John 13
1 When it was the evening before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world and [to return] to [his] Father [in heaven]. He loved us who [were his disciples]. He knew [we would continue to live here] in this world, so now he [showed us] how completely he loved us.
Adeɛ rebɛkye ama Twam Afahyɛ no aduru no, Yesu hunuu sɛ afei, berɛ aso sɛ ɔfiri ewiase kɔ nʼAgya nkyɛn. Yesu yɛ obi a na ɔdɔ nʼakyidifoɔ, na ɔdɔɔ wɔn kɔsii sɛ ɔwuiɛ.
2 We were eating [the Passover meal]. (The devil/Satan) had already suggested to Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), the son of Simon, that he should (betray Jesus/enable Jesus’ enemies to seize him).
Ɛberɛ a na Yesu ne nʼasuafoɔ te adidiiɛ no, ɔbonsam kɔhyɛɛ Yuda Iskariot a ɔyɛ Simon ba no mu sɛ ɔnyi Yesu mma.
3 But Jesus knew that his Father had given to him complete authority [to control the situation]. He knew that he had come from God and would soon return to God.
Yesu nim sɛ nʼAgya de tumi nyinaa ahyɛ ne nsa, na ɔfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn na ɔbaeɛ, na ɔresane akɔ ne nkyɛn.
4 [But before he left us, he wanted to show us how we should love each other]. [So] he got up from where he was eating. He took off his [outer] cloak and wrapped a [long] towel around his waist, [as a slave would do].
Yesu sɔre firii didipono no ho, yii nʼatadeɛ ngugusoɔ guu hɔ, de mpepaho twaa nʼasene.
5 Then he poured some water in a basin. He began to wash our feet, and then dry them with the towel that he had wrapped around himself.
Ɔhwiee nsuo guu dwaresɛn bi mu na ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ hohoroo asuafoɔ no nan ase de mpepaho no pepaeɛ.
6 When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, it is not right for you [RHQ] to [humble yourself by] washing my feet!”
Ɛberɛ a Yesu duruu Simon Petro so no, Petro bisaa no sɛ. “Awurade, worebɛhohoro me nan ase anaa?”
7 Jesus replied to him, “Now you do not understand [the meaning of] what I am doing, but you will understand later.”
Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Deɛ mereyɛ yi, worente aseɛ seesei, nanso akyire no wobɛte aseɛ.”
8 Peter said, “I will never, ever, [allow you to] wash my feet!” Jesus replied to him, “If I do not wash you, you cannot continue (to be my [disciple/to belong to] me).” (aiōn g165)
Petro ampene asɛm a ɔkaeɛ no so kaa sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ wo na ɛsɛ sɛ wohohoro me nan ase.” Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ manhohoro wo nan ase a, na wonka me ho.” (aiōn g165)
9 So Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, [in that case], do not wash only my feet. Wash my hands and my head, [too]!”
Simon Petro kaa sɛ, “Awurade, ɛnneɛ na ɛnyɛ me nan ase nko, na mmom, me nsa ho ne me tirim nso ka ho.”
10 [Then, to show him that after God had cleansed people from being guilty for sin, they needed only for God to forgive their daily sins] [MET], Jesus said to him, “Those who have recently bathed need only to have their feet washed, [because they get dirty very quickly on the dusty roads]. The [rest of their bodies are] clean. Similarly, I have made you [disciples] free/clean [from the guilt of your sins], although not all of you are free from guilt.”
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Obiara a wadware no, adwareɛ ho nhia no bio gye ne nan ase nko na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhohoro, ne onipadua no deɛ, efi biara nni ho. Mo nyinaa ho ate, gye mo mu baako pɛ.”
11 He knew which one [of us] was going to betray him. That is the reason he said, “Not all of you are free from guilt.”
Na Yesu nim onipa ko a ɔrebɛyi no ama no, ɛno enti na ɔkaa sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔn ho ate no.
12 After he finished washing our feet, he put his cloak back on. Then he sat down and said to us, “Do you understand what I have done for you?
