Matthew 14
1 And at that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus:
Ɛberɛ no mu ara na Herode a na ɔdi ɔhene wɔ Galilea no tee Yesu nka.
2 and he said to his servants: This is John the Baptizer: he is risen from the grave: therefore works of power are wrought by him.
Ɔtee Yesu nka no, deɛ ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ne sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ obiara sɛ Yohane Osubɔni na wasɔre afiri awufoɔ mu. Yei enti na wanya tumi foforɔ de reyɛ anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ yi.”
3 Now this Herod had seized John, and bound him and cast him into prison; on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
Saa ɛberɛ no na Herode ama wɔakyere Yohane Osubɔni ato afiase, ɛfiri sɛ, na wakasa atia Herodia ne Herode awadeɛ no
4 For John had said to him: It is no lawful for her to be thy wife.
sɛ, Herode aware ne nua Filipo yere.
5 And he had wished to kill him; but he was afraid of the people, seeing that they regarded him as a prophet.
Herode pɛɛ sɛ ɔkum Yohane. Nanso na ɔsuro sɛ, sɛ ɔkum no a, basabasa bɛba ɔman no mu. Ɛfiri sɛ, na nnipa no nyinaa bu Yohane sɛ odiyifoɔ.
6 But when Herod's birthday festival occurred, the daughter of Herodias danced before the guests; and she pleased Herod.
Ɛbaa sɛ na Herode redi nʼawoda. Awoda no ase Herodia babaa bɛsa ma ɛyɛɛ Herode fɛ.
7 Therefore he swore to her by an oath, that he would give her whatsoever she might ask.
Yei maa Herode kaa ntam, hyɛɛ no bɔ sɛ, ɔmmisa deɛ ɔpɛ biara na ɔde bɛma no.
8 And she, as she had been instructed by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptizer.
Ababaawa yi maame Herodia tuu no fo sɛ, “Mmisa biribiara, gye sɛ Yohane ti a wɔatwa ato prɛte mu.”
9 And it troubled the king: nevertheless, on account of the oath, and the guests, he commanded that it should be given her.
Herode tee asɛm yi no, ɛyɛɛ no ya, ma ɛhaa no. Nanso, ɛsiane ntam a waka wɔ nnipa a wɔahyia hɔ no anim no enti, ɔhyɛ ma wɔyɛɛ deɛ ababaawa no hwehwɛ no maa no.
10 And he sent and cut off the head of John in the prison.
Herode soma ma wɔkɔtwaa Yohane ti wɔ afiase hɔ.
11 And the head was brought in a dish and given to the girl; and she brought it to her mother.
Wɔde ti a wɔatwa no too prɛte mu de brɛɛ ababaawa no maa ɔde kɔmaa ne maame.
12 And his disciples came and bore away the corpse, and buried it; and they went and informed Jesus.
Yohane asuafoɔ no bɛfaa nʼamu no kɔsiee no. Yei akyi, wɔkɔbɔɔ Yohane wuo no ho amaneɛ kyerɛɛ Yesu.
13 And Jesus, when he had heard it, retired alone, in a ship, to a desert place. And when the multitudes heard of it, they followed him by dry land from the cities.
Yesu tee Yohane Osubɔni wuo no, ɔtee ne ho kɔtenaa baabi a obiara nni hɔ. Nnipa tee ne nka maa wɔnam fam firi wɔn nkuro ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ tii no kɔɔ deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ.
14 And when Jesus disembarked, he saw great multitudes; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
Yesu firii kodoɔ no mu baa deɛ nnipa no wɔ hɔ no. Ɔhunuu nnipadɔm no, ne yam hyehyee no maa wɔn. Yei ma ɔsaa ayarefoɔ a wɔwɔ wɔn mu no yadeɛ.
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is gone; send away the throngs of people, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food.
Anim rebiribiri no, Yesu asuafoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Adeɛ asa awie. Aduane biara nso nni ha. Ɛha nso mmɛn kuro biara. Enti gya nnipa no kwan, na wɔnkɔhwehwɛ aduane ntɔ nni wɔ nkuro no bi so.”
16 But he said to them: It is not necessary for them to go; give ye them to eat.
Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛho nhia sɛ wɔkɔ; momma wɔn aduane nni!”
17 And they said to him: We have nothing here but five cakes and two fishes.
Asuafoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Deɛ yɛwɔ nyinaa yɛ burodo enum ne mpataa mmienu pɛ.”
18 Jesus said to them: Bring them here to me.
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Momfa mmrɛ me.”
19 And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground: and he took the five cakes and two fishes, and he looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples placed before the multitudes.
Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no ma wɔtenatenaa ase wɔ ɛserɛ no so. Ɔhwɛɛ ɔsoro bɔɔ mpaeɛ, hyiraa aduane no so. Afei, ɔbubuu mu de maa nʼasuafoɔ no ma wɔkyekyɛ maa nnipadɔm no.
20 And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up the broken remains, twelve full baskets.
Nnipa no dii aduane no maa obiara meeɛ! Afei, asuafoɔ no boaboaa deɛ wɔdi ma ɛkaeɛ no ano no, ɛyɛɛ nkɛntɛmma dumienu.
21 And the men who had eaten were five thousand, besides the women and children.
Mmarima a wɔdii aduane no dodoɔ bɛyɛ mpemnum a mmaa ne mmɔfra nka ho.
22 And immediately he constrained his disciples to embark in a ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent away the multitudes.
Nnipadɔm no didi wieeɛ pɛ, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, wɔntena kodoɔ no mu nni ɛkan ntwa nkɔ asuogya nohoa na ɔno deɛ, ɔretena hɔ agya nnipa no kwan.
23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he ascended a mountain alone to pray. And when it was dark, he was there alone.
Ɔgyaa wɔn ɛkwan wieeɛ no, ɔkɔɔ bepɔ bi so kɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ. Onwunu dwoeɛ no, na aka Yesu nko ara wɔ deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ.
24 And the ship was distant from land many furlongs: meanwhile it was much tossed by the waves; for the wind was adverse to it.
Saa ɛberɛ no, na kodoɔ a na asuafoɔ no te mu no aduru akyiri. Mframa hyɛɛ aseɛ bɔɔ denden maa ɛpo no bɔɔ asorɔkye dweradweraa kodoɔ no a na asuafoɔ no te mu no.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came up to them, walking upon the waters.
Anɔpahema bɛyɛ nnɔnnan berɛ mu no, Yesu nam ɛpo no ani baa asuafoɔ no nkyɛn.
26 And his disciples saw him as he walked upon the waters, and they were perturbated: and they said, What we see is a spectre: and they cried out through fear.
Ɛberɛ a asuafoɔ no hunuu obi sɛ ɔnam nsuo no ani reba wɔn nkyɛn no wɔsuroeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔsusu sɛ wɔahunu ɔsaman. Ɛmaa wɔde ehu teateaam.
27 But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said: Have courage: it is I; be not afraid.
Ntɛm ara, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Me a. Monnsuro. Momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam!”
28 Cephas replied, and said to him: My Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the waters.
Petro ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Awurade, sɛ ɛyɛ wo deɛ a, ka kyerɛ me, na me nso memfa nsuo no ani mmra wo nkyɛn.”
29 And Jesus said to him, Come. And Cephas descended from the ship, and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus.
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ Petro sɛ, “Bra!” Petro firii kodoɔ no mu sii nsuo no ani, nantee sɛ ɔrekɔ Yesu nkyɛn.
30 But when he saw the wind to be violent, he was afraid, and began to sink. And he raised his voice, and said: My Lord, rescue me.
Nanso, ɔhunuu mframa a ɛrebɔ no, ne ho popoeɛ. Ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ ɔremem. Ɔteateaam, frɛɛ Yesu sɛ, “Awurade, gye me na meremem!”
31 And immediately our Lord reached forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him: O small in faith, why didst thou distrust!
Ɛhɔ ara, Yesu tenee ne nsa twee no. Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Petro sɛ, “Wo a wo gyidie sua, adɛn na wonnye me nnie?”
32 And as they entered the ship, the wind subsided.
Yesu ne Petro kɔtenaa kodoɔ no mu no, mframa no gyaee bɔ.
33 And they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, and said: Truly thou art the Son of God!
Asuafoɔ a wɔwɔ kodoɔ no mu no de ahodwirie bɛkotoo Yesu kaa sɛ, “Onyankopɔn Ba ne wo ampa!”
34 And they rowed on, and came to the land of Gennesaret.
Wɔtwaa asuo no baa Genesaret.
35 And the men of that place knew him: and they sent to all the villages around them; and they brought to him all that were very sick;
Yesu duruu hɔ no, ankyɛre na nkuro a atwa Genesaret ho ahyia no nyinaa tee ne nka. Wɔde wɔn ayarefoɔ nyinaa brɛɛ no.
36 and they entreated of him, that they might touch at least the extremity of his garment. And they who touched, were healed.
Ayarefoɔ no srɛɛ Yesu sɛ, ɔmma wɔmfa wɔn nsa nka nʼatadeɛ ano kɛkɛ. Ayarefoɔ dodoɔ a wɔtumi de wɔn nsa kaa nʼatadeɛ ano no ho yɛɛ wɔn den.
