Luka 14
1 Gbe ɖeka le Dzudzɔgbe dzi, Yesu yi nuɖuƒe le Farisitɔwo ƒe amegã aɖe ƒe aƒe me, eye wonɔ ŋku lém ɖe eŋu vevie.
It happened on a Sabbath, when he was gone to eat at the house of one of the rulers, who was a Pharisee, that while the Pharisees were observing him,
2 Afi ma ŋutsu aɖe si nɔ tetedɔ lém la dze ŋgɔe.
a man who had a dropsy stood before him.
3 Ke Yesu bia Farisitɔ kple senyala siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma be, “Ele se nu be woada gbe le ame ŋu le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzia?”
Then Jesus addressing himself to the lawyers and Pharisees, said, Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?
4 Womeɖo biabia la ŋu nɛ o, ale Yesu lé dɔnɔa ƒe alɔnu, eye wòda gbe le eŋu. Emegbe la, eɖe mɔ nɛ wòdzo.
They being silent, he took hold of the man, healed and dismissed him.
5 Yesu gatrɔ ɖe ameawo ŋu bia wo be, “Mia dometɔ kae mewɔa dɔ le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke dzi o. Nenye be via alo eƒe nyi ge dze do me le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzi ɖe, meɖenɛ enumake oa?”
Then resuming his discourse, he said to them, Who, amongst you, if his ass or his ox fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?
6 Ameawo mete ŋu ɖo biabia sia hã ŋu nɛ o.
And to this they were not able to make him a reply.
7 Yesu kpɔ be ame siwo katã wokpe be woava ɖu nua la tia kplɔ̃a ta. Le esia ta edo lo na wo gblɔ be,
Observing how eager the guests were to possess the higher places at the table, he gave them this injunction,
8 “Nenye be wokpe wò ɖe srɔ̃ɖekplɔ̃ ŋu la, mègaʋli be yeanɔ kplɔ̃ ta o, elabena ne ame ŋkuta aɖe si ŋu bubu le wu wò la va la,
When you are invited to a wedding, do not occupy the highest place at table, lest one more considerable than you be bidden,
9 ne edzɔ nenema la, ame si kpe wò la akplɔe va afi si nènɔ eye wòagblɔ na wò be, ‘Tso nàtsɔ wò nɔƒe na ame sia.’ Esia ana be ŋu akpe wò, eye nàyi aɖanɔ zikpui sia zikpui si le kplɔ̃a ƒe nuwuwu lɔƒo la dzi.
and he who invited you both, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and you should then rise with confusion, to take the lowest place.
10 “Nu si boŋ wòle be nàwɔe nye esi, yi ɖanɔ teƒe aɖe le kplɔ̃a ƒe nuwuwu, eye ne ame si kpe wò la ŋutɔ kpɔ wò la, ava gblɔ na wò be, ‘Nɔvi, míegblẽ nɔƒe nyui aɖe ɖi na wò!’ Ale wòade bubu ŋuwò le ame siwo katã wòkpe la ŋkume.
But when you are invited, go to the lowest place, that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher; for that will do you honor before the company.
11 Ame sia ame si dina be ye ŋutɔ yeade bubu ye ɖokui ŋu la, woabɔbɔe ɖe anyi, eye ame si abɔbɔ eɖokui la, woade bubu eŋu.”
For whoever exalts himself, shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself, shall be exalted.
12 Azɔ etrɔ ɖe ame si kpee ɖe kplɔ̃ ŋu la gbɔ gblɔ nɛ be, “Ne èɖo kplɔ̃ la, mègakpe xɔ̃wòwo, nɔviwòwo kple wò ƒometɔwo kple kesinɔtɔwo o. Elabena woawo hã ava kpe wò ɖe kplɔ̃ ŋu emegbe.
He said also to him who had invited him, When you give a dinner, or a supper, do not invited your rich friends, brothers, cousins, or neighbors, lest they also invite you, in their turn, and you be recompensed.
13 Boŋ la, kpe ame dahewo, tekunɔwo, lãmetututɔwo kple ŋkunɔwo.
But when you give an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;
14 Ekema le ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe tsitretsitsiŋkekea dzi la, Mawu ŋutɔ axe fe na wò be èwɔ dɔmenyo na ame siwo mate ŋu aɖo eteƒe na wò o.”
and you shall be happy; for, as they have not the means to requite you, you shall be requited at the resurrection of the righteous.
15 Esi ŋutsu aɖe si nɔ kplɔ̃a ŋu kple Yesu la se nya siawo la, egblɔ na Yesu be, “Woayra ame siwo aɖu abolo le mawufiaɖuƒe la me!”
One of the guests, hearing this, said to him, Happy be he who shall feast in the Reign of God.
16 Yesu ɖo eƒe nya la ŋu nɛ be, “Ŋutsu aɖe ɖo kplɔ̃ gã aɖe, eye wòkpe ame geɖewo.
Jesus said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
17 Esi nu sia nu sɔ gbe vɔ be wɔnawo nadze egɔme la, edɔ eƒe subɔvi ɖe ame siwo wòkpe la gbɔ be wòaɖayɔ wo vɛ.
And at supper time he sent his servants, to tell those who had been invited to come presently; for, that all was ready.
18 “Gake ame sia ame de asi taflatsedodo me esi subɔvi la yi. Ame ɖeka do taflatse be yeƒle anyigba aɖe eye yedi be yeayi aɖalé ŋku ɖe eme, eya ta yemate ŋu ava o.
