Κατα Λουκαν 14

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

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

2 και ιδου ανθρωπος τις ην υδρωπικος εμπροσθεν αυτου

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

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

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

4 οι δε ησυχασαν και επιλαβομενος ιασατο αυτον και απελυσεν

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

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

6 και ουκ ισχυσαν ανταποκριθηναι αυτω προς ταυτα

And they could not answer him again to these things.

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

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.

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

When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than you be bidden of 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 that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the low room.

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 you are bidden, go and sit down in the low room; that when he that bade you comes, he may say unto you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have worship in the presence of them that sit to eat with you.

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

For whosoever exalts himself shall be brought low; and he that humbles 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 γενηται σοι ανταποδομα

Then said he also to him that bade him, When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brethren, neither your kinsmen, nor your rich neighbours; lest they also bid you again, and a recompence be made you.

13 αλλ οταν ποιης δοχην καλει πτωχους αναπηρους χωλους τυφλους

But when you make a feast, call the poor, the physically disabled, the lame, the blind:

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

And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed 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 when one of them that sat at food with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade 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 bidden, 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 excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must essentially go and see it: I pray you 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 I go to prove them: I pray you 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 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 physically disabled, and the halt, and the blind.

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

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you have commanded, and yet 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 unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel 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 [πολλοι γαρ εισιν κλητοι ολιγοι δε εκλεκτοι]

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

25 συνεπορευοντο δε αυτω οχλοι πολλοι και στραφεις ειπεν προς αυτους

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

26 ει τις ερχεται προς με και ου μισει τον πατερα αυτου 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

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

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

And whosoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

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

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

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

Lest lest by any means, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

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

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

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

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first, and consults whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand?

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

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy, and desires conditions of peace.

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

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.

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

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, 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 yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.