Marko 12
1 Yesu ƒo nu na wo le lododowo me be, “Ame aɖe de waingble gã aɖe, eye wòɖo gli ƒo xlãe. Etu wainfiaƒe hã. Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la, etu gbetakpɔxɔ aɖe, afi si ame anɔ, adzɔ agble la ŋu ɣe sia ɣi. Azɔ etsɔ agble la de agbledzinɔla aɖewo ƒe asi me be woakpɔ edzi, ale wòdzo yi du didi aɖe me.
AND he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
2 Le nuŋeɣi la, agbletɔ la dɔ eƒe subɔla ɖeka ɖa be wòaxɔ agblemenuku la ƒe akpa si nye ye tɔ gome la vɛ na ye,
And in the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 gake agblea dzi nɔlawo ƒo ame dɔdɔ la, henyae ɖo ɖa asi ƒuƒlu.
But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 “Agbletɔ la gaɖo dɔla bubu ɖa, gake woƒo eya hã, de abi eƒe ta ŋu, hedo ŋukpee.
And again he sent unto them another servant; and they cut the account short with him, by stoning him, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 Ame si wògaɖo ɖa la, wowu eya gɔ̃. Tso esia dzi la, woƒo ame dɔdɔ siwo katã wòɖo ɖa la nublanuimakpɔmakpɔtɔe, eye wowu ɖewo gɔ̃ hã. Wonɔ esia dzi ʋuu va se ɖe
And again he sent another; and him, they slew; and many others, some of whom they beat, and others they killed.
6 esime wòsusɔ ame ɖeka pɛ ko, eyae nye via ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ si wòlɔ̃ vevie la. Mlɔeba la, eɖo eya hã ɖa, kple susu be woade bubu eŋu.
Now he had yet one son, his beloved, and he sent him unto them last, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 “Gake esi agblea dzi kpɔlawo kpɔe wògbɔna ko la, wogblɔ be, Ame siae anyi agble sia ƒe dome le fofoa ƒe ku megbe. Mina míawui kaba, be agble gã sia nazu mía tɔ!”
But these husbandmen said to each other, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.
8 Ale wolée hewui, eye wotsɔ eƒe kukua ƒu gbe ɖe agble la godo.
And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 “Nu ka miebu be agbleatɔ awɔ ne ese nya sia? Ava kple dɔmedzoe, ava wu ame vɔ̃ɖi siawo katã, eye wòatsɔ agble la ade ame bubuwo ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.
What then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others.
10 Mieɖo ŋku edzi be miexlẽ le mawunya me kpɔ be, “‘Kpe si xɔtulawo gbe la, eyae va zua dzogoedzikpe oa?
Have ye never read this scripture? “The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner:
11 Aƒetɔ lae wɔ nu sia, eye wònye nukunu le mía ŋkume.’”
this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.”
12 Yudatɔwo ƒe kplɔlawo nɔ didim vevie be yewoalée le afi ma kokoko, elabena wonya be yewo ŋue wòdo lo sia ɖo. Ke womete ŋui enumake o, elabena wovɔ̃ na ameha la. Ale wodzo le egbɔ.
And they sought to seize him, and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them: and leaving him, they departed.
13 Emegbe la, wodɔ Farisitɔwo kple Herod dunyahela aɖewo be woalée le eƒe nuƒo me.
And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in discourse.
14 Ameawo va gblɔ na Yesu amenubletɔe be, “Nufiala, míenya be ègblɔa nyateƒe la vɔvɔ̃manɔmee! Amewo ƒe susuwo kple didiwo meblea nuwò o, ke boŋ èfiaa Mawu ƒe mɔwo amewo le nyateƒe me. Azɔ gblɔ nu si nèbu la na mí.” Enyo be woadzɔ ga na Kaisaro loo alo menyo o?
And they come and say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?
15 Ɖe míadzɔe loo alo ɖe míadzɔe oa? Ke Yesu dze si woƒe alakpanuwɔwɔ, eye wòbia wo be, “Nu ka ta miele teyem kpɔ? Mitsɔ ga si Romatɔwo ɖuna la ƒe ɖeka nam makpɔ.”
shall we pay, or shall we not pay it? but he, perceiving their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.
