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.
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that they were watching him.
2 Te vaengah hlang pakhat bungthung aka khueh te a hmaiah pakcak a pawk pah.
And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.
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.
And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, 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 were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.
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.
And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?
6 Tedae te te oelh uh thai pawh.
And they were not able to answer him to these things.
7 Hmuensang te mat a laehdawn tih aka tuek, a cael rhoek te nuettahnah a thui pah.
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
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 thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,
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.
and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last 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 thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;
11 Amah aka pomsang boeih tah tlarhoel vetih amah aka tlarhoel tah a pomsang ni,” a ti nah.
for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall 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.
And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
13 Tedae buhloei na tael vaengah khodaeng, kut ngun kho ngun, aka khaem, mikdael te khue.
But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, 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.
and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.
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.
And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Anih te khaw Jesuh loh, “Hlang pakhat loh hlaembuh muep a thong tih hlang muep a khue.
And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.
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.
And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are 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.
And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for 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.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.
20 Pakhat bal loh, 'Yuu ka loh tih ka lo ham coeng mahpawh,’ a ti nah.
And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
21 Te dongah sal te a pawkvaengah 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.
And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.
22 Sal loh, 'Boeipa, nan tueih bangla ka saii coeng dae a hmuen om pueng,’ a ti nah.
And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast 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.
And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, 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 say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.
25 Jesuh te hlangping loh muep a puei hatah, amih taengla mael tih,
And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he 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 any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, 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 carry his cross and come after 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, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;
29 A khoengim a sut tih coeng thai pawt koinih aka hmu boeih loh anih te pahoi a tamdaeng ni.
in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at 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, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 Te pawt koinih voelh a om vaengah rhoepnah ham laipai a tueih vetih a dawt ni.
and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he 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.
Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
34 Lungkaeh khaw tui, tedae lungkaeh te khaw a dap atah ba nen lae a hlihlim sak eh?
Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 Laimen ham khaw om pawt tih, aek lam khaw hoeikhang laklo pawt dongah phawn a voeihuh. Yaak nah hna aka khueh rhoek loh yaa uh,” a ti nah.
It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
