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1 και εγενετο εν τω ελθειν αυτον εις οικον τινος των αρχοντων των φαρισαιων σαββατω φαγειν αρτον και αυτοι ησαν παρατηρουμενοι αυτον

And as He went into the house of one of the chief of the pharisees to eat on the sabbath-day, and they were watching Him,

2 και ιδου ανθρωπος τις ην υδρωπικος εμπροσθεν αυτου

behold, there was a certain man before Him that had a dropsy.

3 και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν προς τους νομικους και φαρισαιους λεγων ει εξεστιν τω σαββατω θεραπευειν

And Jesus spake to the expounders of the law and to the pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-day?

4 οι δε ησυχασαν και επιλαβομενος ιασατο αυτον και απελυσεν

but they made no answer. And He took him and healed him, and sent him away:

5 και αποκριθεις προς αυτους ειπεν τινος υμων υιος η βους εις φρεαρ εμπεσειται και ουκ ευθεως ανασπασει αυτον εν τη ημερα του σαββατου

and said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out even on the sabbath-day?

6 και ουκ ισχυσαν ανταποκριθηναι αυτω προς ταυτα

and they were not able to answer Him again to these things.

7 ελεγεν δε προς τους κεκλημενους παραβολην επεχων πως τας πρωτοκλισιας εξελεγοντο λεγων προς αυτους

And He spake a parable to those that were invited, observing how they chose the chief seats, saying unto them,

8 οταν κληθης υπο τινος εις γαμους μη κατακλιθης εις την πρωτοκλισιαν μηποτε εντιμοτερος σου η κεκλημενος υπ αυτου

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the uppermost place, least one more honorable than thou be invited by him;

9 και ελθων ο σε και αυτον καλεσας ερει σοι δος τουτω τοπον και τοτε αρξη μετ αισχυνης τον εσχατον τοπον κατεχειν

and he who invited thee and him, should come and say to thee, Give place to this person, and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

10 αλλ οταν κληθης πορευθεις αναπεσε εις τον εσχατον τοπον ινα οταν ελθη ο κεκληκως σε ειπη σοι φιλε προσαναβηθι ανωτερον τοτε εσται σοι δοξα ενωπιον των συνανακειμενων σοι

But when thou art invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, that, when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then wilt thou have honor before them that sit at table with thee:

11 οτι πας ο υψων εαυτον ταπεινωθησεται και ο ταπεινων εαυτον υψωθησεται

for whosoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 ελεγεν δε και τω κεκληκοτι αυτον οταν ποιης αριστον η δειπνον μη φωνει τους φιλους σου μηδε τους αδελφους σου μηδε τους συγγενεις σου μηδε γειτονας πλουσιους μηποτε και αυτοι σε αντικαλεσωσιν και γενησεται σοι ανταποδομα

He said also to him that had invited Him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor thy rich neighbors; least they invite thee again, and so a return be made thee.

13 αλλ οταν ποιης δοχην καλει πτωχους αναπηρους χωλους τυφλους

But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind; and thou shalt be happy;

14 και μακαριος εση οτι ουκ εχουσιν ανταποδουναι σοι ανταποδοθησεται γαρ σοι εν τη αναστασει των δικαιων

because they have not wherewith to requite thee: for a recompense shall be given thee at the resurrection of the just.

15 ακουσας δε τις των συνανακειμενων ταυτα ειπεν αυτω μακαριος ος φαγεται αριστον εν τη βασιλεια του θεου

And one of those; who sat at table with Him, hearing these things, said unto Him, Happy is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

16 ο δε ειπεν αυτω ανθρωπος τις εποιησεν δειπνον μεγα και εκαλεσεν πολλους

Upon which He said, A certain man made a great supper and invited many;

17 και απεστειλεν τον δουλον αυτου τη ωρα του δειπνου ειπειν τοις κεκλημενοις ερχεσθε οτι ηδη ετοιμα εστιν παντα

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

18 και ηρξαντο απο μιας παραιτεισθαι παντες ο πρωτος ειπεν αυτω αγρον ηγορασα και εχω αναγκην εξελθειν και ιδειν αυτον ερωτω σε εχε με παρητημενον

And they all with one consent began to make excuses; the first said, I have bought a field, and I must go and see it, pray have me excused.

