Dɔwɔwɔwo 13
1 Nyagblɔɖila kple nufiala aɖewo nɔ Antioxia Hame la me ɣe ma ɣi, eye wo dometɔ aɖewoe nye Barnabas kple Simeon si wogayɔna be Niga, Lukio tso Kirene, Manain (si nye Fia Herodes nɔvi) kple Saulo.
The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
2 Gbe ɖeka la, esi ame siawo nɔ Aƒetɔ la subɔm, nɔ nu tsim nɔ dɔdɔm la, Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la gblɔ na wo be, “Mitia Barnabas kple Saulo be woaɖawɔ dɔ tɔxɛ si ta meyɔ wo ɖo la nam.”
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”
3 Wogayi edzi wɔ nutsitsidɔ hedo gbe ɖa ɣeyiɣi aɖe, eye le esia megbe la, woda asi ɖe Barnabas kple Saulo dzi, do gbe ɖa ɖe wo ta, eye wodo mɔ wo be woayi.
After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.
4 Le Kipro la, Saulo kple Barnabas wodze mɔ le Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ƒe kpɔkplɔ te heyi ɖe Seleukia. Le afi sia la, woɖo tɔdziʋu heyi ɖe Kipro. Wokplɔ Marko Yohanes hã ɖe asi abe woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ ene.
So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 Esi wova ɖo du si woyɔna be Salamis me la, woyi ɖe Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe, eye wogblɔ mawunya le afi ma. Yohanes nɔ wo ŋu abe kpekpeɖeŋunala ene.
Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.
6 Le esia megbe la, wogblɔ mawunya le du geɖewo me tso teƒe yi teƒe le Kipro ƒukpo blibo la dzi va se ɖe esi wova ɖo du si woyɔna be Pafo la me. Le afi sia wokpɔ Yudatɔ aɖe si woyɔna be Bar Yesu. Ame sia nye afakala kple aʋatsonyagbɔɖila.
They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of Bar-jesus.
7 Ame sia nye dɔtsɔla na mɔmefia si le afi ma si woyɔna be Sergio Paulo. Mɔmefia la nye ame si ƒe tagbɔ kɔ, eye wòdɔ woyi ɖayɔ Barnabas kple Saulo, elabena edi be yease Mawu ƒe nya.
He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.
8 Esi wonɔ nya la gblɔm nɛ la, afakala Elima (elabena nenemae nye eƒe ŋkɔ le Grikigbe me) tsi tsitre ɖe wo ŋu, eye wòte kpɔ be yeagblẽ to na mɔmefia la be megaxɔ Mawu dzi se o.
But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.
9 Ke Saulo, ame si wogayɔna be Paulo, si me Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe yɔ fũu la li ŋku ɖe Elima dzi gãa kple dziku, eye wòblu ɖe eta be,
Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.
10 “Wò Abosam ƒe vi, ame vɔ̃ɖi, wò ameflula si léa fu nu nyui ɖe sia ɖe, ɣe ka ɣie nàdzudzɔ tsitretsitsi ɖe Aƒetɔ la ƒe mɔ dzɔdzɔe la ŋu?
“You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?
11 Azɔ Mawu ahe to na wò, eya ta wò ŋkuwo agbã, ale be màgate ŋu akpɔ ɣe ƒe keklẽ o hena ɣeyiɣi aɖe.” Enumake Elima ƒe ŋku dzi tsyɔ̃ eye wòde asi asitsatsa le yame me henɔ kuku ɖem be ame aɖe nalé yeƒe alɔnu afia mɔ ye.
Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.
12 Esi mɔmefia la kpɔ nu si dzɔ la, exɔe se, elabena eƒe nu ku le nufiafia si wòse tso Aƒetɔ la ŋu ta.
When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
13 Le nu siawo megbe la, Paulo kple eŋumewo ɖo tɔdziʋu hedzo le Pafo heva Perga le Pamfilia nuto me, afi sia Yohanes gblẽ wo ɖi le hetrɔ yi Yerusalem.
Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back to Jerusalem.
14 Ke Barnabas kple Paulo ya tso eme yi Antioxia si le Pisidia nuto me. Le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke dzi la, woyi sɔleme le Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe.
They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.
15 Esi woxlẽ nya tso Mose ƒe Agbalẽ kple Nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe Agbalẽawo me vɔ abe ale si wowɔna ɖaa ene la, ƒuƒoƒemegãwo dɔ ame ɖo ɖe Barnabas kple Paulo gbɔ gblɔ be, “Nɔviŋutsuwo, ne nuxlɔ̃amenya aɖe le mia si na ameawo la, migblɔe, míeɖe kuku.”
