Luke 14
1 One day--it was a Sabbath--He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him.
Sabbath nyn hypoet awh, Jesu taw Farasi a hqamca thlang pynoet a im awh buh ai na cet hy, cawh Jesu ce ngaihtaak doena doen uhy.
2 In front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy.
Ce a hun awh a haiawh ak phoen tawng nawh ak hling thlang pynoet ce awm hy.
3 This led Jesus to ask the lawyers and Pharisees, "Is it allowable to cure people on the Sabbath?"
Jesu ing Farasikhqi ingkaw anaa awi ak sim thlangkhqi ce doet khqi hy, “Sabbath nyn awh thlak tlo qoei sak ve ak ciim nu, amak ciim nu?” tinak khqi hy.
4 They gave Him no answer; so He took hold of the man, cured him, and sent him away.
Cehlai cekkhqi ing ikaw awm ap kqawn pe uhy. Cedawngawh Jesu ing cawhkaw thlak tlo ce tu nawh a qoei sak coengawh tyi hy.
5 Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?"
Cekcoengawh cekkhqi venawh, “Nangmih ak khuiawh kaw thlang pynoet oet a ca aw, vaitaw mai aw Sabbath nyn awh lawk-kqawng khuina ang tlaak mantaw, am namik dawk hly nawh nu?” tinak khqi hy.
6 To this they could make no reply.
Cawh ikaw awm ap kqawn uhy.
7 Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Buh veelnaak kungawh thlangkhqi ing ngawihdoelh ak sang sang amik tyk ce a huh awh, vawhkaw nyhtahnaak awi ve kqawn pehy:
8 "When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,
Thlang ing buh ai na anik khy khqi awh, ngawihdoelh sang ce koeh tyk uh, nangmih anglakawh thlang qypawm ngai ce buh ai na khy hly mai hy.
9 and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.
Cemyihna a awm mai mantaw, imkung na venawh, ‘Nang ngawihnaak awh ve ak thlang ve ngawih sak’ ni tina kaw. Cawhtaw chah doena ngawihnaak ak nem awh ngawi zawk ka kawp ti.
10 On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.
Cedawngawh thlang ing buh ai na anik khy awh, ngawihnaak ak nem soeih awh ngawi mai, cawh ni imkung ce a law awh na venawh, “Ka pyi ngawihnaak ak leek awh ngawi,” a haiawh kqihchahnaak ce na huh hly. Cawh buh ai na ak lawkhqi boeih a haiawh kqihchahnaak ce na huh hly.
11 For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.
U awm amah ingkaw amah ak zoeksang qu taw ak kaina nung tla kaw, cehlai ak kaina ak awmkhqi ing zoeksangnaak ce hu kawm uh,” tinak khqi hy.
12 Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.
Jesu ing imkung a venawh, “Khawnghyp awh aw, am awhtaw khawmy ben awh aw thlang buh ai na nak khy awhtaw, na pyikhqi, na naakhqi ingkaw na cakaw paqengkhqi koeh khy; nak khy mantaw, cekkhqi ingawm buh ai na nik khy lawt kawm usaw ni thung hlyk tlang uhy.
13 But when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;
Cedawngawh thlang buh ai na nak khy awh, hahqahkhqi, khawk khem khqi, khawkzui khqi ingkaw mikhypkhqi ce khy kawp ti,
14 and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."
cawhtaw zoseennak hu kawm uk ti. A mingmih ing amni thung lawk khqi qoe seiawm, thlakdyngkhqi thawh tlaihnaak khawnghi awh ni thung law tlaih kaw,” tina hy.
15 After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom."
Cawhkaw awi ce amah cawh amah ing anik ngawi haih thlang pynoet ing ang zaak awh Jesu a venawh, “Khawsa qam khuiawh poei buh veelnaak kung awh ak pa kawi thlang taw a zoseen hy,” tina hy.
16 "A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.
Jesu ing, “Thlang pynoet ing poei ak bau soeih sai nawh buh ak ai na thlang khawzah ce khy hy.
17 At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'
buh ainaak tym a pha awh imkung ing buh ai na ak khy thlangkhqi venawh a tyihzawih thlang ce tyi nawh khy sak hy, ‘law lah uh, ik-oeihkhqi coeng boeih hawh hy,’ tinak khqi hy.
