Luke 20
1 Once when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, telling them the good news, some of the chief priests and religious teachers came with the elders.
Da bi a Yesu rekyerɛkyerɛ wɔ asɔredan mu no, asɔfo mpanyin, Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo ne ɔman no mu mpanyin kobisaa no se,
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by whose authority are you doing what you do? Who gave you the right to do this?”
“Tumi bɛn na wowɔ a wode yɛ saa nneɛma yi; na hena nso na ɔmaa wo saa tumi no?”
3 “Let me ask you a question too,” Jesus replied. “Tell me:
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Me nso mewɔ asɛm bi bisa mo. Monka nkyerɛ me.
4 the baptism of John—was it from heaven, or was it just human?”
Tumi bɛn na Yohane de bɔɔ asu; efi Onyankopɔn anaa efi onipa?”
5 They talked about it among themselves: “If we say it was from heaven, he'll ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’
Wɔfaa ho adwene kae se, “Sɛ yɛka se efi Onyankopɔn a obebisa yɛn se, ‘ɛno de, adɛn nti na moannye no anni?’
6 And if we say it was just human, everybody will stone us for they're sure John was a prophet.”
Sɛ nso yɛka se efi onipa a, ɔman mu no nyinaa besiw yɛn abo, efisɛ wonim sɛ Yohane yɛ odiyifo.”
7 So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
Ewiee ase no, wobuae se, “Yennim.”
8 Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you by whose authority I do what I do.”
Yesu nso ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Ɛno de, me nso meremma mo mo asɛmmisa no ho mmuae.”
9 Then he began to tell the people a story: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went to live in another country for a long while.
Yesu buu wɔn bɛ bi se, “Ɔbarima bi yɛɛ bobeturo de hyɛɛ apaafo bi nsa sɛ wɔnhwɛ so mma no. Eyi akyi, otuu kwan kɔɔ akyirikyiri baabi kɔtenaa hɔ kyɛe.
10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers to collect his share of the crop, but the farmers beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.
Bobetew bere dui no, ɔbarima yi somaa ne somfo se onkogye aduaba no bi mmrɛ no. Nanso apaafo no boroo no, ma ɔsan kɔɔ nsapan.
11 So the owner sent another servant, but they beat him too and treated him shamefully, and sent him away with nothing.
Ɔsomaa ɔsomfo foforo ma ɔno nso wɔboroo no, bɔɔ no adapaa, ma ɔkɔɔ nsapan.
12 So he sent a third servant, but they wounded him and threw him out.
Ɔsan somaa ɔsomfo foforo na ɔno mpo de, wopirapiraa no pam no.
13 The owner of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What shall I do? I know, I'll send my son whom I love. Perhaps they will respect him.’
“Eyi maa bobeturo wura no kae se, ‘Dɛn na menyɛ bio? Mɛsoma me ba a medɔ no no akɔ wɔn nkyɛn na ɔno de, ebia wɔbɛfɛre no.’
14 But when they saw him coming, the farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's heir. Let's kill him! That way we can take his inheritance.’
“Nanso bere a apaafo no huu no no, wɔkae se, ‘Ɔdedifo no ni, momma yenkum no na yɛmfa nʼagyapade no.’
15 They threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
Wɔtwee no fii afuw no mu kokum no. “Mugye di sɛ dɛn na afuw wura no bɛyɛ saa apaafo yi?
16 He will come and kill these farmers and let others have the vineyard.” When they heard the story, they said, “May this never happen!”
Ɔbɛba abekunkum saa apaafo yi na ɔde afuw no ama afoforo.” Nnipa a wɔretie Yesu no kae se, “Ɛmpare yɛn!”
17 But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then why is it written in the Scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has now become the chief cornerstone’?
Yesu hwɛɛ wɔn dinn bisaa wɔn se, “Ɛno de, na nea wɔakyerɛw se, “‘Ɔbo a adansifo apo no, ɛno ara na abɛyɛ tweatibo’ no ase ne dɛn?
18 Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; anyone it falls upon will be crushed.”
Obiara a ɔbɛhwe ɔbo no so no, obebubu na nea ɔbo no bɛhwe ne so no nso bɛpɛtɛw.”
19 Immediately the religious teachers and the chief priests wanted to arrest him because they realized that the story Jesus told was aimed at them, but they were afraid of what the people would do.
Esiane sɛ Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo ne asɔfo mpanyin no huu se Yesu buu bɛ no tiaa wɔn nti wɔhwehwɛɛ ɔkwan a wɔbɛfa so akyere no saa bere no ara mu, nanso esiane nnipa a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nti na wosuro.
20 Watching for an opportunity they sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They tried to catch Jesus out in something he said so they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
Esiane sɛ ɔpɛ ara na na nnipa no pɛ sɛ wɔkyere Yesu nti, wɔtetɛw no maa nnipa bi kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobenya nʼanom asɛm bi agyina so akyere no na wɔde no akɔ aban mu.
21 They said, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is good and right, and that you're not swayed by the opinions of others. You truly teach the way of God.
Saa nnipa yi bisaa Yesu se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, yenim sɛ woyɛ ɔnokwafo, wonyɛ nyiyimu na wokyerɛ nokware kwan a wɔnam so kɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn.