19 και ετερος ειπεν ζευγη βοων ηγορασα πεντε και πορευομαι δοκιμασαι αυτα ερωτω σε εχε με παρητημενον

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to try them, pray have me excused.

20 και ετερος ειπεν γυναικα εγημα και δια τουτο ου δυναμαι ελθειν

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

21 και παραγενομενος ο δουλος εκεινος απηγγειλεν τω κυριω αυτου ταυτα τοτε οργισθεις ο οικοδεσποτης ειπεν τω δουλω αυτου εξελθε ταχεως εις τας πλατειας και ρυμας της πολεως και τους πτωχους και αναπηρους και χωλους και τυφλους εισαγαγε ωδε

So the servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go directly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind.

22 και ειπεν ο δουλος κυριε γεγονεν ως επεταξας και ετι τοπος εστιν

And the servant said, Sir, it is done according to thine order, and still there is room.

23 και ειπεν ο κυριος προς τον δουλον εξελθε εις τας οδους και φραγμους και αναγκασον εισελθειν ινα γεμισθη ο οικος μου

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the high-ways and hedges, and press them to come in, that my house may be filled:

24 λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι ουδεις των ανδρων εκεινων των κεκλημενων γευσεται μου του δειπνου

for I tell you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper.

25 συνεπορευοντο δε αυτω οχλοι πολλοι και στραφεις ειπεν προς αυτους

Now there were great multitudes going along with Him:

26 ει τις ερχεται προς με και ου μισει τον πατερα εαυτου και την μητερα και την γυναικα και τα τεκνα και τους αδελφους και τας αδελφας ετι δε και την εαυτου ψυχην ου δυναται μου μαθητης ειναι

so he turned and said to them, If any man come to me, and does not comparatively hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple.

27 και οστις ου βασταζει τον σταυρον εαυτου και ερχεται οπισω μου ου δυναται ειναι μου μαθητης

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and follow me, cannot be my disciple.

28 τις γαρ εξ υμων θελων πυργον οικοδομησαι ουχι πρωτον καθισας ψηφιζει την δαπανην ει εχει τα προς απαρτισμον

For who of you that hath a mind to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expence, whether he hath wherewithal to perfect it?

29 ινα μηποτε θεντος αυτου θεμελιον και μη ισχυσαντος εκτελεσαι παντες οι θεωρουντες αρξωνται αυτω εμπαιζειν

least having laid a foundation and not being able to finish,

30 λεγοντες οτι ουτος ο ανθρωπος ηρξατο οικοδομειν και ουκ ισχυσεν εκτελεσαι

all that see it, should deride him, saying, this man began to build and was not able to finish.

31 η τις βασιλευς πορευομενος συμβαλειν ετερω βασιλει εις πολεμον ουχι πρωτον καθισας βουλευεται ει δυνατος εστιν εν δεκα χιλιασιν απαντησαι τω μετα εικοσι χιλιαδων ερχομενω επ αυτον

Or what king, going to engage with another king in battle, doth not sit down first and consult, whether he be able with ten thousand men to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 ει δε μηγε ετι πορρω αυτου οντος πρεσβειαν αποστειλας ερωτα τα προς ειρηνην

and if not, while he is yet far off, he sendeth an embassy, and desireth conditions of peace.

33 ουτως ουν πας εξ υμων ος ουκ αποτασσεται πασιν τοις εαυτου υπαρχουσιν ου δυναται ειναι μου μαθητης

So, every one of you, that doth not give up all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

34 καλον το αλας εαν δε και το αλας μωρανθη εν τινι αρτυθησεται

Salt is good; but if the salt have lost it's savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

35 ουτε εις γην ουτε εις κοπριαν ευθετον εστιν εξω βαλλουσιν αυτο ο εχων ωτα ακουειν ακουετω

it is neither fit for the land, nor for the dunghil; but they throw it away. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.