18 "But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, "'I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.'
Cehlai cekkhqi boeih ing ami peelnaak lam ce sui boeih uhy. Lamma cyk thlang ing, ‘lo thlai thai nyng saw, toek lah vang nyng. Ni hlah mai cang,’ tina hy.
19 "A second pleaded, "'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'
Ak chang pynoet bai ing, ‘Vaitaw bawh nga thlai nyng saw, noek a dak lah vang nyng. Ni hlah mai cang,’ tina bai hy.
20 "Another said, "'I am just married. It is impossible for me to come.'
Pynoet bai ing, ‘kai zu lo thai nyng saw, am law hly thai nyng,’ tina hy.
21 "So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "'Go out quickly,' he said, 'into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.'
A tyihzawih ce law nawh a boeipa a venawh ce mihkhqi boeih ce kqawn pehy. Cawh imkung ce ak kaw so nawh a tyihzawih a venawh ‘Khawmdek khuina kaw lampyi ingkaw lamkel awh ang tawnna cet nawhtaw khawdeng hahqahkhqi, khawk khemkhqi, mikhyp khqi ingkaw khawkzui khqi ce law pyi,’ tina hy.
22 "Soon the servant reported the result, saying, "'Sir, what you ordered is done, and there is room still.'
A tyihzawih ing, ‘Bawipa, awi nani peek amyihna sai hawh hlai nyng, a hun hoeng toeng toeng hyn hy,’ tina hy.
23 "'Go out,' replied the master, 'to the high roads and hedge-rows, and compel the people to come in, so that my house may be filled.
Cawh Bawipa ing a tyihzawih a venawh, ‘lampyi ak bau ingkaw lam ak cawng ak kekhqi na ce cet nawhtaw na huh a saqui ce lawpyi kawp ti, cawh ni ka im awh a be hly hy.
24 For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"
Ka nik kqawn peek, kak thlang ceikhqi ak khuiawh kaw thlang pynoet ca ingawm ka poei buh ve am tan kaw,’ tina hy.
25 On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,
Thlang khawzah Jesu a hu awh bat unawh khin na cet haih uhy, cekkhqi venawh Jesu ing:
26 "If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
U awm ka venawh law nawh a nu ingkaw a Pa, a zucakhqi, a koeinu koeinaakhqi boeih, amah a hqingnaak ha awm – a mak sawhnaak thlang taw kai a hubat na am awm thai kaw.
27 No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.
U awm amah a thinglam ce kawt nawh kai a hu awh amak bat taw kai a hubat na am coeng thai hy.
28 "Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --
Nangmih ak khuiawh thlang pynoet ing ip sang sak aham ngaih lah seh. Anih ing ngawi lamma cang nawh a saknaak khoek tangka a taak ingkaw ama taak am nym am nai hly ma nawh nu?
29 lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,
Ak poek ma kaana tung ce ling sawhqat bai seiawm im ce amak coeng lawk awhtaw, ak hu saqui ing qaih na kawm uh,
30 saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'
‘Ve ak thlang ing im taw sa mylyk lawt nawh, ak coeng na awm ap coeng lak law hy,’ tina kawm uh.
31 Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?
Kqawnnaak mai awh sangpahrang pynoet taw a qaal sangpahrang ing tuk qu aham cai lah seh. Ngawi lamma cang nawh, a qaal ben awhkaw thlang thongkul amah ben awhkaw thlang thonghqa ing a tuk thai hly ingkaw ama tuk thai hly ce poek lamma kaana awm kawm nu?
32 If not, while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers and sues for peace.
Ama tuk thai hly mantaw, a qaalkhqi lam na ami law hui awh, dyihthing tyi nawh qoepnaak ce sai kaw.
33 Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.
Cemyih lawtna, u awm ik-oeih soepkep amak cehtaak thai taw kai a hubat na am kawih hy.
34 "Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it?
Ci taw leek hy, cehlai alnaak ce a paih mantaw ikawmyihna nu a alnaak thai tlaih kaw?
35 Neither for land nor dunghill is it of any use; they throw it away. Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"
Dek leek na awm am awm nawh, vaitaw pana a ek anglakawh za am leek kaw; khawng aham doeng na ni a awm hawh hy. U awm zaaknaak haa ak ta ingtaw za seh,” tinak khqi hy.
