Mark 9
1 He also said to [his disciples], “Listen carefully! Some of you who are here now will see God ruling powerfully in [many ways]. You will see it before you die!”
Yesu yi edzi gblɔ na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Nyateƒe gblɔm mele na mi be, mia dometɔ aɖewo, siwo le afi sia la anɔ agbe va se ɖe esime mawufiaɖuƒe la nava le ŋusẽ gã aɖe me.”
2 A week later Jesus took Peter, James and [James’ younger brother] John and led them up a high mountain. [While they were] alone up there, he appeared very different to them.
Le ŋkeke ade megbe la, Yesu kplɔ Petro, Yakobo kple Yohanes woyi to kɔkɔ aɖe tame. Ame aɖeke menɔ teƒe sia o. Esi woɖo afi ma teti ko la, Yesu ƒe mo de asi keklẽ me kple ŋutikɔkɔe,
3 His clothes became dazzling white. They were whiter than anyone on earth could make them by bleaching them.
eye eƒe awu si wòdo la trɔ fu tititi. Awu la fu ale gbegbe be, naneke mele xexea me ate ŋu awɔe wòafu nenema o.
4 [Two prophets who had lived long ago], Moses and Elijah, appeared to them. Then the two of them began talking with Jesus.
Azɔ Eliya kple Mose wova do ɖe Yesu gbɔ, wode asi dzeɖoɖo me kplii.
5 [After a short time], Peter [interrupted by] exclaiming, “Teacher, it is wonderful to be here! So allow us to make three shelters. One [will be] for you, one [will be] for Moses, and one [will be] for Elijah!”
Petro gblɔ na Yesu be, “Nufiala, enyo na mí be míanɔ afi sia. Mína míatu agbadɔ etɔ̃, ɖeka na wò, ɖeka na Mose, eye ɖeka na Eliya.”
6 [He said this] because [he wanted to say something, but] he did not know what to say, because he and the other [two disciples] were very awestruck.
(Egblɔ esia, elabena menya nu si wòagblɔ o, wovɔ̃ ŋutɔ.)
7 Then a [shining] cloud appeared that covered them. [God] [EUP] spoke to them from the cloud saying, “This is my Son. I love him. [Therefore], listen to him!”
Esi Petro nɔ nya siawo gblɔm la, lilikpo aɖe va tsyɔ wo dzi, hexe ɣe la ŋkume. Gbe aɖe ɖi tso lilikpo la me be, “Esia nye vinye lɔlɔ̃a. Miɖo toe.”
8 When [the three disciples] looked around, they saw that suddenly Jesus was alone with them, and that there was no longer anyone [else] there.
Kasia, nusrɔ̃la etɔ̃awo megakpɔ ame aɖeke le wo gbɔ o, negbe Yesu ɖeka ko, elabena Mose kple Eliya wodzo.
9 While they were coming down the mountain, Jesus told them that they should not tell anyone [yet] what had just happened to him. He said, “You may tell them after I, the one who came from heaven, (rise from the dead/become alive again) after I die.”
Esi wonɔ ɖiɖim tso toa dzi gbɔna la, Yesu de se na nusrɔ̃lawo vevie be womegagblɔ nu si teƒe wokpɔ la na ame aɖeke o, negbe le Amegbetɔ Vi la ƒe tsitretsitsi tso ame kukuwo dome megbe ko.
10 So they did not tell others about it [for a long time]. But they discussed among themselves what it meant when he said that he would (rise from the dead/become alive again) after he died.
Ale nusrɔ̃lawo ɣla nya siawo ɖe woƒe dziwo me, gake zi geɖe la, woƒoa nu le eŋu, eye wobua ta me vevie le nu si tututu Yesu gblɔna be, “Tsitretsitsi tso ame kukuwo dome” la ŋu.
11 [The three disciples had just seen Elijah, but Elijah had not done anything to prepare people to accept Jesus. So] they asked Jesus, “The men who teach the [Jewish] laws say that Elijah must come back to the earth before [the Messiah comes to earth. But you have been here a long time and Elijah came just today. So is what they are teaching wrong?]”
Wobiae be, “Nu ka ta agbalẽfialawo nɔa gbɔgblɔm be ele be Eliya nava gbã ɖo?”
12 [Jesus wanted them to know that John the Baptizer was the one who represented Elijah. So] he answered them, “It is true that [God promised to send Elijah to come] first [so that people would be ready when I came]. Elijah’s representative has already come, and our leaders treated him very badly, just like they wanted to do, just like it was prophesied {[the prophets] prophesied} long ago. But, (I also want you to consider what is written {what [the prophets] wrote} in the Scriptures about me, the one who came from heaven./why have you not thought about what is written {what [the prophets] wrote} about me, the one who came from heaven?) [RHQ] It is written {They wrote} that I would suffer much and that I would be rejected {that [many people] would reject me}.”
