Luka 14
1 Sabbath a pha vaengah Jesuh tah Pharisee boeilu pakhat im ah buh ca la cet. Te vaengah amah te a om thil uh tih a dawn uh.
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat at the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees, the people there were watching him closely.
2 Te vaengah hlang pakhat bungthung aka khueh te a hmaiah pakcak a pawk pah.
And behold, there in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.
3 Te dongah Jesuh loh olming rhoek neh Pharisee rhoek te a doo tih a voek vaengah, “Sabbath hnin ah tloh hoeih sak ham tueng a, a tueng moenih a?” a ti nah.
In response Jesus said to the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4 Tedae amih loh a hil a phah uh dongah a hoeih sak hlang te a mawt tih a tueih.
But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.
5 Te phoeiah amih te, “Na ca mai khaw, vaito mai khaw tangrhom ah aka cungku te, Sabbath hnin ah pahoi a doek moenih a?” a ti nah.
Then he said to them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath will not immediately pull him out?”
6 Tedae te te oelh uh thai pawh.
But they could give him no answer about these things.
7 Hmuensang te mat a laehdawn tih aka tuek, a cael rhoek te nuettahnah a thui pah.
When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor for themselves, he told them a parable:
8 Te vaengah amih te, “Yuluei kung la hlang khat khat loh n'khue uh vaengah, hmuensang ah ngol uh boeh, anih loh a khue te nang lakah a khoelh la vik om ve.
“When yoʋ are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline in the place of honor, in case someone more honorable than yoʋ has been invited by yoʋr host.
9 Te vaengah nang neh anih aka khue te ha pawk vetih nang te, ‘Anih he hmuen pae dae,’ a ti ni. Te vaengah yah te na poh van vetih a hmuen hnukkhueng te na dang ni.
Then the host, who invited you both, will come and say to yoʋ, ‘Give yoʋr place to this person.’ And with shame yoʋ will begin moving to the least important place.
10 Te dongah n'khue vaengah cet lamtah hnukkhueng hmuen ah ngol. Te daengah ni nang aka khue te ha pawk vaengah nang te, ‘Paya aw, thoo hang dae,’ a ti vetih na taengkah aka ngol rhoek boeih taengah nang hamla thangpomnah a om eh.
But when yoʋ are invited, go recline in the least important place, so that, when yoʋr host comes, he will say to yoʋ, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then yoʋ will be honored in the presence of those who are reclining at the table with yoʋ.
11 Amah aka pomsang boeih tah tlarhoel vetih amah aka tlarhoel tah a pomsang ni,” a ti nah.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Te phoeiah amah aka khue te khaw, “Buhkoknah neh hlaembuh na saii vaengah, na paya, na manuca, na huiko, na imben kuirhang rhoek te khue boeh. Amih loh namah te n'buhung van vetih kutthungnah loh namah taengla ha thoeng ve.
Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When yoʋ prepare a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite yoʋr friends, yoʋr brothers, yoʋr relatives, or yoʋr rich neighbors. If yoʋ do, they may invite yoʋ in return, and yoʋ will be repaid.
13 Tedae buhloei na tael vaengah khodaeng, kut ngun kho ngun, aka khaem, mikdael te khue.
But when yoʋ prepare a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.
14 Yoethen la na om bitni, nang n'sah ham te khueh pawt cakhaw aka dueng rhoek kah thohkoepnah dongah nang ham a sah bitni,” a ti nah.
Then yoʋ will be blessed. Since they do not have the means to repay yoʋ, yoʋ will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 A yaak uh vaengah aka ngol rhoek khuikah pakhat loh, “Yoethen long te tah Pathen kah ram ah buh a caak ni,” a ti nah.
When one of the men reclining at the table with Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 Anih te khaw Jesuh loh, “Hlang pakhat loh hlaembuh muep a thong tih hlang muep a khue.
