Mark 4
1 Jesus began teaching beside the Sea again. So many people came to listen to him that he climbed into a boat and sat in it on the water while the crowd listened from the shore.
Ɛberɛ a ɔgu so rekyerɛkyerɛ no, nnipadɔm sane bɛtwaa ne ho hyiaeɛ wɔ mpoano hɔ. Yei enti, ɔkɔtenaa kodoɔ mu, toaa ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no so.
2 He illustrated his teachings using many stories.
Na sɛdeɛ ɔyɛ daa no, ɔnam mmɛbuo so kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn. Baako a ɔkaeɛ ne sɛ,
3 “Listen,” he said. “A sower went out to sow.
“Ɛda bi, ogufoɔ bi kɔɔ nʼafuom kɔguu aba.
4 Now as he was scattering the seeds, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate them up.
Ɔgu so regu aba no, aba no bi guu kwankyɛn, maa nnomaa bɛsosɔɔ ne nyinaa diiɛ.
5 Other seeds fell on stony ground where there wasn't much earth. In the shallow soil the plants started growing quickly, but because the soil wasn't deep
Ebi nso kɔguu ɔbotan bi so. Nanso, dɔteɛ a ɛwɔ so no nnɔɔso.
6 they were scorched when the sun came up. Since they didn't have any real roots, they soon withered.
Ankyɛre na ɛfifiriiɛ, nanso ɛsiane sɛ dɔteɛ a ɛwɔ ɔbotan no so no nnɔɔso no enti, owia bɔɔ so no, ne nyinaa hyeeɛ.
7 Other seeds fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked the sprouting seeds, so they produced nothing.
Aba no bi nso guu nkasɛɛ mu, maa nkasɛɛ no kyekyeree no enti antumi anso aba.
8 Other seeds fell on good soil where they sprouted and grew. They produced a harvest of some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was planted.
Aba no bi nso guu asase pa mu, maa ebi nyini soo mmɔho aduasa, ebi aduosia, ɛnna afoforɔ nso mmɔho ɔha!”
9 If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying.”
Na Yesu kaa sɛ, “Ma deɛ ɔwɔ aso no ntie!”
10 When he was by himself, his twelve disciples and the others who were with him asked him what the illustrations meant.
Akyire no a ɛkaa ɔne dumienu no ne asuafoɔ afoforɔ bi no, wɔbisaa no sɛ, “Asɛm a wokaeɛ no, aseɛ ne sɛn?”
11 He told them, “The mystery of God's kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsiders only have the stories,
Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ, “Mo deɛ, wɔada Onyankopɔn Ahennie ho ahintasɛm adi akyerɛ mo. Nanso, afoforɔ deɛ, wɔka no abɛbuo mu na ɛkyerɛ wɔn.
12 so that even though they see, they don't really ‘see,’ and even though they hear, they don't understand, otherwise they might turn to me and be forgiven.”
Esiane saa nti, “‘Wɔhunu na wɔte, nanso wɔrente deɛ wɔte no ase, na wɔrennane mma Onyankopɔn nkyɛn, na wɔremfa wɔn bɔne nso nkyɛ wɔn.’
13 “Don't you understand this story?” Jesus asked them. “If you can't, how are you going to understand all the other stories?
“Na sɛ moante saa bɛ yi ase a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na moate mmɛ ahodoɔ a merebɛbuo no ase?
14 The sower sows the word.
Ogufoɔ no gu aba a ɛyɛ asɛm no.
15 The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.
Aba a ɛguu kwankyɛn no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm, nanso sɛ wɔte asɛm no a, ntɛm so, ɔbonsam ba wɔn nkyɛn, ma wɔn werɛ firi deɛ wɔate no nyinaa.
16 Likewise the seeds on the rocky ground illustrate those who hear the word, and happily accept it right away.
Aba a ɛguu ɔbotan so no gyina hɔ ma nnipa a wɔde anigyeɛ tie asɛm no.
17 But since they have no real roots, they only last for a while until trouble or persecution comes, and then they quickly fall away.
Nanso, wɔte sɛ aba a afifiri foforɔ a ne nhini nkɔ fam. Ahyɛaseɛ no, wɔkɔ so fɛfɛɛfɛ, nanso sɛ ɛba sɛ asɛm no enti, ɔtaa anaa amanehunu bi to wɔn pɛ, na wɔapa aba.
18 Those sown among the thorns illustrate those who hear the word,
Aba a ɛguu nkasɛɛ mu no nso gyina hɔ ma nnipa a wɔte asɛmpa no,
19 but worries of this world, the temptation of wealth, and other distractions choke the growth of the word, and it becomes unproductive. (aiōn g165)
nanso ɛnkyɛre koraa na ewiase yi mu afɛfɛdeɛ ne ahonyadeɛ ne ɔbra yi mu dadwene, nnaadaa ne nneɛma bi ho akɔnnɔ abɛhyɛ wɔn akoma mu. Yei enti, asɛm no ntumi nso aba biara. (aiōn g165)
20 But the seeds sown on good soil illustrate those who hear the word, accept it, and are productive—producing thirty, sixty, and hundred times what was originally sown.
Aba a ɛguu asase pa mu no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm no, na wɔso aba bebree. Nnipa no bi so mmɔho aduasa. Ebi nso so aduosia, na afoforɔ nso so ɔha.”
