Luke 14
New Testament for Everyone
Jesus and the Pharisee
14 One sabbath, Jesus went to a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee. They were keeping a close eye on him.
2 There was a man there in front of Jesus who suffered from dropsy. 3 So Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath or not?” 4 They remained silent. He took the man, healed him, and dismissed him.
5 Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a son—or an ox!—that falls into a well. Are you going to tell me you won’t pull him out straight away on the sabbath day?” 6 They had no answer for that.
7 He noticed how the guests chose the best seats, and told them this parable.
8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast,” he said, “don’t go and sit in the best seat, in case some other guest more important is invited, 9 and the person who invited you both comes and says to you, ‘Please move down for this man,’ and you will go to the end of the line covered with embarrassment. 10 Instead, when someone invites you, go and sit down at the lowest place. Then, when your host arrives, he will say to you, ‘My dear fellow! Come on higher up!’ Then all your fellow guests will show you respect. 11 All who push themselves forward, you see, will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be honored.”
The parable of the great banquet
12 He then turned to his host. “When you give a lunch or a supper,” he said, “don’t invite your friends or your family or relatives, or your rich neighbors. They might ask you back again, and you’d be repaid. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. 14 God will bless you, because they have no way to repay you! You will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 One of the guests heard this, and commented, “A blessing on those who eat food in God’s kingdom!”
16 Jesus said, “Once a man made a great dinner, and invited lots of guests. 17 When the time for the meal arrived, he sent his servant to say to the guests, ‘Come now—everything’s ready!’ 18 But the whole pack of them began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I’ve just bought a field, and I really have to go and see it. Please accept my apologies.’ 19 Another one said, ‘I’ve just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’ve got to go and test them out—please accept my apologies.’ 20 And another one said, ‘I’ve just got married, so naturally I can’t come.’ 21 So the servant went back and told his master all this. The householder was cross, and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind.’ 22 ‘All right, Master,’ said the servant, ‘I’ve done that—but there’s still room.’ 23 ‘Well then,’ said the master to the servant, ‘go out into the roads and hedgerows and make them come in, so that my house may be full! 24 Let me tell you this: none of those people who were invited will get to taste my dinner.’ ”
The cost of discipleship
25 A large crowd was gathering around him. Jesus turned to face them.
26 “If any of you come to me,” he said to them, “and don’t hate your father and your mother, your wife and your children, your brothers and your sisters—yes, and even your own life!—you can’t be my disciple. 27 If you don’t pick up your own cross and come after me, you can’t be my disciple.
28 “Don’t you see? Supposing one of you wants to build a tower; what will you do? You will first of all sit down and work out how much it will cost, to see whether you have enough to finish it. 29 Otherwise, when you’ve laid the foundation and then can’t finish it, everyone who sees it will begin to make fun of you. 30 ‘Here’s a fellow,’ they’ll say, ‘who began to build but couldn’t finish!’
31 “Or think of a king, on the way to fight a war against another king. What will he do? He will first sit down and discuss with his advisers whether, with ten thousand troops, he is going to be a match for the other side who are coming with twenty thousand! 32 If they decide he isn’t, he will send a delegation, while the other one is still a long way away, and sue for peace.
33 “In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless you give up all your possessions.
34 “Salt is good; but if even the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? 35 It’s no good for soil and no good for manure. People throw it away. If you have ears, then listen!”
Luukos 14
Somali Bible
Ninkii Uurweynaadka Qabay Ayaa Sabti La Bogsiiyey
14 Maalin sabti ah markuu galay mid ka mid ah kuwa Farrisiinta u sarreeya gurigiisa inuu kibis cuno, waxaa dhacay inay fiirinayeen. 2 Oo bal eeg, waxaa hortiisa joogay nin uurweynaad qaba. 3 Markaasaa Ciise u jawaabay oo kuwii sharciga yiqiin iyo Farrisiintii ku yidhi, isagoo leh, Ma xalaal baa in sabtida wax la bogsiiyo, mise maya? 4 Laakiin way aamuseen. Isaguse, intuu ninkii qabtay, ayuu bogsiiyey, markaasuu sii daayay. 5 Wuxuu iyaga ku yidhi, Kiinnee baa leh dameer ama dibi ceel ku dhacay oo aan maalin sabti ah dhaqso uga soo bixinaynin? 6 Wayna uga jawaabi kari waayeen waxyaalahaas.
