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].
Doonu alu golo Jisu Parisis nyi rigvnvgv akogv naam lo achin dvbv aato; okv nyi vdwv Jisunyi orchok mvla kaayato.
2 Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
Nyi ako lvpa laak bingla lvvma nvgo Jisu gvlo aato,
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?”
Okv Jisu pvbv tamsarnv vdwa okv Parisis vdwa tvkato, “Ngonugv Pvbv lo doonu alu lo lvvma nvnga mvpu dubv minpvri?”
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].
Vbvritola bunu ogugoka mimato. Jisu nyi anga naatoku, ninyia mvpu toku, okv ninyia vngmu toku.
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]?”
Vbvrikunamv Nw bunua mintoku, “Nonugv lokv akonv kuunyilo go dooto vmalo svvhvpu angv doonu alu lo ungrung golo holwk kubolo, hum no doonu alu lo dorlin maredw?”
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.
Vbvritola bunu so gv lvga nga ogugoka mirwk nyula mato.
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:
Jisu kaapato nyen goknam vdwv dooku alvyachoknv vdwa gakdubv, vkvlvgabv nw so minchisinam sum bunua minjito:
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)].
“Vdwlo nonua nyi gonv nyida dvpam lo gokbolo, alvyachoknv dooku lo doomabvka, vbvrinam goka doore nam kaiyanv nyi goka gokpv kuso,
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.
okv nonyi gv atu, nonyia goknv, v aala kula minre, ‘Soogv dooku sam ninyia doomu tvka.’ Vbvrikunamv nonu hinying reku okv dooku alv makulo doodubv rireku.
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.
Ho mabvdv, vdwlo nonua gokpv kudw, vnglaka okv koching yachok dooku lo doolaka, vkvlvgabv nonua goknv atu v nonu gvlo aala minre, ‘Ngoogv ajin a, dooku alvku so, chaatoka.’ Svbvrinam si nonua dvbvnyi goknam vdwgv kaagialo mvngdv modu.
11 Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
Yvv mvnwng v atu v kainvgobv mvngsu dvdw hum miang more okv yvv mvnwngngv atu v miang nvgobv mvngsu dvdw hum kai dubv mvre.”
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.
Vbvrikunamv Jisu ninyia goknv atua minto, “Vdwlo no alu dvnam vmalo arium dvnam go jirinyi, no noogv ajin a vmalo noogv abwngboru a vmalo noogv agungasa nga vmalo noogv namrwk doobam nyitvnv vdwa gokmabvka bunu nonua gokrwk sireku, okv vbvrila noogv ogu rinam dvdvgv rijo nga no paaro riku.
13 Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
Vdwlo nonu dvpam go dvmu tvdudw, heemanv vdwa, pookungnv vdwa, lvpiknv vdwa, okv nyikchingnv vdwa goklaka;
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.”
Okv no aya choknam gubv rire, ogulvgavbolo bunu nonua rirwk sinyu kumare. Pwknvyarnv nonua rirwk jireku vdwlo alvnv nyi vdwgv sinam lokv turkur rikunyi.”
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!”
Vdwlo tvbul doodungnv nyi akonv hum tvvpa tokudw nw Jisunyi minto, “Vdwgo mvngpu v yvvdw Pwknvyarnv gv Karv lo dvpam lo doolwknv!”
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.
Jisu ninyia minto, “Ho hoka nyi ako dooto nw kainv dvpam go dvmu dubv nyi achialvbv gokto.
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!’
Vdwlo dvpam dw hv aato kudw, nw ninyigv pakbua kanamla vngmuto ninyigv nyen vdwa minpa modubv vla, ‘Ogu mvnwngngv mvpvripv pvku, aakum tokuka!’
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!’
Vbvritola bunu mvnwngngv mvngnga labv vla minrap nyatoku. Atuk gv nyi angv pakbua minto, ‘Vjakpi rongo go rvvtobv okv um vngla kaadu bv ripv; ayala ngoogv minam sum tvji labv.’
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!’
Nyi akonv minto, ‘Ngo hvpu dorring go rvvtobv okv ngo hum rikala lamtvlo lingv segorung; ayala ngoogv minam sum tvji rungla bv.’
20 Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
Nyi akonv minto, ‘Ngo vjakpi nyimv naada pvnv, ho lvga lo ngo aala nyuma.’
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]!’
Pakbu angv vngkur toku okv ogumvnwngnga ninyigv Atua minpa jitoku. Atu angv achialvbv hachiv kvchakbvriak toku okv ninyigv pakbu nga mintoku, ‘Baapu bv banggu arwnglo okv banggu gv chenyung lo vngnyika, okv heemanv vdwa, pookungnv vdwa, nyikchingnv vdwa, okv lvpiknv vdwa aakur gvteka.
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].’
Pakbu angv baapubv minto, no gv gamki nama rito kubv, tamsarnv, vbvritola karchung ngv nyi megonvgv lvgabv doodvpv.’
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]!’”
Vkvlvgabv Atu v pakbua minto, ‘mookugv lamtvbv vnglin nyika okv nyi vdwa arwng lo aadu bv mvtoka, vkvlvgabv ngoogv naam lo yarbing dukubv.
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].”
Ngo nonu mvnwngnga mindunv so nyi tamnam vdw sokv yvvka ngoogv arium dvnam a dvpa kumare!’”
25 Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
Lvko nyipam kainvgo Jisunyi lvkobv vngming gvrilo, nw dakrwkla bunua minto,
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!
“Yvvdw ngoogvlo aadunv ngoogv lvbwlaksu gubv rinyumare vdwlo nw ninyigv Abu okv ninyigv anv, ninyigv nywng okv ninyigv kuu vdwa, ninyigv achiboru okv ninyigv anyibormv, okv nw atubongv alvrungbv paknama lvyabv nga pakma dvdvlo.
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.
Yvvdw atu ninyigv daapo nga bakma dunv okv nga vngming gvma dunv hv ngoogv lvbwlaksu gubv rinyu mare.
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.
Nonu gvlokv akonv naam aokolo nvgo mvdubv rungbolo, nw atukchobv doopv tvla okv vkamgu arv ngv ritv rinv bri nw um morko v um rinya nvnv go doodudw kaaka chori.
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.
Nw dooku mabolo, naam a mvrapro kochingbv nw vdwloka mvnya nyuku mare; okv ogugo ripvdw nyi kaanv mvnwngngv ninyia nyarji reku.
30 They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
Bunu minreku, ‘So nyi si naam a mvdubv mvrap toku vbvritola mvnya nyukuma.’
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].
Dvbv gonv hejar vring nyiga go vnglingvla dvbv hejar chamnyi doonvgo mvmi sidubv riku bolo, nw atokchobv doopv tvla japka riku dvbv nga mvmi sinyu redw ma mvmi sinyu maridw vla.
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?’
Nw choopu kuma bolo, nw gindungpingko go vngmure dvbv anga kaarwk sidu kubv okv sarsopoyo lvgabv tvvka siya dukubv ninyigv adu lo vngdungla vngngo lvpa rikulo.”
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.”
“Ho apiabv,” Jisu minyabv minto, “Nonu lokv yvvka ngoogv lvbwlaksu gobv rinyu mare vdwlo nonuno nonugv ogumvnwngnga kayu maredw.”
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]
“Alu v alv nvgo, vbvritola si tinam a ngemu kubolo, hum lvkodv tidukubv mvjiku lamtv kaakuma.
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!”
So si kvdw gv lvgabv alv kuma vmalo eriung gvbvka alvkuma; hum adulo ora duku. Tvvtoka, vbvrikunamv, nonuno nyarung gvdubolo!”
