Lucas 14

1 Nangyari sa isang Araw ng Pamamahinga, nang pumunta si Jesus sa bahay ng isa sa mga pinuno ng mga Pariseo upang kumain ng tinapay, na minamanmanan nila si Jesus.

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 Masdan ito, doon sa kaniyang harapan ay may isang lalaking nagdurusa dahil sa pamamanas.

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

3 Tinanong ni Jesus ang mga dalubhasa sa kautusan ng Judio at ang mga Pariseo, “Naaayon ba sa batas na magpagaling sa Araw ng Pamamahinga o hindi?”

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 Ngunit nanatili silang tahimik. Kaya hinawakan siya ni Jesus, pinagaling siya at pinaalis.

[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 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Sino sa inyo ang may isang lalaking anak o isang baka na kapag mahulog sa balon sa Araw ng Pamamahinga, ang hindi kaagad mag-aahon sa kaniya?”

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 Hindi sila nakapagbigay ng sagot sa mga bagay na ito.

[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 Nang mapansin ni Jesus kung paano pinili ng mga inanyayahan ang mga upuang pandangal, nagsabi siya ng isang talinghaga, sinasabi sa kanila,

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 “Kapag inanyayahan ka ng isang tao sa isang kasalan, huwag kang umupo sa mga upuang pandangal dahil maaaring may isang taong naanyayahan na mas pinararangalan kaysa sa iyo.

“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 Kapag dumating ang taong nag-anyaya sa inyong dalawa, sasabihin niya sa iyo, 'Ibigay mo sa taong ito ang iyong upuan,' at sa kahihiyan lilipat ka sa kababababaang dako.

[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 Ngunit kapag ikaw ay inanyayahan, pumunta ka at umupo sa kababababaang dako, upang kung dumating ang taong nag-anyaya sa iyo, maaari niyang sabihin sa iyo, 'Kaibigan, lumipat ka sa mas mataas.' At ikaw ay mapararangalan sa harapan ng lahat ng kasalo mo sa hapag.

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 Sapagkat ang bawat nagmamataas ay maibababa at siya na nagpapakababa ay maitataas.

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

12 Sinabi rin ni Jesus sa taong nag-anyaya sa kaniya, “Kapag naghanda ka ng pananghalian o hapunan, huwag mong anyayahan ang iyong mga kaibigan, o ang iyong mga kapatid, o ang iyong mga kamag-anak o ang mga mayayaman mong kapit-bahay, sapagkat maaari ka din nilang anyayahan at ikaw ay mababayaran.

[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 Ngunit kapag ikaw ay maghahanda ng salu-salo, anyayahan mo ang mga mahihirap, ang mga lumpo, ang mga pilay, at ang mga bulag,

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

14 at ikaw ay pagpapalain dahil hindi ka nila mababayaran. Sapagkat ikaw ay mababayaran sa muling pagkabuhay ng mga matuwid.”

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 Nang marinig ng isa sa mga taong kasalo ni Jesus ang mga bagay na ito, sinabi niya kay Jesus, “Pinagpala siya na kakain ng tinapay sa kaharian ng Diyos!”

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 Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus sa kaniya, “May isang taong naghanda ng malaking hapunan at inanyayahan ang marami.

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 Nang maihanda na ang hapunan, inutusan niya ang kaniyang utusan na sabihin sa mga naanyayahan, 'Halikayo, dahil nakahanda na ang lahat.'

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 Silang lahat ay pare-parehong nagsimulang magdahilan. Sabi ng una sa kaniya, 'Bumili ako ng bukid at kinakailangan kong umalis at tingnan ito.' Pakiusap ipagpaumanhin mo ako.'

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 At sinabi naman ng isa, 'Bumili ako ng limang pares na baka, at pupunta ako upang subukan ang mga ito. Pakiusap ipagpaumanhin mo ako.'

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 At sabi naman ng isang lalaki, 'Kakakasal ko pa lamang sa aking asawa, at kaya hindi ako makakadalo.'

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

21 Dumating ang utusan at sinabi sa kaniyang panginoon ang mga bagay na ito. Pagkatapos, nagalit ang panginoon ng bahay at sinabi sa kaniyang utusan, 'Bilisan mo, pumunta ka sa mga kalye at sa mga daanan ng lungsod at dalhin mo dito ang mga mahihirap, ang mga bulag, at ang mga pilay.'

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 Sinabi ng utusan, 'Panginoon, ang iyong iniutos ay nagawa na, ngunit mayroon pa ring silid.'

[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 Sinabi ng panginoon sa utusan, 'Pumunta ka sa mga kalsada at sa mga bakuran at pilitin mo silang pumasok, upang mapuno ang aking bahay.

[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 Sapagkat sinasabi ko sa iyo, wala sa mga taong naunang naanyayahan ang makakatikim ng aking hapunan.'”

[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 Ngayon maraming tao ang sumasama sa kaniya, at bumaling siya at sinabi sa kanila,

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

26 “Kung sinuman ang lumapit sa akin at hindi namumuhi sa kaniyang sariling ama, ina, asawa, anak, mga kapatid—oo, at pati ang kaniyang sariling buhay—hindi siya maaaring maging alagad ko.

“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 Ang sinumang hindi magbubuhat ng kaniyang sariling krus at sumunod sa akin ay hindi maaaring maging alagad ko.

[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 Sapagkat sino sa inyo, ang naghahangad na magtayo ng isang tore, ang hindi muna mauupo at bibilangin ang gastos upang kuwentahin kung nasa kaniya ang mga kailangan niya upang ito ay tapusin?

[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 Kung hindi, kapag nagtayo siya ng pundasyon at hindi ito natapos, sisimulan siyang kutyain ng lahat ng mga makakakita nito,

[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 sinasabi, 'Ang taong ito ay nagsimulang magtayo at hindi niya natapos.'

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

31 O anong hari, sa kaniyang pagpunta upang sagupain sa digmaan ang isa pang hari, ang hindi muna mauupo at hihingi ng payo kung kaya ba niya kasama ang sampung libong tao na labanan ang isa pang hari na dumarating laban sa kaniya na may kasamang dalawampung libong tao?

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 At kung hindi, habang malayo pa ang hukbo na iyon, magpapadala siya ng kinatawan at hihingi ng mga kailangan sa pagkakasundo.

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 Kaya, hindi maaaring maging alagad ko ang sinuman sa inyo na hindi magsusuko ng lahat ng nasa kaniya.

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 Ang asin ay mabuti, ngunit kung nawala ang lasa ng asin, paano ito magiging maalat muli?

[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 Ito ay wala nang pakinabang sa lupa o kahit pa sa tumpok ng dumi. Itinatapon ito. Siya na may tainga upang makarinig, makinig.”

[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!”