Galatiatɔwo 2
1 Le ƒe wuiene megbe la, megayi Yerusalem. Azɔ la, mekplɔ Barnabas kple Tito ɖe asi.
Next, after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, taking with me Barnabas and Titus.
2 Meyi le nu si Mawu ɖe fiam la nu, be mayi aɖawɔ takpekpe kple ame siwo wobuna abe kplɔlawo ene le afi ma. Megblɔ nyanyui si megblɔna na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la na wo. Medi be makpɔ kakaɖedzi be nyemele du ƒum, eye nye duƒuƒu nye dzodzro o.
And I went up according to revelation, and I debated with them about the Gospel that I am preaching among the Gentiles, but away from those who were pretending to be something, lest perhaps I might run, or have run, in vain.
3 Togbɔ be Tito, ame si le ŋunye nye Helatɔ hã la, womezi edzi be wòatso aʋa o.
But even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Gentile, was not compelled to be circumcised,
4 Kuxi sia do mo ɖa, elabena aʋatsoxɔsetɔ aɖewo va ge ɖe mía dome, be yewoalé ŋku ɖe ablɔɖe, si su mía si le Kristo Yesu me la ŋu, ne yewoawɔ mí kluviwoe.
but only because of false brothers, who were brought in unknowingly. They entered secretly to spy on our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might reduce us to servitude.
5 Míeɖo to wo kura o, kple susu be míalé nyanyui la ƒe nyateƒenyenye me ɖe asi na mi.
We did not yield to them in subjection, even for an hour, in order that the truth of the Gospel would remain with you,
6 Ke ame siwo ŋu wodea bubui la, ame ka ke wonye hã la, nyemetsɔ ɖeke le eme o; Mawu mekpɔa ame ŋkume o, ame siwo buna bena wonye nane la, womegblɔ nya aɖeke fiam o.
and away from those who were pretending to be something. (Whatever they might have been once, it means nothing to me. God does not accept the reputation of a man.) And those who were claiming to be something had nothing to offer me.
7 Ke boŋ wode dzesii be wotsɔ nyanyui la gbɔgblɔ de asi nam be magblɔ na aʋamatsomatsotɔwo abe ale si wodee asi na Petro be wòagblɔ na aʋatsotsotɔwo la ene.
But it was to the contrary, since they had seen that the Gospel to the uncircumcised was entrusted to me, just as the Gospel to the circumcised was entrusted to Peter.
8 Elabena Mawu, ame si li kple Petro le eƒe dɔwɔwɔ me abe apostolo na aʋatsotsotɔwo ene la, eya kee li kple nye hã le nye dɔwɔwɔ me abe apostolo na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la ene.
For he who was working the Apostleship to the circumcised in Peter, was also working in me among the Gentiles.
9 Yakobo, Kefa kple Yohanes, ame siwo amewo buna be wonye sɔtiwo na hamea la, woxɔ nye kple Barnabas ɖe hamea me esi wode dzesi amenuveve si wonam la. Wolɔ̃ ɖe edzi be míawo míayi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la gbɔ, eye woawo nayi aʋatsotsotɔwo gbɔ.
And so, when they had acknowledged the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed like pillars, gave to me and to Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we would go to the Gentiles, while they went to the circumcised,
10 Nya si wogblɔ koe nye be míanɔ ŋku ɖom ame dahewo dzi, nu si medina be mawɔ ɣe sia ɣi.
asking only that we should be mindful of the poor, which was the very thing that I also was solicitous to do.
11 Ke esi Kefa va Antioxia la, metsi tsitre ɖe eŋu, elabena wotso enu.
But when Cephas had arrived at Antioch, I stood against him to his face, because he was blameworthy.
12 Elabena hafi ŋutsu aɖewo natso Yakobo gbɔ ava la, enɔa nu ɖum kple ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la. Gake esi wova ɖo la, ehe ɖe megbe, eye wòɖe eɖokui ɖe aga tso ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la ŋu, elabena enɔ vɔvɔ̃m na ame siwo nye aʋatsotsotɔwo.
For before certain ones arrived from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they had arrived, he drew apart and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13 Yudatɔ bubuawo hã dze eƒe alakpanuwɔwɔ yome, eye woƒe alakpanuwɔwɔ na be Barnabas gɔ̃ hã tra mɔ.
And the other Jews consented to his pretense, so that even Barnabas was led by them into that falseness.
14 Esi mede dzesii be woƒe agbenɔnɔ mesɔ ɖe nyanyui la ƒe nyateƒe la nu o la, meka mo na Kefa le wo katã ƒe ŋkume be, “Yudatɔ nènye, gake èle agbe nɔm abe ame si menye Yudatɔwo o la ene. Nu ka ta nèzi ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la dzi be woawɔ ɖe Yudatɔwo ƒe sewo dzi ɖo?
But when I had seen that they were not walking correctly, by the truth of the Gospel, I said to Cephas in front of everyone: “If you, while you are a Jew, are living like the Gentiles and not the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to keep the customs of the Jews?”
15 “Ke mí ame siwo nye Yudatɔwo tso dzɔdzɔme eye míenye nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo abe ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo ene o la,
By nature, we are Jews, and not of the Gentiles, sinners.
16 míenyae be wometsoa afia na ame to se la ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo me o, ke boŋ to Yesu Kristo dzixɔse me. Eya ta míawo hã míexɔ Yesu Kristo dzi se be woatso afia na mí to xɔse me le Kristo me, eye menye to se la ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo me o, elabena wometsoa afia na ame aɖeke to se la ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo me o.
And we know that man is not justified by the works of the law, but only by the faith of Jesus Christ. And so we believe in Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law. For no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
17 “Gake ne míedi be woatso afia na mí le Kristo me eye mí Yudatɔwo hã míele nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo dome ɖe, ɖe mefia be Kristo le nu vɔ̃ dzi dem o mahã? Gbeɖe!
But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are also found to be sinners, would then Christ be the minister of sin? Let it not be so!
18 Ne megbugbɔ nu siwo megblẽ la ɖɔɖola, ekema mezu sedzidala.
For if I rebuild the things that I have destroyed, I establish myself as a prevaricator.
19 “Elabena to se la me la, meku na se la, be manɔ agbe na Mawu.
For through the law, I have become dead to the law, so that I may live for God. I have been nailed to the cross with Christ.
20 Woklã nye kple Kristo ɖe ati ŋu, eye meganye nyee le agbe o, ke boŋ Kristoe le agbe le menye. Agbe si mele fifia le ŋutilã me la, mele agbe la to Mawu ƒe Vi la dzixɔse me, ame si lɔ̃m, eye wòtsɔ eƒe agbe na ɖe tanye.
I live; yet now, it is not I, but truly Christ, who lives in me. And though I live now in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and who delivered himself for me.
21 Nyemegbe nu le Mawu ƒe amenuveve la gbɔ o, elabena ne míakpɔ dzɔdzɔenyenyenye to se la me la, ekema Kristo ku dzodzro!”
I do not reject the grace of God. For if justice is through the law, then Christ died in vain.
