Luke 14
1 And it was don, whanne he hadde entrid in to the hous of a prince of Farisees, in the sabat, to ete breed, thei aspieden hym.
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 And lo! a man sijk in the dropesie was bifor hym.
And look, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 And Jhesus answerynge spak to the wise men of lawe, and to the Farisees, and seide, Whethir it is leeueful to heele in the sabat?
Jesus, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
4 And thei helden pees. And Jhesus took, and heelide hym, and let hym go.
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 And he answeride to hem, and seide, Whos asse or oxe of you schal falle in to a pit, and `he schal not anoon drawe hym out in the dai of the sabat?
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 And thei myyten not answere to hym to these thingis.
But they could make no reply to this.
7 He seide also a parable to men bodun to a feeste, and biheld hou thei chesen the first sittyng placis, and seide to hem,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8 Whanne thou art bodun to bridalis, sitte not `at the mete in the firste place; lest perauenture a worthier than thou be bodun of hym,
"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 and lest he come that clepide thee and hym, and seie to thee, Yyue place to this, and thanne thou schalt bigynne with schame to holde the lowest place.
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 But whanne thou art bedun to a feste, go, and sitte doun in the laste place, that whanne he cometh, that bad thee to the feeste, he seie to thee, Freend, come hiyer. Thanne worschip schal be to thee, bifor men that sitten at the mete.
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 For ech that enhaunsith hym, schal be lowid; and he that meketh hym, schal be hiyed.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
12 And he seide to hym, that hadde bodun hym to the feeste, Whanne thou makist a mete, or a soper, nyle thou clepe thi freendis, nether thi britheren, nethir cosyns, nethir neiyboris, ne riche men; lest perauenture thei bidde thee ayen to the feeste, and it be yolde ayen to thee.
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 But whanne thou makist a feeste, clepe pore men,
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14 feble, crokid, and blynde, and thou schalt be blessid; for thei han not wherof to yelde thee, for it schal be yoldun to thee in the risyng ayen of iust men.
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 And whanne oon of hem that saten togider at the mete hadde herd these thingis, he seide to hym, Blessid is he, that schal ete breed in the rewme of God.
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 And he seide to hym, A man made a greet soper, and clepide many.
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17 And he sent his seruaunt in the our of soper, to seie to men that weren bodun to the feeste, that thei schulden come, for now alle thingis ben redi.
And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'
18 And alle bigunnen togidir to excusen hem. The firste seide, Y haue bouyt a toun, and Y haue nede to go out, and se it; Y preye thee, haue me excusid.
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 And the tother seide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid.
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'
20 And an othir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf; and therfor Y may not come.
"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
21 And the seruaunt turnede ayen, and tolde these thingis to his lord. Thanne the hosebonde man was wrooth, and seide to his seruaunt, Go out swithe in to the grete stretis and smal stretis of the citee, and brynge ynne hidir pore men, and feble, blynde, and crokid.
"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 And the seruaunt seide, Lord, it is don, as thou hast comaundid, and yit there is a void place.
"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'
23 And the lord seide to the seruaunt, Go out in to weies and heggis, and constreine men to entre, that myn hous be fulfillid.
"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 For Y seie to you, that noon of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my soper.
For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
25 And myche puple wenten with hym; and he turnede, and seide to hem,
Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 If ony man cometh to me, and hatith not his fadir, and modir, and wijf, and sones, and britheren, and sistris, and yit his owne lijf, he may not be my disciple.
"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 And he that berith not his cross, and cometh aftir me, may not be my disciple.
Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For who of you willynge to bilde a toure, whether he `first sitte not, and countith the spensis that ben nedeful, if he haue to perfourme?
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 Lest aftir that he hath set the foundement, and mowe not perfourme, alle that seen, bigynnen to scorne hym, and seie, For this man bigan to bilde,
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30 and myyte not make an ende.
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
31 Or what kyng that wole go to do a bataile ayens anothir kyng, whether he sittith not first, and bithenkith, if he may with ten thousynde go ayens hym that cometh ayens hym with twenti thousynde?
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 Ellis yit while he is afer, he sendynge a messanger, preieth tho thingis that ben of pees.
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 So therfor ech of you, that forsakith not alle thingis that he hath, may not be my disciple.
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good; but if salt vanysche, in what thing schal it be sauerid?
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35 Nethir in erthe, nethir in donghille it is profitable, but it schal be cast out. He that hath eeris of herynge, here he.
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."