After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”
16 Paulo tsi tsitre heɖo asi wo dzi, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Israel ŋutsuwo kple ame sia ame si le afi sia si vɔ̃a Mawu la, miɖo tom!
Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.
17 “Israel dukɔ sia ƒe Mawu tia míaƒe dukɔ sia, eye wòde bubu eŋu. Eɖee tso kluvinyenye me le Egiptenyigba dzi bubutɔe.
The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,
18 Ekpɔ wo dzi, kplɔ wo ɖɔɖɔɖɔ le gbedzi ƒe blaene sɔŋ.
and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.
19 Le esia megbe la, Mawu tsrɔ̃ dukɔ adre sɔŋ le Kananyigba dzi, eye wòtsɔ anyigba sia na Israelviwo abe woƒe domenyinu ene.
After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.
20 Nu siawo yi edzi anɔ abe ƒe alafa ene blaetɔ̃. Le esiawo megbe la, Mawu na ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖu dukɔa dzi va se ɖe Nyagblɔɖila Samuel dzi.
Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.
21 “Ke nu kae va dzɔ? Israelviwo ɖe kuku na Mawu be wòana fia yewo abe ale si wòle dukɔ bubuwo sii la ene, eya ta Mawu na Saulo si nye Kish ƒe vi la va ɖu fia ɖe wo dzi. Saulo tso Benyamin ƒomea me, eye wòɖu fia ƒe blaene.
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
22 Ke emegbe la, Mawu ɖe Saulo ɖa le zikpui la dzi, eye wòtsɔ David si nye Yese ƒe vi la ɖo fiae ɖe eteƒe. Mawu kpɔ ŋudzedze le David ŋu, eye wòɖi ɖase le eŋu be, ‘David nye ame si dze nye dzi ŋu, elabena ewɔ nye lɔlɔ̃nu.’
Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’
23 Fia David sia ƒe dzidzimevie nye Yesu, ame si nye Ɖela si ŋugbe Mawu do na Israel dukɔ la.”
Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.
24 Paulo yi eƒe nuƒoa dzi be, “Hafi Yesu sia nava la, ame aɖe va do ŋgɔ nɛ si nye Yohanes Mawutsidetanamela. Ame sia gblɔ mawunya be ehiã be Israelviwo katã nadzudzɔ nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ, eye woatrɔ ɖe Mawu ŋu.
Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 Esi Yohanes nɔ eƒe dɔ nu wum la, ebia amewo be, ‘Ɖe miebu be nyee nye Kristo la mahã? Kpao menye nyee o. Ame si gbɔna la tri akɔ wum. Nyemedze ne matu eƒe afɔkpaka gɔ̃ hã o.’
As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’
26 “Nɔvinyewo, mi Abraham ƒe dzidzimeviwo kple mi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o siwo vɔ̃a Mawu sia la, medi be mianya be míawoe woɖo ɖeɖe ƒe gbedeasi sia ɖo.”
My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!
27 Ame siwo le Yerusalem kple woƒe dumegãwo, esi womedze si ame sia kple nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe nya siwo woxlẽna le Dzudzɔgbe sia Dzudzɔgbe dzi o la, wowu wo nu to woƒe ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ me.
The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!
28 Le nyateƒe me la, womekpɔ vodada aɖeke le eŋu be wòadze na ku o, gake wobia tso Pilato si be wòatso kufia nɛ kokoko.
Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
29 Esi nu sia nu va eme pɛpɛpɛ abe ale si woŋlɔe da ɖi le eƒe ku ŋu ene la, woɖe eƒe kukua le atitsoga ŋu heɖii ɖe yɔdo me.
After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.
30 “Ke nɔvinyewo, Mawu gagbɔ agbee tso ku me,
But God raised him from the dead,
31 eye wòɖe eɖokui fia ame siwo nɔ eŋu tso Yerusalem yi Galilea la zi geɖe. Ame siawo ɖi ɖase le eƒe tsitretsitsi ŋu ɖaa le dutoƒo le teƒe geɖewo.
and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.
32 Nyanyui sia gblɔm míele na mi; ŋugbe si Mawu do na mía fofowo,
We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,
33 ŋugbedodo sia va eme na mí, wo viwo esi wòfɔ Yesu ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖe Psalmo evelia mee ene be, “‘Wòe nye vinye ŋutsu, egbe mezu fofowò.’
that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’
34 Esi Mawu fɔe ɖe tsitsre, eye wòɖo kpe edzi be eƒe ŋutilã maganyunyɔ akpɔ o ta la, egblɔ le eŋuti be, “‘Matsɔ yayra kɔkɔe kple vavãtɔ si ŋugbe wodo na David la na wò.’
