Luke 11
1 At one place where He was praying, when He rose from His knees one of His disciples said to Him, "Master, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
Da bi, na Yesu rebɔ mpae wɔ baabi. Owiei no, nʼasuafo no mu baako ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Awurade, kyerɛ yɛn mpaebɔ sɛnea Yohane kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo mpaebɔ no.”
2 So He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father may Thy name be kept holy; let Thy Kingdom come;
Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Sɛ morebɔ mpae a, monka se, “‘Agya, wo din ho ntew, wʼahenni mmra.
3 give us day after day our bread for the day;
Ma yɛn yɛn ano aduan daa.
4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who fails in his duty to us; and bring us not into temptation.'"
Fa yɛn bɔne kyɛ yɛn sɛnea yɛn nso, yɛde wɔn a wɔfom yɛn no bɔne kyɛ wɔn no. Na nnyaa yɛn mma yɛnnkɔ sɔhwɛ mu.’”
5 And He said to them, "Which of you shall have a friend and shall go to him in the middle of the night and say, "'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;
Yesu bisaa wɔn se, “Mo mu hena na ɔbɛkɔ ne yɔnko hɔ ɔdasu mu akɔka akyerɛ no se, ‘Me nua, fɛm me aduan kakra,
6 for a friend of mine has just come to my house from a distance, and I have nothing for him to eat'?
efisɛ ɔhɔho bi abefu me mu, na minni aduan biara a mede bɛma no,’
7 "And he from indoors shall answer, "'Do not pester me. The door is now barred, and I am here in bed with my children. I cannot get up and give you bread.'
na ɔbɛma no mmuae afi ne dan mu se, ‘Nhaw me! Mato me pon mu ne me mma ada. Merentumi nsɔre mma wo biribiara.’
8 "I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.
Mereka akyerɛ mo se, na ade asa no nti, ɔyɛ ne yɔnko koraa mpo a ɔrensɔre. Nanso esiane sɛ ɔkɔɔ so srɛɛ no no nti ɛbɛma wasɔre ama no nea ehia no no nyinaa.
9 "So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'
“Ɛno nti mereka akyerɛ mo se; Mummisa, na wɔbɛma mo; monhwehwɛ na mubehu; mompem na wobebue mo.
10 For every one who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door shall be opened.
Na obiara a obisa no, wɔma no; na obiara a ɔhwehwɛ no, ohu; na nea ɔpem no, wobue no.
11 And what father is there among you, who, if his son asks for a slice of bread, will offer him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish offer him a snake?
“Agya bɛn na ɔwɔ mo mu na ne ba bisa no brodo a ɔbɛma no ɔbo,
12 or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion?
anaasɛ obisa no apataa a ɔbɛma no ɔwɔ, anaasɛ obisa nkesua a ɔbɛma no akekantwɛre?
13 If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"
Na sɛ mo a moyɛ nnebɔneyɛfo mpo nim sɛnea moma mo mma nnepa a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mo Agya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no remfa Honhom Kronkron no mma wɔn a wobisa no no?”
14 On once occasion He was expelling a dumb demon; and when the demon was gone out the dumb man could speak, and the people were astonished.
Bere bi Yesu tuu honhommɔne bi a ɛyɛ mum fii onipa bi mu. Honhommɔne no tu fii ne mu no, ɔkasa ma ɛyɛɛ nnipa a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa ahodwiriw.
15 But some among them said, "It is by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of the demons, that he expels the demons."
Nanso ebinom kae se, “Ɔnam ahonhommɔne panyin Beelsebul tumi so na etu ahonhommɔne.”
16 Others, to put Him to the test, asked Him for a sign in the sky.
Afoforo nso pɛe sɛ wɔsɔ no hwɛ nti, wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, ɔnyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bi a efi ɔsoro nkyerɛ wɔn.
17 And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom in which civil war rages goes to ruin: family attacks family and is overthrown.
Nanso ohuu wɔn adwene maa wɔn mmuae se, “Kurow biara a emu akyekyɛ no dan amamfo. Saa ara nso na ofi biara a emu kyekyɛ no gu.
18 And if Satan really has engaged in fierce conflict with himself, how shall his kingdom stand?--because you say that I expel demons by the power of Baal-zebul.
Na sɛ ɔbonsam nso ko tia ne ho a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na nʼahenni begyina? Nea enti a mereka saa asɛm yi ne sɛ, muse menam Beelsebul tumi so na mitu ahonhommɔne.
19 And if it is by the power of Baal-zebul that I expel the demons, by whom do your disciples expel them? They therefore shall be your judges.
