Luke 14
1 On one occasion, as Jesus was going, on a Sabbath into the house of one of the leading Pharisees to dine, they were watching him closely.
Sie len Sabbath Jesus el som in mongo in lohm sin sie sin mwet kol lun mwet Pharisee, ac mwet uh arulana tonel Jesus.
2 There he saw before him a man who was suffering from dropsy.
Oasr mukul se fafwak paol ac nial el tuku nu yurin Jesus,
3 “Is it allowable,” said Jesus, addressing the Students of the Law and the Pharisees, “to work a cure on the Sabbath, or is it not?”
ac Jesus el siyuk sin mwet luti Ma Sap ac mwet Pharisee uh, “Ku Ma Sap lasr uh lela in akkeyala mas ke len Sabbath, ku tia?”
4 They remained silent. Jesus took hold of the man and cured him, and sent him away.
A elos tiana fahkla sie kas. Jesus el eis mwet sac ac akkeyalla ac supwalla.
5 And he said to them: “Which of you, finding that his son or his ox has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath Day?”
Na el fahk nu selos, “Fin sie suwos oasr wen se natul ku soko ox natul su putatla nu in sie luf loal ke len Sabbath, ku kowos ac tia sulaklak sraklalak liki luf sac ke na len Sabbath?”
6 And they could not make any answer to that.
Na elos tiana ku in topkol ke ma se inge.
7 Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable —
Jesus el liye lah kutu mwet uh lungsena sulela acn in muta wowo, ouinge el fahk pupulyuk se inge nu selos nukewa:
8 “When you are invited by any one to a wedding banquet, do not seat yourself in the best place, for fear that some one of higher rank should have been invited by your host;
“Mwet se fin suli kom nu ke kufwen marut, nimet kom som muta ke acn ma wo emeet uh. Sahp ac oasr pac mwet se solsolma su fulat liki kom,
9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you ‘Make room for this man,’ and then you will begin in confusion to take the lowest place.
na mwet se la kufwa uh su suli komtal kewa, ac tuku ac fahk nu sum, ‘Sang el uh elan muta insacn.’ Na kom ac tonongla ac som muta ke acn ma pusisel oemeet uh.
10 No, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place, so that, when he who has invited you comes, he may say to you ‘Friend, come higher up’; and then you will be honoured in the eyes of all your fellow-guests.
In tia ouinge, a ke suliyuk kom, wo kom in som ac muta ke acn ma pusisel oemeet uh, na mwet se ma suli kom uh fah fahk nu sum, ‘Kawuk, fahsru muta ke acn wowo se inge.’ Ouiya se inge ac akkatoye kom ye mutun mwet nukewa ma suliyuk uh.
11 For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Tuh kutena mwet su sifacna akfulatyal ac fah akpusiselyeyuk, a el su sifacna akpusiselyal ac fah akfulatyeyuk.”
12 Then Jesus went on to say to the man who had invited him: “When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not ask your friends, or your brothers, or your relations, or rich neighbours, for fear that they should invite you in return, and so you should be repaid.
Na Jesus el fahk nu sin mwet se la kufwa uh, “Kom fin orek mongo infulwen len ku eku, nimet kom suli mwet kawuk lom, ku mwet wiom ku sou lom saya, ku mwet tulan kasrup lom — mweyen elos ac mau suli kom pac tok, na fin ouinge kom ac eis tari molin orekma wo se kom oru ah.
13 No, when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
Kom fin orek kufwa, kom suli mwet sukasrup, mwet sukapas, mwet ul, ac mwet kun;
14 and then you will be happy indeed, since they cannot recompense you; for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the good.”
na ac fah akinsewowoyeyuk kom, mweyen elos ac tia ku in folokin orekma wo lom. God El ac fah folokin orekma lom ke len se mwet wo uh moulyak liki misa.”
15 One of the guests heard what he said and exclaimed: “Happy will he be who shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God!”
Ke sie sin mwet su welul mongo el lohng ma inge, el fahk nu sin Jesus, “Fuka lupan engan lun mwet su wi ipeis ke kufwa lun Tokosrai lun God!”
16 But Jesus said to him: “A man was once giving a great dinner. He invited many people,
Jesus el fahk nu sel, “Oasr mwet se tuh oru kufwa na lulap se, ac suli mwet na pus nu kac.
17 and sent his servant, when it was time for the dinner, to say to those who had been invited ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Ke mongo in kufwa sac akola tari, el supwala mwet kulansap lal in som fahk nu sin mwet ma el suli uh, ‘Fahsru, ma nukewa akola!’
18 They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first man said to the servant ‘I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.’
