Matthew 22
1 Then Iesus answered, and spake vnto them againe in parables, saying,
Yesu de mmebu ahorow kyerɛɛ sɛnea Ɔsoro Ahenni no te.
2 The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,
Ose, “Ɔsoro Ahenni no te sɛ ɔhene bi a ne babarima hyiaa ayeforo na ɔtoo pon maa no.
3 And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come.
Ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ nnipa pii. Bere no dui no, ɔnam tumi so somaa nʼasomfo sɛ wɔnkɔfrɛfrɛ nnipa no na wɔmmra. Nanso nnipa no amma.
4 Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage.
“Ɔsan somaa nʼasomfo afoforo se, ‘Monkɔka nkyerɛ wɔn se, wɔawie biribiara. Wɔakum mʼanantwi ne me nyɛmmoa de anoa aduan awie. Mommra ayeforo no ase mmedidi!’
5 But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.
“Nanso wɔammua no. Obi kɔɔ nʼafum. Ɔfoforo nso kodii ne gua.
6 And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.
Afoforo nso kyeree nʼasomfo no hwee wɔn, pirapiraa wɔn, kunkum ebinom nso.
7 But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie.
Ɔhene no tee nea nnipa no ayɛ nʼasomfo no, ne bo fuwii. Ɔsomaa nʼasraafo ma wokokunkum awudifo no, hyew wɔn kurow no pasaa.
8 Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.
“Ɔsan frɛɛ nʼasomfo ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, ‘Wɔawie ayeforo aduan no. Nanso wɔn a mefrɛɛ wɔn no mfata sɛ wɔba aponto no ase.
9 Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.
Enti monkɔ mmɔnten so na obiara a mubehu no no, momfrɛ no mmra aponto no ase.’
10 So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.
Asomfo no fii adi kɔɔ mmɔnten so kɔfrɛɛ nnipa dodow a wohuu wɔn no nyinaa. Wɔfrɛɛ nnipa pa ne nnipa bɔne, maa ɔdan a wɔtoo pon wɔ mu no yɛɛ ma.
11 Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.
“Ɔhene no baa hɔ sɛ ɔrebɛhwɛ nnipa a wɔaba no, ohuu obi a ɔnhyɛ ayeforohyia atade wɔ hɔ.
12 And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.
Obisaa no se, ‘Damfo, ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wonhyɛ ayeforohyia atade, na wutumi baa ha?’ Nanso damfo no antumi ammua.
13 Then sayd the King to the seruants, Binde him hand and foote: take him away, and cast him into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.
“Afei ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfo no se, ‘Monkyekyere ne nan ne ne nsa na monkɔtow no nkyene akyirikyiri sum mu, nea osu ne setwɛre wɔ no.’
14 For many are called, but fewe chosen.
“Wɔafrɛ bebree, nanso kakraa bi na wɔpaw wɔn.”
15 Then went the Pharises and tooke counsell how they might tangle him in talke.
Farisifo no tuu Yesu ho agyina, pɛɛ ɔkwan bi a wɔbɛfa nʼanom asɛm so anya no akyere no.
16 And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truely, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men.
Wosii no gyinae se, wɔbɛsoma wɔn nnipa bi ne Herodefo aba Yesu nkyɛn abebisa no se, “Owura, yenim sɛ woyɛ ɔnokwafo, na wonam nokware kwan so kyerɛ nnipa kwan a ɛkɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn a wunsuro akyi asɛm, efisɛ wonhwɛ nnipa anim.
17 Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not?
Ka ma yentie. Eye sɛ woyi tow ma Roma Hempɔn Kaesare anaa enye?”
18 But Iesus perceiued their wickednes, and sayd, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Yesu huu wɔn adwemmɔne no ma ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Mo nyaatwomfo! Adɛn nti na mopɛ sɛ mode nnaadaa sɔ me hwɛ?
19 Shewe me the tribute money. And they brought him a peny.
Momfa sika a wɔde yi tow no bi nkyerɛ me.” Wɔde bi kyerɛɛ no.
20 And he sayde vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
Obisaa wɔn se, “Hena mfoni na ɛda so, na hena din nso na ɛwɔ so?”
21 They sayd vnto him, Cesars. Then sayd he vnto them, Giue therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those things which are Gods.
Wobuaa se, “Kaesare.” Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Ɛno de, momfa Kaesare de mma Kaesare, na momfa Onyankopɔn de mma Onyankopɔn.”
22 And when they heard it, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.
Ne mmuae a ɔmaa wɔn no maa wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn ma wogyaw no hɔ kɔe.
