Luke 14

1 And it came to pass on the going of Him into a house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread and they themselves were watching Him.

Then it happened, when He entered the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely.

2 And behold a man certain there was with dropsy before Him.

And then, there in front of Him was a man who had dropsy!

3 And answering Jesus spoke to the lawyers and to [the] Pharisees saying; (if *k) Is it lawful on the Sabbath (to heal *N+kO) (or not? *NO)

And Jesus reacted by saying to the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

4 But they were silent. And having taken hold [of him] He healed him and let [him] go.

But they kept silent. So He took hold of him, healed him, and let him go.

5 And (answering *k) to them He said; Which of you (a son *N+KO) or an ox into a pit (will collapse, *N+kO) also surely immediately he will pull up him on day the Sabbath?

Then He addressed them saying, “Which of you, if a son or an ox falls into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

6 And not they were able to reply (to him *k) to these things.

And they could not answer Him regarding these things.

7 He was speaking then to those invited a parable remarking how the first places they were choosing out, saying to them;

Then He told a parable to those who were invited, having observed how they kept trying for the best places, saying to them:

8 When you may be invited by anyone to wedding feasts, not may recline in the first place, otherwise otherwise [one] more honorable than you may have been invited by him,

“Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than you has been invited by him;

9 and having come the [one] you and him having invited he will say to you; do give to this one [your] place. and then you will begin with shame the last place to take.

then he who invited you both will come and say, ‘You, give this man place!’ and then, with shame, you start to take the lowest place.

10 But when you may be invited, having gone (do recline *N+kO) in the last place, so that when may come the [one] having invited you, (he will say *N+kO) to you; Friend, do come up higher. Then will be to you glory before (all *NO) those reclining [with] you.

Rather, whenever you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will have honor in the presence of your fellow guests.

11 For everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and the [one] humbling himself will be exalted.

Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12 He was saying then also to the [one] having invited Him; When you may make a dinner or a supper, not do call the friends of you nor [call] the brothers of you nor [call] the relatives of you nor [call] neighbours rich otherwise otherwise also they themselves may invite in return you and it may become recompense to you.

Then He said directly to His host: “Whenever you give a dinner or a supper, do not invite your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

13 But when a feast you may make do call [the] poor, [the] crippled, [the] lame, [the] blind.

But whenever you make a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

14 and blessed you will be, because nothing they have to repay you; It will be recompensed for to you in the resurrection of the righteous.

and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you—you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15 Having heard then one of those reclining with [Him] these things he said to Him; Blessed [is he] (who *N+kO) will eat (bread *NK+o) in the kingdom of God.

Well when one of the fellow-recliners heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the Kingdom of God!”

16 But He said to him; A man certain (was preparing *N+kO) a supper great and invited many;

So He said to him: “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many.

17 And he sent the servant of him at the hour of the supper to say to those invited; do come, for now ready [it] is (all things. *KO)

And at meal time he sent his slave to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’

18 And began with one [voice] all to excuse themselves. The first said to him; A field I have bought and I have need (going out *N+kO) (and *k) to see it; I beg of you, do hold me excused.

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a field, and I need to go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’

19 And another said; Yoke of oxen I have bought five and I am going to prove them; I beg of you do hold me excused.

Another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’

20 And another said; A wife I have married and because of this not I am able to come.

Yet another said, ‘I have married a wife, and so I cannot come.’

21 And having come the servant (that *k) reported to the master of him these things. Then having become angry the master of the house said to the servant of him; do go out soon into the streets and lanes of the city, and the poor and crippled and blind and lame do bring in here.

So that slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

22 And said the servant; Sir, it has been done (as *N+kO) you did command, and still room there is.

And the slave said, ‘Master, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23 And said the master to the servant; do go out into the highways and hedges and do compel [them] to come in so that may be filled of mine the house.

Then the master said to the slave: ‘Go out to the roads and hedges and make people come in, so that my house may be filled.

24 I say for to you that not [one] of the men of those which invited will taste my supper (many for are called few but chosen. *O)

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet!’”

25 Were going with then Him crowds great. and having turned He said to them;

Now large crowds were traveling with Him, and turning He said to them:

26 If anyone comes to Me and not he hates the father (of himself *NK+o) and the mother and the wife and the children and the brothers and the sisters yes (and *N+kO) even the life his own not he is able to be My disciple.

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

27 (and *ko) Whoever not carries the cross (of himself *NK+o) and comes after Me, not is able to be My disciple.

And whoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 Which for of you (who *o) is desiring a tower to build not first he having sat down he counts the cost whether he has (for *N+kO) [its] completion?

“Further, which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

29 Thus otherwise otherwise [when] laying of it a foundation and not being able to finish all those seeing [it] may begin him to mock

This so he does not lay a foundation without being able to finish, and all who see it begin to ridicule him,

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

saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’

31 Or what king proceeding with another king to engage in war not having sat down first (will take counsel *N+kO) whether able he is with ten thousand (to meet *N+kO) the [one] with twenty thousand coming against him?

“Or what king, going to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32 lest then except indeed still of him far off being an embassy having sent he asks for peace.

And if not, while the other is still far away he sends a delegation and asks for terms for peace.

33 So therefore every one of you who not does give up all his own possessions, not is able to be My disciple.

“So likewise, any of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.

34 Good [is] (therefore *NO) the salt; if however (even *no) the salt shall become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

Salt is good; but should the salt become insipid, with what can it be seasoned?

35 Neither [is it] for soil nor for manure fit is it; out they cast it. The [one] having ears to hear he should hear.

It is fit for neither soil nor fertilizer; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”