Lik 14
1 Li te rive ke lè L te antre lakay a youn nan dirijan Farizyen yo, nan Saba a pou manje pen, yo t ap veye L de prè.
And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
2 Epi la devan li, te gen yon nonm ki t ap soufri avèk maladi kò anfle.
And a certain man was there who had a disease.
3 Konsa, Jésus te reponn e te pale avèk avoka ak Farizyen yo. Li te mande: “Èske se pèmi pou geri nan Saba a oubyen non?”
And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?
4 Men yo te rete san pale. Li te kenbe li, geri li, e te voye l ale.
But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.
5 Li te di yo: “Kilès nan nou k ap gen yon fis, oswa yon bèf tonbe nan yon pwi, ki p ap imedyatman rale l sòti nan yon jou Saba?”
And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?
6 Epi yo pa t kapab reponn sa menm.
And they had no answer to that question.
7 Alò, Li te kòmanse pale an parabòl a sila ki te envite yo, lè L te wè jan yo t ap chwazi chita nan plas donè sou tab la. Li t ap di yo:
And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
8 “Lè nou envite pa yon moun nan yon fèt maryaj, pa pran plas donè paske yon moun pi distenge pase ou kapab deja envite pa mèt la.
When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,
9 Epi sila ki te envite nou toulède a ka petèt vin di ou: ‘Bay plas ou a nonm sila a, e answit akgwo wont, w ap vin okipe dènye plas la’.
And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
10 “Men, lè nou envite, ale chita nan dènye plas la, dekwa ke lè sila a ki te envite nou an vini, li kapab di nou: ‘Zanmivin pi devan’. Konsa, nou va gen onè nan zye a tout moun ki chita sou menm tab sa a avèk nou.
But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
11 “Paske tout sila yo ki leve tèt yo va vin desann, e sila yo ki desann tèt yo, va vin leve.”
For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
12 Anplis, Li te ale di a sila a ki te envite L la: “Lè w ap fè yon bankè oswa yon soupe, pa envite ni zanmi ou, ni frè ou, ni fanmi ou, ni vwazen ki rich yo, otreman yo ta kab envite ou anretou, e sa va sèvi kòm rekonpans a ou menm.
And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
13 “Men lè w ap fè yon resepsyon, envite malere yo, sila ki bwate yo, ki kokobe yo, ak avèg yo.
But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:
14 Konsa ou va beni, paske yo pa gen mwayen pou remèt ou sa; paske yo va remèt ou sa nanrezirèksyon moun ki jis yo.”
And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
15 Lè youn nan sila ki te chita sou tab avèk Li yo te tande sa, li te di Li: “Beni se tout moun ki va manje pen nan wayòm Bondye a!”
And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
16 Men Li te di li: “Yonmesye t ap fè yon gwo bankè, e li te envite anpil moun.
And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.
17 Nan lè bankè a, li te voye esklav Li pou di sila ki te envite yo: ‘Vini! Tout bagay pare koulye a.’
And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.
18 “Men yo tout ansanm te kòmanse fè eskiz. “Premye a te di li: ‘Mwen achte yon mòso tè, e Mwen bezwen ale wè l. Silvouplè, eskize mwen.’
And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
19 “Yon lòt te di: ‘Mwen fenk achte senk pè bèf kabwa, e mwen pral eseye yo. Silvouplè, eskize mwen.’
And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
20 “Epi Yon lòt te di: ‘Mwen fenk marye ak yon fi, e pou rezon sa a, mwen pa kapab vini.’
And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.
21 “Esklav la te retounen rapòte sa a mèt li. Answit mèt kay la te vin fache, e te di a esklav li a: ‘Ale depi koulye a nan tout lari ak wout vil yo, e mennen isit la malere yo, bwate yo, avèg ak kokobe yo.’
And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.
22 “Konsa, esklav la te di: “Mèt, sa ou te mande gen tan fèt, e malgre sa, gen espas toujou.
And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.
23 “Mèt la te di a esklav la: ‘Ale nan gran ri yo ak sou kote kloti yo, epi fòse yo antre, pou kay mwen an kapab byen plen.
And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
24 Paske mwen di nou ke pa gen nan moun sila yo ki te envite k ap goute manje mwen an.’”
For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
25 Alò, gwo foul la t ap prale avè l, e Li te vire di yo:
Now a great number of people went with him.
26 “Si Nenpòt moun vini a Mwen, e li pa rayi pwòp papa li, avèk manman li, ak madanm, ak pitit, frè, sè, wi, e menm pwòp vi li, li pa kapab disip Mwen.
And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
27 Nenpòt moun kipa pote pwòp kwa li pou swiv Mwen, li pa kapab disip Mwen.
Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
28 “Paske kilès nan nou lè li vle bati yon tou fòterès, pa chita avan pou kalkile frè yo pou wè si li gen kont mwayen pou fin fè l?
For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
29 Otreman, lè l fin fè fondasyon an, e li p ap kab fin fè l, tout sila k ap obsève l yo ap vin pase l nan betiz.
For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,
30 Yo va di: ‘Mesye sa a te kòmanse bati, e li pa kapab fini.’
And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
31 “Oubyen ki wa, lè li pati pou rankontre yon lòt wa nan batay, li p ap dabòkalkile si l ap gen ase de fòs avèk di-mil moun pou rankontre lòt la k ap vin kont li avèk ven-mil?
Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Otreman, pandan lòt la toujou lwen, l ap voye yon delegasyon pou mande kondisyon pou fè lapè.
Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
33 “Konsa, nanpwen youn nan nou ki kapab disip Mwen si li parenonse ak tout sa li posede.
And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
34 “Konsa, sèl la bon; men si menmsèl la, pèdi gou li, avèk kisa li va reprann gou l.
For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?
35 Li initil ni pou tè a, ni pou fimye a; fòk li jete. Sila ki gen zòrèy la, kite l tande.”
It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.
