< Matthew 21 >

1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Aka kakra na Yesu ne nʼasuafoɔ no aduru Yerusalem no, wɔbɛnee kuro bi a wɔfrɛ no Betfage a ɛwɔ Ngo Bepɔ no so hɔ no. Ɛhɔ na Yesu somaa nʼasuafoɔ no mu baanu sɛ, wɔnni ɛkan nkɔ.
2 saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with it; loose [them] and lead [them] to me.
Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Sɛ moduru hɔ a, mobɛhunu sɛ wɔasa afunumu bi ne ne ba ahoma. Monsane wɔn, na momfa wɔn mmrɛ me.
3 And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
Sɛ obi bisa mo sɛ ɛdeɛn na moreyɛ a, monka nkyerɛ onipa ko no sɛ, ‘Wɔn ho hia Awurade,’ na ntɛm ara ɔbɛma mo de wɔn aba.”
4 But all this came to pass, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
Wɔyɛɛ yei hyɛɛ tete nkɔmhyɛ a ɛka sɛ,
5 Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
“Monka nkyerɛ Ɔbabaa Sion sɛ wo ɔhene reba wo nkyɛn. Ɔdwo, na ɔte afunumu ne, afunumu ba so,” no mu den.
6 But the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus had ordered them,
Asuafoɔ baanu no yɛɛ deɛ Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no.
7 brought the ass and the colt and put their garments upon them, and he sat on them.
Wɔde mmoa no brɛɛ no no, wɔde wɔn ntoma sesɛɛ afunumu no so, maa Yesu tenaa ne so.
8 But a very great crowd strewed their own garments on the way, and others kept cutting down branches from the trees and strewing them on the way.
Nnipadɔm a wɔwɔ hɔ no bi de wɔn ntoma sesɛɛ ɛkwan a ɔde aboa no nam so no so. Ebinom nso bubuu nnua mman de sesɛɛ ɛkwan no mu saa ara.
9 And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed [be] he who comes in the name of [the] Lord; hosanna in the highest.
Ɛdɔm no tu teneeɛ de osebɔ teateaam sɛ, “Hosiana Dawid Ba!” “Nhyira ne deɛ ɔnam Awurade din mu reba no.” “Hosiana wɔ ɔsoro nohoa!”
10 And as he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?
Ɛberɛ a ɔduruu Yerusalem no, kuro no nyinaa bɔɔ twi. Ɛhɔfoɔ no bisaa sɛ, “Na hwan ni?”
11 And the crowds said, This is Jesus the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.
Nnipadɔm no buaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ Yesu, Odiyifoɔ a ɔfiri Nasaret a ɛwɔ Galileaman mu no.”
12 And Jesus entered into the temple [of God], and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those that sold the doves.
Yesu firii hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ asɔrefie. Ɔduruu hɔ no, ɔpamoo adwadifoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa, kaa sikasesafoɔ apono nyinaa guu fam, bubuu apata a wɔtɔn mmorɔnoma wɔ mu no nyinaa guiɛ.
13 And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, ‘Mʼasɔrefie yɛ beaeɛ a wɔbɔ mpaeɛ.’ Nanso, mo deɛ, mode hɔ ayɛ akorɔmfoɔ atenaeɛ.”
14 And blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Afei anifirafoɔ ne mmubuafoɔ baa ne nkyɛn wɔ asɔrefie hɔ ma ɔsaa wɔn nyinaa yadeɛ.
15 And when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders which he wrought, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were indignant,
Nanso, ɛberɛ a asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin bi hunuu anwanwadeɛ yi na wɔtee nso sɛ mmɔfra nkumaa a wɔwɔ asɔrefie hɔ reteateam sɛ, “Nhyira nka Dawid Ba no” no, anyɛ wɔn dɛ.
16 and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Enti, wɔbisaa Yesu sɛ, “Wote nsɛm a mmɔfra no reka no anaa?” Yesu buaa sɛ, “Aane. Na monkenkanee saa Atwerɛsɛm a ɛka sɛ, “‘Mmɔfra ne nkɔkoaa mpo de wɔn ano kamfo wo’ no da anaa?”
