Jesus

He was trying to see who Yeshua was; but, being short, he couldn’t, because of the crowd.

So he ran on ahead and climbed a fig tree in order to see him, for Yeshua was about to pass that way.

When he came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zakkai! Hurry! Come down, because I have to stay at your house today!”

He climbed down as fast as he could and welcomed Yeshua joyfully.

Everyone who saw it began muttering, “He has gone to be the house-guest of a sinner.”

But Zakkai stood there and said to the Lord, “Here, Lord, I am giving half of all I own to the poor; and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay him back four times as much.”

Yeshua said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, inasmuch as this man too is a son of Avraham.

For the Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost.”

While they were listening to this, Yeshua went on to tell a parable, because he was near Yerushalayim, and the people supposed that the Kingdom of God was about to appear at any moment.

The first one came in and said, ‘Sir, your maneh has earned ten more manim.’

The second one came and said, ‘Sir, your maneh has earned five more manim;

“Then another one came and said, ‘Sir, here is your maneh. I kept it hidden in a piece of cloth,

They said to him, ‘Sir, he already has ten manim!’

After saying this, Yeshua went on and began the ascent to Yerushalayim.

As he approached Beit-Pagei and Beit-Anyah, by the Mount of Olives, he sent two talmidim,

If anyone asks why you are untying it, tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

Those who were sent went off and found it just as he had told them.

and they said, “Because the Lord needs it.”

They brought it to Yeshua; and, throwing their robes on the colt, they put Yeshua on it.

As he went along, people carpeted the road with their clothing;

and as he came near Yerushalayim, where the road descends from the Mount of Olives, the entire band of talmidim began to sing and praise God at the top of their voices for all the powerful works they had seen:

“Blessed is the King who is coming in the name of Adonai!” “Shalom in heaven!” and “Glory in the highest places!”

Some of the P’rushim in the crowd said to him, “Rabbi! Reprimand your talmidim!”

But he answered them, “I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones will shout!”

When Yeshua had come closer and could see the city, he wept over it,