Luke 14

1 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.

One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

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

Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

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

So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

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

But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

5 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?

And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6 And they could not give him the answer concerning this.

And they were unable to answer these questions.

7 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:

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

8 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;

“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

9 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.

Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

10 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.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

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

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12 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.

Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,

But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14 and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; for thy recompence shall be in the resurrection of the just.

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

15 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!

When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

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

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

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

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

18 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.

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

19 Another said, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

20 Another said, A wife have I taken, and therefore I cannot come.

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

21 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.

The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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

‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23 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:

So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

24 for I tell you, that not one of those men who were called shall taste of my supper.

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25 AND while great multitudes were going with him, he turned and said to them,

Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

26 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.

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

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

And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28 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?

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

29 lest, when he shall have laid the foundation, and shall not be able to finish, all who see shall deride him,

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

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

saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

31 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?

Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

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

And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

33 So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

34 Salt is good; but if the salt also shall become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

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

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”