17 And leaving them he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and there he passed the night.
Afei, ɔfirii hɔ sane kɔɔ Betania kɔdaa hɔ.
18 But early in the morning, as he came back into the city, he hungered.
Adeɛ kyee anɔpa a ɔresane akɔ Yerusalem no, ɛkɔm dee no.
19 And seeing one fig-tree in the way, he came to it and found on it nothing but leaves only. And he says to it, Let there be never more fruit of thee for ever. And the fig-tree was immediately dried up. (aiōn g165)
Ɔhunuu sɛ borɔdɔma dua bi si ɛkwan ho baabi. Ɔkɔɔ hɔ kɔhwɛɛ sɛ borɔdɔma no bi wɔ so, nanso ɔduruu hɔ no, ɔhunuu sɛ nhahan nko ara na ɛwɔ so. Ɔdomee borɔdɔma dua no sɛ, “Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ, worenso aba bio!” Ɛhɔ ara borɔdɔma dua no wuiɛ. (aiōn g165)
20 And when the disciples saw [it], they wondered, saying, How immediately is the fig-tree dried up!
Asɛm yi yɛɛ Yesu asuafoɔ no nwanwa ma wɔbisaa no sɛ, “Na ɛyɛɛ ɛdeɛn enti na borɔdɔma dua no so nhahan poroo ntɛm saa?”
21 And Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what [is done] to the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and be thou cast into the sea, it shall come to pass.
Yesu nso buaa wɔn sɛ, “Nokorɛm, sɛ mowɔ gyidie a ɛnhinhim a, mobɛtumi ayɛ ade korɔ yi ara bi, anaa deɛ ɛkyɛn saa mpo. Anka mobɛtumi aka akyerɛ Ngo Bepɔ yi sɛ, ‘Tutu kɔgu ɛpo mu’, na ɛbɛtutu akɔgu mu nso.
22 And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Biribiara a mode gyidie bɛbisa wɔ mpaeɛbɔ mu no, mo nsa bɛka.”
23 And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him [as he was] teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Yesu sane kɔɔ asɔrefie hɔ a ɔrekyerɛkyerɛ no, asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin baa ne kyɛn bɛbisaa no tumi ko a ɔgyina so pamoo adwadifoɔ ne sikasesafoɔ no firii asɔrefie hɔ no.
24 And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:
Yesu kaa sɛ, “Merebɛbisa mo asɛm baako bi, na mommua me ansa.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?
Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa Yohane Osubɔni anaa ɛnyɛ ɔno?” Wɔdwennwenee ho kaa sɛ, “Sɛ yɛka sɛ ‘Ɛfiri Onyankopɔn’ a, wɔbɛbisa yɛn deɛ enti a yɛannye deɛ Yohane kaeɛ no annie?
26 but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.
Na sɛ yɛka sɛ, ‘Ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa no’ nso a, ɛdɔm no bɛha yɛn ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa nim sɛ Yohane yɛ odiyifoɔ.”
27 And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Enti, wɔn mmuaeɛ a wɔmaeɛ ara ne sɛ, “Yɛnnim!” Ɛhɔ ara na Yesu nso kaa sɛ, “Sɛ monnim deɛ a, me nso meremmua mo.”
28 But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in [my] vineyard.
Yesu kaa sɛ, “Saa asɛm a merebɛka yi modwene ho sɛn? Ɔbarima bi wɔ mmammarima baanu. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn mu panin no sɛ, ‘Me ba, ɛnnɛ kɔ mʼafuom na kɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ.’
29 And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.
“Ne ba no kaa sɛ, ‘Merenkɔ,’ nanso akyire yi, ɔsesaa nʼadwene na ɔkɔeɛ.
30 And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, I [go], sir, and went not.
“Afei agya no ka kyerɛɛ akumaa no sɛ, ‘Wo nso kɔ.’ Ɔno nso kaa sɛ, ‘Agya, mate, mɛkɔ.’ Nanso wankɔ.
