Revised Literal Translation

Luke 14:15-35

15AndδέdeG1161when oneτιςtisG5100of them thatτῶνtōnG3588sat at meat with himσυνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōnG4873heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107ishe thatG3739shall eatφάγεταιphagetaiG5315breadἄρτονartonG740inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

16ὉHoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161said heG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,A certainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444madeἐποίειepoieiG4160a greatμέγαmegaG3173supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173,andκαὶkaiG2532badeἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564manyπολλούς·pollousG4183:

17AndκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantτὸν δοῦλονton doulonG3588 G1401at supperτῇ δείπνουtēa deipnouG3588 G1173timeὥρᾳ τοῦhōra touG3588 G5610to sayG3004to them thatτοῖςtoisG3588were biddenκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564,Comeἔρχεσθε,erchestheG2064;forὅτιhotiG3754all thingsG3956areἐστινestinG1510nowἤδηēdēG2235readyἕτοιμάhetoimaG2092.

18ὉHoG3588AndG2532they allπάντεςpantesG3956withἀπὸapoG575oneμιᾶςmiasG1520consentbeganG756to make excuseπαραιτεῖσθαι.¶paraiteisthaiG3868.The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59a piece of groundἀγρὸνagronG68,andG2532ἔχωechōG2192I must needsἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318goἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andG2532seeG3708itαὐτόν·autonG846:I prayἐρωτῶerōtōG2065theeσε,seG4771haveἔχεecheG2192meG1473excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidG3004,I have boughtἠγόρασαēgorasaG59fiveπέντεpenteG4002yokeζεύγηzeugēG2201of oxenβοῶνboōnG1016,andκαὶkaiG2532I goπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to proveδοκιμάσαιdokimasaiG1381themαὐτά·autaG846:I prayἐρωτῶerōtōG2065theeσε,seG4771haveἔχεecheG2192meG1473excusedπαρῃτημένον.parētēmenonG3868.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087saidG3004,I have marriedἔγημαegēmaG1060a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778I cannotδύναμαιdunamaiG1410οὐouG3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

21SoκαὶkaiG2532thatG1565servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854,and shewedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962these thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.ThenΤότεToteG5119the master of the houseὁ οἰκοδεσπότηςho oikodespotēsG3588 G3617being angryὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710saidG3004to hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantτῷ δούλῳtō doulōG3588 G1401,Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030intoεἰςeisG1519the streetsτὰςtasG3588 G4113andκαὶkaiG2532lanesῥύμαςrhumasG4505of the cityτῆς πόλεως,tēs poleōsG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532bring inεἰσάγαγεeisagageG1521hitherὧδε.hōdeG5602the poorτοὺς πτωχοὺςtous ptōchousG3588 G4434,andκαὶkaiG2532the maimedἀναπείρουςanapeirousG376,andκαὶkaiG2532the haltχωλοὺςchōlousG5560,andκαὶkaiG2532the blindτυφλοὺςtuphlousG5185.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532the servantὁ δοῦλος·ho doulosG3588 G1401saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,it is doneγέγονενgegonenG1096asG5613thou hast commandedἐπέταξας,epetaxasG2004,andκαὶkaiG2532yetἔτιetiG2089there isἐστίν.estinG1510roomτόποςtoposG5117.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532the lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314the servantτὸν δοῦλον·ton doulonG3588 G1401,Go outἔξελθεexeltheG1831intoεἰςeisG1519the highwaysτὰς ὁδοὺςtas hodousG3588 G3598andκαὶkaiG2532hedgesφραγμοὺςphragmousG5418,andκαὶkaiG2532compelἀνάγκασονanagkasonG315themto come inεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,thatἵναinaG2443myG1473houseὁ οἶκος.ho oikosG3588 G3624may be filledγεμισθῇgemisthēaG1072.

24ForγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565menτῶν ἀνδρῶνtōn andrōnG3588 G435whichτῶνtōnG3588were biddenκεκλημένωνkeklēmenōnG2564shall tasteγεύσεταίgeusetaiG1089of myG1473supperτοῦ δείπνουtou deipnouG3588 G1173.

