Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.
Da no ara Yesu fii adi kɔtenaa mpoano.
2 And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.
Nnipakuw kyeree so wɔ hɔ a ɛmaa no kɔtenaa ɔkorow bi mu a na nnipakuw no nso gyinagyina mpoano hɔ.
3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
Ofii ase kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ mmebu mu se, “Da bi okuafo bi kɔɔ nʼafum koguu aba.
4 And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:
Ogu so regu no, aba no bi guu ɔkwan mu maa nnomaa bɛsosɔw ne nyinaa.
5 And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
Bi nso koguu ɔbotan so. Ankyɛ na aba no fifii.
6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.
Esiane sɛ na dɔte a ɛwɔ ɔbotan no so sua no nti, owia bɔɔ so no, ne nyinaa hyewee.
7 And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:
Aba no bi nso guu nsɔe mu, na nsɔe no nyin no emiaa no.
8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
Aba no bi guu asase pa mu. Enyin, sow aba mmɔho aduasa; bi aduosia na afoforo nso ɔha.
9 He who has ears, let him give ear.
Nea ɔwɔ aso no, ma ontie!”
10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
Owiee ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no, nʼasuafo no baa ne nkyɛn bebisaa no se, “Adɛn na daa wonam mmebu so kasa kyerɛ nnipa no?”
11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Mo de, wɔde Ɔsoro Ahenni ho ahintasɛm ama mo na wɔn de, wɔmmfa mmaa wɔn ɛ.
12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Nea ɔwɔ biribi no, wɔbɛma no bi aka ho na wanya ama abu no so. Na nea onni ahe bi no, kakra a ɔwɔ no mpo, wobegye afi ne nsam.
13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
Nea enti a ɛma mekasa kyerɛ wɔn mmebu mu no ne sɛ, “Wohu de, nanso wonhu; wɔte de, na wɔnte ase.
14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
Wɔn so na ɛnam ama Yesaia nkɔm a ɔhyɛe se, “‘Ɔte de, mobɛte, nanso morente ase; ohu de, mubehu, nanso morenhu no, aba mu.
15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
Efisɛ ɔman yi koma apirim. Wɔyɛ asoɔden; wɔakatakata wɔn ani. Sɛ ɛnte saa a anka wɔn ani behu ade, na wɔn aso ate asɛm na wɔn koma ate asɛm ase, na wɔanu wɔn ho asan aba me nkyɛn na masa wɔn yare.’
16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.
Na mo de, wɔahyira mo ani efisɛ ehu ade; wɔahyira mo aso efisɛ ɛte asɛm.
17 For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
Na me de, mereka akyerɛ mo se, adiyifo ne atreneefo pii pɛɛ sɛ wohu nea muhu no, nanso wɔanhu. Wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔte nea mote no, nanso wɔante.
18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
“Afei muntie bɛ a ɛfa ogufo a okoguu aba wɔ nʼafum no no nkyerɛase.
19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
Wɔn a wotie Onyankopɔn asɛm no, na wɔnte ase no te sɛ aba a eguu ɔkwan mu no. Ɔbɔnefo no ba, behwim nea wɔadua wɔ wɔn koma mu no.
20 And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;
Aba a eguu ɔbotan so no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔte asɛm no, na wɔde anigye so mu.
21 But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.
Nanso asɛm no nnyina wɔ wɔn mu. Eyi nti ɛnkyɛ na asɛm no awu. Esiane sɛ asɛm no awu nti, sɛ ɔhaw anaa ɔtaa bi ba a, wɔpa abaw.
22 And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit. (aiōn g165)
Aba a eguu nsɔe mu no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wotie asɛm no, nanso wiase yi mu abrabɔ mu haw ne agyapade ho dadwen nti ɛmma asɛm no ntumi nyɛ wɔn mu adwuma. (aiōn g165)
23 And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
Na aba a eguu asase pa mu no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wotie asɛm no, na wɔte ase. Wɔsow aba mmɔho aduasa; bi aduosia; na afoforo nso, ɔha.”
24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
Yesu de bɛ foforo kaa asɛm se, “Ɔsoro Ahenni no te sɛ okuafo bi a oduaa aburow wɔ nʼafum.
25 But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.
Da koro anadwo a wada no, ne tamfo nso beduaa nwura fraa aburow a wadua no.
26 But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.
Aburow no renyin no, na nwura no nso renyin.
27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
“Okuafo no apaafo bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Owura, aburow a wuduae no, nwura bi afifi wɔ ase!’
28 And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?
“Okuafo no buae se, ‘Ɔtamfo bi na oduae!’ “Apaafo no bisaa no se, ‘Wopɛ sɛ yekotutu saa nwura no ana?’
29 But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.
“Obuaa wɔn se, ‘Dabi da!’ Anyɛ a na moatutu aburow no bi afra nwura no.
30 Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.
Momma ne nyinaa nyin nkosi twabere na mama atwafo ayiyi nwura no afi aburow no mu ahyew no, na wɔde aburow no nso agu asan so.”