31 Which of the two did the will of the father? They say [to him], The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
“Saa mmɔfra baanu yi mu hwan na ɔtie nʼagya asɛm?” Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Ne ba panin no a.” Afei, Yesu kyerɛɛ asɛm no ase sɛ, “Akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ abɔnefoɔ ne nnwamanfoɔ bɛkɔ Ɔsoro Ahennie mu ansa na moakɔ.
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but ye when ye saw [it] repented not yourselves afterwards to believe him.
Ɛfiri sɛ, Yohane baa mo nkyɛn sɛ ɔrebɛkyerɛ mo tenenee kwan, na moannye no anni. Nanso ɔtogyefoɔ ne nnwamanfoɔ gyee no diiɛ. Na mohunuu yei mpo no, moansakyera mo adwene, na moannye no anni.”
33 Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
Yesu buu wɔn bɛ foforɔ bi sɛ, “Ɛda bi, ɔbarima bi a ɔwɔ bobefuo a wagye ban afa ho, na watu amena a wɔkyi nsã wɔ mu, de afuo no gyaa akuafoɔ bi. Yei akyi no, ɔtuu ɛkwan kɔɔ ɔman foforɔ bi so.
34 But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
Ɛduruu ɛberɛ a bobe no bereeɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔteɛ no, ɔsomaa ne ho nnipa baa akuafoɔ no hɔ sɛ wɔmmɛgye ne kyɛfa mmrɛ no.
35 And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
“Wɔduruu hɔ ara pɛ na akuafoɔ no to hyɛɛ nnipa no so, boroo ɔbaako, kum ɔbaako ɛnna wɔsii ɔbaako nso aboɔ.
36 Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them in like manner.
Afei, ɔsane somaa nnipa a wɔn dodoɔ sene wɔn a ɔsomaa wɔn kane no sɛ wɔnkɔ akuafoɔ no nkyɛn, nanso asɛm korɔ no ara bi na ɛsiiɛ.
37 And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will have respect for my son.
Yei akyi, ɔsomaa ɔno ankasa ne ba akuafoɔ no nkyɛn susuu sɛ, wɔde anidie bɛma no.
38 But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.
“Nanso, akuafoɔ no hunuu sɛ ne ba no afiti reba pɛ, wɔfaa ne ho adwene kaa sɛ, ‘Ɔdedifoɔ no na ɔreba no; momma yɛnkum no, na yɛmfa afuo no!’
39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
Ɛhɔ ara, wɔtwee no firii afuo no mu, kɔkumm no too baabi.
40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what shall he do to those husbandmen?
“Sɛ afuowura no sane ba a, mogye di sɛ ɛdeɛn na ɔbɛyɛ saa akuafoɔ no?”
41 They say to him, He will miserably destroy those evil [men], and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Yudafoɔ mpanin no buaa sɛ, “Ɔno nso bɛkum saa atirimuɔdenfoɔ no na ɔde afuo no ama akuafoɔ foforɔ a wɔde ne kyɛfa bɛma no ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu.”
42 Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of [the] Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
Yesu bisaa wɔn bio sɛ, “Monkanee Twerɛsɛm no mu da sɛ, “‘Ɛboɔ a adansifoɔ apo no ɛno ara na abɛyɛ ɛdan no ntweaso tiboɔ. Awurade na wayɛ yei, na ɛyɛ nwanwa wɔ yɛn ani so?’
43 Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
“Deɛ mereka ara ne sɛ, wɔbɛgye Onyankopɔn Ahennie no afiri mo nsam de akɔma ɔman foforɔ a wɔbɛbu nʼafudeɛ no ho nkonta pa akyerɛ no.
44 And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
Wɔn a wɔbɛhwe saa botan yi so no mu bɛbubu, na deɛ nokorɛ no bɛhwe ne so no nso bɛpɛkyɛ.”
45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.
Ɛberɛ a asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin no tee aseɛ sɛ Yesu asɛm a ɔreka no fa wɔn ho no,
46 And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.
wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no bɔne, nanso na wɔsuro ɛdɔm no ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔagye Yesu atom sɛ ɔyɛ Odiyifoɔ.

< Matthew 21 >