Luca 14
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Isus vindecă un bolnav de hidropizie
14 Într-o zi de Sabat, Isus a intrat să mănânce în casa unuia dintre conducătorii fariseilor. Ei îl urmăreau îndeaproape. 2 Şi iată că înaintea Lui era un om bolnav de dropică[a]. 3 Isus i-a întrebat pe experţii în Lege şi pe farisei: „Este voie să vindeci în ziua de Sabat sau nu?“ 4 Ei însă tăceau. Isus l-a luat de mână, l-a vindecat şi l-a lăsat să plece, 5 iar lor le-a zis: „Care dintre voi, dacă îi cade copilul[b] sau boul într-o fântână în ziua de Sabat, nu-l va scoate imediat afară?“ 6 N-au putut să-I răspundă nimic la aceste vorbe.
Smerenie şi ospitalitate
7 Când i-a văzut pe cei invitaţi cum îşi aleg scaunele de onoare, le-a spus următoarea pildă:
8 „Când eşti invitat de cineva la o nuntă, să nu te aşezi să mănânci pe locul de onoare, ca nu cumva să fi fost invitat de către gazdă cineva mai de seamă decât tine, 9 iar cel ce v-a invitat şi pe tine, şi pe el să vină să-ţi spună: «Dă locul tău acestui om!» Atunci, cu ruşine, va trebui să ocupi ultimul loc. 10 Ci tu, când eşti invitat, du-te şi aşază-te pe ultimul loc, pentru ca atunci când vine cel ce te-a invitat, să-ţi spună: «Prietene, mută-te mai în faţă!» Lucrul acesta îţi va face cinste înaintea tuturor celor ce stau la masă împreună cu tine. 11 Căci oricine se înalţă pe sine va fi smerit şi oricine se smereşte va fi înălţat.“
12 Apoi i-a zis şi celui ce-L invitase: „Când dai un prânz sau o cină, nu-ţi invita nici prietenii, nici fraţii, nici rudele, nici vecinii bogaţi, ca nu cumva să te invite şi ei pe tine şi să fii astfel răsplătit. 13 Ci tu, când dai un ospăţ, invită-i pe cei săraci, pe cei infirmi, pe cei şchiopi şi pe cei orbi. 14 Şi vei fi fericit, pentru că ei nu au cu ce să te răsplătească, dar vei fi răsplătit la învierea celor drepţi.“
Pilda celor invitaţi la cină
15 Când a auzit aceste vorbe, unul dintre cei ce stăteau la masă cu El I-a zis:
– Ferice de acela care va mânca în Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu!
16 Însă Isus i-a răspuns:
– Un om a dat o cină mare şi a invitat pe mulţi. 17 La ora cinei, şi-a trimis sclavul să le spună celor invitaţi: „Veniţi, căci acum toate sunt gata!»
18 Dar toţi, unul după altul, au început să se scuze.[c] Primul i-a zis: „Am cumpărat un ogor şi trebuie să mă duc să-l văd. Te rog, scuză-mă!“
19 Altul i-a zis: „Am cumpărat cinci perechi de boi şi mă duc să-i încerc. Te rog, scuză-mă!“
20 Altul i-a zis: „Tocmai m-am însurat şi de aceea nu pot să vin!“
21 Când sclavul s-a întors, l-a înştiinţat pe stăpânul său de aceste lucruri. Atunci stăpânul casei s-a înfuriat şi i-a zis sclavului său: „Ieşi repede pe străzile şi pe aleile cetăţii şi adu-i aici pe cei săraci, pe cei infirmi, pe cei orbi şi pe cei şchiopi!“
22 La urmă, sclavul a zis: „Stăpâne, s-a făcut ce ai poruncit şi tot mai este loc!“ 23 Stăpânul i-a zis atunci sclavului: „Ieşi pe drumuri şi pe cărări şi sileşte-i pe oameni să vină, ca să mi se umple casa! 24 Căci vă spun că nici unul din acei oameni care fuseseră invitaţi nu va gusta din cina mea!“
Costul uceniciei
25 Împreună cu El mergeau mulţimi mari de oameni. El S-a întors şi le-a zis: 26 „Dacă vine cineva la Mine şi nu-şi urăşte[d] tatăl, mama, soţia, copiii, fraţii, surorile, ba chiar însăşi viaţa sa, nu poate fi ucenicul Meu. 27 Oricine nu-şi duce crucea lui însuşi şi nu vine după Mine nu poate fi ucenicul Meu.
28 Căci cine dintre voi, dacă vrea să construiască un turn, nu stă mai întâi să calculeze costul, ca să vadă dacă are cu ce să-l termine? 29 Pentru ca nu cumva, după ce-i pune temelia, să nu-l poată termina şi toţi cei care văd aceasta să înceapă să-şi bată joc de el 30 şi să zică: «Omul acesta a început să construiască şi n-a putut să termine!»
31 Sau care rege, când porneşte la război împotriva altui rege, nu stă mai întâi să se gândească bine dacă poate să i se opună cu zece mii de oameni celui ce vine împotriva lui cu douăzeci de mii?! 32 Dacă nu poate, atunci, în timp ce acesta este încă departe, el îi va trimite un sol ca să ceară pace. 33 Tot aşa, oricine dintre voi care nu renunţă la toate bunurile lui, nu poate fi ucenicul Meu.
34 Sarea este bună. Dar dacă sarea îşi pierde gustul, prin ce va fi făcută din nou sărată?! 35 Nu mai este de folos nici pentru pământ şi nici pentru grămada de gunoi, ci oamenii o aruncă afară. Cel ce are urechi de auzit, să audă!“
Footnotes
- Luca 14:2 Sau: hidropizie, boală care se manifestă prin umflare, ca urmare a acumulării de apă în cavităţile naturale şi în ţesuturi; era cunoscută în antichitate sub această denumire, creată de medicul grec Hipocrate (cca 460-375 î.Cr.)
- Luca 14:5 Unele mss conţin: măgarul, probabil pe baza lui Lc. 13:15 şi Deut. 22:4
- Luca 14:18 În cultura vremii acest refuz era considerat o foarte mare jignire după ce, iniţial, fiecare confirmase prezenţa (vezi vs. 16, 17); obiceiul era ca oaspeţii să primească o invitaţie iniţială, iar apoi, când totul era pregătit, erau anunţaţi să vină la ospăţ
- Luca 14:26 În ideea de a nu-i iubi mai mult decât pe Dumnezeu (vezi Mt. 10:37)
Luke 14
King James Version
14 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. 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 maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto 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 unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 If 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.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold 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, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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
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