Luke 14
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Pea pehē, ʻi heʻene hū ki he fale ʻoe ʻeiki ʻe tokotaha ʻoe kau Fālesi ke kai mā ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate, naʻa nau lamasi ia.
1One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
2Pea vakai, naʻe ʻi hono ʻao ha tangata naʻe fulavai.
2Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
3Pea lea ʻa Sisu ki he kau akonaki ʻi he fono mo e kau Fālesi, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ngofua ke fakamoʻui ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate?”
3So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4Pea nau fakalongo pe. Pea ne ʻomi ʻo fakamoʻui ia, pea tukuange ke ʻalu;
4But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
5Pea leaange ia, ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko hai ʻiate kimoutolu kapau ʻe tō ʻene ʻasi pe ko ʻene pulu ki ha luo, ʻe ʻikai toʻo leva ia mei ai ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate?”
5And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
6Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa tali ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni.
6And they were unable to answer these questions.
7¶ Pea ʻi heʻene vakai kiate kinautolu naʻe tala ki ai , ʻoku nau fili ki he ngaahi potu lelei, pea ne lea ʻaki ʻae fakatātā, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu.
7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
8“ʻOka tala kiate koe ʻe ha taha ke ke ʻalu ki he taʻane, ʻoua naʻa ke nofo hifo ʻi ha potu māʻolunga ʻaupito; telia kuo tala ʻe ia ki ha taha ʻoku lahi ʻiate koe;
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.
9Pea haʻu ia, ʻaia ne ne tala kiate koe mo ia, ʻo ne pehē kiate koe, ‘Fakaʻataʻatā ki he tangata ni;’ pea ke toki mā ai, ʻo ʻalu ki he potu māʻulalo.
9Then 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.
10Ka ʻoka tala kiate koe, pea ke ʻalu ʻo nofo ʻi he potu māʻulalo: koeʻuhi ʻoka haʻu ia naʻe tala kiate koe, te ne pehē kiate koe, ‘Kāinga, ʻalu koe ki ʻolunga:’ pea te ke maʻu ʻae fakamālō ʻi he ʻao ʻokinautolu ʻoku mou nofo ʻo kai.
10But 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.
11He ko ia ia ʻoku hiki hake ia, ʻe fakavaivai ia; pea ko ia ʻoku fakavaivai ia, ʻe hakeakiʻi ia.”
11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12¶ Pea pehē ai foki ʻe ia kiate ia ne ne tala kiate ia, “ʻOka ke ka teuteu ʻae kai hoʻatā pe ʻae ʻohomohe, ʻoua naʻa ke ui ki ai ho kaumeʻa, pe ho ngaahi temomo, pe ho kāinga, pe ko e kaungāʻapi koloaʻia, telia naʻa nau toe tala kiate koe, pea totongi ai kiate koe.
12Then 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.
13Ka ʻoka ke ka teu ʻae kātoanga, ui ʻae kau masiva, mo e lavea, mo e pipiki, mo e kui:
13But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
14ʻE monūʻia ai ʻa koe; he ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa totongi kiate koe: ka ʻe totongi kiate koe ʻi he toetuʻu ʻoe angatonu.”
14and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
15¶ Pea ko e tokotaha naʻe nofo ʻo kai mo ia, ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻa ne pehē kiate ia, “ʻE monūʻia ia ʻaia te ne kai mā ʻi he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.”
15When 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.”
16Pea toki pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “Naʻe te u ʻe he tangata ʻe tokotaha ʻae ʻohomohe lahi, ʻo ne tala ia ki he tokolahi:
16But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
17Pea hoko ʻae feituʻupō ke kai, pea ne fekau ʻene tamaioʻeiki ke fakahā kiate kinautolu naʻe tala ki ai, ‘Haʻu he kuo teuteu ʻae meʻa kotoa pē.’
17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18Pea naʻa nau loto taha kotoa pē ʻo kamata fakafisi. Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻuluaki kiate ia, ‘Kuo u fakatau ʻae potu fonua, pea ʻoku ngali ke u ʻalu ʻo vakai ia:’ ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke tukuange au.