Yesu ɖo eŋu be, “Le nyateƒe me la, Eliya va xoxo, eye wòɖɔ nuwo katã ɖo. Azɔ nu ka ta woŋlɔe ɖi le Amegbetɔ Vi la ŋu be, akpe fu geɖe, eye woagbe nu le egbɔ ɖo?
Ke mele egblɔm na mi be, Eliya va, wowɔ nu sia nu si wodi be yewoawɔe la abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖi la ene.”
14 [Jesus and those three disciples] returned to where the [other] disciples were. They saw a large crowd around the other disciples and [some] men who taught the [Jewish] laws arguing with them.
Esi wova ɖo toa te la, wokpɔ be ameha gã aɖe ƒo xlã nusrɔ̃la mamlɛawo, eye Yudatɔwo ƒe agbalẽfialawo nɔ nya hem kpli wo.
15 As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were very surprised [to see him come]. So they ran to him and greeted him.
Esi ameha la kpɔ Yesu la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo, ke woƒu du yi egbɔ be yewoado gbe nɛ.
16 He asked them, “What are you arguing about?”
Yesu bia wo be, “Nya ka tututu hem miele?”
17 A man in the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son [here in order that] you [would heal him]. There is an evil spirit in him [that makes him] unable to talk.
Ame ɖeka le ameawo dome do ɣli gblɔ be, “Nufiala meɖe kuku, vinyee mekplɔ vɛ na wò be nàda gbe le eŋu nam. Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ aɖe le eme si wɔe be mete ŋu ƒoa nu o.
18 Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, he grinds his teeth together, and he becomes stiff. I asked your disciples to expel the spirit, but they were not able to do it.”
Nyateƒe ne gbɔgbɔ baɖa sia dze edzi la, ekɔnɛ xlãna ɖe anyi ŋɔdzitɔe, eye futukpɔ dona le enu, eɖua aɖukli, eye eƒe lãme liana kakoo. Meɖe kuku na wò nusrɔ̃lawo be woanya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la le eme, gake womete ŋui o.”
19 Jesus replied by saying to those people, “(I am very disappointed that [although you] have observed how I help people, you do not believe [that you are able to do anything]!/Why is it that [although you] have observed how I help people, you do not believe [that you are able to do anything]?) [RHQ] (I have been with you a long time, [and you still cannot do what I do]!/How long do I have to be with you [before you can do what I do]?) [RHQ] Bring the boy to me!”
Yesu trɔ ɖe nusrɔ̃lawo ŋu hegblɔ na wo be, “O! Mi xɔse ʋɛtɔ siawo, ŋkeke neni wòle be manɔ anyi kpli mi hafi miaxɔ dzinye ase? Aleke gbegbe magbɔ dzi ɖi na mi? Mikplɔ ɖevi la vɛ nam.”
20 So they brought the boy to Jesus. As soon as the evil spirit saw Jesus, it shook the boy severely, and [the boy] fell on the ground. He rolled around, and he foamed at the mouth.
Ale wokplɔ ɖevi la yi na Yesu, gake kaka wòakpɔ Yesu ko la, gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la xlãe ɖe anyigba sesĩe; eƒo dablibɛ le anyigba, eye futukpɔ hã nɔ dodom le enu.
21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” He replied, “[This started to happen] when he was a child.
Yesu bia ɖevia fofo be, “Tso ɣe ka ɣi ke wòle dɔ sia lém?” Fofoa ɖo eŋu be, “Tso keke eƒe ɖevime ke.
22 [The spirit does not only do this], but he also often throws him into the fire or into the water in order to kill him. But, pity us and help us, if you can!”
Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ sia nana wòdzea dzo me alo tsi me, eye wòdi kokoko be yeawui. Ao! Meɖe kuku kpɔ míaƒe nublanui, ne àte ŋui la, nàwɔ nane tso eŋuti na mí.”
23 Jesus exclaimed to him, “[Do not say] [RHQ] ‘If you can’, for [God/I] can do anything for people who believe [in him/me]!”
Yesu gabiae be, “Ɖe nègblɔ be ne mate ŋuia? Nu sia nu wɔwɔ le bɔbɔe ne èxɔe se ko.”
24 Immediately the child’s father shouted, “I believe [that you can help me, but I do not believe strongly]. Help me to believe more strongly!”
Fofoa ɖo eŋu enumake be, “Xɔse le asinye. Ao, ve nunye be nye xɔse sia nadzi ɖe edzi!”
25 Because [Jesus wanted to heal the boy before] the crowd got bigger, he rebuked the evil spirit, saying, “You evil spirit, you who are [causing this boy to be] deaf and unable to talk! I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!”
