Assamese: তেওঁ সকলো কাম আগ-পাছ বিচাৰ কৰি বুদ্ধিমান লোকৰদৰে কৰিছিল৷ এই হেতুকে ধনী লোক জনে ঘৰগিৰীক শলাগিলে, কিয়নো পোহৰৰ সন্তানতকৈ এই জগতৰ সন্তানবোৰ নিজ জাতিলৈ অধিক বুদ্ধিৱন্ত৷
AYT: Kemudian, orang kaya itu memuji kepala pelayan yang tidak jujur itu karena ia bertindak dengan cerdik. Sebab, anak-anak dunia ini lebih cerdik dalam berurusan dengan sesamanya daripada anak-anak terang.
Bengali: তাতে সেই মনিব সেই অসৎ প্রধান কর্মচারীর প্রশংসা করল, কারণ সে বুদ্ধিমানের কাজ করেছিল। এই জগতের লোকেরা নিজের জাতির সম্বন্ধে আলোর লোকদের থেকে বেশি বুদ্ধিমান।
Gujarati: તેના માલિકે અન્યાયી કારભારીના વખાણ કર્યાં, કારણ કે તે હોશિયારીથી વર્ત્યો હતો; કેમકે આ જગતના દીકરા પોતાની પેઢી વિષે અજવાળાના દીકરા કરતાં વધારે હોશિયાર હોય છે.
Hindi: “स्वामी ने उस अधर्मी भण्डारी को सराहा, कि उसने चतुराई से काम किया है; क्योंकि इस संसार के लोग अपने समय के लोगों के साथ रीति-व्यवहारों में ज्योति के लोगों* से अधिक चतुर हैं।
Kannada: ಯಜಮಾನನು ಇದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಅನ್ಯಾಯಗಾರನಾದ ಆ ಮನೆವಾರ್ತೆಯವನನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು - ಇವನು ಜಾಣತನ ಮಾಡಿದನು ಎಂದು ಹೊಗಳಿದನು. ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ ಈ ಲೋಕದ ಜನರು ತಮ್ಮ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಪರಲೋಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರಿಗಿಂತಲೂ ಜಾಣರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Malayalam: ഈ അനീതിയുള്ള കാര്യവിചാരകൻ ബുദ്ധിയോടെ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചതുകൊണ്ടു യജമാനൻ അവനെ പുകഴ്ത്തി; വെളിച്ചത്തിന്റെ മക്കളെക്കാൾ ഈ ലോകത്തിന്റെ മക്കൾ തങ്ങളുടെ തലമുറയിൽ ബുദ്ധിയേറിയവരാണ്
Marathi: अन्यायी कारभाऱ्याने शहाणपण केले. ह्यावरून धन्याने त्याची वाहवा केली; कारण ह्या युगाचे लोक आपल्यासारख्यांविषयी प्रकाशाच्या लोकांपेक्षा शहाणे असतात.
Odiya: ସେହି ଅବିଶ୍ୱସ୍ତ ବେବର୍ତ୍ତା ବୁଦ୍ଧି ସହିତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିବାରୁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହାର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କଲେ; ଯେଣୁ ଏହି ଯୁଗର ସନ୍ତାନମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିଜ ଜାତି ପକ୍ଷରେ ଆଲୋକର ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଅଧିକ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ।
Punjabi: ਤਦ ਮਾਲਕ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਬੇਈਮਾਨ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਚਲਾਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੀ, ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਇਸ ਜੁੱਗ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਾਨਣ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰਾਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਚਲਾਕ ਹਨ ।
Tamil: அநீதியுள்ள அந்த நிர்வாகி புத்தியாகச் செய்தான் என்று எஜமான் பார்த்து அவனை மெச்சிக்கொண்டான். இவ்விதமாக ஒளியின் மக்களைவிட இந்த உலகத்தின் மக்கள் தங்களுடைய சந்ததியில் அதிக புத்திமான்களாக இருக்கிறார்கள்.
Telugu: న్యాయం తప్పి వ్యవహరించిన ఆ అధికారి తెలివైన పని చేశాడని యజమాని అతణ్ణి మెచ్చుకున్నాడు. ఈ లోక సంబంధులు తమ వారి విషయంలో ఎంతో తెలివిగా వ్యవహరిస్తారు. ఈ విషయంలో వారు దేవుని ప్రజల కంటే తెలివైన వారు.
Urdu: "और मालिक ने बेईमान मुख्तार की ता'रीफ़ की, इसलिए कि उसने होशियारी की थी |क्यूँकि इस जहान के फ़र्ज़न्द अपने हमवक्तों के साथ मु'आमिलात में नूर के फ़र्ज़न्द से ज्यादा होशियार हैं |
NETBible: The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.
NASB: "And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.
HCSB: "The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.
LEB: And the master praised the dishonest manager, because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder than the sons of light with regard to their own generation.
NIV: "The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.
ESV: The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
NRSV: And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.
REB: And the master applauded the dishonest steward for acting so astutely. For in dealing with their own kind the children of this world are more astute than the children of light.
NKJV: "So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.
KJV: And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
NLT: "The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the citizens of this world are more shrewd than the godly are.
GNB: As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light.”
ERV: “Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter in their business with each other than spiritual people are.
EVD: Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter {in their business} with the people of their time than spiritual people are.
BBE: And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.
MSG: "Now here's a surprise: The master praised the crooked manager! And why? Because he knew how to look after himself. Streetwise people are smarter in this regard than law-abiding citizens. They are on constant alert, looking for angles, surviving by their wits.
Phillips NT: Now the master praised this rascally agent because he had been so careful for his own future. For the children of this world are considerably more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the children of light.
CEV: The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
CEVUK: The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
GWV: "The master praised the dishonest manager for being so clever. Worldly people are more clever than spiritually–minded people when it comes to dealing with others."
NET [draft] ITL: The master <2962> commended <1867> the dishonest <93> manager <3623> because <3754> he acted <4160> shrewdly <5430>. For <3754> the people <5207> of this <5127> world <165> are more shrewd <5429> in dealing with their <1438> contemporaries <1074> than <5228> the people <5207> of light <5457>.