Luke 20
1 And on one of those days as He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes and elders came upon Him, saying,
Esi Yesu nɔ nu fiam amewo, eye wònɔ nyanyui la gblɔm na wo le gbedoxɔ la me le ŋkeke mawo dometɔ ɖeka dzi la, nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfialawo kple dumegãwo va ƒo xlãe heɖe ɖeklemi kplii.
2 Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?
Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Gblɔe na mí, ŋusẽ kae nètsɔ wɔ esiawoe? Alo ame kae na ŋusẽ sia wò?”
3 And He answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one question, tell me,
Eɖo eŋu be, “Nye hã mabia nya ɖeka mi hafi maɖo miaƒe biabia ŋu na mi.
4 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?
Biabia lae nye, ‘Yohanes ƒe mawutsidede ta na ame ɖe, Dziƒo wòtso loo alo amewo gbɔ wòtsoa?’”
5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Wodzro nya sia me le wo ɖokuiwo dome, eye wogblɔ be, “Ne míegblɔ be, ‘Etso dziƒo’ la, abia mí be, ‘Ekema nu ka ŋutie miexɔ edzi se o?’
6 but if we say, Of men, the people will all stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Ne míegblɔ hã be, ‘Amewo gbɔ wòtso la,’ ekema ameha la katã awɔ funyafunya mí, elabena woxɔe se vevie be Yohanes nye nyagblɔɖila.”
7 And they answered, they did not know whence it was.
Mlɔeba la woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Míenya afi si wòtso o.”
8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Ale Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Ekema nye hã nyemagblɔ ŋusẽ si metsɔ wɔ nu siawo la na mi o.”
9 Then He began to speak unto the people this parable, A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen and travelled abroad for a considerable time,
Yesu gatrɔ ɖe ameha la gbɔ, eye wòdo lo sia na wo be, “Ŋutsu aɖe de waingble, eye wòtsɔe de agbledela bubuwo si hedzo yi du didi aɖe me afi si wònɔ ƒe geɖe.
10 and at the fruit-season he sent a servant to the husbandmen that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty.
Esi nuŋeɣi ɖo la, edɔ eƒe dɔla ɖeka ɖo ɖe agbledelawo gbɔ be wòava xɔ waingble la ƒe kutsetsea ƒe akpa si nye etɔ gome la vɛ. Gake agblea dzi kpɔlawo ƒo dɔla la vevie, eye wogbugbɔe ɖo ɖa asi ƒuƒlu.
11 And he sent another servant; and they beat him also and abused him, and sent him away empty.
Agbletɔ la gadɔ dɔla bubu ɖa, gake wowɔ eya hã nenema; woƒoe, eye esi wodo ŋukpee la, wonyae wòdzo asi ƒuƒlu.
12 And he sent a third; and they wounded him also and drove him out.
Agbletɔ la gadɔ ame etɔ̃lia ɖo ɖa agblea dzi kpɔlawo. Wode abi eŋu, eye wotsɔe le agblea me ƒu gbe.
13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see Him they will reverence Him.
“Agbletɔ la gblɔ na eɖokui azɔ be, ‘Menya nu si mawɔ! Madɔ vinye lɔlɔ̃tɔ la ɖe wo gbɔ. Meka ɖe edzi be woade bubu eya ŋu.’
14 But when the husbandmen saw Him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
“Gake esi agblea dzi kpɔlawo kpɔ via wògbɔna la, wogblɔ be, ‘Nu si dim míele la va ɖo. Ame si ava nyi eƒe dome nenye be megali o lae nye esi va do! Mina míawui be eƒe domenyinu nazu mía tɔ.’
15 So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
Ale wolée, hee do goe le waingblea me heyi ɖawu.” Yesu bia ameha la be, “Nu ka miebu be agbletɔ la awɔ?
16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this they said, God forbid.
