Luke 14

1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him.

AND it was that while he went into the house of one of the chief Pharishee to eat bread, on the day of shabath, they watched him.

2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy.

And, behold, a certain man who had gathered waters was before him.

3 And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

And Jeshu answered and said to the Sophree and the Pharishee, Is it lawful on the shabath to heal?

4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

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

5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?

And he said to them, Who from you, whose son or his ox hath fallen into a pit on the day of shabath, doth not at once bring him forth?

6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

And they could not give him the answer concerning this.

7 And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the best places; saying to them,

And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:

8 When thou art invited by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the best place; lest a more honourable man than thou be invited by him;

When thou art invited by one into the house of festivity, go not to recline on the principal seat, lest there be invited thither one more honourable than thou;

9 And he that invited thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

and he come who thyself and him had called, and say to thee, Give place to this; and thou be ashamed as thou arisest to take another place.

10 But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour in the presence of them that sit eating with thee.

But when thou art invited, go, recline thee in the last (seat), that when he who called thee cometh, he may say to thee, My friend, ascend and recline above, and thou shalt have honour before all of them who recline with thee.

11 For whoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

For every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and every one who humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou givest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

And he said to him who had called him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, thou shouldest not call thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also call thee, and thou have this recompence.

13 But when thou givest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,

14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; for thy recompence shall be in the resurrection of the just.

15 And when one of them that sat eating with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

But when one of those who reclined heard these (words), he said to him, Blessed he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of Aloha!

16 Then said he to him, A certain man gave a great supper, and invited many:

Jeshu saith to him, A certain man made a great supper, and called many. And he sent his servant,

17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were invited, Come; for all things are now ready.

at the time of the supper, to say to them who were called, Behold, every thing is prepared for you, come.

18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

And every one of them began to excuse himself. The first said to him, I have bought an estate, and am constrained to go forth to see it: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them out: I pray thee have me excused.

Another said, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

Another said, A wife have I taken, and therefore I cannot come.

21 So that servant came, and showed 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 here the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind.

And the servant came and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go into the streets and outskirts of the city, and bring hither the poor, and the afflicted, and the lame, and the sightless.

22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

And the servant said, My lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is place.

23 And 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.

And the lord said to his servant, Go forth into the ways, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled:

24 For I say to you, That none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.

for I tell you, that not one of those men who were called shall taste of my supper.

25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said to them,

AND while great multitudes were going with him, he turned and said to them,

26 If any man cometh to me, and hateth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Whoever cometh with me, and doth not hate his father and his mother, and his brethren and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and himself also, a disciple he cannot be of mine.

27 And whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

And whoever doth not take up his cross and come after me, a disciple he cannot be of mine.

28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?

For who of you that willeth to build a tower, and doth not first sit down and reckon the expense of it, whether he have (wherewith) to finish it?

29 Lest perhaps, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

lest, when he shall have laid the foundation, and shall not be able to finish, all who see shall deride him,

30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

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

31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or, what king, going to war with a king his neighbour, doth not first consider, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him who cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth a delegation, and desireth conditions of peace.

and if not, while he is distant from him, he may send legates, and pray for peace.

33 So likewise, whoever he is of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.

34 Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its savour, how shall it be seasoned?

Salt is good; but if the salt also shall become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?

35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Not for the earth, nor for the dunghill, it goeth. They cast it out. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.