Matthew 17
1 Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.
Le ŋkeke ade megbe la, Yesu kplɔ Petro, Yakobo kple nɔvia Yohanes ɖe asi woyi to kɔkɔ aɖe dzi. Teƒe sia zi ɖoɖoe nyuie.
2 There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.
Le toa dzi la, Yesu ƒe dzedzeme trɔ enumake. Eƒe mo de asi keklẽ me abe ɣe ene, eye eƒe awu fu tititi abe kekeli ene.
3 And suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them conversing with Him.
Kasia Mose kple Eliya va do ɖe egbɔ, eye wonɔ dze ɖom kplii.
4 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, we are thankful to you that we are here. If you approve, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Petro gblɔ na Yesu be, “Aƒetɔ, enyo ŋutɔ be míele afi sia! Ne èlɔ̃ la, na míawɔ agbadɔ etɔ̃, ɖeka nanye tɔwò, ɖeka nanye Mose tɔ, ɖeka nanye Eliya hã tɔ.”
5 He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
Esi wònɔ nya sia gblɔm la, lilikpo keklẽ aɖe va tsyɔ wo dzi, eye gbe aɖe ɖi tso lilikpo la me gblɔ be, “Ame siae nye Vinye si gbɔ nyemelɔ̃a nu le o, si dzea ŋunye. Miɖo toe.”
6 On hearing this voice, the disciples fell on their faces and were filled with terror.
Esi gbe la nɔ ɖiɖim alea la, dzidzi ƒo nusrɔ̃la etɔ̃awo, eye wotsyɔ mo anyi kple vɔvɔ̃.
7 But Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Rouse yourselves and have no fear."
Ke Yesu va wo gbɔ, eye wòka asi wo ŋu gblɔ na wo be, “Mitsi tsitre, eye migavɔ̃ o.”
8 So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.
Esi wofɔ mo dzi la, Yesu ɖeka ko wokpɔ.
9 As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
Esime wonɔ ɖiɖim tso toa dzi la, Yesu de se na wo vevie be womegagblɔ nu si teƒe wokpɔ la na ame aɖeke o, va se ɖe esime yeafɔ tso ame kukuwo dome hafi.
10 "Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
Nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Nu ka ta agbalẽfialawo nɔa gbɔgblɔm godoo be ele be Eliya nagava hafi Kristo la nava ɖo?”
11 "Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ele eme nenema. Ele be Eliya nava, aɖɔ nu sia nu ɖo hafi Kristo la nava.
12 But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."
Ke mele egblɔm na mi be, Eliya gatrɔ va xoxo, gake amewo mekpɔe dze sii o, eya ta wowɔ nu sia nu si wodi be yewoawɔe la. Nenema ke Amegbetɔ Vi la hã akpe fu le woƒe asimee.”
13 Then it dawned upon the disciples that it was John the Baptist about whom He had spoken to them.
Nusrɔ̃lawo kpɔe dze sii be Yohanes Mawutsitanamela ŋutie Yesu nɔ nu ƒom le.
14 When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him.
Esi wova ɖo toa te la, wokpɔ ameha gã aɖe nɔ afi ma nɔ wo lalam. Enumake ŋutsu aɖe do tso ameha la dome va dze klo ɖe Yesu ƒe akɔme gblɔ be,
15 "Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
“Aƒetɔ, kpɔ nublanui na vinye ŋutsuvi sia; ele kpeŋuidɔ lém, eye wòle fu kpem nublanuitɔe. Ne kpeŋuidɔ la dze edzi ɣe aɖewo ɣi la, enana be wòdzea dzo alo tsi me.
16 I have brought him to your disciples, and they have not been able to cure him."
Mekplɔe vɛ na wò nusrɔ̃lawo, gake womete ŋu da gbe le eŋu o.”
17 "O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you? how long shall I endure you? Bring him to me."
Yesu ɖo eŋu gblɔ be, “O! Mi dzidzime kpaɖikpaɖi, dzimaxɔsetɔ siawo, ŋkeke neni wòle be manɔ anyi kpli mi hafi miaxɔ dzinye ase? Aleke gbegbe magbɔ dzi ɖi na mi? Mikplɔ ɖevi la va afi sia nam.”
18 Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment.
Yesu blu ɖe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la ta, eye wòdo go le ɖevi la me ale be eƒe lãme sẽ enumake.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?"
Esia megbe la, nusrɔ̃lawo va bia Yesu dzaa be, “Nu ka ta míawo míete ŋu nya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la do goe o mahã?”
20 "Because your faith is so small," He replied; "for I solemnly declare to you that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Remove from this place to that,' and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Elabena xɔse ʋɛ aɖe koe le mia si. Mele egblɔm na mi nyateƒetɔe be ne miaƒe xɔse le sue abe logoku ene hã la, miate ŋu agblɔ na to sia be, ‘Ho le teƒe sia’, eye wòaho. Naneke wɔwɔ masesẽ na mi o. [
21 But an evil spirit of this kind is only driven out by prayer and fasting."
Ke miate ŋu anya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ siawo ƒomevi o, negbe ɖe miedo gbe ɖa hetsi nu dɔ hafi.]”
22 As they were travelling about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;
Esi wogaƒo wo ɖokuiwo nu ƒu le Galilea la, Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Wole Amegbetɔ Vi la de ge asi na amewo,
23 they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed.
woawui, eye le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, woafɔe ɖe tsitre.” Esia na nusrɔ̃lawo yɔ fũu kple nuxaxa.
24 After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"
Esi Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va ɖo Kapernaum la, gbedoxɔmenudzɔlawo va Petro gbɔ, eye wobiae be, “Miaƒe Aƒetɔ menaa gbedoxɔmega oa?”
25 "Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"
Eɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ɛ̃, enanɛ.” Ke esi Petro va ɖo aƒea me la, Yesue nye ame gbãtɔ si ƒo nu. Ebia Petro be, “Simɔn, aleke nèsusu? Ame kawo si anyigbadzifiawo xɔa adzɔga kple duga le, le dukɔmeviwo si loo alo le ame bubuwo si?”
26 "From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus.
Petro ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Le ame bubuwo si.” Yesu yi edzi gblɔ nɛ be, “Ekema mehiã be dukɔmeviwo naxe adzɔga o.”
27 "However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."
Gake be míagadze agɔ le wo dzi o ta la, yi ɖe ƒuta, eye nàda ƒu. Lã gbãtɔ si nàɖe la, ke eƒe nu me; àkpɔ ga home aɖe si ade nye kple wò ƒe gadzɔdzɔ la nu. Tsɔe ɖaxe nye kple wò ƒe mawuxɔmenudzɔdzɔ lae.