16 Tete wotsɔ ga la nɛ eye wòbia wo be, “Ame ka ƒe nɔnɔmetata kple nuŋɔŋlɔe le edzi?” Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Kaisaro tɔe.”
And they brought it. And he said unto them, Whose figure and inscription is this? they say unto him, Caesar’s.
17 Yesu yi edzi be, “Nu si nye Kaisaro tɔ la, mitsɔe na Kaisaro. Nu si nye Mawu tɔ la, mitsɔe na Mawu!” Nyaŋuɖoɖo sia na ameawo tɔtɔ, eye womeganya nya si woagblɔ o.
And Jesus addressing them, said, Render the things which are Caesar’s, to Caesar; and what belongs to God, to God. And they marvelled at him.
18 Eteƒe medidi o la, Zadukitɔwo hã va do. Ame siawo nye habɔbɔ aɖe, siwo mexɔ ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi dzi se o. Wobia Yesu be,
And the Sadducees come to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they put a question to him, saying,
19 “Nufiala, ele Mose ƒe sewo me be ne ŋutsu aɖe ku vimadzimadzii la, nɔvia ŋutsu naɖe eƒe ahosi la, adzi viwo ɖe foa si ku la ƒe ŋkɔ me.
Master, Moses left it in writing for us, that if a man’s brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children; that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.
20 Azɔ nɔviŋutsu adre aɖewo nɔ anyi. Tsitsitɔ ɖe srɔ̃, eye wòku vimadzii.
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no issue:
21 Ale ame si dzɔ ɖe ameyinugbe la yome la ɖe ahosi la. Eya hã ku vimadzii. Nɔvia si kplɔe ɖo la ɖe ahosi la, gake eya hã medzi vi aɖeke kplii hafi ku o.
and the second took her, and died, and neither did he leave issue; and the third in like manner.
22 Ale nɔviŋutsu adreawo ku vi aɖeke madzimadzi, eye nyɔnu la hã va ku.
And the seven had her, and left no issue. Last of all died also the wife.
23 Fifia la, nu si míedi be míanya lae nye be, le tsitretsitsiŋkeke la dzi ɖe, wo dometɔ kae anye nyɔnu sia srɔ̃a, elabena wo ame adrea katã ɖee kpɔ.”
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had the very same wife.
24 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Nu si le fu ɖem na mi lae nye be mienya mawunya alo Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ o,
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, from not knowing the scriptures, and the power of God?
25 elabena ne ame kukuwo fɔ ɖe tsitre la, womagaɖe srɔ̃ o, srɔ̃ɖeɖe maganɔ anyi o. Woanɔ ko abe mawudɔla siwo le dziƒo ene.
For when they rise from the dead, they will neither marry, nor be given in marriage; but they are as the angels which are in heaven.
26 Ne mieƒo nu tso ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi ŋuti la, miɖo ŋku nu si miexlẽ le Mose ƒe Agbalẽ me tso ale si Mose kpɔ ŋuve bibi la dzi. Mawu gblɔ na Mose le afi ma be, ‘Nyee nye Abraham ƒe Mawu, Isak ƒe Mawu kple Yakob ƒe Mawu.’
But concerning the dead, that they do rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 Menye ame kukuwo ƒe Mawu wònye o, ke boŋ ame gbagbewo ƒe Mawue! Miewɔ vodada gã ŋutɔ.”
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Ye are therefore vastly erroneous.
28 Agbalẽfialawo dometɔ ɖeka si nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma, nɔ to ɖom nya si ʋlim wonɔ la do dzesii be, Yesu ɖo nya la ŋu nyuie, eya ta ebiae be, “Se kae nye vevitɔ wu le seawo katã dome?”
And one of the scribes coming, and hearing them questioning him, perceiving that he had answered them admirably, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Se siae nye esi gblɔ be, ‘Israel see! Aƒetɔ mía Mawu la, Aƒetɔ ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ ko wònye.
Then Jesus replied to him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel; the Lord thy God is one Lord:
30 Eya ta lɔ̃ Aƒetɔ, wò Mawu la kple wò dzi blibo, wò luʋɔ blibo kple wò tamesusu blibo kpakple wò ŋusẽ katã.’
and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.
