Marko 3
1 Yesu gayi Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe le Kapernaum, eye wòkpɔ ame aɖe si tsitsi lé asi na la le afi ma.
[On another] ([Sabbath/Jewish day of rest]), Jesus entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) again. There was a man there whose hand was shriveled.
2 Esi wònye Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke ta la, Yesu ƒe futɔwo nɔ ŋku lém ɖe eŋu tsitotsito be ada gbe le amea ŋu mahã, ne wòwɔe la, yewoatsɔ nya ɖe eŋu.
[Some men of the Pharisee sect] watched him carefully in order to see whether he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this in order that [if he healed the man], they would accuse him of disobeying [their Jewish laws, because he worked] ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]).
3 Yesu yɔ amea be neva tsi tsitre ɖe ameha la ŋkume.
Jesus said to the man whose hand was shriveled, “Stand up here in front of everyone!” [So the man stood up].
4 Etrɔ ɖe wo gbɔ hebia wo be, “Enyo be woawɔ dɔmenyo le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekewo dzia? Alo enye ŋkeke si dzi woawɔ nu nyui loo alo vɔ̃?” Ameawo katã zi kpi, eye womeɖo biabia siawo ƒe ɖeke ŋu nɛ o.
Then Jesus said [to the Pharisees], “Do the laws [that God gave Moses] permit people to do good ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]), or do they permit people to do evil? Specifically, do his laws permit us to save a person’s life (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit us] to let him die [by refusing to help him]?” But they did not reply.
5 Yesu tsa ŋku le ameawo dzi dzikutɔe, elabena eɖe fu na eƒe susu ŋutɔ be, womesea veve ɖe wo nɔewo ti o. Azɔ egblɔ na amea be, “Dzɔ wò asi.” Amea wɔe, eye enumake eƒe asi gaɖɔ ɖo.
He looked around at them angrily. He was very distressed that they were stubbornly [not wanting to help the man]. So he said to the man, “Reach out your hand!” When the man reached out his withered hand, his hand became all right again!
6 Esi Farisitɔwo kpɔ esia la, wotso enumake ɖawɔ ɖoɖo kple Herod dunyaheha, si de Roma dziɖuɖu dzi la le ale si woawɔ awu Yesu la ŋuti.
Then the Pharisees [decided to get rid of Jesus. So] after they left [the meeting house], they [immediately met with some of] the Jews who supported Herod [Antipas, who ruled Galilee district]. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus.
7 Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ɖe wo ɖokui ɖe aga heyi ƒua ta, eye ameha gã aɖe dze wo yome tso Galilea.
Jesus and his disciples left [that] town and went to an area further along [Galilee Lake in order to get away from the people]. But a great crowd of people followed him. They were people who came from Galilee [district],
8 Esi wose nu siwo katã Yesu nɔ wɔwɔm ta la, ame geɖe siwo tso Yudea, Yerusalem, Idumea kple nuto siwo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe go kemɛ kple Tiro kple Sidon nutowo me hã va.
from Jerusalem [city], from [other towns of] Judea [district], from Idumea [district], from [the region on] the [east] side of the Jordan [River], and from [the region] around Tyre and Sidon [cities]. This great crowd of people came to him because they heard about what he was doing.
9 Yesu vɔ̃ be ameawo ava mimi ye ɖo, eya ta ebia tso eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo si be woadi ʋu sue aɖe ada ɖi, ale be ne ameawo mimi ye ɖo fũu akpa la, yeage ɖe eme ado le wo dome,
Because he had healed many people, many [other] people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him [they would come well]. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him [to get in and teach from it]. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him [when they pushed forward to touch him].
10 elabena eda gbe le dɔnɔ geɖewo ŋu gbe ma gbe ale gbegbe be dɔnɔ bubuwo ƒo zi ɖe eŋu fũu henɔ didim be yewoaka asi eŋu ko.
11 Nenye be ame siwo me gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo le la kpɔ Yesu la, wodzea anyi ɖe eƒe akɔme hedoa ɣli be, “Wòe nye Mawu ƒe Vi la,”
Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, [they caused the people whom they controlled] to fall down in front of Jesus [in recognition of Jesus’ power]. Then they exclaimed, “You are (the Son of God/the man who is also God)!”
12 gake Yesu dea se na wo vevie be womegana amewo nanya ame si yenye o.
He commanded the [evil spirits] strongly that they should not tell anyone who he was.
13 Le nu siawo megbe la, Yesu yi to aɖe dzi, eye wòbia tso ame siwo wòtia la si be woava do go ye le afi ma, eye woyi.
Jesus went [with many other people] up into the hills. After he picked out [from among them] the men whom he wanted [to accompany him], they came [close] to him.
14 Azɔ la, etia ame wuieve be woanye apostolowo, ame siwo anɔ eŋuti gbeawo tsyo gbe, eye wòadɔ wo woayi aɖagblɔ mawunya na amewo,
He appointed twelve men in order that they might be with him and in order that he might send them out to preach. He called them apostles.
15 eye wòna ŋusẽ wo be woanya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo do goe le amewo me.
He also gave them power in order that they might expel evil spirits [from people].
