Luka 9
1 Gbe ɖeka Yesu yɔ eƒe nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo ƒo ƒui, eye wòna ŋusẽ wo be woanya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo do goe le ameawo me, eye woada gbe le dɔ ƒomevi vovovowo lélawo ŋu.
Then He called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases;
2 Le esia megbe la, edɔ wo ɖa be woagblɔ mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe vavanya na ame sia ame, eye woayɔ dɔ dɔléle ɖe sia ɖe ƒomevi.
and He sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
3 Ede se na wo be, “Migatsɔ naneke ɖe asi hena mɔzɔzɔ o, atizɔti loo alo mɔzɔkotoku, alo abolo, alo klosalo, alo awu eve o.
And He said to them: “Take nothing for the journey—neither staffs nor knapsack nor bread nor money, neither have two tunics apiece.
4 Ne mieɖo du aɖe me la, midze aƒe ɖeka ko me.”
Whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
5 Nenye be amewo mexɔ mi le du aɖe me o la, midzo le dua me. Ke ne miedzo yina la, miʋuʋu ke si le miaƒe afɔwo ŋuti la ɖi hena ɖaseɖiɖi le dua ŋuti.
But as many as do not receive you, when you depart from that town, shake off even the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
6 Ale nusrɔ̃lawo dze mɔ nɔ tsatsam le du kple kɔƒewo me, henɔ nyanyui la kakam, eye wonɔ gbe dam le dɔnɔwo hã ŋu.
So they set out and went around, village by village, evangelizing and healing everywhere.
7 Esi Herod si nye mɔmefia la se nukunu siwo wɔm Yesu nɔ la, etsi dzimaɖeɖi, eye eƒe susu hã ɖe fu nɛ ŋutɔ, elabena ese ame aɖewo nɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Yohanes Mawutsidetanamelae gagbɔ agbe.”
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
8 Ɖewo hã nɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Eliya ɖe eɖokui fia.” Ame bubuwo hã be, “Nyagblɔɖila xoxoawo dometɔ ɖekae fɔ tso ame kukuwo dome.”
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.
9 Le esia ta la, Herod gblɔ na eɖokui be, “Metso ta le Yohanes nu, ke ame kae nye esia si ŋu mele nya wɔnuku siawo sem tsoe?” Ale wòdi vevie be yeakpɔ Yesu.
But Herod said, “John I beheaded; so who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he started trying to see Him.
10 Esi apostoloawo trɔ gbɔ va la, wogblɔ nu siwo wowɔ la na Yesu. Emegbe la, Yesu kplɔ wo dzoe dzaa yi Betsaida dua me.
When the Apostles returned they reported to Him all that they had done. Then He took them and withdrew privately to a deserted place belonging to a town called Bethsaida.
11 Gake ame geɖewo nya afi si yim wonɔ xoxoxo, eya ta wokplɔ wo ɖo. Exɔ wo alɔ eve, eye wògade asi nufiafia wo me tso mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋu, eye wòyɔ dɔ dɔnɔwo hã le wo dome.
But the crowds, being aware, followed Him. So He received them and started speaking to them about the Kingdom of God, and He cured those who needed healing.
12 Le ɣetrɔ miaa la, eƒe nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo va ƒoe ɖe enu be, “Na mɔ ameawo be woayi kɔƒewo kple agble siwo te ɖe afi sia ŋu la me aɖadi nuɖuɖu kple dɔƒe na wo ɖokuiwo, elabena naneke mele teƒe tsoabo sia woaƒle aɖu o.”
Now when the day began to decline, the Twelve approached and said to Him, “Dismiss the crowd, so that they may go to the surrounding villages and their farms, lodge and find food; because we are in a deserted place here.”
13 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miawoe wòle be miadi nuɖuɖu na wo woaɖu.” Woawo hã gagblɔ nɛ be, “Aleke míawɔ ana nu wo woaɖu esi wònye be abolo atɔ̃ kple tɔmelã eve koe le míawo ŋutɔ si, alo ɖe nèdi be míayi aɖaƒle nuɖuɖu na ame gbogbo siawoa?”
