लुका 14
1 एउटा विश्राम दिनमा जब उहाँ फरिसीहरूका एक जना अगुवाको घरमा रोटी खान जानुभयो, तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई नजिकबाट हेरिराखेका थिए ।
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.
2 हेर, त्यहाँ उहाँको अगाडि एउटा मानिस थियो जो छारे रोगबाट ग्रसित थियो ।
There he saw before him a man who was suffering from dropsy.
3 येशूले यहूदी व्यवस्थाका पण्डितहरू र फरिसीहरूलाई सोध्नुभयो, “विश्राम दिनमा निको पार्नु उचित छ वा छैन?
‘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?’
4 तर तिनीहरू मौन रहे । त्यसैले, येशूले त्यसलाई समातेर निको पार्नुभयो र उसलाई पठाइदिनुभयो ।
They remained silent. Jesus took hold of the man and cured him, and sent him away.
5 उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो, “तिमीहरूमध्ये कसले आफ्नो छोरा अथवा गोरुलाई विश्राम दिनको दिन इनारमा खसेको देख्दा तुरुन्तै बाहिर निकाल्दैन र?”
And he said to them, ‘Which of you, finding that your son or your ox has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull them out on the Sabbath day?’
6 तिनीहरूले ती कुराहरूको जवाफ दिन सकेनन् ।
And they could not make any answer to that.
7 जब येशूले ख्याल गर्नुभयो कि कसरी ती जो बोलाइएकाहरूले आदरको आसन छान्ने गर्दथे, तिनीहरूलाई उहाँले एउटा उखान भन्नुभयो ।
Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable –
8 “जब तिमीहरूलाई कसैले विवाह भोजमा बोलाउँछ, आदरको ठाउँमा नबस किनकि तिमीभन्दा अझै आदरको मानिसलाई बोलाएको हुन सक्दछ ।
‘When you are invited by anyone to a wedding banquet, do not seat yourself in the best place. Someone of higher rank might have been invited by your host;
9 जब बोलाइएका दुवै जना आउँदछन्, उसले तिमीलाई भन्दछ, ‘तपाईं बसेको यो ठाउँ उहाँका लागि छोडिदिनुहोस्‘भन्ला र लाजकासाथ तिमीले त्यो ठाउँ छोडेर तल्लो ठाउँमा बस्नुपर्ने हुन्छ ।
and the host who invited you both will come and say to you “Make room for this person,” and then you will begin in confusion to take the lowest place.
10 तर जब तिमीलाई निमन्त्रणा गरिन्छ, गएर कम महत्त्वको ठाउँमा बस, ताकि तिमीलाई बोलाउने मानिस आएर साथी माथिल्लो स्थानमा गएर बस्नुहोस् भनेर भनोस् । तब तिम्रो टेबलमा बस्नेहरूका बिचमा तिम्रो आदर हुनेछ ।
No, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place, so that, when the host 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.
11 हरेक जसले आफूलाई उचाल्दछ त्यसलाई होच्याइनेछ, र जसले आफूलाई होच्याउँछ त्यो उच्च पारिनेछ ।
For everyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, and everyone who humbles themselves will be exalted.’
12 उहाँलाई बोलाउनुभएको मानिसलाई येशूले भन्नुभयो, “जब तिमीले कसैलाई खाना खान बोलाउँछौ, तब आफ्ना साथीहरू वा आफ्ना दाजुभाइहरू वा आफ्ना नातेदारहरू वा आफ्ना धनी छिमेकीहरूलाई नबोलाऊ किनकि तिनीहरूले पनि तिमीलाई त्यसको बदला बोलाउन सक्दछन् ।
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 sisters, or your relatives, or rich neighbours, because they might invite you in return, and so you should be repaid.
13 तर जब तिमीले भोज दिन्छौ, गरिब, लुला-लङ्गडा र दृष्टिविहीनहरूलाई बोलाऊ ।
No, when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
14 र तिमी आशिषित् हुनेछौ, किनकि तिनीहरूले तिमीलाई तिम्रो गुणा फिर्ता गर्न सक्दैनन् । किनकि धर्मीहरूको पुनरुत्थान हुँदा तिम्रो गुण तिरिनेछ ।”
and then you will be happy indeed, since they cannot reward you; for you will be rewarded at the resurrection of the just.’
15 येशूसँगै टेबुलमा बस्दा तिनीहरूमध्ये एक जना जसले यी कुराहरू सुन्यो, जब उसले उहाँलाई भन्यो, “त्यो धन्यको हो जसले परमेश्वरको राज्यमा रोटी खानेछ ।”
One of the guests heard what he said and exclaimed, ‘Happy will be the person who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!’
16 तर येशूले त्यसलाई भन्नुभयो, “एक जना मानिसले ठुलो भोजको आयोजना गर्यो र धेरैलाई निम्तो दियो ।
But Jesus said to him, ‘A man was once giving a great dinner. He invited many people,
17 जब भोज तयार भयो, तब उसले आफ्नो सेवकलाई निम्तो गरिएकाहरूलाई बोलाउन पठायो ‘आउनुहोस् सबै कुरा तयार भइसक्यो ।’
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.”
