Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 14:1 ¶ AND it was that while he went into the house of one of the chief Pharishee to eat bread, on the day of shabath, they watched him.

 14:1 And it occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him.

 14:2 And, behold, a certain man who had gathered waters was before him.

 14:2 And lo, a dropsical man was before him.

 14:3 And Jeshu answered and said to the Sophree and the Pharishee, Is it lawful on the shabath to heal?

 14:3 And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

 14:4 But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him.

 14:4 And they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him.

 14:5 And he said to them, Who from you, whose son or his ox hath fallen into a pit on the day of shabath, doth not at once bring him forth?

 14:5 And he said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox fall into a pit on the sabbath day, doth not immediately lift and draw him out?

 14:6 And they could not give him the answer concerning this.

 14:6 And they could give him no answer to that.

 14:7 And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:

 14:7 And he spoke a similitude to the guests that were present, as he noticed how they chose places on the highest couches.

 14:8 When thou art invited by one into the house of festivity, go not to recline on the principal seat, lest there be invited thither one more honourable than thou;

 14:8 When thou art invited by any one to a house of feasting, go not and recline on the highest couch; lest there should be invited there, one more honorable than thou;

 14:9 and he come who thyself and him had called, and say to thee, Give place to this; and thou be ashamed as thou arisest to take another place.

 14:9 and he that invited both him and thee come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and thou be ashamed, when thou risest, and takest a lower couch.

 14:10 But when thou art invited, go, recline thee in the last (seat), that when he who called thee cometh, he may say to thee, My friend, ascend and recline above, and thou shalt have honour before all of them who recline with thee.

 14:10 But when thou art invited, go and recline on the lowest [couch]; that when he who invited thee come, he may say to thee: My friend, come up higher and recline. And thou wilt have honor, before all that recline with thee.

 14:11 For every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and every one who humbleth himself shall be exalted.

 14:11 For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.

 14:12 And he said to him who had called him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, thou shouldest not call thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also call thee, and thou have this recompence.

 14:12 And he said to him that invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy relatives, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee, and thou have this recompense.

 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,

 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.

 14:14 and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; for thy recompence shall be in the resurrection of the just.

 14:14 And thou wilt be blessed. For they cannot recompense thee; but thy recompense will be at the resurrection of the just.

 14:15 But when one of those who reclined heard these (words), he said to him, Blessed he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of Aloha!

 14:15 And when one of those reclining heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

 14:16 Jeshu saith to him, A certain man made a great supper, and called many.

 14:16 Jesus said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

 14:17 And he sent his servant, at the time of the supper, to say to them who were called, Behold, every thing is prepared for you, come.

 14:17 And at the time for supper, he sent his servant to say to those invited: Lo, every thing is ready for you; come.

 14:18 And every one of them began to excuse himself. The first said to him, I have bought an estate, and am constrained to go forth to see it: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

 14:18 And they all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I have bought a field, and am constrained to go out and see it. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.

 14:19 Another said, Five yoke of oxen have I bought, and I go to prove them: I beseech thee, permit me to be excused.

 14:19 Another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to inspect them. I pray thee, allow me to be excused.

 14:20 Another said, A wife have I taken, and therefore I cannot come.

 14:20 Another said: I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

 14:21 And the servant came and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go into the streets and outskirts of the city, and bring hither the poor, and the afflicted, and the lame, and the sightless.

 14:21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the lord of the house was angry: and he said to his servant, Go out quickly into the market-places and streets of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the diseased, and the lame, and the blind.

 14:22 And the servant said, My lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is place.

 14:22 And the servant said: My lord, it is done as thou commandedst; and still there is room.

 14:23 And the lord said to his servant, Go forth into the ways, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled:

 14:23 And the lord said to his servant: Go out to the by-paths, and among the hedges, and constrain them to come in; that my house may be filled.

 14:24 for I tell you, that not one of those men who were called shall taste of my supper.

 14:24 For I declare to you, that not one of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.

 14:25 ¶ AND while great multitudes were going with him, he turned and said to them,

 14:25 And when great multitudes were travelling with him, he turned himself, and said to them:

 14:26 Whoever cometh with me, and doth not hate his father and his mother, and his brethren and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and himself also, a disciple he cannot be of mine.

 14:26 He that cometh to me, and hateth not his father and his mother, and his brothers and his sisters, and his wife and his children, and his own life also, cannot become a disciple to me.

 14:27 And whoever doth not take up his cross and come after me, a disciple he cannot be of mine.

 14:27 And he that doth not take up his cross and come after me, cannot become a disciple to me.

 14:28 For who of you that willeth to build a tower, and doth not first sit down and reckon the expense of it, whether he have (wherewith) to finish it?

 14:28 For, which of you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and compute the expense, whether he have the means to complete it?

 14:29 lest, when he shall have laid the foundation, and shall not be able to finish, all who see shall deride him,

 14:29 lest, when he hath laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, all that see it begin to deride him;

 14:30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

 14:30 and say: This man began to build, and was unable to finish.

 14:31 Or, what king, going to war with a king his neighbour, doth not first consider, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him who cometh against him with twenty thousand?

 14:31 Or what king, that is going to contend in battle with his neighbor king, doth not first consider, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming against him with twenty thousand?

 14:32 and if not, while he is distant from him, he may send legates, and pray for peace.

 14:32 and if not; while he is yet far from him, he sendeth envoys, and sueth for peace.

 14:33 So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.

 14:33 So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

 14:34 Salt is good; but if the salt also shall become insipid, with what shall it be seasoned?

 14:34 Salt is a good thing: but if the salt itself hath become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted?

 14:35 Not for the earth, nor for the dunghill, it goeth. They cast it out. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

 14:35 It is fit for neither the earth, nor the dunghill. They cast it away. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.