25AndδὲdeG1161there wentG4848greatπολλοί.polloiG4183multitudesὄχλοιochloiG3793withG4848himαὐτῷautōG846:andκαὶkaiG2532he turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762,and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,

26τὸνtonG3588IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100mancomeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρόςprosG4314meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532hateμισεῖmiseiG3404notοὐouG3756hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438fatherπατέρα τὴνpatera tēnG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532motherμητέρα τὴνmētera tēnG3588 G3384,andκαὶkaiG2532wifeγυναῖκα τὰgunaika taG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532childrenτέκνα τοὺςtekna tousG3588 G5043,andκαὶkaiG2532brethrenἀδελφοὺς τὰςadelphous tasG3588 G80,andκαὶkaiG2532sistersἀδελφάς, τὴνadelphas tēnG3588 G79,yeaἔτιetiG2089,andG1161his ownἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590alsoκαὶkaiG2532,οὐouG3756he cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410beG1510myG1473discipleμαθητής.mathētēsG3101.

27AndG2532whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748dothG941notοὐouG3756bearG941hisG846crossτὸν σταυρὸνton stauronG3588 G4716,andG2532comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473,οὐouG3756cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410beG1510myG1473discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

28G3588ForγὰρgarG1063whichΤίςTisG5101ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,intendingθέλωνthelōnG2309toG4314buildοἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsaiG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,sittethG2523notοὐχὶouchiG3780downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523firstG4412,and countethψηφίζειpsēphizeiG5585the costδαπάνηνdapanēnG3588 G1160,whetherεἰeiG1487he haveἔχειecheiG2192sufficientto finishἀπαρτισμόν;apartismonG535it?

29οἱhoiG3588LestG3379haplyἵναinaG2443,after heαὐτοῦautouG846hath laidθέντοςthentosG5087the foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310,andκαὶkaiG2532isG2480notG3361ableἰσχύοντοςischuontosG2480to finishἐκτελέσαιektelesaiG1615it,allπάντεςpantesG3956that beholdθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334itbeginG756to mockἐμπαίζεινempaizeinG1702himαὐτῷautōG846,

30SayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588 G444beganG756to buildοἰκοδομεῖνoikodomeinG3618,andκαὶkaiG2532wasG2480notοὐκoukG3756ableἴσχυσενischusenG2480to finishἐκτελέσαι.ektelesaiG1615.

31OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935,goingπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198to makeσυμβαλεῖνsumbaleinG4820warπόλεμονpolemonG4171againstεἰςeisG1519anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sittethG2523notοὐχὶouchiG3780downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523firstG4412,and consultethβουλεύσεταιbouleusetaiG1011whetherεἰeiG1487he beἐστινestinG1510ableδυνατόςdunatosG1415withἐνenG1722tenδέκαdekaG1176thousandχιλιάσινchiliasinG5505to meet himG528thatτῷtōG3588comethἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν;autonG846withμετὰmetaG3326twentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505?

32τὰtaG3588OrδὲdeG1161elseεἰeiG1487,G1490while the otherαὐτοῦautouG846isὄντοςontosG1510yetἔτιetiG2089a great way offπόρρωporrōG4206,he sendethἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649an ambassageπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242,and desireth conditionsἐρωτᾷerōtaG2065ofπρὸςprosG4314peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.

33τοῖςtoisG3588SoοὖνounG3767likewiseΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779,whosoever heπᾶςpasG3956be ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771thatὃςhosG3739forsakethἀποτάσσεταιapotassetaiG657notοὐκoukG3756allπᾶσινpasinG3956that he hathὑπάρχουσιν,huparchousinG5225,ἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438οὐouG3756he cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410beG1510myG1473discipleμαθητής.¶mathētēsG3101.

34Saltτὸ ἅλας·to halasG3588 G217isgoodΚαλὸνKalonG2570:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437the saltτὸ ἅλαςto halasG3588 G217have lost his savourμωρανθῇ,mōranthēaG3471,wherewithτίνιtiniG5101ἐνenG1722shall it be seasonedἀρτυθήσεται;artuthēsetaiG741?

35It isἐστιν·estinG1510neitherοὔτεouteG3777fitεὔθετόνeuthetonG2111forεἰςeisG1519the landγῆνgēnG1093,nor yetοὔτεouteG3777forεἰςeisG1519the dunghillκοπρίανkoprianG2874; butmen castβάλλουσινballousinG906itαὐτό.autoG846outἔξωexōG1854.He thatὁhoG3588hathἔχωνechōnG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

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