَبُ قَلِيلًا. فَكُلُّ مَنْ أُعْطِيَ كَثِيرًا يُطْلَبُ مِنْهُ كَثِيرٌ، وَمَنْ يُودِعُونَهُ كَثِيرًا يُطَالِبُونَهُ بِأَكْثَرَ. ٤٩ «جِئْتُ لِأُلْقِيَ نَارًا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَمَاذَا أُرِيدُ لَوِ ٱضْطَرَمَتْ؟ ٥٠وَلِي صِبْغَةٌ أَصْطَبِغُهَا، وَكَيْفَ أَنْحَصِرُ حَتَّى تُكْمَلَ؟
Glory be to God forever. Amen.