Luke Chapter 14

‘Blessed (is) the-One coming in (the) name of-(the)-Lord.’”

¹ And it-happened in [the] his coming into (the) house of-(a)-certain-one of-the rulers of-the Pharisees on-(a)-Sabbath to-eat bread, and/that they were watching┘him└closely. ² And behold, (a)-certain man before him was endemic.

³ And having-responded, [the] Jesus said to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is-it-lawful on-the Sabbath to-heal or not?”

⁴ And the/they were-silent. And having-taken-hold-of (him), he-touched him and sent┘him└away.

⁵ And he-said to them, “(A) son or ox of-which of-you will-fall into (a) well, and immediately he-will-┘not└pull┘him└out on (the) day of-the Sabbath?”

⁶ And they-were┘not└able to-answer-back to these-things.

⁷ And he-began-to-tell (a) parable to the-ones seated-at-table, noticing how they-were-selecting the prominent-seats, saying to them,

⁸ ‘When you-are-invited by somebody to (a) marriage-feast, do┘not└recline in the prominent-place, lest one-more-honorable than-you has-been invited by him. ⁹ And having-come, the-one having-invited you and him will-say to-you, ‘Give place to-this-one,’ and then you-will-begin with embarrassment to-go-down-to-occupy the last place. ¹⁰ But when you-are-invited, having-gone, recline in the last place in-order-that when the-one having-invited you (comes) he-will-say to-you, ‘Friend, go-up higher.’ Then glory will-be to-you before all the-ones reclining-at-table-with you. ¹¹ Because everybody [the-one] exalting himself will-be-humbled, and the-one humbling himself will-be-exalted.”

¹² And he-was-saying also to-the-one having-invited him,

“When you make (a) luncheon or dinner, do┘not└call the friends of-you nor the brothers of-you nor the relatives of-you nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite┘you└in-return and pay-back will-be to-you. ¹³ But when you-make (a) banquet, call poor (people), disabled, lame, blind; ¹⁴ and you-will-be blessed, because they-do┘not└have to-pay┘you└back, for it-will-be-paid-back to-you in the resurrection of-the just.”

¹⁵ And somebody of-the-one reclining-at-table-with-(him), having-heard said to-him, “Blessed (is) whoever will-eat bread in the kingdom of-[the] God.”  

¹⁶ And the/he said to-him,

“(A)-certain man was-making (a) great feast, and he-invited many. ¹⁷ And he-sent the servant of-him at-the hour of-the banquet to-say to-the-ones invited, ‘Come, because (the) prepared-things are ready.’

¹⁸ And they┘all from one└began to-make excuse. The first said to-him, ‘I-bought (a) field and I-have necessity, having-gone, to-see it. I-ask you, have me excused.’

¹⁹ And another said, ‘I-bought five yokes of-oxen, and I-am-going to-try┘them└out. I-ask you, have me excused.’

²⁰ And another said, ‘I-married (a) wife, and on-account-of this I-am┘└notable to-come.’

²¹ And the servant, being-present, reported these-things to-the lord of-him.

Then the master-of-the-house, having-become-angry, said to-the servant of-him, ‘Go-out quickly into the streets and alleys of-the city, and bring-in here the poor and disabled and blind and lame.’

²² And the servant said, ‘Lord, what-you-commanded has-happened and yet room is.’

²³ And the lord said to the servant, ‘Go-out into the roads and pathways and pressure (them) to-come, in-order-that the house of-me may-be-filled. ²⁴ For I-say to-you that nobody of-[the] those men [the] called will-taste the feast of-me.’

²⁵ And many crowd were-traveling with, and, having-turned, he-said to them,

²⁶ “If anybody comes to-me and does┘not└hate the father and the mother of-him and the wife and the children and the brothers and the sisters and yet even [the] his-own life, he-is┘not└able to-be (a) disciple of-me. ²⁷ Whoever does┘not└bear the cross of-himself and come after me, is┘not└able to-be (a) disciple of-me. ²⁸ For who of-you, desiring to-build (a) tower, does┘not first, having-sat-down, calculate the cost, whether he-has for completion? ²⁹ In-order-that lest, having-laid (a) foundation of-it and not being-able to-finish, all the-ones watching begin to-mock him, ³⁰ saying [that], ‘This [the] man began to-build and was┘not└able to-finish.’ ³¹ Or, what king, going to-meet another king for war will┘not, having-sat-down first└take-counsel whether he-is able with ten thousand to-meet the-one coming at him with twenty thousand? ³² And if not, he being-yet afar, having-sent (a) delegation, he-asks the-things for peace. ³³ Thus then everybody of you who does┘not└give-up all the possessions of-him, is┘not└able to-be (a) disciple of-me.

            ³⁴ “So [the] salt is good, but if even [the] salt becomes-tasteless, by what will-it-be-made-salty? ³⁵ Neither for [the] ground nor for [the] manure-pile is-it useful; they-throw it outside. The-one having ears, let-him-hear.”