Is-hoosaysiinta Iyo Marti-soo-dhowaynta
7 Goortuu arkay kuwii loo yeedhay siday kursiyada hore u doorteen, ayuu masaal kula hadlay oo ku yidhi, 8 Markii nin kuugu yeedho aroos, kursiga hore ha fadhiisan, waaba intaasoo isagu nin kaa murwad weyn ugu yeedho, 9 oo kii isaga iyo adiga idiin yeedhay uu yimaado oo kugu yidhaahdo, Kan meel sii, oo markaasaad bilaabaysaa inaad meesha dambe ceeb ku fadhiisato. 10 Laakiin goortii laguu yeedho, tag oo meesha u hoosaysa fadhiiso, si kii kuu yeedhay kolkuu yimaado uu kuugu yidhaahdo, Saaxiibow, sare u soco. Markaasaad ammaan ku lahaan doontaa kuwa cuntada kula fadhiya oo dhan hortooda. 11 Waayo, mid kasta oo isa sarraysiiya waa la hoosaysiin doonaa; oo kii is-hoosaysiiyana waa la sarraysiin doonaa.
12 Wuxuuna ku yidhi kii u yeedhay, Goortaad qado ama casho samayso, ha u yeedhin saaxiibbadaada ama walaalahaa ama xigaalkaa ama derisyadaada hodanka ah, waaba intaasoo iyaguna ay markooda kuu yeedhaan, oo ay abaalgud kugu noqotaa. 13 Laakiin goortaad diyaafad samayso waxaad u yeedhaa masaakiinta iyo kuwa laxaadka la' iyo curyaannada iyo indhoolayaasha, 14 oo aad barakaysnaan doontaa, waayo, iyagu maleh waxa ay kuugu abaalgudaan, laakiin waxaa laguu abaalgudi doonaa wakhtiga sarakicidda kuwa xaqa ah.
Masaalka Ku Saabsan Iidda Weyn
15 Kuwa cuntada ula fadhiyey midkood, goortuu waxaas maqlay, wuxuu isaga ku yidhi, Waxaa barakaysan kan kibis ku cuni doona boqortooyada Ilaah. 16 Wuxuuse ku yidhi, Nin baa casho weyn sameeyey, oo dad badan u yeedhay, 17 oo saacaddii cashada ayuu addoonkiisii u diray inuu kuwii loo yeedhay ku yidhaahdo, Kaalaya, waayo, haatan wax waluba waa diyaar. 18 Markaasay kulligood waxay bilaabeen inay fikir keliya ku marmarsiiyoodaan. Kii u horreeyey ayaa ku yidhi, Beer baan iibsaday, oo waa inaan tago oo aan soo arko. Waxaan kaa baryayaa inaad iga raalli ahaato. 19 Mid kale ayaa yidhi, Waxaan iibsaday shan qindi oo dibi ah, oo waan tegayaa inaan imtixaamo. Waxaan kaa baryayaa inaad iga raalli ahaato. 20 Mid kale ayaa yidhi, Naag baan guursaday, sidaa darteed ma iman karo. 21 Markaasaa addoonkii yimid, oo waxaas ayuu sayidkiisii u sheegay. Kolkaasaa sayidkii gurigu cadhooday, oo wuxuu addoonkiisii ku yidhi, Dhaqso jidadka iyo surimmada magaalada u bax oo soo kaxee masaakiinta iyo kuwa laxaadka la' iyo indhoolayaasha iyo curyaannada. 22 Kolkaasaa addoonkii ku yidhi, Sayidow, waxaad amartay waa la yeelay, oo weli meel baa bannaan. 23 Markaasaa sayidkii wuxuu addoonkii ku yidhi, Jidadka iyo wadiiqooyinka oodaha u bax, oo dadka ku qasab inay soo galaan, si uu gurigaygu u buuxsamo. 24 Waayo, waxaan idinku leeyahay, Nimankaas loo yeedhay midkoodna cashadayda dhadhamin maayo.