Yesu kpɔ be ameha la nɔ agbɔ sɔm ɖe edzi, eya ta eɖe gbe na gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la be, “Gbɔgbɔ maƒonu, tokunɔ gbɔgbɔ, meɖe gbe na wò be, nàdo go le ɖevi sia me fifi laa, mèkpɔ mɔ agage ɖe eme azɔ o.”
26 The evil spirit shouted, it shook the boy violently, and then it left the boy. The boy did not move. He seemed like a dead body. So many of the people there said, “He is dead!”
Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la do ɣli sesĩe, ganyama ɖevi la nublanuitɔe, hedo go le eme. Azɔ ɖevi la fa miamiamia ɖe anyigba, heli kpoo abe ɖe wòku ene. Ale ameawo katã gblɔ be eku.
27 However, Jesus took him by the hand and helped him get up. Then the boy stood up. [He was healed]!
Ke Yesu lé eƒe alɔnu, na wòtsi tsitre, eye nukutɔe la, eƒe lãme sẽ.
28 Later, when Jesus and his disciples were alone in a house, one of them asked him, “Why were we not able to expel [the evil spirit]?”
Azɔ esi Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ɖeɖe wonɔ aƒe si me wodze la, nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Nu ka ta míawo míete ŋu nya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la do goe o ɖo?”
29 He said to them, “You can expel this kind [of evil spirit] only by your praying [that God will give you the power to do it]. There is no other way that you can expel them.”
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Nu siawo ƒomevi wɔwɔ hiã gbedodoɖa kple nutsitsidɔ.”
30 After [Jesus and his disciples] left that [district], they traveled through Galilee [district]. Jesus did not want anyone [else] to know [that he was in their area]; he did not want
Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dzo le afi ma, eye woɖo ta Galilea nuto me. Yesu dze agbagba vevie be amewo nagakpɔ ye o,
31 [anyone to interrupt him] as he taught his disciples. He was telling them, “[Some day my enemies] [SYN] will seize [MTY] me, the one who came from heaven, and I will be handed over [to other] men. Those men will kill me. But on the third day after I am killed {after they kill me}, I will become alive again!”
edi be yeakpɔ ɣeyiɣi geɖe afia nu yeƒe nusrɔ̃lawo. Zi geɖe ne ele nu fiam wo la, egblɔna na wo be, “Woade Amegbetɔ Vi la asi, woawui, gake le ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe la, magatsi tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome.”
32 But they did not understand what he was telling them. Also, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
Nusrɔ̃lawo mete ŋu se nya siawo gɔme o, gake ale si woawɔ abiae la hã zu dɔ; wonɔ vɔvɔ̃m.
33 Jesus and his disciples returned to Capernaum [town]. When they were in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing [while we were traveling] on the road?”
Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va ɖo Kapernaum. Esi wova ɖo aƒe si me wodze me la, Yesu bia nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Esi míenɔ mɔa dzi gbɔna ɖe, nya ka ʋlim mienɔ?”
34 But they did not reply. [They were ashamed to reply] because, [while they were traveling], they had been arguing with each other about which one of them [would be] the most important [when Jesus became king].
Nyateƒe, nya sia ŋu ɖoɖo sesẽ na nusrɔ̃lawo, elabena nya si hem wonɔ la ku ɖe ame si nye wo katã ƒe amegã la ŋu.
35 He sat down, he summoned the twelve disciples [to come close to him], and then he said to them, “If anyone wants [God to consider him] to be the most important person of all, he must [consider himself] to be the least important person of all, and he must serve everyone [else].”
Yesu nɔ anyi, yɔ eƒe nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo ƒo ƒu, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Ame si di be yeanye mi katã ƒe amegã la, ele nɛ be wòanye suetɔ kekeake gbã, ɛ̃, ele be wòanye mi katã ƒe subɔla!”
36 Then he took a child and placed him among them. He took the child in his arms and then he said to them,
Azɔ ekplɔ ɖevi sue aɖe va wo titinae, kɔe ɖe eƒe abɔwo dome, eye wògblɔ na wo be,
37 “Those who, [because they love] me, welcome a child like this one, [God considers that] they are welcoming me. So [it is as though] they are also welcoming [God], who sent me.”
“Ame si axɔ ɖevi sue aɖe abe esia ene le nye ŋkɔ me la, nyee nye ema wòxɔ, eye ame si axɔm la, menye nyee wòxɔ o, ke boŋ Fofonye si dɔm lae wòxɔ!”
38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone who was expelling demons, ([claiming he had] authority from you [to do that/while telling people] that you [have told him to do it]). So we told him to stop doing it because he was not one of us [disciples].”
