Marko 4
1 Eva eme be ame geɖewo gava ƒo ƒu ɖe Yesu ŋu esime wònɔ nu fiam le ƒuta. Le ameawo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ ta la, ege ɖe ʋu aɖe me hafi nɔ nua fiam.
And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the sea.
2 Efia nu geɖe amewo to lododowo me.
And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 Egblɔ na wo be, “Miɖo to miasee! Agbledela aɖe yi nuku wu ge ɖe eƒe agble me.
"Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
4 Nuku siwo wòwu la ƒe ɖewo ge ɖe mɔto, eye xeviwo va fɔ wo mi.
And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Ɖewo hã ge ɖe kpenyigba dzi, afi si ke sue aɖe ko nɔ; nuku siawo tsi vlɔvlɔvlɔ,
And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 gake esi ŋdɔ ʋu ɖe wo dzi la, woyrɔ, eye woku, elabena woƒe kewo mede to o.
And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Nuku bubuwo ge ɖe ŋuwo me, eye esi wonɔ tsitsim la, ŋuawo vu tsyɔ wo dzi ale be womete ŋu tse ku aɖeke o.
And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 Ke nuku aɖewo ya ge ɖe anyigba nyui dzi, eye wotse ku blaetɔ̃, eye ɖewo tse blaade, eye ɖewo hã tse alafa.”
And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth thirty times, and sixty times, and one hundred times."
9 Azɔ Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Ame si to senu li na la nesee.”
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 Le esia megbe la, esi Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo kpakple nusrɔ̃la bubuwo susɔ la, nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Lododo sia gɔme ɖe?”
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miawo la, wona mɔ mi be mianya mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe nu ɣaɣlawo, ke woɣla esiawo ɖe ame siwo le fiaɖuƒe la godo to lododo me.
And he said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 Miɖo ŋku edzi be, “Togbɔ be wokpɔa nu, eye wosea nu hã la, womele nu gɔme se ge alo atrɔ ɖe Mawu gbɔ; be wòatsɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake wo o.”
that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn and be forgiven.'"
13 Ale Yesu gblɔ na wo bena, “Ke nenye be miawo hã miete ŋu se lododo sia gɔme o ɖe, aleke miawɔ ase esiwo mava do emegbe la gɔme?
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
14 Agbledela si ŋu meƒo nu tsoe lae nye ame si gblɔa mawunya na amewo.
The farmer sows the word.
15 Mɔto, afi si nuku aɖewo kaka ɖo lae nye ame siwo ƒe dziwo ku atri. Ne wose mawunya la, Satana va te wo kpɔ ko la, woŋlɔa nya la be enumake.
And these are the ones by the road where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 Kpenyigba si dzi nuku aɖewo ge ɖo lae nye ame siwo sea mawunya la, eye woxɔnɛ kple dzidzɔ,
And these in a similar way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 gake abe nuku siwo miena ɖe anyigba ma ƒomevi dzi ene la, woƒe kewo medea to o, eye togbɔ be wotsina vlɔvlɔvlɔ hã la, ne yometiti va ko la, wogbɔdzɔna.
And they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then, when oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 Ŋunyigba si dzi nuku aɖewo ge ɖo lae nye ame siwo sea nyanyui la, woxɔnɛ ɖe woƒe dziwo me,
And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
19 gake xexe sia me ƒe dzitsitsi ɖe kesinɔnuwo ŋu, hloloetsotso na dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ kple xexea me ƒe nudzroame geɖewo zua ŋu vuna tsyɔa Mawu ƒe Nya si wose la dzi, metsea ku aɖeke o. (aiōn g165)
and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Azɔ anyigba nyui lae nye ame siwo xɔa Mawu ƒe Nya la le nyateƒe me, eye wòtsea ku geɖe na Mawu, blaetɔ̃, blaade alo alafa ɖeka gɔ̃ hã.”
And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
21 Yesu yi edzi bia nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Nenye be ame aɖe si akaɖi ɖe, ɖe wòtsɔa nu tsyɔa edzi alo danɛ ɖe abati te mahã? Alo menye akaɖiti dzie wodanɛ ɖo be wòaklẽ na amewo o mahã?
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not put on a stand?
