Mark 3
1 Bachi a ri no mitra u pre da same ni Indi wu lullo wu so wo.
[On another] ([Sabbath/Jewish day of rest]), Jesus entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) again. There was a man there whose hand was shriveled.
2 Indi ba sure shishi niwu ko ani wurka ni wu cacu asabar don da ka to ni la ter.
[Some men of the Pharisee sect] watched him carefully in order to see whether he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this in order that [if he healed the man], they would accuse him of disobeying [their Jewish laws, because he worked] ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]).
3 Yesu hla nindi wu lullo wo, rhu kli ni tsutsu Indi ba, Yesu a miye ndi ba.
Jesus said to the man whose hand was shriveled, “Stand up here in front of everyone!” [So the man stood up].
4 Abi duba tie zizi nive asabar d kpa ndi cuwo ka ndu tie meme indu Indi ba que? Indi ba ba son ng bage.
Then Jesus said [to the Pharisees], “Do the laws [that God gave Moses] permit people to do good ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]), or do they permit people to do evil? Specifically, do his laws permit us to save a person’s life (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit us] to let him die [by refusing to help him]?” But they did not reply.
5 Yesu a kma ya ndi ba nifu done touri dir mba da hla ni gu n ma wo me? igu n ma wo ma u won bi.
He looked around at them angrily. He was very distressed that they were stubbornly [not wanting to help the man]. So he said to the man, “Reach out your hand!” When the man reached out his withered hand, his hand became all right again!
6 Farisawa banu gla me da hadatu niti rudiyawo di ba wo Yesu.
Then the Pharisees [decided to get rid of Jesus. So] after they left [the meeting house], they [immediately met with some of] the Jews who supported Herod [Antipas, who ruled Galilee district]. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus.
7 Yesu ni mini koma ba hi nen wu Indi gbugbu ba hu bari ba ni ni Galilee ba ri bani Judia
Jesus and his disciples left [that] town and went to an area further along [Galilee Lake in order to get away from the people]. But a great crowd of people followed him. They were people who came from Galilee [district],
8 Urshalima, indumi ya bari me gaba ni Jordan, Tyre har ni Sidon. Daba wo gbi a si ti Indi gbugbu u bayi niwu.
from Jerusalem [city], from [other towns of] Judea [district], from Idumea [district], from [the region on] the [east] side of the Jordan [River], and from [the region] around Tyre and Sidon [cities]. This great crowd of people came to him because they heard about what he was doing.
9 A hla ni miniko ma duba samu ni igu tsitsima ni wawu don into du ba na matse bi was wu na.
Because he had healed many people, many [other] people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him [they would come well]. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him [to get in and teach from it]. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him [when they pushed forward to touch him].
10 A warka indi gbugbu u bi lullo ba turn kpamba ni baba sawo niwu da fe se. Bachi a kpa bari just ni lullon.
11 Ko nitan bi ruhu brji bajoku ni koshishi da Yar go da ter wu vir irji.
Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, [they caused the people whom they controlled] to fall down in front of Jesus [in recognition of Jesus’ power]. Then they exclaimed, “You are (the Son of God/the man who is also God)!”
12 A kpa nha ni ba duba dubu nde ma na
He commanded the [evil spirits] strongly that they should not tell anyone who he was.
13 A ho he ni gbulu da yo biwa a ni son u ba ye same ni wu.
Jesus went [with many other people] up into the hills. After he picked out [from among them] the men whom he wanted [to accompany him], they came [close] to him.
14 A ju ndi woto dan ha wa yo ba di (apostles) do duba he ni wa,
He appointed twelve men in order that they might be with him and in order that he might send them out to preach. He called them apostles.
15 wa turba du ba hla ter wada he ni glegle wu zu bryi.
He also gave them power in order that they might expel evil spirits [from people].