Yesu hohoroo wɔn nan ase wieeɛ no, ɔfaa nʼatadeɛ ngugusoɔ no hyɛeɛ, sane kɔtenaa didipono no ho. Afei, ɔbisaa nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, “Mote deɛ mayɛ yi ase anaa?
13 You [show that you respect me by] calling me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’. You are right to say that, because I am your teacher and your Lord.
Mofrɛ me ‘Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ’ ne ‘Awurade’ a, modi me frɛ; ɛfiri sɛ, ɛno ne deɛ meyɛ.
14 But if I, who am your teacher and your Lord, have washed your feet, you ought to [serve each other by doing things like] washing each other’s feet.
Sɛ me a meyɛ mo Awurade ne Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no mpo ahohoro mo nan ase a, ɛnneɛ, na ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso mohohoro hohoro mo ho mo ho nan ase.
15 I have made myself an example for you in order that you should [humbly serve each other] as I have done for you.
Mayɛ yei de ayɛ nhwɛsoɔ ama mo sɛdeɛ mo nso mobɛyɛ saa ara.
16 Listen to this carefully: A servant is not greater than his master. A messenger is not greater than the one who has sent him. [So, since you are not greater than I am, you should not be proud and unwilling to serve each other].
Mereka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo sɛ, akoa nsene ne wura; saa ara nso na ɔsomafoɔ nsene deɛ ɔsomaa no no.
17 Since you now know these things, [God will] be pleased with you if you do them.”
Afei a moate deɛ meyɛeɛ no ase yi, sɛ moyɛ saa bi a, mobɛnya nhyira.
18 “I am not saying that [God will bless] all of you. I knew [what all of you were like when] I chose you. But [I also chose the one who will betray me], in order that what is written in Scripture might be fulfilled {to fulfill what someone/the psalmist wrote in Scripture}, ‘The one who is [acting like he is my friend by] eating with me has become my enemy [IDM].’
“Ɛnyɛ mo nyinaa na mereka saa asɛm yi akyerɛ mo, menim wɔn a mayi wɔn. Nanso, ɛsɛ sɛ Atwerɛsɛm a ɛka sɛ, ‘Onipa a ɔne me to nsa didi no, bɛyi me ama’ no ba mu.
19 I am telling you [about someone betraying me] before it happens, in order that when it happens, you may continue to believe that I am ([the Messiah/who I say I am]).
“Mereka yeinom nyinaa akyerɛ mo ansa na aba mu sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, mobɛgye adi.
20 Listen to this carefully: Those who accept any one of you whom I am sending out, [God will consider that] they are accepting me. And those who accept me, [God will consider that] they are accepting [my Father], who sent me.”
Mereka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo sɛ, obiara a ɔbɛgye deɛ masoma no no, ɔgye me nso, na obiara a ɔgye me no nso gye deɛ ɔsomaa me no.”
21 After Jesus said this, he was very troubled. He solemnly declared, “Listen to this carefully: One of you is going to enable [my enemies] to seize me.”
Yesu kaa yeinom nyinaa wieeɛ no, ne ho yeraa no ma ɔpaee mu kaa sɛ, “Mereka nokorɛ akyerɛ mo, mo mu baako bɛyi me ama!”
22 We looked at each other. We had no way [to know] whom he was talking about.
Asuafoɔ no de ahodwirie hwehwɛhwehwɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho anim pɛɛ sɛ wɔhunu deɛ ɔde no no.
23 [I], the [man other people call] ‘the one Jesus loved’, was sitting very close to Jesus.
Na asuafoɔ no mu baako a Yesu pɛ nʼasɛm no te ne nkyɛn pɛɛ.
24 Simon Peter motioned to me to indicate that I should ask Jesus whom he was talking about.
Simon Petro buu nʼani sɛ, “Bisa no na ɔnkyerɛ wo onipa ko a ɔreka ne ho asɛm no.”
25 So I leaned close to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
Ɛno enti saa osuani no twe bɛn Yesu bisaa no sɛ, “Awurade, ɛyɛ hwan?”
26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread after I dip it [in the sauce in the dish].” Then, [to show us that he knew who would enable his enemies to seize him], after he dipped the bread [in the sauce], he gave it to Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]).
