Luke 14
1 One (Jewish day of rest/Sabbath day), Jesus went to eat [SYN] at the house of an important Pharisee. Some [men who studied the Jewish] laws and other Pharisees who were there were watching him carefully [to see if he would do something for which they could accuse him].
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
2 Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲩⲇⲣⲱⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
3 Jesus said to them, “Is it permitted in [our(inc)] Jewish laws to heal [someone] (on our Jewish rest day/on the Sabbath), or not?”
ⲅ̅ⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
4 [They knew that their laws permitted it, but they thought that healing was work, which they thought was wrong to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) (OR, [they knew that their laws permitted it, but they did not want to admit it]). So they did not reply. Then Jesus put his hands on the man and healed him. Then he told him to go [home].
ⲇ̅ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
5 Then he said to the rest of them, “If you had a son or an ox that fell into a well on a (Sabbath/our day of rest), would you immediately [work to] pull him out, [or would you(sg) let him stay there until the next day]?”
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱ ⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
6 [They knew that they would immediately work to pull him out, even on their day of rest, so they could not justly say that Jesus did wrong by healing the man on that day. So] they said nothing in reply to Jesus.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.
7 Jesus noticed that those people who had been {whom [the Pharisee] had} invited [to the meal] chose [to sit in] the places where important [people usually sit]. Then he gave [this advice] to them:
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
8 “When one of you [(sg)] is invited by someone {someone invites one of you [(sg)]} to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. Perhaps the man [giving the feast] has invited a man more important than you [(sg)].
ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
9 [When that man comes], the man who invited both of you will come to you [(sg)] and say to you, ‘Let this man take your seat!’ Then you [(sg)] will have to take the most undesirable seat, and you will be ashamed.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ.
10 Instead, when you are invited {[someone] invites one of you} [to a feast], go and sit in the most undesirable seat. Then when the man who invited everyone comes, he will say to you [(sg)], ‘Friend, sit in a better seat!’ Then all the people who are eating with you [(sg)] will see that he is honoring you.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ.
11 Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ.
12 [Jesus] also said to [the Pharisee] who had invited him to the meal, “When you [(sg)] invite people to a midday or evening meal, do not invite your friends or your family or your other relatives or your rich neighbors. They can later invite you [(sg) for a meal]. In that way they will repay you.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
13 Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲏⲕⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ.
14 They will be unable to repay you. [But God will bless you! He] will repay you [at the time] when [he causes] righteous people to become alive again.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 One of those who were eating with Jesus heard him say that. He said to Jesus, “God [has truly] blessed [us Jews] who will eat [with the Messiah] when he starts to rule!”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
16 But [to show that many Jews whom God had invited would not accept God’s invitation] [MET], Jesus replied to him, “One time a man [decided] to prepare a large feast. He invited many people to come.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.
17 When it was the day for the feast, he sent his servant to tell those who had been {whom he had} invited, ‘Come [now] because everything is ready!’
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ.
18 But [when the servant did that], all of the people [whom he had invited] began to say why they did not want to come. The first [man the servant went to] said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
19 Another person said, ‘I have just bought five pair of oxen, and I must go to examine them. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲉⲡ ̅ ⲛϩⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
20 Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ.
21 So the servant returned to his master and reported what [everyone had said]. The owner of the house was angry [when he heard the reasons they gave for not] coming. He said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city [and find] poor and crippled and blind and lame [people, and bring] them here into [my house]!’
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉⲃⲏⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϧⲓⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
22 [After the servant went and did that], he [came back and] said, ‘Sir, I have done what you [(sg)] told me to do, but there is still room [for more people].’
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲁ.
23 [So] his master said to him, ‘Then go [outside the city]. Search for people along the highways. Search also along the narrow roads with hedges beside them [where homeless people may be staying]. Strongly urge the people in those places to come to [my house]. I want it to be full of [people]!’”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲏⲓ.
24 [Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] this: Very few of you [Jewish] people will enjoy my feast, even though [I] invited you [first to eat it with me when I become king].”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ.
25 Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
26 “If anyone comes to me who loves his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters [more than] [HYP] [he loves me], he cannot be my disciple. He must even love me more than he loves his own life!
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
27 [People who are ready to execute a prisoner make] him carry his cross [MET] [to the place where others will nail him] on it. Only those who are willing [to allow others to hurt them and disgrace them] like that because of being my disciples, and who are willing to obey what I teach, can be my disciples.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥ ̇ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϭϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
28 [I will illustrate] [MET]. If one of you desired to build a (tower/big house), (you would surely first sit down and determine how much it would cost!/would you not first sit down and determine how much it would cost?) [RHQ] Then you would determine whether you had enough money to complete it.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϥⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲃϯ.
29 [If you did not do that], if you laid the foundation and were not able to finish [the rest of the tower], everyone who saw it would make fun of you.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁ ϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ.
30 They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
ⲗ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
31 Or, if a king decided to [send his army to] war against another king, (he would surely first sit down [with those who] advised [him]./would he not first sit down [with those who] advised [him]?) [RHQ] They would determine whether [his army], which had only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat the [other army], which had 20,000 soldiers, and was about to attack his [army].
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ⳿ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ.
32 If he [decided] that his army could not [defeat that army], he would send messengers to [the other king] while the other army was still far away. He would tell the messengers to say to that king, ‘What things must I do to have peace with your country?’
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
33 So, similarly, if any one of you does not first decide that you [(sg)] are [willing to] give up all that you have, you cannot be my disciple.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣ ⲭⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
34 [Jesus also said, “You are like] [MET] salt, which is useful [to put on food]. But (salt certainly cannot be made {[you] certainly cannot make salt} to taste salty again if it stops tasting salty!/can salt be made {can [you] make salt} to taste salty again if it quits tasting salty?) [RHQ]
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲗⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲗϩϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ.
35 [If salt does not taste salty any more], it is not good for the soil or even for the manure heap. [People] throw it away. [The same thing will happen to you if you become useless to God]. If you want to understand what I just said [IDM], you must consider [carefully] what you have heard!”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ
