Marko 5
1 Wotso ƒu la, eye woge ɖe Gadaratɔwo ƒe nutowo me.
Jesus and his disciples arrived on the [east] side of Lake [Galilee. They landed near] where the Gerasene [people lived].
2 Esi Yesu do go tso ʋua me la, ŋutsu aɖe si me gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le la do go tso yɔdoawo me va kpee.
There was a man in that region whom evil spirits controlled.
3 Ame sia ƒe nɔƒee nye ameɖibɔ me, eye ame aɖeke magate ŋu ablae alo ade gakɔsɔkɔsɔ gɔ̃ hãe o,
[Because that man was violent and people were afraid of him], they had tied him up many times. [As he grew more violent], no one was able to tie him up any longer, not even with chains,
4 elabena zi geɖe wodea gakɔsɔkɔsɔ eƒe asiwo kple afɔwo, ke etsoa wo keŋkeŋ. Ame aɖeke mesesẽ wui, alée wòanɔ anyi kpoo o.
because the chains would be broken by him {he would break the chains} whenever he was bound {they bound him} with them. The iron shackles would also be smashed by him {He would also smash the iron shackles} whenever they were fastened {they fastened them} [on his feet].
5 Le ŋkeke kple zã me siaa la, enɔa tsatsam le yɔdowo dome kple togbɛwo dzi, nɔa ɣli dom henɔa eɖokui sim kple kpe ɖaɖɛwo.
He lived in one of the caves [where they bury dead people]. During both night and day he would scream among the caves and in the hills. He would also cut himself with [sharp] stones. [That day] he came out of the caves.
6 Ame sia kpɔ Yesu xoxoxo esi wònɔ ƒua dzi gbɔna, eya ta esi wòɖi go ko la, eƒu du va tui hedze klo ɖe eƒe akɔme.
As Jesus [and his disciples got] out of the boat, that man saw Jesus from a distance. He immediately ran to Jesus, and then he knelt before him.
7 Edo ɣli sesĩe be, “Nya kae le nye kple wò dome, wò Yesu, Mawu Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la ƒe Vi? Le Mawu ta mègawɔ funyafunya aɖekem o!”
Jesus said to the evil spirit, “You evil spirit, come out of this man!” [But the demon did not leave quickly]. It shouted very loudly, “Jesus, I [know that you are the] (Son of/man who is also) God, so (we have nothing in common./what do we have in common?) [IDM, RHQ] [So leave me alone] I ask you to promise, knowing God is listening, that you will not torture me [now]!”
8 Elabena Yesu nɔ gbɔgblɔm nɛ be, “Do go le ŋutsu sia me, wò gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃.”
9 Yesu bia gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la be, “Ŋkɔwò ɖe?” Eye wòɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ŋkɔnyee nye Legio, elabena míesɔ gbɔ ɖe ame sia me.”
[So, in order to expel the demon more easily], Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Crowd/Mob because there are many of us [evil spirits in this man].”
10 Azɔ gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃awo ɖe kuku na Yesu vevie be meganya yewo ɖo ɖe du didi aɖeke me o.
Then the evil spirits fervently kept begging Jesus that he not send them out of the region.
11 Eva eme be aƒehawo ƒe ha gã aɖe nɔ nu ɖum le togbɛ si te ɖe toa ŋu la dzi.
[At the same time], a large herd of pigs was (grazing/rooting for food) nearby on the hillside.
12 Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃awo gblɔ na Yesu be, “Míeɖe kuku, nya mí ɖo ɖe ha mawo me.”
So the evil spirits pleaded with Jesus, “Allow us to go to the pigs in order that we might enter them!”
13 Yesu na mɔ wo be woayi, eye gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo do go le ame la me enumake yi ɖage ɖe haawo me. Haawo ƒe habɔbɔ si anɔ abe akpe eve ene la katã ƒu du sesĩe ɖanyrɔ wo ɖokuiwo ɖe ƒu la me doo heno tsi ku.
He permitted them [to do that]. So the evil spirits left the man and entered the pigs. The herd, [which numbered] about 2,000, rushed down the cliff into the lake, and drowned in the lake.
14 Hakplɔlawo lé du tsɔ sesĩe eye esi wonɔ yiyim la, wokaka nya la ɖe duwo kple kɔƒewo me. Esia wɔe be ame sia ame yi be yeakpɔ nu si dzɔ la.
The men who had been tending the pigs ran and reported in the town and the countryside [what had happened. Many people] went to see what had happened.
15 Le esia ta, eteƒe medidi o ko ameha gã aɖe va ƒo zi ɖe afi si Yesu le, gake esi wokpɔ ŋutsu si me legio gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃awo nɔ tsã la wòdo awu nyuie, nɔ anyi kpoo la, vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo katã.
They came to [the place where] Jesus [was]. Then they saw the man whom evil spirits had [previously] controlled. He was sitting there with clothes on and mentally sound. [As a result], they became afraid [because they thought that Jesus might destroy more of their property]. (OR, [they realized that Jesus must be very powerful].)
16 Ame siwo va kpɔ nu si dzɔ ɖe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ tɔ la kple haawo dzi la hã yi ɖagblɔe na ame bubuwo,
The people who had seen what had happened described what had happened to the man whom the evil spirits [previously] controlled. They also described [what had happened to] the pigs.
17 ale amewo gava fũu, eye woɖe kuku na Yesu be wòadzo le yewoƒe nuto la me ne yewoakpɔ vovo.
Then the people pleaded with Jesus to leave their region.
18 Esia ta Yesu gbugbɔ ge ɖe ʋu la me be yeadzo. Tete ŋutsu si me wònya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo le la ɖe kuku nɛ be yeayi kplii,
As Jesus got in the boat [in order to leave], the man whom the evil spirits [previously] controlled begged Jesus, “[Please let me] go with you!”
19 gake egblɔ nɛ be, “Yi aƒe me le nɔviwòwo gbɔ, eye nàgblɔ nu gã siwo Mawu wɔ na wò kple ale si wòkpɔ nublanui na wò la na wo.”
But Jesus did not let him [go with him]. On the contrary, he said to him, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord [God] has done for you, and tell them how [God] was kind to you.”
20 Ŋutsu la dze mɔ, eye wòtsa le du ewo siwo le nutoa me la me henɔ gbeƒã ɖem nu gã siwo Yesu wɔ nɛ la na ame sia ame, eye eƒe nya la wɔ nuku na ameawo ŋutɔ.
So the man left [and traveled around] the Ten Towns [district]. He told people how much Jesus had done for him. All the people [who heard what the man said] were amazed.
21 Esi Yesu va ɖi go kple ʋua ɖe ƒua ƒe go evelia dzi la, ameha gã aɖe ƒo zi ɖe eŋu.
Jesus [and his disciples] went in a boat back around Lake [Galilee] to where they were before. When they arrived at the shore of the lake, a large crowd gathered around Jesus.
22 Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒedzikpɔla aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Yairo la va dze klo ɖe ekɔme,
One of the men who presided over a (synagogue/Jewish meeting place), whose name was Jairus, came there. When he saw Jesus, he prostrated himself at his feet.
23 eye wòɖe kuku nɛ vevie be wòava da gbe le ye vinyɔnuvi sue si dze dɔ la ŋu na ye. Egblɔ na Yesu be, “Vinye la ɖo kudo nu vɔ, eya ta meɖe kuku va da asi ɖe edzi be wòagbɔ agbe.”
Then he pleaded with Jesus earnestly, “My twelve-year old daughter is [sick and] nearly dead! [Please] come [to my house] and place your hands on her in order that she will be healed {to heal her}, so that she will not die!”
24 Yesu tso kpla dze eyome, eye ameha gã aɖe kplɔ wo ɖo.
So Jesus [and the disciples] went with him. A large crowd followed [Jesus] and [many] pushed close to him.
25 Nyɔnu aɖe nɔ ameawo dome si nɔ ʋusisidɔ lém ƒe wuieve sɔŋ.
There was a woman [in the crowd] who had vaginal bleeding [EUP] [every day] for twelve years.
26 Nyɔnu sia kpe fu, tsa le atikewɔla geɖewo dzi ƒe geɖewo, eye wògblẽ ga geɖe hã be woada dɔa na ye, gake mekpɔ dɔyɔyɔ o, dɔléle la ɖeko wòganyra ɖe edzi nɛ boŋ.
She had suffered much while many doctors [treated her]. But although she had spent all [her money] to pay the doctors, she had not been helped {they had not helped her}. Instead, she had become worse [EUP].
27 Ese nukunu geɖe siwo Yesu wɔ, eya ta eʋli eɖokui, to ameha la dome hezɔ va Yesu megbe, eye wòka asi eƒe awu ŋu,
After she heard that Jesus [healed people], she came [to where he was and pushed] in the crowd [close] behind Jesus.
28 elabena exɔe se, eye wògblɔ le eɖokui me be, “Nenye be mete ŋu ka asi eƒe awu ŋu teti ko la, nye lãme asẽ.”
She did that because she was thinking, “If I [touch him or] even if I touch his clothes, I will be healed {his power will heal me}.” So she touched Jesus’ clothes.
29 Vavã esi wòka asi Yesu ƒe awu ŋu teti ko la, ʋu si nɔ dodom le eŋu la tɔ enumake, eye wòse le eɖokui me hã be yehaya.
At once her bleeding stopped. At the same time, she sensed that she had been cured of {that [he] had cured} her illness.
30 Yesu se le eɖokui me enumake be dɔyɔyɔ ƒe ŋusẽ aɖe do le ye me, eya ta etrɔ kɔ hebia be, “Ame kae ka asi nye awu ŋu?”
Jesus [also] immediately sensed that his power had healed someone. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Esi ame gbogbo siawo ƒo zi ɖe ŋuwò ɖe, aleke wɔ nègale biabiam be ame kae ka asi ŋuwò?”
