Luka 13
1 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, ame aɖewo ka ale si Pilato na be wowu Galileatɔwo hetɔtɔ woƒe ʋu kple woƒe numemewo la ta nɛ.
Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
2 Yesu trɔ bia ameawo be, “Ɖe miebu be ame siwo wowu la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo sɔ gbɔ wu Galileatɔ bubuwo tɔ tae wowu wo ɖoa?
And he answered and said to them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?
3 Gbeɖe, mele eme nenema o! Miawo hã minya be yewoatsrɔ̃ alea ke nenye be miegbe be yewomatrɔ dzi me o.
I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
4 “Aleke miebu tso ame wuienyi siwo dzi Siloam gbetakpɔxɔ la mu dze woku la ŋu? Woawoe nye nu vɔ̃ wɔla gãtɔwo wu le Yerusalem mahã?
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwell in Jerusalem?
5 Gbeɖe, menye woawoe o. Miawo hã miatsrɔ̃ nenye be miegbe be yewomatrɔ dzi me o.”
I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."
6 Azɔ Yesu yi dzi do lo sia be, “Ŋutsu aɖe do kutsetseti aɖe ɖe eƒe abɔ me, eye wòvaa atia te edziedzi be yeakpɔ be etse ku aɖe mahã, gake mekpɔa kutsetse aɖeke le edzi o.
He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
7 Mlɔeba la, egblɔ na abɔdzikpɔla be nelã atia ƒu anyi. Egblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu dzikutɔe be, ‘Melala ʋuu ƒe etɔ̃ sɔŋ, gake ati sia metse ku ɖeka pɛ hã kpɔ o! Lãe ƒu anyi. Nu ka ta magana wòanɔ te? Ele mɔ xem na anyigba la.’
He said to the vine dresser, 'Look, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'
8 “Abɔdzikpɔla la ɖo eŋu nɛ be, ‘Aƒetɔ, na wòaganɔ anyi ƒe ɖeka kpɔ. Matrɔ asi le eŋu nyuie agbugbɔ aɖu ado ɖe ete.
He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
9 Nenye be etse ku la, enyo, ke ne metse ku o la, malãe ƒu anyi.’”
And if it bears fruit next time, [fine]; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
10 Gbe ɖeka esi Yesu nɔ nu fiam le Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzi la,
He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.
11 ekpɔ nyɔnu aɖe si dɔléamegbɔgbɔ na wònɔ dɔ lém vevie ƒe wuienyi sɔŋ. Dɔléle la na be wòxa gobaa, ale be mate ŋu adzɔ ɖe tsitrenu o.
And look, a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.
12 Yesu yɔe va eɖokui gbɔe eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Nyɔnu, èvo tso wò dɔléle la si me!”
When Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."
13 Azɔ eka asi eŋu, eye enumake nyɔnu la ƒe dɔa vɔ nɛ, eye wòdzɔ ɖe tsitre kã hekafu Mawu.
He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight, and glorified God.
14 Yudatɔwo ƒe kplɔla si nɔ ƒuƒoƒe ma dzi kpɔm la do dziku vevie le nu si Yesu wɔ la ta, elabena eyɔ dɔ na nyɔnu la le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzi. Edo ɣli gblɔ na ameha la be, “Ŋkeke ade sɔŋ le kɔsiɖa ɖeka me esiwo dzi woawɔ dɔ le, esiae nye ŋkeke siwo dzi wòle be nàva woayɔ dɔ wò, ke menye le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke dzi o!”
The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days when work should be done Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
15 Aƒetɔ la ɖo eŋu be, “Mi alakpanuwɔlawo! Ɖe mieɖea ka miaƒe tedziwo alo nyiwo le woƒe kpowo me le Dzudzɔgbe dzi, eye miekplɔa wo yina ɖanaa tsi wo wonona oa? Esia hã nye dɔwɔwɔ le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzi.
Therefore the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites. Does not each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and lead him away to water?
16 Ke nu vɔ̃ wònye nye ya mewɔ be meɖe ga Yuda nyɔnu, Abraham ƒe dzidzimevi sia, le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke dzia? Ame si Satana bla kple dɔléle ƒe wuienyi sɔŋ la?”
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, look, eighteen years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"
17 Eƒe nya siawo na be ŋu kpe eƒe futɔwo katã, eye ame sia ame kpɔ dzidzɔ le nukunu gã siwo katã wòwɔ la ta.
As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed, and all the crowd rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
18 Azɔ egade asi nufiafia amewo me le mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋuti. Ebia wo be, “Aleke mawufiaɖuƒe la le? Nu ka ŋue miate ŋu atsɔe asɔ ɖo?
