Lucam 14

1 Et factum est cum intraret Jesus in domum cujusdam principis pharisæorum sabbato manducare panem, et ipsi observabant eum.

And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

2 Et ecce homo quidam hydropicus erat ante illum.

And behold, there was before him a certain man which had the dropsy.

3 Et respondens Jesus dixit ad legisperitos et pharisæos, dicens: Si licet sabbato curare?

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

4 At illi tacuerunt. Ipse vero apprehensum sanavit eum, ac dimisit.

But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

5 Et respondens ad illos dixit: Cujus vestrum asinus, aut bos in puteum cadet, et non continuo extrahet illum die sabbati?

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?

6 Et non poterant ad hæc respondere illi.

And they could not answer again unto these things.

7 Dicebat autem et ad invitatos parabolam, intendens quomodo primos accubitus eligerent, dicens ad illos:

And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

8 Cum invitatus fueris ad nuptias, non discumbas in primo loco, ne forte honoratior te sit invitatus ab illo.

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him,

9 Et veniens is, qui te et illum vocavit, dicat tibi: Da huic locum: et tunc incipias cum rubore novissimum locum tenere.

and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

10 Sed cum vocatus fueris, vade, recumbe in novissimo loco: ut, cum venerit qui te invitavit, dicat tibi: Amice, ascende superius. Tunc erit tibi gloria coram simul discumbentibus:

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

11 quia omnis, qui se exaltat, humiliabitur: et qui se humiliat, exaltabitur.

For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

12 Dicebat autem et ei, qui invitaverat: Cum facis prandium, aut cœnam, noli vocare amicos tuos, neque fratres tuos, neque cognatos, neque vicinos divites: ne forte te et ipsi reinvitent, et fiat tibi retributio;

And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

13 sed cum facis convivium, voca pauperes, debiles, claudos, et cæcos:

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14 et beatus eris, quia non habent retribuere tibi: retribuetur enim tibi in resurrectione justorum.

and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

15 Hæc cum audisset quidam de simul discumbentibus, dixit illi: Beatus qui manducabit panem in regno Dei.

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

16 At ipse dixit ei: Homo quidam fecit cœnam magnam, et vocavit multos.

But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

17 Et misit servum suum hora cœnæ dicere invitatis ut venirent, quia jam parata sunt omnia.

and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready.

18 Et cœperunt simul omnes excusare. Primus dixit ei: Villam emi, et necesse habeo exire, et videre illam: rogo te, habe me excusatum.

And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

19 Et alter dixit: Juga boum emi quinque, et eo probare illa: rogo te, habe me excusatum.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

20 Et alius dixit: Uxorem duxi, et ideo non possum venire.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

21 Et reversus servus nuntiavit hæc domino suo. Tunc iratus paterfamilias, dixit servo suo: Exi cito in plateas et vicos civitatis: et pauperes, ac debiles, et cæcos, et claudos introduc huc.

And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

22 Et ait servus: Domine, factum est ut imperasti, et adhuc locus est.

And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

23 Et ait dominus servo: Exi in vias, et sæpes: et compelle intrare, ut impleatur domus mea.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 Dico autem vobis quod nemo virorum illorum qui vocati sunt, gustabit cœnam meam.

For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

25 Ibant autem turbæ multæ cum eo: et conversus dixit ad illos:

Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

26 Si quis venit ad me, et non odit patrem suum, et matrem, et uxorem, et filios, et fratres, et sorores, adhuc autem et animam suam, non potest meus esse discipulus.

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 Et qui non bajulat crucem suam, et venit post me, non potest meus esse discipulus.

Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

28 Quis enim ex vobis volens turrim ædificare, non prius sedens computat sumptus, qui necessarii sunt, si habeat ad perficiendum,

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?

29 ne, posteaquam posuerit fundamentum, et non potuerit perficere, omnes qui vident, incipiant illudere ei,

Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

30 dicentes: Quia hic homo cœpit ædificare, et non potuit consummare?

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

31 Aut quis rex iturus committere bellum adversus alium regem, non sedens prius cogitat, si possit cum decem millibus occurrere ei, qui cum viginti millibus venit ad se?

Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

32 Alioquin adhuc illo longe agente, legationem mittens rogat ea quæ pacis sunt.

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

33 Sic ergo omnis ex vobis, qui non renuntiat omnibus quæ possidet, non potest meus esse discipulus.

So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

34 Bonum est sal: si autem sal evanuerit, in quo condietur?

Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

35 Neque in terram, neque in sterquilinium utile est, sed foras mittetur. Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat.

It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: [men] cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.