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].
Awo olwatuuka ku lunaku lwa Ssabbiiti, Yesu bwe yali ng’agenze okulya mu nnyumba ey’omu ku bakulembeze b’Abafalisaayo, abantu bonna abaaliwo ne bamwekaliriza amaaso.
2 Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
Waaliwo omusajja omulwadde w’entumbi ng’atudde okwolekera Yesu we yali.
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?”
Awo Yesu n’abuuza Abafalisaayo n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka nti, “Kikkirizibwa okuwonya ku lunaku lwa Ssabbiiti, oba nedda?”
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].
Yesu yalaba tebazzeemu, kwe kukwata omusajja omulwadde ku mukono, n’amuwonya, n’amugamba yeetambulire.
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]?”
N’alyoka abakyukira n’ababuuza nti, “Ani ku mmwe singa omwana we agwa mu kinnya oba ente ye n’egwa mu kinnya ku lunaku lwa Ssabbiiti, atamuggyayo oba atagiggyaayo mangwago?”
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.
Era ne batamuddamu.
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:
Awo Yesu bwe yalaba abagenyi abaayitibwa n’abagerera olugero ng’agamba nti,
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)].
“Bwe bakuyitanga ku mbaga ey’obugole, teweetuuzanga mu kifo ekisinga okuba eky’ekitiibwa kubanga singa ejjayo omugenyi akusinga ekitiibwa,
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.
eyakuyise ku mbaga ajja kumuleeta awo w’otudde akugambe nti, ‘Viira ono atuule awo w’otudde.’ Noolyoka ositukawo ng’oswadde ogende onoonye ekifo ekirala emabega.
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.
Naye bwe bakuyitanga, otuulanga mu kifo eky’emabega, kale nno eyakuyise bw’ajja alyoke akugambe nti, ‘Mukwano gwange, jjangu nkutwale mu kifo eky’omu maaso.’ Noolyoka osituka nga ne bagenyi banno bakuwa ekitiibwa.
11 Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
Kubanga buli muntu eyeegulumiza alitoowazibwa; n’oyo eyeetoowaza aligulumizibwa.”
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.
Awo Yesu n’akyukira eyamuyita n’amugamba nti, “Bw’otegekanga ekyemisana oba ekyeggulo, toyitanga mikwano gyo, wadde baganda bo, wadde ab’olulyo lwo, wadde baliraanwa bo abagagga; kubanga bw’okola otyo nabo bayinza okukuyita olulala ne baba ng’abakusasula.
13 Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
Naye bw’ofumbanga ekijjulo, oyitanga abaavu, n’abagongobavu, n’abalema ne bamuzibe.
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.”
Oliweebwa omukisa kubanga bo tebalina kya kukusasula. Olisasulibwa mu kuzuukira kw’Abatuukirivu.”
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!”
Omu ku bagenyi abaali batudde ku mmeeza bwe yawulira ebigambo ebyo n’agamba Yesu nti, “Alina omukisa oyo alirya embaga mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.”
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.
Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Waaliwo omusajja eyateekateeka okufumba embaga ennene, n’ayita abantu bangi.
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!’
Bwe yamala okutegeka, n’atuma omuddu we agende ategeeze abaayitibwa nti, ‘Mujje byonna biwedde okutegeka.’
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!’
“Naye bonna ne batandika okwewolereza; eyasooka n’agamba nti, ‘Nnaakagula ennimiro noolwekyo njagala kugenda kugirambula. Nkusaba onsonyiwe, nneme kujja.’
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!’
“Omulala n’agamba nti, ‘Nnakagula emigogo gy’ente ezirima etaano njagala kuzigezaamu. Nkusaba onsonyiwe nneme kujja.’
20 Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
“Omulala n’agamba nti, ‘Nnawasizza omukazi noolwekyo sisobola kujja.’
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]!’
“Omuddu n’akomawo n’ategeeza mukama we ng’abagenyi be yayita bwe bagambye. Mukama we n’anyiiga, n’amulagira agende mangu mu nguudo ez’omu kibuga ne mu bikubo, ayite abaavu n’abagongobavu, n’abalema, ne bamuzibe.
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].’
“Omuddu n’agamba mukama we nti, ‘Bonna mbayise nga bw’ondagidde, naye era mu kisenge ky’embaga mukyalimu ebifo.’
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]!’”
“N’agamba omuddu we nti, ‘Genda mu nguudo ez’omu byalo ne mu bukubo obutono okubirize b’onoosangayo bajje, ennyumba yange ejjule.
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].”
Era mbategeeza nti tewali n’omu ku abo be nayita alirya ku mbaga yange.’”
25 Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
Awo ebibiina by’abantu bangi nnyo bwe baali bagoberera Yesu, n’akyuka n’abagamba nti,
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!
“Omuntu bw’anajjanga gye ndi, n’atakyawa kitaawe, oba nnyina, oba mukyala we n’abaana be, oba baganda be oba bannyina, newaakubadde obulamu bwe ye yennyini, tayinzenga kuba muyigirizwa wange.
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.
Era oyo ateetikka musaalaba gwe n’angoberera, tayinza kuba muyigirizwa wange.
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.
“Singa omu ku mmwe ayagala okuzimba omulungooti, tamala kutuula n’abalirira omuwendo omulimu ogwo gwe gunaatwala, n’alaba obanga ensimbi ezeetaagibwa azirina okugumaliriza?
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.
Kubanga singa tagumaliriza n’akoma ku musingi gwokka, buli agulaba atandika okumusekerera,
30 They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
nga bw’agamba nti, ‘Omuntu ono yatandika okuzimba naye n’alemwa okumaliriza!’
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].
“Oba kabaka ki agenda okulwana ne kabaka omulala amulumba, tamala kutuula n’abalirira obanga n’abaserikale omutwalo ogumu b’alina, asobola okulwanyisa kabaka omulala ajja okumulumba n’abaserikale emitwalo ebiri?
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?’
Bw’afumiitiriza n’alaba nga tajja kusobola, atumira kabaka oli omubaka, ng’akyaliko wala, okuteesa emirembe.
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.”
Kale, buli muntu ku mmwe ateefiiriza byonna by’alina, tayinza kuba muyigirizwa wange.
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]
“Omunnyo mulungi, naye singa guggwaamu ensa, guzibwamu gutya obuka bwagwo?
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!”
Guba tegukyalina mugaso n’akamu mu ttaka wadde ne mu bigimusa, noolwekyo gusuulibwa bweru. Alina amatu agawulira awulire.”