Then he said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? And to what can I compare it?
19 Ele abe atiku sue aɖe si wodo ɖe agble me ene. Atiku sia tsi kabakaba va zu ati kɔkɔ aɖe, eye wòɖe alɔwo fũu, eye xeviwo va wɔ atɔ ɖe alɔawo me.”
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."
20 Egabia ake be, “Nu ka ŋu matsɔ mawufiaɖuƒe asɔ ɖo?
And again he said, "To what can I compare the Kingdom of God?
21 Eɖi nuʋãnu si nyɔnu aɖe tsɔ de abolomɔ me, eye wòwɔ dɔ to abolomɔ blibo la me va se ɖe esime wòʋã nyuie.”
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened."
22 Azɔ Yesu nɔ tsatsam le du kple kɔƒewo me nɔ nu fiam amewo, ke ekpɔ egbɔ be yenɔ tetem ɖe Yerusalem ŋu.
He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.
23 Ame aɖe va egbɔ va biae be, “Aƒetɔ, ame ʋɛ aɖewo koe le ɖeɖe kpɔ gea?” Eɖo eŋu na wo be,
One said to him, "Lord, are they few who are saved?" He said to them,
24 “Miʋli be miage ɖe eme to agbo xaxɛ la me, elabena ame geɖewo adi be yewoage ɖe eme, ke mele egblɔm be womate ŋui o.
"Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.
25 Nenye be Aƒetɔ la tsi tsitre hetu ʋɔa la, ekema mietsi megbe. Mianɔ tsitre ɖe ʋɔa godo anɔ eƒom be, ‘Aƒetɔ, ʋu ʋɔa na mi.’ “Ke aɖo eŋu na mi be, ‘Nyemenya mi kple afi si mietso o.’
When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us.' then he will answer and tell you, 'I do not know you or where you come from.'
26 “Miawo miaɖo eŋu nɛ be, ‘Mí kpli wò míede asi agba ɖeka me ɖu nu kpɔ, eye nèfia nu le míaƒe ablɔwo dzi hã kpɔ.’
Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
27 “Ke agaɖo eŋu na mi be, ‘Megblɔe na mi be nyemenya mi o. Miate ŋu ava eme o, elabena nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo mienye. Midzo le afi ma.’
But he will reply, 'I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.'
28 “Miafa avi aɖu aɖukli le esime miele tsitre ɖe xexe le Abraham, Isak, Yakob kple nyagblɔɖila siwo katã le mawufiaɖuƒea me la kpɔm ɖo ɖa.
There will be weeping and grinding of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside.
29 Amewo atso ɣedzeƒe kple ɣetoɖoƒe kple anyiehe kple dziehe ava eye woanɔ kplɔ̃ ŋu le mawufiaɖuƒe la me.
They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.
30 Mina nya sia nanɔ susu me na mi be ame siwo womebuna ɖe naneke me fifia o la axɔ bubu gã aɖe le dziƒo, eye ame siwo nye ame ŋkutawo le afi sia la, womabu wo ɖe naneke me le afi ma o.”
And look, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last."
31 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Farisitɔ aɖewo va gblɔ nɛ be, “Ne èdi be yeatsi agbe la, ekema dzo le afi sia, elabena Fia Herod le diwòm be yeawu.”
In that same hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."
32 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miyi ɖagblɔ na ayetɔ ma be manɔ gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyanya dzi, eye mawɔ nukunu geɖewo, ayɔ dɔ amewo egbea kple etsɔ. Ke le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, mawu nye dɔ nu, eye maɖo afi si yim mele.
And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Look, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.
33 Ɛ̃, egbea, etsɔ kple ŋkeke si akplɔe ɖo la, mawu nye dɔ nu! Elabena menyo be Mawu ƒe nyagblɔɖila aɖeke naku ɖe afi aɖeke tsɔ wu Yerusalem o.
Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it cannot be that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem.'
34 “O, Yerusalem, Yerusalem! Du si me tɔwo wua nyagblɔɖilawo, eye woƒua kpe ame siwo woɖo ɖa be woakpe ɖe wo ŋu la. Zi geɖe la, medina vevie bena maƒo mia viwo nu ƒu abe ale si koklonɔ ƒoa viawo nu ƒui ɖe eƒe aʋala te ene, gake mieɖe mɔ nam o.
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused.
35 Fifia miaƒe aƒee ma zu aƒedo. Mele egblɔm na mi be, miegale kpɔ nye ge o, va se ɖe esime miagblɔ be, ‘Woayra ame si gbɔna le Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkɔ me.’”
Look, your house is abandoned to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"
