Mark 2
1 Da a kumaye ni Capernaum ni mi vi fie mee, ndi ba woh da hei niko.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
2 Gbugbu ndi ba tsutsu da shuni bubua, ikon 'u” zu no ri koha ana heina, Yes sibla tre nibawu.
many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
3 Indi nzah ba jin vayi mba wa a chronchu ye ni Yesu.
Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
4 Bana to ikoh “u” ri hi ni Yesu na, ba hon zu ni tukan, da ghlen tukan, da ban ndi “u” chronchu rini Yesu.
They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
5 Yesu toh gbegble suron ba da tre ivre ba wur lahtre me hle ni wu.
After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
6 Se bibla vuvu wa ba sun ni ki, ba si rimre nisuron ba di Yesu lahtre,
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 Ba indi da ani wur lahtre ndi hlega, sai Irji nikankrima ni wur lahtre ndi hlega
“(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
8 Yesu toh misuron ba da miyen ba agye nji meme mmre ba ye ni yi wu?
Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
9 Niwa ba kpa lahtre wurhle ni ba wu, ni wa ba hla ban blame ni hi kpame, a time agan?
It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
10 Yesu a toh di vre Irji a hei ni gbengbenlen “u” wur lahtre hle ga, da hla ni ndi wu chronchu,
So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
11 mi hla “u” lude di ban blame di hi koh.
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Indi wu chronchu a lude ban blama da hi kpa ma, Indi ba buh iyuen yo woh da tre, kina taba toh Bibi kpei nayi na.
The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
13 Yesu rhu hi ni kosan nei, ndi gbugbu ba hu hi ni neila, wa ka si bla tre ni bawu.
Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
14 Da asi zre da toh Levi ivre Alphaeus a kuson ni bi kpa ban. Yesu du hu wawu, wa lude hu Yesu.
As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
15 Yesu si rhi lah mi koh Levi, in bi kpa ban gbugbu, baba bi lahtre wasi rhi no “u” baba mrikon, ndi gbugbu ba hu.
[Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
16 Farisawa bibla vuvu, ba toh Yesu si ri biri nikoh Levi da miyen mri koh ma a gye sa ti kohbi si ribiri ni bi lahtre?
The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
17 Yesu woh ba da tre indi wa ahei ni gbengbenlen ana wa den na, see ndi “u” lilo niwa den. Mi na ye nitu bi woh tre mu na, mi ye ni tubi lahtre.
After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
18 Mrikoh Yohana baba Farisawa bata son ni hlama, indi baye da tre ahigye sa mrikoh Yesu bana vu hlana na?
The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
19 Yesu ka hla ni bawu, ayiwu kpukpan ango ba ka son ni hlama
[Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
20 Se chachu wa ba ban ango rhu, “u” ba son ni hla ma.
But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
21 Ba ndi a niwar klon sisama nitu chiche ma, don ani ya yabba sisama game.
[Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
22 Ba ndi wa ani ban hi sama sur ni chiche ri, don ani fu hle ga, se ba ka sur sama ni miri sama.
[Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
23 Ni chachu sati Yesu si zre zu ni mi rhu, mrikohma ba zi gbusu tan.
On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
24 Farisawa baka tre ni Yesu du toh ikpie a di mrikoh me ba si ti kpie wa dana bina ni chachu sati.
[Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
25 A miye ba, bina toh ikpie wa Dauda baba ndima ba ti na? iyoun ti ba,
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
26 baka hini Abitha ndi wu ton du Irji, waka noba breadi chachu sati, “u” ba ka tan
During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
27 Yesu tre ba ti chachu sati ni idi, bana ti indi ni chachu sati na.
Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
28 Ni tu ki Ivre Indi a hi “u” Bachi “u” chachu sati.
And [think about this]: I am the one who came from heaven. So I have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
