for it is better that it be said to you,“ Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

宁可有人说：请你上来，强如在你觐见的王子面前叫你退下。

宁可让人家说“请你上到这里来”，强如在你觐见的贵人面前令你退下。

宁可让人家说“请你上到这里来”，强如在你觐见的贵人面前令你退下。

与其在权贵面前受羞辱，不如等人邀请你坐上座。

宁可让人对你说：“请上座！”胜过在你觐见的显贵面前，被人叫你退下去。

因为让人对你说“上到这里来吧”，好过在你所见的高贵者面前被降卑。

寧可有人說：請你上來，強如在你覲見的王子面前叫你退下。

寧可讓人家說「請你上到這裏來」，強如在你覲見的貴人面前令你退下。

寧可讓人家說「請你上到這裏來」，強如在你覲見的貴人面前令你退下。

與其在權貴面前受羞辱，不如等人邀請你坐上座。

寧可讓人對你說：“請上座！”勝過在你覲見的顯貴面前，被人叫你退下去。

寧可有人對你說：『請上這兒來！』也不可在權貴面前被退下。你的眼看見甚麼，

因為讓人對你說「上到這裡來吧」，好過在你所見的高貴者面前被降卑。

寧有人曰、請爾上升、勿於所覲之君前、令爾下退、

寧有人請上坐、勿於尊者前趨末席。

爾在尊者前、爾在尊者前原文作在爾目所觀之尊者前與其有人令爾退、不如有人謂爾曰、請爾上、

it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes

Let the king say to you,“ Come up here.” That’s better than for him to shame you in front of his nobles. What you have seen with your own eyes

for it is better to be told,“ Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen

It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you’ve seen something,

for it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here!” than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

For it is better that it be said to you,“ Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

For it is better that he say to you,“ Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

for it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here!” than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

For better[ it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

for it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,“ When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,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.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.For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for“ God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying,“ Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this.”