Lucas 14

Og det skete, da han kom ind i en af de øverste Farisæeres Hus på en Sabbat for at holde Måltid, at de toge Vare på ham.

Og se, der stod en vattersottig Mand foran ham.

Men de tav. Og han tog på ham og helbredte ham og lod ham fare.

Og de kunde ikke give Svar derpå.

Men han sagde en Lignelse til de budne, da han gav Agt på, hvorledes de udvalgte sig de øverste Pladser ved Bordet, og sagde til dem:

og han, som indbød dig og ham, måtte komme og sige til dig: Giv denne Plads, og du da med Skam komme til at sidde nederst.

Men når du bliver buden, da gå hen og sæt dig nederst, for at, når han kommer, som har indbudt dig, han da må sige til dig: Ven! sæt dig højere op; da skal du have Ære for alle dem, som sidde til Bords med dig.

Men når du gør et Gæstebud, da indbyd fattige, vanføre, lamme, blinde!

Og han udsendte sin Tjener på Nadverens Time for at sige til de budne: Kommer! thi nu er det beredt.

Og de begyndte alle som een at undskylde sig. Den første sagde til ham: Jeg har købt en Mark og har nødig at gå ud og se den; jeg beder dig, hav mig undskyldt!

Og en anden sagde: Jeg har købt fem Par Okser og går hen at prøve dem; jeg beder dig, hav mig undskyldt!

Og en anden sagde: Jeg har taget mig en Hustru til Ægte, og derfor kan jeg ikke komme.

Og Tjeneren kom og meldte sin Herre dette; da blev Husbonden vred og sagde til sin Tjener: Gå hurtig ud på Byens Stræder og Gader, og før de fattige og vanføre og lamme og blinde herind!

Og Tjeneren sagde: Herre! det er sket, som du befalede, og der er endnu Rum.

Og Herre sagde til Tjeneren: Gå ud på Vejene og ved Gærderne og nød dem til at gå ind, for at mit Hus kan blive fuldt.

Men store Skarer gik med ham, og han vendte sig og sagde til dem:

Den, som ikke bærer sit Kors og følger efter mig, kan ikke være min Discipel.

Thi hvem iblandt eder, som vil bygge et Tårn, sætter sig ikke først hen og beregner Omkostningen, om han har nok til at fuldføre det,

for at ikke, når han får lagt Grunden og ej kan fuldende det, alle, som se det, skulle begynde at spotte ham og sige:

Dette Menneske begyndte at bygge og kunde ikke fuldende det.

Eller hvilken Konge, som drager ud for at gå i Kamp imod en anden Konge, sætter sig ikke først hen og rådslår, om han er mægtig til med ti Tusinde at møde den, som kommer imod ham med tyve Tusinde?

Men hvis ikke, sender han, medens den anden endnu er langt borte, Sendebud hen og underhandler om Fred.

Således kan da ingen af eder, som ikke forsager alt det, han ejer, være min Discipel.

Saltet er altså godt; men dersom også Saltet mister sin Kraft, hvorved skal det da få den igen?

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.

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

And they held their peace. And he took {him}, and healed him, and let him go;

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?

And they could not answer him again to these things.

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

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;

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.

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.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

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.

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

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.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

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.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

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.

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

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.

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have {sufficient} to finish {it}?

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish {it}, all that behold {it} begin to mock him,

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

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?

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Salt {is} good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

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.