Luke 14
1 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
anantaraṁ viśrāmavāre yīśau pradhānasya phirūśino gṛhe bhoktuṁ gatavati te taṁ vīkṣitum ārebhire|
2 Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
tadā jalodarī tasya sammukhe sthitaḥ|
3 So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
tataḥ sa vyavasthāpakān phirūśinaśca papraccha, viśrāmavāre svāsthyaṁ karttavyaṁ na vā? tataste kimapi na pratyūcuḥ|
4 But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
tadā sa taṁ rogiṇaṁ svasthaṁ kṛtvā visasarja;
5 And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
tānuvāca ca yuṣmākaṁ kasyacid garddabho vṛṣabho vā ced gartte patati tarhi viśrāmavāre tatkṣaṇaṁ sa kiṁ taṁ notthāpayiṣyati?
6 And they were unable to answer these questions.
tataste kathāyā etasyāḥ kimapi prativaktuṁ na śekuḥ|
7 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
aparañca pradhānasthānamanonītatvakaraṇaṁ vilokya sa nimantritān etadupadeśakathāṁ jagāda,
8 “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
tvaṁ vivāhādibhojyeṣu nimantritaḥ san pradhānasthāne mopāvekṣīḥ| tvatto gauravānvitanimantritajana āyāte
9 Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
nimantrayitāgatya manuṣyāyaitasmai sthānaṁ dehīti vākyaṁ ced vakṣyati tarhi tvaṁ saṅkucito bhūtvā sthāna itarasmin upaveṣṭum udyaṁsyasi|
10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
asmāt kāraṇādeva tvaṁ nimantrito gatvā'pradhānasthāna upaviśa, tato nimantrayitāgatya vadiṣyati, he bandho proccasthānaṁ gatvopaviśa, tathā sati bhojanopaviṣṭānāṁ sakalānāṁ sākṣāt tvaṁ mānyo bhaviṣyasi|
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
yaḥ kaścit svamunnamayati sa namayiṣyate, kintu yaḥ kaścit svaṁ namayati sa unnamayiṣyate|
12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
tadā sa nimantrayitāraṁ janamapi jagāda, madhyāhne rātrau vā bhojye kṛte nijabandhugaṇo vā bhrātṛgaṇo vā jñātigaṇo vā dhanigaṇo vā samīpavāsigaṇo vā etān na nimantraya, tathā kṛte cet te tvāṁ nimantrayiṣyanti, tarhi pariśodho bhaviṣyati|
13 But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
kintu yadā bhejyaṁ karoṣi tadā daridraśuṣkakarakhañjāndhān nimantraya,
14 and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
tata āśiṣaṁ lapsyase, teṣu pariśodhaṁ karttumaśaknuvatsu śmaśānāddhārmmikānāmutthānakāle tvaṁ phalāṁ lapsyase|
15 When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
anantaraṁ tāṁ kathāṁ niśamya bhojanopaviṣṭaḥ kaścit kathayāmāsa, yo jana īśvarasya rājye bhoktuṁ lapsyate saeva dhanyaḥ|
16 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
tataḥ sa uvāca, kaścit jano rātrau bhejyaṁ kṛtvā bahūn nimantrayāmāsa|
17 When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
tato bhojanasamaye nimantritalokān āhvātuṁ dāsadvārā kathayāmāsa, khadyadravyāṇi sarvvāṇi samāsāditāni santi, yūyamāgacchata|
18 But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
kintu te sarvva ekaikaṁ chalaṁ kṛtvā kṣamāṁ prārthayāñcakrire| prathamo janaḥ kathayāmāsa, kṣetramekaṁ krītavānahaṁ tadeva draṣṭuṁ mayā gantavyam, ataeva māṁ kṣantuṁ taṁ nivedaya|
19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
anyo janaḥ kathayāmāsa, daśavṛṣānahaṁ krītavān tān parīkṣituṁ yāmi tasmādeva māṁ kṣantuṁ taṁ nivedaya|
20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
aparaḥ kathayāmāsa, vyūḍhavānahaṁ tasmāt kāraṇād yātuṁ na śaknomi|
21 The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
paścāt sa dāso gatvā nijaprabhoḥ sākṣāt sarvvavṛttāntaṁ nivedayāmāsa, tatosau gṛhapatiḥ kupitvā svadāsaṁ vyājahāra, tvaṁ satvaraṁ nagarasya sanniveśān mārgāṁśca gatvā daridraśuṣkakarakhañjāndhān atrānaya|
22 ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
tato dāso'vadat, he prabho bhavata ājñānusāreṇākriyata tathāpi sthānamasti|
23 So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
tadā prabhuḥ puna rdāsāyākathayat, rājapathān vṛkṣamūlāni ca yātvā madīyagṛhapūraṇārthaṁ lokānāgantuṁ pravarttaya|
24 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
ahaṁ yuṣmabhyaṁ kathayāmi, pūrvvanimantritānamekopi mamāsya rātribhojyasyāsvādaṁ na prāpsyati|
25 Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
anantaraṁ bahuṣu lokeṣu yīśoḥ paścād vrajiteṣu satsu sa vyāghuṭya tebhyaḥ kathayāmāsa,
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
yaḥ kaścin mama samīpam āgatya svasya mātā pitā patnī santānā bhrātaro bhagimyo nijaprāṇāśca, etebhyaḥ sarvvebhyo mayyadhikaṁ prema na karoti, sa mama śiṣyo bhavituṁ na śakṣyati|
27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
yaḥ kaścit svīyaṁ kruśaṁ vahan mama paścānna gacchati, sopi mama śiṣyo bhavituṁ na śakṣyati|
28 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
durganirmmāṇe kativyayo bhaviṣyati, tathā tasya samāptikaraṇārthaṁ sampattirasti na vā, prathamamupaviśya etanna gaṇayati, yuṣmākaṁ madhya etādṛśaḥ kosti?
29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
noced bhittiṁ kṛtvā śeṣe yadi samāpayituṁ na śakṣyati,
30 saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
tarhi mānuṣoyaṁ nicetum ārabhata samāpayituṁ nāśaknot, iti vyāhṛtya sarvve tamupahasiṣyanti|
31 Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
aparañca bhinnabhūpatinā saha yuddhaṁ karttum udyamya daśasahasrāṇi sainyāni gṛhītvā viṁśatisahasreḥ sainyaiḥ sahitasya samīpavāsinaḥ sammukhaṁ yātuṁ śakṣyāmi na veti prathamaṁ upaviśya na vicārayati etādṛśo bhūmipatiḥ kaḥ?
32 And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
yadi na śaknoti tarhi ripāvatidūre tiṣṭhati sati nijadūtaṁ preṣya sandhiṁ karttuṁ prārthayeta|
33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
tadvad yuṣmākaṁ madhye yaḥ kaścin madarthaṁ sarvvasvaṁ hātuṁ na śaknoti sa mama śiṣyo bhavituṁ na śakṣyati|
34 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
lavaṇam uttamam iti satyaṁ, kintu yadi lavaṇasya lavaṇatvam apagacchati tarhi tat kathaṁ svāduyuktaṁ bhaviṣyati?
35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
tada bhūmyartham ālavālarāśyarthamapi bhadraṁ na bhavati; lokāstad bahiḥ kṣipanti|yasya śrotuṁ śrotre staḥ sa śṛṇotu|