22 So should we pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Enti eye sɛ yetua tow ma Kaesare aban anaasɛ enye?”
23 But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
Yesu huu wɔn adwemmɔne no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se,
24 “Show me a coin—a denarius. Whose image and inscription is on it?” “Caesar's,” they answered.
“Momma me sika. Hena mfoni ne din na ɛwɔ so yi?” Wobuaa no se, “Ɛyɛ Kaesare dea.”
25 “Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give back to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Ɛno de, momfa Kaesare de mma Kaesare na momfa Onyankopɔn de mma Onyankopɔn.”
26 They weren't able to trap him by what he told the people. They were stunned at his reply, and fell silent.
Yesu mmuae a ɔmaa wɔn no yɛɛ wɔn nwonwa na wɔn adwemmɔne no nso kaa wɔn tirim.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
Sadukifo bi a wonnye owusɔre nni baa Yesu nkyɛn bebisaa no se,
28 “Teacher,” they began, “Moses gave us a law that if a married man dies leaving a wife without children, then his brother should marry the widow and have children for his dead brother.
“Kyerɛkyerɛfo, Mose mmara no kyerɛ yɛn se, sɛ ɔbarima bi wɔ ɔyere na ɔne no anwo na owu a, ne nua tumi ware no ne no wo mma ma owufo no.
29 Once there were seven brothers. The first had a wife, and died without having children.
Anuanom baason bi tenaa ase. Ɔpanyin a ɔwɔ mu no waree ɔbea a ɔne no anwo na owui.
30 The second
Ne nua a odi nʼakyi no waree no nanso ɔne no anwo na owui.
31 and then the third brother also married her. In the end all seven brothers married her, and then died without having children.
Anuanom a wɔaka no nyinaa nso waree no a obiara ne no anwo, na wowuwui.
32 Finally the wife died too.
Akyiri no ɔbea no nso wui.
33 Now whose wife will she be in the resurrection, since all seven brothers had married her?”
Yɛn asɛmmisa ne sɛ, esiane sɛ ɔbea yi waree anuanom yi nyinaa nti, owusɔre da no, wɔn mu hena na ɔbea yi bɛyɛ ne yere?”
Yesu buae se, “Asase yi so na nnipa dwene aware ho. (aiōn g165)
35 “But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and the resurrection from the dead don't marry or are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
Na wɔn a owusɔre da no wobenya kwan akɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no mu de, aware ho renhia wɔn. (aiōn g165)
36 They can't die any longer; they're like the angels and are children of God since they're children of the resurrection.
Na owu nso nni hɔ mma wɔn bio, efisɛ wɔbɛyɛ sɛ ɔsoro abɔfo. Esiane sɛ wɔasɔre afi awufo mu no nti, wɔyɛ Onyankopɔn mma.
37 But on the question of whether the dead are raised, even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush, when he calls the Lord, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
Afei mo asɛmmisa a ɛfa owusɔre ho no nso, Mose maa yehuu no pefee sɛ, owusɔre wɔ hɔ. Efisɛ nʼasɛm a ɔkyerɛw faa wura a na ɛredɛw no ho no, ɔbɔɔ Abraham Nyankopɔn, Isak Nyankopɔn ne Yakob Nyankopɔn din.
38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”
Eyi kyerɛ sɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ateasefo Nyankopɔn na ɔnyɛ awufo Nyankopɔn, efisɛ obiara a ɔde ne ho to Onyankopɔn so no, sɛ owu mpo a, obenya nkwa a enni awiei.”
39 Some of the religious teachers responded, “That was a good answer, Teacher.”
Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no mu bi kae se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, woabua no yiye.”
40 After this no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Na obiara antumi ammisa no asɛm biara bio.
41 Then Jesus asked them, “Why is it said that Christ is the son of David?
Yesu bisaa wɔn se, “Adɛn nti na wɔka se Kristo no yɛ Dawid ba?”
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand
Efisɛ Dawid ka wɔ ne Nnwom no mu se, “Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me wura se: ‘Tena me nifa so
43 until I make all your enemies a footstool for your feet.’
kosi sɛ mɛma woadi wʼatamfo so nkonim.’
44 David calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be David's son?”
Sɛ Dawid frɛ no ‘Awurade’ a, ɛyɛɛ dɛn na Kristo no yɛ ne ba?”
45 While everyone was paying attention, he said to his disciples,
Bere a nnipa no retie no no, Yesu dan nʼani ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se,
46 “Watch out for religious leaders who like to go around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the markets, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.
“Monhwɛ mo ho so yiye wɔ Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no ho. Bere biara wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ ntade pa, hwehwɛ sɛ nnipa hu wɔn bagua mu a wɔde obu kyia wɔn, na sɛ wɔkɔ asɔredan mu nso a, wɔtena mpanyin tenabea. Saa ara nso na sɛ wɔkɔ aponto ase a, wɔtena mpanyin tenabea.
47 They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”
Wɔbɔ mpae atenten ma nnipa hu sɛ wɔresom Onyankopɔn, nanso wosisi akunafo. Eyi nti wobenya asotwe a mu yɛ duru.”