31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
Yesu buu wɔn bɛ foforo se, “Ɔsoro Ahenni te sɛ onyaa aba ketewa bi a obi duaa wɔ nʼafum.
32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.
Ɛyɛ aba ketewaa bi, nanso sɛ enyin a, ɛyɛ dutan kɛse ma nnomaa kosisi ne mman so.”
33 Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
Obuu wɔn bɛ foforo se, “Ɔsoro Ahenni te sɛ mmɔkaw bi a brodotofo de fɔtɔw mmɔre ma etu.”
34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:
Yesu nam mmebu so ɔkasa kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no.
35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
Enti ɔhyɛɛ nea adiyifo no ahyɛ ho nkɔm no mma se: “Mɛkasa mmebu mu, na maka anwonwade mu ahintasɛm a efi adebɔ mfiase.”
36 Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
Afei Yesu fii nnipadɔm no nkyɛn kɔɔ fie. Nʼasuafo no baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se ɔnkyerɛ wɔn bɛ a ɛfa nwura ne aburow ho no ase.
37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Me Onipa Ba no, mene okuafo a oduaa aburow no.
38 And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
Afuw no ne wiase, na aburow no nso gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔyɛ Ahenni no mma; nwura no nso gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔyɛ ɔbonsam mma.
39 And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels. (aiōn g165)
Ɔtamfo a oduaa nwura fraa aburow no ne ɔbɔnefo no. Otwabere no yɛ wiase awiei; atwafo no ne abɔfo no. (aiōn g165)
40 As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
“Sɛnea asɛnka no mu, wotutuu nwura no fii aburow no mu kɔhyew no no, saa ara na ɛbɛyɛ wɔ wiase awiei. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,
Onipa Ba no bɛsoma nʼabɔfo, na wɔabɛboaboa wɔn a wɔpɛ bɔne, nsɛmmɔnedifo nyinaa ano afi Ahenni no mu,
42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
na wɔatow wɔn agu ogyatannaa no mu, ahyew wɔn. Ɛhɔ na osu ne setwɛre wɔ.
43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.
Na atreneefo no bɛhyerɛn sɛ owia wɔ wɔn Agya Ahenni no mu. Nea ɔwɔ aso no, ma ontie!”
44 The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
Yesu toaa mmebu no so se, “Ɔsoro Ahenni no te sɛ ademude bi a obi kohuu wɔ afuw bi mu. Ɔkataa so, na ɔde ahopere kɔtɔn nʼahode nyinaa, de kɔtɔɔ afuw no.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
“Bio, Ɔsoro Ahenni te sɛ obi a odi nhene pa ho gua a ɔrehwehwɛ nhene pa atɔ.
46 And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.
Okonyaa bi a ɛyɛ fɛ mmoroso, enti ɔkɔtɔn nʼahode nyinaa de kɔtɔe!”
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
Yesu toaa so bio se, “Ɔsoro Ahenni no te sɛ obi a okoguu asau wɔ asu bi mu yii nsumnam ahorow bebree.
48 When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.
Asau no yɛɛ ma no, ɔtwe baa konkɔn so. Afei ɔtenaa ase yiyii nam pa no guu kɛntɛn mu na ɔtow nea enye no gui.
49 So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good, (aiōn g165)
Saa ara na wiase awiei bɛyɛ. Abɔfo no bɛba abɛpaw abɔnefo no afi atreneefo no mu, (aiōn g165)
50 And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
na wɔatow abɔnefo no agu ogyatannaa no mu; ɛhɔ na osu ne setwɛre wɔ.
51 Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.
“Mote ase?” Nʼasuafo no buaa no se, “Yiw.”
52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
Yesu toaa ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no so se, “Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo a wɔabɛyɛ mʼasuafo no te sɛ ofiwura a wada nʼagyapade foforo ne dedaw nyinaa adi.”
53 And when Jesus had come to the end of these stories he went away from there.
Yesu wiee ne mmebu no, ofii faako a ɔwɔ hɔ no.
54 And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?
Ɔkɔɔ ne kurom Nasaret. Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔ hyiadan mu maa wɔn a wotiee no no ho dwiriw wɔn. Wobisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Ɛhe na saa ɔbarima yi konyaa nyansa a ɔde yɛ anwonwade sɛɛ yi?
55 Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Ɛnyɛ dua dwumfo no ba no ni? Ɛnyɛ ne na ne Maria? Ɛnyɛ ne nua barimanom ne Yakobo ne Yosef ne Simon ne Yuda?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where, then, has he all these things?
Ɛnyɛ yɛne ne nuabeanom na ɛte ha? Na afei ɛhe na okonyaa eyinom nyinaa yi?”
57 And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.
Wɔn bo fuw no. Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Odiyifo wɔ anuonyam baabiara, gye ne man mu anaa ne nkurɔfo mu!”
58 And the works of power which he did there were small in number because they had no faith.
Esiane sɛ wɔannye no anni no nti, wanyɛ anwonwade bebree wɔ hɔ!
