Luke 14

1 Sabbath ni khat Jesus sia Pharisee upa te sung pan khat i inn ah anne tu a pai ciang in midang te in encik uh hi.

And it happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

2 Taciang, en vun, a khut le a peang a tum pasal khat Jesus mai ah om hi.

And look, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.

3 Jesus in thukhamhil te le Pharisee te, Sabbath ni in cina damsak sia ngeina a hi ziam? ci in dong hi.

Jesus, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

4 Tasiaciang in amate pau ngawl in om uh hi. Taciang Jesus in cina pa len in damsak a, ciasak hi;

But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

5 Jesus in amate tung ah, Note sung pan khatpo in a laa a hibale, a khui dumsung tak bang hile, sabbath ni in kai kik tu a, a pusua ngawl tu na om uh ziam? ci in dong hi.

He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"

6 Amate in hi thu zong bangma a zo kik thei bua uh hi.

But they could make no reply to this.

7 A ki sam leangna te in to na phabel te teal uh hi, ci a mu ciang in; amate tung ah sontena khat son hi,

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

8 Khat po in mopoai ah hong sap ciang in, a sangbel indoi sung ah to heak in; nang sang in a zatak huai zaw a sam a hile;

"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

9 Nang hong sam sia hongpai tu a, ama na to na pial in; hong ci le, a niambel inndoi sung na to suk tu na maizum tu hi.

and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

10 Ahihang ngual in hong sap ciang in, a niambel inndoi ah pai in to in; taciang nang hong sam te hongpai ciang in, lawm awng, a sang zaw ah ka to in, hong ci tu hi: taciang in na an kuang umpui te mai ah zatakna na nga tu hi.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

11 Banghangziam cile a kuamapo ama le ama a ki lamsang peuma ki khiasuk tu a; ama le ama a ki niamkhiak peuma ki lamsang tu hi.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

12 Jesus in a sam pa tung zong ah, Zing an ahizong, nitak an ahizong, na vawt ciang in, na ngualtam, na suapui, mealheak, mihau innpam te sam heak in; tabang in na sam a hile amate in nangma hong sam thuk kik tu a, hong lo kik tu hi.

He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

13 Ahihang poai na vawt ciang in, mizawng, pumpi cing ngawl, peangbai le mittaw te sam in:

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

14 Taciang nangma in thupha na sang tu hi; banghangziam cile amate in hong thukkik zo ngawl tu hi: mi thutang te thawkik na ni ciang hong thukkik tu hi, ci hi.

and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."

15 Anneak poai ah a ankuang umpui sung pan khat in, hi thu te a zak ciang in, Pathian kumpingam sung ah anluum a ne tu te thuphatoai a hihi, ci hi.

Now when one of those who were reclining with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread in the Kingdom of God."

16 Jesus in tua pa tung ah hibang in son hi, Mi khat in poai lian mama khat vawt a, khual tam mama hil hi:

But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

17 Nitak an neak hun ciang in a naseam te sawl a, a hil sa uh te kung ah, Pai tavun; banghangziam cile tu in na theampo ki nginsa hi zo hi, ci in sonsak hi.

And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'

18 A sap te theampo ki tuiton tak in kamzong tek uh hi. A masabel khat in lo ciing khat ka lei a, pai in ka et kul tu hi: hong telthiam tan, ci hi.

They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

19 A dang khat in, kuital kap nga ka lei a, pai in tate ki sinsak nuam khi hi: hong telthiam tan, ci hi.

"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'

20 A dang khat in, zi ka nei a, hongpai thei ngawl khi hi, ci hi.

"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

21 Naseampa sia a topa kung ah pai kik a, thu theampo son hi. Taciang innteakpa a thin-uk a, manlang in khuasung lampi le lamno teng ah pai tan a, mizawng, pumpi cing ngawl, peangbai le mittaw te hong paipui tan, ci hi.

"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

22 Naseam pa in, Topa awng, na thupiak bang in vawt zo khi hi, ahihang mun awng lai hi, ci hi.

"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'

23 Taciang a topa in naseam pa kung ah, lamzikpi le daipam teng ah pai tan a, ka inn a dim thei natu, hongpai hamtang natu in sam in, ci hi.

"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 Banghangziam cile, keima in hong ci khi hi, kasap te khat zong in ka nitak an tep ngawl tu hi, ci hi.

For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"

25 Mihon tampi te in a nung pan zui uh hi: taciang Jesus amate sang kihei a,

Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,

26 Mi khatpo ka kung hongpai in, a nu le a pa, a zi le a ta te, a suapui, a nau nu te le ama nuntakna zong a ensan bale, ka nungzui hi thei ngawl tu hi.

"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 A kuamapo in ama thinglamte pua in ka nung pan hong zui ngawl peuma, ka nungzui hi thei ngawl tu hi.

Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 Banghangziam cile note sung pan khatpo in, tausangsak tu a sawm le, a man dong a cing tu le a cing ngawl tu to masa in aman tuat tu hi ngawl ziam?

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

29 Tabang tuat masa ngawl in, khuambul a phu zawkciang, a man dong a sa bale, a mu theampo in selno tu a,

Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

30 Hisia pa in tausang sa napi, manzo ngawl hi, ci tu uh hi.

saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'

31 A hibale kumpipa khat in, a dang kumpipa khat taw ki sim tu a hile, ama do tu in ngalkap tul kul taw hongpai sia, ngalkap tul sawm taw do thei tu le do thei ngawl tu, ci sia to in thu ngaisun masa ngawl tu ziam?

Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32 A do thei bua tu le, kumpi dangkhat kung ah, a khuala lai in kilemna vawt tu in, palai paisak tu hi.

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

33 Tabangma in, note sung ah a kuamapo in a neisa theampo a nusia bua a hile, ka nungzui hi thei ngawl tu hi.

So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.

34 Ci sia pha hi: ahihang a al na a bo le, bangbang in al kiksak thei tu ziam?

Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

35 Leitang atu le phangawl, eaklei zong kizang thei ngawl hi; ahizong mihing te in a puasang ah vawk hi. Zak natu bil a nei theampo in za tahen, ci hi.

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."