Luke 1
1 Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
Adamfo pa Teofilo, nnipa pii abɔ mmɔden akyerɛw Yesu ho nsɛm a akɔ so wɔ yɛn mu no.
2 as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
Wɔkyerɛw faa nsɛm a wɔaka akyerɛ yɛn a nnipa a wohuu saa nneɛma yi fi mfiase no nam so daa no adi no ho.
3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
Nanso minyaa adwene bi sɛ, sɛ mehwehwɛ nea wɔakyerɛw no nyinaa mu yiye na mekyerɛw brɛ wo a, eye.
4 that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
Eyi bɛboa wo ma woahu nokware a ɛwɔ nea woasua no nyinaa mu.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth;
Mede mʼasɛm no befi Yudafo sɔfo Sakaria a ɔtenaa ase wɔ Yudeahene Herode bere so a na ofi Abia asɔfokuw mu no so. Sakaria yere Elisabet nso, na ɔyɛ Aaron aseni.
6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
Na Sakaria ne ne yere Elisabet som Onyankopɔn nokware mu a wɔn ho nni asɛm wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
7 and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
Na wonni ɔba, efisɛ na Elisabet yɛ obonin. Na wɔn baanu nyinaa nso anyinyin.
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
Da bi a eduu Sakaria asɔfokuw so sɛ wɔyɛ asɔredan mu adwuma no,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
wɔtow aba yii no sɛ, ɔnkɔhyew aduhuam wɔ ɔhyew afɔremuka no so.
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
Saa bere no ara nso na asafo no rebɔ mpae wɔ adiwo hɔ sɛnea wɔtaa yɛ no.
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
Sakaria gu so rehyew aduhuam no, prɛko pɛ, Awurade bɔfo begyinaa afɔremuka no nkyɛn mu wɔ nifa so.
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
Sakaria huu no no, ɔbɔɔ piriw na ne ho popoe.
13 and the messenger said to him, “Do not fear, Zacharias, for your supplication was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call his name John,
Nanso ɔsoro ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sakaria, nsuro, Awurade Nyankopɔn ate wo mpaebɔ. Wo yere Elisabet bɛwo ɔbabarima na ɛsɛ sɛ woto ne din Yohane.
14 and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
Nʼawo bɛma wʼani agye na wo ho asɛpɛw wo. Saa ara na ɛbɛma nnipa bebree nso ani agye.
15 for he will be great before the LORD, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and he will be full of the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb;
Ɔbɛyɛ ɔkɛse wɔ Awurade anim. Ɔrennom nsa biara da, na Honhom Kronkron bɛyɛ no ma afi ne na yam.
16 and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
Israelfo pii nam nʼasɛnka so benya adwensakra asan aba Awurade, wɔn Nyankopɔn, nkyɛn.
17 and he will go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”
Obenya Odiyifo Elia honhom ahoɔden no bi, na obedi Agyenkwa no ba no anim abesiesie nnipa ama ne ba a ɔbɛba no. Nʼasɛnka bɛma ntease aba agyanom ne wɔn mma ntam. Na ɔbɛdan Awurade asɛm no ho asoɔdenfo adwene akɔ Awurade pɛ ho.”
18 And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
Sakaria buaa ɔbɔfo no se, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na eyi aba mu? Mabɔ akwakoraa na me yere nso abɔ aberewa.”
19 And the messenger answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who has been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim this good news to you,
Ɔbɔfo no kae se, “Mene Gabriel a migyina Onyankopɔn anim daa no. Ɔno na ɔsomaa me se memmɛka asɛmpa yi nkyerɛ wo.
20 and behold, you will be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you did not believe my words that will be fulfilled in their season.”
Esiane sɛ woagye akyinnye nti, wobɛtɔ mum akosi sɛ wɔbɛwo abofra no. Na nea maka akyerɛ wo yi nyinaa bɛba mu pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ ne bere a ɛsɛ mu.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
Saa bere yi nyinaa na asafo mma no retwɛn Sakaria sɛ ɔbɛba. Na ɛyɛ wɔn nwonwa sɛ wakyɛ saa.
22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, and he was beckoning to them, and remained mute.
Bere a ɔbae no, wantumi ankasa ankyerɛ asafomma no. Wohu fii ne nneyɛe mu sɛ wahu nʼani so ade wɔ asɔredan mu hɔ.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
Owiee nʼasɔfodwuma wɔ asɔredan mu hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ fie.