But He said to them, “You feed them!” So they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd”
14 (Wogblɔ esia, elabena ameha la ƒe xexlẽme ade akpe atɔ̃.) Yesu gblɔ na nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Migblɔ na ameawo be woanɔ anyi ɖe hatsotsowo me; ame abe blaatɔ̃ lɔƒo ene nenɔ hatsotso ɖeka me”
(there were about five thousand men). But He said to His disciples, “Make them recline in groups of fifty!”
15 ale ameha la nɔ anyi nenema.
They did so, making them all recline.
16 Azɔ Yesu tsɔ abolo atɔ̃ kple tɔmelã evea, eye wòwu mo dzi ɖe dziƒo heda akpe ɖe wo ta. Eŋe wo me kakɛkakɛ, eye wòtsɔ wo na nusrɔ̃lawo be woatsɔ wo aɖo ameawo ƒe akɔme.
Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 Ame sia ame ɖu nu ɖi ƒo, eye le nua ɖuɖu vɔ megbe la, wofɔ kakɛ siwo susɔ la de kusi wuieve sɔŋ me woyɔ.
So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the pieces they left were taken up.
18 Gbe ɖeka la, esi Yesu nɔ gbe dom ɖa la, eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo nɔ egbɔ, eye wòbia wo be, “Ame kae amehawo gblɔna be menye?”
Now it happened, as He was alone praying, that the disciples joined Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say I am?”
19 Nusrɔ̃lawo ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ame aɖewo be wòe nye Yohanes Mawutsidenatamela la, bubuwo be Eliya, eye ɖewo hã gblɔ be blema Nyagblɔɖilawo dometɔ ɖeka si gbɔ agbe lae nènye.”
In answer they said, “John the Baptizer, but others say ‘Elijah,’ while others that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.”
20 Yesu bia wo be “Miawo ya ɖe, ame kae miebu be menye?” Petro ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wòe nye Mawu ƒe Kristo la!”
Then He said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” In answer Peter said, “The Christ of God!”
21 Ke ede se na wo vevie be womegagblɔ nya sia na ame aɖeke o.
But He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,
22 Eyi edzi gblɔ na wo be, “Ele be Amegbetɔ Vi la nakpe fu geɖe, eye dumegãwo, nunɔlagãwo kple sefialawo agbe nu le egbɔ. Woawui, gake agafɔ le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe.”
saying, “The Son of the Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.”
23 Egblɔ na wo be, “Ame si di be yeanɔ yonyeme la, ele nɛ be wòaɖe asi le xexe sia me nyawo ŋu atsɔ eƒe atitsoga gbe sia gbe, eye wòanɔ ŋunye ɖaa.
Then He said to everyone: “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow me.
24 Ame si di be yeaɖe yeƒe agbe la, atsrɔ̃e. Ke ame si tsrɔ̃ eƒe agbe ɖe tanye la, aɖee boŋ.
Because whoever desires to ‘save’ his life will waste it, but whoever ‘wastes’ his life for my sake, he will save it.
25 Viɖe ka ame akpɔ ne nu siwo katã le xexe sia me la zu etɔ ke to esia me la, wòabu eya ŋutɔ ƒe agbe?
Further, what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, yet wastes or forfeits his very self?
26 “Ame siwo katã nye ŋutɔ kple nye nyawo le ŋu kpem na fifia la, woaɖo ŋku edzi be ne nye Amegbetɔ Vi la metrɔ va le bubu gã si Fofonye anam la me, eye mawudɔla kɔkɔewo ƒo xlãm la, ekema nye hã makpe ŋu le nenem ƒe ame siawo ŋu.
Yes, whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of the Man will be ashamed of Him, whenever He comes in the glory—His, and the Father's, and of the holy angels.
27 “Enye nyateƒe matrɔmatrɔ be mia dometɔ aɖewo siwo le tsitre ɖe afi sia la maku akpɔ o, va se ɖe esime miaƒe ŋkuwo akpɔ mawufiaɖuƒe la!”
However, I tell you truly: there are some standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Kingdom of God!”
28 Le ŋkeke enyi megbe la, Yesu kplɔ Petro, Yakobo kple Yohanes ɖe asi woyi togbɛ aɖe dzi, afi si wòɖo be yeado gbe ɖa le.
Now about eight days after these words, it happened that He took along Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
29 Esi wònɔ gbe dom ɖa la, eƒe mo de asi keklẽ me. Eƒe awuwo fu tititi henɔ dzo dam miamiamia.
And as He prayed, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing dazzling white.