Yesu ƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dometɔ ɖeka si woyɔna be Yohanes la gblɔ nɛ be, “Nufiala, míekpɔ ame aɖe si tsɔ wò ŋkɔ nɔ gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyamee le amewo me. Ale míegbe nɛ be megawɔe o, elabena menye mía dometɔ ɖeka wònye o.”
39 Jesus said, “Do not tell him [not to do that]! For no one will speak evilly about me just after he performs a miracle while saying that I [have told him to do it].
Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Migagbe nɛ o, elabena ame si le nukunu aɖe wɔm le nye ŋkɔ dzi la, mate ŋu anye nye futɔ o.
40 Furthermore, those who are not opposing us are trying to [achieve the same goals that] we are.
Ame si metsi tsitre ɖe mía ŋu o la, ele míaƒe akpa dzi.
41 Also think about this: Those [who belong to me who help you in any way, even] if they [just] give you a cup of water to drink because you follow [me], the Messiah, will certainly be rewarded [by God]!”
Yesu yi edzi be, ‘Vavã mele egblɔm na mi bena, ne ame aɖe na tsi kplu ɖeka mi be miano elabena mienye Kristo tɔ la, ame sia mabu fetu si wòaxɔ la o.’
42 [Jesus also said], “But if you cause someone who believes in me to sin, [God will severely punish you], even if that person is [socially unimportant like] this little child. If someone tied a heavy stone around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that was a severe punishment. But God will punish you more severely] than that [if you cause a person who believes in me to sin].
“Gake ne ame aɖe awɔe be ɖevi sue siawo dometɔ ɖeka nabu xɔse si le esi ɖe ŋunye la, ne wotsi kpe gã aɖe ɖe kɔ nɛ hekɔe ƒu gbe ɖe atsiaƒu me la, anyo nɛ wu sãa.
43 [So], if you are [wanting to use one of] [MTY, PRS] [your hands to sin, stop using your hand! Even if you have to] cut your hand off and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and that you live eternally, [even though you lack one of] your hands [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and as a result God throws your whole body into hell. There the fires never go out! (Geenna g1067)
Ne wò asi nana be nèwɔa nu vɔ̃ la, lãe ɖa. Enyo na wò be nàge ɖe mawufiaɖuƒe la me kple asikpo wu be asi eve nanɔ ŋuwò nàyi dzomavɔʋe me, afi si dzo metsina le o. [ (Geenna g1067)
Afi si, “‘woƒe nye mekuna le o, eye dzo la hã metsina le o.]’
45 If you are [wanting to use] one of [PRS] your feet to sin, [stop using your foot! Even if you have to] cut off your foot [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and live eternally, [even though] you lack one of your feet [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and go to hell. (Geenna g1067)
Ne wò afɔ nana be nèwɔa nu vɔ̃ la, lãe ɖa. Enyo na wò be nàge ɖe agbe la me kple afɔkpo wu esi afɔ eve nanɔ asiwò, woakɔ wò aƒu gbe ɖe dzomavɔʋe la me. [ (Geenna g1067)
Afi si, “‘woƒe nye mekuna le o, eye dzo la hã metsina le o.]’
47 If because of what you see [MTY, PRS] you are tempted to sin, [stop looking at those things]! Even if you have to gouge out your eye and throw it away [HYP] [to avoid sinning, do it! It is good that you not sin and live eternally, even though you lack one of] your eyes [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and, as a result, God puts your whole body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Nenye be wò ŋkue nana be nèwɔa nu vɔ̃ la, hoe le etome. Enyo na wò be nàyi mawufiaɖuƒe la me kple ŋku ɖeka wu be nàyi dzomavɔʋe la me kple ŋku eve, (Geenna g1067)
48 In that place people suffer forever and the fires are never put out {never go out}.”
afi si, “‘woƒe nyẽ mekuna le o, eye dzo la hã metsina le o.’
49 “[You must endure difficulties in order that God will be pleased with you. Your difficulties are like] a fire [that makes things pure] [MET]. [Your enduring is also like] [MET] salt being put [on] {people putting salt on their} [sacrifices to make them pure].
Eye woatsɔ dzo bibi ade dze ame sia ame wòatee.”
50 Salt is useful [to put on food], but you cannot [RHQ] make salt to taste salty again if it becomes flavorless [MET]. Similarly, you must remain useful to God, [because no one can make you useful to God again if you become useless]. You must also live peacefully with each other.”
Yesu wu eƒe nuƒo la nu be, “Dze nye nu vevi aɖe, gake nenye be dze bu eƒe vivi la, womagate ŋu atsɔe ade naneke o; meganyo na naneke o, migabu vivi si le mia me la o! Minɔ anyi kple amewo katã le ŋutifafa me.”