18 तिनीहरू सबैले फरक-फरक किसिमको बहाना बनाउन थाले । पहिलोले भन्यो, ‘मैले भर्खर खेत किनेको छु र मैले गएर त्यो हेर्नुपर्छ । कृपया मलाई माफ गर्नुहोस् ।’
They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first 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.”
19 र अर्कोले भन्यो, ‘मैले पाँच हल गोरु किनेको छु र मैले तिनीहरूलाई जोत्नुपर्छ । कृपया मलाई माफ गर्नुहोस् ।’
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”;
20 र अर्को मानिसले भन्यो, ‘मैले श्रीमती विवाह गरेको छु, त्यसकारण म आउन सक्दिनँ ।’
while the next said “I am just married, and for that reason I am unable to come.”
21 त्यो सेवक फर्केर आएर आफ्ना मालिकलाई ती कुराहरू सुनाइदियो, तब त्यस घरका मालिक रिसाए र सेवकलाई भने, ‘छिटो बाहिर गल्ली र सहरका खुल्ला मैदानमा जाऊ र गरिब, लुला, लङ्गडा, दृष्टिविहीनहरूलाई यहाँ ल्याऊ ।’
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.”
22 तब सेवकले भन्यो, ‘मालिक, तपाईंको आदेशअनुसार सबै कुरा भयो, तरै पनि त्यहाँ अझै ठाउँ बाँकी छ ।’
Presently the servant said “Sir, your order has been carried out, and still there is room.”
23 मालिकले सेवकलाई भने, ‘राजमार्गहरू, गल्लीहरूमा गएर मानिसहरूलाई भित्र आउन अनुरोध गर, ताकि मेरो घर भरिएको होस् ।
“Go out,” the master said, “into the roads and hedgerows, and make people come in, so that my house may be filled;
24 किनकि म तिमीलाई भन्दछु, पहिला बोलाएकाहरू कसैले पनि मेरो भोज चाख्न पाउने छैन ।’
for I tell you all that not one of those people who were invited will taste my dinner.”’
25 ठुलो भिड उहाँसँग गइराखेको थियो, र उहाँ तिनीहरूतिर फर्केर भन्नुभयो,
One day, when great crowds of people were walking with Jesus, he turned and said to them,
26 “यदि कोही मेरो पछि आउँछ भने र आफ्नो आमा, बुबा, श्रीमती, छोराछोरी, दाजुभाइ र दिदी-बहिननी, र आफ्नै जीवनलाई पनि इन्कार गर्दैन भने, ऊ मेरो चेला हुन सक्दैन ।
‘If any one comes to me and does not hate their father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and even their life, he can be no disciple of mine.
27 जसले आफ्नो क्रुस बोकेर मेरो पछि लाग्दैन, ऊ मेरो चेला हुन सक्दैन ।
Whoever does not carry their own cross, and walk in my steps, can be no disciple of mine.
28 तिमीहरूमध्ये को होला, जसले एउटा धरहरा बनाउने इच्छा गर्दछ र पहिला बसेर निर्माण सम्पन्न गर्न सक्ने रुपियाँ-पैसा छ कि छैन भनेर त्यसको हिसाब गर्दैन र?
Why, which of you, when you want to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if you have enough to complete it? –
29 नत्रभने, उसले जग बसालिसकेपछि निर्माण सम्पन्न गर्न सकेन भने, यसलाई देख्ने सबैले उसको गिल्ला गर्नेछन् र
Otherwise, if you have laid the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will laugh at you,
30 भन्नेछन्, ‘यो मानिसले निर्माण गर्न त सुरु गर्यो तर सिद्धयाउन सकेन ।’
and say “Here is a person who began to build and was not able to finish!”
31 अथवा त्यो कस्तो राजा हो, जसले आफूसँग भएको दस हजार मानिसका साथ अर्को बिस हजार मानिस भएको राजासँग सामना गर्न सक्छु कि सक्दिनँ भनी पहिला बसेर सल्लाह लिँदैन?
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?
32 र यदि सक्दैन भने, अर्को सेना टाढा हुदाँ नै उसको राजदूत पठाएर शान्तिको शर्त राख्न सक्छ ।
And if he cannot, then, while the other is still at a distance, he sends envoys and asks for terms of peace.
33 त्यसैले, तिमीहरूमध्ये कसैले आफूसँग भएको सबै कुरा त्याग्न सक्दैन भने, ऊ मेरो चेला हुन सक्दैन ।
And so with everyone of you who does not bid farewell to all you have – you cannot be a disciple of mine.
34 नुन असल हो, तर यदि नुनले यसको स्वाद गुमायो भने, यसलाई कसरी फेरि नुनिलो बनाउने?
Yes, salt is good; but, if the salt itself should lose its strength, what will be used to season it?
35 यो जमिनको लागि काम लाग्दैन वा मलको थुप्रोको लागि पनि । यो कुल्चन र फ्याँक्न को लागि मात्र हुन्छ । जसको कान छ, त्यसले सुनोस् ।”
It is not fit either for the land or for the manure heap. People throw it away. Let those who have ears to hear with hear!’
