Matthew 11
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished directing His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.
Yesu wiee nʼasuafo dumien no kasakyerɛ no, ofii hɔ kɔɔ nkurow a ɛbemmɛn no mu kɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ asɛm no.
2 And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
Osuboni Yohane a saa bere no na ɔda afiase no tee anwonwade a Kristo reyɛ no, ɔsomaa nʼasuafo bebisaa no se,
3 said to Him, “Are You He who is coming, or do we look for another?”
“Wo ne nea ɔreba no, anaa yɛnhwɛ ɔfoforo anim?”
4 And Jesus answering said to them, “Having gone, declare to John the things that you hear and see,
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Monsan nkɔ nkɔka anwonwade a moahu ne nea moate nkyerɛ Yohane se,
5 blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,
anifuraefo hu ade, mmubuafo nantew, akwatafo ho fi, asotifo te asɛm, na awufo nso nyan. Afei monka nkyerɛ no se, meka asɛmpa no kyerɛ ahiafo.
6 and blessed is he who may not be stumbled in Me.”
Monsan nka nkyerɛ no bio se, Nhyira ne wɔn a merento wɔn hintidua.”
7 And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out to the wilderness to view? A reed shaken by the wind?
Yohane asuafo no kɔe no, Yesu fii ase kaa Yohane ho asɛm kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no. Obisaa wɔn se, “Mokɔɔ sare so no, dɛn na mokɔɔ sɛ morekɔhwɛ? Sare a mframa rebɔ no?
8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those wearing the soft things are in the kings’ houses.
Anaa na mususuw sɛ mubehu ɔbarima bi a wahyehyɛ sɛ ɔhene ba te ahemfi?
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,
Anaa Onyankopɔn diyifo? Ɛno de, mereka akyerɛ mo se, nea muhuu no no sen odiyifo mpo.
10 for this is he of whom it has been written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.
Na saa Yohane yi na Kyerɛwsɛm no ka fa ne ho se, “‘Mɛsoma me bɔfo adi wʼanim kan. Ɔno na obesiesie ɔkwan ama wo.’
11 Truly I say to you, there has not risen, among those born of women, [one] greater than John the Immerser, but he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
Nokware ni, nnipa a mmea awo wɔn nyinaa mu, obiara nni hɔ a wagye din sɛ Osuboni Yohane. Nanso nea ɔyɛ aketewa koraa wɔ Ɔsoro Ahenni mu no yɛ ɔkɛse sen no!
12 And from the days of John the Immerser until now, the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and violent men seize it by force,
Na efi bere a Osuboni Yohane fii ase kaa asɛmpa no, bɔɔ nkurɔfo asu de besi nnɛ no, Ɔsoro Ahenni no de tumi retrɛw na nnipadɔm a wɔn ani abere no refa no anuɔden so.
13 for all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
Ansa na Yohane rebɛba no, na adiyifo ne Mose mmara no aka ɔsoro ahenni no ho asɛm dedaw.
14 and if you are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;
Sɛ mopɛ sɛ mote nea mereka no ase de a, Yohane no, ɔno ne Elia a adiyifo no hyɛɛ ne ho nkɔm se ɔbɛba no.
15 he who is having ears to hear—let him hear.
Nea ɔwɔ aso no, ontie!
16 And to what will I liken this generation? It is like little children in marketplaces, sitting and calling to others,
“Dɛn ho na metumi de nnɛmmafo yi atoto? Wɔte sɛ mmofra a wɔte baabi redi agoru. Ɔfa ka kyerɛ ɔfa se,
17 and saying, We piped to you, and you did not dance, we lamented to you, and you did not strike the breast.
“‘Yɛtoo anigye nnwom maa mo, nso moansaw. Yɛtoo awerɛhow nnwom nso maa mo, nanso moansu.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon;
Yohane bae a onnidi na ɔnnom no, wose, ‘Ɔwɔ honhommɔne.’
19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners; and wisdom was justified of her children.”
Onipa Ba no bae a odidi na ɔnom no nso wose, ‘Monhwɛ odidifo ne ɔkɔwensani a ɔne towgyefo ne nnebɔneyɛfo fa nnamfo.’ Nanso nea efi Onyankopɔn nyansa mu ba no ma nokware da adi.”
20 Then He began to reproach the cities in which were done most of His mighty works, because they did not convert.
Afei, ofii ase kaa nkurow a ɔyɛɛ anwonwade ahorow wɔ hɔ nanso wɔansakra wɔn adwene no anim se,
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had converted;
“Korasin, due! Betsaida, due! Anwonwade a meyɛɛ no mo mu no, sɛ meyɛɛ no Tiro ne Sidon a, anka ɛhɔfo no de awerɛhow ne ahonu asakra wɔn adwene dedaw.
22 but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than for you.
Atemmuda no, asɛm a ɛbɛto wɔn no bɛsen nea ɛbɛto Tiro ne Sidon!
23 And you, Capernaum, which were exalted to Heaven, will be brought down to Hades, because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it had remained to this day; (Hadēs g86)
Na wo Kapernaum, wopɛ sɛ woma wo ho so, nanso wɔbɛbrɛ wo ase de wo akɔ amanehunu kurom. Anwonwade a meyɛɛ no wo hɔ no, sɛ wɔyɛɛ no Sodom a, anka ɛda so wɔ hɔ besi nnɛ. (Hadēs g86)
24 but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than to you.”
Mereka nokware akyerɛ mo se, atemmuda no, Tiro ne Sodom benya gyinabea pa asen mo!”
25 At that time Jesus answering said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that You hid these things from wise and understanding ones, and revealed them to babies.
Asɛnka no akyi, Yesu bɔɔ mpae se, “Agya, ɔsoro ne asase wura, meda wo ase sɛ woanna nokware no adi ankyerɛ wɔn a wosusuw sɛ wɔyɛ anyansafo, na mmom wodaa nokware no adi kyerɛɛ mmofra nkumaa.
26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before You.
Yiw, Agya, wopɛ mu na woma ɛbaa saa.
27 All things were delivered to Me by My Father, and none know the Son, except the Father, nor does any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may resolve to reveal [Him].
“Mʼagya no de nneɛma nyinaa ahyɛ me nsa. Obiara nnim Ɔba no gye Agya no nko ara. Na obiara nnim Agya no gye Ɔba no, ne wɔn a Ɔba no pɛ sɛ ɔda no adi kyerɛ wɔn.
28 Come to Me, all you laboring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest;
“Mo a moayɛ adwuma abrɛ na moasoa nnesoa nyinaa, mommra me nkyɛn, na mɛma mo ahome.
29 take up My yoke on you, and learn from Me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest to your souls,
Momfa me konnua nto mo ho so, na munsua me, efisɛ midwo na mebrɛ me ho ase koma mu, na mubenya ɔhome ama mo kra.
30 for My yoke [is] easy, and My burden is light.”
Efisɛ me konnua yɛ mmerɛw, na mʼadesoa yɛ hare.”
