¹[] Και οτε ηλθεν αυτος εις τον οικον τινος των αρχοντων των Φαρισαιων το σαββατον δια να φαγη αρτον, εκεινοι παρετηρουν αυτον.

¹It happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

²Και ιδου, ανθρωπος τις υδρωπικος ητο εμπροσθεν αυτου.

²Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.

³Και αποκριθεις ο Ιησους, ειπε προς τους νομικους και Φαρισαιους, λεγων· Ειναι ταχα συγκεχωρημενον να θεραπευη τις εν τω σαββατω;

³Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

⁴Οι δε εσιωπησαν. Και πιασας ιατρευσεν αυτον και απελυσε.

⁴But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.

⁵Και αποκριθεις προς αυτους ειπε· Τινος υμων ο ονος η ο βους θελει πεσει εις φρεαρ, και δεν θελει ευθυς ανασυρει αυτον εν τη ημερα του σαββατου;

⁵He answered them, “Which of you, if your son TR reads “donkey” instead of “son” or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”

⁶Και δεν ηδυνηθησαν να αποκριθωσιν εις αυτον προς ταυτα.

⁶They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.

⁷[] Ειπε δε παραβολην προς τους κεκλημενους, επειδη παρετηρει πως εξελεγον τας πρωτοκαθεδριας, λεγων προς αυτους.

⁷He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

⁸Οταν προσκληθης υπο τινος εις γαμους, μη καθησης εις τον πρωτον τοπον, μηποτε ειναι προσκεκλημενος υπ' αυτου εντιμοτερος σου,

⁸ “When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

⁹και ελθων εκεινος, οστις εκαλεσε σε και αυτον, σοι ειπη· Δος τοπον εις τουτον· και τοτε αρχισης με αισχυνην να λαμβανης τον εσχατον τοπον.

⁹ and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

¹⁰Αλλ' οταν προσκληθης, υπαγε και καθησον εις τον εσχατον τοπον, δια να σοι ειπη οταν ελθη εκεινος, οστις σε εκαλεσε· Φιλε, αναβα ανωτερω· τοτε θελεις εχει δοξαν ενωπιον των συγκαθημενων μετα σου.

¹⁰ But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

¹¹Διοτι πας ο υψων εαυτον θελει ταπεινωθη και ο ταπεινων εαυτον θελει υψωθη.

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

¹²Ελεγε δε και προς εκεινον, οστις προσεκαλεσεν αυτον. Οταν καμνης γευμα η δειπνον, μη προσκαλει τους φιλους σου μηδε τους αδελφους σου μηδε τους συγγενεις σου μηδε γειτονας πλουσιους, μηποτε και αυτοι σε αντικαλεσωσι, και γεινη εις σε ανταποδοσις.

¹²He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

¹³Αλλ' οταν καμνης υποδοχην, προσκαλει πτωχους, βεβλαμμενους, χωλους, τυφλους,

¹³ But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

¹⁴και θελεις εισθαι μακαριος, διοτι δεν εχουσι να σοι ανταποδωσωσιν· επειδη η ανταποδοσις θελει γεινει εις σε εν τη αναστασει των δικαιων.

¹⁴ and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

¹⁵[] Ακουσας δε ταυτα εις των συγκαθημενων, ειπε προς αυτον· Μακαριος οστις φαγη αρτον εν τη βασιλεια του Θεου.

¹⁵When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!”

¹⁶Ο δε ειπε προς αυτον· Ανθρωπος τις εκαμε δειπνον μεγα και εκαλεσε πολλους·

¹⁶But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

¹⁷και απεστειλε τον δουλον αυτου τη ωρα του δειπνου δια να ειπη προς τους κεκλημενους· Ερχεσθε, επειδη παντα ειναι ηδη ετοιμα.

