Lukas 14

1 Und es geschah, da er in das Haus eines der Oberen der Pharisäer kam am Sabbat um zu speisen, waren sie auch da und lauerten auf ihn.

One (Jewish day of rest/Sabbath day), Jesus went to eat [SYN] at the house of an important Pharisee. Some [men who studied the Jewish] laws and other Pharisees who were there were watching him carefully [to see if he would do something for which they could accuse him].

2 Und siehe, ein wassersüchtiger Mensch trat vor ihn.

Unexpectedly, there was a man in front of Jesus whose arms and legs were swollen.

3 Und Jesus hob an und sagte zu den Gesetzesmännern und Pharisäern: ist es erlaubt am Sabbat zu heilen oder nicht?

Jesus said to them, “Is it permitted in [our(inc)] Jewish laws to heal [someone] (on our Jewish rest day/on the Sabbath), or not?”

4 Sie aber blieben stille. Und er faßte ihn an, heilte ihn und entließ ihn.

[They knew that their laws permitted it, but they thought that healing was work, which they thought was wrong to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) (OR, [they knew that their laws permitted it, but they did not want to admit it]). So they did not reply. Then Jesus put his hands on the man and healed him. Then he told him to go [home].

5 Und zu ihnen sagte er: Wer von euch, wenn ihm sein Sohn oder sein Ochse in einen Brunnen fällt, wird ihn nicht alsbald heraufziehen am Sabbattage?

Then he said to the rest of them, “If you had a son or an ox that fell into a well on a (Sabbath/our day of rest), would you immediately [work to] pull him out, [or would you(sg) let him stay there until the next day]?”

6 Und sie vermochten darauf nichts zu erwidern.

[They knew that they would immediately work to pull him out, even on their day of rest, so they could not justly say that Jesus did wrong by healing the man on that day. So] they said nothing in reply to Jesus.

7 Er sprach aber zu den Geladenen ein Gleichnis, da er beobachtete, wie sie sich die ersten Plätze aussuchten, und sagte zu ihnen:

Jesus noticed that those people who had been {whom [the Pharisee] had} invited [to the meal] chose [to sit in] the places where important [people usually sit]. Then he gave [this advice] to them:

8 wenn du von jemanden geladen wirst zur Hochzeit, so nimm nicht den ersten Sitz, damit nicht etwa ein Vornehmerer als du von ihm geladen sei,

“When one of you [(sg)] is invited by someone {someone invites one of you [(sg)]} to a wedding feast, do not sit in a place where important people sit. Perhaps the man [giving the feast] has invited a man more important than you [(sg)].

9 und es komme herzu, der dich und ihn geladen hat, und sage zu dir: mache diesem Platz, und du hast alsdann mit Scham den letzten Platz einzunehmen.

[When that man comes], the man who invited both of you will come to you [(sg)] and say to you, ‘Let this man take your seat!’ Then you [(sg)] will have to take the most undesirable seat, and you will be ashamed.

10 Sondern wenn du geladen wirst, so gehe hin und lasse dich nieder auf den letzten Platz, damit der dich geladen hat, wenn er kommt, zu dir sage: Freund, rücke weiter hinauf; dann widerfährt dir die Ehre vor allen deinen Mitgästen.

Instead, when you are invited {[someone] invites one of you} [to a feast], go and sit in the most undesirable seat. Then when the man who invited everyone comes, he will say to you [(sg)], ‘Friend, sit in a better seat!’ Then all the people who are eating with you [(sg)] will see that he is honoring you.

11 Denn jeder, der sich selbst erhöht, wird erniedrigt werden, und wer sich selbst erniedrigt, wird erhöht werden.

Also, [remember this]: [God] will humble those who exalt themselves. And [he] will exalt those who humble themselves.”

12 Er sagte aber zu dem, der ihn geladen hatte: wenn du ein Frühstück oder Abendmahl richtest, so lade nicht deine Freunde noch deine Brüder, noch deine Verwandten, noch reiche Nachbarn, daß sie dich etwa wieder einladen und dir so Vergeltung werde.

[Jesus] also said to [the Pharisee] who had invited him to the meal, “When you [(sg)] invite people to a midday or evening meal, do not invite your friends or your family or your other relatives or your rich neighbors. They can later invite you [(sg) for a meal]. In that way they will repay you.

13 Sondern wenn du eine Gastung hältst, so lade Arme, Krüppel, Lahme, Blinde,

Instead, when you [(sg)] give a feast, invite poor [people], crippled [people], lame [people], or blind [people].

14 so sollst du selig sein, weil sie es dir nicht vergelten können; denn es wird dir vergolten werden in der Auferstehung der Gerechten.

They will be unable to repay you. [But God will bless you! He] will repay you [at the time] when [he causes] righteous people to become alive again.”

15 Als aber einer von den Mitgästen dieses hörte, sagte er zu ihm: selig, wer speiset im Reiche Gottes.

One of those who were eating with Jesus heard him say that. He said to Jesus, “God [has truly] blessed [us Jews] who will eat [with the Messiah] when he starts to rule!”

16 Er aber sagte zu ihm: ein Mensch hielt ein großes Mahl und lud viele ein,

But [to show that many Jews whom God had invited would not accept God’s invitation] [MET], Jesus replied to him, “One time a man [decided] to prepare a large feast. He invited many people to come.

17 und sandte seinen Knecht aus, zur Stunde des Abendmahls den Geladenen anzusagen: kommet, denn es ist jetzt bereit.

When it was the day for the feast, he sent his servant to tell those who had been {whom he had} invited, ‘Come [now] because everything is ready!’