24 and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Nna bi akyi no, ne yere Elisabet nyinsɛnee, na ɔde ne ho siee asram anum.
25 “Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
Ɔde anigye kae se, “Awurade ayɛ me adɔe. Wayi animguase a ɛkaa me wɔ nnipa anim no afi me so.”
26 And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
Elisabet nyinsɛn asram asia no, Onyankopɔn somaa ɔbɔfo Gabriel kɔɔ Galilea akuraa bi a wɔfrɛ no Nasaret no ase
27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
se, ɔnkɔ ɔbea kronkron bi a wɔfrɛ no Maria a na wɔde no ama Yosef a ofi Ɔhene Dawid abusua mu no aware no nkyɛn.
28 And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
Gabriel huu no ara pɛ, ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Asomdwoe nka wo! Awurade ka wo ho, wo a Awurade adom wo.”
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
Ɔbɔfo no asɛm no maa Maria adwene mu yɛɛ no nnaa ma obisaa ne ho se, “Na saa nkyia yi ase ne dɛn?”
30 And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
Ɔbɔfo no san ka kyerɛɛ Maria bio se, “Maria, nsuro, efisɛ Awurade adom wo.
31 and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
Tie! Ɛrenkyɛ biara wubenyinsɛn na woawo ɔbabarima na woato ne din Yesu.
32 He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Highest, and the LORD God will give Him the throne of His father David,
Ɔbɛyɛ ɔkɛse, na wɔbɛfrɛ no Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn Ba. Na Awurade de ne nena Dawid ahengua no bɛma no.
33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
Na obedi Yakob fi so hene daa; na nʼahenni to rentwa da.” (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
Maria bisaa ɔbɔfo no se, “Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mawo wɔ bere a ɔbarima nhuu me da?”
35 And the messenger answering said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also the holy-begotten thing will be called Son of God;
Ɔbɔfo no buae se, “Honhom Kronkron bɛba wo so na Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn tumi abɛkata wo so, eyi nti abofra a wobɛwo no no bɛyɛ kronkron na wɔbɛfrɛ no Onyankopɔn Ba.
36 and behold, Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
Ɛbɛyɛ asram asia ni a wo busuani Elisabet mpo a ɔyɛ obonin anyinsɛn ɔbabarima wɔ ne mmerewabere mu.
37 because nothing will be impossible with God.”
Efisɛ Onyankopɔn de, biribiara nso no yɛ.”
38 And Mary said, “Behold, the maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger went away from her.
Maria kae se, “Me de, meyɛ Awurade afenaa. Nea Awurade pɛ na ɛnyɛ.” Afei, ɔbɔfo no gyaw no hɔ kɔe.
39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
Nna kakra bi akyi no, Maria kɔɔ Yudea mmepɔw so kurow bi mu.
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
Saa kurow no mu na Sakaria te. Oduu kurow no mu hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ Sakaria fi kɔsraa Elisabet. Okyiaa no.
41 And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
Elisabet tee Maria nkyia no, ɔba a ɔda ne yam no kekaa ne ho; amono mu hɔ ara na Honhom Kronkron hyɛɛ Elisabet ma.
42 and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
Elisabet de ahosɛpɛw teɛɛ mu se, “Maria, wɔahyira wo sen mmea nyinaa, na wo ba a wobɛwo no no bɛyɛ onipa kɛse.
43 and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
Anuonyam bɛn na ɛsen eyi. Me sɛɛ ne hena a anka mʼAwurade bɛba abɛsra me?
44 For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
Wukyiaa me pɛ, na abofra no de anigye kekaa ne ho.
45 and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
Nhyira nka wo sɛ wugye dii sɛ nea Onyankopɔn aka no ɔbɛyɛ; ɛno nti na wɔadom wo yi.”
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
Maria kae se, “Me kra kamfo Awurade.
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
Na me honhom ani gye mʼagyenkwa Nyankopɔn mu;
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
efisɛ wahu nʼafenaa mmɔborɔni mmɔbɔ, na efi nnɛ, awo ntoatoaso nyinaa bɛfrɛ me nea Onyankopɔn ahyira no.
