Luke 14

1And it came to pass, when Jesus went into the house of one of the Pharisees, on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

1And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

2And behold, there was a certain man before him that had the dropsy.

2And a certain man was there who had a disease.

3And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

3And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

4But they held their peace. But he taking him, healed him and sent him away.

4But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

5And answering them, he said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit and will not immediately draw him out, on the sabbath day?

5And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

6And they could not answer him to these things.

6And they had no answer to that question.

7And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

8When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him:

8When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

9And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee: Give this man place. And then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

9And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

10But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee.

10But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

11Because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

11For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

12And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren nor thy kinsmen nor thy neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made to thee.

12And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame and the blind.

13But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

14And thou shalt be blessed, because they have not wherewith to make thee recompense: for recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just.

14And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

15When one of them that sat at table with him had heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

15And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

16But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

16And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

17And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come: for now all things are ready.

17And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

18And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm and I must needs go out and see it. I pray thee, hold me excused.

18And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

19And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to try them. I pray thee, hold me excused.

19And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

20And another said: I have married a wife; and therefore I cannot come.

20And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.

21And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. 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 the feeble and the blind and the lame.

21And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

22And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded; and yet there is room.

22And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

23And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

23And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

24But I say unto you that none of those men that were invited shall taste of my supper.

24For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

25And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them:

25Now a great number of people went with him.

26If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

26And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

27And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

27Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

28For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it:

28For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

29Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,

29For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

30Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish.

30And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.

31Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

31Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32Or else, while the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace.

32Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.

33So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth cannot be my disciple.

33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

34Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

34For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

35It is neither profitable for the land nor for the dunghill: but shall be cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

35It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.