Luke 14

1 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.

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 lo, a dropsical man was before him.

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

3 And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

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

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

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

5 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?

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 could give him no answer to that.

But they could make no reply to this.

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

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

8 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;

"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 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.

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 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.

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

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

12 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.

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 thou makest 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 thou wilt be blessed. For they cannot recompense thee; but thy recompense will be 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 when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat 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 Jesus 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 at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready for you; come.

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 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.

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 Another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.

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

20 Another said: I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

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

21 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.

"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: My lord, it is done as thou commandedst; and still 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 to the by-paths, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in; that my house may be filled.

"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 declare to you, that not one of those men that were 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 when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them:

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

26 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.

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

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

28 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?

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 hath laid the foundation, and is unable 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 and say: This man began to build, and was unable to finish.

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

31 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?

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 far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth for peace.

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

33 So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.

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

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

35 It is fit for neither the earth, nor the dunghill. They cast it away. He that hath 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."