16 Ame wuieve siwo wòtia la ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye: Simɔn (ame si wòna ŋkɔe be Petro),
These were the twelve men he appointed: Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name Peter; his [younger] brother Andrew;
17 Yakobo kple nɔvia Yohanes, Zebedeo ƒe vi (siwo Yesu na ŋkɔe be, “dziɖegbe ƒe viwo”);
James, [the son] of Zebedee, and John, the [younger] brother of James, to [both of] whom he added the [new] name, ‘Men who are like Thunder’. [because of their fiery zeal];
18 Andrea, Filipo, Bartolomeo, Mateo, Toma, Yakobo, Alfeo ƒe vi, Tadeo, Simɔn, ame si nye Zelote dunyahehamenɔla,
Philip; Bartholomew; Levi, whose other name was Matthew; Thomas; [another] James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus; [another] Simon, who was a [member of the party that wanted] to overthrow [the Roman government];
19 kple Yuda Iskariɔt, ame si va dee asi.
and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]). He was the one who [later] (betrayed Jesus/helped Jesus’ enemies seize him).
20 Esi Yesu trɔ yi aƒe si me wòdze la, amehawo gade asi ƒuƒoƒo me ake, eye eteƒe medidi o la, aƒea me yɔ kple amewo. Ameawo sɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe be mekpɔ ɣeyiɣi ne wòaɖu nu gɔ̃ hã o.
Jesus [along with his disciples] went to the house where he was staying [in Capernaum. Again a crowd gathered where he was]. There were many people crowding around him, so that he and his disciples had no time when they could eat or [when they could do anything else].
21 Esi eƒe ƒometɔwo se nya sia la, wova be yewoakplɔe ayi yewo gbɔe, elabena wobu be eƒe tagbɔe da.
After his relatives heard about this, they went to take him home [with them] because (some people/they) were saying that he was insane.
22 Gake Yudatɔwo ƒe agbalẽfiala siwo tso Yerusalem va afi ma la gblɔ be, “Belzebul, gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ƒe fia si le eme lae le fu ɖem nɛ. Esia hã tae gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ɖoa toe ɖo.”
[Around that time] some men who taught the [Jewish] laws came down from Jerusalem [city. They heard that Jesus was expelling demons]. So they were telling [people], “Beelzebub, who rules the evil spirits, controls him. He is the one who enables this man to expel evil spirits [from people]!”
23 Yesu yɔ ɖeklemiɖela siawo, hedo lo sia na wo be, “Aleke Satana agate ŋu atsi tsitre ɖe Satana ŋuti?
Jesus summoned those men. [Then he spoke to them] in parables [to enable them to realize that Satan would not oppose his own evil spirits. He also wanted them to realize that by expelling evil spirits, he was demonstrating that he was much more powerful than Satan]. So he said, “([It is ridiculous] to suggest that Satan would expel his own [evil spirits]!/Why would Satan expel his own [evil spirits]?) [RHQ]
24 Fiaɖuƒe si ma ɖe eve la, mate ŋu anɔ te o, agbã godoo.
If [people who live in the same] country are fighting one another, they will cease to be a single group under one ruler.
25 Aƒe si me mama kple dzrewɔwɔ le la hã mate ŋu anɔ te o.
And if [people who live in the same] house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one family].
26 Ne Satana tsi tsitre ɖe eya ŋutɔ ɖokui ŋu la, ekema mate ŋu anɔ te o, ke boŋ atsrɔ̃.
Similarly, if Satan and his [evil spirits] were fighting one another, instead of remaining strong, he would become powerless.
27 Le nyateƒe me la, ame aɖeke mate ŋu age ɖe ŋusẽtɔ ƒe aƒe me, alɔ eƒe nunɔamesiwo adzoe o, negbe ɖeko wòabla ŋusẽtɔ ma gbã, ekema ate ŋu aha eƒe aƒemenuwo.
Contrary to [what you say about me], someone can enter the house of a strong man [like Satan] and carry off his possessions only if he first ties up the strong man. Then [and only then] will he [be able to] steal the things in that man’s house.”
28 Mele nyateƒe la gblɔm na mi be woatsɔ amewo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo kple woƒe busunyawo katã ake wo,
[Jesus also said], “Consider this carefully! People may sin in many ways and they may speak evilly about God, but [if] they [then are sorry and ask God to] forgive [them], [God] will forgive them for doing that.
30 Yesu gblɔ nya sia, elabena ameawo nɔ gbɔgblɔm be gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le eme.
[Jesus told them that] because [they refused to admit that the Holy Spirit was helping him to expel demons. Instead], they were saying, “An evil spirit is controlling him!”
31 Azɔ Yesu dada kple nɔviawo va aƒe si me wònɔ la godo, wodɔ ame aɖe be wòayɔe na wo.
Jesus’ mother and [younger] siblings arrived. While they stood outside, they sent [someone inside] in order to call him [outside].
32 Ameha gã aɖe nɔ anyi ɖe egbɔ ƒo xlãe, eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Dawò kple nɔviwò ŋutsuwo di be yewoakpɔ wò le aƒea godo.”
A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, “Listen/Hey, your mother and your [younger] brothers and sisters are outside, and they are wanting (to see/to talk with) you!”
33 Yesu biae be, “Ame kae nye danye? Ame kawoe nye nɔvinye ŋutsuwo?”
Jesus replied to them, “([I will tell you something about] my mother and my brothers.[/Do you know whom I consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [RHQ]
34 Etsa ŋku le ame siwo ƒo xlãe la dome godoo, eye wògblɔ be, “Ame siawoe nye danye kple nɔvinye ŋutsuwo!
After he looked around at [the disciples] who were sitting around him [in a circle], he said, “Look here! I [love these men as much as] I [love] my mother and my brothers.
35 Ame sia ame si wɔa Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu la, enye nɔvinye ŋutsu, nɔvinye nyɔnu alo danye.”
Those who habitually do what God wants are [as dear to me] [MET] as my brother, my sister, or my mother!”