Yesu buaa sɛ, “Deɛ mede burodo bɛbɔ mu ama no no, ɔno na ɔbɛyi me ama.” Na ɔde burodo bɔɔ mu de maa Yuda Iskariot a ɔyɛ Simon ba no.
27 As soon as [Judas ate] the bread, Satan took control of him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
Ɛberɛ a Yuda gyee burodo no pɛ na ɔbonsam bɛhyɛɛ ne mu. Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Deɛ wopɛ sɛ woyɛ no, yɛ no ntɛm!”
28 But none of the rest of us who were sitting there knew why Jesus said that to him.
Wɔn a na wɔte adidiiɛ no mu biara ante asɛm a Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no no ase.
29 Since Judas took care of the money [people gave us to help us], some thought Jesus was telling him to [go and] buy some things we needed for the [Passover] celebration. [Some thought he was telling him] to give some money to poor people.
Esiane sɛ Yuda na ɔhwɛ asuafoɔ no sika so enti, na wɔsusu sɛ, Yesu reka akyerɛ no sɛ, ɔnkɔtɔ biribi a ɛho hia ma afahyɛ no anaasɛ ɔnkɔma ahiafoɔ biribi.
30 As soon as Judas had eaten the bread, he left. It was dark [outside], and it was dark [MET] [in his soul, too].
Yuda gyee burodo no pɛ na ɔfirii adi; saa ɛberɛ no na ɛyɛ anadwo.
31 After Judas left, Jesus said, “Now it will be shown {[my Father] will show} how wonderful I, the one who came from heaven, am. And by what I do it will be seen {people will see} how great God is.
Yuda firii adi kɔeɛ akyi no, Yesu kaa sɛ, “Afei na Onipa Ba no animuonyam ada adi; na Onyankopɔn nam Ɔba no so ada nʼanimuonyam adi.
32 Since by what I do people will see how awesome God is, God himself will show people how awesome I am. And he will do that very soon.
Na sɛ ɛnam Ɔba no so na Onyankopɔn animuonyam da adi a, Onyankopɔn nso nam ne tumi so bɛda Onipa Ba no animuonyam adi. Ɔbɛyɛ yei ntɛm so.
33 [You whom I love as though you were] my children, I will continue with you only a short time longer. Then you will look for me, but I will not be here. Just like I told the Jewish [leaders] [SYN], I am telling you now, that where I am going, you cannot come [yet].
“Me mma, ɛrenkyɛre biara, mɛgya mo hɔ. Sɛdeɛ meka kyerɛɛ Yudafoɔ mpanin no, mobɛhwehwɛ me, nanso morentumi mma faako a merekɔ hɔ no.
34 Now I am giving you a new commandment: You must love each other. You must love each other in the way that I have loved you.
“Ahyɛdeɛ foforɔ na mede regya mo sɛ, ‘Monnodɔ mo ho sɛdeɛ medɔ mo no.
35 If you keep loving each other, everyone [who is aware of that] [HYP] will know that you are my disciples.”
Na sɛ mododɔ mo ho mo ho a, obiara bɛhunu sɛ moyɛ mʼasuafoɔ.’”
36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “The place where I am going, you cannot come with me now, but you will come there later.”
Simon Petro bisaa Yesu sɛ, “Awurade, ɛhe na worekɔ?” Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Faako a merekɔ no deɛ, worentumi nni mʼakyi; daakye bi wobɛba abɛka me ho.”
37 Peter said, “Lord, why can I not come with you now? I [am ready] to die for you!”
Petro bisaa no sɛ, “Awurade, adɛn enti na merentumi nni wʼakyi saa ɛberɛ yi? Ɛyɛ owuo mpo a, mɛwu ama wo.”
38 Jesus answered, “[You say] [RHQ] that you [are ready] to die for me. But the truth is that before the rooster crows [early tomorrow morning], you will say three times that you do not [know] me!”
Yesu bisaa no sɛ, “Woasiesie wo ho ampa ara sɛ wobɛwu ama me anaa? Mereka nokorɛ akyerɛ wo sɛ, ansa na akokɔ bɛbɔn no, na woapa me mprɛnsa.”