18But 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.’
19Pea pehē ʻe he tokotaha, ‘Kuo u fakatau ʻae taulua pulu ʻe nima, pea ʻoku ou ʻalu ko hono ʻahiʻahi: ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke tukuange au.’
19Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20Pea pehē ʻe he tokotaha, ‘Kuo u mali mo e fefine, pea ko ia ʻe ʻikai te u faʻa ʻalu ai:’
20Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
21Pea liu mai ʻae tamaioʻeiki ko ia, ʻo fakahā ki heʻene ʻeiki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni. Pea tuputāmaki ʻae ʻeiki ʻoe fale, ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki, ‘ʻAlu fakavave ki he ngaahi hala motuʻa mo e ngaahi hala siʻi ʻoe kolo, ʻo ʻomi ki heni ʻae masiva, mo e mutu, mo e pipiki, mo e kui.’
21The 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.’
22Pea pehē ʻe he tamaioʻeiki, ‘ʻEiki, kuo fai ʻo hangē ko hoʻo fekau, ka ʻoku kei ʻataʻatā pe.’
22‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
23Pea pehē ʻe he ʻeiki ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki, ‘ʻAlu ki he ngaahi hala motuʻa mo e ngaahi mangaʻi hala, ʻo fakaafeʻi ʻakinautolu ke haʻu, kae fonu ai hoku fale.
23So 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.
24He ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻE ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻi he kakai ko ia naʻe tala ki ai te ne kamata ʻeku ʻohomohe.’”
24For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
25¶ Pea naʻe ʻalu mo ia ʻae fuʻu kakai, pea tafoki ia, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu,
25Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
26“Kapau ʻe haʻu ha taha kiate au, kae ʻikai fehiʻa ki heʻene tamai, mo e faʻē, mo e uaifi, mo e fānau, mo e ngaahi tokoua, mo e ngaahi tuofefine, ʻio, ki heʻene moʻui foki, ʻe ʻikai siʻi hoko ia ko ʻeku ākonga.
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.
27Pea ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne fua ʻene ʻakau māfasia, ʻo muimui kiate au, ʻe ʻikai siʻi hoko ia ko ʻeku ākonga.
27And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
28He Ko hai ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku te u langa ha fale, kae ʻikai tomuʻa nofo hifo ia ʻo lau hono totongi, pe ʻoku ʻiate ia ke faʻa fakaʻosi ʻaki?
28Which 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?
29Telia naʻa hili hono ʻai ʻae tuʻunga, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne faʻa fakaʻosi ia , ʻe kamata manuki kiate ia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻe mamata ai ,
29Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
30ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e tangata eni naʻe kamata fokotuʻu, ka naʻe ʻikai faʻa fakaʻosi.’
30saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
31Pe ko e tuʻi fē ʻoku te u tau ki ha tuʻi ʻe taha, ʻoku ʻikai ke tomuʻa nofo hifo, ʻo fakakaukau pe te ne faʻa tauʻi ʻaki ʻae toko mano, ʻaia ʻoku haʻu kiate ia mo e toko ua mano?
31Or 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?
32Pea ka ʻikai, ʻoku ne kouna ha talafekau, ʻi he kei mamaʻo ʻae tokotaha, ʻo kole ke na fakalelei.
32And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
33Pea ʻoku pehē foki, ko ia ia ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku ʻikai te ne siʻaki ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ne maʻu, ʻe ʻikai hoko ia ko ʻeku ākonga.
33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
34¶ “ʻOku lelei ʻae māsima: pea kapau kuo mole ʻi he māsima hono kona, ʻe toe fakakona ia mei fē?
34Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
35ʻOku ʻikai ʻaonga ia ki he kelekele, pe ki he tuʻunga ʻotoʻota; ka ʻoku lī ia kituʻa. Ko ia ʻoku ne telinga ongo, ke ongoʻi ia.”
35It 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.”
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