18 Und sie fiengen mit einem Male alle an, sich zu entschuldigen. Der erste sagte zu ihm: ich habe einen Acker gekauft, und muß notwendig hingehen ihn zu besehen; ich bitte dich, nimm mich für entschuldigt.

But [when the servant did that], all of the people [whom he had invited] began to say why they did not want to come. The first [man the servant went to] said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’

19 Und ein anderer sagte: ich habe fünf Joch Ochsen gekauft und gehe eben sie zu untersuchen; ich bitte dich, nimm mich für entschuldigt.

Another person said, ‘I have just bought five pair of oxen, and I must go to examine them. Please [ask your master to] forgive me for not coming!’

20 Und ein anderer sagte: ich habe eine Frau genommen, und darum kann ich nicht kommen.

Another person said, ‘I have just been married. So I cannot come.’

21 Und der Knecht stellte sich und meldete dieses seinem Herrn. Da ward der Hausherr zornig und sagte zu seinem Knecht: eiligst gehe in die Straßen und Gassen der Stadt, und bringe die Armen und Krüppel und Blinden und Lahmen herein.

So the servant returned to his master and reported what [everyone had said]. The owner of the house was angry [when he heard the reasons they gave for not] coming. He said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city [and find] poor and crippled and blind and lame [people, and bring] them here into [my house]!’

22 Und der Knecht sagte: Herr es ist geschehen, was du befohlen hast, und es ist noch Raum.

[After the servant went and did that], he [came back and] said, ‘Sir, I have done what you [(sg)] told me to do, but there is still room [for more people].’

23 Und der Herr sprach zu dem Knecht: gehe hinaus auf die Wege und an die Zäune und nötige sie herein, damit mein Haus voll werde.

[So] his master said to him, ‘Then go [outside the city]. Search for people along the highways. Search also along the narrow roads with hedges beside them [where homeless people may be staying]. Strongly urge the people in those places to come to [my house]. I want it to be full of [people]!’”

24 Denn ich sage euch, keiner von jenen Männern, die geladen waren, wird mein Mahl kosten.

[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] this: Very few of you [Jewish] people will enjoy my feast, even though [I] invited you [first to eat it with me when I become king].”

25 Es zogen aber große Massen mit ihm, und er kehrte sich um und sprach zu ihnen:

Large groups of people were traveling with [Jesus]. He turned and said to them,

26 Wenn einer zu mir kommt und haßt nicht seinen Vater, Mutter, Weib, Kinder, Brüder, Schwestern, ja sein eigenes Leben, so kann er nicht mein Jünger sein.

“If anyone comes to me who loves his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters [more than] [HYP] [he loves me], he cannot be my disciple. He must even love me more than he loves his own life!

27 Wer nicht sein Kreuz trägt und geht mir nach, kann nicht mein Jünger sein.

[People who are ready to execute a prisoner make] him carry his cross [MET] [to the place where others will nail him] on it. Only those who are willing [to allow others to hurt them and disgrace them] like that because of being my disciples, and who are willing to obey what I teach, can be my disciples.

28 Denn wer von euch, wenn er einen Thurm bauen will, sitzt nicht zuerst hin und berechnet die Kosten, ob er Mittel hat es hinauszuführen?

[I will illustrate] [MET]. If one of you desired to build a (tower/big house), (you would surely first sit down and determine how much it would cost!/would you not first sit down and determine how much it would cost?) [RHQ] Then you would determine whether you had enough money to complete it.

29 Damit nicht, wenn er den Grund gelegt und kann es nicht vollenden, alle Zuschauer anfangen, ihn zu verspotten,

[If you did not do that], if you laid the foundation and were not able to finish [the rest of the tower], everyone who saw it would make fun of you.

30 und zu sagen: dieser Mensch hat angefangen zu bauen, und konnte es nicht hinausführen.

They would say, ‘This man started to build [a tower], but he was not able to finish it!’

31 Oder welcher König, der auszieht um Krieg zu führen mit einem anderen König, sitzt nicht zuerst hin und hält Rat, ob er im Stande ist, mit zehntausend dem zu begegnen, der mit zwanzigtausend gegen ihn anrückt?

Or, if a king decided to [send his army to] war against another king, (he would surely first sit down [with those who] advised [him]./would he not first sit down [with those who] advised [him]?) [RHQ] They would determine whether [his army], which had only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat the [other army], which had 20,000 soldiers, and was about to attack his [army].

32 Wofern aber nicht, so schickt er eine Gesandtschaft an ihn, so lange er noch fern ist, und wirbt um Frieden.

If he [decided] that his army could not [defeat that army], he would send messengers to [the other king] while the other army was still far away. He would tell the messengers to say to that king, ‘What things must I do to have peace with your country?’

33 So kann denn keiner von euch, der nicht allem was er hat entsagt, mein Jünger sein.

So, similarly, if any one of you does not first decide that you [(sg)] are [willing to] give up all that you have, you cannot be my disciple.”

34 Das Salz ist wohl gut, wenn aber auch das Salz taub wird, womit soll es hergestellt werden?

[Jesus also said, “You are like] [MET] salt, which is useful [to put on food]. But (salt certainly cannot be made {[you] certainly cannot make salt} to taste salty again if it stops tasting salty!/can salt be made {can [you] make salt} to taste salty again if it quits tasting salty?) [RHQ]

35 Es ist weder aufs Land noch auf den Mist brauchbar. Man wirft es hinaus. Wer Ohren hat zu hören, der höre.

[If salt does not taste salty any more], it is not good for the soil or even for the manure heap. [People] throw it away. [The same thing will happen to you if you become useless to God]. If you want to understand what I just said [IDM], you must consider [carefully] what you have heard!”