21 Who puts a lamp under a bucket, or beneath a bed?” Jesus asked them. “No, you put a lamp up on a lamp-stand.
Afei, Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Moahunu obi a ɔsɔ kanea na ɔde hyɛ mpa ase, anaasɛ ɔde ahina butu so? Dabi! Wɔde kanea si petee mu na ahyerɛn ma ɛho aba mfasoɔ.
22 Everything that is hidden will be revealed, and everything that is secret will be brought out into the open.
Deɛ ahinta biara no, wɔbɛda no adi, na deɛ wɔakata so biara no, wɔde bɛto dwa.
23 If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying!
Deɛ ɔwɔ aso a ɔbɛtie no, ma ɔntie!
24 Pay attention to what you're hearing,” he told them, “for you will be given according to how much you want to receive, measure for measure.
“Monhwɛ yie wɔ deɛ mote no ho. Deɛ mote no, ɛno ara na wɔde bɛma mo, na aboro so mpo.
25 More will be given to those who already have understanding, but those who don't want to know will have what little understanding they have taken from them.
Deɛ ɔwɔ biribi no, wɔbɛma no bi aka ho; deɛ ɔnni ahe bi no, kakraa a ɔwɔ no mpo, wɔbɛgye afiri ne nsam.”
26 God's kingdom is like a man sowing seed in the ground,” Jesus said.
Ɔkaa bio sɛ, “Sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn Ahennie no teɛ nie: okuafoɔ bi gu aba wɔ asase bi so.
27 “He goes to bed and gets up, day after day, but the man has no knowledge of how the seeds sprout and grow.
Awia ne anadwo, sɛ ɔda o, sɛ ɔnyane o, aba no fefɛ a ɔnnim sɛdeɛ ɛyɛeɛ a ɛnyiniiɛ.
28 The earth produces a harvest by itself. First a shoot appears, then the heads of grain, and then the heads of grain ripen.
Asase no ankasa bɔ nʼaduane, dua no na ɛdi kan, afei ɛpɛsɛ na abɔ, ama aba no anyini.
29 When the grain is ripe, the farmer reaps it with a sickle, because the harvest is ready.
Sɛ aba no nyini wie a, okuafoɔ no fa ne dadeɛ kɔtwa, ɛfiri sɛ otwa berɛ aduru.”
30 What can we compare God's kingdom to? What illustration shall we use?” he asked.
Ɔsane kaa sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn ho na yɛde Ɔsoro Ahennie no bɛto, anaa abɛbusɛm bɛn na yɛde bɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu?
31 “It's like a mustard seed, the tiniest seed of all.
Ɛte sɛ onyina aba, a ɛyɛ ketewaa wɔ aba a wodua nyinaa mu.
32 But when it's sown it grows into a plant that's larger than other plants. It has branches big enough that birds can roost in its shade.”
Na sɛ wodua a ɛnyini yɛ kɛseɛ sene nnua a aka no nyinaa, ɛyiyi mman akɛseɛ ma ewiem nnomaa bɛsisi ne nwunu mu.”
33 Jesus used many of these illustrated stories when he spoke to the people so they would understand as much as they could.
Mmɛbuo a ɛtete sɛ yeinom na Yesu de kaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ wɔn, sɛdeɛ wɔbɛtumi ate aseɛ.
34 In fact, when he spoke publicly, he only used stories; however in private he explained everything to his disciples.
Ɔnam mmɛbuo so na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔbɛtiee no no nyinaa, na sɛ ɛka ɔne nʼasuafoɔ no nko a, ɔkyerɛ wɔn ne nyinaa ase.
35 Later that day, in the evening, he said to his disciples, “Let's go across to the other side of the Sea.”
Ɛduruu anwummerɛ no, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, “Momma yɛntwa nkɔ asuogya nohoa.”
36 Leaving the crowd behind, the disciples went with Jesus and got into a boat. Other boats went with them.
Ɔkaa saa no, wɔgyaa nnipadɔm no wɔ hɔ, na ɔne wɔn kɔeɛ a akodoɔ foforɔ di wɔn akyi.
37 Soon a terrible storm started blowing, and waves crashed against the boat, filling it with water.
Prɛko pɛ, ahum kɛseɛ bi tuiɛ, maa asorɔkye bu bɛkataa kodoɔ no so, ma ɛyɛɛ sɛ ɛremem.
38 Jesus was asleep in the stern, resting his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting at him, “Teacher, don't you care that we're about to drown?”
Saa ɛberɛ no, na Yesu wɔ kodoɔ no to de ne ti ato sumiiɛ so ada. Asuafoɔ no de ahopopoɔ ne nteateamu kɔnyanee no kaa sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, yɛreyɛ amem yi, ɛmfa wo ho?”
39 Jesus woke up. He told the wind to die down and told the waves, “Be quiet! Be still.” The wind stopped, and the water became completely calm.
Ɔsɔre teateaa mframa no ka kyerɛɛ ɛpo no sɛ, “Yɛ dinn!” Mframa no gyaeeɛ, na ɛpo no yɛɛ dinn!
40 “Why are you so frightened? Haven't you learned to trust me?” he asked them.
Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn na moyɛ ahufoɔ sei? Adɛn, monnye me nni anaa?”
41 They were stunned and terrified. They asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Na wɔn ho dwirii wɔn yie, bisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Onipa bɛn ni a mframa ne ɛpo mpo tie no yi?”
