Yohanes 10
1 “Nyateƒe gblɔm mele na mi be ame si megena ɖe alẽkpo la me to agboa nu o, ke boŋ wòɖatoa afi bubu gena ɖe eme la, fiafitɔ kple adzodala wònye.
Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.
2 Ke ame si toa agboa nu gena ɖe eme la, eyae nye alẽawo ƒe kplɔla.
He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.
3 Agbonudzɔla ʋua agbo la nɛ, eye alẽawo ɖoa to eƒe gbe. Eyɔa eƒe alẽwo kple ŋkɔ eye wòkplɔa wo doa goe.
The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.
4 Ne ekplɔ eƒe alẽawo katã do goe la, edzea ŋgɔ na wo, eye wokplɔnɛ ɖo, elabena wonya eƒe gbe.
When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.
5 Womadze ame bubu yome o, ke boŋ woasi le egbɔ, elabena womede dzesi eƒe gbe o.”
They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.
6 Yesu do lo sia na wo, gake womese nya si gblɔm wòle na wo la gɔme o.
In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
7 Eya ta Yesu gagblɔ na wo be, “Mele egblɔm na mi le nyateƒe me be nyee nye agbo na alẽawo,
So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 eye ame siwo katã va do ŋgɔ nam la, alẽawo meɖo to wo o, elabena fiafitɔwo kple adzodalawo wonye.
All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.
9 Nyee nye agbo la. Ame si to agbo la nu la, akpɔ ɖeɖe. Age ɖe eme, agado aɖaɖu gbe damawo.
I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
10 Fiafitɔ la vana be yeafi fi, awu ame, agblẽ nu. Ke nye la, meva be woakpɔ agbe si de blibo la.
The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.
11 “Nyee nye alẽkplɔla nyui la. Alẽkplɔla nyui la tsɔ eƒe agbe na ɖe alẽawo ta.
I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.
12 Ke apadɔwɔla si woxɔ be wòakpɔ alẽawo dzi la, ne ekpɔ amegaxi wògbɔna la, esina, elabena alẽawo menye etɔ o. Ale amegaxi la dzea alẽawo dzi, eye wokakana gbẽe.
He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
13 Apadɔwɔla la sina, elabena ɖeko wodɔe be wòakpɔ alẽawo dzi, eye metsɔa ɖeke le eme na alẽawo o.
Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.
14 “Nyee nye alẽkplɔla nyui la. Menya nye alẽwo, eye nye alẽwo hã nyam,
I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,
15 abe ale si Fofonye nyam ene la, nenema ke nye hã menya Fofonyee, eye metsɔ nye agbe na ɖe alẽawo ta.
Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
16 Alẽha bubuwo le asinye siwo mele alẽkpo sia me o. Ele be makplɔ wo va gbɔnyee. Woawo hã, woase nye gbe be wo katã woanye alẽha ɖeka, anɔ Kplɔla ɖeka te.
And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.
17 “Fofonye lɔ̃m, elabena metsɔ nye agbe ɖo anyi be magaxɔe. Ame aɖeke mate ŋu axɔe le asinye o.
For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.
18 Nye ŋutɔe lɔ̃ tsɔ nye agbe ɖo anyi. Ŋusẽ le asinye be matsɔ nye agbe aɖo anyi be magaxɔe. Sedede siae mexɔ tso Fofonye gbɔ.”
No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.
19 Yesu ƒe nya siawo gahe mama de Yudatɔwo dome.
There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.
20 Wo dometɔ geɖewo gblɔ be, “Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le eme, eye wòle tsu kum. Migaɖo toe o.”
And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
21 Ke ame bubuwo gblɔ be, “Ame sia ƒe nyawo medze abe ame si me gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le la tɔ ene o. Ɖe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ ate ŋu aʋu ŋku na ŋkuagbãtɔa?”
Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?
22 Ŋutikɔkɔŋkekenyui la ɖo le Yerusalem. Enye vuvɔŋɔli,
Then came the feast of the opening of the Temple in Jerusalem: it was winter;
23 eye Yesu nɔ gbedoxɔ la me nɔ zɔzɔm le teƒe si woyɔna be Solomo ƒe Akpata la me.
And Jesus was walking in the Temple, in Solomon's covered way.
24 Yudatɔwo ƒo xlãe, eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Ɣe ka yie nàna míatsi dzimaɖi se ɖo? Nenye wòe nye Kristo la, gblɔe na mi.”
Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.
25 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Megblɔ ame si menye la na mi xoxo, gake miexɔe se o. Nukunu siwo wɔm mele le Fofonye ƒe ŋkɔ me la hã le ɖase ɖim le ŋunye,
Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.
26 gake miexɔe se o, elabena menye nye alẽwo mienye o.
But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.
27 Nye alẽwo sea nye gbe; menya wo, eye wodzea yonyeme.
My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:
29 elabena Fofonye, ame si tsɔ wo nam la nye gã wu ame sia ame; ame aɖeke mate ŋu axɔ wo le Fofonye si sesẽtɔe o.
That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.
30 Nye kple Fofonye la, ame ɖekae míenye.”
I and my Father are one.
31 Yudatɔwo gafɔ kpewo be yewoaƒui,
Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
32 gake Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Fofo la na mewɔ nukunuwo na mi. Nu siawo dometɔ ka ta miedi be yewoaƒu kpem ɖo?”
Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
33 Yudatɔwo ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Menye nukunu siwo nèwɔ la tae míedi be míaƒu kpe wò ɖo o, ke boŋ busunya siwo gblɔm nèle la tae. Nu ka ta wò amegbetɔ nèle ɖokuiwò yɔm be Mawu ɖo?”
This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
34 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ɖe womeŋlɔe ɖe miaƒe se la me be, ‘Megblɔe be mawuwo mienye’ oa?
In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
35 Ne woyɔ mi be ‘mawuwo’ la, ame kawoe Mawu ƒe nya la va na, eye womate ŋu ada le mawunya la dzi o,
If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),
36 eye aleke woabu tso ame si ŋu Fofo la kɔ heɖoe ɖe xexea me ŋu? Ekema nu ka ta mietsɔ nya ɖe ŋunye be megblɔ busunya, elabena megblɔ be, ‘Menye Mawu ƒe Vi’?
Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
37 Ne menye Fofonye gbɔ nukunu siwo wɔm mele la tso o la, ekema migaxɔ dzinye se o.
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
38 Ne mele nukunuwo wɔm, eye miexɔ dzinye se o hã la, mixɔ nukunu siwo mewɔ la dzi se, eye miadze sii be Fofo la le menye, eye nye hã mele Fofo la me.”
But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
39 Ameawo gadi be yewoalée, gake edo go dzo le wo gbɔ.
Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.
40 Yesu gatrɔ ɖatso Yɔdan tɔsisi la yi egodo, eye wòyi ɖanɔ afi si Yohanes nɔ mawutsi dem ta na amewo le tsã la.
And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.
41 Enɔ afi sia, eye ame geɖewo va egbɔ. Ameawo gblɔ be, “Togbɔ be Yohanes mewɔ nukunu aɖeke o hã la, nya siwo katã Yohanes gblɔ tso ŋutsu sia ŋu la nye nyateƒe.”
And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
42 Ame geɖewo xɔ Yesu dzi se le teƒe sia.
And a number came to have faith in him there.