22 Nu siwo katã le ɣaɣla fifia la, ava dze le gaglãgbe gbe ɖeka.
For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
23 Ne to senu li na mi la, misee!
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 Mikpɔ egbɔ be miewɔ ɖe nu siwo miese la dzi, elabena ne miele esia wɔm la, ekema miase nu siwo katã mefia mi la gɔme.
And he said to them, "Consider carefully what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
25 Ame si si nu le la, eyae woana nui, eye ame si si nu mele o la, woaxɔ sue si le esi la gɔ̃ hã le esi.”
For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
26 “Lododo bubu si fia ale si mawufiaɖuƒe la le lae nye esi: ‘Agbledela aɖe ƒã nuku ɖe eƒe abɔ me, eye wòdzo,
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
27 ke le ŋkeke aɖewo megbe la, nuku la ŋutɔ tsi le eɖokui si, eye agbledela la mewɔ dɔ aɖeke o, elabena anyigba la ŋutɔ nyo xoxo.
and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
28 Gbã la, aŋgba fɛ̃wo do tso anyigba ƒe tu me, emegbe la, nuku la ƒo se, eye mlɔeba la, etse ku.
The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 Ke esi kutsetse la ɖi la, agbledela la yi agble la me kple eƒe nuxahɛ, eye wòxa nuku la.’”
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
30 Yesu yi edzi bia wo be, “Aleke gɔ̃ maɖe ale si mawufiaɖuƒe la le la afia mie. Lododo ka tututu matsɔ asɔ kplii?
And he said, "To what will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
31 Mawufiaɖuƒe la le abe atiku suetɔ kekeake ene le anyigba dzi.
It's like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the soil, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
32 Togbɔ be ele alea hã la, ne woƒãe la, etsina zua ati dzɔatsu le abɔmetiwo katã dome, eye wòɖea alɔ legbe siwo me xeviwo wɔa atɔ ɖo hekpɔa gbɔɖeme le wo me.”
And when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
33 Yesu wɔ lododo vovovowo ŋu dɔ tsɔ fia nu amewo. Ewɔ esiwo gɔme amewo ate ŋu ase la ŋu dɔ.
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Le nyateƒe me la, ne Yesu le nu fiam le dutoƒo la, lododo sɔŋ ko ŋu dɔ wòwɔna, ke emegbe ne eya kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ɖe aga la, eɖea wo gɔme na wo.
And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 Esi ɣe nɔ to ɖom la, Yesu gblɔ na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Mina míatso ƒu la ayi eƒe go evelia dzi.”
And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
36 Eya kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ge ɖe ʋu aɖe me, eye wodze mɔ, hegble ameha la ɖe ƒua ta, ke ʋu bubuwo hã dze wo yome.
And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37 Esi wozɔ yina sẽe la, ahom sesẽ aɖe de asi tutu me. Esia na be ƒutsotsoewo ŋe dze ʋu la me ale gbegbe be esusɔ vie ko ʋu la nanyrɔ.
And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 Togbɔ be esiawo katã nɔ edzi yim hã la, Yesu ya ziɔ suɖui le ʋua ta henɔ alɔ̃ dɔm dziɖeɖitɔe. Nusrɔ̃lawo ʋuʋui sesĩe wònyɔ. Wobiae vɔvɔ̃tɔe be, “Nufiala, mètsɔ ɖeke le eme be míele nyɔnyrɔm oa?”
And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?"
39 Yesu blu ɖe ya la ta enumake, eye wòɖe gbe na ƒu la hã be, “Zi ɖoɖoe!” Ya sesẽ la tɔ enumake, eye ƒu la zi ɖoɖoe toŋtoŋtoŋ.
And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 Azɔ etrɔ ɖe nusrɔ̃lawo ŋu bia wo be, “Nu ka ta mievɔ̃ alea gbegbe ɖo? Ekema va se ɖe fifia hã la, miexɔ dzinye se oa?”
And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
41 Vɔvɔ̃ ɖo nusrɔ̃lawo ŋutɔ. Woƒe mo wɔ yaa, eye wogblɔ na wo nɔewo be, “Ame ka gɔ̃e nye esia, be yawo kple ƒutsotsoewo hã ɖoa toe?”
And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
