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 was that while he went into the house of one of the chief Pharishee to eat bread, on the day of shabath, they watched him.

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

And, behold, a certain man who had gathered waters was before him.

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

And Jeshu answered and said to the Sophree and the Pharishee, Is it lawful on the shabath to heal?

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

But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him.

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?

And he said to them, Who from you, whose son or his ox hath fallen into a pit on the day of shabath, doth not at once bring him forth?

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

And they could not give him the answer concerning 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:

And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:

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 thou art invited by one into the house of festivity, go not to recline on the principal seat, lest there be invited thither one more honourable than thou;

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 come who thyself and him had called, and say to thee, Give place to this; and thou be ashamed as thou arisest to take another 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 thou art invited, go, recline thee in the last (seat), that when he who called thee cometh, he may say to thee, My friend, ascend and recline above, and thou shalt have honour before all of them who recline with thee.

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

For every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and every one who humbleth himself shall 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.

And he said to him who had called him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, thou shouldest not call thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also call thee, and thou have this recompence.

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

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, 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 thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; for thy recompence shall be in the resurrection of the just.

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.

But when one of those who reclined heard these (words), he said to him, Blessed he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of Aloha!

16 And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

Jeshu saith to him, A certain man made a great supper, and called many. And he sent his servant,

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.

at the time of the supper, to say to them who were called, Behold, every thing is prepared for you, come.

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.

And every one of them began to excuse himself. The first said to him, I have bought an estate, and am constrained to go forth to see it: I beseech thee, permit me to be 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, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

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

Another said, A wife have I taken, 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.

And the servant came and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go into the streets and outskirts of the city, and bring hither the poor, and the afflicted, and the lame, and the sightless.

22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room.

And the servant said, My lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is place.

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.

And the lord said to his servant, Go forth into the ways, and among the hedges, and constrain 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 not one of those men who were called shall taste of my supper.

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

AND while great multitudes 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.

Whoever cometh with me, and doth not hate his father and his mother, and his brethren and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and himself also, a disciple he cannot be of mine.

27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

And whoever doth not take up his cross and come after me, a disciple he cannot be of mine.

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 who of you that willeth to build a tower, and doth not first sit down and reckon the expense of it, whether he have (wherewith) to finish it?

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

lest, when he shall have laid the foundation, and shall not be able to finish, all who see shall deride 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, going to war with a king his neighbour, doth not first consider, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him who cometh 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.

and if not, while he is distant from him, he may send legates, and pray for peace.

33 So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.

So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a 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 also shall become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?

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

Not for the earth, nor for the dunghill, it goeth. They cast it out. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.