Luka 11
1 Gbe ɖeka Yesu nɔ gbe dom ɖa le teƒe aɖe. Esi wòwu nu la, eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dometɔ ɖeka te ɖe eŋu, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, fia gbedodoɖa mí abe ale si Yohanes fia eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ene.”
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
2 Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Ale miado gbe ɖae nye esi: “‘Fofo, woade bubu wò ŋkɔ ŋuti, wò fiaɖuƒe neva.
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
3 Na nuɖuɖu mí gbe sia gbe,
Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 tsɔ mìaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke mí le, esi míetsɔ ame siwo daa vo ɖe mía ŋuti la tɔwo ke wo ta, eye mègakplɔ mí yi tetekpɔ me o.’”
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
5 Yesu yi edzi gagblɔ na wo be, “Mitsɔe be, xɔ̃ aɖe le mia dometɔ ɖeka si, eye woyi xɔ̃a gbɔ zãtitina hegblɔ nɛ be, ‘Xɔ̃nye do abolo etɔ̃ nam,
And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
6 elabena xɔ̃nye aɖe si le mɔ zɔm la va dzem, eye naneke meli matsɔ nɛ wòaɖu o.’
For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 “Mitsɔe be ame si le xɔ me la ɖo eŋu be, ‘Mègaɖe fu nam o. Míedo ʋɔa xoxo, eye nye kple vinyewo míemlɔ anyi. Nyemate ŋu afɔ ava na naneke wò o.’
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
8 “Mele egblɔm na mi be nenye be xɔ̃wòa mefɔ ʋu ʋɔa o, togbɔ be xɔ̃wò wònye hã la, ne èƒo ʋɔa atraɖii la, afɔ ava tsɔ nu sia nu si dim nèle la na wò, elabena èku kutri bia nu si dim nèle la atraɖii.
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
9 Alea tututue wònɔna le gbedodoɖa hã me. Mibia nu, eye woana mi; midi nu, eye miakpɔe; miƒo ʋɔa, eye woaʋui na mi.
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 Ame sia ame si biaa nu la, wonanɛ; ame sia ame si dia nu la, ekpɔnɛ, eya ta ne mieƒo ʋɔa ko la, woaʋui na mi.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 “Mi ame siwo nye vi fofowo ɖe, nenye be viwò bia tɔmelã ɖe, dalãe nàtsɔ nɛa?
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Alo ne ebia koklozi ɖe, ahɔ̃e nàtsɔ nɛa? Gbeɖe miewɔa esia o!
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 “Azɔ nenye be mi ame siwo nye nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo mienaa nu nyui mia viwo la, ɖe mienya be mia Fofo si le dziƒo la anyo dɔ me, ana Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ame siwo biae la oa?”
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
14 Gbe ɖeka Yesu nya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ do goe le tokunɔ aɖe me, eye amea de asi nuƒoƒo me enumake. Ame siwo nɔ afi ma la kpɔ dzidzɔ hetso aseye le nukunu sia ta.
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
15 Gake ame aɖewo nɔ ameawo dome siwo gblɔ be, “Mewɔ nuku be ame sia le gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam le amewo me o, elabena exɔ ŋusẽ tso Belzebul, si nye gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ƒe fia la gbɔ!”
But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
16 Ame bubuwo di tso esi be wòana dzesi aɖewo nadze le yame si afia be eƒe ŋusẽ tso Mawu gbɔ vavã.
And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 Yesu dze si nu si nɔ ame siawo katã ƒe susu me, eya ta egblɔ be, “Ne dukɔ aɖe me tɔwo ma ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu hele aʋa wɔm la, dukɔa agbã, nenema ke nenye be aƒe aɖe me yɔ fũu kple dzre la, mate ŋu anɔ te o.”
But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.
18 Nenye be enye nyateƒe abe ale si miegblɔe be Belzebul ye le dɔ wɔm le menye be manya eƒe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ɖa la, aleke Satana ƒe fiaɖuƒe anɔ tee, nenye be ema ɖe eya ŋutɔ ŋuti?