[One of] his disciples replied, “You can see that many people are crowding close to you! [Probably many people touched you]! So (why do you ask ‘Who touched me?’[/We are surprised] that you ask ‘Who touched me?’ [RHQ])”
32 Gake Yesu ganɔ ŋku tsam kokoko be yeakpɔ ame si wɔ nenem nu sia.
But Jesus kept looking around in order to see the one who had done it.
33 Kasia nyɔnu la do le ameawo dome kple vɔvɔ̃ kple dzodzo nyanyanya va dze klo ɖe Yesu ƒe afɔ nu hegblɔ nu si wòwɔ la nɛ.
The woman was very afraid and trembling. [She thought that Jesus might be angry because she had violated the law that women who had such a] sickness [should not touch other people. But] she knew [that Jesus had healed her]. So she prostrated herself before him. Then she told him truthfully [about what she had done].
34 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Vinyenyɔnu, wò xɔse da gbe le ŋuwò, heyi le ŋutifafa me, wò dɔléle la vɔ keŋkeŋ.”
He said to her, “(Ma’am/Young lady), because you have believed [that I could heal you], I have healed you. You may go home with peace [in your heart/inner being], [because I promise that] you will not be sick [this way any more].”
35 Le esime Yesu nɔ nu ƒom na nyɔnu la la, ame dɔdɔwo tso ƒuƒoƒemegã Yairo ƒe aƒe me va do kple nya sia be via nyɔnuvi sue la ku. Ame dɔdɔa gblɔ na Yairo be, “Viwo la ku xoxo, eye megahiã be nàɖe fu na Nufiala la o.”
While Jesus was still speaking [to that woman], some people arrived who had come from Jairus’ house. They said [to Jairus], “Your daughter has [now] died. So (it is useless that you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]!/why do you bother the teacher any longer [by urging him to go to your house]?) [RHQ]”
36 Yesu se nya si wova gblɔ na Yairo, ale wòde dzi ƒo nɛ gblɔ be, “Mègavɔ̃ o, xɔ dzinye se ko.”
But when Jesus heard what these men said, he said to Jairus, “Do not think that the situation is hopeless! Just keep believing [that she will live]!”
37 Azɔ Yesu tia Petro, Yakobo kple nɔvia Yohanes ko be woakplɔ ye ɖo ayi ɖe aƒea me.
Then he allowed only [his three closest disciples], Peter, James, and John, to go with him [to Jairus’ house]. He did not allow any other people to go with him. After they arrived near the house, Jesus saw that the people there were in turmoil. They were weeping and wailing [DOU] loudly.
38 Esi wòva ɖo ƒuƒoƒemegã ƒe agbonu la, Yesu kpɔ be zitɔtɔ gã aɖe nɔ teƒe la, elabena amewo nɔ avi fam henɔ ɣli dom hoo.
39 Ege ɖe aƒea me, eye wòƒo nu na ameawo gblɔ be, “Nu ka ƒe avifafa kple hoowɔwɔe nye esia? Ɖevi la meku o, ke boŋ alɔ̃ wòdɔ!”
He entered the house and then he said to them, knowing that [he was going to cause her to live again], “(Do not make such a disturbance!/Why are you making such a disturbance?) [RHQ] Stop crying, for the child is not dead! On the contrary, she is [only] sleeping [HYP, EUP]!”
40 Ameawo koe ʋuu le nya si wògblɔ la ta. Ke Yesu nya wo do goe le aƒea me. Azɔ ekplɔ ɖevi la fofo, dadaa kple nusrɔ̃la etɔ̃awo ɖe asi, eye woge ɖe xɔ si me wotsɔ ɖevi la mlɔ la me.
The people laughed at him, [because they knew that she was dead]. But he sent all the other people outside the house. Then he took the child’s father and mother and the [three disciples] who were with him. He went into [the room] where the child was [lying].
41 Yesu lé ɖevi la ƒe alɔnu, eye wòdo ɣli gblɔ nɛ be “Talita kumi!” (si gɔmee nye be, “Nyɔnuvi sue, mele egblɔm na wò be fɔ!”).
He took hold of the child’s hand and said to her [in her own language], “Talitha, Koum!” That means, “Little girl, get up!”
42 Nyɔnuvi la ti kpo tso aba la dzi, eye wòzɔ azɔli (nyɔnuvi la xɔ ƒe wuieve). Le nyateƒe me la, gbɔgblɔ bu ɖe edzilawo.
At once the girl got up and walked around. ([It was not surprising that she could walk], because she was twelve years old.) [When this happened, all who were present] were very astonished.
43 Ke Yesu de se na wo vevie ŋutɔ be womegagblɔ nu si dzɔ la na ame aɖeke o. Azɔ ebia tso wo si be woadi nane na ɖevi la wòaɖu.
Jesus ordered them strictly, “Do not tell anyone about [what I have done]!” Afterwards he told them that something to eat should be brought to the girl {that they should bring the girl something to eat}.
