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 occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him.

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

And lo, a dropsical man 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 Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

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

And 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: Which of you, if his son or his ox fall into a pit on the sabbath day, doth not immediately lift and draw him out?

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

And they could give him no answer to that.

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 similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.

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 any one to a house of feasting, go not and recline on the highest couch; lest there should be invited there, one more honorable 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 that invited both him and thee come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and thou be ashamed, when thou risest, and takest a lower couch.

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 and recline on the lowest couch; that when he who invited thee come, he may say to thee: My friend, come up higher and recline. And thou wilt have honor, before all that recline with thee.

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

For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth 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.

And he said to him that invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy relatives, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee, and thou have this recompense.

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

But when thou makest a feast, invite 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 wilt be blessed. For they cannot recompense thee; but thy recompense will be at 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.

And when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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

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

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 at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready 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 they all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow 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: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be 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 on this account 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 he said to his servant, Go out quickly into the market-places and streets of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the diseased, and the lame, and the blind.

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 commandedst; and still there is 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.

And the lord said to his servant: Go out to the by-paths, 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 declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.

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

And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, 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.

He that cometh to me, and hateth not his father and his mother, and his brothers and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and his own life also, cannot become a disciple to me.

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

And he that doth not take up his cross and come after me, cannot become a disciple to me.

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, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and compute the expense, whether he have the means 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,

lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him;

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

and say: This man began to build, and was unable 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, that is going to contend in battle with his neighbor king, doth not first consider, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming 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 yet far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth 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 give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

34 Salt is good; but if the salt become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again?

Salt is a good thing: but if the salt itself hath become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted?

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 for neither the earth, nor the dunghill. They cast it away. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.