If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
19 Eye nenye be miele gbɔgblɔm be mele gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam kple Belzebul ƒe ŋusẽ ɖe, ŋusẽ ka miaƒe amewo ya zãna ne wole gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam? Miaƒe amewo boŋ neɖo nya si mietsɔ ɖe ŋutinye la ŋu na mi.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20 Azɔ ne mele gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam kple Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ la, ekema efia be mawufiaɖuƒe la va ɖo mia dome.
But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 Nenye be ŋusẽtɔ aɖe kpla eƒe aʋawɔnuwo, eye wòle eƒe fiasã ŋu dzɔm la, eƒe nuwo anɔ dedie.
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22 Gake ne ame si sẽ ŋu wui va dze edzi, eye woxɔ ŋusẽ le esi la, axɔ eƒe aʋawɔnu siwo ŋu wòle ŋu ɖom ɖo la le esi, eye wòama eƒe nunɔamesiwo.
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23 “Ame si mele dzinye o la, etsi tsitre ɖe ŋunye, eye ame si meƒoa ƒu nuwo kplim o la eyae kanɛ hlẽna.”
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
24 “Ne gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ aɖe do go le ame aɖe me la, eyia gbedzi, afi si wòtsana le ɣeyiɣi aɖe sinu nɔa sitsoƒe dim, ke ne mekpɔ ɖeke o la, etrɔna yina ɖe ame si me wòdo go le la me.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25 Ne wòkpɔ be wokplɔ yeƒe nɔƒe xoxo la wòle dzadzɛe, eye nu sia nu le ɖoɖo nu.
And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and garnished.
26 Eyina ɖayɔa gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ adre bubu siwo vɔ̃ɖi wui la wogena ɖe amea me. Esia wɔnɛ be ame sia ƒe nɔnɔme gblẽna ɖe edzi wu tsã.”
Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.
27 Esi Yesu nɔ nya siawo gblɔm la, nyɔnu aɖe si nɔ ameawo dome la do ɣli be, “Mawu neyra dawò, ƒodo si me nèmlɔ kple no si nèno.”
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
28 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Enyo, gake woayra ame siwo sea mawunya la, eye wowɔa edzi pɛpɛpɛ.”
But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
29 Esi amehawo le ƒu ƒom ɖe edzi la, Yesu gblɔ be, “Esia nye dzidzime vɔ̃ɖi si le dzesi dim, gake womana dzesi aɖeke tsɔ wu Yona ƒe dzesi o.
And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
30 Elabena ale si Yona nye dzesi na Ninivetɔwoe la, nenema ke Amegbetɔ Vi la anye dzesi na dzidzime siae.
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
31 Le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ŋkekea dzi la, Nyɔnufia si tso Seba la atsi tsitre afia asi dzidzime sia, eye wòabu fɔ wo, elabena ezɔ mɔ tso anyigba ƒe seƒe ke va be yease Solomo ƒe nufiamenyawo, ke azɔ ame aɖe si kɔ wu Solomo la le mia dome.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.
32 Ninivetɔwo kura gɔ̃ hã atsi tsitre le ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ la me ɖe dzidzime sia ŋu, eye woabu fɔe, elabena woawo la, wotrɔ dzime esime Yona va gblɔ mawunya na wo. Ke ame si kɔ wu Yona boo la le afii, gake dukɔ sia gbe be yewomaɖo toe o.”
The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.
33 “Ame aɖeke mesia akaɖi tsɔnɛ ɣlana ɖe nu te o, ke boŋ etsɔnɛ dana ɖe akaɖiti dzi be wòaklẽ na ame siwo katã le xɔa me.
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
34 Wò ŋkue nye akaɖi na wò ŋutilã. Ne wò ŋku dzi kɔ la, wò ame blibo la àyɔ fũu kple kekeli. Ke ne ŋku vɔ̃ɖi le asiwò la, màte ŋu akpɔ kekeli la o, elabena àtsi viviti me.
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness.
35 Eya ta kpɔ nyuie be kekeli si le mewò la naganye viviti o.
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
36 Nenye be èkɔ le ɖokuiwò me, eye viviti aɖeke mele mewò o la, ekema wò gotagome hã aklẽ abe akaɖi keklẽ gã aɖee wosi ɖe mewò ene.”
If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
37 Esi Yesu wu nya siawo gbɔgblɔ nu la, Farisitɔ aɖe kpee be wòava ɖu nu le ye gbɔ, ale wòyi ɖe egbɔ henɔ anyi ɖe kplɔ̃a ŋu.