30 Ŋutsu eve, Mose kple Eliya
And then, two men started talking with Him, who were Moses and Elijah;
31 wodo kple ŋutikɔkɔe gã aɖe henɔ nu ƒom kple Yesu. Woƒo nu tso eƒe dzodzo si ava va eme kpuie le Yerusalem la ŋu.
they appeared in glory and were explaining His ‘departure’, that He was about to bring to fruition in Jerusalem.
32 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Petro kple nɔviawo nɔ alɔ̃ dɔm bɔkɔɔ. Esi wonyɔ la, wokpɔ be keklẽ kple ŋutikɔkɔe gã aɖe ƒo xlã Yesu, eye ŋutsu eve le tsitre ɖe egbɔ.
Now Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; but becoming fully awake, they saw His glory, and the two men who stood with Him.
33 Esi ŋutsu eveawo nɔ dzodzom le Yesu gbɔ la, Petro gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, enyo be míeva afi sia. Na míatu agbadɔ etɔ̃, ɖeka na wò, ɖeka na Mose eye ɖeka na Eliya.” (Evɔ Petro menya nya si gblɔm wònɔ o.)
Then it happened: as they were parting from Him, Peter said to Jesus: “Master, it is good for us to be here” and “Should we make three shelters: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah?”—not knowing what he was saying.
34 Esi wònɔ nya siawo gblɔm la, lilikpo aɖe va tsyɔ̃ wo dzi, eye vɔvɔ̃ gã aɖe lé wo.
But as he was saying this a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they became afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 Gbe aɖe ɖi tso lilikpo la me be, “Ame sia nye Vinye, si metia la, miɖo toe!”
And a Voice came out of the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
36 Esi gbea ɖi vɔ ko la, Yesu ɖeɖe koe susɔ ɖe teƒea kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo. Nusrɔ̃la siawo mekɔ nu le nu si teƒe wokpɔ la dzi na ame aɖeke o, hena ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe.
When the Voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. (They kept quiet and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.)
37 Le ŋufɔke esi woɖi tso togbɛa dzi gbɔna la, ameha gã aɖe va kpe Yesu.
Now it happened on the next day, when they came down from the mountain, that a large crowd met Him.
38 Ŋutsu aɖe si nɔ wo dome la kɔ gbe dzi gblɔ nɛ be, “Nufiala, meɖe kuku na wò be nàkpɔ vinye ŋutsuvi sia ɖa; eya koe nye vi le asinye.
And then, a man from the crowd called out, saying: “Teacher, I beg you, look upon my son, for he is my only begotten.
39 Ke gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ aɖe dzea edzi enuenu esi wɔnɛ be wòdoa ɣli sesĩe. Etsɔnɛ xlãna ɖe anyi sesĩe, ale be futukpɔ dona le enu bɔbɔbɔ. Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ sia ɖea fu nɛ ɣe sia ɣi kloe, eye menana wòkpɔa vovo kura o.
And oh, a spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams, and it convulses him with foaming, and it hardly departs from him, destroying him!
40 Meɖe kuku na wò nusrɔ̃lawo be woanyae le eme, gake womete ŋui o.”
And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
41 Yesu xɔ edzi gblɔ na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “O! Mi xɔse ʋɛ tɔ kple dzi me makɔmakɔtɔ siawo, ŋkeke neni wòle be manɔ anyi kpli mi, eye mado dzi ahe mi ase ɖo? Kplɔ viwò ŋutsuvi la va afii.”
Then in answer Jesus said: “O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you (pl)? Bring your (sg) son here!”
42 Esi ŋutsuvi la gbɔna ɖe Yesu gbɔ la, gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la gaxlãe ɖe anyigba sesĩe, eye wònyamae ŋutɔ. Ke Yesu ɖe gbe na gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃a be wòado go le ɖevia me, eye wòdo le eme enumake; ale Yesu da gbe le ɖevia ŋu hetsɔe na fofoa.
But while he was still coming the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.
43 Ame sia ame ƒe mo wɔ yaa le ale si Yesu ɖe Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ fiae la ta. Esi ameha la nɔ nu ƒom le nu wɔnuku siwo katã wɔm wònɔ ŋu la, Yesu trɔ ɖe nusrɔ̃lawo gbɔ, gblɔ na wo be,
Everyone was amazed at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,
44 “Miɖo to afii, eye mialé nya si gblɔ ge mele na mi la ɖe ta me. Wole nye Amegbetɔ Vi la de ge asi.”