Magblɔe na mi. Agbletɔa ava, eye wòana woawu ame vɔ̃ɖi siawo, eye wòatsɔ waingble la de ame bubuwo ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.” Nyaselawo alo ameha la gblɔ nɛ be, “Kpao, meganɔ nenema o!”
17 And He looked upon them and said, What then is this, which is written, The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner?
Yesu kpɔ wo dũu hegblɔ be, “Ke nu kae mawunya wɔnɛ esi wogblɔ be, “‘Kpe si xɔtulawo gbe la, eyae va zu kpe si wotsɔ ɖo dzogoe na xɔa’?”
18 Whosoever falleth on that stone shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it falleth, it will crush him to pieces.
Egblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Ame sia ame si akli kpe sia la aŋe afɔ. Ke ame si dzi wòage adze la, agbã gudugudu.”
19 And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.
Esi nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfialawo se ŋutinya si Yesu gblɔ la, wodi be yewoalée enumake elabena wonya be yewo ŋutie wòdo loa ɖo, gake wovɔ̃ ameha la.
20 And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor.
Esi wonɔ mɔnu dim le eŋu ta la, wodɔ ame aɖewo ɖe egbɔ be woawɔ wo ɖokuiwo abe ame dzɔdzɔewo ene, ne woalée le nya me, ne yewoadee asi na amegãwo kple mɔmefia hena tohehe nɛ.
21 And they asked Him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but teachest the way of God in truth:
Wova Yesu gbɔ va gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, míenyae be nufiala anukwaretɔe nènye. Ètoa nyateƒe ɣe sia ɣi, eye mèkpɔa ame aɖeke hã ŋkume o, ke boŋ èfiaa nu si nye Mawu ƒe mɔwo.
22 is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
Azɔ gblɔ wò susu na mí tso nya sia ŋuti. Enyo be míadzɔ nu na Kaisaro loo alo menyo o.”
23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why do ye tempt me?
Yesu kpɔ aye si wɔm ameawo nɔ la dze sii, eya ta wògblɔ be,
24 Shew me a penny: whose image and inscription hath it? and they answered, Cesar's.
“Mitsɔ kɔba ɖeka nam makpɔ ɖa. Ame ka ƒe tatae nye esia le kɔba sia dzi? Eye ame ka ƒe ŋkɔe le tata la te?” Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Kaisaro si nye Roma duwo katã dzi ɖula ƒe tatae.”
25 Then said He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
Egblɔ na wo be, “Ekema mitsɔ nu si nye Kaisaro tɔ la nɛ, eye mitsɔ nu si nye Mawu tɔ la na Mawu!”
26 And they could not take hold of his word before the people: and they marvelled at his answer and said no more.
Ale mɔ si wotre nɛ be wòaɖee le ameha la ŋkume la mete ŋu ɖee o. Eƒe nyaŋuɖoɖo la wɔ nuku na wo ale gbegbe be ɖoɖoe zi le wo nu.
27 And some of the Sadducees (who deny a resurrection) came to Him and asked Him,
Azɔ Zadukitɔ aɖewo, ame siwo xɔe se be ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi aɖeke meli o la
28 saying, Moses enjoined us, if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
va Yesu gbɔ kple nya sia be, “Mose ƒe se gblɔ be nenye be ŋutsu aɖe ɖe srɔ̃, gake wo kple srɔ̃a medzi vi hafi wòku o la, nɔvia ŋutsu naɖe ahosia, eye vi si woadzi la anye ame si ku la tɔ.
29 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; and the second took the wife, and he died childless;
Míenya ƒome aɖe, si me ɖekakpui adre nɔ. Tsitsitɔ ɖe srɔ̃, gake medzi vi aɖeke hafi ku o.
30 and the third took her;
Ame si dzɔ ɖe eyome la ɖe ahosia, gake eya hã medzi vi kplii hafi trɔ megbe o.
31 and in like manner all the seven.
