Luke 14 (CTH) · Opened

1Jisuh teh sabbath hnin vah bu ca hanelah Farasi bawi buet touh im a kâen teh, hatnavah ahnimouh ni Bawipa teh a tuet awh.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

2A hmalah phing patawnae ka tawn e tami buet touh teh ao.Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

3Sabbath hnin patawnae dam sak han maw telah Farasinaw hoi cakathutkungnaw hah Jisuh ni a pacei navah,So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

4ahnimouh teh lawkkamuem ao awh. Jisuh ni hote tami a kaw teh patawnae dawk hoi hlout sak hnukkhu bout a tha.But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

5Hathnukkhu ahnimanaw koe, sabbath hnin vah na capa hoehpawiteh na maito tangkom dawk bawt pawiteh rasat laipalah apimouh na kaawm awh han telah a pacei.And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6Ahnimouh ni lawk kam touh boehai pathung thai awh hoeh.And they were unable to answer these questions.

7Hatnavah kaw e tami teh bari kaawm e tahungnae dawk a rawi awh e hah a hmu torei teh ahnimanaw han bangnuenae a dei pouh.When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

8Tami ni yuvâ kâpaluennae pawi koe nang na kaw navah bari kaawm e hmuen koe tahung hanh. Hottelah na tahung pawiteh nang hlak ka talue e tami pawi koe tho pawi teh,“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

9nangmouh ka kaw e tami ni hete tami hmuen poe leih telah a dei han. Hatnavah nang teh yeiraipo hoi ka rahnoum e hmuen koe na kum han.Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

10Tami ni nang na kaw navah cet nateh ka rahnoum e hmuen dawk tahung. Hottelah na awm pawiteh nang ka kaw e tami a tho navah ka hui haw e hmuen koe luen telah ati han. Hatnavah nang hoi cungtalah ka tahung e taminaw hmalah nang teh bari e lah na o han.But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

11Amahoima kârasang e tami teh rahnoum sak lah ao vaiteh, amahoima kârahnoum e tami teh rasang sak lah ao han atipouh.For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12Jisuh ni ama ka kaw e tami koe bout a dei pouh e teh nang ni amombu, tangminbu na paca navah huikonaw, hmaunawnghanaw, miphunnaw hoi ka tawnta e imtenglawpamnaw na kaw mahoeh. Hottelah na kaw pawiteh a hnuk khu torei nang bout na kaw awh vaiteh na patho awh han.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

13Pawi na to navah ka mathoe e tami, kuepcing hoeh e tami, a khokkhem e tami hoi a mit ka dawn e taminaw hah kaw awh.But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14Hottelah na kaw pawiteh yawhawinae ao han. A lamthung teh hote taminaw ni na patho thai hoeh e lah ao dawkvah tami kalannaw a thawnae tueng dawkvah nang teh patho lah na o han telah atipouh.and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15Caboi koe ka tahung e tami buet touh ni hote lawk a thai navah Cathut uknaeram pawi dawk kâen e tami teh yawhawinae ao telah a dei navah,When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

16Jisuh ni tami buet touh teh ka talue poung lah pawi a sak teh taminaw pueng a kaw.But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

17Pawitonae tueng a pha toteh kaw tangcoung e taminaw koe tami a patoun teh, tho awh bangpuengpa coungkacoe lah ao toe telah a thai sak.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

18Kaw kamcu e taminaw pueng ni a panuiparingkhai awh. Buet touh ni kai im hmuen ka ran. Ka cei vaiteh ka khet han. Kai na ngaithoum ei telah a kahei.But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

19Buet touh ni kai maito bo panga touh ka ran toe. Ka cei vaiteh ka tanouk han rah. Kai na ngaithoum ei telah a kâhei.Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

20Buet touh ni kai ka yu hoi ka paluen toe. Hatdawkvah kai ka tho thai mahoeh.Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

21A san ni bawipa koe bout a tho teh hote akongnaw a dei pouh. Hatnavah imkung a lungkhuek teh, kho thung lam teng lam rahak kaawmnaw, mathoenaw, kuepcinghoehnaw, khokkhemnaw hoi mitdawnnaw pueng kaw telah a san koe a dei pouh.The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

22A san ni hai Bawipa kâ na poe e patetlah ka sak toe. Hatei tahung nahane hmuen ka houng e ao rah telah a dei pouh.‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23Hahoi, Bawipa ni kho lawi, lam dawk, takha teng cet ei, kaie im dawk muen akawi thai nahan koung kaw lawih.So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

24Hmaloe kaw e taminaw buet touh hai kaie tangminbu patek mahoeh telah a san koe a dei pouh, telah atipouh.For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25Hathnukkhu tamihupui teh Bawipa hnuk a kâbang awh teh, a kamlang sin teh a khet navah,Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

26apihai amae manu, napa, yuca, hmaunawnghanaw dueng laipalah amae hringnae patenghai pahnawt hoehpawiteh, ka hnuk kâbang lah awm thai hoeh.“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

27Ama e thingpalam hrawm hoi ka hnuk kâbang hoeh e tami teh ka hnuk kâbang e lah awm thai hoeh.And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28Nangmouh thung dawkvah tami buetbuet touh ni, imrasang sak hanlah ngai pawiteh, hote im a cum totouh phoisa a khout hoi a khout hoeh e hah hmaloe tahung vaiteh, to laipalah ao han namaw.Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

29Hottelah to laipalah hoi khomkhu a tapu teh im cum thai hoehpawiteh ka hmawt e pueng ni a pathoe awh han nahoehmaw.Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

30Hete tami ni a kamtawng eiteh cum thai hoeh telah a pathoe awh han.saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

31Hothloilah siangpahrang buet touh ni alouke siangpahrang hoi kâtuk han ati navah, ransa 20,000 touh hoi ka târun e hah, ransa 10,000 touh hoi tâ hoi tâ hoeh hane hmaloe pouk mahoeh maw.Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32Tâ thai mahoeh tetpawiteh alouke Siangpahrang ahlanae koe ao lahun navah laicei a patoun vaiteh roumnae ao thai nahan ngaithoumnae a hei han na vaiyaw.And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

33Hot patetlah nangmanaw pueng hai mae tawn e hnopainaw pueng na cettakhai hoehpawiteh kaie ka hnuk kâbang lah na awm thai hoeh.In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

34Palawi teh ahawi. Hatei palawi teh a paannae kahmat pawiteh bangtelah hoi maw bout paan thai han.Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

35Talai hanelah thoseh, ei lahai thoseh, hawikhangnae ao hoeh toung dawkvah, alawilah ouk a tâkhawng awh. Thai nahane hnâ ka tawn e tami ni thai naseh telah atipouh.It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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