Luke 14

1 One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

1 有个安息日，耶稣到一位法利赛人的首领家里作客，人们严密监视祂。

2 Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

2 当时有一个患水肿病的人在耶稣面前，

3 So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

3 耶稣问法利赛人和律法教师：“在安息日可以医病吗？”

4 But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

4 他们都闭口不言。耶稣便扶着那人把他治好，叫他走了，

5 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?”

5 然后又问他们：“如果你们有驴 或牛在安息日掉进井里，难道你们不会立刻把它拉上来吗？”

6 And they were unable to answer these questions.

6 他们都哑口无言。

7 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

7 耶稣在宴席中看见宾客们都挑选首位，就用比喻对他们说：

8 “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.

8 “参加婚宴的时候，不要坐在首位，因为也许有比你尊贵的宾客来赴宴，

9 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.

9 主人会把他带到你面前，说，‘请你把首位让给他吧！’你就要满面羞愧地退到末位去了。

10 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.

10 你去赴宴时，应该坐在末位，这样主人会对你说，‘朋友，请上坐！’那时，你在宾客面前就有光彩了。

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

11 因为自高的人必遭贬抑，谦卑的人必得尊荣。”

12 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.

12 耶稣又对主人说：“摆设午宴、晚宴时，不要邀请你的朋友、弟兄、亲戚或有钱的邻居，免得他们回请你，你便得到报答了。

13 But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

13 相反，你设宴时，要邀请贫穷的、残疾的、瘸腿的、瞎眼的，

14 and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

14 这样你就有福了，因为他们都没有能力回报你，到了义人复活的时候，上帝一定会赏赐你。”

15 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.”

15 同席的一个客人听了这番话，就对耶稣说：“能够在上帝的国坐席的人多么有福啊！”

16 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

16 于是，耶稣对他说：“有一个人大摆宴席，邀请了许多客人。

17 When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

17 要开席的时候，主人就派奴仆去对客人说，‘一切都准备好了，来赴宴吧！’

18 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.’

18 可是，他们都找借口推辞。头一个说，‘我刚买了一块田，必须去看一看，请恕我不能参加。’

19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

19 另一个说，‘我新买了五对牛，要去试一试，请恕我不能参加。’

20 Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

20 还有一个说，‘我刚结了婚，所以不能去。’

21 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.’

21 奴仆回来将这些话告诉主人，家主非常生气，就对奴仆说，‘快出去到城里的大街小巷把贫穷的、残疾的、瘸腿的、瞎眼的都请来。’

22 ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

22 奴仆说，‘主人啊，我照你的吩咐办了，可是还有空位。’

23 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.

23 主人又说，‘出去到大路上、篱笆旁硬把人拉来，让我家里座无虚席。

24 For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

24 我告诉你们，原来邀请的那些人没有一个能尝到我的宴席！’”

25 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

25 有一大群人跟着耶稣，祂转身对他们说：

26 “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.

26 “若有人要跟从我，就要爱我胜过爱他的父母、妻子、儿女、弟兄、姊妹，甚至自己的生命，否则就不能做我的门徒。

27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

27 凡不背起自己的十字架跟从我的，都不能做我的门徒。

28 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?

28 “你们哪有人建楼房不事先坐下来计算成本，看能否建成？

29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

29 否则，打好了地基却不能完工，徒惹别人嘲笑说，

30 saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

30 ‘这个人开了工，却不能完工！’

31 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?

31 “哪有王要跟另一个王打仗时，不先坐下来酌量一下自己的一万人是否敌得过对方的两万人？

32 And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

32 如果自知不敌，一定趁敌人还远的时候，就差使者去求和。

33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

33 “同样，你们若不撇下一切，就不能做我的门徒。

34 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

34 盐本是好的，但如果失去咸味，怎能使它再变咸呢？

35 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.”

35 没有味的盐，既不利于土壤，也不适宜作肥料，只好丢掉。有耳可听的，都应当听。”