Ke etɔ̃lia hã ɖee, eye nu sia yi edzi ʋuu va se ɖe esime ɖekakpui adreawo katã ɖe ahosia kpɔ, gake ɖeke medzi vi kplii hafi ku o.
32 And they died and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
Nyɔnua hã va ku mlɔeba.
33 Therefore at the resurrection whose wife is she? for all the seven had her to wife.
Azɔ míaƒe biabia lae nye be, ame ka srɔ̃e nyɔnu sia anye nenye be wofɔ tso ku me? Elabena ŋutsuawo katã ɖee kpɔ!”
34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry and are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ame siwo le agbe le xexe sia mee woɖo srɔ̃ɖeɖe anyi na. (aiōn g165)
35 But they who are counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
Gake ame siwo dze be woƒe asi nasu xexe kemɛ kple fɔfɔ ɖe tsitre yi dziƒo la, womaɖe srɔ̃ o, eye womatsɔ wo ana be woaɖe hã o. (aiōn g165)
36 for they can die no more, being like the angels: and they are the children of God as being the children of the resurrection.
Womagaku hã o, ale woanɔ abe mawudɔlawo ene, eye woanye Mawu viwo, elabena wofɔ wo ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome.
37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush; for he calleth the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
“Ke le ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi ŋuti la, Mose gɔ̃ hã gblɔe fia le ŋuve mumu si nɔ bibim la gbɔ, esi wòyɔ Mawu be, ‘Abraham ƒe Mawu, Isak ƒe Mawu kple Yakob ƒe Mawu.’
38 And He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for to Him they are all living.
Menye ame kukuwo ƒe Mawu wònye o, ke boŋ ame gbagbewo tɔe, elabena wo katã wole agbe nɛ.”
39 And some of the scribes replied, Master, thou hast indeed said right.
Sefialawo dometɔ aɖewo gblɔ be, “Nufiala, ègblɔe nyuie ŋutɔ!”
40 And they dared not any more to ask Him any such question.
Ale wodzudzɔ woƒe nyawo biabia, elabena dzi megale wo ƒo be woagabia nya aɖekee o.
41 And He said unto them, How do they say, that Christ is the son of David?
Azɔ Yesu tsɔ biabia sia ɖo woƒe ŋkume be, “Nu ka ta wogblɔ be Kristo la nye Fia David ƒe vi ɖo?
42 when David himself saith in the book of Psalms, "The Lord said unto my Lord,
Elabena David ŋutɔ gblɔ le Psalmowo ƒe agbalẽ me be, “‘Aƒetɔ la gblɔ na nye Aƒetɔ be, “Bɔbɔ nɔ nye nuɖusime,
43 Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool."
va se ɖe esime matsɔ wò ketɔwo awɔ wò afɔɖodzinu.”’
44 David therefore calleth Him Lord, and how is He then his son?
David yɔe be, ‘Aƒetɔ’ Aleke wɔ wòaganye via?”
45 And He said to his disciples, in the audience of all the people,
Yesu trɔ ɖe eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ŋu le esime ameha la nɔ to ɖomii, eye wògblɔ na wo be,
46 Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in long robes, and love salutations in public places, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, and uppermost places at feasts;
“Mikpɔ nyuie le sefialawo ŋuti, elabena wolɔ̃a awu ʋlayawo dodo, eye wodina be amewo nado gbe na yewo ne yewole zɔzɔm le ablɔwo dzi. Wolɔ̃a teƒe kɔkɔwo nɔnɔ le ƒuƒoƒewo, eye wodia kplɔ̃tanɔnɔ vevie le nuɖukplɔ̃ɖoƒewo.
47 who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.
Woxɔa ahosiwo ƒe aƒewo le wo si, eye wodoa kpɔkpɔ wo ɖokuiwo to gbe didiwo dodo ɖa me. Ame siawo tɔgbi axɔ tohehe sesẽtɔ.”
