And as Y'shua entered and passed through Irikho,

there was a certain man whose name was Zakki; he was rich, and chief of the publicans;

and he wanted to see Y'shua, who he was; and he could not because of the crowd, because Zakki was small in stature.

And he ran ahead of Y'shua and climbed a wild fig-tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.

And when Y'shua came to that place, he saw him and said to him: Hurry, come down, Zakki, for today I must be at your house.

And he hurried and came down and received him with joy.

When they all saw it, they were murmuring and saying, He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.

Then Zakay stood and said to Y'shua, Look, my Master, half of my goods I give to the poor, and to every person anything I have defrauded I repay fourfold.

Y'shua said to him, Today life has come to this house, because he also is a son of Avraham.

For the Son of man came to seek and to give life to that which was lost.

And while they were hearing these things, he went on to speak a parable, because he was near to Urishlim, and they supposed that at that hour the kingdom of Elohim was about to be revealed.

And he said, A certain man of high birth went to a distant place to receive a kingdom for himself and return.

And he called his ten servants and gave them ten minas, and said to them, Trade until I come.

But the sons of his city hated him, and they sent envoys after him, saying, We do not want this one to reign over us.

And when he had received the kingdom and returned, he said that those servants should be called to him to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each one of them had gained by trading.

And the first came and said, My master, your mina has gained ten minas.

He said to him, Well done, good servant! Because you have been found faithful in a little, you will have authority over ten cities.

And the second came and said, My master, your mina has made five minas.

He said also to this one: You also will be ruler over five towns.

And another came and said: My Master, look, your mina that was with me, laid up in a cloth.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man, and you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.

He said to him: From your mouth I will judge you, evil servant. You knew that I am a hard man, and I take up what I did not lay down, and reap what I did not sow.

Why did you not put my money on the table, and I would have come and claimed it with its interest?

And to those standing before him he said: Take the mina from him and give it to him who has ten minas with him.

They say to him, Our Master, he has ten minas with him.

He says to them, I say to you that to everyone who has, it will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

But those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them and kill them before me.

And when Y'shua said these things, he went on ahead to go to Urishlim.

And when he reached Beth-Paga and Beth-Anya, beside the mountain that is called of Beth-Zayta, he sent two of his disciples,

and said to them, Go to the village that is opposite us, and as you enter it, look, you find a colt tied that no one has ever ridden on; untie it and bring it.

And if anyone asks you, Why are you loosing him? say to him this way: Our Master needs him.

And those who were sent went and found just as he said to them.

And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why are you loosing that colt?

And they said to them, Because our Master needs him.

And they brought him to Y'shua, and they threw their garments on the colt, and they set Y'shua on it.

And as he went, they were spreading their garments on the road.

And when he came near to the descent of the mountain of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing and praising Elohim with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen.

And they were saying: Blessed is the king who comes in the name of Master YHWH; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

But some of the Pharisees from among the crowd said to him: Rabbi, rebuke your disciples.

He said to them: I say to you that if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

And when he came near and saw the city, he wept over it.

And he said: If only you had known the things that are for your peace, even in this your day! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

But the days will come upon you when your enemies will surround you and press you in from every side.

And they will tear you down, and your children inside you, and will not leave in you a stone upon a stone, because you did not know the time of your visitation.

And when he entered the temple, he began to drive out those who were buying and selling in it.

And he said to them, It is written that my house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.

And he was teaching every day in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

And they could not find what they might do to him, for all the people were hanging on him to hear him.