31 Se eveliae nye, ‘Lɔ̃ hawòvi abe ale si nèlɔ̃a ɖokuiwòe ene.’ Le nyateƒe me la, Se bubu aɖeke megali si le vevie wu esiawo o.”
And the second, like it, is this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is no greater commandment than these.
32 Agbalẽfiala la gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, èto nyateƒe esi nègblɔ be Mawu ɖeka koe li, bubu aɖeke megali o,
And the scribe said unto him, Admirably, Master! thou hast spoken the very truth: for there is one God; and there is no other besides him:
33 eye ele vevie be ame nalɔ̃ eya ɖeka kple eƒe dzi, gɔmesese kple ŋusẽ katã. Ele be woalɔ̃ amehavi wu be woasa vɔwo, numevɔwo kple vɔsa bubuwo.”
and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength; and to love his neighbour as himself, is better than all burnt offerings, and sacrifices.
34 Esi Yesu kpɔ be eɖo nya la ŋu nunyatɔe la, egblɔ nɛ be, “Wò la, mèle adzɔge tso mawufiaɖuƒe la gbɔ o.” Le esia megbe la, ame aɖeke megate ŋu bia nya aɖekee o.
And Jesus perceiving that he had answered as a man of intelligence, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man thenceforth presumed to question him.
35 Emegbe la, esi Yesu nɔ nu fiam le gbedoxɔ me la, ebia ameawo be, “Nu ka ta miaƒe agbalẽfialawo gblɔna be Kristo la nye Fia David ƒe vi ɖo?
And Jesus addressing them said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Messiah is the Son of David?
36 Elabena David ŋutɔ gblɔ le Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ƒe ŋusẽ me be, “‘Aƒetɔ la gblɔ na nye Aƒetɔ be, “Nɔ anyi ɖe nye ɖusime va se ɖe esime matsɔ wò ketɔwo ade wò afɔ te.”’
for David himself saith by the Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy enemies the foot-stool for thy feet.
37 Esi David ŋutɔ yɔe be ‘Aƒetɔ’ ɖe, aleke wòaganye via?” Nyameɖeɖe sia do dzidzɔ na eselawo ŋutɔ, ale wogbugbɔ ke to ɖe Yesu ƒe nufifia ŋu henɔ to ɖom kple dzidzɔ.
David himself therefore calleth him Lord; and whence then is he his son? And a vast multitude heard him with delight.
38 Yesu yi edzi gblɔ na ameawo be, “Mikpɔ nyuie le sefialawo ŋuti, elabena wolɔ̃a awu ʋlayawo dodo, eye wodina be amewo nado gbe na yewo ne yewole zɔzɔm le ablɔwo dzi.
And he spake to them in the course of his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in trailing robes, and like salutations in the places of concourse,
39 Ame siawo lɔ̃a teƒe kɔkɔwo nɔnɔ le ƒuƒoƒewo, eye wodia kplɔ̃tanɔnɔ vevie le nuɖukplɔ̃ɖoƒewo.
and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the first couch at suppers:
40 Woxɔa ahosiwo ƒe aƒewo le wo si, eye wodoa kpɔkpɔ wo ɖokuiwo to gbe didiwo dodo ɖa me. Ame siawo tɔgbi axɔ tohehe sesẽtɔ.”
who devour widows’ houses, and in pretence make long prayers: such shall receive greater damnation.
41 Yesu bɔbɔ nɔ anyi dze ŋgɔ nudzɔɖaka la. Ame siwo nye kesinɔtɔwo la va da ga home gãwo ɖe nudzɔɖaka la me dadatɔe.
And as Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, he saw a multitude casting money into the treasury: and many who were rich cast in many pieces.
42 Ahosi dahe aɖe hã va, eye wòda pesewa eve ɖe nudzɔɖaka la me.
And one poor widow coming, cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
43 Yesu yɔ eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va eɖokui gbɔe, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Enye nyateƒe be ahosi dahe sia ƒe nu si wòda ɖe nudzɔɖaka me la xɔ asi wu nu si ame bubuawo katã wona,
And having called his disciples, he said unto them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:
44 elabena ame siawo na nu si wozã wosusɔ la, ke ahosi dahe sia ya na nu si ŋu wòle be wòanɔ agbe ɖo la.”
for all they have cast in of their superfluities; but she from her indigence hath cast in all that she had, even her whole substance.