23 The same day the Sadduces came to him (which say that there is no resurrection) and asked him,
Da no ara, Sadukifo a wonnye owusɔre nni no baa Yesu nkyɛn bebisaa no se,
24 Saying, Master, Moses sayd, If a man die, hauing no children, his brother shall marie his wife by the right of alliance, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.
“Owura, Mose kae se, ‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi anwo na owu a, ne nuabarima mfa ne yere no kunabea na ɔne no nwo mma owufo no.
25 Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.
Anuanom baason bi ne yɛn tenaa ha. Ɔpanyin no waree a wanwo ba na owui. Enti ne nua a ɔto so abien no faa ne yere no kunabea.
26 Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth.
Nea ɔto so abien no nso wui, maa nea ɔto so abiɛsa no faa ɔbea no kunabea. Ɔno nso wui a wanwo ba, maa ɔfoforo nso faa ɔbea no kunabea. Eyi toaa so ara kosii sɛ anuanom baason no nyinaa waree ɔbea no.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
Nea edi akyi ne sɛ, ɔbea no nso wui.
28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seuen? for all had her.
Ɛno nti, owusɔrebere no, nnipa baason yi mu hena na ɔbea no bɛyɛ ne yere? Efisɛ wɔn nyinaa waree no!’”
29 Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Ye are deceiued, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Mo mfomso a moayɛ no fi nim a munnim Kyerɛwsɛm no ne Onyankopɔn tumi a ɔwɔ no!
30 For in the resurrection they neither marie wiues, nor wiues are bestowed in mariage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.
Na owusɔrebere no, aware nni hɔ; obiara bɛyɛ sɛ abɔfo a wɔwɔ ɔsoro no.
31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,
Nea ɛfa owusɔre no ho no nso, monkenkan nea Onyankopɔn aka afa ho no pɛn? Munhu sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa kyerɛɛ mo bere a ɔkae se,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.
‘Mene Abraham Nyankopɔn, Isak Nyankopɔn ne Yakob Nyankopɔn no?’ Eyi kyerɛ sɛ, Onyankopɔn nyɛ awufo Nyankopɔn na mmom, ateasefo Nyankopɔn.”
33 And when the multitude heard it, they were astonied at his doctrine.
Nnipadɔm no tee ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no, ɛyɛɛ wɔn nwonwa.
34 But when the Pharises had heard, that he had put the Sadduces to silence, they assembled together.
Farisifo no tee sɛ Yesu abu afa Sadukifo no so no, wokohyiaa Yesu.
35 And one of them, which was an expounder of the Lawe, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Wɔn mu baako a ɔyɛ mmaranimfo bisaa Yesu se,
36 Master, which is ye great commandement in the Lawe?
“Owura, Mose mmaransɛm no mu nea ɛwɔ he koraa na ɛkyɛn ne nyinaa?”
37 Iesus sayd to him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soule, and with all thy minde.
Yesu buaa no se, “‘Dɔ Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn, wo koma nyinaa mu ne wo kra nyinaa mu ne wʼadwene nyinaa mu.’
38 This is the first and the great commandement.
Eyi ne mmaransɛm no mu nea edi kan na ɛkyɛn ne nyinaa.
39 And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
Nea ɛto so abien no te sɛ ɛno ara: ‘Dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho.’
40 On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.
Mose mmaransɛm ne adiyifo no nkyerɛkyerɛ no nyinaa gyina saa mmaransɛm abien yi so.”
41 While the Pharises were gathered together, Iesus asked them,
Farisifo no twaa Yesu ho hyiae no, obisaa wɔn se,
42 Saying, What thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They sayd vnto him, Dauids.
“Dɛn na mususuw fa Agyenkwa no ho? Hena ba ne no?” Wobuaa no se, “Dawid Ba.”
43 He sayd vnto them, How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Yesu bisaa wɔn se “Ɛno de, adɛn na Dawid nam Honhom Kronkron so frɛ no ‘Awurade?’ Efisɛ Dawid kae se,
44 The Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footestoole?
“‘Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me wura se, “Tena me nifa kosi sɛ mɛma woadi wʼatamfo nyinaa so.”’
45 If then Dauid call him Lord, howe is he his sonne?
Sɛ Dawid frɛ no ‘Awurade’ a, ɛno de, ɛyɛɛ dɛn na Kristo no yɛ ne ba?”
46 And none could answere him a worde, neither durst any from that day foorth aske him any moe questions.
Obiara antumi ammua. Eyi akyi nso, obiara antumi ammisa no nsɛm bio.