But they all, without exception, made excuses. One said, I have purchased a field, which I must go and see; I pray you have me excused.
19 “Bubu hã do taflatse be yeƒle nyitsu ewo be woawɔ dɔ le yeƒe agble me, eya ta yeyina wo do ge akpɔ.
Another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, which I am going to prove; I pray you have me excused.
20 “Ame bubu hã gado taflatse be nyitsɔ laa ko yeɖe srɔ̃, eya ta yemate ŋu agblẽ nyɔnu la ɖi ava o.
A third said, I have married a wife; and, therefore, I can not go.
21 “Subɔvi la trɔ va gblɔ nya siwo ameawo gblɔ la na eƒe aƒetɔ. Dɔ me ve aƒetɔa ŋutɔ, eya ta edɔ eƒe subɔvi la wòyi dua ƒe ablɔwo dzi kple kpɔdomewo ɖayɔ nubialawo, tekunɔwo, lãmetututɔwo kple ŋkunɔwo va kplɔ̃a ŋui.
The servant being returned, related all to his master. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servants, Go immediately into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.
22 “Togbɔ be dɔla la wɔ esia hã la, egblɔ be, ‘Aƒetɔ wowɔ se si nède la dzi, gake nɔƒe gali.’
Afterward, the servant said, Sir, your orders are executed, and still there is room.
23 “Aƒetɔ la gagblɔ na subɔvia be, ‘Enyo, yi dua ƒe mɔ gãwo dzi kple kpɔwo godo, eye nàƒoe ɖe ame siwo katã nàkpɔ la nu be woava, be aƒea me nayɔ.
The master answered, Go out into the highways, and along the hedges, and compel people to come, that my house may be filled:
24 Elabena mele egblɔm na mi be ame siwo katã mekpe gbã la ƒe ɖeke maɖɔ nu siwo meɖa na wo la ƒe ɖeke kpɔ o.’”
for I declare to you, that none of those who were invited, shall taste of my supper.
25 Ame geɖe ŋutɔ nɔ Yesu yome nɔ yiyim. Ale wòtrɔ ɖe wo ŋu hegblɔ na wo be.
As great multitudes traveled along with him, he turned to them, and said,
26 “Ame si di be yeanɔ yonyeme la, ele nɛ be wòalɔ̃m wu fofoa, dadaa, srɔ̃a, viawo, nɔvia ŋutsu alo nɔvia nyɔnu. Ɛ̃, le nyateƒe me, ele nɛ be wòalɔ̃m wu eya ŋutɔ ƒe agbe gɔ̃ hã. Ne menye nenema o la, mate ŋu anye nye nusrɔ̃la o.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters; nay, and himself, too; he can not be my disciple.
27 Ame si matsɔ eƒe atitsoga akplɔm ɖo o la mate ŋu anye nye nusrɔ̃la o.
And whosoever does not follow me, carrying his cross, can not be my disciple.
28 “Ne ame aɖe be yeanɔ yonyeme la, ele be wòabu eŋuti kpɔ nyuie hafi. Ame kae aɖo be yeatu xɔ ke mawɔ akɔnta tso ga home si wòagblẽ la ŋu, eye wòakpɔe ɖa be ga si le ye si la ade xɔa tutu nu o mahã?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first, by himself, compute the expense, to know whether he have the means to complete it;
29 Ne mewɔ nenema o, wòɖo xɔa ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo anyi, eye mete ŋu tui wu enu o la, ame siwo katã kpɔe la ade asi fewuɖuɖu le eŋu me.
lest, having laid the foundation, and being unable to finish, he become the derision of all who see it;
30 Woaɖu fewu hã le eŋu be, ‘Mikpɔ ame ma ɖa! Eyae dze xɔ ma tutu gɔme, gake mete ŋu wu enu hafi ga vɔ le esi o.’
who will say, This man began to build, but was not able to finish.
31 “Alo fia kae atso kpla ko ayi aʋa, ke mayɔ eƒe aɖaŋudelawo be woawɔ akɔnta le futɔwo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ ŋu, akpɔe ɖa be yeƒe asrafo akpe ewo ate ŋu aɖu futɔwo tɔ akpe blaeve dzi hã o?
Or what king, going to engage another king, with whom he is at war, does not first consult, by himself, whether he can, with ten thousand men, encounter him who comes against him with twenty thousand;
32 Nenye be wòkpɔe be yeƒe asrafowo mate ŋu aɖu dzi o la, adɔ ame ɖo ɖe futɔwo gbɔ be yeawɔ ŋutifafa kple wo hafi woava ɖo eƒe du gbɔ.
that if he can not, he may, while the other is at a distance, send an embassy to sue for peace.
33 Ale ame aɖeke mate ŋu anye nye nusrɔ̃la o, negbe ɖe wònɔ anyi gbã, bu eƒe kesinɔnuwo katã ŋu, eye wògbe nu le wo gbɔ ɖe tanye hafi!
So then, whosoever he be of you, who does not renounce all that he has, he can not be my disciple.
34 “Dze la, nu vevi ye, ke ne dze bu eƒe vivi la, ŋudɔwɔnu kae wòganye?
Salt is good; but if the salt become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 Menyo na anyigba alo na aɖukpo dzi hã o; ɖeko woatsɔe aƒu gbe. “Ame si to senu li na la nesee.”
It is fit neither for the land, nor for the dunghill, but is thrown away. Whosoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
