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].
Одного разу в Суботу Він прийшов пообідати в дім одного з фарисейських старшин. Вони уважно слідкували за Ним.
2 Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.
І ось перед Ним був чоловік, який хворів на водянку.
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?”
Ісус запитав учителів Закону та фарисеїв: ―Чи дозволено зцілювати в Суботу?
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].
Але вони мовчали. Тоді [Ісус], доторкнувшись до чоловіка, зцілив його та відпустив.
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]?”
До них же промовив: ―Якщо в когось із вас син або віл впаде в колодязь, хіба ви не витягнете його навіть у день Суботній?
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.
Вони не змогли Йому нічого на це відповісти.
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:
Помітивши, як запрошені обирають собі перші місця, Ісус розповів їм притчу:
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)].
«Коли хтось запросить тебе на весілля, не сідай на почесне місце, щоб не сталося так, що серед запрошених буде хтось поважніший за тебе.
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.
Тоді прийде той, хто запросив тебе, та скаже: „Поступися місцем іншому“. І тоді доведеться тобі із соромом зайняти останнє місце.
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.
Натомість коли будеш запрошений, прийди та сідай на останнє місце, щоб той, хто запросив тебе, підійшовши, сказав: „Друже, пересядь на краще місце!“Тоді буде тобі честь перед усіма запрошеними.
11 Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”
Бо кожний, хто себе підносить, буде принижений, а хто себе принижує, буде піднесений».
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.
Потім промовив до того, хто запросив Його: «Коли ти влаштовуєш обід або вечерю, не запрошуй своїх друзів, ні своїх братів, ні своїх родичів, ані багатих сусідів, щоби й вони не запросили тебе, і ти не одержав взаємної відплати.
13 Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].
Але коли влаштовуєш вечерю, запрошуй бідних, покалічених, кульгавих та сліпих.
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.”
І блаженний будеш, бо вони не мають, чим відплатити тобі, а твоя винагорода буде при воскресінні праведних».
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!”
Почувши це, один із тих, що обідав разом із Ним, промовив: ―Блаженний той, хто буде їсти хліб у Царстві Божому.
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.
Ісус у відповідь сказав: ―Один чоловік приготував велику вечерю й запросив багатьох.
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!’
Коли прийшов час, він надіслав свого раба сказати запрошеним: «Приходьте, бо все вже готове».
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!’
Але всі, один за одним, почали відмовлятися. Перший сказав: «Я придбав поле, і мені треба піти й оглянути його. Прошу тебе, вибач мені!»
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!’
Другий сказав: «Я придбав п’ять пар волів та йду випробувати їх. Прошу тебе, вибач мені!»
20 Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’
Третій сказав: «Я щойно одружився й тому не можу прийти!»
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]!’
Раб повернувся й про все доповів господареві. Тоді розлютився господар і сказав своєму рабу: «Іди швидко на вулиці й провулки міста та приведи сюди бідних, покалічених, сліпих та кульгавих».
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].’
І відповів раб: «Господарю, зроблено, як ти велів, і ще є місця».
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]!’”
Тоді господар сказав рабу: «Вийди на дороги й стежки та переконай усіх, кого зустрінеш, прийти, щоб дім мій наповнився.
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].”
Кажу вам: ніхто з тих, кого було запрошено, не їстиме на моїй вечері».
25 Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,
Разом з Ісусом ішло багато людей, та Він, обернувшись, промовив до них:
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!
«Якщо хтось приходить до Мене й не зненавидить свого батька та матері, дружини, дітей, братів та сестер, і навіть свого життя, не може бути Моїм учнем.
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.
Хто не несе хреста свого й не йде слідом за Мною, той не може бути Моїм учнем.
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.
Бо хто з вас, бажаючи збудувати вежу, спочатку не сяде та не порахує всіх витрат, чи має він чим закінчити.
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.
Щоб, коли покладе основу та не зможе закінчити, усі, хто побачить, не почали сміятися з нього,
30 They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’
кажучи: „Цей чоловік почав будувати, але не зміг закінчити!“
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].
Або який цар, збираючись на війну проти іншого царя, не сяде та не роздумає, чи зможе з десятьма тисячами встояти проти того, хто йде на нього з двадцятьма тисячами?
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?’
Якщо ні, то поки той ще далеко, надішле послів до нього просити про мир.
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.”
Так і кожний з вас, хто не зречеться всього, що має, не може бути Моїм учнем.
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]
Сіль – добра річ, але якщо й сіль втратить солоність, то чим повернути її смак?
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!”
Вона вже не придатна ні для землі, ні для добрива, її викидають геть. Хто має вуха, щоб слухати, слухайте!»
