ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎷᎦ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 14

1 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏴᎸ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᎠᏆᎵᏏ ᎦᏁᎸ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᎦᏌᏯᏍᏕᎢ.

On one occasion, as Jesus was going, on a Sabbath into the house of one of the leading Pharisees to dine, they were watching him closely.

2 ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᏄᏛᏁ ᎤᏢᎩ ᎠᎹ ᎤᏓᏁᏁᎯ.

There he saw before him a man who was suffering from dropsy.

3 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎤᏁᏤ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᏃᏏᏏᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ; ᏚᏳᎪᏗᏍᎪ ᏗᏓᏅᏬᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ?

“Is it allowable,” said Jesus, addressing the students of the Law and the Pharisees, “to work a cure on the Sabbath, or is it not?”

4 ᎡᎳᏪᏱᏃ ᎤᏅᏁᎢ. ᎤᏂᏴᎲᏃ ᎤᏅᏩᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏲᏎᎢ;

They remained silent. Jesus took hold of the man and cured him, and sent him away.

5 ᏚᏁᏤᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏣᏛᏅ ᏐᏈᎵ-ᏗᎦᎵᎠᏅᎯᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏩᎦ ᏳᎸᏤᎸ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏱᏮᎦᎳᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ?

And he said to them, “Which of you, finding that your son or your ox has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull them out on the Sabbath day?”

6 ᎥᏝᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏬᎯᎵᏴᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ.

And they could not make any answer to that.

7 ᎠᎴ ᏚᏟᎶᏍᏔᏁᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏫᎨᏥᏯᏅᏛ, ᏚᎪᎲ ᏓᎾᏑᏰᏍᎬ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏂᏢᏗᏱ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ,

Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable –

8 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏕᎨᎦᏨᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏤᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᏣᏯᏅᎲᎭ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᏂᏢᏗᏱ ᏣᏂᏏᏅᎩ; ᎤᏟᏰᏃ ᎢᏯᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᏂᎯ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᏱᏂᎦᎩ;

“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding banquet, do not seat yourself in the best place. Someone of higher rank might have been invited by your host;

9 ᏫᏍᏗᏯᏅᏛᏃ ᏱᎦᎷᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏱᏂᏣᏪᏏ, ᎯᏯᏜᏓᏅᏓᏗᏏ ᎯᎠ; ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏣᏕᎰᏒᎯ ᏯᎴᏅ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏂᏢᏗᏱ ᏫᏱᎶᎯ.

and the host who invited you both will come and say to you ‘Make room for this person,’ and then you will begin in confusion to take the lowest place.

10 ᎡᏣᏯᏂᏍᎨᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ, ᎮᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏂᏏᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏂᏢᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏣᏯᏅᏛ ᎦᎷᎨᏍᏗ, ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏣᏪᏎᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎩᎾᎵᎢ, ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ ᏫᎶᎯ; ᎿᎭᏉ ᎡᏣᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᏥᏂᏜᏓᎢ [ ᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ.]

No, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place, so that, when the host who has invited you comes, he may say to you ‘Friend, come higher up’; and then you will be honored in the eyes of all your fellow guests.

11 ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᏓᏌᎳᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎢᏯᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎾᏓᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

For everyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, and everyone who humbles themselves will be exalted.”

12 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏭᏯᏅᏛ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏕᎭᏕᎳᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ ᎡᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏫᏘᏯᏂᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏗᏣᎵᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏗᏨᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏁᎾᎢ ᎾᎥ ᎢᏣᏓᎳ; ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏱᏮᎨᏣᏯᏅ ᎠᎴ ᏴᎨᏣᎫᏴᏏ.

Then Jesus went on to say to the man who had invited him, “When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not ask your friends, or your brothers or sisters, or your relatives, or rich neighbors, because they might invite you in return, and so you should be repaid.

13 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᏕᎭᏕᎳᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᏫᏘᏯᏂᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏛ ᏗᏂᏰᎸ ᎤᏂᏲᎱᏎᎸᎯ, ᏗᏂᏲᏅᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎨᏫ;

No, when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

14 ᎣᏏᏳᏃ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏴᎦᎨᏣᎫᏴᏏ; ᎡᏣᎫᏴᎡᏗᏰᏃ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏓᎾᎴᎯᏌᏅ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ.

and then you will be happy indeed, since they cannot reward you; for you will be rewarded at the resurrection of the just.”

15 ᎠᏏᏴᏫᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏛᎦᏅ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎿᎭᎬᏩᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓᏅᎭ.

One of the guests heard what he said and exclaimed, “Happy will be the person who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

16 ᎠᎴ [ ᏥᏌ ] ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏚᏕᎳᏍᏔᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᏫᏚᏯᏅᎮᎢ;

But Jesus said to him, “A man was once giving a great dinner. He invited many people,

17 ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱᏃ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲᎤᏅᏎ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏫᏂᏚᏪᏎᏗᏱ ᏫᎨᏥᏯᏅᏛ; ᎡᏤᎾ, ᏂᎦᏗᏳᏰᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ.

and sent his servant, when it was time for the dinner, to say to those who had been invited ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

18 ᏂᎦᏛᏃ ᎤᏠᏱ ᏧᎾᏢᏫᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎮ ᎤᏂᏲᎴᎢ. ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ, ᏠᎨᏏ ᎠᎩᏩᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᎦᏔᏅᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ; ᎬᏔᏲᏎ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏍᏇᎵᏎᏗᏱ.

