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 principal Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watchfully observant of him.

2 Te vaengah hlang pakhat bungthung aka khueh te a hmaiah pakcak a pawk pah.

And, behold, there was a certain man who had a dropsy, 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 addressing himself to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, spake, saying, Is it lawful to perform cures on the sabbath?

4 Tedae amih loh a hil a phah uh dongah a hoeih sak hlang te a mawt tih a tueih.

And they said nothing. And he took him, and 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.

and addressing them, said, Whose ass or ox is fallen into a pit, and doth he not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

6 Tedae te te oelh uh thai pawh.

And they were unable to answer him in opposition to these things.

7 Hmuensang te mat a laehdawn tih aka tuek, a cael rhoek te nuettahnah a thui pah.

Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto 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 of any person to a marriage entertainment, recline not on the principal couch; lest a more honourable personage than thyself 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 that invited thee and him, coming say to thee, Yield this person the place; and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest 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 art invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher; then shalt thou have respect in the presence of those who are seated with thee.

11 Amah aka pomsang boeih tah tlarhoel vetih amah aka tlarhoel tah a pomsang ni,” a ti nah.

For every one who exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth 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.

Then said he also to the person who had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy relations, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made to thee.

13 Tedae buhloei na tael vaengah khodaeng, kut ngun kho ngun, aka khaem, mikdael te khue.

But when thou makest an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the halt, 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.

and thou shalt be blessed; because they cannot recompense thee: for a recompence shall be made thee at 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.

Then one of those who sat at table 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 unto 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 sent his servants at supper-time to say to the invited, Come; for all things are 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.

And they all began with one voice to frame excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I must of necessity go and survey it: I pray thee hold 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.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to make a trial of them: I pray thee accept my excuse.

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 therefore 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 that servant returning, informed his master of these things. Then the master of the family, being highly incensed, said to his servant, Go out instantly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

22 Sal loh, 'Boeipa, nan tueih bangla ka saii coeng dae a hmuen om pueng,’ a ti nah.

And the servant said, Sir, it is done as thou orderedst, and yet there is 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 master said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and urge them 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 unto you, That not one man of those who were invited shall taste of my supper.

25 Jesuh te hlangping loh muep a puei hatah, amih taengla mael tih,

And great multitudes followed him about: and he turned, and spoke 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 cometh after me, and hateth not father, and mother, and wife and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, 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 whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, he 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 what man of you designing to erect a tower, doth not first sitting down calculate the expence, if he have sufficient to complete the work?

29 A khoengim a sut tih coeng thai pawt koinih aka hmu boeih loh anih te pahoi a tamdaeng ni.

lest haply, after having laid the foundation, and being unable to finish it, all who look upon it begin to ridicule 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 forth to encounter another king in battle, doth not sit down first, and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is 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 he be not, whilst he is still at a distance, he sendeth an embassy, and desires 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, every one of you who will not part with 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 the salt become insipid, by what 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 neither fit for the land, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.