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 to 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,
And John having 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?”
said to Him, “Are You He who is coming, or do we look for another?”
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 Jesus answering said to them, “Having gone, declare to John the things that you 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.
blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,
6 Migblɔ nya sia hã nɛ be, ‘Woayra ame siwo xɔa dzinye sena ɖikeke manɔmee.’”
and blessed is he who may not be stumbled in 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 as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out to the wilderness to view? A reed shaken by 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 you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those wearing the soft things are in the kings’ houses.
9 Ekema nu ka miedo go ɖakpɔ? Nyagblɔɖila aɖea? Ɛ̃, gake mele egblɔm na mi be ewu nyagblɔɖila gɔ̃ hã,
But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, 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 of whom it has been written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.
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, there has not risen, among those born of women, [one] greater than John the Immerser, but he who is least 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 suffers violence, and violent men seize it by force,
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 you are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;
15 Ne ame aɖe le klalo be yease nu la, nesee azɔ!
he who is having 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,
And to what will I liken this generation? It is like little children in marketplaces, sitting and calling to others,
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 you did not dance, we lamented to you, and you did not strike 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, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners; and wisdom was justified of 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 reproach the cities in which were done most of His mighty works, because they did not convert.
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 you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had converted;
22 Le nyateƒe me la, anɔ bɔbɔe na Sidon kple Tiro le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la tsɔ wu mi!
but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable 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 you, Capernaum, which were exalted to Heaven, will be brought down to Hades, because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it had remained to this day; (Hadēs g86)
24 Ke mele egblɔm na mi be, anɔ bɔbɔe na Sodomnyigba le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la tsɔ wu wò.”
but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than to you.”
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.
At that time Jesus answering said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that You hid these things from wise and understanding ones, and revealed them to babies.
26 Nyateƒe, Fofo, akpe na wò, elabena aleae nèdi be wòanɔ!”
Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before You.
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 none know the Son, except the Father, nor does any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may resolve 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 you laboring and burdened ones, 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 up My yoke on you, and learn from Me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest to your souls,
30 elabena nye kɔkuti la tsɔtsɔ le bɔbɔe, eye nye agba la le wodzoe.”
for My yoke [is] easy, and My burden is light.”
