lūkaḥ 14
1 anantaraṁ viśrāmavārē yīśau pradhānasya phirūśinō gr̥hē bhōktuṁ gatavati tē taṁ vīkṣitum ārēbhirē|
And it came to pass, when he entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees, on a Sabbath, to eat bread, that, they, were narrowly watching him.
2 tadā jalōdarī tasya sammukhē sthitaḥ|
And lo! there was, a certain man, who had the dropsy, before him.
3 tataḥ sa vyavasthāpakān phirūśinaśca papraccha, viśrāmavārē svāsthyaṁ karttavyaṁ na vā? tatastē kimapi na pratyūcuḥ|
And Jesus, answering, spake unto the Lawyers and Pharisees, saying—Is it allowed, on the Sabbath, to cure, or not? But, they, held their peace.
4 tadā sa taṁ rōgiṇaṁ svasthaṁ kr̥tvā visasarja;
And taking hold [of him] he healed and dismissed him, —
5 tānuvāca ca yuṣmākaṁ kasyacid garddabhō vr̥ṣabhō vā cēd garttē patati tarhi viśrāmavārē tatkṣaṇaṁ sa kiṁ taṁ nōtthāpayiṣyati?
and, unto them, said—Which of you, shall have a son or an ox that, into a pit, shall fall, and will not straightway pull him up, on the day of rest?
6 tatastē kathāyā ētasyāḥ kimapi prativaktuṁ na śēkuḥ|
And they could not return an answer unto these things.
7 aparañca pradhānasthānamanōnītatvakaraṇaṁ vilōkya sa nimantritān ētadupadēśakathāṁ jagāda,
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, —observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them—
8 tvaṁ vivāhādibhōjyēṣu nimantritaḥ san pradhānasthānē mōpāvēkṣīḥ| tvattō gauravānvitanimantritajana āyātē
Whensoever thou hast been invited by anyone unto a marriage feast, do not recline on the first couch; lest once, a more honourable than thou, have been invited by him,
9 nimantrayitāgatya manuṣyāyaitasmai sthānaṁ dēhīti vākyaṁ cēd vakṣyati tarhi tvaṁ saṅkucitō bhūtvā sthāna itarasmin upavēṣṭum udyaṁsyasi|
and he that invited both thee and him should come, and say unto thee—Give, unto this one, place! and, then, thou shouldst begin, with shame, the last place, to occupy.
10 asmāt kāraṇādēva tvaṁ nimantritō gatvā'pradhānasthāna upaviśa, tatō nimantrayitāgatya vadiṣyati, hē bandhō prōccasthānaṁ gatvōpaviśa, tathā sati bhōjanōpaviṣṭānāṁ sakalānāṁ sākṣāt tvaṁ mānyō bhaviṣyasi|
But, whensoever thou hast been invited, pass on and fall back into the last place, that, whensoever he that hath invited thee shall come, he may say unto thee—Friend! come close up, higher. Then, shalt thou have honour before all who are reclining together with thee.
11 yaḥ kaścit svamunnamayati sa namayiṣyatē, kintu yaḥ kaścit svaṁ namayati sa unnamayiṣyatē|
Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?
12 tadā sa nimantrayitāraṁ janamapi jagāda, madhyāhnē rātrau vā bhōjyē kr̥tē nijabandhugaṇō vā bhrātr̥gaṇō vā jñātigaṇō vā dhanigaṇō vā samīpavāsigaṇō vā ētān na nimantraya, tathā kr̥tē cēt tē tvāṁ nimantrayiṣyanti, tarhi pariśōdhō bhaviṣyati|
Moreover he went on to say, unto him also who had invited him, —Whensoever thou mayest be making a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, or thy brothers, or thy kinsfolk, or rich neighbours, —lest once, they also, invite thee in return, and it become a recompense unto thee.
13 kintu yadā bhējyaṁ karōṣi tadā daridraśuṣkakarakhañjāndhān nimantraya,
But, whensoever, an entertainment, thou mayest be making, invite the destitute, the tried, the lame, the blind;
14 tata āśiṣaṁ lapsyasē, tēṣu pariśōdhaṁ karttumaśaknuvatsu śmaśānāddhārmmikānāmutthānakālē tvaṁ phalāṁ lapsyasē|
and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.
15 anantaraṁ tāṁ kathāṁ niśamya bhōjanōpaviṣṭaḥ kaścit kathayāmāsa, yō jana īśvarasya rājyē bhōktuṁ lapsyatē saēva dhanyaḥ|
And one of those reclining together, hearing these things, said unto him—Happy, whoever shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!
16 tataḥ sa uvāca, kaścit janō rātrau bhējyaṁ kr̥tvā bahūn nimantrayāmāsa|
But, he, said unto him—A certain man, was making a great supper, and invited many;
17 tatō bhōjanasamayē nimantritalōkān āhvātuṁ dāsadvārā kathayāmāsa, khadyadravyāṇi sarvvāṇi samāsāditāni santi, yūyamāgacchata|
and he sent out his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say unto the invited—Be coming! because, even now, is it, ready.