49 For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
Efisɛ Ɔkronkronni Tumfo no ayɛ ade kɛse ama me;
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
nʼahummɔbɔ fi awo ntoatoaso kosi awo ntoatoaso ma wɔn a wosuro no na wodi no ni no nyinaa.
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
Ɔde ne nsa a tumi wɔ mu no abɔ ahomasofo ne ahantanfo ne wɔn nsusuwii apete.
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
Watu abirɛmpɔn ade so ama ahobrɛasefo so.
53 He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
Wama wɔn a ahia wɔn no nnepa na wagya ahonyafo kwan nsapan.
54 He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
Waboa nʼakoa Israel na ne werɛ amfi ne mmɔborɔhunu ne ne bɔ
a ɔhyɛɛ yɛn agya Abraham ne nʼasefo no da.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
Maria tenaa Elisabet nkyɛn bɛyɛ asram abiɛsa ansa na ɔresan akɔ ne kurom.
57 And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
Elisabet awo duu so no, ɔwoo ɔbabarima.
58 and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
Nʼafipamfo ne nʼabusuafo tee adɔe a Awurade ayɛ no no, wɔne no nyinaa de anigye dii ahurusi.
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
Eduu nnaawɔtwe no, abusuafo ne adɔfo behyiaa sɛ wɔrebetwa abofra no twetia na wɔato ne din. Wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔde abofra no to nʼagya Sakaria.
60 and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
Nanso ne na kae se, “Dabi! Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfrɛ no Yohane.”
61 And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Obiara nni abusua yi mu a wɔfrɛ no saa.”
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
Eyi ma wɔde wɔn nsa yɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bisaa nʼagya, din a wɔmfa nto abofra no.
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
Sakaria ma wɔde krataa brɛɛ no na ɔkyerɛw so se, “Ne din de Yohane.” Eyi yɛɛ wɔn nyinaa nwonwa.
64 and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
Amono mu hɔ ara, Sakaria tumi kasaa bio, na ofii ase yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ.
65 And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
Wɔn a wɔtee nyinaa ho dwiriw wɔn, na saa asɛm yi trɛw faa Yudea mmepɔw so hɔ nyinaa.
66 and all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the LORD was with him.
Obiara a ɔtee saa nsɛm yi bisaa ne ho se, “Ɛno de, na dɛn na abofra yi rebenyin ayɛ? Ɛda adi pefee sɛ Awurade nsa wɔ ne so.”
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
Honhom hyɛɛ nʼagya Sakaria ma ma ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm se,
68 “Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
“Nhyira nka Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, sɛ waba abegye ne manfo.
69 And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
Ɔde Agyenkwa Tumfo a ɔyɛ ne somfo Dawid aseni rebrɛ yɛn,
sɛnea ɔnam nʼadiyifo akronkron so fii teteete hyɛɛ bɔ (aiōn g165)
71 Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
sɛ, ɔbɛma yɛn Agyenkwa a obegye yɛn afi yɛn atamfo ne wɔn a wokyi yɛn no nsam no,
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
sɛ obehu yɛn agyanom mmɔbɔ na wakae nʼapam kronkron no,
73 An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
ntam a ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn agya Abraham no:
74 To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
sɛ obegye yɛn afi yɛn atamfo nsam no, na yɛasom no a osuro biara nni mu.
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
Na yɛn nkwa nna nyinaa mu, yɛayɛ kronkron ne atreneefo wɔ nʼanim.
76 And you, child, Prophet of the Highest will you be called; For you will go before the face of the LORD, To prepare His ways.
“Na wo, akokoaa yi, wɔbɛfrɛ wo Ɔsorosoroni no Odiyifo efisɛ wo na wubesiesie ɔkwan ama Agyenkwa no,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
na wobɛkyerɛ ne manfo kwan a wɔnam bɔnefakyɛ so nya nkwa a enni awiei;
78 Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on us,
na eyinom nyinaa bɛba mu efisɛ Onyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu a ɛdɔɔso no,
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
na ɛbɛma hann a efi ɔsoro abepue yɛn so ahyerɛn wɔn a wɔte sum ne owu sum mu no so, na akyerɛ yɛn kwan akɔ asomdwoe mu.”
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
Abofra no nyinii na honhom hyɛɛ no ma; ɔtenaa sare so kosii bere a ofii nʼasɛnka adwuma ase.
