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 chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

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

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the 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.

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

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

And they held their peace. And he took him, and 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 answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

6 Tedae te te oelh uh thai pawh.

And they could not answer him again to these things.

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

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; 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 bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of 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 bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

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 bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

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

For whosoever 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 him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence 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 the poor, the maimed, the lame, 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; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed 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.

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that 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.

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade 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 servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, 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 with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee 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.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me 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 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.

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes 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, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, 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 lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel 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 none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

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

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto 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 hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, 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, 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, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

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

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it 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, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 Te pawt koinih voelh a om vaengah rhoepnah ham laipai a tueih vetih a dawt ni.

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions 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 likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he 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 have lost his savour, 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 neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.