Na sɛ menam Beelsebul tumi so na mitu ahonhommɔne a, hena so na mo nkurɔfo nam tu ahonhommɔne? Saa na ɛte de a, mo nkurɔfo no ara na wobebu mo atɛn.
20 But if it is by the power of God that I drive out the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
Nanso sɛ menam Onyankopɔn tumi so na mitu honhommɔne de a, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn ahenni no aba mo so.
21 "Whenever a strong man, fully armed and equipped, is guarding his own castle, he enjoys peaceful possession of his property;
“Sɛ ɔhoɔdenfo de akode wɛn ne fi a, obiara rentumi nkowia nʼagyapade;
22 but as soon as another stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away that complete armour of his in which he trusted, and distributes the plunder he has collected.
nanso sɛ nea ne ho yɛ den na ɔwɔ akode pa sen no kɔ ne so a, odi ne so nkonim, gye nʼakode a ɔde ne ho too so no, sesaw nʼagyapade no nyinaa kɔ.
23 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.
“Obiara a onni mʼafa no tia me, na nea ɔne me mmoaboa ano no, hwete mu.
24 "When a foul spirit has left a man, it roams about in the Desert, seeking a resting-place; but, unable to find any, it says, 'I will return to the house I have left;"
“Sɛ wotu honhommɔne fi onipa bi mu a, ekyinkyin hwehwɛ homebea, nanso ennya bi. Na sɛ wannya homebea a ɔka se, ‘Mɛsan akɔ onipa a mifii ne mu bae no mu bio.’
25 and when it comes, it finds the house swept clean and in good order.
Na sɛ ɔsan kɔ onipa no mu a, obehu sɛ ɛhɔ tew a efi biara nni mu na biribiara yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
26 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more malignant than itself, and they enter and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first.
Afei, ɔsan nʼakyi kɔfa ahonhommɔne afoforo ason a wɔyɛ den kyɛn no ba ma wɔn nyinaa bɛtena hɔ. Eyi ma onipa no sɛe koraa sen sɛnea anka na ɔte kan no.”
27 As He thus spoke a woman in the crowd called out in a loud voice, "Blessed is the mother who carried you, and the breasts that you have sucked."
Yesu gu so rekasa no, ɔbea bi fi nnipadɔm no mu kae se, “Nhyira nka ɔyafunu a ɛwoo wo ne nufu a wunum ano no!”
28 "Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɛwɔ mu de, nanso nhyira ne wɔn a wɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm na wodi so.”
29 Now when the crowds came thronging upon Him, He proceeded to say, "The present generation is a wicked generation: it requires some sign, but no sign shall be given to it except that of Jonah.
Nnipa no kyeree Yesu so no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Nnɛ mma yi yɛ nnebɔneyɛfo. Wɔhwehwɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bi ahu nanso wɔrenhu nsɛnkyerɛnne biara sɛ Yona nsɛnkyerɛnne no.
30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.
Na sɛnea Yona si yɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne maa Ninewefo no, saa ara na Kristo nso bɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ama nnɛ mma yi.
31 The Queen of the South will awake at the Judgement together with the men of the present generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extremity of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but mark! One greater than Solomon is here.
Atemmuda no, Sebahemmea ne nnɛmma bɛsɔre ayi ɔman yi atɛn efisɛ ofi asase ano nohɔ betiee Salomo nyansa nsɛm. Nanso nea ɔsen Salomo no wɔ ha.
32 There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and mark! One greater than Jonah is here.
Atemmuda no Ninewe mmarima ne nnɛmma bɛsɔre ayi ɔman yi atɛn, efisɛ bere a Yona kaa asɛmpa no, wɔsakraa wɔn adwene. Nanso nea ɔsen Yona wɔ ha.
33 "When any one lights a lamp, he never puts it in the cellar or under the bushel, but on the lampstand, that people who come in may see the light.
“Obiara nsɔ kanea mfa nsie, na mmom ɔde si petee mu na ahyerɛn ama wɔn a wɔba mu no nyinaa.
34 The lamp of the body is the eye. When your eyesight is good, your whole body also is lighted up; but when it is defective, your body is darkened.
Wʼani yɛ wo nipadua kanea. Ɛno nti sɛ wʼani ye a na wo nipadua nso yɛ hann. Nanso sɛ enye a, ɛma wo nipadua no dan sum tumm.
35 Consider therefore whether the light that is in you is anything but mere darkness.
Enti hwɛ yiye na hann a ɛwɔ wo mu no annan sum.
36 If, however, your whole body is penetrated with light, and has no part dark, it will be so lighted, all of it, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
Sɛ wo nipadua yɛ hann a sum nni fa baabiara a, onipadua no bɛhyerɛn sɛnea kanea hyerɛn gu wo so no.”
