Mateo 11
1 Esi wòde se na nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo alea vɔ megbe la, Yesu ŋutɔ dze mɔ nɔ mawunya gblɔm le duwo me nɔ yiyim abe ale si wòɖoe da ɖi ene.
And it came to pass when Jesus finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 Yohanes, ame si nɔ gaxɔ me le ɣeyiɣi siawo me la se nukunu gbogbo siwo katã Kristo la nɔ wɔwɔm. Esia ta edɔ eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ɖo ɖe Yesu gbɔ be woabiae be,
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
3 “Wòe nye ame si gbɔna loo, alo ɖe míakpɔ mɔ na ame bubu aɖea?”
he said to him, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?
4 Wova bia nya sia Yesu, eye wòɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miheyi ɖagblɔ nu si miese kple nu si miekpɔ la fia Yohanes bena,
And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye hear and see:
5 ŋkuagbãtɔwo le nu kpɔm, tekunɔwo le azɔli zɔm, eye anyidzelawo ŋuti le kɔkɔm, tokunɔwo le nu sem, ame kukuwo le tsitre tsim, eye wole nyanyui la gblɔm na ame dahewo.
the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good news.
6 Migblɔ nya sia hã nɛ be, ‘Woayra ame siwo xɔa dzinye sena ɖikeke manɔmee.’”
And blessed is he, whoever will not be caused to stumble by me.
7 Esi Yohanes ƒe nusrɔ̃lawo nɔ dzodzom la, Yesu dze nuƒoƒo na ameha la tso Yohanes ŋu be, “Nu ka miedo go yi kpɔkpɔ ge le gbedzi? Aƒla si ya le ƒoƒoma?
And while those men departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
8 Ne mele eme nenema o ɖe, nu ka miedo go yi kpɔkpɔ ge? Ame si do awu nyuiwoa? Ao, ame siwo do awu nyuiwo la le fiasãwo me.
But what did ye go out to see? A man clothed in delicate clothes? Behold, those wearing delicate things are in king's houses.
9 Ekema nu ka miedo go ɖakpɔ? Nyagblɔɖila aɖea? Ɛ̃, gake mele egblɔm na mi be ewu nyagblɔɖila gɔ̃ hã,
But what did ye go out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
10 Eyae nye ame si ŋu woƒo nu tsoe le mawunya me be, “‘Mele nye dɔla dɔ ge ɖa wòava do ŋgɔ na wò be, wòadzra wò mɔ la ɖo.’
For this is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my agent before thy face who will prepare thy way before thee.
11 Enye nyateƒe be le amegbetɔƒomea katã dome la, ame aɖeke mede ŋgɔ wu Yohanes Mawutsidetanamela o. Ke megale egblɔm na mi kple kakaɖedzi hã be, ame suetɔ kekeake si le dziƒofiaɖuƒe la me la kɔ wu eya amea!
Truly I say to you, among men born of women there has not been raised a greater than John the immerser. Yet the smaller in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
12 Tso Yohanes Mawutsidetanamela ƒe ŋkekewo me va se ɖe fifia la, dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le ŋgɔ yim ŋusẽtɔe, eye ŋkumesesẽtɔwoe le eham.
And from the days of John the immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens is treated aggressively, and aggressors seize it.
13 Elabena Se la kple Nyagblɔɖilawo katã va se ɖe Yohanes dzi gblɔe da ɖi,
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 eye ne miedi be yewoaxɔ nya siwo gblɔm mele la, ekema minyae be Yohanes ye nye Eliya, ame si Nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ be ava do ŋgɔ la.
And if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is going to come.
15 Ne ame aɖe le klalo be yease nu la, nesee azɔ!
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
16 “Aleke magblɔ tso dukɔ sia ŋuti? Ame siawo sɔ kple ɖevi siwo le fefe fem hele gbɔgblɔm na wo nɔewo be,
But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, calling to their companions,
17 “‘Míedzi dzidzɔhawo na mi, gake miekpɔ dzidzɔ o, eya ta míedzi kuhawo, gake miefa konyi hã o!’
and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not beat the breast.
18 Yohanes menoa wain teti hã o, eye wòtsia nu dɔna zi geɖe, gake miegblɔ be gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le eme.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
19 Ke nye Amegbetɔ Vi la, meɖua nu, noa nu, eye miawo ke miegblɔ tso ŋunye be, ‘Nutsuɖula kple ahatsunolae wònye, eye wòdea ha kple nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo!’ Ke Mawu ƒe nunya tsoa afia na eɖokui to eƒe nuwɔnawo me.”
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! And wisdom is justified from her children.
20 Azɔ Yesu he nya ɖe du siwo me wòwɔ eƒe nukunu geɖewo le la ŋu, elabena wogbe be yewomaxɔ Mawu dzi se o.
Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works occurred, because they did not repent.
21 Egblɔ le wo ŋu be, “Baba na wò Korazin! Baba na wò Betsaida! Elabena ne Tiro kple Sidon duwo mee mewɔ nukunu siwo mewɔ le mia dome le la, anye ne ameawo trɔ dzime xoxoxo, anɔ akpanya kple afi me.
Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works that occurred in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 Le nyateƒe me la, anɔ bɔbɔe na Sidon kple Tiro le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la tsɔ wu mi!
Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
23 Eye mi Kapernaumtɔwo, ɖe woade bubu mia ŋuti le dziƒoa? Gbeɖe, woaɖo mi ɖe dzomavɔʋe la me, elabena ɖe wowɔ nukunu klitsu siwo wowɔ le mewò le Sodom la, ne womatsrɔ̃ dua o, ke boŋ anɔ anyi va se ɖe egbe. (Hadēs g86)
And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
24 Ke mele egblɔm na mi be, anɔ bɔbɔe na Sodomnyigba le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la tsɔ wu wò.”
Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Yesu do gbe ɖa be, “Mekafu wò, O Fofo, dzi kple anyigba ƒe Aƒetɔ, be nèɣla nu siawo ɖe xexe sia me ƒe nunyala gãwo, eye nèɖee fia ame siwo xɔ dziwò se abe ɖeviwo ene la.
Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.
26 Nyateƒe, Fofo, akpe na wò, elabena aleae nèdi be wòanɔ!”
Yea, Father, because this way it was done pleasing in thy sight.
27 Egblɔ yi edzi be, “Fofonye tsɔ nu siwo katã nye nyateƒe la de asi nam. Fofo la koe nya ame si ƒomevi Vi la nye, eye Vi la kple ame siwo Vi la ɖee fia la koe nya Fofo la.”
All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows the Son, except the Father, nor does any man know the Father, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.
28 “Mite va gbɔnye, mi ame siwo ŋu ɖeɖi te, eye agba le mia wum la, eye nye la mana miadzudzɔ.
Come to me, all ye who labor and have been burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Mitsɔ nye kɔkuti la ɖo mia ɖokui dzi, eye miasrɔ̃ nu le gbɔnye, elabena mefa, mebɔbɔ ɖokuinye ɖe anyi le dzi me, eye miaƒe luʋɔwo agbɔ ɖe eme,
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.
30 elabena nye kɔkuti la tsɔtsɔ le bɔbɔe, eye nye agba la le wodzoe.”
For my yoke is befitting, and my burden is light.