They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first said to the servant ‘I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.’

19 ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎯᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᎩᎳᎾᎳ ᏩᎦ ᏓᎩᏩᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎦᏁᎶᏔᏂ; ᎬᏔᏲᏎ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᏍᏇᎵᏎᏗᏱ.

The next said ‘I have bought five pairs of bullocks, and I am on my way to try them. I must ask you to consider me excused’;

20 ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᎠᏆᏕᏒᏅ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏫᎬᎩᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ.

while the next said ‘I am just married, and for that reason I am unable to come.’

21 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ Ꮎ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎢᎤᎷᏨ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎴ ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸᎢ. ᎦᏁᎳᏃ ᎤᎾᎸᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎮᎾ ᏄᎳ ᏫᏴᎲ ᎡᎾᎢᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎳᏅᏛᎢ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎭᏘᏃᎸᎭ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏛ ᏗᏂᏰᎸ ᎤᏂᏲᎱᏎᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᏲᎤᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎨᏫ.

On his return the servant told his master all these answers. Then in anger the owner of the house said to his servant ‘Go out at once into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the blind, and the lame.’

22 ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏍᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᏂᏣᏪᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎦᏛᎦ, ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᎤᏜᏓᏅᏛ.

Presently the servant said ‘Sir, your order has been carried out, and still there is room.’

23 ᎤᏅᏏᏙᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎯᏄᎪᎢ ᏕᎦᏅᎿᎭᏩᏗᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏐᏴᎢ ᏫᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎩᏴᏁᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᏁᎸᎢ.

‘Go out,’ the master said, ‘into the roads and hedgerows, and make people come in, so that my house may be filled;

24 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏫᎨᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏛᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏔᏂ ᏓᏆᏕᎳᏍᏔᏅᎢ.

for I tell you all that not one of those people who were invited will taste my dinner.’”

25 ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏛᏎᎢ; ᎤᎦᏔᎲᏒᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ,

One day, when great crowds of people were walking with Jesus, he turned and said to them,

26 ᎩᎶ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᎷᏤᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᏗᎦᏂᏆᏘᎲᎾᏃ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏪᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏙ, ᎥᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏅᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ.

“If any one comes to me and does not hate their father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and even their life, he can be no disciple of mine.

27 ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏧᏓᎿᎭᏩᏛ ᎾᏱᏍᎬᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎩᏍᏓᏩᏕᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ.

Whoever does not carry their own cross, and walk in my steps, can be no disciple of mine.

28 ᎦᎪᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᏣᏛᏅ, ᏯᏓᏅᏖ ᎢᏅ ᎢᎦᏘ ᎤᏁᏍᎨᏗᏱ, ᎥᏝ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏱᎦᎲᏍᎪ ᏯᏎᎯᎰ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏧᎬᏩᏔᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏍᏆᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎤᎲᎢ.

Why, which of you, when you want to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if you have enough to complete it? –

29 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏗ ᏧᏛᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᏍᎩ ᏯᎾᎴᏅ ᏱᎬᏩᏕᎰᏛ,

Otherwise, if you have laid the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will laugh at you,

30 ᎯᎠ ᏱᎾᏂᏫ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ.

and say ‘Here is a person who began to build and was not able to finish!’

31 ᎠᎴ ᎦᎪ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᏓᎿᎭᏩ ᏱᏅᏛᏅᏁᎵ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎥᏝ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏱᎦᎲᏍᎪ ᎠᎴ ᏯᏓᏅᏖᏍᎪ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᏘᏁᎲ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏟᏴᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᏔᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᏘᏁᎲᎢ.

Or what king, when he is setting out to fight another king, does not first sit down and consider if with ten thousand men he is able to meet one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

32 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏰᎵ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏏ ᏐᎢ ᎢᏅᎯᏳ ᏨᏣᎢᏐᎢ, ᏕᎦᏅᏍᎪ ᏧᏅᏏᏛ ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎰ ᏙᎯᏱ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ.

And if he cannot, then, while the other is still at a distance, he sends envoys and asks for terms of peace.

33 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏂᏚᏲᏐᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᏍᏓᏩᏕᎩ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ.

And so with everyone of you who does not bid farewell to all you have – you cannot be a disciple of mine.

34 ¯ ᎠᎹ ᎣᏏᏳ; ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ¯ ᎠᎹ ᏳᏥᏍᎪᎸ, ᎦᏙ ᏘᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ¯ ᎠᎹ ᏯᏙᏢᎾ.

Yes, salt is good; but, if the salt itself should lose its strength, what will be used to season it?

35 ᎥᏝ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏠᎨᏏ ᎦᎳᎨᏯᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎦᏓ ᎦᏡᎬ ᎬᏗ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ; ᏭᎾᏕᎪᏉ. ᎩᎶ ᏕᎦᎵᎷᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏛᎪᏗᏱ ᏩᏛᎬᎦ.

It is not fit either for the land or for the manure heap. People throw it away. Let those who have ears to hear with hear!”