Tusruk elos nukewa mutawauk in fahk sripa lalos in tia ku in som. Mwet se oemeet uh fahk nu sin mwet kulansap sac, ‘Nga tufahna molela ipin acn se, ac nga enenu in som liye. Nunak munas, fahk elan tuleyula.’
19 The next said ‘I have bought five pairs of bullocks, and I am on my way to try them. I must ask you to consider me excused’;
Ac sie pac fahk, ‘Nga tufahna molela cow mukul singoul, ac nga ac som srikalos. Nunak munas, fahk elan tuleyula.’
20 while the next said ‘I am just married, and for that reason I am unable to come.’
Ac sie pac fahk, ‘Nga tufahna marutla, ac ke sripa se inge nga tia ku in fahsrot.’
21 On his return the servant told his master all these answers. Then in anger the owner of the house said to his servant ‘Go out at once into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the blind, and the lame.’
Na mwet kulansap sac folokla ac fahkak ma inge nukewa nu sin leum lal. Leum sac arulana foloyak ac fahk nu sin mwet kulansap lal, ‘Sulaklak fahla nu pe inkanek uh ac nu inmasrlon lohm in siti uh ac pwanma mwet sukasrup, mwet sukapas, mwet kun, ac mwet ul.’
22 Presently the servant said ‘Sir, your order has been carried out, and still there is room.’
Tiana paht toko, mwet kulansap sac fahk, ‘Sap lom ah orekla tari, tusruk srak pacna oasr acn lula nu sin kutu pac mwet.’
23 ‘Go out,’ the master said, ‘into the roads and hedgerows, and make people come in, so that my house may be filled;
Ouinge leum sac sifil fahk nu sin mwet kulansap lal, ‘Fahsrot nu ke inkanek in ima uh ac acn pac likin siti uh, ac sap mwet uh in tuku, tuh lohm sik fah sessesla.
24 for I tell you all that not one of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.’”
Nga fahk nu suwos nukewa lah tia siefanna sin mwet suliyuk meet ah ac fah wi ema mongo ke kufwa se luk inge!’”
25 One day, when great crowds of people were walking with Jesus, he turned and said to them:
Sie pacl ah ke un mwet puspis elos welul Jesus fahsr, el forla ac fahk nu selos,
26 “If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and his very life, he can be no disciple of mine.
“Kutena mwet su tuku nu yuruk, el koflana mwet tumuk lutlut el fin tia lungse nga yohk liki papa tumal ac nina kial, mutan kial ac tulik natul, mwet lel ac mwet lohl, oayapa moul lal sifacna.”
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross, and walk in my steps, can be no disciple of mine.
Kutena mwet su tia us sakseng lal sifacna ac fahsr tukuk, koflana mwet tumuk lutlut.
28 Why, which of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? —
Fin sie suwos akoo in musai sie tower, el enenu in muta ac motkwala lupan molo an meet, ac liye lah ac fal mani ma oasr yorol in aksafyela ma el oru uh.
29 For fear that, if he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, every one who sees it should begin to laugh at him,
El fin tia oru ouinge, na tukun el oakiya pwelung uh el ac tia ku in aksafyela tower sac, ac mwet nukewa ma liye ac fah isrunul.
30 and say ‘Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish!’
Elos ac fahk, ‘Mwet se inge mutawauk in musai, a el tia ku in aksafyela!’
31 Or what king, when he is setting out to fight another king, does not first sit down and consider if with ten thousand men he is able to meet one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?
Fin sie tokosra el oatula wi mwet singoul tausin, in mweun lain sie pac tokosra su tuku in lainul wi mwet longoul tausin, el ac enenu in muta ac nunkala meet lah pwaye oasr ku lal in lain tokosra se ngia.
32 And if he cannot, then, while the other is still at a distance, he sends envoys and asks for terms of peace.
El fin tia ku, na el ac supwala mwet utuk kas in osun nu sin tokosra se ngia in pwapa ke sukyen inkanek in misla ke el srakna loes lukel.”
33 And so with every one of you who does not bid farewell to all he has — he cannot be a disciple of mine.
Ac Jesus el sifil fahk, “In ouiya se pacna inge, wangin sie suwos ku in mwet tumuk lutlut el fin tia fuhleak ma lal nukewa.”
34 Yes, salt is good; but, if the salt itself should lose its strength, what shall be used to season it?
“Sohl uh ma wo se, tusruktu fin wanginla emah, wanginna ma ac ku in orek in sifil folokonak emah.
35 It is not fit either for the land or for the manure heap. Men throw it away. Let him who has ears to hear with hear!”
Ac wanginla sripa nu ke fohkon acn uh, oayapa nu ke mwe akmongo sacn uh. Ac fah sisila. Ke ma inge kowos porongo, fin oasr srewos!”