Xernimada Micneheeda
25 Waxaa isaga la socday dad badan. Markaasuu u jeestay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi, 26 Haddii qof ii yimaado oo aanu nicin aabbihiis iyo hooyadiis iyo afadiisa iyo carruurtiisa iyo walaalihiis, xataa naftiisana xer iima ahaan karo. 27 Ku alla kii aan iskutallaabtiisa soo qaadan oo aan iga daba iman, xer iima ahaan karo. 28 Waayo, midkiinnee doonaya inuu noobiyad dhiso oo aan kolkii hore fadhiisan inuu xisaabo intay ku kacayso, inuu ogaado inuu haysto wax uu ku dhammeeyo iyo in kale? 29 Waaba intaasoo markuu aasaaska dhigo oo uu dhammayn kari waayo, kuwa eegaya oo dhammu ay bilaabaan inay ku qoslaan, 30 iyagoo leh, Ninkanu wuxuu bilaabay inuu wax dhiso, waana dhammayn kari waayay. 31 Ama boqorkee u tegaya inuu boqor kale dagaal u baxo, isagoo aan kolkii hore fadhiisan oo tashan inuu toban kun kala hor tegi karo kan labaatan kun ula imanaya? 32 Ama haddii kale intuu kan kale weli fog yahay, ayuu ergo soo diraa oo uu weyddiistaa wax lagu heshiiyo. 33 Sidaa darteed midkiin walba oo aan ka tegin wuxuu leeyahay oo dhan, xer iima ahaan karo. 34 Haddaba cusbadu waa wanaagsan tahay, laakiin haddii cusbadu dhadhan beesho, maxaa lagu cusbaynayaa? 35 Uma ay wanaagsana dhulka ama meeshii digada, waase la tuuraa. Kan dhego wax lagu maqlo lahu, ha maqlo.
Luke 14
New King James Version
A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath
14 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. 2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, (A)“Is it lawful to heal on the [a]Sabbath?”
4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. 5 Then He answered them, saying, (B)“Which of you, having a [b]donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6 And they could not answer Him regarding these things.
Take the Lowly Place
7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: 8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him; 9 and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 (C)But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. 11 (D)For whoever exalts himself will be [c]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite (E)the poor, the [d]maimed, the lame, the blind. 14 And you will be (F)blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
The Parable of the Great Supper(G)
15 Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, (H)“Blessed is he who shall eat [e]bread in the kingdom of God!”
16 (I)Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and (J)sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ 18 But they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ 20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. 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 here the poor and the [f]maimed and the lame and the blind.’ 22 And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ 23 Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you (K)that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’ ”
Leaving All to Follow Christ(L)
25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 (M)“If anyone comes to Me (N)and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, (O)yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And (P)whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For (Q)which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you (R)does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
Tasteless Salt Is Worthless(S)
34 (T)“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land nor for the [g]dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Footnotes
- Luke 14:3 NU adds or not
- Luke 14:5 NU, M son
- Luke 14:11 put down
- Luke 14:13 crippled
- Luke 14:15 M dinner
- Luke 14:21 crippled
- Luke 14:35 rubbish heap
Scripture quotations from The New Testament for Everyone are copyright © Nicholas Thomas Wright 2011, 2018, 2019.
© 1979, 2008 Society for International Ministries-Kenya
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