37 When He had thus spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to breakfast at his house; so He entered and took His place at table.
Yesu kasa wiee no, Farisini bi hyiaa no adidi enti ɔkɔe se ɔne no rekodidi.
38 Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that He did not wash His hands before breakfasting.
Farisini no huu sɛ Yesu anhohoro ne nsa ansa sɛnea wɔn amanne kyerɛ ansa na ɔredidi no, ɛyɛɛ no nwonwa.
39 The Master however said to him, "Here we see how you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup or plate, while your secret hearts are full of greed and selfishness.
Yesu huu Farisini no adwene ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Mo Farisifo de, mohohoro nkuku nsanka ne mprɛte ho, nanso fi, anibere ne nnebɔne ahyɛ mo ma tɔ!
40 Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
Adwenharefo! Ɛnyɛ nea ɔyɛɛ akyi no ara na ɔyɛɛ mu nso?
41 But as to what is within, give alms, and instantly all is clean in you.
Monyɛ ahiafo adɔe na biribiara ho bɛtew ama mo.
42 "But alas for you Pharisees! for you pay tithes on your mint and rue and every kind of garden vegetable, and are indifferent to justice and the love of God. These are the things you ought to have attended to, while not neglecting the others.
“Mo Farisifo, munnue! Moma mo nnɔbae so ntotoso du du, nanso mototo adetreneeyɛ ne ɔdɔ a mode dɔ Onyankopɔn no ase. Sɛ mokɔ hyiadan mu a, mpanyin tenabea na mopɛ. Saa ara nso na sɛ mokɔ bagua mu a mopɛ sɛ nnipa hu mo kyia mo.
43 Alas for you Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and you like to be bowed to in places of public resort.
“Mo Farisifo, munnue! Sɛ mokɔ hyiadan mu a, mpanyin tenabea na mopɛ.
44 Alas for you! for you are like the tombs which lie hidden, and the people who walk over them are not aware of their existence."
“Munnue! Efisɛ mote sɛ nna a ɛso asram na nnipa nantew so a wonnim sɛ wɔnam nna so.”
45 Hereupon one of the expounders of the Law exclaimed, "Rabbi, in saying such things you reproach us also."
Mmaranimfo no mu baako ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, sɛ woka saa a na woakasa atia yɛn nso.”
46 "Alas too for you expounders of the Law!" replied Jesus, "for you load men with cumbrous burdens which you yourselves will not touch with one of your fingers.
Yesu buaa no se, “Mo mmaranimfo nso munnue! Mohyɛ nnipa ma wodi mmara a ɛyɛ den so pɛpɛɛpɛ, nanso mo de, munni so sɛ sɛnea ɛsɛ.
47 Alas for you! for you repair the tombs of the Prophets, whom your forefathers killed.
“Munnue! Efisɛ, moatoto adiyifo a mo ankasa anaa mo agyanom kum wɔn no nna so.
48 It follows that you bear testimony to the actions of your forefathers and that you fully approve thereof. They slew, you build.
Mo nneyɛe yi di adanse sɛ mopene nea mo agyanom yɛe no so. Ne nkyerɛase ne sɛ mo agyanom kunkum adiyifo no na mo nso mototoo wɔn nna so maa wɔn.
49 "For this reason also the Wisdom of God has said, 'I will send Prophets and Apostles to them, of whom they will kill some and persecute others,'
Eyi ne nea Onyankopɔn aka afa mo ho: ‘Mɛsoma adiyifo ne asomafo aba mo nkyɛn na mubekunkum bi na moataa wɔn a aka no.’
50 so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.
Mereka akyerɛ mo se, adiyifo no mogya a wɔka gu fii wiase mfiase no,
51 Yes, I tell you that, from the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the House, it shall all be required from the present generation.
efi Habel kum so kosi Sakaria, a wokum no wɔ afɔremuka ne kronkronbea ntam hɔ no so, wobebisa ɛho asɛm afi mo nkyɛn.
52 "Alas for you expounders of the Law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you yourselves have not entered, and those who wanted to enter you have hindered."
“Mo, mmaranimfo, munnue! Mode nokware hintaw mo nkurɔfo. Mo ankasa munni so, na mommma wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wodi so no kwan mma wonni so.”
53 After He had left the house, the Scribes and Pharisees commenced a vehement attempt to entangle Him and make Him give off-hand answers on numerous points,
Ofi Farisini no fi hɔ a ɔrekɔ no, mmaranimfo ne Farisifo no dii nʼakyi de nsɛmmisa guan ne ho,
54 lying in wait to catch some unguarded expression from His lips.
pɛɛ sɛ ɔka biribi a wobegyina so anya no akyere no.
