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

It happened one Sabbath, when he went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to eat bread, that they were watching him closely.

2 και ιδου ανθρωπος τις ην υδρωπικος εμπροσθεν αυτου

Behold, there in front of him was a man who was suffering from edema.

3 και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν προς τους νομικους και φαρισαιους λεγων εξεστιν τω σαββατω θεραπευσαι η ου

Jesus asked the experts in the Jewish law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”

4 οι δε ησυχασαν και επιλαβομενος ιασατο αυτον και απελυσεν

But they kept silent. So Jesus took hold of him, healed him, and sent him away.

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

He said to them, “Which of you who has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6 και ουκ ισχυσαν ανταποκριθηναι προς ταυτα

They were not able to give an answer to these things.

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

When Jesus noticed how those who were invited chose the seats of honor, he spoke a parable, saying to them,

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

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the place of honor, because someone may have been invited who is more honored than you.

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

When the person who invited both of you arrives, he will say to you, 'Give this other person your place,' and then in shame you will proceed to take the lowest place.

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

But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

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

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will 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 αντικαλεσωσιν σε και γενηται ανταποδομα σοι

Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, as they may also invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

13 αλλ οταν δοχην ποιης καλει πτωχους αναπειρους χωλους τυφλους

But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

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

and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the just.”

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

When one of them who sat at the table with Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”

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

But Jesus said to him, “A certain man prepared a large dinner and invited many.

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

When the dinner was prepared, he sent his servant to say to those who were invited, 'Come, because everything is now ready.'

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

They all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.'

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

Another said, 'I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.'

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

Then another man said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'

21 και παραγενομενος ο δουλος 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 αναπειρους και τυφλους και χωλους εισαγαγε ωδε

The servant came and told his master these things. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

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

The servant said, 'Master, what you commanded has been done, and yet there is still room.'

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

The master said to 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

For I say to you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'”

25 συνεπορευοντο δε αυτω οχλοι πολλοι και στραφεις ειπεν προς αυτους

Now large crowds were going with him, and he turned and said to them,

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 τε και την ψυχην εαυτου ου δυναται ειναι μου μαθητης

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

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

Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

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

For which of you who desires to build a tower does not first sit down and count the cost to calculate if he has what he needs to complete it?

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

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will 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 ετερω βασιλει συμβαλειν εις πολεμον ουχι καθισας πρωτον βουλευσεται ει δυνατος εστιν εν δεκα χιλιασιν υπαντησαι τω μετα εικοσι χιλιαδων ερχομενω επ αυτον

Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take advice about whether he is able with ten thousand men to fight the other king who comes against him with twenty thousand men?

32 ει δε μη γε ετι αυτου πορρω οντος πρεσβειαν αποστειλας ερωτα {VAR2: τα } προς ειρηνην

If not, while the other army is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for conditions of peace.

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

So therefore, any one of you who does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple.

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

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its taste, how can it be made salty again?

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

It is of no use for the soil or even for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”