God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’
35 Nenema ke wogblɔ le teƒe bubu hã be, “‘Mana wò kɔkɔetɔ la ƒe ŋutilã manyunyɔ o.’
As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’
36 “Esi David wɔ eƒe agbemedɔ vɔ abe ale si Mawu dii ene la, eku, woɖii ɖe fofoawo dome, eye eƒe ŋutilã ƒaƒã ɖe tome.
But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
37 Nya siawo ku ɖe ame bubu aɖe si Mawu gbɔ agbee tso ku me, eye ku mekpɔ ŋusẽ aɖeke ɖe edzi o la boŋ ŋu.”
The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.
38 Paulo yi eƒe nuƒoa dzi gblɔ na wo be, “Nɔvinyewo, miɖo to miase nya sia ɖa. Yesu sia tae woatsɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake mi.
My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.
39 Ame sia ame si xɔ edzi se la, woaɖee tso nu vɔ̃ ƒe kɔkuti me, eye wòazu ame dzɔdzɔe. Nu sia nye nu gã aɖe si Mose ƒe sewo mete ŋu wɔ na ame aɖeke o.
Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.
40 Mikpɔ nyuie, be nya siwo nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ la nagaɖi mia ŋu o.
Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:
41 Wogblɔe be, “‘Mi ame siwo doa vlo nyateƒe la, mike ŋku ɖi miakpɔ nu ʋuu va se ɖe esime miatsrɔ̃. Mele nane wɔ ge le wò ŋkekewo me esi ne wogblɔe na wò la màxɔe ase o.’”
‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”
42 Gbe ma gbe la, Paulo kple Barnabas nɔ go dom le ƒuƒoƒea la, ameawo gblɔ na Paulo be eƒe nyawo vivi yewo nu ŋutɔ, eya ta wòagatrɔ ava ƒo nu na yewo le Dzudzɔgbe si agava la dzi.
As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.
43 Ke ame geɖe siwo nye Yudatɔwo kple trɔ̃subɔla zu Yudatɔ siwo vɔ̃a Mawu la dze wo yome le ablɔ dzi, eye Paulo kple Barnabas gblɔ na wo kple kukuɖeɖe be woanɔ Mawu ƒe amenuveve la me.
After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to the grace of God.
44 Le Dzudzɔgbe si dze eyome dzi la, du blibo la katã kloe va ƒo ƒu be yewoase Aƒetɔ ƒe nya la.
The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.
45 Amehawo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ alea do ŋɔdzi na Yudatɔwo ale woʋã ŋu Paulo kple Barnabas, eya ta wogblɔ busunyawo, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe nya sia nya si Paulo gblɔ la ŋu vevie.
However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.
46 Ke Paulo kple Barnabas wogblɔ kple dzideƒo na wo be, “Edze be woagblɔ Mawu ƒe nya na mi Yudatɔwo gbã, gake esi mieɖi gbɔ̃ nyanyui la, eye miebu mia ɖokui be yewomedze na agbe mavɔ la o la, fifia míatsɔe ayi na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o boŋ. (aiōnios g166)
So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)
47 Esia nye se si Aƒetɔ la de na mí be, “‘Mewɔ wò be nànye kekeli na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o, eye nàkplɔ wo tso xexea me ƒe dzogoewo katã dzi ava be woakpɔ ɖeɖe le gbɔnye.’”
That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”
48 Paulo ƒe nya sia do dzidzɔ na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o, eye wokafu Mawu. Wo dometɔ siwo Mawu ŋutɔ tia da ɖi na agbe mavɔ la xɔe se. (aiōnios g166)
When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)
49 Ale wɔ Aƒetɔ la ƒe nya la keke ta le nuto ma katã me.
So God's word was spread throughout the region.
50 Dɔ me ve Yudatɔwo ƒe dumegãwo ale gbegbe be wode ʋunyaʋunya dua me nyɔnu ŋkuta siwo vɔ̃a Mawu kple dumegãwo me, ale be tɔtɔ gã aɖe va, eye to esia me la, wonya Paulo kple Barnabas do goe le dua me.
But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.
51 Ke woawo hã ʋuʋu woƒe afɔkewo ɖe anyi abe dzidzɔmakpɔmakpɔ ƒe dzesi ene, eye woyi woƒe mɔzɔzɔ la dzi ɖo ta Ikonio.
So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.
52 Ke dzidzɔ blibo yɔ ame siwo trɔ zu xɔsetɔwo la me, eye Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la hã yɔ wo me fũu.
And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