18 kintu tē sarvva ēkaikaṁ chalaṁ kr̥tvā kṣamāṁ prārthayāñcakrirē| prathamō janaḥ kathayāmāsa, kṣētramēkaṁ krītavānahaṁ tadēva draṣṭuṁ mayā gantavyam, ataēva māṁ kṣantuṁ taṁ nivēdaya|
And they all began, one after another to excuse themselves. The first, said unto him—A field, have I bought, and have need to go out and see it: I request thee, hold me excused.
19 anyō janaḥ kathayāmāsa, daśavr̥ṣānahaṁ krītavān tān parīkṣituṁ yāmi tasmādēva māṁ kṣantuṁ taṁ nivēdaya|
And, another, said—Five yoke of oxen, have I bought, and am going my way to prove them; I request thee, hold me excused.
20 aparaḥ kathayāmāsa, vyūḍhavānahaṁ tasmāt kāraṇād yātuṁ na śaknōmi|
And, another, said—A wife, have I married, and, for this cause, I cannot come!
21 paścāt sa dāsō gatvā nijaprabhōḥ sākṣāt sarvvavr̥ttāntaṁ nivēdayāmāsa, tatōsau gr̥hapatiḥ kupitvā svadāsaṁ vyājahāra, tvaṁ satvaraṁ nagarasya sannivēśān mārgāṁśca gatvā daridraśuṣkakarakhañjāndhān atrānaya|
And, going near, the servant reported unto his lord these things. Then, provoked to anger, the master of the house said unto his servant—Go out quickly, into the broadways and streets of the city, —and, the destitute, and tried, and blind, and lame, bring thou in here.
22 tatō dāsō'vadat, hē prabhō bhavata ājñānusārēṇākriyata tathāpi sthānamasti|
And the servant said—Lord! what thou didst order, hath been done; and, yet, there is, room.
23 tadā prabhuḥ puna rdāsāyākathayat, rājapathān vr̥kṣamūlāni ca yātvā madīyagr̥hapūraṇārthaṁ lōkānāgantuṁ pravarttaya|
And the lord said unto the servant—Go out among the highways and fences, and compel them to come in; that my house may be filled.
24 ahaṁ yuṣmabhyaṁ kathayāmi, pūrvvanimantritānamēkōpi mamāsya rātribhōjyasyāsvādaṁ na prāpsyati|
For, I say unto you—Not one of those men who had been invited, shall taste of my supper.
25 anantaraṁ bahuṣu lōkēṣu yīśōḥ paścād vrajitēṣu satsu sa vyāghuṭya tēbhyaḥ kathayāmāsa,
And there were journeying together with him many multitudes; and, turning, he said unto them—
26 yaḥ kaścin mama samīpam āgatya svasya mātā pitā patnī santānā bhrātarō bhagimyō nijaprāṇāśca, ētēbhyaḥ sarvvēbhyō mayyadhikaṁ prēma na karōti, sa mama śiṣyō bhavituṁ na śakṣyati|
If anyone cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, further also, even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27 yaḥ kaścit svīyaṁ kruśaṁ vahan mama paścānna gacchati, sōpi mama śiṣyō bhavituṁ na śakṣyati|
Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 durganirmmāṇē kativyayō bhaviṣyati, tathā tasya samāptikaraṇārthaṁ sampattirasti na vā, prathamamupaviśya ētanna gaṇayati, yuṣmākaṁ madhya ētādr̥śaḥ kōsti?
For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, —whether he hath sufficient for completion;
29 nōcēd bhittiṁ kr̥tvā śēṣē yadi samāpayituṁ na śakṣyati,
lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at him,
30 tarhi mānuṣōyaṁ nicētum ārabhata samāpayituṁ nāśaknōt, iti vyāhr̥tya sarvvē tamupahasiṣyanti|
saying—This man, began to build, and was not able to finish!
31 aparañca bhinnabhūpatinā saha yuddhaṁ karttum udyamya daśasahasrāṇi sainyāni gr̥hītvā viṁśatisahasrēḥ sainyaiḥ sahitasya samīpavāsinaḥ sammukhaṁ yātuṁ śakṣyāmi na vēti prathamaṁ upaviśya na vicārayati ētādr̥śō bhūmipatiḥ kaḥ?
Or, what king, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him.
32 yadi na śaknōti tarhi ripāvatidūrē tiṣṭhati sati nijadūtaṁ prēṣya sandhiṁ karttuṁ prārthayēta|
And, if not, by any means, while he is yet afar off, he sendeth, an embassy, and requesteth the conditions of peace.
33 tadvad yuṣmākaṁ madhyē yaḥ kaścin madarthaṁ sarvvasvaṁ hātuṁ na śaknōti sa mama śiṣyō bhavituṁ na śakṣyati|
Thus, therefore, everyone from amongst you, who doth not bid adieu unto all his own possessions, cannot be my disciple.
34 lavaṇam uttamam iti satyaṁ, kintu yadi lavaṇasya lavaṇatvam apagacchati tarhi tat kathaṁ svāduyuktaṁ bhaviṣyati?
Good, therefore is the salt; but, if, even the salt, become tasteless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 tada bhūmyartham ālavālarāśyarthamapi bhadraṁ na bhavati; lōkāstad bahiḥ kṣipanti|yasya śrōtuṁ śrōtrē staḥ sa śr̥ṇōtu|
Neither for land nor for manure, is it, fit: outside, they cast it! He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