Jesus said to him, “A man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
17 Hlaembuh tue ah tah a sal te a khue rhoek taengla a tueih tih, ‘Ham paan uh laeh, sikim la om coeng,’ a ti nah.
At the time for the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 Tedae a bangtlang la boeih a thaanah uh tih, lamhma kah loh, ‘Lo ka lai tih aka hip la caeh ham a kueknah la ka om. Namah taengah kam bih mai eh, om mai saeh, kai tah ng'rhoe mai,’ a ti nah.
But they all alike began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go out and see it. I ask yoʋ to have me excused.’
19 Pakhat loh, ‘Vaito a rhoi panga ka lai tih, nainong ham ka cet ni, Namah taengah kam bih mai eh, om mai saeh, kai tah ng'hoep mai,’ a ti nah.
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. I ask yoʋ to have me excused.’
20 Pakhat bal loh, ‘Yuu ka loh tih ka lo ham coeng mahpawh,’ a ti nah.
Still another said, ‘I have married a woman, and for that reason I cannot come.’
21 Te dongah sal te a pawk vaengah tah a boeipa taengla a puen pah. Te vaengah imkung tah kosi a hong tih a sal te, ‘Khopuei kah toltung neh imhlai laklo ah a loe la cet lamtah, khodaeng, a kut a kho aka ngun, mikdael, aka khaem te pahoi hang khuen,’ a ti nah.
So the servant came back and told these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.’
22 Sal loh, ‘Boeipa, nan tueih bangla ka saii coeng dae a hmuen om pueng,’ a ti nah.
After the servant had done so, he said, ‘Master, it has been done as yoʋ commanded, and there is still room.’
23 Te dongah boei loh sal taengah, ‘Khohla longpuei neh vongtung taengah khaw cet lamtah ha kun ham tanolh dae, te daengah ni ka im ah hlang a bae eh.
So the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.
24 Nangmih taengah ka thui coeng, ka khue hlang rhoek loh kai kah hlaembuh ten uh boel saeh,’ a ti nah,” te a thui pah.
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”
25 Jesuh te hlangping loh muep a puei hatah, amih taengla mael tih,
Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and said to them,
26 “Khat khat te kai taengla ha lo vaengah a napa neh a manu, a yuu neh a ca, pacaboeina neh tanu takhong, amah kah a hinglu khaw a toeng thil bal pawt atah ka hnukbang la om ham a coeng moenih.
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Amah kah thinglam a koh pawt ah kai hnukla aka lo te tah ka hnukbang la om ham a coeng moenih.
And whoever does not bear his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28 Nangmih khui lamkah loh imsang sak ham aka ngaih te unim? Lamhma la ngol tih a hnonah te a tae moenih a? Imcoeng ham khueh mai cakhaw?
For which of you who wants to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see if he has what he needs to complete it?
29 A khoengim a sut tih coeng thai pawt koinih aka hmu boeih loh anih te pahoi a tamdaeng ni.
For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who are looking on will begin to mock him,
30 hlang loh sak hamla a tong dae a coeng thai moenih,’ a ti uh ta.
saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
31 Mebang manghai khaw manghai pakhat te a noem tih ni caem la a caeh. Te vaengah ngol lamhma tih a doe ham te thawng rha a om thai atah anih te thawng kul neh paan thil ham a moeh moenih a?
Or what king, when he is going out to confront another king in battle, does not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the king who is coming against him with twenty thousand men?
32 Te pawt koinih voelh a om vaengah rhoepnah ham laipai a tueih vetih a dawt ni.
If he is not able to do so, he sends a delegation while the other is still far away and asks for terms of peace.
33 Te dongah nangmih boeih khaw, a khuehtawn boeih aka hlah pawt te tah ka hnukbang la om ham a coeng moenih.
So then, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
34 Lungkaeh khaw tui, tedae lungkaeh te khaw a dap atah ba nen lae a hlihlim sak eh?
“Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 Laimen ham khaw om pawt tih, aek lam khaw hoeikhang laklo pawt dongah phawn a voeih uh. Yaak nah hna aka khueh rhoek loh yaa uh,” a ti nah.
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, so it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