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
38 Ke esi Farisitɔ la kpɔ be Yesu meklɔ ŋui gbã hafi be yeaɖu nu o la, eƒe mo wɔ yaa.
And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
39 Aƒetɔ la gblɔ nɛ be, “Mi Farisitɔwo la, mieɖoa ŋu ɖo tsɔa dzigbɔɖi klɔa kplu kple agbawo ŋuti, gake miaƒe agbe me yɔ fũu kple ɖiƒoƒo, ŋubiabiã kple tamesesẽ.
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
40 Mi movitɔwo! Menye Mawue wɔ nu sia nu godo kple eme oa?
[Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
41 Eya ta miklɔ nuawo me to dɔmenyowɔwɔ na ame dahewo me, eye mia ŋuti katã hã akɔ.
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
42 “Ke babaa na mi Farisitɔwo! Togbɔ be mieɖoa ŋku edzi tsɔa ahamɛ kple ƒãglo kpakple ama bubu ƒomeviwo katã ƒe ewolia naa Mawu hã la, miedrɔ̃a ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe o, eye mieŋlɔna be be Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ li gɔ̃ hã. Enyo be miatsɔ miaƒe nukpɔkpɔwo ƒe ewolia aɖo Mawu ŋkume, gake mele be miaŋlɔ nu vevi siawo be o.
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
43 “Baba na mi Farisitɔwo! Elabena mielɔ̃a bubuteƒenɔnɔ le miaƒe ƒuƒoƒewo, eye miedina be amewo nado gbe na yewo kple bubu tɔxɛ nenye be miezɔ to ablɔ dzi va yina.
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 “Babaa na mi. Ɖeko miele abe yɔdo siwo dzi gbe vu tsyɔ̃ ene. Amewo va toa mia dzi, eye womenyaa nu dziŋɔ si dzi zɔm wole o.”
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] are not aware [of them.]
45 Sefialawo dometɔ ɖeka si hã nɔ ameawo dome la yɔe, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, le nya si nègblɔ fifi laa me la, èdo vlo miawo hã.”
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
46 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Babaa na mi sefialawo hã. Elabena mietsɔa agba kpekpe, siwo wu tsɔtsɔ la ɖoa amewo dzi, eye miawo ŋutɔ mietsɔa miaƒe asibidɛ ɖeka kaa agbawo ŋu o.
And he said, Woe unto you also, [ye] lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 “Babaa na mi! Elabena ɖeko miele abe mia tɔgbui siwo wu nyagblɔɖila siwo nɔ anyi tsã va yi la ene.
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Mieɖi ɖase, eye mieda asi ɖe nu si mia fofowo wɔ la dzi be enyo. Wowu nyagblɔɖilawo, eye miawo hã mieɖɔa woƒe yɔdowo ɖo.
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
49 Nu si Mawu gblɔ tso mia ŋu lae nye be, ‘Maɖo nyagblɔɖilawo kple apostolowo ɖe mi. Ke miawu ɖewo, eye mianya ɖewo de gbe.’
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:
50 Woatsɔ nya ɖe mi dzidzime sia ŋu ɖe Mawu ƒe nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe ʋukɔkɔɖi tso keke xexe sia me ƒe gɔmedzedze ke ta.
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51 Le nyateƒe me, woabu fɔ mi tso Abel ƒe ʋu dzi va se ɖe Zekaria, ame si wowu le vɔsamlekpui kple kɔkɔeƒe la dome la dzi. Le nyateƒe me la, woatsɔ fɔbubu sia ada ɖe dzidzime sia dzi.
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
52 “Baba na mi senyalawo, elabena mietsɔ nunya la ƒe safui dzoe. Esi miawo ŋutɔ miegbe nu le egbɔ ta la, miexea mɔ na ame bubuwo bena womakpɔ mɔ axɔ nyateƒe la dzi ase o.”
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
53 Esi wòdo go tso afi ma la, Farisitɔwo kple agbalẽfialawo tsi tsitre ɖe eŋu vevie, eye wole biabia vovovowo biam
And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
54 be woalée le eƒe nuƒoƒo me.
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