“Let these words sink into your ears, because the Son of the Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
45 Gake nusrɔ̃lawo mese nya si wògblɔ la gɔme o, elabena wotsyɔ̃ nu woƒe susuwo dzi, gawu la, wovɔ̃ be yewoabia egɔme ase.
But they did not understand this saying; indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
46 Azɔ ʋiʋli aɖe va ɖo nusrɔ̃lawo dome le ame si anye gã wu ŋuti.
Then an argument started among them as to which of them would be the greatest.
47 Ke Yesu nya woƒe dzimesusuwo, eya ta ekɔ ɖevi sue aɖe da ɖe eƒe axadzi.
So Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their heart, took a little child and had him stand beside Him,
48 Eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Ame si axɔ ɖevi sue sia le nye ŋkɔ dzi la, nyee wòxɔ. Ke ame si axɔm la, exɔ ame si dɔm la; elabena ame si ke nye suetɔ le mi katã dome la, eyae nye gãtɔ.”
and said to them: “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me. Further, he who is least among all of you, he will be great.”
49 Yesu ƒe nusrɔ̃la Yohanes va egbɔ va gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, míekpɔ ame aɖe wònɔ gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam le wò ŋkɔ me ale míegbe nɛ be megawɔe o, elabena menye mía dometɔ ɖekae wònye o.”
Then John reacted by saying, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”
50 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Mele be miawɔ nenema o, elabena ame si metsi tsitre ɖe mia ŋu o la le mia dzi.”
So Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid, because he who is not against us is for us.”
51 Esi Yesu ƒe ɣeyiɣi si wòle be wòatrɔ ayi dziƒo nɔ aƒe tum la, eɖo ta me kplikpaa ɖo ta Yerusalem,
Now it happened, as the days for His Ascension approached, that He set His face to go to Jerusalem,
52 eye le mɔa dzi la, edɔ amewo ɖo ɖe Samaria kɔƒe aɖe me be woaɖadi xɔ da ɖi na yeƒe vava.
and He sent messengers ahead of Him. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for Him.
53 Gake kɔƒea me tɔwo gbe be yewomana xɔ ame dɔdɔawo o, esi wònye Yerusalem woɖo yina ta.
But they did not receive Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
54 Esi Yakobo kple Yohanes se nya sia la, wogblɔ na Yesu be, “Aƒetɔ, míɖe gbe na dzo be wòatso dziƒo ava fia woa?”
Well, when His disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and consume them, just like Elijah did?”
55 Gake Yesu trɔ ɖe wo gbɔ, eye wògbe nya na wo.
But He turned and rebuked them saying: “You do not know of what sort of spirit you are.
56 Ale wodzo yi kɔƒe bubu me.
Further, the Son of the Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save.” And they went to another village.
57 Esi wonɔ mɔa dzi nɔ yiyim la, ame aɖe va tu Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Medi be makplɔ wò ɖo ayi afi sia afi si nàyi la.”
Now as they journeyed on the road, it happened that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Abeiwo la, do le wo si wodɔa eme, xeviwo hã, atɔ le wo si wodɔa eme, gake Amegbetɔ Vi la mekpɔ afi si wòatsɔ ta aziɔ ɖo o.”
So Jesus said to him, “The foxes have dens and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of the Man has no place to lay His head.”
59 Egblɔ na ame bubu be, “Dze yonyeme!” Ke ŋutsu la ɖo eŋu be, “Aƒetɔ, na mayi aɖaɖi fofonye gbã hafi.”
Then He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
60 Yesu ɖo eŋu gblɔ nɛ be, “Na ame siwo nye ame kukuwo la naɖi woƒe ame kukuwo, ke wò ya yi naɖe gbeƒã mawufiaɖuƒe la na amewo.”
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.”
61 Ame bubu aɖe si hã wòyɔ la gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, madze yowòme, gake na mayi aɖaklã nye ƒometɔwo gbã hafi mava.”
And another also said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house.”
62 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Ame si le agble ŋlɔm, eye wògale megbe kpɔm la medze na mawufiaɖuƒe la o.”
But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to ‘the plow’ and looks back is suitable for the Kingdom of God.”
