Luke 14

1 And it came to pass, that he went, on the sabbath-day, into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees, to eat bread; and they watched him.

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 behold, there was a man before him, who had the dropsy.

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

3 And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath-day?

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

4 But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

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

5 And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

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 they were not able to give him an answer to these things.

But they could make no reply to this.

7 And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:

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

8 When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

"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 he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you shall begin with shame to take the last 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 when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.

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 every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

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

12 Then he said also to him that had invited him: When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you.

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 when you make a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;

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

14 and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

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 a certain one of those who reclined at table with him, after hearing these things, said to him: Blessed is he who shall cat bread in the kingdom 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 said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

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

17 And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

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

18 And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.

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 another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.

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

20 And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.

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

21 And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind.

"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 servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room.

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

23 And the lord said to his servant, Go out into the roads, and among the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be full.

"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 I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.

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

25 And many multitudes were journeying with him; and he turned and said to them:

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

26 If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can 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 whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

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

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?

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, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that see it begin to deride him,

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

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

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

31 Or, what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down, and deliberate whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming; against him with twenty thousand?

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 And if not, while he is yet at a distance, he sends an embassy, and asks for conditions of peace.

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

33 So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can 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 the salt become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again?

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

35 It is fit neither for earth, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

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."