¹⁷ He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’

¹⁸Και ηρχισαν παντες με μιαν γνωμην να παραιτωνται. Ο πρωτος ειπε προς αυτον· Αγρον ηγορασα, και εχω αναγκην να εξελθω και να ιδω αυτον· παρακαλω σε, εχε με παρητημενον.

¹⁸ They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’

¹⁹Και αλλος ειπεν· Ηγορασα πεντε ζευγη βοων, και υπαγω να δοκιμασω αυτα· παρακαλω σε, εχε με παρητημενον.

¹⁹ “Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’

²⁰και αλλος ειπε· Γυναικα ενυμφευθην, και δια τουτο δεν δυναμαι να ελθω.

²⁰ “Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’

²¹Και ελθων ο δουλος εκεινος, απηγγειλε προς τον κυριον αυτου ταυτα. Τοτε οργισθεις ο οικοδεσποτης, ειπε προς τον δουλον αυτου· Εξελθε ταχεως εις τας πλατειας και τας οδους της πολεως, και εισαγαγε εδω τους πτωχους και βεβλαμμενους και χωλους και τυφλους.

²¹ “That servant came, and told 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 the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’

²²Και ειπεν ο δουλος· Κυριε, εγεινεν ως προσεταξας, και ειναι ετι τοπος.

²² “The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’

²³Και ειπεν ο κυριος προς τον δουλον· Εξελθε εις τας οδους και φραγμους και αναγκασον να εισελθωσι, δια να γεμισθη ο οικος μου.

²³ “The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

²⁴Διοτι σας λεγω οτι ουδεις των ανδρων εκεινων των κεκλημενων θελει γευθη του δειπνου μου.

²⁴ For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’”

²⁵[] Ηρχοντο δε μετ' αυτου οχλοι πολλοι. Και στραφεις ειπε προς αυτους·

²⁵Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,

²⁶Εαν τις ερχηται προς εμε και δεν μιση τον πατερα αυτου και την μητερα και την γυναικα και τα τεκνα και τους αδελφους και τας αδελφας, ετι δε και την εαυτου ζωην, δεν δυναται να ηναι μαθητης μου.

²⁶ “If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard or, hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

²⁷Και οστις δεν βασταζει τον σταυρον αυτου και ερχεται οπισω μου, δεν δυναται να ηναι μαθητης μου.

²⁷ Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.

²⁸Διοτι τις εξ υμων, θελων να οικοδομηση πυργον, δεν καθηται πρωτον και λογαριαζει την δαπανην, αν εχη τα αναγκαια δια να τελειωση αυτον;

²⁸ For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

²⁹μηποτε αφου βαλη θεμελιον και δεν δυναται να τελειωση αυτον, αρχισωσι παντες οι βλεποντες να εμπαιζωσιν αυτον,

²⁹ Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,

³⁰λεγοντες· Οτι ουτος ο ανθρωπος ηρχισε να οικοδομη και δεν ηδυνηθη να τελειωση.

³⁰ saying, ‘This man began to build, and wasn’t able to finish.’

³¹Η τις βασιλευς υπαγων να πολεμηση αλλον βασιλεα δεν καθηται προτερον και σκεπτεται εαν ηναι δυνατος με δεκα χιλιαδας να απαντηση τον ερχομενον κατ' αυτου με εικοσι χιλιαδας;

³¹ Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

³²Ει δε μη, ενω αυτος ειναι ετι μακραν, αποστελλει πρεσβεις και ζητει ειρηνην.

³² Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

³³Ουτω λοιπον πας οστις εξ υμων δεν απαρνειται παντα τα εαυτου υπαρχοντα, δεν δυναται να ηναι μαθητης μου.

³³ So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

³⁴Καλον το αλας· αλλ' εαν το αλας διαφθαρη, με τι θελει αρτυθη;

³⁴ Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

³⁵δεν ειναι πλεον χρησιμον ουτε δια την γην ουτε δια την κοπριαν· εξω ριπτουσιν αυτο. Ο εχων ωτα δια να ακουη ας ακουη.

³⁵ It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”