16 Mazani wolo dan ha wanda ju ba na he nayi Simon wanda a non dema Bitrus.
These were the twelve men he appointed: Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name Peter; his [younger] brother Andrew;
17 Yakub very Zabadi, Yohana vayi Yakub Wanda a nu de Banergas wato minizan
James, [the son] of Zebedee, and John, the [younger] brother of James, to [both of] whom he added the [new] name, ‘Men who are like Thunder’. [because of their fiery zeal];
18 wu Adarawas u Fibus, Bar ta Lamawas, Matiwu, Tomas, Yakub very Haifa u Yahuza, Thaddaeus, Simon Bakan ane
Philip; Bartholomew; Levi, whose other name was Matthew; Thomas; [another] James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus; [another] Simon, who was a [member of the party that wanted] to overthrow [the Roman government];
19 wu Yahuza Iskanyoti Wanda ya bashe shi.
and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]). He was the one who [later] (betrayed Jesus/helped Jesus’ enemies seize him).
20 A kma he ko, wu kpetren indi bakaba da iya ri bin na.
Jesus [along with his disciples] went to the house where he was staying [in Capernaum. Again a crowd gathered where he was]. There were many people crowding around him, so that he and his disciples had no time when they could eat or [when they could do anything else].
21 Da bikoma ba won naki da he niwu da ter, imiri ma na he na he ni wu na.
After his relatives heard about this, they went to take him home [with them] because (some people/they) were saying that he was insane.
22 Bi nha wa ba ni Urishalima ba ter di, a he ni ruhu Beelzebul, “mba meme brji”.
[Around that time] some men who taught the [Jewish] laws came down from Jerusalem [city. They heard that Jesus was expelling demons]. So they were telling [people], “Beelzebub, who rules the evil spirits, controls him. He is the one who enables this man to expel evil spirits [from people]!”
23 Yesu yo ba da ter ba yi-yi, ibrji ani ti ni he da zu ibrji?
Jesus summoned those men. [Then he spoke to them] in parables [to enable them to realize that Satan would not oppose his own evil spirits. He also wanted them to realize that by expelling evil spirits, he was demonstrating that he was much more powerful than Satan]. So he said, “([It is ridiculous] to suggest that Satan would expel his own [evil spirits]!/Why would Satan expel his own [evil spirits]?) [RHQ]
24 Idam mulki gu kpama te kam-kan mulki ba na to kle gbangba na.
If [people who live in the same] country are fighting one another, they will cease to be a single group under one ruler.
25 Idam iko ga kpema komba ana kle gbangba na idan b
And if [people who live in the same] house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one family].
26 a tayar ni nituma da ga gba ana he niglegle-glegle na anijoku.
Similarly, if Satan and his [evil spirits] were fighting one another, instead of remaining strong, he would become powerless.
27 Idi na ya da ri ko idi u gle-gle da yi bi kpe ma na ha ma ni vu indi glegle u ko.
Contrary to [what you say about me], someone can enter the house of a strong man [like Satan] and carry off his possessions only if he first ties up the strong man. Then [and only then] will he [be able to] steal the things in that man’s house.”
28 Jaji mu me hla you la tre we me wa wa Indi ba ti iha wur la bawu.
[Jesus also said], “Consider this carefully! People may sin in many ways and they may speak evilly about God, but [if] they [then are sorry and ask God to] forgive [them], [God] will forgive them for doing that.
30 Yesu tree ni tu wa ha tre, ahei brji
[Jesus told them that] because [they refused to admit that the Holy Spirit was helping him to expel demons. Instead], they were saying, “An evil spirit is controlling him!”
31 I yima ni mir vayi ba ye kril ko ra. Ba to ba ka yo'u ye gba nmba.
Jesus’ mother and [younger] siblings arrived. While they stood outside, they sent [someone inside] in order to call him [outside].
32 Kpetren ndi ba ki kagon ma da me yer, I yi me ni mir vayi me ba hei ko ra da ki wa u
A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, “Listen/Hey, your mother and your [younger] brothers and sisters are outside, and they are wanting (to see/to talk with) you!”
33 A sa ni ba'u, ba nha ba mir vayi mu?
Jesus replied to them, “([I will tell you something about] my mother and my brothers.[/Do you know whom I consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [RHQ]
34 A ka ya ndi wa ba ki gon kla ma da tre, “To ibiyi yi bi mir vayi mu!
After he looked around at [the disciples] who were sitting around him [in a circle], he said, “Look here! I [love these men as much as] I [love] my mother and my brothers.
35 Duk ndi wa ni ti kpe wa rji tre a wa u yi hi yimu da hi mir vayi mu.
Those who habitually do what God wants are [as dear to me] [MET] as my brother, my sister, or my mother!”
