Luke 14

1 And it came to pass, when he went into the house of a certain man of the chiefs of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him,

2 And behold, there was a certain man in front of him afflicted with edema.

and lo, there was a certain dropsical man before him;

3 And having responded, Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it permitted to heal on the sabbath?

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

4 But they were silent. And having taken him, he healed him and released him.

and they were silent, and having taken hold of [him], he healed him, and let [him] go;

5 And having responded, he said to them, Of which of you will a son or an ox fall into a pit, and he will not straightaway lift him out on the day of the sabbath?

and answering them he said, 'Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it up on the sabbath-day?'

6 And they could not answer him back to these things.

and they were not able to answer him again unto these things.

7 And he spoke a parable to those who were invited when he noticed how they chose out the chief places, saying to them,

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

8 When thou are invited by any man to wedding festivities, do not sit down in the chief place, lest there may be a more honorable man than thou who was invited by him.

'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

9 And he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment to take the last place.

and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

10 But when thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.

'But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

11 Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

12 And he also said to the man who invited him, When thou make a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor prosperous neighbors, lest they also invite thee in return, and a recompense be made to thee.

And he said also to him who did call him, 'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

13 But when thou make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,

but when thou mayest make a feast, be calling poor, maimed, lame, blind,

14 and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.

and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'

15 And a certain man of those dining together having heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the kingdom of God.

And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, 'Happy [is] he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

16 And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many.

and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,

17 And he sent forth his bondman at the hour of the meal to say to those who were invited, Come, because all things are now ready.

and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.

18 And they all from one began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it. I ask thee have me excused.

'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

19 And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to test them. I ask thee have me excused.

'And another said, Five yoke of oxen I bought, and I go on to prove them; I beg of thee, have me excused:

20 And another said, I married a wife, and because of this I cannot come.

and another said, A wife I married, and because of this I am not able to come.

21 And that bondman, having come, he informed his lord these things. Then the house-ruler having become angry, he said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the thoroughfares and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and maimed and crippled and blind.

'And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.

22 And the bondman said, Lord, as thou commanded it has happened, and yet there is room.

'And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.

23 And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the roads and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;

24 For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few chosen.

for I say to you, that none of those men who have been called shall taste of my supper.'

25 Now many multitudes went with him, and having turned, he said to them,

And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,

26 If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come behind me, cannot be my disciple.

and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

28 For which of you wanting to build a tower, does not, having first sat down, count the cost whether he has the things for completion?

'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

29 So that perhaps, having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all those who see begin to ridicule him,

lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

saying — This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

31 Or what king going to encounter another king in war, will not, having first sat down, consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

32 And if not, while he is still far off, having sent a delegation, he asks the things about peace.

and if not so — he being yet a long way off — having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

33 So therefore every man of you who does not renounce all things being possessed by him, cannot be my disciple.

'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

34 The salt material is good, but if the salt material becomes tasteless, by what will it be seasoned?

'The salt [is] good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?

35 It is fit neither for the land nor for manure; they cast it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

neither for land nor for manure is it fit — they cast it without. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'