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 Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal 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.
He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, knapsack, bread, nor money; and bring only one tunic each.
4 Ne mieɖo du aɖe me la, midze aƒe ɖeka ko me.”
Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that place.
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.
If any will not receive you, shake off the very dust from your feet as you leave that town, 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 throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing people 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 about everything that Jesus was doing, and he was greatly perplexed, because some were saying that John had been raised 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.”
others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and others were saying that one of the ancient prophets had risen.
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; who then is this man about whom I hear such things?” So he was looking for an opportunity 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 told Jesus about all they had done. Then he took them along and withdrew privately to a desolate 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 when the crowds found out about it, they followed him. So he welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who had need of 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.”
As the day began to draw to a close, the twelve came up and said to Jesus, “Send the crowd away so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and provisions, for we are in a desolate 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 give them something to eat.” They said, “We have only five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for this entire group of people.”
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”
(For there were about five thousand men.) Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of fifty each.”
15 ale ameha la nɔ anyi nenema.
The disciples did so, and had everyone sit down.
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 Jesus 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 crowd.
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.
They all ate and were filled, and what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
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?”
Once when Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that 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.”
They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
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 who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
21 Ke ede se na wo vevie be womegagblɔ nya sia na ame aɖeke o.
Jesus then warned them and instructed 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 Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and he must be killed and on the third day rise again.”
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 them all, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself, 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.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake 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?
For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
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.
If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and 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!”
But truly I say to you, 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.
About eight days after he had spoken these words, he took Peter, 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.
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white.
30 Ŋutsu eve, Mose kple Eliya
And behold, two men were talking with him; they 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.
who appeared in glory and were speaking about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment 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 who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing 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.)
As the men were parting from Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for yoʋ, 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 were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 Gbe aɖe ɖi tso lilikpo la me be, “Ame sia nye Vinye, si metia la, miɖo toe!”
Then a voice came from 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 finished speaking, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept silent and did not tell anyone in those days about any of the things they had seen.
37 Le ŋufɔke esi woɖi tso togbɛa dzi gbɔna la, ameha gã aɖe va kpe Yesu.
On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
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 behold, a man from among the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg yoʋ to look at my son, for he is my one and only child.
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.
A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, bruising him severely.
40 Meɖe kuku na wò nusrɔ̃lawo be woanyae le eme, gake womete ŋui o.”
I begged yoʋr 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.”
Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring yoʋr 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.
Now as the boy was approaching, the demon threw him down and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, 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,
And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that Jesus had done, 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: The Son of Man is about to be delivered up 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 what this meant. It was concealed from them, so that they could not grasp 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.
Now an argument arose among the disciples as to which of them was greater.
47 Ke Yesu nya woƒe dzimesusuwo, eya ta ekɔ ɖevi sue aɖe da ɖe eƒe axadzi.
But Jesus, perceiving the thoughts of their hearts, took a child and placed him by his side.
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.”
Then he said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who 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.”
John responded, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in yoʋr name, and we told him to stop because he does not follow 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.”
But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for whoever 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 when the days were approaching for Jesus' ascension, 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.
He sent messengers on ahead, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make preparations for him.
53 Gake kɔƒea me tɔwo gbe be yewomana xɔ ame dɔdɔawo o, esi wònye Yerusalem woɖo yina ta.
But the people there refused to welcome him, because his face was set to go to 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?”
When his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do yoʋ want us to command fire to come 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 what kind of spirit you belong to.
56 Ale wodzo yi kɔƒe bubu me.
For the Son of Man did not come to destroy people's lives but to save them.” And they went on 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.”
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow yoʋ wherever yoʋ go, Lord.”
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.”
Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere 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 Jesus said to another man, “Follow me.” But the man said, “Lord, let me first 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 yoʋ 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.”
Still another said, “I will follow yoʋ, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
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 fit for the kingdom of God.”
